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Researchers unlock mysteries of protein that plays key regulatory role in cancer therapies

Researchers from the University of Virginia, Lehigh University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are pooling their respective labs' expertise to unlock the mysteries of a protein that plays a critical regulatory role in human health and disease. Knowing how the protein works could lead to improved therapies for cancers and other diseases.

5 Feb 2021

Study uncovers link between T cell-mediated inflammation and cardiac dysfunction

Inflammation is supposed to help protect us - it's part of an immune response to fight off pathogens and clear infections. But patients with cardiac disease often have chronic inflammation that damages their hearts, even with no infection present.

5 Feb 2021

New method can help evaluate potential sight-preserving properties

Scientists like the John A. Moran Eye Center's Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, know a special class of lipids, or fatty acids, found in the retina of the eye and in just a few other parts of the body play an important role in maintaining vision.

5 Feb 2021

GLS1 inhibitor selectively eliminates senescent cells, ameliorates age-associated disorders

Senescent cells accumulate in organs during aging, promote tissue dysfunction, and cause numerous aging-related diseases like cancer. The cells arise through a process called "cellular senescence," a permanent cell cycle arrest resulting from multiple stresses.

5 Feb 2021

Army scientists evaluate three nonhuman primate models of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection

Army scientists evaluated three nonhuman primate species as potential models of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection, according to results published online this week in PLOS ONE.

5 Feb 2021

Fecal transplant overcomes resistance to immunotherapy in melanoma patients

Researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute demonstrate that changing the gut microbiome can transform patients with advanced melanoma who never responded to immunotherapy - which has a failure rate of 40% for this type of cancer - into patients who do.

5 Feb 2021

Study may lead to new therapeutic strategies to reduce allergic responses, inflammatory reactions

In order to fight pathogens, mast cells regulate inflammatory reactions of the immune system. Both mast cells and neutrophils are white blood cells and are critical for the body's immune defense.

5 Feb 2021

Better design of deep learning studies can lead to faster transformation of medical practices

A new Perspective article in Nature Reviews Cancer discusses reasons for the moderate progress and describes remedies designed to facilitate the transition to the clinic.

5 Feb 2021

Scripps Research collaborates with Tempus to develop a predictive model of glucose responses

Scripps Research, a globally recognized nonprofit biomedical research institute, today announced a collaborative research program with Tempus, a leader in precision medicine and artificial intelligence, to develop a predictive model of glucose responses in people with and without type 2 diabetes.

4 Feb 2021

Study: Only 14% of the Bernese population developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

In the canton of Bern, only 14% of the adult population were infected with the coronavirus and developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

4 Feb 2021

Novel biomarker may help identify which pancreatic cancer patients respond to CD40 agonists

Inflammation in the blood could serve as a new biomarker to help identify patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who won't respond to the immune-stimulating drugs known as CD40 agonists, suggests a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania published in JCI Insight.

4 Feb 2021

Research shows how air pollution has a detrimental impact on cardiovascular health

Tiny particles of air pollution -- called fine particulate matter -- can have a range of effects on health, and exposure to high levels is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

4 Feb 2021

New study supports UK’s delay of the SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer vaccine second dose

After reanalyzing data from 500,000 people in Israel who received the Pfizer vaccine, researchers suggest a single dose provides sufficient immunity after about 21 days, thus providing support for the UK’s decision to delay the second dose to 12 weeks.

4 Feb 2021

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Researchers unlock mysteries of protein that plays key regulatory role in cancer therapies

Study uncovers link between T cell-mediated inflammation and cardiac dysfunction

New method can help evaluate potential sight-preserving properties

GLS1 inhibitor selectively eliminates senescent cells, ameliorates age-associated disorders

Army scientists evaluate three nonhuman primate models of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection

Fecal transplant overcomes resistance to immunotherapy in melanoma patients

Study may lead to new therapeutic strategies to reduce allergic responses, inflammatory reactions

Better design of deep learning studies can lead to faster transformation of medical practices

Scripps Research collaborates with Tempus to develop a predictive model of glucose responses

Study: Only 14% of the Bernese population developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Novel biomarker may help identify which pancreatic cancer patients respond to CD40 agonists

Research shows how air pollution has a detrimental impact on cardiovascular health

New study supports UK’s delay of the SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer vaccine second dose

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