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Integrating computer and statistical models can improve clinical decisions relating to the heart

In recent times, researchers have increasing found that the power of computers and artificial intelligence is enabling more accurate diagnosis of a patient's current heart health and can provide an accurate projection of future heart health, potential treatments and disease prevention.

4 Mar 2020

New experimental platform for cancer diagnostics, prognoses and testing drugs

Parts of tumor tissue, which is normally discarded in cancer surgery, bear information about the disease. So far, as studies at the University of Gothenburg show, this has been unexploited.

4 Mar 2020

New UCLA study reveals mechanism underlying breathing rhythm generation

Breathing propels everything we do--so its rhythm must be carefully organized by our brain cells, right?

3 Mar 2020

UAB research reveals hydrogen sulfide as new culprit for deadly tuberculosis

A new culprit -- hydrogen sulfide -- has been found for the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. Hydrogen sulfide gas is known for its rotten egg smell, yet it has normal physiological roles in the human body to communicate among cells.

3 Mar 2020

Prebiotics could help improve sleep and boost stress resilience

Think dietary fiber is just for digestive health? Think again.

3 Mar 2020

Researchers establish a gene expression profile associated with cachexia in cancer patients

It is estimated that as many as 80% of advanced-stage cancer patients may develop cachexia, a potentially fatal metabolic syndrome characterized by extreme weight loss and muscle wasting, but scientists do not yet fully understand why it is more frequently associated with certain kinds of tumor than others, or why not all cancer patients develop it.

3 Mar 2020

Maternal psychological distress during pregnancy influences child's gut immunity

A woman's mental health during pregnancy has a direct influence on the development of her child's immune system, according to a new study from pediatric researchers at the University of Alberta.

3 Mar 2020

Inhibiting specific protein could make radiation therapy for colon cancer more effective

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis appear to have discovered a way to make radiation therapy for colorectal cancer more effective by inhibiting a protein found in cancer cells in the gut.

3 Mar 2020

Boosting energy levels within damaged nerve fibers may promote axonal regeneration

Each year, thousands of people in the United States experience a spinal cord injury, damaging the system of nerves that the brain and body use to communicate.

3 Mar 2020

New step towards the development of non-addictive painkillers

Opioid-containing painkillers are virtually indispensable in clinical practice and are typically used in postoperative patients and patients undergoing cancer treatment.

3 Mar 2020

Subpopulations of leukemic cells present at diagnosis can cause relapse in children with ALL

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada, have reported that subpopulations of leukemic cells present at diagnosis can cause relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

3 Mar 2020

Research opens up new prospects for prevention and treatment of bacterial pneumonia

Researchers from the Lille Centre for Infection and Immunity, INRAE and from Brazilian (Belo Horizonte), Scottish (Glasgow) and Danish (Copenhagen) laboratories have shown for the first time in mice that perturbation of the gut microbiota caused by the influenza virus favors secondary bacterial superinfection.

3 Mar 2020

Molecule found in oranges could reduce obesity and reverse its negative side-effects

The equivalent of just two and a half glasses of orange juice a day could reverse obesity and reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

3 Mar 2020

Two common Staph bacteria living on human skin exacerbate Netherton syndrome

Netherton syndrome, a rare skin disease caused by a single genetic mutation, is exacerbated by the presence of two common Staphylococcal bacteria living on human skin, one of which was previously thought to only offer protective properties, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers.

3 Mar 2020

Researchers detect a novel cause of acquired lipodystrophy

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is mostly diagnosed in overweight and obese people. However, severe forms of NAFLD can also be detected in rare genetic diseases such as lipodystrophy or in patients with HIV, putting them at a high risk for developing liver failure, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

3 Mar 2020

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Integrating computer and statistical models can improve clinical decisions relating to the heart

New experimental platform for cancer diagnostics, prognoses and testing drugs

New UCLA study reveals mechanism underlying breathing rhythm generation

UAB research reveals hydrogen sulfide as new culprit for deadly tuberculosis

Prebiotics could help improve sleep and boost stress resilience

Researchers establish a gene expression profile associated with cachexia in cancer patients

Maternal psychological distress during pregnancy influences child's gut immunity

Inhibiting specific protein could make radiation therapy for colon cancer more effective

Boosting energy levels within damaged nerve fibers may promote axonal regeneration

New step towards the development of non-addictive painkillers

Subpopulations of leukemic cells present at diagnosis can cause relapse in children with ALL

Research opens up new prospects for prevention and treatment of bacterial pneumonia

Molecule found in oranges could reduce obesity and reverse its negative side-effects

Two common Staph bacteria living on human skin exacerbate Netherton syndrome

Researchers detect a novel cause of acquired lipodystrophy

Yale study may help reconcile conflicting findings about low-calorie sweeteners

Men can detect scents of sexually aroused women

Increasing energy supply within injured spinal cord nerves could help them heal

Scientists find link between immune system and high blood pressure in patients with CKD

KAIST researchers reveal new strategy to alter neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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