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Researchers identify effective drug combinations for malignant brain tumor in mice

Usually, scientists study the molecular biology of cancer to find new treatments, but sometimes, it is the other way round: when trying to find new treatments, scientists find key information on cancer biology.

14 Jun 2019

Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

More than half of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with carfilzomib experienced cardiac issues during treatment, according to a multi-institutional study published June 12 in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

14 Jun 2019

Developing new immunotherapeutic treatments for emerging viral diseases

Emerging viral diseases is a term used to refer to diseases caused by pathogens such as the Ebola virus. Whilst vaccines can protect people against these diseases, there is an urgent need for treatment options after infection.

14 Jun 2019

Experimental antiviral drug cures mice infected with deadly tick-borne virus

Only a few cases of the newly discovered Bourbon virus have been reported, and two of them ended in death, partly because no specific treatments are available for the tick-borne illness.

14 Jun 2019

Research identifies new approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging

New research has identified a novel approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

14 Jun 2019

Muscle loss in space travelers could be reduced finds study

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston explain that space travellers often face muscle loss that is caused due to reduced gravity during their flight missions in space. They have found that exercise and certain hormones could help prevent this muscle loss.

13 Jun 2019

UAB researchers awarded $2.3 million grant to study macrophage circadian rhythms in heart failure

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study macrophage circadian rhythms in heart failure.

13 Jun 2019

Physical exercise can reduce liver fat, improve blood sugar control in obese individuals

Research conducted at the University of Campinas in São Paulo State, Brazil, shows that vigorous physical exercise such as strength and weight training can reduce accumulated liver fat and improve blood sugar control in obese and diabetic individuals in a short time span, even before significant weight loss occurs.

13 Jun 2019

Study reveals how habitual smoking may contribute to development of hypertension

Smokers may be at a higher risk for developing hypertension, and an overactive response to normal drops in blood pressure may help explain why, according to researchers.

13 Jun 2019

Antibodies could cause arthritic pain

Antibodies that exist in the joints before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis can cause pain even in the absence of arthritis, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report.

13 Jun 2019

Exercise performed in the morning and evening may have different effects

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed.

13 Jun 2019

Scientists turn type A blood into universal type O, potentially doubling blood transfusion stocks

Researchers have developed a technique for turning type A blood into universal type O blood. The development could boost blood stocks dramatically.

13 Jun 2019

Body composition could influence energy spent standing versus sitting, research shows

A person’s body composition could influence the difference between the amount of energy they spend while sitting versus standing, according to new research published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

From PLOS ONE 13 Jun 2019

New assay uses a drop of blood to detect patients' resistance to antimalarial drugs

Antimalarial drugs appear to follow a typical pattern, with early effectiveness eventually limited by the emergence of drug resistance.

13 Jun 2019

Older adults with low circulating vitamin K levels more likely to develop mobility limitation, disability

Low levels of circulating vitamin K are linked to increased risk of mobility limitation and disability in older adults, identifying a new factor to consider for maintaining mobility and independence in older age, according to a study led by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.

13 Jun 2019

'Food for special medical purposes' can benefit patients with earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease

Study supports the hypothesis that a food for special medical purposes containing Fortasyn Connect can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment who are at high risk of progression to the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports.

13 Jun 2019

Apolipoproten E appears to be new potential druggable target for Alzheimer's

Apolipoproten E is a major genetic risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease, yet the protein tends to be understudied as a potential druggable target for the mind-robbing neurodegenerative disease.

13 Jun 2019

Research aims to use orange peels for improving heart health

You've heard an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now orange peels may improve your heart health.

13 Jun 2019

Study shows high levels of success in most patients despite tapered glucocorticoid discontinuation

The results of a randomized controlled trial presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology demonstrate high levels of treatment success in approximately two thirds of patients despite tapered glucocorticoid discontinuation, while a small loss of disease control was observed at the total study population level.

13 Jun 2019

Drink containing multinutrient combination can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment

Study supports the hypothesis that a food for special medical purposes containing Fortasyn Connect® can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment who are at high risk of progression to the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports

13 Jun 2019

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Researchers identify effective drug combinations for malignant brain tumor in mice

Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

Developing new immunotherapeutic treatments for emerging viral diseases

Experimental antiviral drug cures mice infected with deadly tick-borne virus

Research identifies new approach to staving off the detrimental effects of aging

Muscle loss in space travelers could be reduced finds study

UAB researchers awarded $2.3 million grant to study macrophage circadian rhythms in heart failure

Physical exercise can reduce liver fat, improve blood sugar control in obese individuals

Study reveals how habitual smoking may contribute to development of hypertension

Antibodies could cause arthritic pain

Exercise performed in the morning and evening may have different effects

Scientists turn type A blood into universal type O, potentially doubling blood transfusion stocks

Body composition could influence energy spent standing versus sitting, research shows

New assay uses a drop of blood to detect patients' resistance to antimalarial drugs

Older adults with low circulating vitamin K levels more likely to develop mobility limitation, disability

'Food for special medical purposes' can benefit patients with earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease

Apolipoproten E appears to be new potential druggable target for Alzheimer's

Research aims to use orange peels for improving heart health

Study shows high levels of success in most patients despite tapered glucocorticoid discontinuation

Drink containing multinutrient combination can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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