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Pitt study sheds light on how immune cells help tumors to escape body's defenses

New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center sheds light on how tumors use the body's regulators of immunity for their own benefit.

2 Apr 2019

Tobacco use causes precancerous cells to 'fertilize' nearby cells with cancerous changes

Tobacco use causes a field of precancerous cells, increasing the risk of developing head & neck cancer. But exactly how this precancerous field influences cancer has been often overlooked.

2 Apr 2019

Gut microbiota can help predict occurrence of colorectal cancer

Gut microbiota - the population of microbes that live in our intestine - can be used to predict the occurrence of colorectal cancer, the second most common type of cancer in women and the third in men.

1 Apr 2019

UCL scientists discover key brain region for navigating familiar places

UCL scientists have discovered the key brain region for navigating well-known places, helping explain why brain damage seen in early stages of Alzheimer's disease can cause such severe disorientation.

1 Apr 2019

Colorado compound dramatically affects cancer metastasis

Many cancers are relatively harmless at their site of origin, and it is only when they metastasize to sites like the brain, bones, lungs, and liver that they become especially dangerous.

1 Apr 2019

Potential target for Group A Streptococcus vaccine identified

Most people think of "strep throat" as a relatively benign infection cured by a round of antibiotics and a few days of rest. But the bacterium that causes strep throat -- Group A Streptococcus -- is also responsible for a number of much more dangerous disorders, including rheumatic heart disease and toxic shock syndrome.

1 Apr 2019

Case studies explain the potential benefits of total-body PET/CT imaging

Case studies from the first total-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner reveal multiple benefits of the novel imaging technology, providing a solid groundwork upon which to build its clinical utility.

1 Apr 2019

Potential drug targets cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy

People diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy type 1 have difficulty unclenching muscles due to a genetic defect that generates toxic material within their cells.

1 Apr 2019

Neuroscientists question effectiveness of using electrical currents to improve memory

The effectiveness of applying electrical currents to the brain to improve memory and enhance cognitive ability - often used to treat Alzheimer's patients and children with developmental disorders - has been thrown into question by neuroscientists at Kingston University in London.

1 Apr 2019

EU-funded researchers develop 'nano-vehicle' to deliver life-saving drugs

Despite many successes, modern medicine is still struggling to find effective treatments for serious pathologies such as cancer and neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases. For Alzheimer’s disease, for example, only 30% of patients respond to therapy whereas for cancers the figure is only 25%.

1 Apr 2019

Fish slime could be a potential source of antibiotics finds study

With the advent of multi-drug resistant bacteria and lack of new antibiotics, researchers have been on the lookout for new molecules that can fight these pathogens. A team of researchers have now identified a slimy mucous coating of young fish as a potential source for antibiotics that could fight resistant infections such as MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

31 Mar 2019

ETH researchers take major step towards personalized cancer immunotherapy

Cells belonging to the body's own immune system can help fight tumours. For several years now, this has allowed oncologists to use medications known as checkpoint inhibitors to encourage T cells to eliminate tumor cells.

30 Mar 2019

Neuroscientists develop new model to trial preventative treatments for schizophrenia

Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have developed a new animal model of schizophrenia that will enable researchers around the world to better understand the disease and develop new treatments.

30 Mar 2019

Researchers produce first global map of cerebral function lateralization

In 1865, French physician Paul Broca noted that among patients with brain damage, only those with the left frontal lobe affected had speech difficulties.

30 Mar 2019

Preterm babies born without a protein in blood cells have higher risk of cerebral palsy and death

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that some preterm babies born without haptoglobin, a protein in blood cells, have higher odds of brain bleeding, cerebral palsy and death. Their findings suggest that the absence of the protein could serve as a potential biomarker indicating a need for increased monitoring or other preventive interventions.

30 Mar 2019

Cellular mechanism that connects smoking during pregnancy and baby’s obesity risk identified

Using foreskin tissue from newborn circumcisions, a group of researchers have identified a potential cellular mechanism that connects a mother's smoking while pregnant with an increased risk of offspring obesity later in life.

30 Mar 2019

UA immunobiology professor will use $1.9 million grant to study copper's therapeutic potential

Pneumonia starts like this: A bacterial cell called Streptococcus pneumoniae enters the nostril. It travels down the nasal passage and into the lungs, where a war begins. In the lungs, S. pneumoniae encounters immune cells called macrophages, which will do whatever they can to fight it off.

29 Mar 2019

Michigan State University receives $1.8 million NIH grant to improve brain implants

Michigan State University has landed a $1.8 million National Institutes for Health R01 grant to improve brain implants - "electroceuticals" used to treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression and traumatic injuries.

29 Mar 2019

New targetable vulnerability in breast cancer cells discovered

Researchers at the University of Helsinki and Karolinska Institutet have discovered new molecular mechanisms of breast cancer cell signaling that contribute to aggressive behavior of cancer cells.

29 Mar 2019

Breakthrough study could lead to new treatments for sickle cell disease

In a breakthrough study of sickle cell disease, biomedical engineers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have revealed that the building blocks of the disease are much less efficient at organizing than previously thought.

29 Mar 2019

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Pitt study sheds light on how immune cells help tumors to escape body's defenses

Tobacco use causes precancerous cells to 'fertilize' nearby cells with cancerous changes

Gut microbiota can help predict occurrence of colorectal cancer

UCL scientists discover key brain region for navigating familiar places

Colorado compound dramatically affects cancer metastasis

Potential target for Group A Streptococcus vaccine identified

Case studies explain the potential benefits of total-body PET/CT imaging

Potential drug targets cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy

Neuroscientists question effectiveness of using electrical currents to improve memory

EU-funded researchers develop 'nano-vehicle' to deliver life-saving drugs

Fish slime could be a potential source of antibiotics finds study

ETH researchers take major step towards personalized cancer immunotherapy

Neuroscientists develop new model to trial preventative treatments for schizophrenia

Researchers produce first global map of cerebral function lateralization

Preterm babies born without a protein in blood cells have higher risk of cerebral palsy and death

Cellular mechanism that connects smoking during pregnancy and baby’s obesity risk identified

UA immunobiology professor will use $1.9 million grant to study copper's therapeutic potential

Michigan State University receives $1.8 million NIH grant to improve brain implants

New targetable vulnerability in breast cancer cells discovered

Breakthrough study could lead to new treatments for sickle cell disease

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