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Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

New research has shown that the risk of developing a red meat allergy after being bitten by a tick may be much higher than scientists had thought.

26 Feb 2019

$Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease$

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

In a study of older people with no clinical diagnosis or signs of dementia when hospitalized to repair hip fractures, Johns Hopkins researchers say they found biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in most of the patients’ spinal fluid samples.

26 Feb 2019

Johns Hopkins experts propose new approach to ensure success of precision medicine

Precision medicine is a focus of ongoing debate. In an environment of limited research funds, there are those who believe that precision medicine should be funded because it will improve population health, and those who feel that it shouldn’t, because it won’t.

26 Feb 2019

Biophysicists visualize atomic-level dynamics of largest protein-degrading machine

Protein dynamics are essential for their functions. Protein nanomachines made of multiple protein molecules are highly dynamics during their actions on their functional targets, sometime called substrates.

26 Feb 2019

Least-active neurons play more important role in brain behavior than previously assumed

Brain cells recorded as among the least electrically active during a specific task may be the most important to doing it right.

26 Feb 2019

Newly developed probe looks, acts, and feels so much like real neuron

Like a well-guarded fortress, the human brain attacks intruders on sight. Foreign objects, including neural probes used to study and treat the brain, do not last long.

26 Feb 2019

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in U of T Engineering Professor Molly Shoichet's lab is helping University of Ottawa researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers.

26 Feb 2019

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

UCLA scientists have developed a new method to quickly screen hundreds of drugs in order to identify treatments that can target specific tumors.

26 Feb 2019

Researchers outline targeted therapeutic strategy for triple-negative breast cancer

New findings put forth by the University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering and researchers from four other academic institutions outline a targeted therapeutic strategy to treat triple-negative breast cancer - a potential first for the particularly aggressive form of breast cancer.

26 Feb 2019

New protein 'switch' could stop progression of blood-poisoning and increase chances of survival

Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new protein "switch" that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning, or sepsis, and increase the chances of surviving the life-threatening disease.

26 Feb 2019

Pitt engineer wins $500,000 NSF CAREER award to study impact of harmful man-made chemicals

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances are man-made chemicals that are useful in a variety of industries because of their durability, but do not naturally break down in the environment or human body.

26 Feb 2019

New study analyzes impulsivity in Parkinson's patients treated with Deep Brain Stimulation

Promises of food, sums of money or entertaining pastimes: it does not matter what the temptation is, a new study shows that patients suffering from Parkinson's disease who are treated with Deep Brain Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus are not more impulsive than others when making decisions about a stimulus that they find particularly appealing.

26 Feb 2019

Immunologists uncover the immune system's unknown messenger

A novel messenger which alarms nearby cells when the immune system recognizes infections has been uncovered by immunologists from Aarhus University, Denmark. This knowledge will help fighting infections and autoimmune diseases.

26 Feb 2019

Researchers pinpoint a set of enzymes involved in colon cancer growth

University of Massachusetts Amherst food science researchers have pinpointed a set of enzymes involved in tumor growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer.

26 Feb 2019

New microfluidic device can isolate individual cancer cells from blood samples

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Queensland University of Technology of Australia, have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples. The microfluidic device works by separating the various cell types found in blood by their size.

26 Feb 2019

Killer T cells may explain inability of immune cells to destroy cancer tumors

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a defect in immune cells known as "killer T cells" that explains their inability to destroy cancer tumors. The researchers believe that repairing this defect could make the cells much better cancer killers.

26 Feb 2019

Scientists discover puzzle piece that plays key role in development of epilepsies

When an epileptic seizure occurs in the brain, the nerve cells lose their usual pattern and fire in a very fast rhythm. The cause is a complex interplay of various factors.

25 Feb 2019

New research finds how cancer cells acquire resistance to molecular-targeted drugs

Although molecular-targeted drugs have been known to show high efficacy to lung cancer patients, they also have limitations due to acquiring resistance to the drug used.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers observe brain's ability to reconstruct facts from clues

What's an s-shaped animal with scales and no legs? What has big ears, a trunk and tusks? What goes 'woof' and chases cats? The brain's ability to reconstruct facts - 'a snake', 'an elephant' and 'a dog' - from clues has been observed using brain scanning by researchers at Aalto university.

25 Feb 2019

Cocktail of chemicals in the mother inhibits child growth

For the first time, researchers have shown that a combination of perfluorinated substances in the mother significantly inhibits child growth.

25 Feb 2019

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Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

Johns Hopkins experts propose new approach to ensure success of precision medicine

Biophysicists visualize atomic-level dynamics of largest protein-degrading machine

Least-active neurons play more important role in brain behavior than previously assumed

Newly developed probe looks, acts, and feels so much like real neuron

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

Researchers outline targeted therapeutic strategy for triple-negative breast cancer

New protein 'switch' could stop progression of blood-poisoning and increase chances of survival

Pitt engineer wins $500,000 NSF CAREER award to study impact of harmful man-made chemicals

New study analyzes impulsivity in Parkinson's patients treated with Deep Brain Stimulation

Immunologists uncover the immune system's unknown messenger

Researchers pinpoint a set of enzymes involved in colon cancer growth

New microfluidic device can isolate individual cancer cells from blood samples

Killer T cells may explain inability of immune cells to destroy cancer tumors

Scientists discover puzzle piece that plays key role in development of epilepsies

New research finds how cancer cells acquire resistance to molecular-targeted drugs

Researchers observe brain's ability to reconstruct facts from clues

Cocktail of chemicals in the mother inhibits child growth

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