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Lung cancer screening using Google AI proves to be successful

Researchers at Google have developed an algorithm that can successfully diagnose lung cancer in 94.4 percent of cases.

21 May 2019

Researchers explore link between aging fat cells and Alzheimer's

Scientists want to know whether our aging fat cells are important to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's.

21 May 2019

Novel measures of PD-related brain activity detected with scalp electroencephalography

Novel measures of brain activity associated with Parkinson’s disease can be detected with scalp electrodes, according to a new analysis published in eNeuro. Such a marker of PD — detected using a noninvasive, affordable approach — could improve management of the disease by doctors and patients, particularly in rural areas.

From Society for Neuroscience 21 May 2019

Ultra-processed diet increases calorie consumption and weight gain

Experts have long suspected that increased consumption of processed foods over the past 50 years has been a primary driver of the obesity epidemic.

21 May 2019

Inhibition of protein may prevent spread of castration-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that blocking a specific protein, may be a promising strategy to prevent the spread of castration-resistant prostate cancer.

21 May 2019

Researchers identify enzymes that protect people from diabetic kidney disease

A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center has proven that certain biological protective factors play a large role in preventing diabetic kidney disease in certain people. The study was published today in Diabetes Care.

21 May 2019

Small molecule drug could be an effective strategy to treat glioblastoma

A team of researchers have published in the International Journal of Oncology that RITA, a drug able to reactivate the oncosuppressor function of p53, could be an effective strategy to treat glioblastoma.

21 May 2019

Zebrafish may help researchers to use blood stem cells instead of bone marrow transplants

Blood diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma are currently treated with bone marrow transplants -- a transfer of blood stem cells from a healthy person to a patient in need.

21 May 2019

Wearable device to record, stimulate brain's dynamic activity with high resolution

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University is starting a project to design and implement a noninvasive neural interface that can be used as a wearable device.

21 May 2019

New approach to waking up sleeping genes could help people with Prader-Willi syndrome

New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new approaches to potentially help people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a devastating and incurable genetic condition.

21 May 2019

Honey from strawberry trees stops cell proliferation in colon cancer lines

Spanish and Italian researchers have proven that when honey from strawberry trees, a product typical of Mediterranean areas, is added to colon cancer cells grown in the laboratory, cell proliferation is stopped.

21 May 2019

PDIA1 enzyme levels could help diagnose individuals’ predisposition to cardiovascular disease

Measuring the blood plasma levels of an enzyme called PDIA1 could one day become a method of diagnosing a person's predisposition to cardiovascular disease even if they are healthy, i.e., not obese, diabetic or a smoker, and with normal cholesterol.

20 May 2019

Study explains why several clinical trials of treatments for sepsis have been failed

Much like cancer, sepsis isn't simply one condition but rather many conditions that could benefit from different treatments, according to the results of a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study involving more than 60,000 patients.

20 May 2019

Exposure to EDCs can affect sexual development and reproduction of future generations

Exposure to environmental pollutants can cause alterations in brain development that affect sexual development and fertility for several generations, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2019.

20 May 2019

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Lung cancer screening using Google AI proves to be successful

Researchers explore link between aging fat cells and Alzheimer's

Novel measures of PD-related brain activity detected with scalp electroencephalography

Ultra-processed diet increases calorie consumption and weight gain

Inhibition of protein may prevent spread of castration-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers identify enzymes that protect people from diabetic kidney disease

Small molecule drug could be an effective strategy to treat glioblastoma

Zebrafish may help researchers to use blood stem cells instead of bone marrow transplants

Wearable device to record, stimulate brain's dynamic activity with high resolution

New approach to waking up sleeping genes could help people with Prader-Willi syndrome

Honey from strawberry trees stops cell proliferation in colon cancer lines

PDIA1 enzyme levels could help diagnose individuals’ predisposition to cardiovascular disease

Study explains why several clinical trials of treatments for sepsis have been failed

Exposure to EDCs can affect sexual development and reproduction of future generations

Researchers examine how coffee helps bowel movement

Metals bind to and influence peptide involved in insulin production

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

Onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood tied to higher mortality

A member of light-sensitive protein family plays role in adjusting skin color

New tool provides standards for describing characteristics and use of cell therapies

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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