Medical Science News

RSS

New blood test can detect clinically significant prostate cancer in high-risk patients

An international research team at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, has developed a new blood test capable of detecting clinically significant prostate cancer in high-risk patients, as reported in the medical journal Cancers on 27 July 2019.

6 Aug 2019

Gut cells have remarkable defense mechanism when faced with certain kinds of toxins

A team of Duke researchers has discovered that cells lining the gut of zebrafish -- and probably humans too -- have a remarkable defense mechanism when faced with certain kinds of toxins: they hit the eject button.

6 Aug 2019

Research offers molecular details of pancreatic cancer's ability to invade and evade

Two known gene mutations induce pathways that enhance pancreatic cancer's ability to invade tissues and evade the immune system.

6 Aug 2019

New research explains why some cancers don't respond to immunotherapy

New research has uncovered a mechanism thought to explain why some cancers don't respond to a widely used form of immunotherapy called "checkpoint inhibitors" or anti-PD-1.

6 Aug 2019

Advanced sleep phase may affect at least 1 in 300 adults, study reveals

A quirk of the body clock that lures some people to sleep at 8 p.m., enabling them to greet the new day as early as 4 a.m., may be significantly more common than previously believed.

6 Aug 2019

Researchers use paper-based structures to mimic layered nature of aortic valves

Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease.

6 Aug 2019

Groundbreaking study reveals how transgender hormone therapy affects medical test results

Groundbreaking research presented at the 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo has revealed how transgender hormone therapy affects the results of common laboratory tests in the long term.

6 Aug 2019

Scientists can now control neural circuits using smartphone

A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone.

5 Aug 2019

Tel Aviv researchers develop a nano-vaccine for the most aggressive skin cancer

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a novel nano-vaccine for melanoma, the most aggressive type of skin cancer.

5 Aug 2019

New blinking eye-on-a-chip can be used for disease modeling and drug testing

People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those conditions are severe enough, they may eventually develop dry eye disease.

5 Aug 2019

MSI detection in blood samples can guide treatment planning for patients with advanced cancer

Incorporation of pan-cancer microsatellite instability (MSI) detection into the 74-gene panel Guardant360 liquid biopsy assay showed high concordance with matched tissue samples in nearly 1,000 patients.

5 Aug 2019

Paradoxical outcomes for infants exposed to Zika in utero

In the midst of an unprecedented Zika crisis in Brazil, there were a few flickers of hope: Some babies appeared to be normal at birth, free of devastating birth defects that affected other Brazilian children exposed to the virus in utero.

5 Aug 2019

Experimental pilot study identifies possible causes of functional dizziness

Many patients with functional dizziness look back on a long odyssey to numerous doctors, because no organic causes could be found.

5 Aug 2019

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

Previous infection with either Zika virus or dengue virus has no apparent effect on the clinical course of subsequent infection with the other virus, according to a study published August 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by David O'Connor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and colleagues.

5 Aug 2019

Whole body vibration adjusts the microbiome and immune cells to deter inflammation in diabetes

In the face of diabetes, a common condition in which glucose and levels of destructive inflammation soar, whole body vibration appears to improve how well our body uses glucose as an energy source and adjust our microbiome and immune cells to deter inflammation, investigators report.

5 Aug 2019

Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Eating rye comes with a variety of health benefits. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland now shows that both lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to the health benefits of rye.

5 Aug 2019

Human breath carries information that may aid in diagnosis

Human breath carries a breadth of information, and KAUST research scientist Osama Amin has partnered with KAUST's Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Basem Shihada and colleagues Maryam Khliad and Said Ahmed at Information Technology University, Pakistan, to harness that information.

5 Aug 2019

Study shows how 'natural-killer' cells may help women avoid placental accreta

One of the most dangerous risks expectant mothers face as their delivery date approaches is a surprisingly common condition with a little-known name: placental accreta.

5 Aug 2019

Study could open a new era in transplantation medicine

For decades, immunologists have been trying to train the transplant recipient's immune system to accept transplanted cells and organs without the long-term use of anti-rejection drugs. New University of Minnesota preclinical research shows that this is now possible.

5 Aug 2019

New tool makes it easier to study how influenza viruses cause disease

Studying how influenza viruses cause disease just got a little easier, thanks to a new tool developed at South Dakota State University.

3 Aug 2019

Medical Science News

New blood test can detect clinically significant prostate cancer in high-risk patients

Gut cells have remarkable defense mechanism when faced with certain kinds of toxins

Research offers molecular details of pancreatic cancer's ability to invade and evade

New research explains why some cancers don't respond to immunotherapy

Advanced sleep phase may affect at least 1 in 300 adults, study reveals

Researchers use paper-based structures to mimic layered nature of aortic valves

Groundbreaking study reveals how transgender hormone therapy affects medical test results

Scientists can now control neural circuits using smartphone

Tel Aviv researchers develop a nano-vaccine for the most aggressive skin cancer

New blinking eye-on-a-chip can be used for disease modeling and drug testing

MSI detection in blood samples can guide treatment planning for patients with advanced cancer

Paradoxical outcomes for infants exposed to Zika in utero

Experimental pilot study identifies possible causes of functional dizziness

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

Whole body vibration adjusts the microbiome and immune cells to deter inflammation in diabetes

Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Human breath carries information that may aid in diagnosis

Study shows how 'natural-killer' cells may help women avoid placental accreta

Study could open a new era in transplantation medicine

New tool makes it easier to study how influenza viruses cause disease

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

Latest News