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Study reveals increased risk of common cancers among female night shift workers

A new study published in the journal of American Association for Cancer Research, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, has revealed the increased risk of breast, skin, and gastrointestinal cancers among women who work night shifts.

8 Jan 2018

New understanding of how molecules regulate enzyme could lead to potential cancer targets

New understandings of how molecules affect the activity of an enzyme could lead to potential targets for the treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.

5 Jan 2018

Bielefeld scientists discover cause of initially unclear symptoms

The sequencing of the human genome has made it possible: nowadays scientists can discover potential disorders for which there are no known patients.

5 Jan 2018

Targeted fluorescence successfully identifies pulmonary metastases in osteosarcoma patient

In a proof-of-principle case report, researchers announce that targeted fluorescence successfully identified pulmonary metastases in a patient with osteosarcoma, making it easier for surgeons to locate the tumors for resection.

5 Jan 2018

Researchers pinpoint mechanism for conversion of white fat into brown fat

An international team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet have, in experiments on mice, pinpointed a mechanism for the conversion of energy-storing white fat into energy-expending brown fat.

5 Jan 2018

Astronauts' body temperature increases when exposed to weightlessness

Astronauts float weightlessly through space, and the condition of weightlessness is something many would love to experience.

5 Jan 2018

Research could lead to new ways of optimizing treatments for chronic infections

Antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients show predictable sensitivities to other classes of antibiotics.

5 Jan 2018

Study identifies how excess fat disrupts heart cells' ability to produce energy

A University of Iowa study has identified how excess fat in the heart, a common feature in diabetes and obesity, can harm the cells' essential ability to produce energy.

5 Jan 2018

Research reveals how Zika virus infection spurs fetal demise

A powerful antiviral protein may act as a checkpoint for keeping or ending a pregnancy.

5 Jan 2018

Experimental device could help ease tinnitus symptoms by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain

Millions of Americans hear ringing in their ears -- a condition called tinnitus -- but a new study shows an experimental device could help quiet the phantom sounds by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain.

5 Jan 2018

Adrenomedullin could serve as biomarker, therapeutic target in disorders caused by leaky blood vessels

Disorders caused by a leaky vasculature are more common than most people think. Despite ICU treatment, one third of the 27 million patients globally that suffer from sepsis, and up to 20% of the more than 5 million US patients with congestive heart failure die every year from their condition.

5 Jan 2018

Researchers use Quest MRI to identify earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice

Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives. It's financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top $1 trillion by about the time children born today are having children of their own.

5 Jan 2018

New type of skin patch may provide possible answer to antibiotic resistance crisis

A team of researchers from Queen's University Belfast, led by Professor Ryan Donnelly, Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology are developing a new type of skin patch (microarray patch) that administers drugs directly into the bloodstream through thousands of individual "microneedles" which are being tested as a possible answer to the antibiotic resistance crisis.

5 Jan 2018

Study suggests vitamin C enhances tuberculosis drugs effectiveness

A new study conducted by researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, proposed the use of vitamin C together with tuberculosis drugs for rapid eradication of the disease-causing pathogens. The studies were carried out on mice and in tissue cultures and the results have been published in the journal of American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

5 Jan 2018

Specific bacteria in the intestines can improve response rate to cancer immunotherapy

In the Jan. 5, 2018 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine show that specific strains of commensal bacteria – the swarms of microorganisms naturally dwelling in the intestines – can improve the response rate to immunotherapy for patients being treated for advanced melanoma.

5 Jan 2018

Researchers discover genetic mechanism for resistance to immunotherapy drugs

An urgent question for cancer scientists is why immunotherapy achieves dramatic results in some cases but doesn't help most patients.

5 Jan 2018

Newly identified germline variations increase risk of relapse or second cancers in leukemia patients

Newly identified germline variations in a key tumor suppressor gene predispose individuals to develop leukemia as children and leave them with a 1-in-4 chance of developing a second cancer later. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists led the study, which appears today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

5 Jan 2018

UC Davis expert expresses caution on genetically engineered HSCs

In a commentary published in the Jan. 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, UC Davis researcher William Murphy expressed cautious optimism about efforts to genetically engineer hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to temporarily resist cell death during transplantation.

4 Jan 2018

Study provides insight into how early-stage breast cancer progresses to invasive ductal carcinoma

A new genetic-based model may explain how a common form of early-stage breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ progresses to a more invasive form of cancer say researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

4 Jan 2018

Researchers discover promising drug that shrinks excess fat without lowering food intake

Given the ever-increasing obesity epidemic, researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a promising developing drug that has been shown to selectively shrink excess fat by increasing fat cell metabolism.

4 Jan 2018

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Study reveals increased risk of common cancers among female night shift workers

New understanding of how molecules regulate enzyme could lead to potential cancer targets

Bielefeld scientists discover cause of initially unclear symptoms

Targeted fluorescence successfully identifies pulmonary metastases in osteosarcoma patient

Researchers pinpoint mechanism for conversion of white fat into brown fat

Astronauts' body temperature increases when exposed to weightlessness

Research could lead to new ways of optimizing treatments for chronic infections

Study identifies how excess fat disrupts heart cells' ability to produce energy

Research reveals how Zika virus infection spurs fetal demise

Experimental device could help ease tinnitus symptoms by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain

Adrenomedullin could serve as biomarker, therapeutic target in disorders caused by leaky blood vessels

Researchers use Quest MRI to identify earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice

New type of skin patch may provide possible answer to antibiotic resistance crisis

Study suggests vitamin C enhances tuberculosis drugs effectiveness

Specific bacteria in the intestines can improve response rate to cancer immunotherapy

Researchers discover genetic mechanism for resistance to immunotherapy drugs

Newly identified germline variations increase risk of relapse or second cancers in leukemia patients

UC Davis expert expresses caution on genetically engineered HSCs

Study provides insight into how early-stage breast cancer progresses to invasive ductal carcinoma

Researchers discover promising drug that shrinks excess fat without lowering food intake

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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