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Nanoparticles can travel from the lungs into bloodstream and reach susceptible areas of cardiovascular system

Tiny particles in air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular disease, which can lead to premature death. But how particles inhaled into the lungs can affect blood vessels and the heart has remained a mystery.

27 Apr 2017

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature has published the first findings from the Cancer Research UK-funded Tracking Cancer Evolution through Treatment (Rx), TRACERx, lung cancer study, which reveals the increase in the risk of cancer relapse when lung tumors have unstable chromosomes.

27 Apr 2017

AI key to driving precision medicine in cancer?

It is worth noting that in the U.S. and in many countries, digital pathology is still at a very early stage, compared to many other fields that were digitized 15 or 20 years ago such as radiology. There have been some barriers to the adoption of digital pathology such as regulatory challenges that are only just now being overcome. Recently, the FDA approved the use of whole slide imaging software for primary diagnostics.

27 Apr 2017

Research offers new way to improve nanopharmaceuticals for personalized medicine

In a newly published study in Nature Nanotechnology, the shape and geometry of nanoparticles can have a significant impact in modulating adverse injection reactions and offer realistic solutions for patients receiving nanopharmaceuticals—drug delivery systems specializing in microscopic-particle drug combinations.

27 Apr 2017

Study provides preliminary evidence that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study published in the April 26, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The vagus nerve extends from the brainstem to the abdomen and controls unconscious body processes like heart rate and food digestion.

27 Apr 2017

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

Results from a new study show that after an acetaminophen overdose the p53 protein plays a key role in preventing the progression of liver damage and signaling the liver to repair itself.

27 Apr 2017

Experts aim to develop noninvasive technology that accelerates learning

The adage "put your thinking caps on" might evoke visions of an elementary classroom, where a teacher has just admonished cherubic little learners about to embark on a particularly difficult academic adventure.

26 Apr 2017

Study investigates plasticity of motor representations in patients with brain tumors

Winner of the Brainlab Community Neurosurgery Award, Sandro Krieg, MD, presented his research, Plasticity of Motor Representations in Patients with Brain Lesions: a Navigated TMS Study, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting.

26 Apr 2017

Simple ice bag applied to the face could help prevent cardiovascular decompensation, study suggests

A new study suggests a simple bag of ice water applied to the face could help maintain adequate blood pressure in people who have suffered significant blood loss.

26 Apr 2017

Researchers take important step toward using transplanted fetal cells to treat liver failure

In a new study, researchers demonstrate successful transplantation of fetal rat liver cells to an injured adult rat liver. The work is an important step toward using transplanted cells to treat liver failure, which currently requires an organ transplant.

26 Apr 2017

New technique dramatically accelerates search for new cancer treatments

A new technique developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will let a single cancer research lab do the work of dozens, dramatically accelerating the search for new treatments and cures.

26 Apr 2017

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

Regenerative medicine using human pluripotent stem cells to grow transplantable tissue outside the body carries the promise to treat a range of intractable disorders, such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

26 Apr 2017

Dietary soy-protein may be effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases

A diet supplemented with soy protein may be an effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases, Penn State researchers reported after completing a study that included mice and cultured human colon cells.

26 Apr 2017

New study points to cannabis as trigger for schizophrenia

Scientists believe that schizophrenia, a disorder caused by an imbalance in the brain's chemical reactions, is triggered by a genetic interaction with environmental factors. A new Tel Aviv University study published in Human Molecular Genetics now points to cannabis as a trigger for schizophrenia.

26 Apr 2017

Researchers identify new antibiotic resistance gene in bacteria from dairy cows

Researchers of the University of Bern have identified a new antibiotic resistance gene in bacteria from dairy cows. This gene confers resistance to all beta-lactam antibiotics including the last generation of cephalosporins used against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

26 Apr 2017

Removing senescent cells from joints could reverse progression of osteoarthritis

In a preclinical study in mice and human cells, researchers report that selectively removing old or 'senescent' cells from joints could stop and even reverse the progression of osteoarthritis.

26 Apr 2017

Scientists aim to combat antibiotic-resistant infections by harnessing synthetic mucus

Researchers are pursuing an innovative and unexpected new avenue in the quest to fight antibiotic resistance: synthetic mucus. By studying and replicating mucus' natural ability to control pathogenic bacteria, the scientists hope to find new methods for combating infections.

26 Apr 2017

Unique microscope reveals clues to destructive autoimmune disease

Using a unique microscope capable of illuminating living cell structures in great detail, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found clues into how a destructive autoimmune disease works, setting the stage for more discoveries in the future.

26 Apr 2017

Early blood test can predict vaccine immunogenicity

Within seven days of vaccination, a blood test early after vaccination can predict whether vaccines based on living, modified viruses have had the desired effect.

26 Apr 2017

Obesity amplifies effects of three risk alleles linked to NAFLD

An international study based at UT Southwestern Medical Center revealed a striking genetic-environmental interaction: Obesity significantly amplifies the effects of three gene variants that increase risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by different metabolic pathways.

26 Apr 2017

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Nanoparticles can travel from the lungs into bloodstream and reach susceptible areas of cardiovascular system

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

AI key to driving precision medicine in cancer?

Research offers new way to improve nanopharmaceuticals for personalized medicine

Study provides preliminary evidence that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

Experts aim to develop noninvasive technology that accelerates learning

Study investigates plasticity of motor representations in patients with brain tumors

Simple ice bag applied to the face could help prevent cardiovascular decompensation, study suggests

Researchers take important step toward using transplanted fetal cells to treat liver failure

New technique dramatically accelerates search for new cancer treatments

Study underscores need for genetic screening to improve safety of experimental stem cell treatments

Dietary soy-protein may be effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases

New study points to cannabis as trigger for schizophrenia

Researchers identify new antibiotic resistance gene in bacteria from dairy cows

Removing senescent cells from joints could reverse progression of osteoarthritis

Scientists aim to combat antibiotic-resistant infections by harnessing synthetic mucus

Unique microscope reveals clues to destructive autoimmune disease

Early blood test can predict vaccine immunogenicity

Obesity amplifies effects of three risk alleles linked to NAFLD

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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