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Rethinking how cancer immunotherapy drugs are delivered could save millions

A new analysis finds that up to millions of dollars could be saved annually on cancer immunotherapy treatments across the Veterans Health Administration by reconsidering how those drugs are delivered.

11 Jul 2023

USDA scientists create healthy menu with 91% of calories coming from ultra-processed foods

Scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center led a study that demonstrates it is possible to build a healthy diet with 91 percent of the calories coming from ultra-processed foods (as classified using the NOVA scale) while still following the recommendations from the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).

11 Jul 2023

Forensic nurse researcher develops new ways to detect bruises in patients with darker skin tones

A leading forensic nurse researcher has developed new approaches to detecting bruises in patients with darker skin tones – thus helping to overcome barriers to diagnosing injuries in patients of color, according to a special article on nurse innovators in the July issue of the American Journal of Nursing.

11 Jul 2023

The truth about hypnosis: Debunking common myths

A strange mystic swings a pocket watch back and forth, repeating the phrase "You're getting sleepy, very sleepy," giving them absolute command over their subject.

11 Jul 2023

How the brain keeps blood sugar levels in check

The body's blood glucose level needs to be maintained in a relatively narrow range. It cannot be too high, as it can lead to diabetes, and it cannot be too low because it can cause fainting or even death.

11 Jul 2023

THC-O-acetate's psychedelic effects may be greatly exaggerated

The cannabis plant is complex, with about 100 cannabinoids, or compounds, many of which science still knows little or nothing about.

11 Jul 2023

Study reveals how to customize artificial tears to alleviate dry eye symptoms

Compared to artificial tears, or eye drops, human tears are significantly more complex liquids, with a wide range of components including lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, water, and salt.

11 Jul 2023

48th IBS Conference focuses on viral diseases and immunology

The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) is organizing the IBS-KAI Conference from July 12th to 14th at the Hotel ICC Daejeon.

11 Jul 2023

World's first completely open- and crowd-sourced neuroscience experiment launched

Today, scientists from the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, a division of the Allen Institute, launched the world's first completely open- and crowd-sourced neuroscience experiment - inviting researchers from around the world to publicly design a shared experiment that will run on the Allen Brain Observatory, as part of the Institute's OpenScope program.

11 Jul 2023

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

One of the most powerful psychedelics known, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been described as causing imaginative visuals akin to the dream state.

11 Jul 2023

Unborn baby 'remote controls' mother's metabolism using ‘greedy’ gene inherited from dad

Fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their dad to force their mum to release as much nutrients as possible during pregnancy, Cambridge scientists have discovered.

11 Jul 2023

New insights into how dendritic cells arm T cells to fight disease

As part of the immune system, dendritic cells are essential for fighting body cells that have degenerated or are infected with a virus.

11 Jul 2023

Study identifies a signature of risk for developing hypomania

Mania, in which mood and energy level are extremely elevated for at least a week, and hypomania, which is less severe and lasts at least four days, are the defining features of bipolar spectrum disorders (BSD) and can be the most disruptive symptoms.

11 Jul 2023

African cancer genome registry seeks to understand disparities in prostate, breast cancer risk and outcomes

"Please, please do it (cancer screening), if not for yourself, then for the next generation. We need to see the day when we end cancer."

11 Jul 2023

Study uncovers neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels

New research has discovered neurons within the brain which detect and respond to changes in the level of sugar within the bloodstream.

11 Jul 2023

Orexin is crucial to the regulation of pupil size, research shows

The way the brain regulates pupil size is different from previously thought: fundamentally responsible is the neurotransmitter orexin, as researchers at ETH Zurich have now shown.

11 Jul 2023

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

A new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as a targeted gene sequencing test at identifying abnormalities responsible for genetic disorders in newborns and infants.

11 Jul 2023

Study provides unprecedented insights into the complexity of large-scale neural networks

That experiences leave their trace in the connectivity of the brain has been known for a while, but a pioneering study by researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and TUD Dresden University of Technology now shows how massive these effects really are.

11 Jul 2023

Photon-counting CT protocol shows promise for lung imaging

New CT technology allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

11 Jul 2023

New mouse model mimics the development of frailty in older adults

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that successfully mimics the development of frailty as mammals — likely including people — get older.

11 Jul 2023

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Rethinking how cancer immunotherapy drugs are delivered could save millions

USDA scientists create healthy menu with 91% of calories coming from ultra-processed foods

Forensic nurse researcher develops new ways to detect bruises in patients with darker skin tones

The truth about hypnosis: Debunking common myths

How the brain keeps blood sugar levels in check

THC-O-acetate's psychedelic effects may be greatly exaggerated

Study reveals how to customize artificial tears to alleviate dry eye symptoms

48th IBS Conference focuses on viral diseases and immunology

World's first completely open- and crowd-sourced neuroscience experiment launched

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

Unborn baby 'remote controls' mother's metabolism using ‘greedy’ gene inherited from dad

New insights into how dendritic cells arm T cells to fight disease

Study identifies a signature of risk for developing hypomania

African cancer genome registry seeks to understand disparities in prostate, breast cancer risk and outcomes

Study uncovers neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels

Orexin is crucial to the regulation of pupil size, research shows

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

Study provides unprecedented insights into the complexity of large-scale neural networks

Photon-counting CT protocol shows promise for lung imaging

New mouse model mimics the development of frailty in older adults

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