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Hydrogen sulfide can be used to support photothermal therapy for cancer

Hydrogen sulfide is usually a highly toxic gas. However, with careful preparation, it can be used to support photothermal therapy (PTT) in treating cancer, as a team of researchers reporting in the journal Angewandte Chemie has recently discovered.

26 May 2023

Kentucky, Michigan scientists receive American Heart Association Merit Award for cardiovascular research

A Lexington, Ky., research scientist studying ways to repair damaged major vessels with medication rather than surgery and a physician-scientist from Ann Arbor, Mich., exploring the mechanisms of how exercise can heal heart muscle and brain tissue following a heart attack or stroke are the most recent American Heart Association Merit Award recipients.

26 May 2023

New standards for the training of rheumatologists across Europe

Postgraduate rheumatology training programmes define the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed for physicians to become specialists in rheumatology.

26 May 2023

Using nanoparticles and magnetic field to guide immunotherapy cells

A novel ideal proposed by European researchers would guide immunotherapy cells to where they are needed most.

26 May 2023

Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

While age-related brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease often develop slowly across an individual's lifetime, they usually aren't detected until symptoms have already started.

26 May 2023

Fibromyalgia causes structural brain changes

Pain-processing regions are particularly affected by changes in brain volume. The good news is that these changes may be reversible.

26 May 2023

Study identifies six odor categories associated with migraine attacks

Researchers categorized migraine-associated odors into six groups.

26 May 2023

Is a multicomponent hypertension management program implemented in the public primary care setting associated with fewer patient complications and mortality?

Researchers compared hypertension-associated complications and the use of healthcare services at five years among hypertensive individuals managed using the Risk Assessment and Management Program for Hypertension (RAMP-HT) versus regular care.

26 May 2023

Are inadequate culinary skills among undergraduate students associated with obesity and overweight?

Researchers investigated the association between the culinary skills of undergraduate students and their chances of being obese.

26 May 2023

Do glucose-lowering medications have different effects on kidney outcomes?

Researchers evaluated the kidney outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

26 May 2023

Can ingesting products with different percentages of cocoa affect muscle pain sensation?

Researchers investigated whether consuming different cocoa products in different proportions could lower pain experimentally induced by injecting hypertonic saline into the masseter muscle of healthy individuals.

26 May 2023

Insights into the direction and extent of gut microbiome dysbiosis in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment

Researchers performed a meta-analysis to determine the association between intestinal microbiota and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

26 May 2023

A groundbreaking digital brain–spine bridge empowers tetraplegic patient to walk naturally after spinal cord injury

Researchers developed a groundbreaking wireless digital bridge that helped a chronic tetraplegia patient to walk.

26 May 2023

The most important meal of the day: daily breakfast consumption patterns in European adolescents

A recent study published in Nutrients examined daily breakfast consumption (DBC) patterns in adolescents from 23 European countries.

26 May 2023

The effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing, and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption

Researchers estimate the impact of three main alcohol control policies on alcohol consumption levels.

26 May 2023

The potential clinical benefit of the Multabody platform as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2

The potential clinical benefit of the Multabody platform as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2.

26 May 2023

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

Researchers explored associations between prolonged exposure to air pollution and severe coronavirus disease 2019.

26 May 2023

How do the outcomes of viral coinfections vary across host species?

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers investigated the outcomes of coinfections of two viruses — Drosophila C Virus (DCV) and Cricket Paralysis Virus (CrPV) in 25 inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster and 47 other host species belonging to the Drosophilidae family.

26 May 2023

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

25 May 2023

Antiviral drugs may be a new treatment strategy in the fight against Candida auris

Antiviral drugs can make antifungals work again.

25 May 2023

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Hydrogen sulfide can be used to support photothermal therapy for cancer

Kentucky, Michigan scientists receive American Heart Association Merit Award for cardiovascular research

New standards for the training of rheumatologists across Europe

Using nanoparticles and magnetic field to guide immunotherapy cells

Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Fibromyalgia causes structural brain changes

Study identifies six odor categories associated with migraine attacks

Is a multicomponent hypertension management program implemented in the public primary care setting associated with fewer patient complications and mortality?

Are inadequate culinary skills among undergraduate students associated with obesity and overweight?

Do glucose-lowering medications have different effects on kidney outcomes?

Can ingesting products with different percentages of cocoa affect muscle pain sensation?

Insights into the direction and extent of gut microbiome dysbiosis in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment

A groundbreaking digital brain–spine bridge empowers tetraplegic patient to walk naturally after spinal cord injury

The most important meal of the day: daily breakfast consumption patterns in European adolescents

The effects of alcohol taxation, minimum unit pricing, and restricted temporal availability on overall alcohol consumption

The potential clinical benefit of the Multabody platform as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2

Associations between exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19

How do the outcomes of viral coinfections vary across host species?

Tumors in distant organs remotely reprogram the liver

Antiviral drugs may be a new treatment strategy in the fight against Candida auris

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