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Medi-Cal covers gender-transition treatment, but getting it isn’t easy

From an early age, Pasha Wrangell felt different. Societal expectations of boys, and many characteristics of masculinity, did not match how Wrangell felt inside.

10 Aug 2023

How conversion between different types of cell death contributes to disease

Researchers elucidate the role of cell death in the pathogenesis of different diseases.

10 Aug 2023

Could natural radon radiation have influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine?

A new study looked at whether natural radon radiation influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.

10 Aug 2023

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published in the August 9, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Aug 2023

Duke researchers develop potent antibiotic against drug-resistant superbugs

A scientific journey decades in the making at Duke University has found a new antibiotic strategy to defeat gram-negative bacteria like Salmonella, Pseudomonas and E. coli, the culprits in many urinary tract infections (UTIs).

9 Aug 2023

"Visual-movement" neurons in the brain help individuals to stay focused on rewarding tasks

Trying to finish your homework while the big game is on TV? "Visual-movement" neurons in the front of your brain can help you stay focused, according to a new study from neuroscientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Aug 2023

CDK9 inhibitors: A promising new treatment for hematological malignancies

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on August 7, 2023, entitled, "CDK9 INHIBITORS: a promising combination partner in the treatment of hematological malignancies."

9 Aug 2023

Yale researchers create "humanized" liver in living mice to study chronic liver diseases

Yale researchers have created a functional "humanized" liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for treating chronic liver diseases afflicting tens of millions of people in the United States.

9 Aug 2023

GABA transfer between skin cells promotes melanoma initiation

The transfer of a neurotransmitter from one type of skin cell to another (melanocytes to keratinocytes) altered electrical activity and promoted melanoma initiation in preclinical models, according to results published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

9 Aug 2023

Mice lacking TMCO3 gene have shortened bones

Through next-generation sequencing, investigators have identified a mutation in the TMCO3 gene in two sisters with short stature.

9 Aug 2023

Immunotherapy after stem cell transplantation effectively combats certain childhood nerve tumors

Scientists at St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute and the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen have shown that immunotherapy after stem cell transplantation effectively combats certain nerve tumors in children.

9 Aug 2023

New treatment approach shows promise in reversing hormone resistance in breast cancer

A collaborative study between LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, the University of Rochester and Cellestia Biotech AG, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, provides compelling evidence that combining an investigational oral drug with standard-of-care medications reverts hormone resistance and increases Rx effectiveness in experimental models of estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) and triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC), respectively.

9 Aug 2023

Study finds no link between alcohol use and breast cancer recurrence or death

A Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer survivors: Is it safe to drink alcohol?

9 Aug 2023

Researchers design a probiotic to suppress autoimmunity in the brain

Brigham researchers are working on a new approach to target autoimmunity in the brain leverages designer bacteria to make treatment safer and more effective.

9 Aug 2023

Deep-learning technology could help scientists to develop personalized immunotherapies and vaccines

Deep-learning technology developed by a team of Johns Hopkins engineers and cancer researchers can accurately predict cancer-related protein fragments that may trigger an immune system response.

9 Aug 2023

U-M researchers receive prestigious award for developing breakthrough surgical technology

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering and Medical School invented and developed histotripsy, and their efforts to bring it to the clinic to address human disease has earned them this year’s Distinguished University Innovator Award.

9 Aug 2023

Researchers develop antibody drugs from tobacco plants for cancer treatment

For the first time in Thailand, lecturers at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences have successfully developed antibody from tobacco plants with inhibitory effects on the growth of cancer cells in laboratory animals.

9 Aug 2023

How does adherence to the DASH diet influence blood pressure?

Scientists have investigated whether the level of adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet influences blood pressure.

9 Aug 2023

Are mushrooms an effective early dietary intervention for Alzheimer’s Disease?

In a study published in the journal Foods, researchers reviewed available literature on the potential anti-Alzheimer's disease properties of mushrooms.

9 Aug 2023

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he regularly trained with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a frothy white fire retardant that is highly effective but now known to be toxic.

9 Aug 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Medi-Cal covers gender-transition treatment, but getting it isn’t easy

How conversion between different types of cell death contributes to disease

Could natural radon radiation have influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine?

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

Duke researchers develop potent antibiotic against drug-resistant superbugs

"Visual-movement" neurons in the brain help individuals to stay focused on rewarding tasks

CDK9 inhibitors: A promising new treatment for hematological malignancies

Yale researchers create "humanized" liver in living mice to study chronic liver diseases

GABA transfer between skin cells promotes melanoma initiation

Mice lacking TMCO3 gene have shortened bones

Immunotherapy after stem cell transplantation effectively combats certain childhood nerve tumors

New treatment approach shows promise in reversing hormone resistance in breast cancer

Study finds no link between alcohol use and breast cancer recurrence or death

Researchers design a probiotic to suppress autoimmunity in the brain

Deep-learning technology could help scientists to develop personalized immunotherapies and vaccines

U-M researchers receive prestigious award for developing breakthrough surgical technology

Researchers develop antibody drugs from tobacco plants for cancer treatment

How does adherence to the DASH diet influence blood pressure?

Are mushrooms an effective early dietary intervention for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

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The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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