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CDC tells pharmacies to give 4th covid shots to immunocompromised patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reached out to pharmacists Wednesday to reinforce the message that people with moderate to severe immune suppression are eligible for fourth covid shots.

26 Jan 2022

Breast cancer drug shows promise in treating young infants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum

PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) is a group of rare, incurable disorders caused by mutations in the PIK3CA gene that result in the malformation and overgrowth of various parts of the body.

26 Jan 2022

The Role of Glycans in the Cell and Glycans Imaging Method

In this interview, News-Medical talks to a pioneer of glycan imaging, Richard Drake about glycans, their role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, glycopeptide analysis, and method development for glycan imaging.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 26 Jan 2022

AMSBIO Expands EU Operations

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From AMS Biotechnology 26 Jan 2022

Scientists explore how proteins bind with specific companions inside cells

Despite its minute size, a single cell contains billions of molecules that bustle around and bind to one another, carrying out vital functions. The human genome encodes about 20,000 proteins, most of which interact with partner proteins to mediate upwards of 400,000 distinct interactions.

25 Jan 2022

Link established between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases

An international research team has established a link between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.

25 Jan 2022

Nutritional components hold promise for improving the health and well-being of adults

Emerging research indicates that nutritional components that target specific mechanisms associated with age-associated cellular decline (AACD) hold promise for improving the health and well-being of adults.

25 Jan 2022

With a vaccine mandate looming, nursing homes face more staffing problems

Jamie Smith, a staffing agency nurse who loves end-of-life care, said she has been warmly welcomed by staffers and residents at Frontier Health & Rehabilitation in this conservative St. Louis suburb.

25 Jan 2022

Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th covid shot

Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19 — say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials.

25 Jan 2022

Researchers discover a potential new way to combat antibiotic resistance

Researchers from Monash University have discovered a potential new way to prevent antibiotic resistance and reduce antibiotic intake.

25 Jan 2022

Artificial intelligence could help better predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

For the first time, University of Utah Health scientists have shown that artificial intelligence could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease.

25 Jan 2022

How artificial intelligence is poised to reshape medicine

In a recent review published in the journal of Nature Medicine, researchers discussed the results of a two-year weekly effort to track and communicate significant developments in medical (artificial intelligence) AI. They included prospective studies as well as developments in medical image analysis that have narrowed the gap between research and implementation.

24 Jan 2022

Local policies have a large influence on public health

Local mask policies are strong influencers on mask-wearing behavior, according to new research from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and Resolve to Save Lives.

24 Jan 2022

Study finds a sharp dip in access to care for poorer Americans during the pandemic

Americans' use of common outpatient health services dipped sharply at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, then rebounded to near-normal levels by the end of 2020, only to decline again during the second surge in January–February 2021, according to a new UCLA-led study.

24 Jan 2022

Johns Hopkins experts offer suggestions to address challenges of online learning for children with cancer

Thousands of schools transitioned to online learning in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which time many children with cancer and other chronic health needs, as well as those with special education needs, faced significant challenges to learning online.

24 Jan 2022

Peptide-enhanced antibody therapy may help treat breast cancer metastasis to bone

A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone.

24 Jan 2022

LSU Health New Orleans scientists to create more personalized nutrition recommendations

LSU Health New Orleans scientists will participate in a $170 million National Institutes of Health study that will develop algorithms to predict individual responses to food and dietary routines.

24 Jan 2022

Researchers develop a computational approach to identify genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes

Many future gene and cell therapies to treat diseases like cancer, rare genetic and other conditions could be enhanced in their efficacy, persistence, and predictability by so-called "genomic safe harbors (GSHs)."

24 Jan 2022

Research shows the impact on COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers

New research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on pediatric oncology health care professionals worldwide, requiring significant staffing changes and causing physical, psychological, and financial distress.

24 Jan 2022

Highly anxious men may be at greater risk for developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Middle-aged men who are anxious and worry more may be at greater biological risk for developing heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, also called cardiometabolic disease, as they get older, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

24 Jan 2022

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

CDC tells pharmacies to give 4th covid shots to immunocompromised patients

Breast cancer drug shows promise in treating young infants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum

The Role of Glycans in the Cell and Glycans Imaging Method

AMSBIO Expands EU Operations

Scientists explore how proteins bind with specific companions inside cells

Link established between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases

Nutritional components hold promise for improving the health and well-being of adults

With a vaccine mandate looming, nursing homes face more staffing problems

Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th covid shot

Researchers discover a potential new way to combat antibiotic resistance

Artificial intelligence could help better predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease

How artificial intelligence is poised to reshape medicine

Local policies have a large influence on public health

Study finds a sharp dip in access to care for poorer Americans during the pandemic

Johns Hopkins experts offer suggestions to address challenges of online learning for children with cancer

Peptide-enhanced antibody therapy may help treat breast cancer metastasis to bone

LSU Health New Orleans scientists to create more personalized nutrition recommendations

Researchers develop a computational approach to identify genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes

Research shows the impact on COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers

Highly anxious men may be at greater risk for developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes

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