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Processed diets may promote diseases characterized by low-grade infection and inflammation

Processed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases such as E. coli infections, but might also increase the incidence of diseases characterized by low-grade chronic infection and inflammation such as diabetes, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

28 Apr 2021

Mutation in a cancer-causing gene could exacerbate cerebral cavernous malformations in the brain

Researchers have discovered an explanation for why cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs)--clusters of dilated blood vessels in the brain--can suddenly grow to cause seizures or stroke.

28 Apr 2021

Involuntary job changes are frequent among breast cancer patients

Breast cancer diagnosis: Around 88 percent of patients survive the dangerous disease in the first five years. Work is important for getting back to normality.

28 Apr 2021

Topical therapy can help safely reduce side effect of cancer treatment

Patients with advanced colorectal cancer may be spared from a toxic side effect caused by a type of targeted therapy used to treat the cancer with the help of another drug normally used to treat melanoma, according to a study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers suggest new approach to build a 'nanopore' biosensor for detecting specific molecules

Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules. In five to 10 years, when such devices may become a staple in doctors' offices, they could detect molecular markers for cancer and other diseases and assess the effectiveness of drug treatment to fight those illnesses.

28 Apr 2021

Eosinophils modify the respiratory barrier during influenza A infection, shows study

For the first time in published literature, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researchers showed that a variety of white blood cells known as eosinophils modify the respiratory barrier during influenza A (IAV) infection, according to a recent paper in the journal Cells.

28 Apr 2021

Novel platform has potential to detect many disease-related biomarkers in just one test

Most conventional molecular diagnostics usually detect only a single disease-related biomarker. Great examples are the PCR tests currently used to diagnose COVID-19 by detecting a specific sequence from SARS-CoV-2.

28 Apr 2021

Scientists gain atomic-level insight into behavior of a protein that promotes cancer growth

The neutron reflexometry method has given scientists an atomic-level insight into the behavior of Bcl-2, a protein that promotes cancerous cell growth. The new study was carried out by Umeå chemists in collaboration with the research facilities ESS and ISIS and is published in Nature Communications Biology.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers identify potential therapeutic target to prevent neurodegeneration after a stroke

Researchers with the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at UT Southwestern have identified a new protein implicated in cell death that provides a potential therapeutic target that could prevent or delay the progress of neurodegenerative diseases following a stroke.

27 Apr 2021

U-M study finds low HPV vaccination rate among young adult men in the U.S.

The COVID-19 vaccine isn't having any trouble attracting suitors. But there's another, older model that's been mostly ignored by the young men of America: the HPV vaccine.

27 Apr 2021

New treatment reduces the severity of ARDS in influenza-infected mice

A new treatment is among the first known to reduce the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by the flu in animals, according to a new study.

27 Apr 2021

NUS study identifies protein that could be targeted to overcome chemoresistance in cancer

Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cancer cells in the body. It is a systemic treatment where drugs travel throughout the body and destroy cancer cells that have spread (metastasized) to parts of the body far away from the original (primary) tumor.

27 Apr 2021

CU Cancer Center researchers receive PRCRP grant to investigate metastasis

Two members of the University of Colorado Cancer Center have received prestigious Idea Awards from the U.S. Department of Defense's Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program.

27 Apr 2021

New discovery could lead to more effective treatments for fatigue-inducing anemias

A combination of inexpensive oral medications may be able to treat fatigue-inducing anemias caused by chronic diseases and inflammation, a new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

27 Apr 2021

Research opens up the possibility of dietary therapy for cancer

A research group at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has discovered molecular events that determine whether cancer cells live or die. With this knowledge, they found that reduced consumption of a specific protein building block prevents the growth of cells that become cancerous.

27 Apr 2021

Loneliness among middle-aged men associated with higher cancer risk, study shows

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland shows that loneliness among middle-aged men is associated with an increased risk of cancer. According to the researchers, taking account of loneliness and social relationships should thus be an important part of comprehensive health care and disease prevention.

27 Apr 2021

Study in Ireland identifies underlying conditions associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes

A national study of 20,000 patients conducted by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has identified the underlying conditions that are associated with more severe outcomes from COVID-19 in an Irish setting.

27 Apr 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Processed diets may promote diseases characterized by low-grade infection and inflammation

Mutation in a cancer-causing gene could exacerbate cerebral cavernous malformations in the brain

Involuntary job changes are frequent among breast cancer patients

Topical therapy can help safely reduce side effect of cancer treatment

Researchers suggest new approach to build a 'nanopore' biosensor for detecting specific molecules

Eosinophils modify the respiratory barrier during influenza A infection, shows study

Novel platform has potential to detect many disease-related biomarkers in just one test

Scientists gain atomic-level insight into behavior of a protein that promotes cancer growth

Researchers identify potential therapeutic target to prevent neurodegeneration after a stroke

U-M study finds low HPV vaccination rate among young adult men in the U.S.

New treatment reduces the severity of ARDS in influenza-infected mice

NUS study identifies protein that could be targeted to overcome chemoresistance in cancer

CU Cancer Center researchers receive PRCRP grant to investigate metastasis

New discovery could lead to more effective treatments for fatigue-inducing anemias

Research opens up the possibility of dietary therapy for cancer

Loneliness among middle-aged men associated with higher cancer risk, study shows

Study in Ireland identifies underlying conditions associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes

Menopausal symptoms in breast cancer patients could be reduced through CBT delivered by nurses

New AI-driven diagnostics technique could transform treatment for bowel cancer

Shift workers more likely to test positive for Covid-19 in hospital

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