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Biomarker may predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes in extremely preterm infants

Tests of cells collected from the umbilical cord blood vessel walls at birth can predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes in extremely preterm infants, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

22 May 2017

Cancer drug may help treat food allergies

A cancer drug for patients with certain types of leukemia and lymphoma can also prevent reactions to some of the most common airborne allergies, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study. The promising data from this pilot study could have greater implications for adults with food allergies.

22 May 2017

Study uncovers new genes linked to intelligence

Intelligence is one of the most investigated traits in humans and higher intelligence is associated with important economic and health-related life outcomes.

22 May 2017

Complex malaria vaccine protects monkeys against virulent parasite strains

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, modified an experimental malaria vaccine and showed that it completely protected four of eight monkeys that received it against challenge with the virulent Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite.

22 May 2017

Researchers develop simple, flexible technique for early cancer diagnosis

Earlier discovery of cancer and greater precision in the treatment process are the objectives of a new method developed by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy and Boston University.

22 May 2017

New findings shed light on factors that impact hospice referrals for patients with blood cancers

Research has shown that patients with blood cancers are less likely to enroll in hospice care than patients with solid cancers, and the findings from a national survey suggest that concerns about the adequacy of hospice may prevent blood cancer specialists from referring their patients.

22 May 2017

Study identifies two T cell biomarkers that may predict survival trajectory of IPF patients

Two T cell biomarkers appear to predict the survival trajectory of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a lung disease that has a varied, but ultimately devastating, impact on patients, according to new research presented at the ATS 2017 International Conference.

22 May 2017

Researchers urge caution in treating injured young athletes with cell-based therapies

Physicians, parents and coaches should be cautious when considering treating injured young athletes with platelet rich plasma (PRP), stem cells or other types of regenerative medicine, says a nationally recognized sports medicine clinician and researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and UHealth Sports Medicine Institute.

22 May 2017

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

Rush University Medical Center is among the first hospitals in the nation, and the only one in Illinois, to provide patients fighting advanced kidney access to a new combination immunotherapy that targets different immune system cells and processes than a widely used therapy that has been proven effective for some patients but had little effect on others.

22 May 2017

New anti-viral tool could become game-changer in the fight against MERS

In June 2012, a 60 year-old man with flu-like symptoms walked into a private hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Two weeks later, he died from multiple organ failure, becoming the first victim of a mysterious virus that came to be known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS.

19 May 2017

Researchers discover how tau disrupts functioning of nerve cells even before forming tangles

Tau proteins are involved in more than twenty neurodegenerative diseases, including various forms of dementia.

19 May 2017

Researchers discover novel mechanism that causes malignant pleural effusion in lung cancer patients

Lung cancer patients are particularly susceptible to malignant pleural effusion, when fluid collects in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, in partnership with the German Center for Lung Research, have discovered a novel mechanism that causes this to happen.

19 May 2017

New findings could lead to first broadly effective ebolavirus therapies and vaccines

After analyzing the blood of a survivor of the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak, a team of scientists from academia, industry and the government has discovered the first natural human antibodies that can neutralize and protect animals against all three major disease-causing ebolaviruses.

19 May 2017

New understanding about brain proteins could lead to effective therapies for dementia

A research team from the University of Plymouth, University of Southampton and the Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Vari, Greece, have studied two structurally-similar proteins in the adult brain and have found that they play distinct roles in the development of dementia.

19 May 2017

Penn scientists receive $9.25 million grant for research on concussion

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced today it has awarded a $9.25 million grant to Penn researchers to study the underlying mechanisms of concussion and help uncover potential clinical interventions that could improve recovery.

19 May 2017

Trans-fatty acids promote cell death in a more direct manner than previously thought

Tohoku University researchers have found that trans-fatty acids promote cell death in a more direct manner than previously thought, leading to the development of atherosclerosis, a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.

18 May 2017

Freiburg scientists show that enzymes can be activated through electrical stimulation of cell membrane

The enzymes nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS1) and protein kinase C (PKC) play an important role in a variety of signal transfer processes in neurons of the brain, as well as in many cell types of other organs.

18 May 2017

Researchers discover how the injured brain alerts immune system

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a new way that cells in the brain alert the rest of the body to recruit immune cells when the brain is injured. The work was completed in mouse models that mimic infection, stroke or trauma in humans.

18 May 2017

Research into cellular senescence may lead to new ways of treating age-related disorders

One of the things that happens to our bodies as we age is that certain cells start to accumulate. So-called senescent cells – cells that "retire" and stop dividing but refuse to die – are always present, and they even serve some important functions, such as in wound repair.

18 May 2017

FDA-approved drug improves clinical outcomes among patients with rare immunologic disease

Adding the injectable drug mepolizumab to standard treatment for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare immunologic disease, significantly improved clinical outcomes among participants in an advanced clinical trial, scientists report.

18 May 2017

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Biomarker may predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes in extremely preterm infants

Cancer drug may help treat food allergies

Study uncovers new genes linked to intelligence

Complex malaria vaccine protects monkeys against virulent parasite strains

Researchers develop simple, flexible technique for early cancer diagnosis

New findings shed light on factors that impact hospice referrals for patients with blood cancers

Study identifies two T cell biomarkers that may predict survival trajectory of IPF patients

Researchers urge caution in treating injured young athletes with cell-based therapies

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

New anti-viral tool could become game-changer in the fight against MERS

Researchers discover how tau disrupts functioning of nerve cells even before forming tangles

Researchers discover novel mechanism that causes malignant pleural effusion in lung cancer patients

New findings could lead to first broadly effective ebolavirus therapies and vaccines

New understanding about brain proteins could lead to effective therapies for dementia

Penn scientists receive $9.25 million grant for research on concussion

Trans-fatty acids promote cell death in a more direct manner than previously thought

Freiburg scientists show that enzymes can be activated through electrical stimulation of cell membrane

Researchers discover how the injured brain alerts immune system

Research into cellular senescence may lead to new ways of treating age-related disorders

FDA-approved drug improves clinical outcomes among patients with rare immunologic disease

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