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$3.9 million NIH grant supports research on the Effects of integrated palliative care on Parkinson’s, related dementia

A five-year, $3.9 million grant to study the effects of integrated palliative care on health service outcomes and disparities in Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia has been awarded to UTHealth Houston and other institutions by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.

15 Nov 2023

Research opens the door to a potential treatment strategy for certain advanced prostate cancers

Epigenetic changes can cause prostate cancer to resist treatment by switching genes on or off. One epigenetic mechanism tags genes with DNA methylation marks.

15 Nov 2023

Polluted air may hurt reproductive health, research suggests

From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being.

15 Nov 2023

Study reveals weight-related differences in daily energy burning

Weight influences how and when bodies burn energy, new research indicates.

15 Nov 2023

Bacteria fight phages with RNA-based immune defense

There's no organism on earth that lives free of threat - including bacteria. Predatory viruses known as phages are among their most dire foes, infiltrating their cells to replicate and take over.

15 Nov 2023

Autoimmune rheumatic disease patients benefit significantly from fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases, which include rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic disorders that cause inflammation, are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as death due to severe COVID-19.

15 Nov 2023

Study sheds light on specific variants responsible for rare and serious disorder

Many disorders are caused by genetic variants; to make matters worse, the genetic origin of most disorders remains unknown.

15 Nov 2023

New drug cocktail reverses brain swelling and improves recovery in animal models of brain injury

Cerebral edema, the dangerous brain swelling that occurs after traumatic brain injury (TBI), can increase risk of death tenfold and significantly worsen prospects for recovery in brain function.

15 Nov 2023

Researchers develop new method to detect designer drugs in urine samples

Researchers from the University of B.C. and the BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (BCPTC) have developed a more efficient way to find out which new 'designer drugs' are circulating in the community

15 Nov 2023

RNA-based molecular subtypes can help predict response to chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

RNA-based molecular subtypes modestly improved predictions for pathologic downstaging in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

15 Nov 2023

Amelia Lavenski's seizure-free journey with the ketogenic diet

Amelia Lavenski is a 4-year-old girl from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, who has a bright personality and loves laughing and Mickey Mouse.

15 Nov 2023

Eating disorder claim lines increase significantly from 2018 to 2022

From 2018 to 2022, eating disorder claim lines increased 65 percent nationally as a percentage of all medical claim lines.

15 Nov 2023

Oral nicotine pouches fail to satisfy cravings of current smokers

Oral nicotine pouches, a tobacco-leaf-free product marketed as an alternative to cigarettes, do little to curb current smokers' nicotine cravings, according to a new study.

15 Nov 2023

Stand Up To Cancer unveils new gastroesophageal cancer research teams and awards

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced three Research Teams focused on bringing new therapies to clinical trials for the treatment of gastroesophageal cancer (GEC).

15 Nov 2023

World-first type 1 diabetes risk screening study in adults opens for recruitment

A world-first research programme led by the University of Bristol that will identify adults at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes opens for recruitment.

15 Nov 2023

Study reveals mechanisms restricting oncogene-driven skin cancer formation

To form a cancer, cells need to accumulate oncogenic mutations that confer tumor-initiating properties.

15 Nov 2023

Novel robotic system accurately measures arm usage in stroke patients

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. Each year more than 15 million people worldwide have strokes, and three-quarters of stroke survivors will experience impairment, weakness and paralysis in their arms and hands.

15 Nov 2023

New diagnostic workflow improves detection of 5q-spinal muscular atrophy

5q-spinal muscular atrophy (5q-SMA) is one of the more common types of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) affecting around one in ten thousand individuals worldwide.

15 Nov 2023

CVD-21: A novel instrument for predicting and monitoring cardiovascular disease

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed an instrument that makes it possible to measure 21 biomarkers for cardiovascular disease simultaneously with great precision by means of a simple blood test.

15 Nov 2023

Latest surveillance data shows a rise in antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths

The latest national surveillance data, announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference in Leeds today, shows that an estimated 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic resistant infection in 2022 - a rise of 4% since 2021 (55,792).

15 Nov 2023

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$3.9 million NIH grant supports research on the Effects of integrated palliative care on Parkinson’s, related dementia

Research opens the door to a potential treatment strategy for certain advanced prostate cancers

Polluted air may hurt reproductive health, research suggests

Study reveals weight-related differences in daily energy burning

Bacteria fight phages with RNA-based immune defense

Autoimmune rheumatic disease patients benefit significantly from fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose

Study sheds light on specific variants responsible for rare and serious disorder

New drug cocktail reverses brain swelling and improves recovery in animal models of brain injury

Researchers develop new method to detect designer drugs in urine samples

RNA-based molecular subtypes can help predict response to chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Amelia Lavenski's seizure-free journey with the ketogenic diet

Eating disorder claim lines increase significantly from 2018 to 2022

Oral nicotine pouches fail to satisfy cravings of current smokers

Stand Up To Cancer unveils new gastroesophageal cancer research teams and awards

World-first type 1 diabetes risk screening study in adults opens for recruitment

Study reveals mechanisms restricting oncogene-driven skin cancer formation

Novel robotic system accurately measures arm usage in stroke patients

New diagnostic workflow improves detection of 5q-spinal muscular atrophy

CVD-21: A novel instrument for predicting and monitoring cardiovascular disease

Latest surveillance data shows a rise in antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths

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