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New course of treatment with existing drugs for cervical cancer reduces risk of death by 35%

A course of treatment with existing drugs prior to chemoradiation led to a 35% reduction in the risk of death or return of cancer, in trial results presented by researchers from UCL and UCLH.

25 Oct 2023

Oxford Vaccine Group launches a pioneering study into human immunity

This study will test the responses of cells in lymph nodes before and after immunization with flu and COVID-19 vaccines and compare reactions in older and younger adults.

25 Oct 2023

Lack of direct comparisons prevents assessment of upadacitinib's benefit in Crohn's disease

Like several immunosuppressive biologics, the JAK inhibitor upadacitinib is also approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease. Commissioned by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has now investigated in an early benefit assessment whether the drug offers an added benefit versus the appropriate comparator therapy to patients with moderate to severe active Crohn's disease who have had an inadequate response, lost response or are intolerant to conventional therapy or a biologic agent.

25 Oct 2023

New study provides insights into the safety of novel therapies for pulmonary embolism

A large, modern real-world analysis published today in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (JSCAI), provides vital insights into the safety of novel therapies including ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis (USCDT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) that have been developed to address the increased morbidity and mortality of elevated risk pulmonary embolism (PE). Findings were presented today at TCT 2023.

25 Oct 2023

Tai Chi shows long-term benefits for people with Parkinson's

Tai Chi, the Chinese martial art that involves sequences of very slow controlled movements, may curb the symptoms and complications of Parkinson's disease for several years, reveals research, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

25 Oct 2023

Millions of Americans with mild cognitive impairment are undiagnosed, studies find

For many people, forgetting your keys or struggling to plan tasks can seem like a normal part of the aging process. But those lapses can actually be symptoms of something more serious: mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, which could be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease.

25 Oct 2023

New smartphone attachment could enable low-cost neurological screening for all

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone attachment that could enable people to screen for a variety of neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury, at low cost - and do so accurately regardless of their skin tone.

25 Oct 2023

California expands paid sick days and boosts health worker wages

California continues to burnish its reputation as a progressive state for health policy as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills expanding paid sick leave, adding bereavement leave for miscarriages, and boosting wages for health workers.

25 Oct 2023

Omicron's edge: boosters pressure SARS-CoV-2 to adapt and evolve

The effects of vaccine booster doses on the adaptive evolution of the virus.

25 Oct 2023

Brain clues in the battle against long COVID: study pinpoints neuroinflammation

The relationship between circulating markers of vascular dysfunction and neuroinflammation.

25 Oct 2023

UK Biobank reveals: Mediterranean diet might be the key to combating 32 chronic diseases!

The association between a healthy dietary pattern and 48 individual chronic diseases among community-dwelling adults.

25 Oct 2023

Dementia and cholesterol: investigating links and impacts of hormone replacement therapy

The relationships between hormone replacement therapy (HRT), serum cholesterol levels, and dementia incidence.

25 Oct 2023

Red grape polyphenol, resveratrol: a multifaceted therapeutic powerhouse under review

The therapeutic potential of resveratrol, a red grape polyphenol.

25 Oct 2023

Can ChatGPT revolutionize nutrition education? Study examines potential and challenges

The potential of ChatGPT application as a knowledge-enhancement tool in the nutrition domain.

25 Oct 2023

New biomaterial could change the way human tissue can be grown in the lab

Scientists at UNSW Sydney have created a new material that could change the way human tissue can be grown in the lab and used in medical procedures.

24 Oct 2023

New software tool provides a way for safer design of genome editing

A team of researchers has developed a software tool called DANGER (Deleterious and ANticipatable Guides Evaluated by RNA-sequencing) analysis that provides a way for the safer design of genome editing in all organisms with a transcriptome.

24 Oct 2023

Children as young as four years old eat 79% more calories when bored, study shows

A new study carried out at Aston University has shown that children as young as four years old eat 79% more calories when they are bored, compared to when they are in a neutral mood.

24 Oct 2023

Researchers develop artificial intelligence tool for automatic colorectal cancer tissue analysis

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä in collaboration with the Institute of Biomedicine University of Turku and Nova Central Finland have developed an artificial intelligence tool for automatic colorectal cancer tissue analysis.

24 Oct 2023

Epidemic: What good is a vaccine when there is no rice?

The 1970s was the deadliest decade in the "entire history of Bangladesh," said environmental historian Iftekhar Iqbal

24 Oct 2023

BA.2.86 Omicron sub-variant shows high receptor affinity but moderate neutralization resistance

Study investigates the receptor affinity and antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.86 variant, revealing that it does not show higher resistance to neutralization by human sera than other recent variants. Despite its high number of mutations and receptor affinity, the variant is slightly more sensitive to neutralization than the EG.5.1 variant, warranting continued surveillance.

24 Oct 2023

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New course of treatment with existing drugs for cervical cancer reduces risk of death by 35%

Oxford Vaccine Group launches a pioneering study into human immunity

Lack of direct comparisons prevents assessment of upadacitinib's benefit in Crohn's disease

New study provides insights into the safety of novel therapies for pulmonary embolism

Tai Chi shows long-term benefits for people with Parkinson's

Millions of Americans with mild cognitive impairment are undiagnosed, studies find

New smartphone attachment could enable low-cost neurological screening for all

California expands paid sick days and boosts health worker wages

Omicron's edge: boosters pressure SARS-CoV-2 to adapt and evolve

Brain clues in the battle against long COVID: study pinpoints neuroinflammation

UK Biobank reveals: Mediterranean diet might be the key to combating 32 chronic diseases!

Dementia and cholesterol: investigating links and impacts of hormone replacement therapy

Red grape polyphenol, resveratrol: a multifaceted therapeutic powerhouse under review

Can ChatGPT revolutionize nutrition education? Study examines potential and challenges

New biomaterial could change the way human tissue can be grown in the lab

New software tool provides a way for safer design of genome editing

Children as young as four years old eat 79% more calories when bored, study shows

Researchers develop artificial intelligence tool for automatic colorectal cancer tissue analysis

Epidemic: What good is a vaccine when there is no rice?

BA.2.86 Omicron sub-variant shows high receptor affinity but moderate neutralization resistance

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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