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Cancer risk and related mortality significantly higher among patients with kidney disease

Patients with kidney disease may have an increased risk of cancer and may be more likely to die from cancer.

8 Apr 2022

Imbalances in the intestinal virome may promote inflammatory bowel disease, research shows

Research in recent years has demonstrated the diverse roles that gut bacteria can play in health and disease, but what about contributions from viruses, which, like bacteria, perpetually reside within the human intestine?

8 Apr 2022

Study gains insight into the reasons behind low rate of birth registrations in Africa

In large parts of Africa, only half of all children are registered at birth. As a result, these unregistered children cannot, or only with difficultly, make claim to essential human rights later in life, be it healthcare, education or financial support.

8 Apr 2022

New delivery method enhances the "attack power" of CAR T cells against tumors

One cutting-edge cancer treatment exciting researchers today involves collecting and reprogramming a patient's T cells – a special set of immune cells – then putting them back into the body ready to detect and destroy cancerous cells.

8 Apr 2022

Study reveals rapid increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health

The international team of scientists aimed to address data gaps in air quality for 46* future megacities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East using space-based observations from instruments onboard NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) satellites for 2005 to 2018.

8 Apr 2022

Combination immunotherapy reverses resistance to PD-1 inhibitors in patients with advanced melanoma

Patients with advanced melanoma whose cancer does not respond to treatment with widely used immunotherapy drugs known as PD-1 inhibitors are often switched to treatment with a second type of immunotherapy drug – a CTLA-4 inhibitor such as the drug ipilimumab.

8 Apr 2022

Computational network science approach reveals new mechanisms for coronaviruses infections

A group of bat viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 can also infect human cells but uses a different and unknown entryway.

8 Apr 2022

City of Hope's late-breaking clinical trial data to be presented at AACR

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, will present late-breaking and clinical trial findings at this year's American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, which begins today.

8 Apr 2022

Artificial intelligence model could predict side effects resulting from new combination therapies

Preliminary data from an artificial intelligence model could potentially predict side effects resulting from new combination therapies, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

8 Apr 2022

AI model uses electronic health records to identify people at high risk for pancreatic cancer

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained using sequential health information derived from electronic health records identified a subset of individuals with a 25-fold risk of developing pancreatic cancer within three to 36 months, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

8 Apr 2022

Many clinical trials fail to account for previous or ongoing studies, researchers show

Clinical trials are a pivotal tool for assessing the safety and efficacy of medical interventions, but sponsors often provide incomplete information for assessing their ethical justification.

8 Apr 2022

New Russian-language protocol for fMRI enables preoperative mapping of language areas

Neurolinguists from HSE University, in collaboration with radiologists from the Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Centre, developed a Russian-language protocol for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that makes it possible to map individual language areas before neurosurgical operations.

8 Apr 2022

ADDF supports the need to gather more evidence about clinical effectiveness of anti-amyloid drug

On Thursday, April 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) formalized its plan to cover the anti-amyloid drug Aduhelm only for patients enrolled in clinical trials.

8 Apr 2022

Researchers discover new mechanisms for bone loss in gum disease

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology researchers reported on a new discovery regarding the mechanisms for bone loss in gum disease (periodontitis). They found that double stranded RNA molecules can activate the immune system response that leads to deterioration of bone.

8 Apr 2022

New Alzheimer’s disease hypothesis could open up diagnosis or treatment possibilities

Alzheimer's Disease could be caused by damage to a protective barrier in the body that allows fatty substances to build up in the brain, newly published research argues.

8 Apr 2022

Study finds no difference in life satisfaction between private and state school pupils

Private school pupils in England do not tend to report better mental health or greater life satisfaction in early adulthood than their state-educated peers, according to UCL-led research.

8 Apr 2022

Expanding statin prescription could be a cost-effective intervention against cardiovascular disease

Expanding prescription of statin medication to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol could be a cost-effective intervention against cardiovascular disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal Circulation.

8 Apr 2022

Certain antirheumatic drugs may lower incidence of Alzheimer's and related dementias in people with cardiovascular disease

New findings from the ongoing Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines (DREAM) study suggest that certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs may lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in people with cardiovascular disease.

8 Apr 2022

Substantial SARS-CoV-2 infection in perivascular cells of inflamed blood vessels

A new study demonstrated that vascular inflammation leads to heightened SARS-CoV-2 infection in perivascular cells.

8 Apr 2022

Depressive disorders are associated with general increase in the deformability of immune cells

A recent study by the TU Dresden and the University of Zurich in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light establishes for the first time a link between depressive disorders and mechanical characteristics of all major blood cell types.

8 Apr 2022

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Cancer risk and related mortality significantly higher among patients with kidney disease

Imbalances in the intestinal virome may promote inflammatory bowel disease, research shows

Study gains insight into the reasons behind low rate of birth registrations in Africa

New delivery method enhances the "attack power" of CAR T cells against tumors

Study reveals rapid increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health

Combination immunotherapy reverses resistance to PD-1 inhibitors in patients with advanced melanoma

Computational network science approach reveals new mechanisms for coronaviruses infections

City of Hope's late-breaking clinical trial data to be presented at AACR

Artificial intelligence model could predict side effects resulting from new combination therapies

AI model uses electronic health records to identify people at high risk for pancreatic cancer

Many clinical trials fail to account for previous or ongoing studies, researchers show

New Russian-language protocol for fMRI enables preoperative mapping of language areas

ADDF supports the need to gather more evidence about clinical effectiveness of anti-amyloid drug

Researchers discover new mechanisms for bone loss in gum disease

New Alzheimer’s disease hypothesis could open up diagnosis or treatment possibilities

Study finds no difference in life satisfaction between private and state school pupils

Expanding statin prescription could be a cost-effective intervention against cardiovascular disease

Certain antirheumatic drugs may lower incidence of Alzheimer's and related dementias in people with cardiovascular disease

Substantial SARS-CoV-2 infection in perivascular cells of inflamed blood vessels

Depressive disorders are associated with general increase in the deformability of immune cells

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