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The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute joins Cancer Proteome Project

The Josep Carreras Institute becomes part of the Cancer Proteome project, an international initiative for the study of malignant tumors.

6 May 2022

Neuroscientists discover a new facet to caloric restriction that dramatically extends life span

A new study in mice led by neuroscientists at UT Southwestern's Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute shows that it's not just calories that count.

6 May 2022

Coaching program reduces emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome among resident physicians

A coaching program aimed at decreasing burnout among female resident physicians significantly reduced emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome while increasing self-compassion over a six month period, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

6 May 2022

Workplace mistreatment found to be common among all physicians

According to new research from Boston Medical Center and Stanford University School of Medicine, almost a quarter of physicians who responded to a survey at Stanford Medicine experienced workplace mistreatment, with patients and visitors being the most common source.

6 May 2022

Doctoral students explore alternative methods for detecting skin cancer

An early diagnosis is crucial to be able to treat skin cancer before it spreads. But are there simpler methods that do not require taking a traditional tissue sample? Doctoral students from Malmö University have tested and explored various alternative methods with promising results.

6 May 2022

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

People who use both traditional (combustible) cigarettes and e-cigarettes do not reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who exclusively use traditional cigarettes, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

6 May 2022

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

It's often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a newly-discovered mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.

6 May 2022

Social media break could lead to significant improvements in wellbeing

Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their wellbeing, depression and anxiety and could, in the future, be recommended as a way to help people manage their mental health say the authors of a new study.

6 May 2022

ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022: Latest evidence on how to optimize cardiovascular care

Discover how patients with heart disease can live well, be healthy, and live longer at ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

6 May 2022

Study finds promising new treatment for patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

A Monash University led study has found a promising new treatment for patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of dementia in the under 60s – resulting in a stabilising of what would normally be escalating behavioural issues, and a slowing of brain shrinkage due to the disease.

6 May 2022

Antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts offer a new target to fight pancreatic cancer

Scar-like cells that make up a sizable portion of malignant pancreatic tumors and shield these cancers from immune attack are derived from mesothelial cells that line tissues and organs, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.

6 May 2022

NIH launches clinical study to evaluate an investigational preventative vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched an early-stage clinical trial to evaluate an investigational preventative vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

6 May 2022

Pathogenicity and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus

Researchers observed that pangolin coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2 share similar pathogenicity and transmissibility in hamsters.

6 May 2022

Obesity plus alcohol intake may increase risk of developing alcohol-related cancer

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that being overweight or having obesity amplifies the harmful effects of alcohol on the risk of developing alcohol-related cancer, particularly in people with a high body fat percentage.

6 May 2022

Vegan diets can be used in the management of overweight and type 2 diabetes

A 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar control in overweight adults and those with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials involving almost 800 participants (aged 18 or older), being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May).

6 May 2022

Study reveals why some lungs are protected against COVID

COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: if - or when - they get hit by the coronavirus, just how bad will it be? Will they breeze through with little more than a sore throat - or will it saddle them with long-term complications, perhaps even push them to the brink of death?

6 May 2022

Exploring vitamin D and acute COVID-19 infection

Researchers assessed the presence of vitamin D deficiency in COVID-19-recovered patients

6 May 2022

Potential antiviral targets in SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed potential targets in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

6 May 2022

Positive effects of altered maternal care during COVID-19 in Australia

Researchers reported on the positive outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic in maternity care in Australia.

6 May 2022

Study confirms accuracy of new generation GastroPanel® test

A clinical validation study conducted at Oulu University Hospital (OUH) has confirmed the high accuracy of BIOHIT Oyj’s new generation GastroPanel® test for the diagnosis of atrophic gastritis (AG) and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in patients referred for gastroscopy.

From BIOHIT HealthCare Ltd 6 May 2022

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The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute joins Cancer Proteome Project

Neuroscientists discover a new facet to caloric restriction that dramatically extends life span

Coaching program reduces emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome among resident physicians

Workplace mistreatment found to be common among all physicians

Doctoral students explore alternative methods for detecting skin cancer

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

Social media break could lead to significant improvements in wellbeing

ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022: Latest evidence on how to optimize cardiovascular care

Study finds promising new treatment for patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

Antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts offer a new target to fight pancreatic cancer

NIH launches clinical study to evaluate an investigational preventative vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus

Pathogenicity and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus

Obesity plus alcohol intake may increase risk of developing alcohol-related cancer

Vegan diets can be used in the management of overweight and type 2 diabetes

Study reveals why some lungs are protected against COVID

Exploring vitamin D and acute COVID-19 infection

Potential antiviral targets in SARS-CoV-2

Positive effects of altered maternal care during COVID-19 in Australia

Study confirms accuracy of new generation GastroPanel® test

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