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Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A newly discovered hormone named fabkin helps regulate metabolism and may play an important role in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to research led by the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

12 Dec 2021

Former diabetes drug may help in the treatment of breast cancer, study shows

Findings from a new study led by Yale Cancer Center show the small molecule inhibitor drug, PF05175157, originally developed to treat diabetes by Pfizer, may help in the treatment of breast cancer.

12 Dec 2021

Formula 1's biggest stars urge all fans to get their COVID-19 vaccine

Formula 1's biggest stars have backed the UK's vaccine rollout and urged all fans to get their jab as soon as possible this winter in a new film out today (Saturday 11 December).

12 Dec 2021

Additional support offered to the social care sector to protect people from Omicron variant

Additional support is being offered to the social care sector as part of a package of new measures to protect people from the spread of the Omicron variant.

12 Dec 2021

Evaluation increases awareness of the support available to public users during remote hearings

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a radical and swift transition to the widespread use of remote hearings - where some or all participants attend by video or audio rather than in-person to ensure justice continued to be served.

12 Dec 2021

Statistical models predict outcomes for patients receiving non-intensive AML therapy

An international team has developed statistical models to predict the risk of early death in patients being treated with non-intensive therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

12 Dec 2021

Novel therapy found to be safe and well-tolerated in patients with bone marrow cancer

Mount Sinai physician-scientists have found that a novel therapy for the bone marrow cancer myelofibrosis is safe and well-tolerated and is associated with modest improvements in patients in a Phase 1b clinical trial.

12 Dec 2021

Clinical studies show enhanced responses for lymphoma patients treated with axi-cel CAR T cell therapy

Three clinical studies led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated enhanced responses for patients with high-risk lymphoma treated with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy.

12 Dec 2021

Novel AI score predicts risk of death in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease

A novel artificial intelligence score provides a more accurate forecast of the likelihood of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease dying within 10 years than established scores used by health professionals worldwide.

11 Dec 2021

Researchers discover why people with asthma have lower brain tumor risk

There's not much good that can be said about asthma, a breathing disease in which the airways become narrowed and inflamed.

11 Dec 2021

UTSW study points to a new way to fight parasitic nematode diseases

Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm's life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according to a proof-of-concept study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center pharmacologists.

11 Dec 2021

UTEP to develop new initiative to reduce HIV in people who use drugs in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border

The University of Texas at El Paso will develop a sustainable public health intervention to suppress human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in people who use drugs in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border region to help slow the spread of HIV.

11 Dec 2021

TP53 mutations in men may predispose to aggressive prostate cancer

Men who have mutations in a gene called TP53 have a high risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a multicenter research team in the United States has found.

11 Dec 2021

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

The emergence of COVID-19 variants such as delta and omicron have sent scientists scrambling to determine whether existing vaccinations and boosters are still effective against new strains of SARS-Cov-2.

11 Dec 2021

Speaking "baby talk" to infants could help them learn to produce speech

A new study suggests that when parents baby talk to their infants, they might be helping them learn to produce speech.

11 Dec 2021

Chemicals from certain personal care products may impact maternal hormone levels during pregnancy

Use of certain personal care products during pregnancy may impact maternal hormone levels, according to a new Rutgers study.

11 Dec 2021

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified rare, naturally occurring T cells that are capable of targeting a protein found in SARS-CoV-2 and a range of other coronaviruses.

11 Dec 2021

Rare population of toxic senescent cells in the brain could be a target for Alzheimer's treatment

For the first time, scientists have identified a rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains that can serve as a target for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment.

11 Dec 2021

Potentially serious side effect reported after CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma

Mount Sinai scientists have become the first to report a potentially serious side effect related to a new form of immunotherapy known as CAR-T cell therapy, which was recently approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

11 Dec 2021

Machine-learning model could help identify treatments that pose higher risk than other options

Sepsis claims the lives of nearly 270,000 people in the U.S. each year. The unpredictable medical condition can progress rapidly, leading to a swift drop in blood pressure, tissue damage, multiple organ failure, and death.

11 Dec 2021

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Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Former diabetes drug may help in the treatment of breast cancer, study shows

Formula 1's biggest stars urge all fans to get their COVID-19 vaccine

Additional support offered to the social care sector to protect people from Omicron variant

Evaluation increases awareness of the support available to public users during remote hearings

Statistical models predict outcomes for patients receiving non-intensive AML therapy

Novel therapy found to be safe and well-tolerated in patients with bone marrow cancer

Clinical studies show enhanced responses for lymphoma patients treated with axi-cel CAR T cell therapy

Novel AI score predicts risk of death in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease

Researchers discover why people with asthma have lower brain tumor risk

UTSW study points to a new way to fight parasitic nematode diseases

UTEP to develop new initiative to reduce HIV in people who use drugs in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border

TP53 mutations in men may predispose to aggressive prostate cancer

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

Speaking "baby talk" to infants could help them learn to produce speech

Chemicals from certain personal care products may impact maternal hormone levels during pregnancy

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Rare population of toxic senescent cells in the brain could be a target for Alzheimer's treatment

Potentially serious side effect reported after CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma

Machine-learning model could help identify treatments that pose higher risk than other options

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