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Low-dose aspirin may improve survival in patients with head and neck, lung cancers

What if a drug that sits in nearly everyone's medicine cabinet could help extend the lives of some cancer patients? In companion presentations at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, doctors from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center report new evidence that low-dose aspirin and other anti-inflammatories may improve survival in patients undergoing treatment for some head/neck and lung cancers.

19 Sep 2019

Mercy's Hoffberger Breast Center offers new device to make lymphedema screening quick and easy

The Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy Medical Center now offers patient a new device designed to make screening for lymphedema-- a common side-effect following breast cancer surgery -- quick and easy.

19 Sep 2019

Using 3D virtual reality models to prepare for surgeries improves patient outcomes

A UCLA-led study has found that using three-dimensional virtual reality models to prepare for kidney tumor surgeries resulted in substantial improvements, including shorter operating times, less blood loss during surgery and a shorter stay in the hospital afterward.

19 Sep 2019

Microrna-based therapy may prove to be effective against chemotherapy-resistant cancers

A technology that manipulates microRNAs developed by Jingfang Ju, PhD, a biochemist and Professor in the Department of Pathology at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and colleagues has shown promise when used as anti-cancer therapeutic.

19 Sep 2019

Study may provide best intervention measures to prevent opioid overdose

A minority of people who use illicit opioids indicated a preference for fentanyl, the super-potent synthetic opioid that accounts for much of the recent rise in U.S. overdose deaths, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

19 Sep 2019

Nearly half of NCI-sponsored trials on clinical cancer were associated with new drug approvals

A new study shows that nearly half of phase 3 cancer clinical trials carried out by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored SWOG Cancer Research Network, one of five groups in NCI's National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN), were associated with clinical care guidelines or new drug approvals. NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health.

19 Sep 2019

Study opens a promising new front in the fight against pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal malignancy that most often is resistant to chemotherapy. Researchers have been searching for ways to increase the sensitivity of the tumors to cancer-fighting drugs.

19 Sep 2019

Precision grip-force test helps examine associated brain activity in people with autism

A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology by researchers at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is the first to look at functional brain activity in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) while they performed precision visuomotor behavior -- in this case, a grip-force test.

19 Sep 2019

New EEG electrode may help patients to control devices with their brains

It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But researchers have developed a new type of electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode that can do just that, without the sticky gel required for conventional electrodes.

19 Sep 2019

Researchers identify a way to measure slower-moving proteins

Proteins are the workhorses of our bodies. They keep our organs functioning. They regulate our cells. They are the targets for medications that treat a number of diseases, including cancers and neurological diseases.

19 Sep 2019

Heart cells adjacent to injured areas respond to damage resulting from heart attack

The heart of humans and mice does not completely recover after a heart attack. It now turns out that cells close to area of the heart attack respond to the damage resulting from the heart attack, and that this response is important for survival.

19 Sep 2019

Common bacterium can chew through PFAS and other difficult-to-remove pollutants

In a series of lab tests, a relatively common soil bacterium has demonstrated its ability to break down the difficult-to-remove class of pollutants called PFAS, researchers at Princeton University said.

19 Sep 2019

Early combination therapy provides long-term benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes

A new study, VERIFY (Vildagliptin Efficacy in combination with metfoRmIn For earlY treatment of type 2 diabetes) presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 Sept, 2019), and published simultaneously in The Lancet, is the first to show that early combination therapy using vildagliptin and metformin in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) leads to better long-term blood sugar control and a reduced rate of treatment failure than metformin alone.

19 Sep 2019

NMDAR receptor is responsible for breast-to-brain metastases, shows study

In 2018, breast cancer was the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for about a quarter of all reported cancers. One of the biggest problems with any type of cancer is metastasis; and when breast cancer metastasizes, the brain is a common destination.

19 Sep 2019

Mint-flavored vapes and the trouble with pulegone

Even while the recent outbreak of acute serious lung disease in vapers is challenging the skill and technology of the medical field, a new report published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on September 16, 2019, says that a natural plant oil called pulegone, which is used to impart a minty flavor to e-cigarettes, could quite possibly be carcinogenic at the levels found in these devices.

18 Sep 2019

New device uses electromagnetic waves to reverse Alzheimer’s

A new study, to be published in the September 3, 2019, issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, provides something to cheer about for the estimated 44 million patients who have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the US, and their hard-pressed caregivers.

18 Sep 2019

Early life experiences underlie chronic obesity and binge-eating

A new study on the cognitive and emotional functioning of people with a high body mass index (BMI), which was published in the journal Heliyon shows that early life experiences can create a deep impact on future eating patterns and dietary habits leading to obesity or overweight.

18 Sep 2019

Zylka lab receives NIH grant to advance treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders

The National Institutes of Health have awarded two separate grants totaling $6.1 million to Mark Zylka, PhD, director of the UNC Neuroscience Center. One of the grants was co-awarded to Ben Philpot, PhD, associate director of the center at the UNC School of Medicine.

18 Sep 2019

New 'Idiopathic Anaphylaxis Yardstick' offers guidance for diagnosis and treatment

Many people in danger of the severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis understand exactly what they need to avoid to stay safe.

18 Sep 2019

Embryonic damage due to autoantibodies could be cause of behavioral disorders in the child

Dysfunctions in the maternal immune system that occur during pregnancy could possibly lead to impaired brain development in the unborn child.

18 Sep 2019

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Low-dose aspirin may improve survival in patients with head and neck, lung cancers

Mercy's Hoffberger Breast Center offers new device to make lymphedema screening quick and easy

Using 3D virtual reality models to prepare for surgeries improves patient outcomes

Microrna-based therapy may prove to be effective against chemotherapy-resistant cancers

Study may provide best intervention measures to prevent opioid overdose

Nearly half of NCI-sponsored trials on clinical cancer were associated with new drug approvals

Study opens a promising new front in the fight against pancreatic cancer

Precision grip-force test helps examine associated brain activity in people with autism

New EEG electrode may help patients to control devices with their brains

Researchers identify a way to measure slower-moving proteins

Heart cells adjacent to injured areas respond to damage resulting from heart attack

Common bacterium can chew through PFAS and other difficult-to-remove pollutants

Early combination therapy provides long-term benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes

NMDAR receptor is responsible for breast-to-brain metastases, shows study

Mint-flavored vapes and the trouble with pulegone

New device uses electromagnetic waves to reverse Alzheimer’s

Early life experiences underlie chronic obesity and binge-eating

Zylka lab receives NIH grant to advance treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders

New 'Idiopathic Anaphylaxis Yardstick' offers guidance for diagnosis and treatment

Embryonic damage due to autoantibodies could be cause of behavioral disorders in the child

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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