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NIH launches clinical trial to test infusions of combination antibodies in people with HIV

A clinical trial testing infusions of combination antibodies in people living with HIV has begun at the National Institutes of Health.

20 Sep 2018

Study reveals new way to target HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for HER2-negative cancers but also offer an effective treatment target.

20 Sep 2018

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

A team of researchers at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Medicine and the German Center for Infection Research has achieved a scientific breakthrough in the accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens.

20 Sep 2018

Brain region for stress control is enlarged in people with depression, finds study

According to the World Health Organization, 322 million people worldwide were affected by depression in 2015--4.4 percent of the world's population.

20 Sep 2018

First evaluation of benefits, harms of Alzheimer's screening for family members of older adults

With the support of a new $3 million, five-year National Institute on Aging grant, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research are conducting the first evaluation of the benefits and harms of Alzheimer's disease screening for family members of older adults.

20 Sep 2018

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which lung cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy by analyzing how immune cells the body sends out to fight the disease are arranged.

20 Sep 2018

CWRU receives NIH grant to learn how non-coding genes contribute to spread of colorectal cancer

Certain genes that code for proteins have long been known to contribute to cancer progression. But in a frame shift, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine recently found that non-coding genes also contribute to the development and spreading of the disease, one of the first known examples of researchers doing so.

20 Sep 2018

New type of fatty acid can slow down overreactive immune system

Sometimes, the body's otherwise intelligent immune system mistakenly attacks the body's healthy tissue by responding to infections that do not exist.

20 Sep 2018

Neurons in the human brain can encode numerical information

How do we know if we're looking at three apples or four? Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Tübingen are now one step closer to answering this question.

20 Sep 2018

Novel method achieves accurate and precise temperature estimation in fat-containing tissues

Magnetic resonance thermometry is the only imaging technique that noninvasively provides temperature distribution in vivo. The water proton resonance frequency shift -based method is the most popular choice for MR temperature monitoring in aqueous tissues.

20 Sep 2018

Finding epigenetic signature appears to predict inflammation risk in serious type of IBD

With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), physicians can have a hard time telling which newly diagnosed patients have a high risk of severe inflammation or what therapies will be most effective.

20 Sep 2018

Scientists find way to boost efficacy of powerful antimalarial drug with anti-cancer medicines

Scientists have found a way to boost the efficacy of the world's most powerful antimalarial drug with the help of chemotherapy medicines, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications.

20 Sep 2018

Innovative approach for developing vaccine against most prevalent human malaria parasite

A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax, the most prevalent human malaria parasite outside sub-Saharan Africa.

20 Sep 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Health on the hill

As the start of the fiscal year draws near — along with pivotal midterm elections — Congress is picking up its pace on legislation. This week alone the Senate passed a comprehensive bill aimed at curbing the opioid epidemic and a nearly final bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services.

20 Sep 2018

Eating fatty fish during pregnancy may boost unborn child's brain development

Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy.

20 Sep 2018

BSI accredits Oxehealth's vital signs measurement software as Class IIa medical device

The British Standards Institute has accredited Oxehealth's vital signs measurement software as a Class IIa medical device in Europe.

20 Sep 2018

Sesen Bio to present its three-month Phase 3 VISTA Trial data at Global Congress

Sesen Bio, Inc., a late-stage clinical company developing fusion protein therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the company will present its three-month Phase 3 VISTA Trial data during a poster session at the Global Congress on Bladder Cancer 2018.

20 Sep 2018

New program to reduce harmful stress effectively improves mood in cancer patients

This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific discovery, through development and testing, to dissemination and successful implementation nationwide.

20 Sep 2018

Garmin launches vívofit jr. 2 kid's fitness tracker with Spider-Man themed bands and mobile app

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced the vívofit jr. 2 kid's fitness tracker with Marvel's Spider-Man themed bands and mobile app. So much more than a fitness device, the vívofit jr. 2 provides kids with an interactive experience where activity unlocks adventure, shaping habits for lifelong health and fitness.

20 Sep 2018

Pfizer’s 20vPnC vaccine receives Breakthrough Therapy designation from FDA

Pfizer Inc. announced today that its 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine candidate, PF-06482077, received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes in the vaccine in adults aged 18 years and older. Pfizer expects to start Phase 3 trials in a few months.

20 Sep 2018

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NIH launches clinical trial to test infusions of combination antibodies in people with HIV

Study reveals new way to target HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

Brain region for stress control is enlarged in people with depression, finds study

First evaluation of benefits, harms of Alzheimer's screening for family members of older adults

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

CWRU receives NIH grant to learn how non-coding genes contribute to spread of colorectal cancer

New type of fatty acid can slow down overreactive immune system

Neurons in the human brain can encode numerical information

Novel method achieves accurate and precise temperature estimation in fat-containing tissues

Finding epigenetic signature appears to predict inflammation risk in serious type of IBD

Scientists find way to boost efficacy of powerful antimalarial drug with anti-cancer medicines

Innovative approach for developing vaccine against most prevalent human malaria parasite

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Health on the hill

Eating fatty fish during pregnancy may boost unborn child's brain development

BSI accredits Oxehealth's vital signs measurement software as Class IIa medical device

Sesen Bio to present its three-month Phase 3 VISTA Trial data at Global Congress

New program to reduce harmful stress effectively improves mood in cancer patients

Garmin launches vívofit jr. 2 kid's fitness tracker with Spider-Man themed bands and mobile app

Pfizer’s 20vPnC vaccine receives Breakthrough Therapy designation from FDA

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