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Research shows how adipose tissue reduces efficiency of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

According to research published online in The FASEB Journal, repeated irradiation of breast fat (also known as adipose tissue) produces an inflammatory response that ultimately reduces the efficiency of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers examine link between income level and cancer diagnosis

Do wealthier people receive too much medical care? In a Perspective article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, H. Gilbert Welch, MD, and Elliott Fisher, MD, of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice examine the association between income level and cancer diagnosis.

8 Jun 2017

Kidney graft success depends on age, sex of donor and recipient, study reveals

The success of kidney transplant is dependent on the age and sex of both the donor and the recipient, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

8 Jun 2017

Scientists create 'immunoswitch' particles that slow cancer growth in test animals

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have created a nanoparticle that carries two different antibodies capable of simultaneously switching off cancer cells' defensive properties while switching on a robust anticancer immune response in mice.

8 Jun 2017

Research reveals role of Rrm3 protein in repair of breaks that occur during DNA replication

A research group from the University of Seville has revealed the role that the protein Rrm3 plays in the repair of breaks that occur during the replication of DNA, by using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism.

8 Jun 2017

Bedfont Scientific selected as finalist for Maidstone Business Awards

Maidstone Business Awards gives businesses across Maidstone the opportunity to shout about their achievements.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 8 Jun 2017

Sleepion 2 uses aromatherapy, soothing light and ambient sounds to promote deeper sleep

Cheero USA announced the Sleepion 2, an innovative sleep aid system that uses aromatherapy, soothing light and ambient sounds clinically proven to promote deeper sleep.

8 Jun 2017

New florescent imaging technique tracks actions of key enzymes in cancer, kidney disease

Researchers at the Universities of York and Leiden have pioneered a technique which uses florescent imaging to track the actions of key enzymes in cancer, genetic disorders and kidney disease.

8 Jun 2017

Moderate drinking is associated with decline in brain health, claim researchers

Even drinking moderate amounts of alcohol is associated with an increased risk of brain damage and impaired cognitive function, say researchers. Heavy drinking has previously been associated with adverse brain outcomes, but few studies have looked at whether moderate drinking also is.

8 Jun 2017

IBS researchers devise nanochannels for iodide transport in cell membranes

Exchange of iodide (iodine ions) between bloodstream and cells is crucial for the health of several organs and its malfunctioning is linked to goiter, hypo- and hyperthyroidism, breast cancer, and gastric cancer.

8 Jun 2017

Cannabis use during adolescence linked to greater risk of illegal substance abuse in early adulthood

According to the study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, regular and occasional use of cannabis as an adolescent is linked with a greater risk of other illicit drug consumption in early adulthood. The study by Bristol's Population Health Science Institute also found that cannabis use was connected with harmful drinking and smoking. One in five adolescents are at a risk of tobacco dependency, harmful alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use.

8 Jun 2017

If insurance market crashes, can lawmakers put the pieces back together?

In his high-stakes strategy to overhaul the federal health law, President Donald Trump is threatening to upend the individual health insurance market with several key policies. But if the market actually breaks, could anyone put it back together again?

8 Jun 2017

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

The endothelial cells that line blood vessels are packed tightly to keep blood inside and flowing, but scientists at Rice University and their colleagues have discovered it may be possible to selectively open gaps in those barriers just enough to let large molecules through -- and then close them again.

8 Jun 2017

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function may help predict PTSD

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function after acute trauma may help predict whether a person will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

8 Jun 2017

Berlin meeting of colorectal specialists to drive best practice and innovation

It is less than five months to go until the 2017 ESCP Meeting, which is taking place in Berlin between 20 and 21 September. The meeting, hosted by the European Society of Coloproctology, brings together global experts to drive innovation and best practice in the field and will feature the latest coloproctological research.

8 Jun 2017

Former pharma reps’ new mission: To school docs on high drug costs

As a drug salesman, Mike Courtney worked hard to make health care expensive. He wined and dined doctors, golfed with them and bought lunch for their entire staffs — all to promote pills often costing thousands of dollars a year.

8 Jun 2017

More-is-better approach appears to improve vaccine protection from HIV-like virus in monkeys

Building on insights from an HIV vaccine regimen in humans that had partial success during a phase 3 clinical trial in Thailand, a Duke-led research team used a more-is-better approach in monkeys that appeared to improve vaccine protection from an HIV-like virus.

8 Jun 2017

Medical News

Research shows how adipose tissue reduces efficiency of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

Researchers examine link between income level and cancer diagnosis

Kidney graft success depends on age, sex of donor and recipient, study reveals

Scientists create 'immunoswitch' particles that slow cancer growth in test animals

Research reveals role of Rrm3 protein in repair of breaks that occur during DNA replication

Bedfont Scientific selected as finalist for Maidstone Business Awards

Sleepion 2 uses aromatherapy, soothing light and ambient sounds to promote deeper sleep

New florescent imaging technique tracks actions of key enzymes in cancer, kidney disease

Moderate drinking is associated with decline in brain health, claim researchers

IBS researchers devise nanochannels for iodide transport in cell membranes

Cannabis use during adolescence linked to greater risk of illegal substance abuse in early adulthood

If insurance market crashes, can lawmakers put the pieces back together?

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function may help predict PTSD

Berlin meeting of colorectal specialists to drive best practice and innovation

Former pharma reps’ new mission: To school docs on high drug costs

More-is-better approach appears to improve vaccine protection from HIV-like virus in monkeys

Surgery prior to drug treatment not beneficial for women with metastasized breast cancer

Researchers find new way to improve T-cell therapy for treating cancer

Tonic immobility linked to subsequent PTSD and severe depression in rape victims

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

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