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Combination of high-intensity ultrasound and immunotherapy may be effective in treating cancer

In a new study published today in JCI Insight, UC Davis researchers have shown that combining high-intensity focused ultrasound with two immunotherapies (a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor and TLR9 agonist) can produce excellent response rates in mouse models of epithelial cancer.

25 Mar 2017

Article focuses on microwave-induced bismuth salts-mediated synthesis of useful organic compounds

Bismuth salts are used as medicinally active ingredients for the past many years due to their minimum toxicity and side effects

25 Mar 2017

French osteoporosis expert wins 2017 IOF Committee of National Societies Medal

Today, at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Florence, Italy, Dr Thierry Thomas, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Rheumatology Department, University hospital, St. Etienne, France, was awarded the 2017 IOF Committee of National Societies Medal.

25 Mar 2017

Colorectal cancer rates appear to be increasing among young adults

Colorectal cancer rates have been rising for every generation since 1950, according to a recent study by the American Cancer Society.

25 Mar 2017

Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research team up to strengthen epigenetics research

Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research Corporation announced an ongoing collaboration that unites Zymo Research’s epigenetics innovations with Hamilton’s high-throughput workflow expertise.

25 Mar 2017

WHO launches new ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients

New tuberculosis (TB) ethics guidance, launched today by the World Health Organization, aims to help ensure that countries implementing the End TB Strategy adhere to sound ethical standards to protect the rights of all those affected.

25 Mar 2017

Acne affects self-confidence of many teenagers, survey finds

Growing up can be hard for any teenager without the added stress of acne. Sadly acne affects around 80% of adolescents aged 13-18 years at some point.

25 Mar 2017

Chinese scientists develop simple fluorescence-based assay to detect carbapenem-resistant pathogens

Carbapenems are among the "antibiotics of last resort" and can fight infections for which other drugs have long lost their effectiveness. However, even carbapenem-resistant pathogenic strains have emerged over the last decades.

25 Mar 2017

Researchers find lower academic performance among children prenatally exposed to alcohol

Despite greater awareness of the dangers of prenatal exposure to alcohol, the rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders remain alarmingly high.

25 Mar 2017

Study finds upward trends in drinking among older adults, particularly women

Most older Americans drink alcohol. Given that this segment of the population is projected to almost double by 2050, reaching 112 million, in the future, there will likely be many more older drinkers in the United States than currently.

25 Mar 2017

Antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs can effectively treat diabetic nerve pain, research finds

A federal health agency has found certain antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs are among medications that effectively treat diabetic nerve pain.

25 Mar 2017

Major grant funds research effort that seeks to understand complexity of invasive cancer

A $9.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will fund an intensive multidisciplinary research effort that seeks to better understand how cancer cells reach an aggressive state and begin to damage surrounding tissue.

25 Mar 2017

Brief periods of vigorous exercise may provide cardiometabolic benefits in children

As little as 10 minutes a day of high-intensity physical activity could help some children reduce their risk of developing heart problems and metabolic diseases such as diabetes, according to an international study led by a researcher at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

25 Mar 2017

Researchers report discovery of new gene linked to Tau accumulation in AD

Tau pathology is one of the defining features of Alzheimer disease (AD), which is the most common form of dementia in older age.

25 Mar 2017

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted accelerated approval to the checkpoint inhibitor Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), including those who have not received prior chemotherapy.

25 Mar 2017

UNC scientists receive NIH grant to develop new implantable drug delivery system for HIV prevention

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received a three-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new implantable drug delivery system for long-lasting HIV-prevention.

25 Mar 2017

Stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in mouse model of COPD and cystic fibrosis

A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. Although, still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have important potential implications for the future treatment of patients.

25 Mar 2017

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

The World Health Organisation estimates that every year 600,000 deaths are caused by passive smoking worldwide and, in Austria alone, two or three people a day die as a result of passive smoking.

25 Mar 2017

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated with a 40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia and a range of other neuropsychiatric conditions including mild to moderate intellectual disability, autism and anxiety.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers pinpoint Jumonji protein as key to Ewing's Sarcoma spread

By the time Ewing's Sarcoma is diagnosed, primarily in teens and young adults, it has often spread from its primary site to other parts of the body, making it difficult to treat.

24 Mar 2017

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Combination of high-intensity ultrasound and immunotherapy may be effective in treating cancer

Article focuses on microwave-induced bismuth salts-mediated synthesis of useful organic compounds

French osteoporosis expert wins 2017 IOF Committee of National Societies Medal

Colorectal cancer rates appear to be increasing among young adults

Hamilton Robotics and Zymo Research team up to strengthen epigenetics research

WHO launches new ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients

Acne affects self-confidence of many teenagers, survey finds

Chinese scientists develop simple fluorescence-based assay to detect carbapenem-resistant pathogens

Researchers find lower academic performance among children prenatally exposed to alcohol

Study finds upward trends in drinking among older adults, particularly women

Antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs can effectively treat diabetic nerve pain, research finds

Major grant funds research effort that seeks to understand complexity of invasive cancer

Brief periods of vigorous exercise may provide cardiometabolic benefits in children

Researchers report discovery of new gene linked to Tau accumulation in AD

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

UNC scientists receive NIH grant to develop new implantable drug delivery system for HIV prevention

Stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in mouse model of COPD and cystic fibrosis

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

Researchers pinpoint Jumonji protein as key to Ewing's Sarcoma spread

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

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