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Uptick in early-onset gastrointestinal cancers raises the need for better prevention and diagnosis

Treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers is catching up with other areas of oncology and offering patients better prospects for survival and quality of life, but a significant uptick in early-onset cases is raising new questions about effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

27 Jun 2024

Psilocybin mushrooms in America: Usage trends and policy implications

Psilocybin mushrooms are the psychedelic substance most often used in the U.S., with its popularity outpacing other psychedelic drugs such as MDMA (known as ecstasy), according to a new RAND report.

27 Jun 2024

Rate of young women getting sterilized doubled after ‘Roe’ was overturned

Sophia Ferst remembers her reaction to learning that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade: She needed to get sterilized.

27 Jun 2024

Battleground Wisconsin: Voters feel nickel-and-dimed by health care costs

The land of fried cheese curds and the Green Bay Packers is among a half-dozen battleground states that could determine the outcome of the expected November rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — a contest in which the cost and availability of health care are emerging as defining issues.

27 Jun 2024

Fighting cancer with nanoparticles

Nanoparticles may be the future of the fight against pancreatic cancer, but also tumours that currently have no cure options. A video news release provides a synthesis of the ULISES project milestones.

27 Jun 2024

CN Bio appoints Lydia Seymour as VP People and Culture to further strengthen leadership team

Key appointment to support continued UK and US team expansion.

From CN Bio Innovations Ltd 27 Jun 2024

Chronic loneliness associated with higher stroke risk independent of depressive symptoms or social isolation

Researchers determined the relationship between loneliness and incident stroke risk in the United States.

27 Jun 2024

AI breakthrough: Speech analysis predicts Alzheimer's progression with 78.5% accuracy

A method for predicting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression.

27 Jun 2024

Diabetes decoded: How your gut microbiome influences disease risk

How microbial features and functions specific to subspecies and strains contribute to the pathological mechanisms of type 2 diabetes.

27 Jun 2024

New-onset anxiety in adults aged 50+ doubles risk of developing Parkinson's disease

Researchers investigated Parkinson's disease (PD) risk among individuals with new-onset anxiety and associated risk factors.

27 Jun 2024

Study shows high rates of unrecognized heart valve disease in healthy seniors

The sheer scale of undiagnosed heart valve disease in our ageing population has been revealed for the first time, thanks to new research led by the University of East Anglia.

27 Jun 2024

Study identifies key neurons controlling threat response and escape in mice

Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain bidirectionally controls sensitivity to threats to initiate and complete escape behaviour in mice. These findings could help unlock new directions for discovering therapies for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

27 Jun 2024

Cell division's hidden safety mechanism may influence cancer growth

Before a cell commits fully to the process of dividing itself into two new cells, it may ensure the appropriateness of its commitment by staying for many hours - sometimes more than a day - in a reversible intermediate state, according to a discovery by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. Their revelation of this fundamental feature of biology includes details of its mechanisms and dynamics, which may inform the development of future therapies targeting cancers and other diseases.

27 Jun 2024

New electrospinning innovations transform wearable and implantable medical devices

In a groundbreaking advancement that could reshape the landscape of precise medicine, researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology and Rutgers University have unveiled a series of innovative electrospinning techniques capable of significantly enhancing the functionality and effectiveness of medical devices. This pioneering study, recently published in the Cyborg Bionic Systems journal, promises to revolutionize the creation and implementation of nano/microrobots, wearable/implantable biosensors, and organ-on-chip systems.

27 Jun 2024

Amorphous calcium phosphate drives aortic valve stiffening

The human body has sophisticated defenses against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators at UCLA Health and the University of Texas at Austin found in a new study that provides the first detailed, step-by-step documentation of how calcification progresses.

27 Jun 2024

A unifying marker streamlines macrophage research across age and sex

Macrophages play a critical role in the immune system by fighting infections and aiding in tissue repair. Understanding how these cells are activated in different scenarios is important for developing new medical treatments. However, identifying and studying macrophage activation has been challenging due to the complex nature of these cells and their responses.

27 Jun 2024