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Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat

A recent study showed that three cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet in adults were associated with lower pre-diabetes markers, lower hepatic fat, and a higher lymphoid-to-myeloid ratio, which is an indicator of the aging of the immune system.

21 Feb 2024

Maternal mental illness: An under-recognized contributor to the mortality of new mothers

Painting a sobering picture, a research team led by Children's National Hospital culled years of data demonstrating that maternal mental illness is an under-recognized contributor to the death of new mothers.

21 Feb 2024

Breakthrough research on glioma progression wins BIAL Award in Biomedicine

A team of researchers from Germany, the USA, the UK, and Norway won the third edition of the BIAL Award in Biomedicine, a 300,000 Euro prize promoted by the BIAL Foundation, which seeks to recognize a work in biomedicine of exceptional quality and scientific relevance published in the last ten years.

21 Feb 2024

Rising incidence and mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma in the USA: A comprehensive analysis

Over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of primary liver cancer in the USA, with higher rates observed in men.

21 Feb 2024

Study exposes food insecurity among graduate students and postdocs

A new study in JAMA Network Open reports on this phenomenon at three Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, campuses.

21 Feb 2024

Individual genetic variations and bacterial flora linked to recurrent caries disease

Researchers at Umeå University have for the first time been able to show that individual variation in susceptibility to infection and bacterial flora together explain recurrent caries disease and that others are asymptomatic.

21 Feb 2024

New mechanism discovered: B cells' contribution to immune tolerance in thymus gland

Immune cells must learn not to attack the body itself. A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) has discovered a previously unknown mechanism behind this: other immune cells, the B cells, contribute to the "training" of the T cells in the thymus gland.

21 Feb 2024

UNC Lineberger selected as one of the research site for NCI's Cancer Screening Research Network

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected as one of nine national research sites for the National Cancer Institute's (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, newly launched Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN), which will evaluate promising and emerging cancer screening technologies.

21 Feb 2024

Are you a weekend warrior when it comes to exercise? Both regular or one-to-two days of exercise aid weight loss

A new study in Obesity compares these two trends with inactivity to assess their effectiveness.

21 Feb 2024

Study reveals mechanism of drug targeting protein modification in tumor suppressor genes

Researchers have revealed the mechanism of a drug shown to be effective in treating certain types of cancer, which targets a protein modification silencing the expression of multiple tumor suppressor genes.

21 Feb 2024

NIH launches clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening.

21 Feb 2024

Novel open-source platform can learn and predict user-defined behaviors from video data

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Bonn have created an open-source platform known as A-SOiD that can learn and predict user-defined behaviors, just from video.

21 Feb 2024

Study explores link between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK

As people with autism grow up, they face unique challenges. They find it difficult to deal with mental health issues.

21 Feb 2024

Scientists develop 3D-printable gelatin materials for reconstructive and plastic surgery

Researchers from IOCB Prague and Ghent University have been working on improving the properties of gelatin-based materials, thereby expanding the possibilities of their use mainly in medicine.

21 Feb 2024

New position statement emphasizes patient-centered care in diabetes management

Health care providers who treat diabetes need to think beyond the clinical numbers, such as solely focusing on a person's glucose goals.

21 Feb 2024

NIH grant boosts research on biofilm dispersal in wound infections

Most chronic wound infections share one thing in common: the presence of biofilms, which are composed of many different microorganisms that congregate as a mass, usually on some type of surface such as a wound bed.

21 Feb 2024

Mutation in E. coli bacteria linked to severe disease

Queensland researchers have discovered that a mutation allows some E. coli bacteria to cause severe disease in people while other bacteria are harmless, a finding that could help to combat antibiotic resistance.

21 Feb 2024

Redlined neighborhoods exposed to higher air pollution levels, study finds

As part of the New Deal, several governmental programs were created to expand homeownership through mortgages and loans.

21 Feb 2024

Nose cartilage-based knee joint treatment project receives €2.3 million funding

Treating knee joint defects with cartilage from the nose: The University Hospital in Würzburg is working on the approval of this procedure.

21 Feb 2024

Study reveals racial bias in pulse oximeter readings for Black heart failure patients

Racially biased readings of oxygen levels in the blood using pulse oximeters may further limit opportunities for Black patients with heart failure to receive potentially lifesaving treatments, such as heart pumps and transplants, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

21 Feb 2024

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Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat

Maternal mental illness: An under-recognized contributor to the mortality of new mothers

Breakthrough research on glioma progression wins BIAL Award in Biomedicine

Rising incidence and mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma in the USA: A comprehensive analysis

Study exposes food insecurity among graduate students and postdocs

Individual genetic variations and bacterial flora linked to recurrent caries disease

New mechanism discovered: B cells' contribution to immune tolerance in thymus gland

UNC Lineberger selected as one of the research site for NCI's Cancer Screening Research Network

Are you a weekend warrior when it comes to exercise? Both regular or one-to-two days of exercise aid weight loss

Study reveals mechanism of drug targeting protein modification in tumor suppressor genes

NIH launches clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening

Novel open-source platform can learn and predict user-defined behaviors from video data

Study explores link between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK

Scientists develop 3D-printable gelatin materials for reconstructive and plastic surgery

New position statement emphasizes patient-centered care in diabetes management

NIH grant boosts research on biofilm dispersal in wound infections

Mutation in E. coli bacteria linked to severe disease

Redlined neighborhoods exposed to higher air pollution levels, study finds

Nose cartilage-based knee joint treatment project receives €2.3 million funding

Study reveals racial bias in pulse oximeter readings for Black heart failure patients

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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