Health
Study shows protein inhibitor as potential treatment approach for common mutations found in non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Findings may create immunotherapy options for lymphomas caused by CREBBP mutationsCredit: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON --...
Pancreatic cancer cells secrete signal that sabotages immune attack on tumors
Credit: NYU Grossman School of Medicine A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune...
Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer
Drop of 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 is largest ever reportedCredit: American Cancer Society The cancer death rate declined by...
Researchers develop predictive tools to tackle childhood diarrheal disease outbreaks in Botswana
Credit: Virginia Tech In 2006, more than 400 children under the age of 5 died during an outbreak of diarrheal...
New recommendations released on bedsharing to promote breastfeeding
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2020--Leading experts representing The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)...
Study of cardiac muscles in flies might help you keep your heart young
Credit: Hua Bai AMES, Iowa - Researchers may have discovered a way to turn back the clock on aging heart...
New MS treatment trial compares stem cell transplantation to best available drugs
NIH-funded study focuses on severe forms of relapsing MSCredit: NIAID A clinical trial has begun testing an experimental stem cell...
Researchers develop universal flu vaccine that protects against 6 influenza viruses in mice
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting...
‘Census’ in the zebrafish’s brain
Dresden scientists explore newborn, regenerated neuronsCredit: Christian Lange The zebrafish is a master of regeneration: If brain cells are lost...
Take heart: Pitt study reveals how relaxin targets cardiovascular disease
Pitt researchers detail the interplay between relaxin and Wnt signaling, noting its positive effects on an aging heartCredit: Dr. Guillermo...
Million Veteran Program study sheds light on genetic basis of anxiety
Largest genetic study of anxiety to date reports findingsCredit: Robert Lisak In the largest genetic study on anxiety to date,...
NCI-MATCH: T-DM1 shows promising activity in salivary gland cancer
Discovery in the NCI-MATCH precision medicine cancer trial is consistent with another recent trial, signaling that the data on ado-trastuzumab...
Biomarker predicts which patients with heart failure have a higher risk of dying
Credit: DEAN ISHIDA A UCLA-led study revealed a new way to predict which patients with "stable" heart failure -- those...
Study links Medicaid expansion and recipients’ health status
Credit: Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine In Southern states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the...
Genes controlling mycorrhizal colonization discovered in soybean
Credit: Michelle Pawlowski, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Like most plants, soybeans pair up with soil fungi in a...
Wearable AC
University of Missouri engineers design on-skin electronic device providing a personal air conditioner without needing electricityCredit: University of Missouri One...
Some genetic sequencing fail to analyze large segments of DNA
UTSW experts: Gaps in clinical whole exome sequencing at major commercial labs indicative of larger issueCredit: UTSW Highlights: Reanalysis of...
Epilepsy study shows link between brain activity and memory
Cedars-Sinai research findings could lead to better treatments for cognitive impairment in epilepsy patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Jan. 6, 2020)...
New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors
Credit: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone Health A novel method of combining advanced optical imaging with an artificial intelligence algorithm produces...
Half of women with heart failure get the wrong treatment
As many as 50 per cent of women suffering from cardiac arrest are given insufficient treatment, because the heart failure...
