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Large-scale investigation supports modified classification system for pulmonary adenocarcinomas
(Singapore – 10:05 a.m. SGT--September 11, 2023) – A modified adenocarcinoma classification approach significantly enhances reproducibility and may be an...
City living raises the risk of respiratory infections in babies and young children
Milan, Italy: Young children growing up in towns and cities suffer from more respiratory infections than those who grow up...
Benmelstobart plus anlotinib and chemotherapy shows benefit for patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer
- The combination of benmelstobart, anlotinib, and chemotherapy demonstrated significant benefits compared to placebo and chemotherapy in terms of median...
A precision-health approach to bipolar disorder
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “A Precision-Health Approach to Bipolar Disorder” on Tuesday,...
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $3.4M NIH grant to understand link between chronic health conditions and Alzheimer’s disease
A three-year, $3.4 million grant to investigate how Alzheimer’s disease is connected to multiple chronic diseases has been awarded to UTHealth...
World-renowned scientist and researcher Yaron Tomer, MD, named the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Einstein
September 8, 2023—(BRONX, NY)—Yaron Tomer, MD, has been named the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at the Albert Einstein...
Drug approvals in clinical trials were correlated with the cells/humans discrepancy in gene perturbation effects
Developing new drugs is paramount in discovering innovative treatments and preventing diseases. This is vital not only for advancing medicine...
Mums exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, but living in a greener area may mitigate the risks
Milan, Italy: Women exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to research that will be presented at...
Stevens INI receives new funding to study small vessel disease in Asian Americans
Asian Americans are among the fastest growing populations in the U.S. but are significantly underrepresented in Alzheimer’s disease and related...
New stroke treatment in development at UTHSC
A study at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center aims to develop a new way to treat ischemic stroke,...
University of Houston researcher aids in creation of groundbreaking report on invasive species
A new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) presents major findings on the gravity of...
Internationally recognized computational researcher Spyridon Bakas, PhD, to serve as inaugural director of Division of Computational Pathology
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Pathology is launching a new Division of Computational Pathology and a Research Center for Federated...
Dosage tweaks may hint at undiscovered interactions between medications
Analysis of data from more than 1 million Danish inpatients identifies nearly 4,000 drug pairings that are associated with more...
First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University researchers have developed the first electronic device for continuously monitoring the health of transplanted organs...
Phase I clinical trial shows treatment designed to clear senescent cells in Alzheimer’s disease is safe
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 7, 2023 – Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia that affects more than...
Researchers grow embryonic humanized kidneys inside pigs for 28 days
Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health researchers have successfully created chimeric embryos containing a combination of human and pig cells....
A secret passage for mutant protein to invade the brain
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) show that the protein involved in Parkinson’s disease, α-synuclein, can propagate through...
APS and SPR honor Dr. Donna M. Ferriero with the 2024 Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award
HOUSTON, September 7, 2023 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) and the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) are pleased to...
Novel formulation boosts antimicrobial properties of the natural hand barrier
Contact infection is among the most common ways pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, spread from one person to another....
Timothy Huang awarded $2.6M to solve Alzheimer’s disease puzzle
With the help of a new grant from the National Institute of Health for more than $2.6 million, Assistant Professor...