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Announcing the Pancreatic Cancer Collective
Chicago (April 15, 2018) -- The Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced today at the Annual Meeting...
First-in-human clinical trial of new targeted therapy drug reports promising responses for multiple
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A phase I, first-in-human study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...
Australia to join global health and climate change initiative
The Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change was published in October 2017 by The Lancet and will be...
Painkillers in pregnancy may affect baby’s future fertility
Taking painkillers during pregnancy could affect the fertility of the unborn child in later life, research suggests. The study identifies...
2018 AACR Annual Meeting presentations highlight the clinical utility of Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital PCR technology for discovering epigenetic biomarkers and measuring immunotherapy response
HERCULES, Calif. -- April 14, 2018 -- New research showcasing the importance of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology in...
Fecal microbiota transplantation produces sustained improvements in cognitive and clinical outcomes
14 April 2018, Paris, France: A single treatment using an optimized, targeted form of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) produces sustained...
Updates on new therapies in development for rare liver diseases
14 April 2018, Paris, France: Promising results for three drugs for the treatment of three rare liver diseases were presented...
Germany: compensated cirrhosis substantially increases comorbidities and healthcare costs for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
13 April 2018, Paris, France: An analysis of outcomes and costs for German patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/non-alcoholic...
Polymer synthesis gets a jolt of caffeine
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Caffeine is well-known for its ability to help people stay alert, but...
The memory part of the brain may also hold clues for anxiety and depression
Credit: U of T Scarborough The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked with memory and dementia. But...
Blocking matrix-forming protein might prevent heart failure
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein in heart cells...
Funding will help uncover immune system differences that trigger food allergies
Credit: Children's National Health System Adora A. Lin, M.D., Ph.D., an attending physician in Children's department of Allergy and Immunology,...
Automated analysis of biopsy samples enables rapid and reproducible quantification of NASH disease activity
13 April 2018, Paris, France: Deep-learning approaches to pattern recognition in liver biopsy samples have moved one step closer to...
Clinical trial to find new treatment for visceral leishmaniasis begins in eastern Africa
A new study to find a safer, efficacious and more patient-friendly treatment and improved diagnostic tools for people living with...
ESC Congress 2018 scientific program online
Sophia Antipolis, APRIL 13, 2018 The scientific programme of ESC Congress 2018 is online now. The world's largest cardiovascular congress...
For racial minority adolescents, cigarette and alcohol use linked to suicidality
Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Examining more than 20 years of national data for U.S. adolescents, a research team...
Hepatitis C virus elimination programmes report encouraging results: Is elimination within reach?
13 April 2018, Paris, France: Two nationwide programmes in Georgia and Iceland, which were designed to eliminate hepatitis C virus...
Two MDC scientists receive ERC grants worth several million euros
(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Basic researchers Gary Lewin and Norbert Hübner are investigating the...
Breakthrough brings gene-editing medicine one step closer to patient applications
Credit: Ross Neitz Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene sequences in...
Alzheimer plaque affects different brain cells differently
(Linköping University) Amyloid beta, a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease, has different properties in different cell types in the brains...
