Diabetes drug may not reduce risk of death
One class of drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may not reduce the risk of death when compared with placebo, suggests new findings. The...
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Efficient control of leukaemia with treatment by dual immune-checkpoint blockade
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a haematological malignancy that originates in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and spreads to other organs through the...
Under-fives should be priority for snail fever therapy, study finds
Infants in some of the world's poorest regions are vulnerable to a common worm parasite infection and their treatment should become a priority, according to...
Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs
The results of a study recently published in the prestigious international journal Science Advances have enabled researchers to better understand the role of eggshells in...
A new, streamlined approach to diagnosing and treating bowel cancer
Credit: Dr Susan Woods, SAHMRI Researchers at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University of Adelaide have discovered a faster,...
Scientists find some human cancers to be ‘evolutionary accidents’
New research, published in Biological Reviews and conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool and Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (Brasília, Brazil) has...
Systematic analysis of data from animal models — Opportunities and limitations
"In the field of stroke research, Malcolm Macleod's systematic studies will enhance the relevance of animal models and improve their translation to humans based on...
Scientists discover new way that HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Nexu Science Communication and Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered a new mechanism by which HIV evades the immune system, and which shows...
Study reports possible novel method for stopping untreatable pediatric brain cancers
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Researchers used an experimental molecular therapy in preclinical laboratory tests to effectively treat several types of deadly pediatric brain cancer..
Observing inflammatory cells in the body
Credit: S. Gran & L. Honold et al./Theranostics 2018(8) The process that the body sets in motion in the event of inflammation is complex, but...
Safety concerns over tungsten
Credit: Cassidy VanderSchee New research shows how and where tungsten accumulates in bones of mice exposed to the element through drinking water. The findings, by...
Researchers demonstrate the presence of beta-amyloid dimers in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s
The most widely used biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are currently the concentrations of beta-amyloid and phosphorylated Tau in cerebrospinal fluid....
PharmaMar discovers new data on the mechanism of action of plitidepsin in tumor cells
Credit: @PharmaMar 2018 PharmaMar (MSE: PHM) has presented during the AACR meeting (American Association for Cancer Research) in Chicago new data about how plitidepsin works...
Bacterial ‘gene swapping’ sparks disease outbreaks
A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool documents, for the first time, how the ability of bacteria to swap genetic material with...
Kids hit hard by junk food advertising: New research
Junk food ads are shown more frequently on TV at times when many children are watching, new Heart Foundation-funded research shows. The research, led by...
