Blood test for early detection of pancreatic cancer headed to clinic
Credit: The lab of Ken Zaret, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - A newly identified biomarker panel could pave the way to...
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Discovery of brain-like activity in immune system promises better disease treatments
The Australian National University (ANU) has led the discovery of brain-like activity in the immune system that promises better treatments for lymphoma, autoimmune diseases and...
UTA-linked startup TissueGen wins ‘Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough’ award
Credit: Kevin Nelson Biotech startup TissueGen, Inc. was awarded the "Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough" award by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top...
Hormone replacement therapies help breast cancer grow and spread
Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female hormones that substitute those no longer produced by the body, often are prescribed to reduce the effects of...
Cancer survivors get a taste for kefir after exercise
Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 2017 - Kefir may be a beneficial post-exercise beverage for cancer survivors. It means that cancer survivors can enjoy the nutritional...
Mathematical modeling could help with personalized cancer care
A new study from the University of Southern California could pave the way for improving personalised lung cancer care and treatment. The research used mathematical...
Dignity Health St. Joseph’s researchers discover indicator of lung transplant rejection
PHOENIX, Ariz. July 12, 2017 -- Research by scientists at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center's Norton Thoracic Institute was published in the...
Registry identifies early onset of heart failure and lack of defibrillators in Asia
For the first time this year a late breaking clinical trials session will be held at the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC) Congress to...
Firearm-safety class rates in US little changed in 20 years
Credit: Elizar Mercado, University of Washington School of Public Health Only about three in five U.S. firearm owners have received any formal gun training, according...
Scientists discover novel treatment target for pulmonary fibrosis
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a unique population of immune cells plays a key role in the development of pulmonary fibrosis, and showed that...
ADHD medication tied to lower risk for alcohol, drug abuse in teens and adults
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The use of medication to treat attention deficient hyperactivity disorder is linked to significantly lower risk for substance use...
Clemson researchers illuminate the field of microscopy with nanoparticle ‘buckyswitch’
Credit: Courtesy of Muskendol Novoa CLEMSON, South Carolina - Visualizing biological cells under a microscope was just made clearer, thanks to research conducted by graduate...
Cyber attacks can threaten public health
WHAT Commentary :"Threats to Information Security -- Public Health Implications", New England Journal of Medicine WHO William J. Gordon, MD Clinical Informatics Fellow, Brigham and...
Tumor-targeting drug shows potential for treating bone cancer patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center The treatment of osteosarcoma, the most common tumor of bone, is challenging. A study led by The University of Texas...
NOAA disburses $16.7 million in oil spill penalties to fund research
Credit: LSU LSU has received one of the competitive federal grants funded from penalties paid by parties responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A...
