COVID-19 patients recover faster with metabolic activator treatment, study shows
Metabolic activators were found to reduce recovery time by as many as 3.5 days in patients with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, according ...
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HKUST scientists develop simple blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
An international research team led by HKUST has developed a simple but robust blood test from Chinese patient data for ...
Advanced care: Smart wound dressings with built-in healing sensors
Fluorescent sensors glow brightly under UV light if infection starts to set in Researchers have developed smart wound dressings with ...
Gene variant linked to unnecessary bone marrow biopsies in African Americans
Findings show how using genetic data could reduce a racial health disparity A gene variant that lowers white blood cell ...
Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectiveness A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been ...
Researchers engineer cells to destroy malignant tumor cells but leave the rest alone
HAMILTON, ON June 28, 2021 -- Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing ...
Oncotarget: Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism promotes apoptosis in solid tumor cells
Support recently reported findings of clinical benefit when relacorilant is added to paclitaxel-containing therapy in patients with ovarian and pancreatic ...
Oncotarget: Treatment outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
In CTP class A patients, IGF/CTP score B was associated with shorter PFS and OS Oncotarget published "Insulin-like growth factor ...
Oncotarget: Novel markers of colorectal tumors exhibiting microsatellite instability
By incorporating cell composition into their regression model, they identified 3,193 differentially expressed genes, of which 556 were deemed novel ...
Oncotarget: Predicting clinical outcomes using cancer progression associated signatures
The P142 panel of metrics successfully predicted cancer progression status in patients with some, but not all cancer types analyzed. ...
Differences in human, mouse brain cells have important implications for disease research
FINDINGS A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans and mice found that mouse astrocytes are more ...
Loss of circadian regulation allows for increase in glucose production during lung cancer
New study identifies possible therapeutic target to suppress cancer cell growth Irvine, CA - June 25, 2021 - New research ...
Test distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses with 100% accuracy
Platform could also predict COVID-19 case severity and immunity against variants DURHAM, N.C. - Biomedical engineers at Duke University have ...
Controversies and consensus in thyroid cancer care
New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2021—The American Thyroid Association, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, the European Thyroid Association, and ...
Makowski, Pierre publish findings on obesity and response to cancer therapy
Liza Makowski, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine and the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research, has long been interested ...
Scientists discover key player in brain development, cell communication
Led by Katie Baldwin, Ph.D., research published in Neuron shows how the loss of the protein hepaCAM drives brain development ...
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Volume 11, Issue 6 publishes
Special issue: Celebrating 10 years of Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB) In 2021 Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (APSB) is celebrating ...
Stopping the onset and progression of intractable immune diseases
The development of therapeutic drugs for inflammatory bowel disease, an intractable immune disease, and multiple sclerosis - an autoimmune disorder ...
A new concept stent that suppresses adverse effects with cells
Development of new technology for manufacturing a cell-covered material for use in the field of medicine. Embedding treatment cells in ...
When pandemic hit, some people wanted more sexual activity
PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2021 - It is widely assumed that Americans' sexual activity took a nosedive during the early chaotic ...
