Oncotarget: Inflammatory microenvironment & hepatic macrophage in hepatocellular carcinoma
'The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing worldwide, and HCC is amongst the leading causes of cancer death globally' ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Lessons from the last pandemic point the way toward universal flu vaccines
Strong immune responses to unchanging, conserved parts of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus suggest strategies for effective universal vaccines ...
Immunotherapy drug delays recurrence in kidney cancer patients
An immunotherapy drug given after surgery improved disease-free survival rates in patients with kidney cancer at high risk of relapse. ...
Secret shopper study sheds light on barriers to opioid treatment for women
After a 2020 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study showed women have a difficult time accessing treatment for opioid use disorder ...
Immune therapy after surgery lowers relapse risk in patients with high-risk melanoma
Results of SWOG S1404 trial to be reported at ASCO 2021 PORTLAND, OR - Patients with high-risk melanoma who had ...
University study highlights alarming rise in usage and costs of antidepressants
RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have warned there is an urgent need for the country's mental health interventions to ...
First in US: New device implanted to treat heart failure, improve kidney function
Thinner than a #2 pencil, the heart pump is being studied for boosting blood flow DETROIT (June 3, 2021) - ...
Elevating African cichlid fish as a scientific model of social disorders
University of Houston researcher wins prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award Beau Alward, University of Houston assistant professor of psychology, who ...
Using advanced imaging to study sickle cell disease
Pitt's Tamer Ibrahim uses recently optimized 7-Tesla MRI imaging technology to study SCD's effect on the brain Sickle Cell Disease ...
Is elevated level of lung protein an early predictor for COPD?
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, discovered MUC5AC is more reliably associated with the manifestation of ...
Wearable accelerometer and vibrator ‘thimble’ could reduce falls amongst seniors
Researchers have developed a device using accelerometers and vibrators, similar to those found in mobile phones, that can be worn ...
Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants
West Virginia University research shows faith communities have the potential to promote physical wellbeing along with emotional or spiritual health ...
Predictive model identifies patients for genetic testing
Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can ...
The Mathematical Model of the Mind
'A must read for anyone interested in theoretical studies of cortical microcircuits' What is perhaps the most wonderous and fascinating ...
High-intensity strength and impact training attenuates skeletal aging
The tibial bone properties of middle-aged and older male sprint athletes were followed over 10 years Regular strength and impact-type ...
AI outperforms humans in creating cancer treatments, but do doctors trust it?
(Toronto, June 3, 2021) -- The impact of deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for radiation cancer therapy in a real-world clinical ...
How to obtain immune bovine milk to strengthen the body against COVID-19
Physiologically, milk contains biocomponents that are highly protective against infections. In light of this, the AGR-149-Infectious Diseases group at the ...
Milk makeover: A great start for a healthy heart
A dash of milk could make all the difference to a healthy heart as new research from the University of ...
Extensive study identifies over a dozen existing drugs as potential COVID-19 therapies
FDA-approved drugs or experimental drugs with ample health data could be rapidly tested in humans for treatment of COVID-19 June ...
Lighting Hydrogels Via Nanomaterials
Texas A&M associate professor Akhilesh Gaharwar and graduate student Patrick Lee are developing a new class of hydrogels that can ...
