UCI team pioneers cancer treatment that targets bone metastases while sparing bone
New, safer approach using engineered stem cells could reduce need for chemotherapy Irvine, Calif., July 8, 2019 -- University of ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Knowing BRCA status associated with better breast cancer outcomes even without surgery
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Ashkenazi Jewish women have a 1-in-40 chance of carrying the BRCA mutation and these ...
Natural antioxidant helps improve immune-based therapies by modulating T-cells
Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D. and Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., National Institutes of Health-funded researchers ...
High rates of opioid prescriptions for osteoarthritis
Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the USA alone, 26 ...
New review highlights evidence on how to increase physical activity in everyday life
A new review from the National Institute for Health Research looks at evidence around what works to get people active ...
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may raise risk of Alzheimer’s, Dementia
A Penn study of more than 150,000 men with prostate cancer shows androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a higher ...
Can we make ocean water drinkable — and should we? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 8, 2019 - We need water to survive -- and Earth is covered ...
UBC scientists capture images of gene-editing enzymes in action
Findings hold promise for future treatment of human diseases caused by DNA mutations For the first time, scientists have captured ...
A common gut virus that maps our travels
Credit: San Diego State University Travelling abroad for the summer can change a person's perspective--and it can also change the ...
Novel method identifies patients at risk for HIV who may benefit from PrEP strategies
NIH-funded studies demonstrate the value of automated prediction algorithms that could be used to prevent new HIV infections Researchers have ...
Is nonmedical opioid use by adolescents associated with later risk of heroin use?
What The Study Did: This observational study used data from a survey of behavioral health that included students from 10 ...
Fighting drug resistance with fast, artificial enhancement of natural products
Credit: Image by Caitlin Devor, The University of Tokyo, CC-BY Researchers in Japan have identified multiple promising new drug candidates ...
Cannabis dosage studied to reduce seizures in children with severe epilepsy
Medicinal cannabis can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsyCredit: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation, Canada Medicinal ...
Uncovering possible role of polyphosphate in dialysis-related amyloidosis
Researchers from Osaka University find that a naturally occurring biopolymer encourages the formation of rogue protein aggregates that can lead ...
Killing the seeds of cancer: A new finding shows potential in destroying cancer stem cells
The finding could provide an important step toward drugs that help prevent recurrent cancersCredit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo ...
Is caregiver depression associated with more emergency department visits by patients with dementia?
Bottom Line: An observational study of 663 caregivers and the patients with dementia they care for suggests caregiver depression is associated ...
Genomic ‘map’ reveals not all fat is equal
Credit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research It's not just about how much - the location of where fat is stored ...
Investigating the role of the nasal flora & viral infection on acquisition of Pneumococcus
Researchers investigate the role of the nasal ecosystem and viral infection on acquisition of a bacterium that causes pneumonia Researchers ...
More money, more gabapentin
Where pharma spends, docs prescribe more gabapentin, a potential drug of abuse Pharmaceutical companies' payments to doctors may be influencing ...
Sedentary time increases after retirement — especially in women
The transition to retirement changes the way people use their time and how actively they exercise. Evaluating a person's daily ...
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