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Study provides a more accurate tool to stratify patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

Patients with a type of breast cancer called HER2-positive are less likely to survive if their initial treatment fails to eradicate the tumor completely and they have high levels of immune cells called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in the residual disease.

21 Nov 2022

Rutgers scientists develop new approach to effectively shut down viral infections

Rutgers scientists have developed a new approach to stopping viral infections: a so-called live-attenuated, replication-defective DNA virus vaccine that uses a compound known as centanamycin to generate an altered virus for vaccine development.

20 Nov 2022

Caregivers’ coping strategies affect their level of distress and quality of life

November is Caregiver Awareness Month, and timely findings from a study published in Blood Advances suggest that, among caregivers of patients undergoing a stem cell transplant, how someone approaches coping can influence their levels of anxiety, depression, and poor quality of life (QOL) they experience.

20 Nov 2022

Honey improves key measures of health, including blood sugar and cholesterol levels

Researchers look to better understand the impact of honey on mitigating certain cardiometabolic risk factors.

20 Nov 2022

Why we should all eat Kimchi and other Korean fermented foods

A recent study reviews various traditional Korean fermented foods for their various health benefits.

20 Nov 2022

Researchers develop new device to non-invasively measure cervical nerve activity

A team of engineers and physicians at University of California San Diego has developed a device to non-invasively measure cervical nerve activity in humans, a new tool that they say could potentially inform and improve treatments for patients with sepsis, a life-threatening response to infection, and mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

20 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: The problem of antimicrobial resistance in combating sepsis

As part of World Antimicrobial Resistance Week 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Catharina Hartman, a trustee of the charity Sepsis Research FEAT, about the problems associated with combating sepsis brought on by antimicrobial resistance.

20 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr Javier Yugueros-Marcos, Head of the Antimicrobial Resistance and Veterinary Products Department at the World Organisation for Animal Health, about how the world can work together to promote the sustainable and responsible use of antimicrobials.

18 Nov 2022

How gut microbes influence immune response to SARS-CoV-2

An article published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition journal provides an overview of the role of gut microbiota in shaping the host immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

17 Nov 2022

Gut microbiome plays a role in Alzheimer's

In a recent review published in the journal Pharmacological Research, researchers in Brazil investigated the role of gut microbiota in cognition, brain function, behavior, and neurodegenerative disease pathogenesis.

17 Nov 2022

Mitochondria plays an important role in signal transduction in innate immune pathways

Mitochondria are primarily known as the powerhouse of the cell. However, these cellular organelles are required not only for providing energy: Professor Konstanze Winklhofer and her group at the Faculty of Medicine at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, recently discovered that mitochondria play an important role in signal transduction in innate immune pathways.

17 Nov 2022

Scientific gathering aims to integrate advances in cancer and aging research

Institute for Research in Biomedicine - IRB Ageing is the main risk factor for the development of cancer, and the features shared by these two biological processes are increasingly evident. This week the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the BBVA Foundation are holding the 38th Barcelona Biomed conference "Quantitative dynamics of aging and premalignancy". Held at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site on 14, 15 and 16 November, the event will be hosting 21 internationally recognized experts in the field who will present their latest breakthroughs.

17 Nov 2022

National Institutes of Health funds a five-year, $11 million initiative

The conversations between our bone and muscle change as we age, and both are the weaker for it, Medical College of Georgia scientists say.

17 Nov 2022

Machine learning algorithm predicts a tumor’s response to immune checkpoint blockade

Predicting which patients will respond well to treatment is a quandary that has plagued the field of cancer immunotherapy for more than four decades.

16 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers reactivation of latent viruses in people with chronic fatigue syndrome

COVID-19 reactivated viruses that had become latent in cells following previous infections, particularly in people with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS.

16 Nov 2022

Cambridge scientists use synthetic biology approach to destroy SARS-CoV-2 virus

Cambridge scientists have used synthetic biology to create artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 and destroy the virus, an approach that could be used to develop a new generation of antiviral drugs.

16 Nov 2022

Birth delivery method associated with baby’s immune response to key childhood vaccines

The method by which a baby was delivered is associated with how its immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines, research suggests.

16 Nov 2022

Research findings could bolster the effectiveness of immune-checkpoint therapy

Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as Keytruda and Opdivo work by unleashing the immune system's T cells to attack tumor cells.

16 Nov 2022

Research reveals new treatment avenue for pediatric high grade gliomas harboring a genetic mutation

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have identified a novel treatment approach to an aggressive type of pediatric brain cancer, using therapies already approved to treat cancer.

16 Nov 2022

Pancreas transplant more beneficial than other treatments for people with diabetes

Results of pancreas transplantation continue to improve and up to 90% of recipients with diabetes enjoy freedom from both insulin therapy and the need for close glucose monitoring following the procedure, according to a new paper published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

15 Nov 2022

Immune System News and Research

Study provides a more accurate tool to stratify patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

Rutgers scientists develop new approach to effectively shut down viral infections

Caregivers’ coping strategies affect their level of distress and quality of life

Honey improves key measures of health, including blood sugar and cholesterol levels

Why we should all eat Kimchi and other Korean fermented foods

Researchers develop new device to non-invasively measure cervical nerve activity

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: The problem of antimicrobial resistance in combating sepsis

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together

How gut microbes influence immune response to SARS-CoV-2

Gut microbiome plays a role in Alzheimer's

Mitochondria plays an important role in signal transduction in innate immune pathways

Scientific gathering aims to integrate advances in cancer and aging research

National Institutes of Health funds a five-year, $11 million initiative

Machine learning algorithm predicts a tumor’s response to immune checkpoint blockade

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers reactivation of latent viruses in people with chronic fatigue syndrome

Cambridge scientists use synthetic biology approach to destroy SARS-CoV-2 virus

Birth delivery method associated with baby’s immune response to key childhood vaccines

Research findings could bolster the effectiveness of immune-checkpoint therapy

Research reveals new treatment avenue for pediatric high grade gliomas harboring a genetic mutation

Pancreas transplant more beneficial than other treatments for people with diabetes

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