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Reprogrammed tumor cells could teach the body's immune system to fight cancer

Some cities fight gangs with ex-members who educate kids and starve gangs of new recruits. Stanford Medicine researchers have done something similar with cancer — altering cancer cells so that they teach the body's immune system to fight the very cancer the cells came from.

2 Mar 2023

Toolkit for treating obstetric hemorrhage saves lives, lowers health care costs

Measures used at California hospitals to stop excessive bleeding in childbirth are saving an average of almost $18 per birth, for statewide annual health care savings of $9 million, according to new research by scientists at Stanford Medicine and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.

2 Mar 2023

Youth overweight increases risk for blood clots later in life

Being overweight in childhood and in early adulthood are discrete risk factors for blood clots later in life, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

2 Mar 2023

Obesity level affects the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in men and women differently

Obesity continues to become more common worldwide, despite the health risks and increased mortality posed by the diseases and conditions that accompany it (comorbidities).

2 Mar 2023

Wastewater-based monitoring is effective in detecting viral outbreaks in schools

Schools are among the most notable settings people associate with picking up viral infections such as the common cold, various types of the flu or other respiratory viruses.

2 Mar 2023

Study identifies renalase as a novel independent predictor of COVID-19-related mortality

Researchers assessed the role of renalase as an independent predictor of COVID-19-related mortality.

2 Mar 2023

Information blackout shrouds new reports of deaths, injuries, and abuse at Montana State Hospital

Jennifer Mitchell remembered getting a call nearly two years ago that her 69-year-old husband, Bill, had crashed his car and had been committed to the Montana State Hospital, the state-run psychiatric hospital for adults about 20 miles from their home in Butte.

2 Mar 2023

California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

Newborns. Former inmates. College students. Expectant moms. People with disabilities. Foster kids. Homeless people. Single dads.

2 Mar 2023

Starting immunotherapy before surgery improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma

Patients with high-risk melanoma who received the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab both before and after surgery to remove cancerous tissue had a significantly lower risk of their cancer recurring than similar patients who received the drug only after surgery.

1 Mar 2023

UCLA Health receives two-year state grant to expand access to health care services for the homeless

The UCLA Health Homeless Healthcare Collaborative has received a $25.3 million, two-year state grant to expand access and enhance coordination of medical and behavioral health care provided to people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

1 Mar 2023

Biologists discover how to awaken and reactivate neural stem cells

Some areas of the adult brain contain quiescent, or dormant, neural stem cells that can potentially be reactivated to form new neurons.

1 Mar 2023

Immunomodulatory effects of biotics-supplemented infant formulas

A review article published in the journal Nutrients describes the effects and benefits of pre-, pro-, syn-, and postbiotics-containing infant formulas in terms of modulating gut microbiota, immune response, and allergy susceptibility of newborns and infants.

1 Mar 2023

Gene variant found in individuals of African ancestry dramatically boosts Alzheimer's risk

Stanford Medicine scientists and their colleagues have discovered that a gene variant found almost exclusively in the genomes of individuals of African ancestry dramatically boosts Alzheimer's risk. About 4% of African Americans carry this variant.

1 Mar 2023

Using vitamin B5 supplementation to boost red blood cell production in people with myelodysplastic syndromes

Scientists from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London and the Francis Crick Institute, have uncovered why patients with a rare type of blood cancer suffer from ineffective red blood cell production, and how vitamin B5 could be combined with existing drugs to improve outcomes.

1 Mar 2023

Landmark discovery provides a new perspective on tissue oxygenation

Cardiovascular medicine, hematology and pulmonary medicine may soon have the first-ever therapies to correct poor tissue oxygenation, a key driver of disease in millions, including peripheral artery disease, sickle cell disease, heart failure, stroke, emphysema and many others.

1 Mar 2023

Newly discovered mechanism likely contributes to the severity of P. aeruginosa infections

Bacteria of the species Pseudomonas aeruginosa are antibiotic-resistant hospital germs that can enter blood, lungs and other tissues through wounds and cause life-threatening infections.

1 Mar 2023

Promising alternative strategy for islet transplantation in people with type 1 diabetes

In people with type 1 diabetes, the body's immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing β cells that control blood glucose levels and are part of a group of cells in the pancreas called pancreatic islets.

1 Mar 2023

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

A clinical study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers revealed that oral verapamil, a readily available and commonly used drug to treat high blood pressure and heart conditions, can also improve the pancreas' insulin secretion in children with newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).

1 Mar 2023

New imaging method could help make better decisions on personalized cancer treatment

Decisions on cancer treatment could become better tailored to individual patients with the adoption of a new imaging method being developed by University of Michigan researchers that maps the chemical makeup of a patient’s tumor.

1 Mar 2023

Bacteria exploit nerve cells in the meninges to facilitate brain invasion

A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School details the step-by-step cascade that allows bacteria to break through the brain's protective layers -; the meninges -; and cause brain infection, or meningitis, a highly fatal disease.

1 Mar 2023

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Reprogrammed tumor cells could teach the body's immune system to fight cancer

Toolkit for treating obstetric hemorrhage saves lives, lowers health care costs

Youth overweight increases risk for blood clots later in life

Obesity level affects the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in men and women differently

Wastewater-based monitoring is effective in detecting viral outbreaks in schools

Study identifies renalase as a novel independent predictor of COVID-19-related mortality

Information blackout shrouds new reports of deaths, injuries, and abuse at Montana State Hospital

California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

Starting immunotherapy before surgery improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma

UCLA Health receives two-year state grant to expand access to health care services for the homeless

Biologists discover how to awaken and reactivate neural stem cells

Immunomodulatory effects of biotics-supplemented infant formulas

Gene variant found in individuals of African ancestry dramatically boosts Alzheimer's risk

Using vitamin B5 supplementation to boost red blood cell production in people with myelodysplastic syndromes

Landmark discovery provides a new perspective on tissue oxygenation

Newly discovered mechanism likely contributes to the severity of P. aeruginosa infections

Promising alternative strategy for islet transplantation in people with type 1 diabetes

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

New imaging method could help make better decisions on personalized cancer treatment

Bacteria exploit nerve cells in the meninges to facilitate brain invasion

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