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Study suggests new strategies for making cartilage cells

As any weekend warrior understands, cartilage injuries to joints such as knees, shoulders, and hips can prove extremely painful and debilitating. In addition, conditions that cause cartilage degeneration, like arthritis and temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), affect 350 million people in the world and cost the US public health system more than $303 billion every year.

30 Nov 2022

High concentrations of oxygen during anesthesia may increase risk of organ injury

Unnecessarily high concentrations of oxygen given to patients under general anesthesia may increase risk of injury to the kidneys, lungs and heart, according to a large Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led study published in The BMJ, the flagship journal of the British Medical Association.

30 Nov 2022

Five precepts of Buddhism could help buffer depressive symptoms

A new study suggests that people with high levels of neuroticism and stress may be at greater risk for depressive symptoms, but those links could be buffered for people who observe the five precepts of Buddhism-;a fundamental system of ethics for the religion's followers.

30 Nov 2022

New collaboration focuses on building health research startups to advance healthcare

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, through the Eshelman Institute for Innovation, announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services to build an environment for startup creation that uses cloud technology to translate UNC-Chapel Hill digital health research expertise into commercialized solutions.

30 Nov 2022

Human fetal cerebellar cell atlas reveals the origin of aggressive medulloblastomas

Studying mice has filled encyclopedias with breakthrough medical discoveries. But when it comes to brain cancers, the little rodents have long exhibited fundamental limitations.

30 Nov 2022

Severe undernutrition increases risk of unfavorable outcomes for individuals undergoing TB treatment

In 2021, an estimated 10.6 million individuals developed tuberculosis (TB) and 1.6 million died, making it the second most lethal infection in the world after SARS-CoV-2.

30 Nov 2022

Researchers receive $3 million-plus NIH grant to develop treatment for drug-resistant fungus

With a new $3 million-plus grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Case Western Reserve University researchers are examining the next level of treatment for Candida auris (C.auris), a multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious infection and, in some cases, death.

30 Nov 2022

New simulation platform could help build more caregiving robots

Caregiving robots would be transformative for people with disabilities and their caretakers, but few research groups are working in this space.

30 Nov 2022

Researchers identify two important factors involved in the formation and renewing of self-schema

At the end of a bad day, how do you feel about yourself? The answer could indicate not only how your self-perception formed, but also how it renews, according to experimental results from a research group in Japan.

30 Nov 2022

Inactivation of previously unknown gene found to be a likely culprit in the onset of pancreatic cancer

New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center points to the inactivation of a previously unidentified gene as a likely culprit in the development of pancreatic cancer.

30 Nov 2022

Research findings may offer a new potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

A new study links a gene concentrated in the brain's cleanup cells, known as microglia, to the inflammation that has increasingly emerged as a key mechanism contributing to Alzheimer's disease.

30 Nov 2022

Research finds higher rate of rare tandem repeats in the genomes of individuals with schizophrenia

In our cells, the language of DNA is written, making each of us unique. A tandem repeat occurs in DNA when a pattern of one or more nucleotides – the basic structural unit of DNA coded in the base of chemicals cytosine (C), adenine (A), guanine (G) and thymine (T) – is repeated multiple times in tandem. An example might be: CAG CAG CAG, in which the pattern CAG is repeated three times.

30 Nov 2022

New EU-funded project aims to find better strategies to protect vulnerable people from mental illness

To improve understanding of mental health, today's symptom-based diagnoses need to be complemented with biological criteria accounting for differences between individuals and the sexes.

30 Nov 2022

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still display differences in some aspects of cognitive development, mood and mobility compared to unexposed children, reports a study published in Pediatric Research.

30 Nov 2022

Zimbabwe's approval of long-acting drug could provide effective options for HIV prevention

Zimbabwe's approval of the long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for use by HIV-negative people to reduce the risk of getting HIV could pave the way for effective options for HIV prevention, experts say.

30 Nov 2022

£12 million awarded to innovative UK regulators to help drive technology and personalized medicine

Science Minister George Freeman has today (30 November) awarded up to £12 million to UK regulators to help drive forward innovation, remove red tape and establish the UK as world leader in technologies of the future - from AI to help treat rare diseases, to drones monitoring safety on construction sites.

30 Nov 2022

Study: 40% of websites for heart transplant centers lack information in languages other than English

In a University of Michigan-led study, researchers found that most websites for heart transplant centers in the United States are difficult to understand, with more than 40% lacking information in languages other than English.

30 Nov 2022

Hotter weather associated with higher volume of polytrauma CTs

Using a decade of weather and CT imaging data, researchers have identified specific weather conditions that are associated with the number of whole-body CT scans performed on polytrauma patients.

30 Nov 2022

Miracles Start in the Lab: the quest to find a vaccine to cure AIDS

To commemorate World AIDS Day, News Medical spoke to Dr. Larry Corey, an internationally renowned expert in virology, immunology, and vaccine development, and the former president and director of Fred Hutch, about his work within the field of HIV/AIDS research and vaccine development.

30 Nov 2022

The effects of mechanical forces on musculoskeletal cells and tissues

In this interview, Dr. Marina Danalache, Lab leader at the Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Tübingen talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the ongoing research on the effects of mechanical forces on musculoskeletal cells and tissues, as well as how these forces mediate homeostasis and drive pathophysiological processes.

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Study suggests new strategies for making cartilage cells

High concentrations of oxygen during anesthesia may increase risk of organ injury

Five precepts of Buddhism could help buffer depressive symptoms

New collaboration focuses on building health research startups to advance healthcare

Human fetal cerebellar cell atlas reveals the origin of aggressive medulloblastomas

Severe undernutrition increases risk of unfavorable outcomes for individuals undergoing TB treatment

Researchers receive $3 million-plus NIH grant to develop treatment for drug-resistant fungus

New simulation platform could help build more caregiving robots

Researchers identify two important factors involved in the formation and renewing of self-schema

Inactivation of previously unknown gene found to be a likely culprit in the onset of pancreatic cancer

Research findings may offer a new potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

Research finds higher rate of rare tandem repeats in the genomes of individuals with schizophrenia

New EU-funded project aims to find better strategies to protect vulnerable people from mental illness

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

Zimbabwe's approval of long-acting drug could provide effective options for HIV prevention

£12 million awarded to innovative UK regulators to help drive technology and personalized medicine

Study: 40% of websites for heart transplant centers lack information in languages other than English

Hotter weather associated with higher volume of polytrauma CTs

Miracles Start in the Lab: the quest to find a vaccine to cure AIDS

The effects of mechanical forces on musculoskeletal cells and tissues

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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