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Function of glycolytic enzyme depends on its cellular localization

The function of the glycolytic enzyme hexokinase 1 differs depending on its location within the cell, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Molecular Cell.

22 Mar 2022

Review: Common clinical features of pediatric antiphospholipid syndrome

Each year, around two of every 100,000 American adults receive a new diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome, or APS, an autoimmune disease known to cause inflammation and recurring, potentially fatal, blood clots.

22 Mar 2022

Ovarian lesions seen on an ultrasound effectively predict cancer risk

The appearance of ovarian lesions on ultrasound is an effective predictor of cancer risk that can help women avoid unnecessary surgery, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

22 Mar 2022

WVU researcher unravels role of STAT5 protein in the development of multiple sclerosis

A human immune system is a lot like the board game Mouse Trap: it's a Rube Goldberg system of interacting parts. Only instead of a falling ball causing a tiny diver to leap into a tub-; which, in turn, springs a trap on some plastic mice-; proteins trigger other proteins to activate immune cells and direct them toward germs.

22 Mar 2022

Shift work linked to delayed onset of menopause

It's no secret that working nontraditional shifts can wreak havoc on lifestyle and sleep habits. Shift work has also been known to have a negative effect on workers' health.

22 Mar 2022

Survey: UK doctors may overrate the gender equality progress in medical specialties

Doctors tend to overestimate the progress made towards gender equality in UK medicine, suggest the results of a snapshot survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

22 Mar 2022

BGI discovery could pave the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology

In a world-first, scientists from BGI-Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a group of partners published a study in Nature, announcing the discovery of a transgene-free, rapid, and controllable method to convert pluripotent stem-cells into bona fide 8-cell totipotent embryo-like cells, paving the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology.

22 Mar 2022

Maternal and infant antibody levels and transplacental transfer following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

A recent study evaluated maternal antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 and transplacental transfer.

22 Mar 2022

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

In this interview, we speak to Sonia Ponzo, the Director of Science at Flo Health, about their app and how it's revolutionizing the field of women's health.

From Flo Health 22 Mar 2022

The obstacles to developing high-throughput 3D wound healing models

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Glauco Souza and Linda Boekestijn about their work in the wound healing space and how they devised a new high throughput 3D model for would healing.

From PromoCell 22 Mar 2022

Key mechanism that increases drug tolerance among microbial communities revealed

Research from the Francis Crick Institute has revealed a key mechanism which increases tolerance to drugs amongst microbial communities.

22 Mar 2022

Closed Loop Medicine announces completion of precision medicine clinical trial for patients with high blood pressure

Closed Loop Medicine Ltd announced today that the last patient has completed participation in a clinical trial investigating the Company’s integrated precision care product solution for patients with hypertension.

22 Mar 2022

Experts highlight understated ethics, unclear utility of polygenic embryo testing

New technologies are expanding the reach and accessibility of preimplantation genetic testing of human embryos. But what these advances can deliver is still unclear, and a frank assessment of their profound ethical implications is urgently needed, concludes a commentary in Nature Medicine.

22 Mar 2022

Study: Ketogenic diet helps kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy

The findings of a new study suggest that a ketogenic diet -; which is low in carbohydrates and protein, but high in fat -; helps to kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

22 Mar 2022

Study reveals novel tumor biomarker of aggressive cancers with poor prognosis

A study published in The Journal of Pathology reveals that many cancers that carry a poor prognosis express an altered form of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), an enzyme that regulates the expression of multiple genes.

22 Mar 2022

Researchers receive a combined $1 million grant to study RET-positive lung cancer

University of Colorado Cancer Center member Tejas Patil, MD, is one of three researchers to receive a combined $1 million grant from the Hamoui Foundation and LUNGevity Foundation to study RET-positive lung cancer.

21 Mar 2022

Novel screening platform flags 95% of stage 1 cancers

A novel screening platform has flagged more than 95 percent of stage 1 cancers, according to a pilot study published in Nature Communications Medicine. If validated by future studies, the approach offers a new way to detect the third-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths in 2020.

21 Mar 2022

Antimalarial drugs are also effective at treating a pulmonary disease, study finds

A research team at Colorado State University has discovered that drugs used to treat malaria are also effective at treating a pulmonary disease similar to tuberculosis.

21 Mar 2022

Researchers win NIH grant to treat human brain cancer with a drug previously used on canines

The National Institutes of Health is awarding a $3.8 million grant to John Rossmeisl, the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and Waldemar Debinski, cancer biology professor at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

21 Mar 2022

Most individuals treated in emergency departments for opioid use disorder do not sustain treatment

Most people who fill prescriptions from emergency physicians to treat their opioid use disorder do not continue to receive the medication, suggesting new approaches are needed to help people continue drug treatment begun on an emergency basis, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

21 Mar 2022

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Function of glycolytic enzyme depends on its cellular localization

Review: Common clinical features of pediatric antiphospholipid syndrome

Ovarian lesions seen on an ultrasound effectively predict cancer risk

WVU researcher unravels role of STAT5 protein in the development of multiple sclerosis

Shift work linked to delayed onset of menopause

Survey: UK doctors may overrate the gender equality progress in medical specialties

BGI discovery could pave the way for advances in organ regeneration and synthetic biology

Maternal and infant antibody levels and transplacental transfer following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

The obstacles to developing high-throughput 3D wound healing models

Key mechanism that increases drug tolerance among microbial communities revealed

Closed Loop Medicine announces completion of precision medicine clinical trial for patients with high blood pressure

Experts highlight understated ethics, unclear utility of polygenic embryo testing

Study: Ketogenic diet helps kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy

Study reveals novel tumor biomarker of aggressive cancers with poor prognosis

Researchers receive a combined $1 million grant to study RET-positive lung cancer

Novel screening platform flags 95% of stage 1 cancers

Antimalarial drugs are also effective at treating a pulmonary disease, study finds

Researchers win NIH grant to treat human brain cancer with a drug previously used on canines

Most individuals treated in emergency departments for opioid use disorder do not sustain treatment

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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