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Obesity plus alcohol intake may increase risk of developing alcohol-related cancer

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that being overweight or having obesity amplifies the harmful effects of alcohol on the risk of developing alcohol-related cancer, particularly in people with a high body fat percentage.

6 May 2022

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

Vulnerable groups in South Africa have a higher risk of disaster-induced depression, analysis suggests.

5 May 2022

Study finds racial and ethnic differences in rising uterine cancer mortality rates in the United States

Deaths from uterine cancer are rising in the United States, and are highest among non-Hispanic Black women, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

5 May 2022

Study offers a path to closing the knowledge gap about differences in breast cancer genes

Too many women are getting unnecessary mastectomies and other invasive procedures because of a knowledge gap about differences in cancer genes. A new study offers a path to closing the gap.

4 May 2022

$6 million grant to fund research investigating the role of immune system in heart failure

A new grant for researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will fund research investigating the role of the immune system in heart failure. Finding ways to harness beneficial immune cells could lead to new therapies that encourage the heart to heal after injuries.

2 May 2022

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that women who get recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be caught in a vicious cycle in which antibiotics given to eradicate one infection predispose them to develop another.

2 May 2022

Migrant women needed to provide invaluable data for the largest women's health study

Thousands of migrant women are needed to provide invaluable data for the largest and longest-running women's health study ever conducted in Australia to ensure it accurately reflects the current population.

2 May 2022

Epigenetic abnormalities in hematopoietic cells during fetal development cause idiopathic autism

An international research group led by Professor Toru Takumi (Senior Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) and Researcher Chia-wen Lin at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine has shown that idiopathic autism is caused by epigenetic abnormalities in hematopoietic cells during fetal development, which results in immune dysregulation in the brain and gut.

2 May 2022

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide -; a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells -; that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.

28 Apr 2022

Researchers unravel why neuropsychiatric symptoms appear in Alzheimer's patients before memory loss

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine are studying why neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy and irritability, appear in most Alzheimer's disease patients before the onset of memory loss.

28 Apr 2022

Synthetic data accurately replicates the results of analyses from real COVID-19 patient data

Research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has demonstrated that analyzing synthetic data generated from real COVID-19 patients accurately replicates the results of the same analyses conducted on the real patient data.

27 Apr 2022

Study illuminates why cowpea mosaic virus is exceptionally effective against cancer

A plant virus that infects legumes, called cowpea mosaic virus, has a special power that you may not have known about: when injected into a tumor, it triggers the immune system to treat the cancer-;even metastatic cancer-;and prevents it from recurring.

27 Apr 2022

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Black and white people is similarly high, study says

The rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) cases varies greatly by race and ethnicity. A new study suggests that the prevalence of MS in Black and white people is similarly high, while much lower in Hispanic and Asian people.

27 Apr 2022

Genetic cause of lupus identified

An international team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus, with the finding paving the way for the development of new treatments.

27 Apr 2022

Gene discovery could pave the way for new and more effective treatments for lupus

Researchers from The Australian National University have identified a gene called TLR7 that, when over-activated, is responsible for causing lupus, an autoimmune disease that can be life-threatening in severe cases.

27 Apr 2022

Analysis finds reductions in cigarette use among people with major depression, substance use disorder

Significant reductions in cigarette use were found among U.S. adults with major depression, substance use disorder, or both from 2006 to 2019, according to a new analysis of nationally representative survey data published today in JAMA.

26 Apr 2022

Understanding the Choice Between Individual Versus Social Housing Mice and Its Impact On Research

In this interview, Steffen van Heijningen discusses the differences between individual and social housing of mice and how housing conditions can impact the research.

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Drug-resistant mold found to be spreading and infecting susceptible people's lungs

A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mold is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people's lungs.

25 Apr 2022

NTU Singapore launches new research center to better understand how dementia develops in Asians

To better understand how dementia develops in Asians and to advance new strategies that will one day help to predict and delay the progression of the disease, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today launched the Dementia Research Centre (Singapore).

25 Apr 2022

Federal research funding has a "ripple effect" of stimulating new studies

Federal funding for biomedical research has a "ripple effect" of stimulating new studies even beyond the original purposes of a grant and may provide unexpected benefits, a new study suggests.

22 Apr 2022

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Obesity plus alcohol intake may increase risk of developing alcohol-related cancer

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

Study finds racial and ethnic differences in rising uterine cancer mortality rates in the United States

Study offers a path to closing the knowledge gap about differences in breast cancer genes

$6 million grant to fund research investigating the role of immune system in heart failure

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

Migrant women needed to provide invaluable data for the largest women's health study

Epigenetic abnormalities in hematopoietic cells during fetal development cause idiopathic autism

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

Researchers unravel why neuropsychiatric symptoms appear in Alzheimer's patients before memory loss

Synthetic data accurately replicates the results of analyses from real COVID-19 patient data

Study illuminates why cowpea mosaic virus is exceptionally effective against cancer

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Black and white people is similarly high, study says

Genetic cause of lupus identified

Gene discovery could pave the way for new and more effective treatments for lupus

Analysis finds reductions in cigarette use among people with major depression, substance use disorder

Understanding the Choice Between Individual Versus Social Housing Mice and Its Impact On Research

Drug-resistant mold found to be spreading and infecting susceptible people's lungs

NTU Singapore launches new research center to better understand how dementia develops in Asians

Federal research funding has a "ripple effect" of stimulating new studies

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