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Preclinical studies show effectiveness of targeted therapy for glioblastoma

The targeted therapy onalespib has shown effectiveness in preclinical studies of glioblastoma by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

2 Nov 2017

Production of nitric oxide crucial for stem cell mobilization and differentiation

Nathan Bryan, PH.D., one of the nation's leading experts on critically important role of nitric oxide in health and disease prevention, told attendees of the Pacific Regenerative Medicine 2017 Conference this morning that, "Stem cells are the future of medicine and are required for our body to heal itself; however, their success depends on the body producing enough nitric oxide to support their healing properties.

2 Nov 2017

Researchers discover mechanism that controls release of molecules involved in inflammatory diseases

In a recent study published in Cell Reports, a research team led by Colin Adrain, from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, discovered the mechanism that controls the release of important molecules that trigger the inflammatory response during the clearance of infections.

2 Nov 2017

Dinosaur extinction metal can be used to kill cancer cells

Cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed with the metal from the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to new research by an international collaboration between the University of Warwick and Sun Yat-Sen University in China.

2 Nov 2017

Danish study sheds light on why whole grains are healthy

When overweight adults exchange refined grain products - such as white bread and pasta - with whole grain varieties, they eat less, they lose weight and the amount of inflammation in their bodies decreases. These are some of the findings of a large Danish study headed by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark.

2 Nov 2017

Study: Most adults believe today’s children are not healthier than kids of their own generation

Ask adults of all ages if today's children are healthier than children of their own generation. Too often, the answer is "no."

2 Nov 2017

University of Birmingham researchers receive £1.5 million to find new treatments for bowel cancer

Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year research program aimed at finding new treatments for bowel cancer.

2 Nov 2017

Study finds link between increased cardiovascular diseases and teen childbirth

A new study published in the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Open Access Journal — Journal of the American Heart Association — has suggested an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease in women who became mothers for the first time in their teenage years, when compared to older mothers.

2 Nov 2017

SENIOR trial: Shorter DAPT combined with Synergy stent superior to BMS in elderly patients

Elderly patients undergoing PCI often receive bare-metal stents (BMS) instead of drug-eluting stents (DES) to shorten the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) and reduce bleeding risk. However, results from the SENIOR trial found that compared with BMS, shorter DAPT combined with the Synergy bioabsorbable polymer DES leads to less adverse events without increasing bleeding risk.

2 Nov 2017

Study provides new insights into survival of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque

Extracellular polysaccharides play a central role in the survival capabilities of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque, report researchers from the University of Basel's Preventative Dentistry and Oral Microbiology Clinic and Department of Biomedical Engineering in the journal Plos One.

2 Nov 2017

BMI underestimates childhood obesity levels in different ethnic groups

Childhood obesity levels are highest in UK South Asian children, according to new research that completely changes the current understanding of the link between ethnicity and weight status in young people.

2 Nov 2017

Discovery of genetic markers could guide individualized treatments for advanced prostate cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have uncovered genetic clues to why tumors resist a specific therapy used for treating advanced prostate cancer.

2 Nov 2017

Climate change makes it difficult for sun’s UV rays to kill pathogens

Increasing organic runoff as a result of climate change may be reducing the penetration of pathogen-killing ultraviolet (UV) sunlight in inland lakes, rivers, and coastal waters, according to a new study in the journal Scientific Reports.

2 Nov 2017

Inflammation in mid-life may be linked to brain shrinkage decades later

People who have biomarkers tied to inflammation in their blood in their 40s and 50s may have more brain shrinkage decades later than people without the biomarkers, according to a study published in the November 1, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The brain cell loss was found especially in areas of the brain that are affected by Alzheimer's disease.

2 Nov 2017

Researchers compile biggest recorded collection of families with epilepsy

Researchers from Swansea University Medical School have joined up with five other centers from around the world to compile the biggest recorded collection of families with forms of epilepsy where genetics may play a part in the recurring feature of the condition.

2 Nov 2017

Maintaining positive friendships may be key to slower memory decline

Maintaining positive, warm and trusting friendships might be the key to a slower decline in memory and cognitive functioning, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

2 Nov 2017

UTSA professor receives $2.6 million grant to support women recovering from substance abuse

James H. Bray, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has received a five-year, $2.6 million grant to lead a project that will provide mental health services and recovery support to high-risk pregnant, postpartum women recovering from substance abuse.

2 Nov 2017

Humans not as exceptional in using brain power as we like to think

For years, scientists assumed that humans devote a larger share of their daily calories to their brains than other animals. Although the human brain makes up only 2 percent of body weight, it consumes more than 25 percent of our baseline energy budget.

1 Nov 2017

First-of-its-kind nonsynthetic, decellularized graft one step closer to clinical trials

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a new lab-grown blood vessel replacement that is composed completely of biological materials, but surprisingly doesn't contain any living cells at implantation. The vessel, that could be used as an "off the shelf" graft for kidney dialysis patients, performed well in a recent study with nonhuman primates.

1 Nov 2017

Bioengineers develop brain sensor technique to understand cocaine addiction in adolescent mind

Several studies have provided strong evidence that adolescents--people in their teens to early twenties--have a higher vulnerability than adults to addictive substances like cocaine.

1 Nov 2017

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Preclinical studies show effectiveness of targeted therapy for glioblastoma

Production of nitric oxide crucial for stem cell mobilization and differentiation

Researchers discover mechanism that controls release of molecules involved in inflammatory diseases

Dinosaur extinction metal can be used to kill cancer cells

Danish study sheds light on why whole grains are healthy

Study: Most adults believe today’s children are not healthier than kids of their own generation

University of Birmingham researchers receive £1.5 million to find new treatments for bowel cancer

Study finds link between increased cardiovascular diseases and teen childbirth

SENIOR trial: Shorter DAPT combined with Synergy stent superior to BMS in elderly patients

Study provides new insights into survival of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque

BMI underestimates childhood obesity levels in different ethnic groups

Discovery of genetic markers could guide individualized treatments for advanced prostate cancer

Climate change makes it difficult for sun’s UV rays to kill pathogens

Inflammation in mid-life may be linked to brain shrinkage decades later

Researchers compile biggest recorded collection of families with epilepsy

Maintaining positive friendships may be key to slower memory decline

UTSA professor receives $2.6 million grant to support women recovering from substance abuse

Humans not as exceptional in using brain power as we like to think

First-of-its-kind nonsynthetic, decellularized graft one step closer to clinical trials

Bioengineers develop brain sensor technique to understand cocaine addiction in adolescent mind

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