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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Another try for mental health ‘parity’

The Biden administration continued a bipartisan, decades-long effort to ensure that health insurance treats mental illnesses the same as other ailments, with a new set of regulations aimed at ensuring that services are actually available without years-long waits or excessive out-of-pocket costs.

27 Jul 2023

New protein-based nano-switches could lead to faster, more accurate diagnostic tests

QUT researchers have developed a new approach for designing molecular ON-OFF switches based on proteins which can be used in a multitude of biotechnological, biomedical and bioengineering applications.

27 Jul 2023

Tails on engineered T cells could help fight cancer

In a promising form of immunotherapy known as CAR T-cell (chimeric antigen receptor) therapy, the patient's T cells are engineered to better recognize and attack antigens on the surface of cancer cells.

27 Jul 2023

Transcription factors may drive development of different colorectal cancer subtypes

New research in colorectal cancers directed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests that expression of transcription factors — proteins that help turn specific genes on or off by binding to nearby DNA — may play a central role in the degree of DNA methylation across the genome, contributing to the development of different subtypes of these cancers.

27 Jul 2023

MU researcher receives $3 million grant to use gene editing for investigating the building blocks of disease

In a new study funded by a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Missouri researcher Kiho Lee, an associate professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, will use gene editing to investigate the building blocks of disease.

27 Jul 2023

Henry Ford Health researcher wins grant to study circulating cell-free DNA methylation as a tool for glioma detection

Houtan Noushmehr, Ph.D., a researcher at Henry Ford Health, has been awarded a prestigious R01 grant of nearly $2.9M from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a research project titled, "Circulating cell-free DNA methylation as an accurate tool for detection and clinical follow-up of glioma."

27 Jul 2023

COVID-19 treatment: study evaluates ACEi and ARB effects on clinical outcomes

A group of researchers compared the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin II receptor blockers.

27 Jul 2023

Recent progress in infant hepatitis B vaccination efforts in Africa

Researchers report advancements made toward the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B infection.

27 Jul 2023

Tobacco dependence more likely in cigarette smokers, study reveals

Cigarette smokers have higher odds of tobacco dependence than those who vape or use a variety of types of tobacco products, according to a Mount Sinai study published in July in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

27 Jul 2023

Home sweet parking lot: Some hospitals welcome RV living for patients, families, and workers

Jim Weaver has had two major surgeries in the past decade: one to remove cancerous tumors from his bladder and another to clear a blocked artery.

27 Jul 2023

Universal genetic testing may improve risk stratification and treatment for rare and lethal cancer

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a highly lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 20 percent. Although a precursor lesion to EAC, called Barrett's esophagus (BE), is present in roughly seven percent of middle-aged adults, less than one percent of BE patients will progress to EAC, making it difficult to determine which individuals are at risk of developing this deadly cancer.

27 Jul 2023

Screening will not address racial disparities in melanoma survival rates: Study

Increased skin cancer screening in individuals with skin of color is not sufficient to address racial disparities in melanoma survival rates, according to a new JAMA Dermatology study by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers.

27 Jul 2023

Two infusions of IL-15-expressing CAR NK Cells boost survival in lymphoma mouse models

A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered loss of metabolic fitness in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK) cells is a critical mechanism of resistance, with infused cells gradually losing the ability to compete with tumor cells for nutrients, leading to tumor relapse.

26 Jul 2023

KIAA0930 could be a novel therapeutic target for cancer cachexia

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on July 20, 2023, entitled, "The uncharacterized transcript KIAA0930 confers a cachexic phenotype on cancer cells."

26 Jul 2023

Core promoter variation may drive development of triple-negative breast cancer

TNBC is a particularly aggressive subtype of breast cancer, characterized by the absence of three key receptors: estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).

26 Jul 2023

Mammary fat tissue plays a more active role in breast biology than previously thought

An Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai study sheds light on the intricate interplay between mammary adipose (fat) tissue and breast health, and offers exciting possibilities for understanding breast development, lactation, cancer, and obesity and related metabolic disorders.

26 Jul 2023

Keck Hospital of USC earns five stars on the CMS 2023 quality report

Keck Hospital of USC earned five stars, the highest rating possible, on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2023 quality star rating report.

26 Jul 2023

Researchers discover potential new treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging in Jena and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg have discovered a novel treatment approach for soft tissue tumors, which are frequently occurring in children and are often malignant.

26 Jul 2023

Researchers make breakthrough in fight against mucosal melanoma

Although rare, mucosal melanoma in humans has a low survival rate. It has been difficult to investigate due to a lack of similar cancers in animals for study.

26 Jul 2023

Study sheds light on how breast cancer spreads to lymph nodes

Lymph nodes are one of the body's first lines of defense against disease. Immune cells are dispatched from these biological police stations to fight off intruders.

26 Jul 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Another try for mental health ‘parity’

New protein-based nano-switches could lead to faster, more accurate diagnostic tests

Tails on engineered T cells could help fight cancer

Transcription factors may drive development of different colorectal cancer subtypes

MU researcher receives $3 million grant to use gene editing for investigating the building blocks of disease

Henry Ford Health researcher wins grant to study circulating cell-free DNA methylation as a tool for glioma detection

COVID-19 treatment: study evaluates ACEi and ARB effects on clinical outcomes

Recent progress in infant hepatitis B vaccination efforts in Africa

Tobacco dependence more likely in cigarette smokers, study reveals

Home sweet parking lot: Some hospitals welcome RV living for patients, families, and workers

Universal genetic testing may improve risk stratification and treatment for rare and lethal cancer

Screening will not address racial disparities in melanoma survival rates: Study

Two infusions of IL-15-expressing CAR NK Cells boost survival in lymphoma mouse models

KIAA0930 could be a novel therapeutic target for cancer cachexia

Core promoter variation may drive development of triple-negative breast cancer

Mammary fat tissue plays a more active role in breast biology than previously thought

Keck Hospital of USC earns five stars on the CMS 2023 quality report

Researchers discover potential new treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma

Researchers make breakthrough in fight against mucosal melanoma

Study sheds light on how breast cancer spreads to lymph nodes

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