Medical News
Inflammatory mechanisms may underlie increased risk of prostate cancer among WTC responders
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(American Association for Cancer Research) Inflammatory and immune-regulatory mechanisms were found to be altered in animal models and in archived prostate cancer tumor samples of responders exposed to dust from the Worl...
A Molecule Long Thought Harmless Plays a Role in Pancreatic Cancer, Could Hint at Cure
Discover - 20 Jun 2019 21:00
The location of the pancreas in the human body. (Credit: Magic mine/Shutterstock) Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer -- a virtually incurable condition. But now, a serendipitous discovery is provid...
Early-and-regular cannabis use by youth is associated with alteration in brain circuits that support cognitive control
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Elsevier) The development of neural circuits in youth, at a particularly important time in their lives, can be heavily influenced by external factors -- specifically the frequent and regular use of cannabis. A new study...
Bentham science's latest book 'Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery Volume 10'
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Bentham Science Publishers) Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery is a book series devoted to publishing the latest advances in anti-cancer drug design and discovery.
Brains of pairs of animals synchronize during social interaction
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) UCLA researchers have published a Cell study showing that the brains of pairs of animals synchronize during social situations. The level of synchronization actuall...
Canadian researchers discover new genetic link to premenopausal breast cancer
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) University of Alberta researchers have added a new genetic marker to the breast cancer map, helping to expand the list of genetic mutations clinicians can watch for...
Cancer control: Structure of important transport protein solved
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Bern) For the first time, Bernese researchers have been able to solve the structure of a transport protein and thus to describe the functional mechanism that plays a significant role in the survival of can...
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases attributable to heat and cold down 38% in Spain
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)) Women are more vulnerable to heat, while cold-related deaths are more common among men.
EHR medication lists lack accuracy, may threaten patient safety
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Almost 1 in 4 medications were mismatched between the clinician's notes and the formal medication list in a patient's electronic medical record, according to study of ophthalm...
Europe: Chronic hepatitis B infections on the rise since 2008
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) ) In 2017, the majority (58%) of the almost 27 000 newly reported hepatitis B cases in the European Union and European Economic Area were classified as chronic i...
Frontiers in clinical drug research -- Anti-cancer agents, now in its 5th edition
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Bentham Science Publishers) Bentham Science ongoing book series continues to bring more updates in the world of anti-cancer drug discovery.
Global treaty is leaving some countries vulnerable to increase in tobacco consumption
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(York University) Two studies published in the British Medical Journal show there is no statistical evidence that global cigarette consumption has fallen as a result of the World Health Organization's Framework Conventio...
God doesn't play dice -- does cancer?
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Colorado study suggests that changes to the tissue ecosystem and not necessarily mutations allows growth of cancer.
Jingsong Zhou receives $2.88 million for novel research on Lou Gehrig's disease
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Texas at Arlington) Jingsong Zhou is investigating the theory that ALS affects the physiology of the whole body through defective cells in multiple organs.
Landmark study signals shift in thinking about stem cell differentiation
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Florida State University) Researchers found that embryonic stem cells commit to a cell fate far more rapidly than anticipated.
Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) Nearly 6% of athletes and non-athletes were found to have the neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the largest, and broadest, stu...
Low-carb diet may reduce diabetes risk independent of weight loss
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Ohio State University) A low-carb diet may have benefits for people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes even if they don't lose any weight, a new study suggests.
Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma benefit from targeted therapies
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) -- who are often underrepresented in clinical trials to treat the kidney cancer -- are seeing overall survi...
Measles vaccination linked to health & schooling benefits among children in LMICS
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy) Researchers at CDDEP, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Pennsylvania, RTI International, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health as...
More than 5 million cancer survivors experience chronic pain, twice the rate of the general population
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) More than 5 million cancer survivors in the United States experience chronic pain, almost twice the rate in the general population, according to a study publish...
New biomarker test improves diagnosis of ovarian cancer
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Uppsala University) The majority of women who undergo surgery for suspected ovarian cancer do not have cancer. A novel blood test developed by researchers at Uppsala University and the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of...
New p53 gene discovery sheds light on how to make cancer therapies more effective
EurekAlert! - 20 Jun 2019 06:00
(Virginia Commonwealth University) Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have discovered that the loss of a protein called DBC1 in breast cancer cells leads to the dysregulation of normal anti-cancer functions, contribu...