Medical News
NIH Avant Garde Award for out-of-box, innovative concept to cure HIV and treat addiction
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Professor of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Linda Chang, MD, MS, received the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA...
Relationship between chromosomal instability and senescence revealed in the fly Drosophila
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) Researchers at IRB Barcelona's Development and Growth Control lab have revealed the mechanisms by which cells enter senescence because of an imbalance in the number...
Interleukin-6 antagonists improve outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(King's College London) Findings from a study published today [6 July] in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have prompted new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to use interleukin-6 anta...
Biochemical pathway to skin darkening holds implications for prevention of skin cancers
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A skin pigmentation mechanism that can darken the color of human skin as a natural defense against ultraviolet (UV)-associated cancers has been discovered by scientists at Massachusetts G...
Cancer therapy: Integration of reactive oxygen species generation and prodrug activation
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Compuscript Ltd) a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this article the authors Xiao'en Shi, Xu Zhang, Xinlu Zhang, Haizhen Guo and Sheng Wang from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China discuss the int...
Cardiovascular disease -- Atherosclerosis and the immune system
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Medical researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have uncovered how signal proteins of the immune system regulate the development of atherosclerosis.
Castration delays DNA aging
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Allen Institute) It's no secret that women live longer than men. But fellas, if we told you there was one thing that may increase your lifespan, would you do it? New Zealand researchers, in collaboration with Allen Dist...
Colorectal cancer risk may increase with lower exposure to UVB light
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of California - San Diego) University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified a possible link between inadequate exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) light from the sun and an increased r...
Digital pens provide new insight into cognitive testing results
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) During neuropsychological assessments, participants complete tasks designed to study memory and thinking. Based on their performance, the participants receive a score that researche...
Doctors warn against off-label use of new Alzheimer's drug for cerebral amyloid angiopathy
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Massachusetts General Hospital) There is no clinical evidence that the monoclonal antibody aducanumab is beneficial to patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy, according to a Massachusetts General Hospital neurologist...
ESC Congress 2021 - Press Programme announced
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) The Press Programme for ESC Congress - the world's largest cardiovascular event - is revealed today. Journalists from around the globe are invited to the Opening Press Conference on Wedne...
Eight new studies to investigate COVID-19 variants of concern in Canada
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Ottawa) Eight new research projects are getting underway in Canada to investigate COVID-19 variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs). These research projects span from investigating the so...
Epsilon variant mutations contribute to COVID immune evasion
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine) Three mutations in the Epsilon coronavirus spike protein dampen the neutralizing potency of antibodies induced by current vaccines or past COVID infections. The m...
Global health scientist named fellow of prestigious international informatics organization
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Regenstrief Institute) Regenstrief Research Scientist and Indiana University School of Medicine Associate Professor Paul Biondich, M.D., M.S., has been elected a fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences In...
High risk of divorce after TBI? Not necessarily, study suggests
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a major impact on the lives of affected patients and families. But it doesn't necessarily lead to an increased risk of marital instability, as two-thirds of patien...
How an unfolding protein can induce programmed cell death
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(University of Groningen) The death of cells is well regulated. If it occurs too much, it can cause degenerative diseases. Too little, and cells can become tumours. Mitochondria, the power plants of cells, play a role in...
Interscalene brachial plexus block in arthroscopic shoulder surgery
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Compuscript Ltd) Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this article the authors Daowei Lin, Zhixiao Han, Yanni Fu, Xiaoqiu Zhu, Jin Li, Hui Xu, Jing Wen, Fei Wang and Mingyan Guo from Sun ...
JNCCN study recommends improvements for cancer care at network sites
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(National Comprehensive Cancer Network) New research in the June 2021 issue of JNCCN--Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network assesses the quality of cancer care delivered through extended sites coordinated ...
Lab analysis finds near-meat and meat not nutritionally equivalent
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Duke University) A Duke University research team's deeper examination of the nutritional content of plant-based meat alternatives, using metabolomics, shows they're as different as plants and animals. Beef contained 22 ...
Melanoma registry results shine light on rare pediatric cancer
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists created a registry for molecular analysis of pediatric melanoma that provides insight into treatment.
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers unlock secrets behind liver regrowth and regenerative medicine
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(New York University) NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) researchers uncovered a code that sets the genome of the liver to account for the remarkable ability for this organ to regenerate. This finding offers new insight into how the ...
Nano-scale borate bioactive glass: Next generation material for skin-healing
EurekAlert! - 6 Jul 2021 06:00
(Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences ) Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA...