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Showing posts with label Medical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medical. Show all posts
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Tethering of Shattered Chromosomal Fragments Paves Way for New Cancer Therapies

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Like pieces of broken safety glass, shattered chromosomal fragments are tethered together during cell division, allowing them to be reassemb...

New study reveals strong connection between heart and brain health

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A growing amount of evidence points to interactions between heart health and brain health. Cardiovascular diseases serve as a crucial backdr...

Bowel cancer: Researchers find possible cause for chemoresistance

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Human colorectal cancer cells Image Credit:  National Cancer Institute Large quantities of the protein IGF2BP2 not only make bowel cancer gr...

Elimination of type of bacteria suggests treatment for endometriosis

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Fusobacterium (white dots) is highly expressed near the uterus (endometrium) of endometriosis patients. Image Credit: Professor Yutaka Kondo...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Alcohol harm reduction can also reduce other substance use

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Photo Credit:  cottonbro studio Quitting alcohol or drugs was not a top priority for people experiencing homelessness in a harm reduction tr...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Teens rarely receive addiction medication in U.S. treatment centers

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Despite a record-setting number of overdose deaths nationwide in 2022, a new study from Oregon Health & Science University finds that on...

Sleep apnea link to cognitive decline

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Photo Credit:  SHVETS production Flinders University experts are working on better solutions for sleep apnea to ward off a range of health r...

Blocking immune system ‘messenger’ may treat severe asthma

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Professor Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D. Photo Credit: Courtesy of La Jolla Institute for Immunology Asthma is more dangerous than many peop...

New study links contraceptive pills and depression

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According to the study, women who began to use contraceptive pills as teenagers had a 130 per cent higher incidence of symptoms of depressio...
Monday, June 12, 2023

New discoveries about where atherosclerotic plaques rupture can lead to preventive treatments

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Isabel Goncalves, Jiangming Sun, and Andreas Edsfeldt studying two atherosclerotic plaques Photo Credit: Petra Olsson A common cause of myoc...

Study brings new understanding of multiple myeloma evolution

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Elisabet Manasanch, M.D. | Linghua Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center A new study by ...
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Study examines role of metabolites in disease treatment

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Phillip Owens, PhD Photo Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Marketing + Brand Each year, about 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with ...

Study reveals how treatment-resistant prostate cancer provides its own hormonal fuel

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A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows how prostate cancer creates its own hormonal fuel supply in res...

Modified lactic acid bacteria provide faster wound healing

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The lactic acid bacteria, or Limosilactobacillus reuteri, is genetically modified to produce the chemokine CXCL12 (ILP100-Topical).  Photo C...
Friday, June 9, 2023

Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases

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Photo Credit:  Taylor Friehl Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previou...

Key clue to what causes cancer

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Photo Credit:  PDPics Australian cancer researchers have made an important new connection between a person’s cancer risk and the functions o...
Thursday, June 8, 2023

Some Gut Bacteria Linked to Precancerous Colon Polyps

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Scientific Frontline stock graphic A new study by Harvard Medical School investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has linked certain ...

Long Covid can impact fatigue and quality of life worse than some cancers

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Photo Credit:  engin akyurt Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long Covid patients, and can affect qu...

Groundbreaking findings bring hope for faster and better recovery after stroke

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Marcela Pekna och Milos Pekny, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Photo Credits:...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Link between cardiovascular health & disorders such as carpal tunnel

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From left to right: Richard Kendall, MD, Matthew Thiese, PhD, Eric Wood, MD, Kurt Hegmann, MD, from the Rocky Mountain Center for Environmen...