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Queen's University: 3D-printed capsule gives researchers a clearer look at glioblastoma
A global-first innovation, developed by a research team at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC ) and Queen's University, is changing the way scientists will be able to study glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Neurosurgeon scientists and assistant professors Dr. James Purzner and Dr. Teresa Purzner, along with Queen's Translational Medicine PhD candidate Kaytlin Andrews, have designed and patented a 3D-printed surgical biopsy capsule – a container used t
Nov 12
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: New nanoparticles stimulate the immune system to attack ovarian tumors
Cancer immunotherapy, which uses drugs that stimulate the body's immune cells to attack tumors, is a promising approach to treating many types of cancer. However, it doesn't work well for some tumors, including ovarian cancer. To elicit a better response, MIT researchers have designed new nanoparticles that can deliver an immune-stimulating molecule called IL-12 directly to ovarian tumors. When given along with immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors, IL-12 helps the
Oct 31
University of Chicago: New model shows how treating diabetes early makes a difference
Could slightly elevated blood sugar levels lead to serious health problems in the future? A single patient's question sparked nearly a decade of research leading to the development of a landmark model that could shape how clinicians and researchers understand and manage diabetes across the US. When she was a fellow in clinic, Neda Laiteerapong, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine and Chief of General Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago, had a patient—an experienced nurse
Oct 30
Imperial College London: Falling asleep follows a brain "tipping point", Imperial-led study shows
Imperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute researchers have identified a predictable tipping point in the brain as we fall asleep, validating a new way to track the transition to sleep and showing it can be predicted in near real time. The team analysed overnight EEG from more than a thousand people, with findings published in Nature Neuroscience. Mapping the brain's approach to the tipping point in real time could translate into earlier drowsiness warnings fo
Oct 29
King's College London: The positive impact of art on the body
Viewing art in galleries has an immediate positive impact upon the body according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN ) at King's College London. The research, which hasn't yet been peer-reviewed, was undertaken by King's IoPPN on behalf of the Art Fund and Psychiatry Research Trust, and studied the physiological responses of participants while viewing masterpieces by world-renowned artists including Manet, Van Gogh and Gauguin i
Oct 28
University of California Los Angeles: How bacteria sense surfaces to form films
The bacterium known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an unwelcome visitor in the human body. Serious infections can result when a bunch of these bugs settle together on a surface to form a biofilm — a community of microbes like the slime on spoiled food, but in this case residing inside a person. The grouped-up bacteria attack the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis and conditions that require the use of ventilators, such as severe COVID-19. Worse still, the World Health Organ
Oct 28
Johns Hopkins University: AI-Powered Diabetes Prevention Program Shows Similar Benefits to Those Led by People
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that an AI-powered lifestyle intervention app for prediabetes reduced the risk of diabetes similarly to traditional, human-led programs in adults. Funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in JAMA Oct. 27, the study is believed to be the first phase III randomized controlled clinical trial to demonstrate that an AI-powered diabetes prevention program (DPP ) a
Oct 27
University of Pennsylvania: Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy
Penn engineers and collaborators have developed a transparent, micro-engineered device that houses a living, vascularized model of human lung cancer—a "tumor on a chip"—and show that the diabetes drug vildagliptin helps more CAR T cells break through the tumor's defenses and attack it effectively. For a little over two decades, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR ) T cell therapy has emerged as a powerful new way to treat cancer. By extracting patients' T cells, re-engineering th
Oct 22
UC Davis: UC Davis Health receives $3.6 million grant from NIH to improve eye gene therapy
The UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology has received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Eye Institute to explore a new...
Jul 21
University of Wisconsin–Madison: A new kidney - free of daily meds
Thanks to a cutting-edge clinical trial at UW–Madison, transplant patients are returning to a healthy life without anti-rejection drugs....
Jul 20
Michigan State University: MSU researchers use nanomedicine and artificial intelligence to diagnose diseases — a biology first
Researchers from Michigan State University and their partners have found new biological clues that could help doctors detect prostate...
Jul 13
Newcastle University: Aspirin a day keeps bowel cancer at bay
Taking a single, small dose of aspirin a day can prevent bowel cancer in people at high risk of the disease, according to the results of...
Jun 24
University of Glasgow: Study reveals lasting mental health impacts of domestic violence
A groundbreaking study has found that women who experienced physical abuse in the context of domestic violence are more likely to suffer...
Jun 8
University of Manchester: Scientists take stand against back pain unveiling functional bioprinted spinal discs
University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal discs, aiming to revolutionise...
May 8
University of Wollongong: Drug breakthrough sparks hope for families affected by MND gene SOD1
A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) have discovered that a unique trio of medications could hold the key to...
Apr 16
WashU: Study sheds light on how inherited cancer mutations drive tumor growth
Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A...
Apr 16
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Study Finds Oral Semaglutide Vastly Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes
A large clinical trial, co-led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, has shown that the popular weight-loss drug significantly...
Apr 16
University of California, Davis: The Gut Health Benefits of Sauerkraut
Is sauerkraut more than just a tangy topping? A new University of California, Davis, study published in Applied and Environmental...
Apr 16
Macquarie University: Hitchhikers or health must-haves? Five surprising things about your gut microbes
Trillions of microbes live in our digestive systems, impacting everything from our immune response to our brain health. Microbiologist Dr...
Apr 16
Purdue University: Purdue researchers show common bacterial assay is unreliable
As food recalls become more prevalent, families are tossing more lettuce and deli meat into the trash. This food waste is a requirement...
Apr 16
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