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June 8, 2022

Obesity is making knee replacements more common at a younger age

Our joints are constructed from living tissues. However, at some point they sometimes cannot repair themselves in time and people start suffering so much that they need a joint replacement surgery. Obviously, this problem is more common among old people, but, as scientists at The University of Queensland have found, […]
June 8, 2022

Causes of Liver Cancer are Changing Around the World: Some Up, Some Down

The primary causes of liver cancer are well known: viral (hepatitis B and C), alcohol, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, resulting in chronic inflammation and damage. But in a paper published in Cell Metabolism, an international team of scientists, led by […]
June 8, 2022

Immune therapy targets cells that cause leukemia relapse

Genetically engineered immune cells successfully target the specific cancer cells that may be responsible for relapse of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of blood cancer, and proved effective in animal models of the disease, according to a preclinical study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The new cell therapy, […]
June 8, 2022

Study examines the effect of prolonged spaceflight on the brain

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, supported in part by two grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, imaged the brains of astronauts before and after the astronauts completed an extended tour on the International Space Station. Spaceflight and the subsequent absence of gravity affect the fluids that fill space in the arteries […]
June 8, 2022

New phase of breast cancer drug trial provides fresh hope for patients with incurable disease

A clinical trial by Cardiff University, Velindre University NHS Trust, and AstraZeneca found a combination of drugs could help prolong the lives of patients with an incurable disease. The findings were presented at the world’s biggest cancer conference in Chicago and published simultaneously in the Lancet Oncology journal. The latest […]
June 8, 2022

Supported study links poor sleep to increased risk of COPD flare-ups

Poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of life-threatening flare-ups in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The risk for these flare-ups – sudden bouts of worsening breathing – was 25% to 95% higher in […]
June 8, 2022

IUD perforation is rare, but women should still know about it

Women who choose to use an intrauterine device, or IUD, for birth control, should be aware of the very small possibility that the device could puncture their uterus. They should know how to recognize that circumstance if it occurs, according to a new study published in The Lancet. The U.S. Food and […]
June 7, 2022

Weight lifting for looks may result in reverse anorexia

People exercise for many different reasons, including looks. Gyms are full in cities and people make sure to make time in their busy schedules to exercise. Weight lifting is a common type of exercise, particularly popular among men. However, scientists at the University of Queensland urge people to be careful […]
June 7, 2022

Diabetes monitoring without pain – scientists are making special sugar-sensing patches

June 7, 2022

Melanoma researcher covers all the bases

June 6, 2022

You no longer need surgery to be diagnosed with endometriosis. Here’s what’s changed

June 6, 2022

A rare mutation protects against Alzheimer's disease

June 6, 2022

New Biomarker Classifications May Improve Treatment for High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients

June 6, 2022

Overlooked Proteins May Be Key to Better Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

June 6, 2022

Research sheds light on why not all obese patients develop type 2 diabetes

June 5, 2022

Broad Spectrum of Autism Depends on Spectrum of Genetic Factors

June 4, 2022

Researchers show that mutations in DNA can be corrected with the short-term expression of gene editing tools

June 4, 2022

New gold-standard quality control tool for RNA sequencing in single cells

June 4, 2022

Target protein for diabetes drug linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease

June 4, 2022

The non-coding 7S RNA regulates gene expression in human mitochondria

June 4, 2022

Decoding the language of immune responses

June 4, 2022

Immune modulator drugs improved survival for people hospitalized with COVID-19

June 4, 2022

Launched trial of monoclonal antibodies to treat asthma in urban youth

June 3, 2022

Study confirms the benefit of supplements for slowing age-related macular degeneration

June 3, 2022

Engineers Develop a New Method that Could Enable a Patient’s Own Antibodies to Eliminate Their Tumors

June 3, 2022

How bacteria store information to kill viruses (but not themselves)

June 3, 2022

Joining the fight against non-small cell lung cancer

June 3, 2022

3D in a Snap: Next-Generation System for Imaging Organoids

June 3, 2022

Studying schizophrenia in plants? Researchers are giving it a shot

June 3, 2022

Research finds parents’ unpredictable behavior may impair optimal brain circuit formation