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Moffitt researchers use mathematical modeling to help explain outcomes of CAR T-cell therapyMarch 25, 2021 at 10:48 PM Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR T, is a relatively new type of therapy approved to treat several types of aggressive B cell leukemias and lymphomas.Tags: Health, Moffitt 43 people like this. Like Researchers reveal a mechanistic link in kidney cancer between fat metabolism and obesityMarch 25, 2021 at 10:43 PM Altered cellular energetics, a hallmark of cancers, has been associated with obesity. However, links between systemic energy regulation and aberrant cancer cell metabolism have been lacking.Tags: Health 30 people like this. Like UArizona researcher finds a unique approach to tackle both Alzheimer’s disease and diabetesMarch 25, 2021 at 10:39 PM A University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher examined the role of cholesterol in both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes to identify a small molecule that may help regulate cholesterol levels in the brain, making it a potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease.Tags: Health, University of Arizona Health Sciences 23 people like this. Like Blood type-incompatible pediatric heart transplant shown to be as effective as the traditional approachMarch 25, 2021 at 10:22 PM A pediatric heart transplant procedure pioneered by Canadian doctors--once deemed impossible--has been shown to be at least as effective as the traditional approach, according to newly published research in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.Tags: Health 14 people like this. Like Therapeutic bed can help keep premature babies' brain oxygen levels steady during proceduresMarch 25, 2021 at 10:14 PM A medical device that has been shown to manage pain among babies born preterm can also help keep their brain oxygen levels steady during medical procedures, finds new analysis by researchers at UBC.Tags: Health 14 people like this. Like New technology to obtain 'protein fingerprints' in just a few minutesMarch 25, 2021 at 10:02 PM Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis Crick Institute have developed a mass spectrometry-based technique capable of measuring samples containing thousands of proteins within just a few minutes.Tags: Health, Francis Crick Institute, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin 8 people like this. Like Study may provide an explanation for dawn phenomenon in patients with type 2 diabetesMarch 25, 2021 at 9:56 PM Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Shandong University in China and other institutions may have found an explanation for dawn phenomenon, an abnormal increase of blood sugar only in the morning, observed in many patients with type 2 diabetes.Tags: Health 29 people like this. Like First-of-its-kind project to disseminate bundled interventions for Black women with HIVMarch 25, 2021 at 9:48 PM The University of Massachusetts Lowell, in collaboration with AIDS United, and the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at Boston University's School of Social Work (BUSSW), have been tapped to lead a national, first-of-its-kind project to evaluate and disseminate bundled evidence-informed and trauma-informed interventions for Black women with HIV.Tags: Health, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Center for Innovation in Social Work Health, Boston University s School of Social Work BUSSW 4 people like this. Like Scientists reveal salivary gland cells as sites of COVID-19 infectionMarch 25, 2021 at 9:40 PM Scientists have shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect specific cells in the salivary gland in the mouth.Tags: Health 8 people like this. Like Study examines the health effects of diet and resistance training in middle-aged adultsMarch 25, 2021 at 9:34 PM A 10-week muscle-building and dietary program involving 50 middle-aged adults found no evidence that eating a high-protein diet increased strength or muscle mass more than consuming a moderate amount of protein while training.Tags: Health 25 people like this. Like Duke-NUS professor and his team receive two awards at the International Stroke Conference 2021March 25, 2021 at 9:04 PM Professor David Matchar and his team from the Health Services and Systems Research Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, bagged two prestigious awards at the International Stroke Conference 2021 for their project on a randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of incentives on improving the uptake of outpatient rehabilitation services (ORS) among stroke patients in Singapore.Tags: Health, Singapore, Duke NUS Medical School, Duke NUS, David Matchar, Health Services and Systems Research Programme 35 people like this. Like Resolving an argument is important for maintaining well-being in daily lifeMarch 25, 2021 at 8:58 PM A recent Oregon State University study found that when people feel they have resolved an argument, the emotional response associated with that disagreement is significantly reduced and, in some situations, almost entirely erased.Tags: Health, Oregon State University 14 people like this. Like Study identifies NCOA3 as a novel therapeutic target for melanomaMarch 25, 2021 at 8:45 PM For the first time, activation of nuclear receptor coactivator 3 (NCOA3) has been shown to promote the development of melanoma through regulation of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) sensitivity, cell cycle progression and circumvention of the DNA damage response.Tags: Health 6 people like this. Like Vigorous exercise can modulate various parameters associated with improved sleepMarch 25, 2021 at 8:27 PM Physical exercise has long been prescribed as a way to improve the quality of sleep. But now, researchers from Japan have found that even when exercise causes objectively measured changes in sleep quality, these changes may not be subjectively perceptible.Tags: Health, Japan 22 people like this. Like Vaccine hesitancy could pose a major threat to public health efforts to end COVID-19March 25, 2021 at 8:09 PM Although demand for COVID-19 vaccines currently seems high, vaccine hesitancy could pose a major threat to public health efforts to end the pandemic, according to an editorial published today in the journal Science.Tags: Health 15 people like this. Like Corticotropin-releasing stress hormone may be linked to increased allergic reactionsMarch 25, 2021 at 8:00 PM Increased allergic reactions may be tied to the corticotropin-releasing stress hormone (CRH), suggests a study published this month in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.Tags: Health, Crh 23 people like this. Like Study identifies gene variants that cause metabolic deficiency in the eyeMarch 25, 2021 at 7:52 PM Treatments for a rare retinal disease may be on the horizon after a new study has identified gene variants that cause a metabolic deficiency in the eye.Tags: Health 28 people like this. Like Why this plastic surgeon chose to become a high school science teacher [PODCAST]March 25, 2021 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Health, Podcast, Surgery, PA NP, CRNA 138 people like this. Like Oncotarget publishes phase 1 study of Z-Endoxifen in patients with advanced cancersMarch 25, 2021 at 7:48 PM Oncotarget published "Phase 1 study of Z-Endoxifen in patients with advanced gynecologic, desmoid, and hormone receptor-positive solid tumors" which reported that Z-endoxifen administration was anticipated to bypass these variations, increasing active drug levels, and potentially benefiting patients responding sub-optimally to tamoxifen.Tags: Health 4 people like this. Like INRS project receives major funding to assess the risks of well contamination in MadagascarMarch 25, 2021 at 7:31 PM The project of Professor Geneviève Bordeleau, from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique, received financial support from the Quebec government under the International Climate Cooperation Program, a program of the 2013-2020 Action Plan on Climate Change, which was succeeded by the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy.Tags: Health, Madagascar, Geneviève Bordeleau, International Climate Cooperation Program 1 people like this. Like Study shows substantial benefit of combination therapy for advanced Marburg infectionsMarch 25, 2021 at 7:18 PM A new study conducted at the Galveston National Laboratory at the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown substantial benefit to combining monoclonal antibodies and the antiviral remdesivir against advanced Marburg virus.Tags: Health, Galveston, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston National Laboratory 34 people like this. Like Lupus Research Alliance announces recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Innovator AwardMarch 25, 2021 at 7:11 PM The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announces two exceptional recipients of the 2020 Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award in Lupus and Autoimmunity: Jacques Banchereau, PhD and Ignacio Sanz, MD.Tags: Health, Lupus Research Alliance, William E Paul, Jacques Banchereau, Ignacio Sanz 37 people like this. Like UB receives $1.5 million grant to develop new therapies for oral cancersMarch 25, 2021 at 7:01 PM The University at Buffalo has received a $1.5 million grant from the United States Department of Defense to develop new therapies that help reduce chronic inflammation and immunosuppression in oral cancers.Tags: Health, UB, University at Buffalo, United States Department of Defense 45 people like this. Like ColoradoSPH wins NIH grant to study how air pollutants impact kidney health of sugarcane workersMarch 25, 2021 at 6:57 PM Three groups from the Colorado School of Public Health have been awarded a $3 million 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of air pollution and climate on the kidney health of sugarcane workers in Guatemala.Tags: Health, National Institutes of Health, Nih, Colorado School of Public Health 36 people like this. Like UCLA researchers receive NIH grants to identify new ways to treat pancreatic cancerMarch 25, 2021 at 6:50 PM A team of researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded two research grants totaling $6 million from the National Institutes of Health to identify new ways to treat pancreatic cancer.Tags: Health, National Institutes of Health, Nih, Ucla, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center 47 people like this. Like Study shows persisting cognitive benefits of common Alzheimer’s treatmentMarch 25, 2021 at 6:44 PM Cholinesterase inhibitors are a group of drugs recommended for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, but their effects on cognition have been debated and few studies have investigated their long-term effects.Tags: Health 42 people like this. Like Physically active people recover better after colorectal cancer surgeryMarch 25, 2021 at 6:37 PM People who are physically active on a regular basis recover better after surgery for colorectal cancer. However, starting to exercise only after the diagnosis is a fact had no effect on recovery, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows.Tags: Health, University of Gothenburg 24 people like this. Like Five Great and Helpful Ways To Feel Fit AgainMarch 25, 2021 at 6:34 PM We all want to feel good in our bodies but when we don’t, it can really impact our lives in many ways. Not only that but mentally, it can have an effect on your body. It’s important that you’re finding the fitness you love, the right balance of good and not-so-good foods to eat, and ensuring that things in life aren’t going to stress you out too much that they make you ill. Here are five ways to feel fit again.
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Firstly, always start off small where you can. It’s important tha...Tags: Health, Fitness, Jazz, Feel Fit Again 48 people like this. Like Smoking cessation therapy for hospitalized patients may help avoid many premature deathsMarch 25, 2021 at 6:32 PM Smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 premature deaths each year in the United States, due mainly to a two-fold risk of cardiovascular disease and a 20-fold risk of lung cancer. Although smoking rates have declined dramatically, there are currently 35 million smokers in the U.S.Tags: Health, United States 25 people like this. Like FDA approves new indication for drug to treat pediatric NDO patientsMarch 25, 2021 at 6:23 PM Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for Myrbetriq (mirabegron extended-release tablets) and Myrbetriq Granules (mirabegron for extended-release oral suspension) to treat neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), a bladder dysfunction related to neurological impairment, in children ages three years and older.Tags: Health, Fda, U S Food and Drug Administration 46 people like this. Like |
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