University of Calgary researchers have developed a brain imaging system that may one day be used in concussion treatment clinics and sports facilities to detect and monitor damage in the brain from concussion. It’s one of the most talked about injuries in sport today, concussion. Yet, there is no accepted way to image a...
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Prior chemotherapies may impair ability to develop effective CAR T-cells
Pediatric patients with solid tumors may have poor quality T cells compared to patients with leukemia, and certain chemotherapies were detrimental to the T cells and their potential to become CAR T cells, according to data presented during a media preview for the AACR Annual Meeting 2018, April 14-18, in Chicago, Illinois. “The FDA approval of...
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Gene panel predicts course of cystic fibrosis
Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified 10 immune-related genes whose activity during a respiratory infection predict the long-term prognosis for cystic fibrosis patients better than conventional measures. Five years after being evaluated, patients in the lowest-risk group were all alive and doing well, whereas 90 percent of patients in the highest risk cluster...
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Vitamin D could provide psoriasis relief
A new study indicates some people with psoriasis might see an improvement in their symptoms from taking a vitamin D supplement, particularly in the colder months. New research suggests increasing vitamin D intake could reduce the symptoms of chronic inflammatory skin condition psoriasis. Psoriasis is a relatively common condition, affecting an estimated two to...
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New diabetes drug may help people with obesity lose weight
A compound that mimics a naturally occurring hormone that regulates appetite may help people who have obesity but not diabetes to lose weight, a new study suggests. The research will be presented Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. The compound, semaglutide, has a chemical structure that...
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Consuming low-calorie sweeteners may predispose overweight individuals to diabetes
Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners could promote metabolic syndrome and predispose people to prediabetes and diabetes, particularly in individuals with obesity, a new study on human fat-derived stem cells and fat samples suggests. The research results will be presented Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill....
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Game-Changing Stem Cell Treatment Gives Multiple Sclerosis Patients Hope
Stem cell transplants may be the answer to multiple sclerosis. A new study found that haematopoietic stem cell transplantation was highly successful in diminishing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis patients. ( Spencer Platt | Getty Images ) Thanks to stem cell treatment, it might be possible to stop multiple sclerosis and improve its symptoms. A potentially disabling disease of the...
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Promising drug may stop cancer-causing gene in its tracks
Credit: Michigan State University Michigan State University scientists are testing a promising drug that may stop a gene associated with obesity from triggering breast and lung cancer, as well as prevent these cancers from growing. These findings are based on two studies featured in the latest issue of Cancer Prevention Research. The first was a...
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Mitochondrial disease patients face difficult road to diagnosis
A new study documents the prolonged and difficult path patients face before they are diagnosed with mitochondrial diseases, a group of rare, debilitating genetic disorders. The study was led by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center; findings appear in the journal Neurology: Genetics. An estimated 75,000 Americans live with genetic conditions that result from failures...
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Why does sleep become disrupted in old age?
Local neural oscillations during sleep are not affected by ageing. The brain maintains its ability to generate local neural oscillations during sleep throughout the lifespan, according to a study of young and old mice published in JNeurosci. The research indicates that age-related disruptions in sleep and associated large-scale brain activity, are not due to changes...