ITHACA, N.Y. – Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, cancer that is diagnosed in the U.S. more than 70,000 times annually, arises from overly proliferating immune cells within the body’s lymph nodes, which are connected to a network of lymph vessels through which lymphatic fluid flows. The most common type of lymphoma is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), accounting...
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Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities. IMAGE: UW RESEARCHERS HAVE DEVELOPED A WAY TO CURE CAVITIES The research finding was first published in ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. “Remineralization guided by peptides is a healthy alternative to current dental...
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Blocking matrix-forming protein might prevent heart failure
Few treatment options for leading cause of death CINCINNATI – Scientists used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein in heart cells damaged by heart attack, reducing levels of scarred muscle tissue and saving mouse models from heart failure. Researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute report in the journal Circulation testing a manufactured peptide called...
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Struggling to start your summer diet? You may have to re-train your brain, explains psychologist who specializes in over-eating
Laurel Mellin is a health psychologist at University of California, San Francisco She has done research on the glitches in the emotional part of the brain that are connected with over-eating Here she explains findings that suggest we can re-train our brains out of it With springtime comes the desire to shed those few extra pounds,...
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Monitor detects dangerously low white blood cell levels
Technology could help prevent life-threatening infections in patients receiving chemotherapy Date: April 3, 2018 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used to monitor patients’ white blood cell levels at home, without taking blood samples. MIT researchers have developed a way to measure white blood cell...
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Cat-like ‘hearing’ with device tens of trillions times smaller than human eardrum
Developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’ for ultra-low power communications and sensory devices Date: March 30, 2018 Source: Case Western Reserve University Summary: Researchers are developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’– tens of trillions of times thinner than the human eardrum — able to receive and transmit signals across a radio frequency range far greater than what we can...
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Inhibiting metabolism found to be effective in treating aggressive form of lung cancer
Researchers from UCLA and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center have found that two targeted therapies could be more effective if used in combination to treat squamous cell carcinomas of the lung. The two drugs, MLN128 and CB-839, individually target the metabolism of key nutrients glucose and glutamine, respectively, prohibiting cancer from switching metabolic gears between...
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Decade by decade, aging presents common challenges
For 93-year-old Joseph Brown, the clearest sign of aging was his inability one day to remember he had to have his pants unzipped to pull them on. For 95-year-old Caroline Mayer, it was deciding at age 80 to put away her skis, after two hip replacements. And for 56-year-old Dr. Thomas Gill, a geriatrics professor...
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Microscopic oxygen bubbles could help improve cancer therapeutics, speed wound healing
An oxygen nanobubble structure (left) showing gaseous oxygen core surrounded by cellulosic encapsulation. The oxygen nanobubbles can easily enter into tumor cells and can be visualized using ultrasound or dark field microscopy (right). Credit: Purdue University A Purdue University-patented technology shows promise in using microscopic bubbles filled with oxygen to help with various medical treatments,...
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Immune-engineered device targets chemo-resistant lymphoma
Ankur Singh, left, works in his lab with doctoral student Sungwoong Kim. Credit: Dave Burbank/University Photography Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, cancer that is diagnosed in the U.S. more than 70,000 times annually, arises from overly proliferating immune cells within the body’s lymph nodes, which are connected to a network of lymph vessels through which lymphatic fluid flows. The...