Catalytic immunotherapy for cancer: nanoparticles act as artificial enzymes WILEY Theoretically, our immune system could detect and kill cancer cells. Unfortunately, tumors are well armed to fight these attacks. Despite modern cancer treatments, metastases and relapses remain a major problem. Increasing anti-tumor immunity might now be made possible, thanks to copper telluride nanoparticles that mimic...
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By targeting flu-enabling protein, antibody may protect against wide-ranging strains
The findings could lead to a universal flu vaccine and more effective emergency treatments SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LA JOLLA, CA – A nationwide team of researchers has found an antibody that protects mice against a wide range of potentially lethal influenza viruses, advancing efforts to design of a universal vaccine that could either treat or...
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Scientists find molecular key to body making healthy T cells
Researchers seek new therapies to stop immune diseases CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CINCINNATI – In a finding that could help lead to new therapies for immune diseases like multiple sclerosis and IBD, scientists report in the Journal of Experimental Medicine identifying a gene and family of proteins critical to the formation of mature and...
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Advance in search for new Clostridioides difficile vaccine
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Scientists have made a breakthrough in the hunt for a new vaccine for killer hospital bug Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). University of Exeter researchers first identified a gene in C. diff responsible for producing a protein that aids in binding the bacteria to the gut of its victims. In collaboration with researchers...
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The first test to detect dysphagia in patients with cognitive problems
by University of Granada Researchers from the Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre (CIMCYC) of the University of Granada (UGR) have designed a test to detect dysphagia, a disorder that prevents people from swallowing when eating. It affects 8 percent of the world’s population. Dysphagia is prevalent among older people in particular (30 percent to...
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Cancer treatment: A researcher makes breakthrough immunotherapy discovery
by University of Montreal Dr. Christopher E. Rudd, a researcher at the Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CR-HMR) and Université de Montréal, has discovered a new cell therapy approach that boosts the immune response of T lymphocytes to malignant tumours. The results of the study have just been published in the respected journal Nature...
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Diet detectives
Researchers at McMaster have identified several chemical signatures, detectable in blood and urine, that can accurately measure dietary intake, potentially offering a new tool for physicians, dietitians and researchers to assess eating habits, measure the value of fad diets and develop health policies. The research, published in the journal Nutrients, addresses a major challenge in...
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Cloudy with a Chance of Pain? Smartphone study shows pain more likely on humid, windy days
People with long-term health conditions are 20 percent more likely to suffer from pain on days that are humid and windy with low atmospheric pressure according to new research from the University of Manchester scientists. The study, funded by Versus Arthritis, was based on the experience of people with conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraine...
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Scientists pioneer new way of finding cancer-causing germs
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are pioneering a new way of finding the bacteria and viruses associated with cancer. Some infections have already been linked with cancers including stomach cancer and cervical cancer. New research published in Genome Biology shows how genomic data collected from tumours could be sequenced to reveal other associated...
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High-salt diet may trigger dementia
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD We’ve all heard that taking too much salt can damage your blood vessels, and now a new study published in the journal Nature on October 23, 2019, says it’s true – a diet rich in salt reduces the levels of nitric oxide, which in turn alters the tau protein within...