by Yale University Yale researchers have identified four drugs that may help minimize the long-term health effects of HIV infection, they report June 23 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Antiretroviral therapy has proved to be a life-saving treatment for those infected with HIV. Yet even after treatment, most patients still harbor latent HIV in...
Blocking sugar metabolism slows lung tumour growth
by Emily Packer, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Blocking a pair of sugar-transporting proteins may be a useful treatment approach for lung cancer, suggests a new study in mice and human cells published today in eLife. Cancer cells use a lot of sugar to fuel their rapid growth and spread. This has led scientists to...
Cancer drug: New treatment halts tumour growth
By Rachel Schraer Health reporter A drug that could stop cancer cells repairing themselves has shown early signs of working. More than half of the 40 patients given berzosertib had the growth of their tumours halted. Berzosertib was even more effective when given alongside chemotherapy, the trial run by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)...
Skin cancer: men are genetically more prone
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen this summer, Canadians will spend more time outdoors and make the most of the sunshine. A new study from McGill University suggests why men may be more genetically prone to develop skin cancer. The research led by Professor Ian Watson of McGill’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC), published in the journal...
The regulation of glycemia after stroke improves neurological recovery in diabetes
In a study in mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a new potential therapeutic approach to facilitate neurological recovery in people with diabetes suffering from a stroke. The treatment strategy is based on the chronic normalization of hyperglycemia after stroke. The scientists hope that these new results, presented in the scientific journal Diabetes, open...
Slow release of two chemicals protects the heart after experimental heart attacks
Injections of two chemicals in a slow-release form significantly reduced the size of dead heart tissue and improved the function of the left ventricle. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A novel treatment reduces heart damage after serious heart attacks in two animal models. Injections of two chemicals in a slow-release form significantly...
Death risk highest for people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes who get heart failure
Circulation: Cardiovascular quality and outcomes journal report AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, June 23, 2020 — Heart failure posed the greatest 5-year risk of death for people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes than any other heart or kidney diseases, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association...
Tongue microbes provide window to heart health
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY CLINICALLY, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN TONGUE IMAGES, INCLUDING TONGUE COATING AND TONGUE COLOUR BETWEEN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (CHF) PATIENTS AND HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS. RECENT REPORTS HAVE SUGGESTED ALTERATIONS IN THE TONGUE… view more CREDIT: @EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY 2020 Sophia Antipolis – 23 June 2020: Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose...
A furry social robot can reduce pain and increase happiness — Ben-Gurion University researchers
AMERICAN ASSOCIATES, BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV LEVY-TZEDEK AND HER TEAM DISCOVERED THAT A SINGLE, 60-MINUTE INTERACTION WITH PARO ACTUALLY IMPROVED MOOD AS WELL AS REDUCED MILD OR SEVERE PAIN. WHEN PARTICIPANTS TOUCHED PARO, THEY EXPERIENCED GREATER… view more CREDIT: BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV BEER-SHEVA, Israel…June 23, 2020 – Could furry social robots help...
Diagnosing brain tumors with a blood test
by University Health Network Dr. Daniel De Carvalho and Krembil Brain Institute Medical Director Dr. Gelareh Zadeh collaborated to combine advanced technology with machine learning to develop a highly sensitive and accurate blood test to detect and classify brain cancers. Credit: UHN A simple but highly sensitive blood test has been found to accurately diagnose...