by Newcastle University Fig. 1: Manhattan plot from chronic lymphocytic leukemia meta-analysis of 6 genome-wide association studies for variants associating with progressive disease. Credit: Nature Communications (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20822-9 Scientists have identified a way of predicting early whether patients will develop a common type of leukemia, based on their genetics. Newcastle University co-led the study, published in Nature...
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: MOLLY E MCGETRICK, M.D. CREDIT: UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER Slight differences in clinical features can help physicians distinguish between two rare but similar forms of autoimmune brain inflammation in children, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests. The findings, published online in Pediatric Neurology, could provide patients and their families with...
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: Shown is a transmission electron microscope image of exosomes purified from fluid from the lungs of a patient with COPD. A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has uncovered a previously unknown role for exosomes in inflammatory respiratory diseases. The study has implications for...
by Griffith University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Using a novel technology Griffith University Institute for Glycomics researchers are closer to the development of a new vaccine aimed at preventing the deadly Streptococcus A (strep A), which kills more than 500,000 people globally per year. “Strep A colonizes the upper respiratory tract and skin. Repeated infections can...
by American College of Cardiology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is growing evidence that ketone bodies may be beneficial to heart disease patients regardless of the method of delivery used to increase ketone delivery to the heart. A Journal of the American College of Cardiology review paper examines emerging evidence regarding ketone bodies’ effects on the heart and...
by University of California – San Diego Micrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia Building upon previous research, an international team led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has validated a more inclusive and comprehensive genetic tool for predicting age of onset of aggressive prostate...
