by Leslie Cantu, Medical University of South Carolina Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new paper published in Cancer Research, researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have shown that targeting a protein called TACC3 (transforming acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3) can restore the effectiveness of the breast cancer drug T-DM1 if the cancer cells have developed...
by Lynda De Widt, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than one-third of people diagnosed with major depressive disorder don’t respond sufficiently to specific antidepressant treatments. Patients often need to try different options until one is effective. To help arrive at the right prescription sooner, a research team led by Mayo Clinic has developed...
by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at UCL have significantly boosted the effectiveness of a therapeutic vaccine designed to control chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection, after uncovering and thwarting ‘the enemy within’. Published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers say the findings in mice are a breakthrough in the field of vaccine development, as they...
by Kaiser Permanente Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New Kaiser Permanente research published February 21, 2022 in Nature Medicine shows that while Moderna COVID-19 vaccine protection is strong against coronavirus infection by the Delta variant, it is not as strong against infection from the Omicron variant. Three doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were highly effective against hospitalization...
REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE INDIANAPOLIS — A nationwide study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the first to show that immunity against severe COVID-19 disease begins to wane 4 months after receipt of the third dose of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna). Waning immunity was observed during both the Delta and...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain A small team of researchers from the University of Washington and one with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, has conducted a review of research conducted regarding the effectiveness of anti-aging diets and has found little to suggest they work. In their paper published in the journal Science,...
MONASH UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THIS IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC ENHANCES HUMAN NEUTROPHIL (BLUE NUCLEAR STAIN, HOESCHEST) PHAGOCYTOSIS OF S. AUREUS (RED, PHRODO STAIN). CREDIT: (C) DR JENNIFER PAYNE A multi-disciplinary project driven by EMBL Australia researchers at Monash University and Harvard University has found a way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria – also known as ‘superbugs....
With people more aware of cognitive decline and dementia risks, manufacturers are marketing an ever-increasing range of products that claim to boost memory and brain health. However, memory pills can be ineffective, unsafe, or of low quality. Some people take so-called “memory pills” in order to boost their brain health or avoid dementia. However, research has...
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. May 3 2021 Researchers in the United States and India have conducted a study demonstrating the real-world effectiveness of a single dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Ad26.COV2.S vaccine at preventing infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The team compared the...
If you could stay forever young, you would probably use that opportunity. Scientists say that aging is actually a disease and should be dealt with as such. Researchers from the University of Waterloo found that there is a best time of day to take anti-aging supplements and it actually depends on your age. Aging is...
