by Queen Mary, University of London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn innovative treatment significantly increases the survival of people with malignant mesothelioma, a rare but rapidly fatal type of cancer with few effective treatment options, according to results from a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London. The findings have been published in JAMA Oncology....
Interactive release of anti-inflammatory drugs depending on the level of retinal degeneration. A customized treatment approach is expected to be developed to reduce patients’ inconvenience of having multiple shots.Peer-Reviewed Publication NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF SYRINGE-INJECTABLE INFLAMMATION-RESPONSIVE HYDROGEL FOR SUPPRESSION OF INFLAMMATORY MICROGLIA FOR PREVENTING PHOTORECEPTOR DEATH IN RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA....
by University of Ottawa Multi-omic characterization of VXN cancer-selective effect on cell functions. Credit: Nature Cancer (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43018-024-00727-yA new, cutting-edge study from the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) has found vanoxerine, a drug initially developed for the treatment of cocaine addiction, could impede advanced colorectal cancer stem cells by essentially re-wiring critical gene networks. This new...
by Queen Mary, University of London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that the molecule RvT4 enhances the body’s natural defenses against atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Studies in mice undertaken by researchers from Queen Mary University of London’s William Harvey Research Institute and Center...
French musician Guilhem Gallart, a member of the Fonky Family, is seen here with his partner Wahiba; he was diagnosed with ALS in 2015. A new treatment shows promise against the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS, a study based on mice showed Tuesday. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease after the famous baseball player,...
by Anne Grimm, Leipzig University Credit: CC0 Public DomainWhen people develop myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), the healthy maturation of blood cells is impaired. Severe forms, known as higher-risk MDS, are characterized by rapid progression, severe symptoms and often a transition to acute leukemia. Patients for whom potentially curative or intensive treatments, such as stem cell transplantation or...
Melissa Rudy New Alzheimer’s treatment accelerates removal of plaque from the brain in clinical trialsA new Alzheimer’s therapy has shown potential in the first human trials. Researchers at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) found that by pairing focused ultrasound in combination with antibody therapies, they were able to accelerate the removal of...
by University of Cincinnati Romo-Nava received a patent for the noninvasive spinal cord stimulation device in 2020. Credit: Colleen Kelley/UC Marketing + Brand. A pilot clinical trial led by University of Cincinnati researchers at the Lindner Center of HOPE found electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is feasible, well-tolerated and shows therapeutic potential to treat depression....
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania PBA treatment reduces PERK activity and increases XBP1s in the hippocampus of APPNL-G-F knock-in (KI) mice. Confocal images of the hippocampus across groups. (A) BiP in the CA3. (B) p-PERK in the CA3. (C) ATF4 in the CA1. (D) XBP1s in the CA3. (E) ADAM10 in...
by Radiological Society of North America Infographic—New Treatment Restores Sense of Smell in Patients with Long COVID. Credit: RSNA Using an image-guided minimally invasive procedure, researchers may be able to restore the sense of smell in patients who have suffered with long-COVID, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological...
