by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands have identified mutations in a gene called CNOT1 that affect brain development and impair memory and learning. The study is the first to link neurodevelopmental delays with CNOT1, suggesting that drugs that...
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)...
by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute An enzyme that blocks the metabolic processes that contribute to the rapid growth and spread of liver cancer has been discovered, according to a study by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys and Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings, published in Cancer Cell, could spur development of new therapies for...
The jab may work best in a two-dose way as the MMR vaccine is given Trials on pigs revealed a ‘booster’ dose led to the body making more antibodies Leading scientist said the vaccine could be ready for October It is already being produced by the Cambridge-based company AstraZeneca Here’s how to help people impacted...
Finger joint pain may affect a person’s everyday activities and may have several different causes. Some people may experience finger joint pain that worsens when they move or press on the finger. Others may have persistent finger joint pain that does not improve with rest or over-the-counter (OTC) treatment. This article discusses the causes, symptoms,...
The benefits of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screen men for prostate cancer may be greater than the harm, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Genitourinary cancer specialists from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Washington School of Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Weill Cornell Medicine...
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE ANCER CELLS GOBBLE UP LIPIDS. PROSTATE CELLS ARE STAINED WITH OIL-RED O TO DETECT LIPID DROPLETS. OUR WORK SHOWS THAT REDISTRIBUTION OF LIPIDS FROM PROSTATE CANCER MICROENVIRONMENT TRIGGERS INFLAMMATION AND… view more CREDIT: NICK (JIN-YIH) LOW Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centerresearchers from the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences identified...
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis – 19 June 2020: Voice analysis by a smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart failure patients, allowing early intervention before their condition deteriorates. The small study is presented today on HFA Discoveries, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 “Speech is personal and as such,...
by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute alter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have used lattice light sheet microscopy to visualise cells dying by necroptosis, a form of inflammatory cell death. In this image, purple marks cells with undisrupted cell membranes; yellow shows disrupted cell membranes; blue shows that the cell membrane has broken and marks...
It can be difficult to know what to say to someone who is experiencing depression. Statistics show that about 17.3 million adults (7.1% of the population) and 1.9 million children aged 3–17 experience depression each year in the United States. For some people, the symptoms are mild. For others, they are so debilitating that they...
