by American Association for Cancer Research A non-engineered, multiantigen-specific T-cell therapy was safe, tolerable, and showed signs of clinical activity in patients who had pancreatic adenocarcinoma, according to preliminary results from a phase I clinical trial presented at the AACR special conference on Immune Cell Therapies for Cancer, held July 19–22. “Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is extremely...
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The ‘Mandela effect’ and the science of false memories
by Neil Dagnall And Ken Drinkwater, The Conversation There’s a theory doing the rounds online that nuclear research experiments caused the world to shift into an alternate reality where Donald Trump became president. This might sound stupid, but some people genuinely believe it to be true. And to back up their theory they cite the “Mandela effect,” a phenomenon...
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Low Power Network for Wireless Body Sensors
As wearable devices multiply and gather ever more data about our bodies, the batteries and wireless networks they rely on can become strained. To give wearables a longer battery life and to allow gigabytes of data to be transmitted at the same time, researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a new type...
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Beyond finding a gene: Same repeated stretch of DNA found in three neurodegenerative diseases
by University of Tokyo Four rare diseases are characterized by similar symptoms of neurodegeneration. Patients with three of the diseases — fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) and oculopharyngeal myopathy with leukoencephalopathy (OPML) — have similar MRI brain scan images. Patients with a fourth disease, oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM), have normal brain scans, but their muscle tissue has a...
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New study explains the molecular mechanism for the therapeutic effects of cilantro
Herbs, including cilantro, have long been used as folk remedies UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – IRVINE Herbs, including cilantro, have a long history of use as folk medicine anticonvulsants. Until now, many of the underlying mechanisms of how the herbs worked remained unknown. In a new study, researchers uncovered the molecular action that enables cilantro to...
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Scientists find a way to reduce sugar in drinks
by De Montfort University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research has shown that increasing the pH level of water could help tackle obesity and health problems caused by high sugar content in drinks. Scientists at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have been working with University of Sheffield, Innovate UK and WET Group Ltd to find a...
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How a data detective exposed suspicious medical trials
Anaesthetist John Carlisle has spotted problems in hundreds of research papers — and spurred a leading medical journal to change its practice. David Adam If John Carlisle had a cat flap, scientific fraudsters might rest easier at night. Carlisle routinely rises at 4.30 a.m. to let out Wizard, the family pet. Then, unable to sleep,...
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Space Research May Help Patients Suffering From Low Blood Pressure
By Ted Ranosa Tech Times A new study featuring astronauts’ activities in space offers better insights on what causes people to suffer low blood pressure even while standing. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center examined a condition known as orthostatic intolerance to understand how it affects people and how it can be prevented. They believe...
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Electronic tongues’ may help diagnose early stage bladder cancer
By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey New research presents a complex electronic device as a possible new, efficient, simple, and cost-effective way of detecting bladder cancer in its early stages and monitoring people living with bladder cancer. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimate that bladder cancer will affect 80,470 people in the United States this year. About 17,670 deaths are...
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Liquid biopsy chip detects tumor cells in 100 percent of blood samples from breast cancer patients
by Michael W. Dorsey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a chip made of carbon nanotubes that can capture circulating tumor cells (CTCs) of all sizes and types, and can do so with far greater sensitivity than existing technologies. The unique design of the device makes it possible to easily...