Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a way to deliver immune-stimulating agents to lung metastases. Their system involves nanoparticles loaded with an immune-stimulating agent that are attached to red blood cells. When injected into the blood stream, the red blood cells shed the nanoparticles as they squeeze through the narrow capillaries of the lungs, provoking...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2020 — Patients with plaque build-up in their arteries, who suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a minor ischemic stroke, also called a warning stroke, and were treated with the newer blood thinner ticagrelor plus aspirin were 27% less likely to have another stroke within 30 days, according...
TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE IMAGE: ONLY TIME WILL TRULY TELL IF THIS IS THE NEW DOOR OPENING TO THE ELUSIVE CURE FOR CANCER, BUT THIS IS A SURE AND DEFINITE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. In the past decades, cancer has surpassed many other diseases to become the current second leading cause of death globally,...
by University of Leeds T.gondii parasites New research into how a common parasite infection alters human behavior could help development of treatments for schizophrenia and other neurological disorders. Scientists say behavior changes in those infected with T. gondii, which currently infects 2.5 billion people worldwide and causes the disease Toxoplasmosis, could be linked to lowered amounts of norepinephrine,...
by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center These histology images show that mice with dysfunctional BCAP protein were not able to repair their intestinal crypts during the recovery from infection. Managing the activity of the BCAP protein could help the body repair intestinal tissue from damage caused by inflammation, according to a new study led by experts...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Less than a decade ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for treating type 2 diabetes in an entirely new way. Since that time, evidence in favor of the use of sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been mounting, with studies showing better blood glucose control, cardiovascular benefits, weight loss...
by University of Birmingham New insights into the mechanisms behind how cancer-causing agents in the environment activate genetic recombination in DNA could help to explain some of the effects of exposure as well as predicting which individuals may be more susceptible to developing the disease, a new UK study has suggested. Everyone is exposed to low...
by KU Leuven New research has shown that the antidepressant sertraline inhibits the growth of cancer cells. It acts on a metabolic addiction that allows different types of cancer to grow. This is shown by a study on cell cultures and lab animals performed by various research labs of KU Leuven. Their findings were published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, a journal...
by Massachusetts General Hospital Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Findings from a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), reported in the online journal mBio, may help scientists develop a more effective vaccine for cholera, a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and is usually spread through contaminated water. The bacterium...
by Medical University of Vienna Obesity is a serious global health problem and a risk factor for diseases such as type II diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver disease. A central element in the development of obesity is adipose tissue, which comprises fat cells (so-called adipocytes, specialized to store fat) and macrophages (immune system scavenger cells,...
