THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New York, NY (Sept. 12, 2022) — Mount Sinai researchers have made two important discoveries about the mechanism by which bladder cancer cells foil attacks from the immune system. The research, published in Cancer Cell in September, could lead to a new therapeutic option for patients with these...
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Exercise hormone halts Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mouse study
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that a hormone secreted into the blood during endurance, or aerobic, exercise reduces levels of a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease and halts movement problems in mice. Parkinson’s disease, a neurologic condition that causes...
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Motion Sensors to Detect Age-Related Disease
SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS GERIATRICS, REHAB Researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have developed a motion tracking system that is intended to assist in detecting age-related disease in elderly people. The system could be installed in someone’s home or in assisted-living facilities, and consists of a series of motion sensors that can monitor for...
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Alliance Foundation trials study finds combination hormonal therapy delivered in finite period improves PSA levels in patients with prostate cancer
ALLIANCE FOR CLINICAL TRIALS IN ONCOLOGY IMAGE: DR. RAHUL AGGARWAL IS THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR FOR PRESTO (AFT-19) AND CO-LEADER FOR THE GU MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO Boston, MA (September 9, 2022) – The Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC (AFT) will present data from PRESTO (AFT-19),...
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Eating a big breakfast and light dinner helps people burn more calories may be misguided
People who eat the bulk of their calories in the morning don’t lose more weight than those who eat more calories at night, but they might feel less hungry during the day. A girl picks at the crumbs of a breakfast biscuit. Camille Fine / Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Sept. 10, 2022,...
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Hip fractures will nearly double worldwide by 2050; researchers cite urgent need for better prevention and care, especially for men and the very old
BURNESS The following information is embargoed until September 9 at 1:15 PM CDT Austin, Texas, USA (September 9, 2022) — Osteoporotic hip fracture, already a dangerous and debilitating problem for older men and women worldwide, is poised to become a far more severe global public-health issue as the population grows older and frailer, according to a...
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Study shows game-changing obesity drug more than halves risk of type 2 diabetes
DIABETOLOGIA The risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more than halved by weekly injections of new obesity drug semaglutide, according to new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Stockholm, Sweden (19-23 Sept). Semaglutide was recently approved in the US as an obesity...
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Old anti-psychotic drug reveals new treatment pathway for chronic pain
By Rich Haridy September 05, 2022 Research has revealed fluphenazine lowers levels of a metabolite linked to chronic pain signaling Depositphotos A new study has found an old antipsychotic drug blocks a signaling pathway that has been linked to chronic neuropathic pain. The surprising findings not only point to novel future treatments for pain but...
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Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on danger of air pollution
Scientists uncover link between car fumes and lung cancer that helps explain why so many non-smokers develop disease Study highlights danger urban populations face from air pollution. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/GettyHannah Devlin@hannahdevS at 10 Sep 2022 07.08 EDT Scientists have uncovered how air pollution causes lung cancer in groundbreaking research that promises to rewrite our understanding of the...
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Move over, Iron Man: The Army has a new suit to solve soldier back pain
Pranshu Verma Futuristic military dreams of an Iron Man exoskeleton suit might be giving way for something simpler: a lightweight wearable to help with back pain. Move over, Iron Man: The Army has a new suit to solve soldier back pain© Provided by The Washington Post The new suit, which weighs just three pounds, is a...