by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) Using cell-based and animal model-based experiments, scientists from DGIST, Korea have deciphered how prostate cancer progresses into the fatal and difficult-to-treat malignant stage. Credit: Kateryna Kon from Shutterstock Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the leading causes of global cancer-related deaths among men. While a standard...
IMAGE: PLASMA BIOMARKERS MEASURED THREE MONTHS AFTER HOSPITALIZATION DEMONSTRATE UTILITY IN ASSESSING AKI PATIENTS FOR LONG-TERM CKD RISK. CREDIT: PLEASE CITE AS “VISUAL ABSTRACT FOR WILSON M ET AL, BIOMARKERS DURING RECOVERY FROM AKI AND PREDICTION OF LONG-TERM REDUCTIONS IN ESTIMATED GFR, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES (2021), DOI: HTTPS:// DOI.ORG/10.1053/J.AJKD.2021.08.017.” A panel of plasma biomarkers...
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As women near menopause, their menstrual cycle length often becomes longer. The timing of these changes could provide clues about a person’s risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers. Published today in Menopause, the study characterizes cycle length changes over the menopause transition and found...
by Doug Carlson, Florida State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine found that changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease are often visible early on in individuals with personality traits associated with the condition. The study focused on two traits previously linked to the risk of...
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH October 12, 2021– The findings of a new study suggest that childhood adversity is a major contributor to early and preventable causes of mortality and a powerful determinant of long term physical and mental health. Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Harvard University found that...
by Scott Montgomery, The Conversation Demyelination by MS. The CD68 colored tissue shows several macrophages in the area of the lesion. Original scale 1:100. Credit: Marvin 101/Wikipedia For most of the time since the first description of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1868, the causes of this disabling disease have remained uncertain. Genes have been identified as important, which...
Groundbreaking National Clinical Trial Halted Due to Therapy’s High Success Rates. Treating precursor anal cancer lesions can significantly reduce the risk of progression to full blown anal cancer among people living with HIV, according to results of a large, phase 3 study led by researchers at UC San Francisco. In a randomized clinical trial with...
by German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the DZNE and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified molecules in the blood that can indicate impending dementia. Their findings, which are presented in the scientific journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, are based on human studies and laboratory experiments. University hospitals across Germany were...
PHILADELPHIA – Chinese Americans and Laotian Americans were over 10 and 14 times more likely to be diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer, respectively, than non-Hispanic white Americans, with incidence rates surpassing other Asian American subgroups, according to results presented at the virtual 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically...
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) IMAGE: PROF. ACHIM KRÜGER AND HIS TEAM AT TUM’S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL KLINIKUM RECHTS DER ISAR HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROTEIN TIMP1 AS A FACTOR, WHICH CAN EXPLAIN THE SEX-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCE IN CANCER MORTALITY AND ALSO IMPROVE THE RISK-DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE CLINICAL COURSE OF THE DISEASE. THE IMAGE SHOWS PROF. KRÜGER, CELINA...
