Last update:
Medical research
The 'badscopal effect': High-dose radiation therapy may spur growth in untreated metastatic tumors
In a new study published in Nature, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center explore a surprising phenomenon in which high doses of radiation cause growth in existing metastatic tumors ...
4 hours ago
0
3
Medical research news
Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults
While it may seem intuitive that people would die without life-saving medications, Penn and Harvard researchers have connected losing a federally funded prescription drug assistance program and an increase in mortality.
4 hours ago
0
13
Interplay between key proteins could serve as a target for cancer treatment
Immunotherapy uses a person's own immune system to fight cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are one class of immunotherapy that block specific proteins from slowing the immune response. As a result, immune cells become ...
5 hours ago
0
0
Exercise is the key to maintaining Vitamin D levels in winter, study finds
The sun may be shining now, and our vitamin D levels are getting a natural boost, but it wasn't long ago that we were in the depths of winter, when sunlight was scarce and vitamin D was in short supply.
5 hours ago
0
25
Low-cost formulation reduces dose and increases efficacy of drug against parasitic worms
A group of researchers has developed a new formulation for the only drug available on the market to treat helminths, as worms such as schistosomes and tapeworms are known. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ...
4 hours ago
0
0
Drinking water and select foods linked to PFAS exposure in California adults
While concentrations of older "forever" chemicals appear to have decreased in many foods over the last two decades, a new study has found that drinking water, along with seafood, eggs, and brown rice, still contribute to ...
5 hours ago
0
0
Mindfulness course found to be effective in people with difficult-to-treat depression
Mindfulness-based therapy can offer significant relief for individuals who are still depressed after receiving treatment, according to a new clinical trial.
2 hours ago
0
0
An experimental immunotherapy reverses heart energy damage caused by cholesterol
An international team of researchers has discovered how cholesterol can disrupt the internal functioning of the heart by accumulating in the mitochondria of cardiomyocytes. They have also developed an experimental immunotherapy ...
5 hours ago
0
0
Famous film helps reveal brain region biased towards drug cues in individuals with heroin use disorder
Mount Sinai researchers have found that a brain region that is implicated extensively in value-based decision-making and craving in people with heroin use disorder—known as the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)—shows synchronized ...
5 hours ago
0
0
Persistent mucus plugs linked to faster decline in lung function for patients with COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is no cure, progression can ...
4 hours ago
0
30
Embryonic macrophages found to control blood stem cell numbers in bone marrow
Scientists at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have discovered a previously unknown function of immune cells in the bone marrow.
5 hours ago
0
0
Traditional Chinese medicinal fungi might show potential for central nervous system diseases
Shandong researchers suggest that edible and medicinal fungi contain bioactive components with therapeutic potential for central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Findings offer evidence for the potential of these fungi to serve ...
Researchers pinpoint 'sweet spot' for focused ultrasound to provide essential tremor relief
For millions of people around the world with essential tremor, everyday activities from eating and drinking to dressing and doing basic tasks can become impossible. This common neurological movement disorder causes uncontrollable ...
7 hours ago
0
26
AI can predict child malnutrition and support prevention efforts
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the USC School of Advanced Computing and the Keck School of Medicine, working alongside experts from the Microsoft AI for Good Lab, Amref Health Africa, and Kenya's Ministry of ...
6 hours ago
0
0
A step forward in treating serious genetic disorders in utero
Evidence is mounting that clinicians can treat serious genetic disorders prenatally by injecting medicine into the amniotic fluid, thus preventing damage that begins in utero.
7 hours ago
0
0
Brain scans reveal what happens in the mind when insight strikes
Have you ever been stuck on a problem, puzzling over something for what felt like ages without getting anywhere, but then suddenly the answer came to you like a bolt from the blue?
3 hours ago
0
22
Protein switch that turns virus immune response on and off holds promise for immune regulation therapies
Even after the pandemic, various new infectious diseases continue to emerge, posing ongoing viral threats that demand robust and sustained immune defenses. However, excessive immune reactions can also harm body tissues, causing ...
9 hours ago
0
43
Neuroscientists reveal insights into how the brain forms habits and why they are so hard to break
Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) at UCL have discovered that the brain uses a dual system for learning through trial and error. This is the first time a second learning system has been identified, which ...
10 hours ago
0
33
Systems-level drug design could point the way to more effective therapies for aging and chronic disease
A new study published in Aging Cell demonstrates that artificial intelligence can be used not just to accelerate drug discovery, but to fundamentally transform how it's done—by targeting the full complexity of biological ...
4 hours ago
0
0
