Archive: 01/05/2018

No one-size-fits-all for hydrating during sports

(HealthDay)—Waiting until you're thirsty to drink during sports could lead to dehydration and poorer performance, a new study finds.

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Even a 'bad' flu vaccine could save 61,000 lives: study

A truly dismal flu vaccine could still save thousands of lives, as long as roughly 40 percent of Americans got their shots, new research suggests.

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New lab study reveals how breast cancer drug can accelerate cancer cell growth

The breast cancer drug lapatinib which is designed to shrink tumours can sometimes cause them to grow in the lab, according to a new study published in eLife. By understanding the molecular basis of this phenomenon, scientists ...

May 1, 2018

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Surgery soon after clinical staging of non-small cell lung cancer reduces cancer progression

Significant upstaging or reclassification to a more advanced stage due to cancer progression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can occur with each successive week from initial clinical staging to surgery, according to ...

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Novel cancer vaccine strategy blocks death of tumor-specific cytotoxic T cells

New research published in Cancer Immunology Research by Drs. Esteban Celis and Hussein Sultan of the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University could serve as the stepping-stone in constructing vaccines with a greater likelihood ...

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Cancer patients set to benefit from world's largest surgery study

Improved care for patients undergoing cancer surgery is the focus of a pioneering worldwide study.

May 1, 2018

Breakthrough for kinesiologists studying metabolic protein

San Francisco State University researchers have discovered a new method for testing levels of a tiny but hugely important protein—"AMPK"—in human muscle cells. "AMPK is the gas gauge that tells each cell in your body if your ...

May 1, 2018

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Discovery of immune cells able to defend against mutating viruses could transform vaccine development

Scientists have found immune cells can fight different strains of the same virus—a discovery which could help transform vaccine development.

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Survey: Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults

A questionnaire of older men and women suffering from chronic pain who were given medical marijuana found that the drug significantly reduced pain and their need for opioid painkillers, Northwell Health researchers report.

May 1, 2018

Study links fracking chemicals to immune imbalance

Among predictions of a second fracking boom in the US, the first evidence that chemicals found in ground water near fracking sites can impair the immune system will be published in Toxicological Sciences on May 1. The study, ...

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