Archive: 04/12/2018

Scientists can predict rare leukaemia eight years before symptoms begin

A study of more than half a million blood samples has allowed scientists to pinpoint the risk factors for a rare type of leukaemia, enabling them to predict if someone will develop the disease eight years before symptoms ...

Dec 4, 2018

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Shortcut strategy for screening compounds with clinical potentials for drug development

Developing a new drug often takes years and costs hundreds of millions of dollars. A shortcut has now been reported in a study led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU), which can potentially reduce the time and costs of ...

Dec 4, 2018

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Functional capacity of haemodialysis patients assessed for the first time

Over 2 million people receive haemodialysis treatment worldwide. Their physical condition is affected by hours of forced physical inactivity while they receive the treatment several times a week, exacerbated by muscular atrophy ...

Dec 4, 2018

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Mediterranean diet during pregnancy associated with lower risk of accelerated growth

The Mediterranean diet is characterised by a high content of fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes and nuts. This healthy diet pattern has been associated with lower obesity and cardiometabolic risk in adults, but few studies ...

Dec 4, 2018

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Study connects the genetic background of autistic spectrum disorders with stem cell dysfunction

Disorders of the autistic spectrum have been associated with hundreds of genetic variations, which have helped in identifying disturbed intracellular signalling pathways and molecular mechanisms typical to autism.

Dec 4, 2018

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New tumor model helps researchers treat pancreatic cancer

Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer face a poor prognosis because the tumor forms dense scar-like tissue that is difficult for chemotherapy drugs to penetrate, but a new model may help researchers develop new therapies.

Dec 4, 2018

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Most patients wary, unaware of benefits of using health portals

Two-thirds of patients who visited a doctor in 2017 did not use a health portal that could help improve their health in the long run, according to a new study by the University of Michigan.

Dec 4, 2018

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Mountain splendor? Scientists know where your eyes will look

Using precise brain measurements, Yale researchers predicted how people's eyes move when viewing natural scenes, an advance in understanding the human visual system that can improve a host of artificial intelligence efforts, ...

Dec 4, 2018

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Researchers identify new strategies that may improve CAR-T cell therapy

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed two new strategies that may improve the performance of chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in treating cancer. They are presenting results of their preclinical research ...

Dec 4, 2018

Researchers link sleep health to insulin resistance in obese teens

Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) have identified a connection between overweight and obese teens' sleep health and their insulin sensitivity. In what is believed to be the first study to use ...

Dec 4, 2018

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