Archive: 01/04/2019

HDAC inhibition may combat resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with melanoma

A combination of the experimental histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor entinostat with the anti-PD-1 therapeutic pembrolizumab (Keytruda) showed clinical responses in patients with melanoma that had progressed on prior anti-PD-1 ...

Apr 1, 2019

New therapeutic strategy to prevent gastrointestinal disease

Food allergies, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases have something in common: all have been linked to epithelial barrier loss. The gut epithelial barrier—that critical ...

Apr 1, 2019

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Sugar could be sweet solution to respiratory disease

Restriction or inhalation of common sugar could one day treat a range of respiratory diseases, according to new research led by University of Manchester biologists.

Apr 1, 2019

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Study links insurance coverage to access to hospital care

Compared to privately insured patients, individuals who lack insurance or use Medicaid are more likely to be transferred to another hospital after receiving initial treatment in the emergency department (ED). The uninsured ...

Apr 1, 2019

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Study shows how light therapy might help premature babies avoid vision problems

Scientists discovered a light-dependent molecular pathway that regulates how blood vessels develop in the eye. The findings in Nature Cell Biology suggest it may be possible to use light therapy to help premature infants ...

Apr 1, 2019

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Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established

Cancers have long been known to arise due to environmental exposures such as unhealthy diet or smoking. Lately, the microbes living in and on our body have entered the stage as key players: while stomach cancer can be caused ...

Apr 1, 2019

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How the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us

Neuroscientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a group of cells in the brain that are responsible when a frightening memory re-emerges unexpectedly, like Michael Myers in every "Halloween" movie. The ...

Apr 1, 2019

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Blocking platelets: A possible option to prevent fatty liver disease and liver cancer

Blood platelets that interact with liver cells and immune cells play a major role in the development of fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver inflammation and liver cancer, scientists from the German Cancer Research ...

Apr 1, 2019

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Germany debates 'presumed consent' to boost organ donations

Germany's health minister Monday pushed an initiative to boost the availability of transplant organs by making everyone a potential donor after death unless they have expressly objected.

Apr 1, 2019

Measles count in US this year already more than all of 2018

The number of U.S. measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count for all of 2018, health officials say.

Apr 1, 2019

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