Archive: 16/05/2018

New sensor discovery has implications for brain research

A new reagent discovered by research scientists at St George's, University of London has shown real-time brain behaviour in more detail than ever before.

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Cell type switch helps colon cancer evade treatment, study suggests

Researchers in Germany have discovered that colon cancers are often resistant to existing drug treatments because they are composed of two different cell types that can replace each other when one cell type is killed. The ...

May 16, 2018

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The guidelines on low back pain are clear—drugs and surgery should be the last resort

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is becoming more common as our population ages. Most people who have an episode of low back pain recover within six weeks, but two-thirds still have pain after ...

May 16, 2018

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New treatment option for 'wake-up' stroke patients

Detail revealed in MRI brain scans can help doctors accurately deduce when a stroke begins, according to new research, allowing treatment for many patients who currently cannot receive it.

May 16, 2018

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Generating large numbers of universal immune cells could transform cancer immunotherapy

A scalable method of generating universal 'off-the-shelf' natural killer (NK) cells for cancer immunotherapies has been devised by A*STAR researchers. Their technique could ensure that future NK cell-based cancer treatments ...

May 16, 2018

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Program prevents nicotine withdrawal among patients getting trauma and emergency surgery

Smokers who experience immediate, forced and involuntary nicotine abstinence after day or emergency surgery due to smoke-free hospital policies may find relief in a new University of Alberta program.

May 16, 2018

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New cytokine network can repair tissue damage in the intestine, study finds

A new group of proteins called cytokines, critical for antimicrobial activity and repairing the damaged intestinal tissue found in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has been discovered by researchers in a study led by Georgia ...

May 16, 2018

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New study provides rationale for use of a multi-target anticancer drug in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

The multi-target small molecule anticancer drug nintedanib shows promising effectiveness in stopping the growth of human malignant pleural mesothelioma, a fatal thoracic tumor, in preclinical models, according to a new study ...

May 16, 2018

Latest research strengthens case that early exposure to pollution affects long-term health

Research led by the University of Southampton has shown increasing evidence that exposure to air pollution in early life has detrimental long-term health consequences.

May 16, 2018

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Hypnosis transforms treatment for chronic pain

Researchers from UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil and the University of Washington, US have identified a new drug-free treatment which combines hypnosis with ...

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