Archive: 18/04/2023

Exome sequencing identifies those with cancer predisposition syndromes missed by current screening guidelines

Among individuals who consented to whole-exome sequencing and were identified as carriers of predisposition genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) or Lynch syndrome, 39.2% would not have qualified for genetic ...

Apr 18, 2023

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How electricity can heal wounds three times faster

Chronic wounds are a major health problem for diabetic patients and the elderly—in extreme cases they can even lead to amputation. Using electric stimulation, researchers in a project at Chalmers University of Technology, ...

Apr 18, 2023

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Predicting epidemics isn't easy: Researchers have created a global dataset to help

The world has recently seen a number of high-profile cross-border disease outbreaks and pandemics. The COVID pandemic and multi-country Mpox (monkeypox) outbreaks are just two examples.

Apr 18, 2023

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Public health care fared better than the private sector in the coronavirus pandemic, study finds

Publicly funded health care systems in developed countries fared better in terms of excess mortality and case fatality associated with COVID-19 than private sector health care. A study compared the performance of health care ...

Apr 18, 2023

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Study of interleukin-6 impact on organoids shows increase in radial glia cells

A team of medical researchers at the University of Tübingen's Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Germany has found that exposing organoids at a certain stage of growth to interleukin-6 leads to an increase in ...

Apr 18, 2023 report

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Clinical trial shows tumor-starving drug improves survival of mesothelioma

Peter Szlosarek, Professor of Medical Oncology at Queen Mary's Barts Cancer Institute, presented his team's results from the ATOMIC-Meso clinical trial in partnership with Polaris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., at the American Association ...

Apr 18, 2023

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Cocktail of modified antibodies found to provide strong effect against SARS-CoV-2

Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against ...

Apr 18, 2023

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Glaxo buys Canadian cough drug maker for $2 bn

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday announced the purchase of Canadian chronic cough treatment specialist Bellus for US$2 billion.

Apr 18, 2023

How the brain tells the liver to start recycling after fasting

Fasting triggers autophagy in our body. The body switches on the waste disposal system in the cells and gains new energy. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne have now shown in mice that ...

Apr 18, 2023

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Superbugs pose 'huge challenge' in treating Ukraine war wounds

Infections with superbugs that are resistant to most drugs have presented a "huge challenge" in treating the devastating injuries of people wounded in the war in Ukraine, doctors in Germany said on Tuesday.

Apr 18, 2023

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