Archive: 30/05/2019

Discovery may lead to natural ent-kaurane diterpenoid for NK-based tumor immunotherapy

As early responders in the surveillance of malignant cells, natural killer (NK) cells play a significant role in the control of transformed cells at the tumor initiation stage through direct cytolysis. For this reason, NK ...

May 30, 2019

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'Ecstasy' shows promise for post-traumatic stress treatment

An international study involving researchers from UBC Okanagan has shown that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, may be a valuable tool for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

May 30, 2019

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Raw or cooked: This is how we recognise food

Do we see a pear or an apple? The occipital cortex in our brain will activate itself to recognise it. A piece of bread or a nice plate of pasta with sauce? Another region will come into play, called the middle temporal gyrus. ...

May 30, 2019

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Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer

Extended use of popular drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux has been associated with an increased risk of premature death. However, little has been known about the specific causes of death attributed to the drugs.

May 30, 2019

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Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism

People with autism often suffer from gut problems, but nobody has known why. Researchers have now discovered the same gene mutations—found both in the brain and the gut—could be the cause.

May 30, 2019

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Brain activity in teens predicts future mood health

An imbalance of functioning in attention-related brain systems may help forecast the course of teen depression, according to a study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by ...

May 30, 2019

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Researchers study resistance to 'protect' anti-TB drug

In July last year, South Africa became the first country to roll out a new anti-tuberculosis drug in its national programme.

May 30, 2019

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Patient groups untested in cancer immunotherapy trials found to also benefit

Immunotherapy is a revolutionary cancer treatment, but it was unknown if cancer patients with HIV or viral hepatitis could also reap the benefits of this therapy because they had been excluded from most clinical trials.

May 30, 2019

Significant 'knowledge gap' exists in use of genetic testing to decide cancer treatment

A questionnaire aimed at assessing how well community oncologists understand "molecular profiling" results from tumor specimens found that 69 percent of participants either said they don't know the answers, or they responded ...

May 30, 2019

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline

The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that, for all cancer sites combined, cancer death rates continued to decline in men, women, and children in the United States from 1999 to 2016. Overall ...

May 30, 2019

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