Archive: 06/02/2019

Even brief EMS delay can cost lives after car crash

(HealthDay)—How fast emergency medical help arrives at the scene of a car crash plays a significant role in patient survival, a new study finds.

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The role of immune cells in the formation of metastases

Tumor cells use a certain type of immune cell, so-called neutrophils, to enhance their ability to form metastases. Scientists from the University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel have deciphered the mechanisms ...

Feb 6, 2019

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A hidden route for fatty acids can make cancers resistant to therapy

Fatty acid metabolism is an essential process in tumor growth and proliferation. Despite attempts to block fatty acid metabolism as a therapeutic strategy to reduce tumor size and growth, the outcome has not always been positive. ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Diabetes drug impacts gut microbiome

Acarbose, a drug commonly used to treat type II diabetes, can change the gut microbiome in a reversible and diet-dependent manner, according to new research published in the journal mSphere. The findings highlight the importance ...

Feb 6, 2019

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HIV drug could treat Alzheimer's, age-associated disorders

A new study found that an HIV drug significantly reduces age-related inflammation and other signs of aging in mice.

Feb 6, 2019

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Nullifying protein YTHDF1 enhances anti-tumor response

Cancer immunotherapy—an approach that removes the barriers that protect cancer cells from a patient's immune system—has revolutionized the treatment of many cancer types. About 40 percent of melanoma patients, for example, ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Trump's goal of no new HIV cases by 2030 is possible, health officials say

(HealthDay)— In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump announced his administration's plan to rid the United States of new transmissions of HIV by 2030.

Feb 6, 2019

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MRI-guided Tx strategy not superior for rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided treat-to-target strategy is not associated with improved disease activity remission rates for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical remission, according ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Actress Susan Lucci thriving after emergency heart procedure

As the saleswoman took Susan Lucci's purchases to be wrapped, the actress felt it again—a tightening in her chest that radiated around her ribcage.

Feb 6, 2019

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Review finds antibiotic development increased, but insufficient

While the pipeline of new antibiotics has improved over the past six years, momentum in the development of new infection-fighting agents remains inadequate and could take a significant downturn without new incentives, a report ...

Feb 6, 2019

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