Can buttermilk help cure infection from flesh-eating bacteria? In spring 2023, Egon Bech Hansen received a much-awaited small, square package from the United States. The package contained nine plastic plates with 3,456 small wells. Oct 6, 2023 0 2
Rise in overdose deaths increasingly affects those with lower educational attainment, study finds Drug overdose deaths increased sharply among Americans without a college education and nearly doubled over a three-year period among those who don't have a high school diploma, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The ... Oct 6, 2023 2 34
Scientists discover arginine drives metabolic reprogramming to promote tumor growth in liver cancer Cancer cells are chameleons. They completely change their metabolism to grow continuously. University of Basel scientists have discovered that high levels of the amino acid arginine drive metabolic reprogramming to promote ... Oct 6, 2023 0 89
New test for prostate cancer could help avoid unnecessary biopsies Alberta men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels can now take a new blood test to determine their risk for clinically significant prostate cancer and potentially avoid an unnecessary biopsy. Oct 6, 2023 0 30
Proof-of-principle study shows immunity from routine vaccines has potential to fight cancer A University of Massachusetts Amherst team has demonstrated "in theory" that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumor to refocus the body's immune system against the ... Oct 6, 2023 2 41
New genes implicated in an incurable spinal disease The discovery of eight new genes associated with a disease known as ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is a key step toward the development of effective treatments for this currently incurable ... Oct 6, 2023 0 19
Scientists find that external factors impact vaccine belief-behavior predictions Building on a new mathematical model that represents vaccine hesitancy as a belief that can influence whether parents vaccinate their children, Nicole Creanza, assistant professor of biological sciences, and postdoctoral ... Oct 6, 2023 1 32
Study shows psychotropic medication use has increased in children, teens with type 1 diabetes Dispensing of psychotropic medication increased among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) from 2006 to 2019, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Oct 6, 2023 0 1
Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has researched how regenerative cell therapies can contribute to curing or alleviating epilepsy. The work was carried out at biotechnology start-up Neurona ... Oct 6, 2023 0 38
Adding tirzepatide to basal insulin cuts HbA1c levels in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes A team of medical researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. working with a colleague from Spain has found via clinical trial that adding tirzepatide (brand name Mounjaro) to basal insulin therapies can ... Oct 6, 2023 report 0 42
