Oncology & Cancer
Study finds high blood glucose levels sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat, being highly resistant to chemotherapy.
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
niversity Hospitals Cleveland medical center is an academic medical center in Cleveland, Ohio. An affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, UH Cleveland Medical Center is part of University Hospitals an integrated health system with locations in 15 counties throughout Northeast Ohio.
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- 11100 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Cardiology
Research shows minimally invasive procedure saves most patients with severe vascular disease from amputation
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that there may finally be an alternative to amputation for patients suffering from chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), the most severe form of peripheral ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers reveal how oxygen is delivered to tissues, opening the door to a new class of drugs
Cardiovascular medicine, hematology and pulmonary medicine may soon have the first-ever therapies to correct poor tissue oxygenation, a key driver of disease in millions, including peripheral artery disease, sickle cell disease, ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Cardiology
Major international study finds thrombectomy highly effective treatment for large strokes
A large international clinical study finds that patients with large strokes had a dramatically better recovery after endovascular thrombectomy plus medical management than patients receiving only standard medical management.
Feb 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chiropractic spinal manipulation associated with reduction in low back surgery
A recent study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health has found that adults who initially visit a chiropractor to receive spinal manipulation for low back pain caused by disc herniation or radiculopathy (i.e., ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Medications
Researchers discover new oral drug for lowering cholesterol
After statins, the next leading class of medications for managing cholesterol are PCSK9 inhibitors. These highly effective agents help the body pull excess cholesterol from the blood, but unlike statins, which are available ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Medications
Existing cancer therapy in narrow use shows significant activity against other cancers
A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions. This feature explains why a large group of different cancers are vulnerable to the ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Researchers identify a new treatment for metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome increases a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. In a recent mouse-model study, published in Cell Metabolism, ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Team develops and validates three-in-one CAR T therapy
Researchers at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University have developed a novel approach to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for B-cell cancers that triples the targeted ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover new way to monitor and prevent nerve cell deterioration after TBI
Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are currently about five million people in the U.S. living with some form of chronic impairment after suffering a TBI. Even in a mild form, ...
Apr 13, 2021
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