Researchers have found that a class of older antipsychotic drugs could be a promising new therapeutic option for people with type 2 diabetes, helping fill a need among patients who aren't able to take other currently available ...
Jan 13, 2023
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A recent study on how Ebola affected children during an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suggests children may be as susceptible to the disease as adults, despite often presenting with more subtle physical ...
Dec 2, 2022
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After 20 years of perfecting their technique, the team behind the largest islet cell transplant program in the world reports the procedure is a safe, reliable and life-changing treatment for people with hard-to-control diabetes.
May 19, 2022
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Researchers working in a U of A laboratory have uncovered two previously unknown ways that metabolism triggers cancer cell growth, uncovering potential new pathways for diagnosis and treatment.
May 5, 2022
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For the past century people with weak hearts have been told to lower their salt intake, but until now there has been little scientific evidence behind the recommendation.
Apr 3, 2022
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Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection is no longer the life sentence it once was. But despite the effectiveness of drugs to manage and treat the virus, it can never be fully eliminated from the human body, lingering ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Up to 45% of patients with the most common inherited neuromuscular disease could benefit from a new "cocktail" drug being developed at the University of Alberta, according to research published this week in the Proceedings ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Patients with rectal cancer who exercised while undergoing a form of tumor-shrinking radiation therapy in advance of surgery were more likely to have their tumors disappear, according to a University of Alberta study that ...
Oct 26, 2021
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A University of Alberta researcher has discovered how two signaling molecules recruit immune cells known as "killer" T cells to a specific type of colon cancer with more favorable patient outcomes. The finding may represent ...
Oct 4, 2021
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A team of University of Alberta researchers has identified an unexpected role for a protein known as BAD in the ability of cells to migrate in the body—a finding that has promising implications for understanding how breast ...
Aug 31, 2021
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