Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify barriers to breast cancer screening in vulnerable populations
Women of racial and ethnic minorities experience challenges that hinder adherence to regular mammography screenings.
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News tagged with barrier
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarker contributes to postoperative delirium-like behavior in rodents
Tauopathy is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, and the phosphorylation of Tau at threonine 217 (Tau-PT217) and 181 (Tau-PT181) represents new plasma biomarkers capable of detecting early-stages ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Neuroscience
Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions
Your brain is powered by 400 miles of blood vessels that provide nutrients, clear out waste products, and form a tight protective barrier—the blood brain barrier—that controls which molecules can enter or exit. However, ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Major progress in curing brain tumors by blocking certain functions in cells with a docked molecule
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, working with French colleagues, have successfully developed a method able to kill the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma. By blocking certain functions in the cell with a docked ...
May 24, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
International study examines consequences of uncontrolled hunger in teenagers living with obesity
Teenagers living with obesity who say hunger is preventing them from losing weight (hunger-barrier ALwO) perceive their weight more negatively and worry about it more than youngsters who don't see hunger as an obstacle, new ...
May 19, 2023
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Medications
Wegovy and Ozempic: Could the new weight-loss drug also treat dementia?
Over 55 million people worldwide have dementia. This mind-robbing condition has a huge impact on society and the economy, so scientists are working hard to find ways to treat or prevent it. One of the avenues being explored ...
May 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mimicking brain plasticity in children to control post-traumatic stress
Could we temporarily increase brain plasticity in adults to decrease fear and anxiety responses in people who have experienced trauma? CHU Sainte-Justine Neuroscientist Graziella Di Cristo and her team were determined to ...
May 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
How bispecific antibodies could bring new hope to patients with lung cancer
Antibodies are proteins produced by our immune system, that protect us from foreign antigens that enter our body. These bind to antigens through epitopes, i.e., binding sites on antigens, to subsequently eliminate them. Generally, ...
May 16, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers develop model for how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids
Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight into how the brain acquires ...
May 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemotherapy drug reaches brain in humans for first time
A major impediment to treating the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma has been that the most potent chemotherapy can't permeate the blood-brain barrier to reach the aggressive brain tumor.
May 2, 2023
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