Diabetes
Could acupuncture help ward off diabetes?
It's been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of illnesses—and now acupuncture could also help fight one of the 21st century's biggest health challenges.
Aug 2, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Early Alzheimer's detection up to 17 years in advance
The dementia disorder Alzheimer's disease has a symptom-free course of 15 to 20 years before the first clinical symptoms emerge. Using an immuno-infrared sensor developed in Bochum, a research team is able to identify signs ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Medical research
Stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis leads to long-term survival and possible cure in selected patients
AL amyloidosis is a life-threatening disease related to bone marrow cancer and multiple myeloma. It is caused when a person's antibody-producing white blood cells (i.e. plasma cells) do not function properly and generate ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preliminary study: Blood treatment is safe, may help treat stiff person syndrome
Stiff person syndrome spectrum disorders are rare autoimmune and neurological disorders that most often cause muscle stiffness and spasms in the torso and limbs. According to a small, preliminary study released today, a blood ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Immunology
Why vaccination against malaria quickly loses its protective effect
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) studied the human immune response after immunization with the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum. Their goal was to find out against which protein components the ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Medications
Novel preclinical drug could have potential to combat depression, brain injury and cognitive disorders
James Bibb, Ph.D., and colleagues have described a novel preclinical drug that could have the potential to combat depression, brain injury and diseases that impair cognition. The drug, which notably is brain-permeable, acts ...
May 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Standard test for multiple myeloma provides clues of a rare, more deadly type
A test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the patient has one of the most uncommon and deadly forms of this cancer, investigators say.
May 19, 2022
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Medications
Study shows postbiotic Urolithin A improves muscle strength and exercise performance in middle aged adults
Age-associated muscle decline can start as early as 40 years old and there are currently no effective interventions to counteract it other than exercise. A new milestone study published today in Cell Reports Medicine showed ...
May 17, 2022
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Pediatrics
Why is the 100-year-old BCG vaccine so broadly protective in newborns?
The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world's oldest and most widely used vaccines, used to immunize 100 million newborns every year. Given in countries with endemic TB, ...
May 3, 2022
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Cardiology
Lipidomics provides new biomarkers for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes
The lipid metabolism plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes. However, little is known about the molecular relationships. Using lipidomics, a modern analytical method, the ...
Apr 26, 2022
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