Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find a common immune system mechanism between pregnancy and cancer
To understand why some cancers successfully circumvent the immune system to grow unchecked, researchers turned to pregnancy.
Jul 8, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of mortality, especially from cardiovascular disease, in cancer survivors
The Mediterranean diet is a powerful ally for health even after a cancer diagnosis. This is the key result of an Italian study carried out as part of the UMBERTO Project, conducted by the Joint Research Platform Umberto Veronesi ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Destroying cancer-causing RNA could lead to bespoke treatments, say scientists
Peter Mac researchers have taken the first step towards designing rapid personalized cancer treatments by 'cutting out' disease-causing RNA.
Jul 2, 2024
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Genetics
How a gene for obesity affects the brain
Obesity is a complicated condition, caused by a combination of genetics, the food environment, behavior, and other factors. For millennia, getting enough food to survive and thrive was difficult. For most people, it's now ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover high-risk form of endometrial cancer—and how to test for it—using AI
A discovery by researchers at the University of British Columbia promises to improve care for patients with endometrial cancer, the most common gynecologic malignancy.
Jun 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Multiple myeloma: New insights into early detection of aggressive tumors
Multiple myeloma is one of the most common forms of cancer of the immune cells in the bone marrow. It is considered incurable. Even when patients respond to treatment at first, the cancer comes back.
Jul 1, 2024
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Machine learning helps define new subtypes of Parkinson's disease
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have used machine learning to define three subtypes of Parkinson's disease based on the pace at which the disease progresses. In addition to having the potential to become an important ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Immunology
How a microbe and a prebiotic work together against food allergies
What causes food allergies to develop? There's compelling evidence that suggests imbalances of the gut microbiome could be to blame, creating inflammation of the intestinal tract and a gut environment that's prone to food ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Immunology
New insights into metabolic and immune pathway interactions in obesity
Metabolic and immune pathways are highly regulated and interwoven by multiple mechanisms to govern metabolic health. Dysregulation of these pathways underlies the development of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type ...
Jul 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals new factor associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in people with obesity
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Brazilian researchers showed why SARS-CoV-2 infection tends to be more severe in diabetic patients. Now, the same team based at the Institute of Biology of the State University ...
Jul 2, 2024
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