Oncology & Cancer
Cancer can use brute force to push its way around the body
Breast cancer cells hit blood vessel walls with up to 200 times the mechanical force exerted by normal healthy cells, finds a new UCL study.
Oct 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can pink really pacify?
As an interior designer, I've long been interested in how different colors can affect our mood and behavior.
Sep 27, 2018
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Cardiology
New target found for treating thoracic aortic aneurysm
It's a silent, sudden and almost assured killer: a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) occurs when a weak spot or bulge in the body's main pipeline for pumping blood suddenly ruptures, cutting off the supply of life-sustaining ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Immunology
The medicine of the future against infection and inflammation?
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have in collaboration with colleagues in Copenhagen and Singapore, mapped how the body's own peptides act to reduce infection and inflammation by deactivating the toxic substances ...
Aug 13, 2018
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Other
Profit surges at Pfizer in 2Q on lower taxes, drug sales
Pfizer's second-quarter profit surged 26 percent, thanks to a 4 percent increase in medicine sales, higher income from partnerships and lower tax expenses.
Jul 31, 2018
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Other
Drugmaker Lilly plans IPO for part of animal health business
Eli Lilly is planning an initial public offering for part of an animal health business that brought in about 13 percent of all company revenue last year.
Jul 24, 2018
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Diabetes
Changes in bacterial mix linked to antibiotics increase risk for type 1 diabetes
A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers from NYU Medical School and published online July 24 in the journal eLife.
Jul 24, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recent antibiotic use linked to thicker arteries in early childhood
Recent antibiotic use in young children may be linked to increased cardiovascular risk, according to a joint study between Utrecht Academic Medical Centre in The Netherlands and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) ...
Jul 24, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
For some bladder cancer patients, simple test could reduce over-treatment, ease high cost
Bladder cancer is relatively common and imposes the highest per patient cost on the U.S. health care system than the management of any other cancer type. Now, a new test could be key to reducing the cost of care while at ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Cardiology
Study examines the rise of plaque in arteries
The accumulation of cholesterol plaques in artery walls can lead to atherosclerosis, or the hardening of arteries that contributes to heart attacks and strokes. In a new study, Yale researchers investigate how plaque cells ...
May 25, 2018
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