Scientists develop new nanoscale method to fight cancer
Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative cancer-fighting technique in which custom-designed nanoparticles carry chemotherapy drugs directly to tumor...
View ArticleCoating could help prevent blood clots associated with implanted biomedical...
A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Michigan has developed a material that could help prevent blood clots associated with catheters, heart valves, vascular grafts and other implanted...
View ArticleNewer diabetes drugs cost more, but may not work better
Two newer classes of drugs to treat adult-onset diabetes may be no more effective than the old standby, yet they cost significantly more over the course of a patient's disease.
View ArticleGene mutation associated with development of fibrolamellar hepatocellular...
In the race for better treatments and possible cures, rare diseases are often left behind. In a collaboration of researchers at The Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and...
View ArticleRacial bias in pain perception appears among children as young as 7
A new University of Virginia psychology study has found that a sample of mostly white American children – as young as 7, and particularly by age 10 – report that black children feel less pain than...
View ArticleStudy finds robotic-assisted prostate surgery offers better cancer control
An observational study from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that prostate cancer patients who undergo robotic-assisted prostate surgery have fewer instances of cancer cells at the...
View ArticleDangerous mistaken identity: Chaperone binds protein responsible for...
Proteins like the so-called heat shock protein Hsp90 play an important role in almost all processes within human cells. They help other proteins fold into their three-dimensional structure or return...
View ArticleDiabetes and obesity more common in socioeconomically deprived regions
Living in a socioeconomically deprived region is a risk factor for being affected by diabetes mellitus and obesity. This holds true regardless of the individual social status of the inhabitants. This...
View ArticleShaky hand, stable spoon: Study shows device helps essential tremor patients
For people whose hands shake uncontrollably due to a medical condition, just eating can be a frustrating and embarrassing ordeal – enough to keep them from sharing a meal with others.
View ArticleNovel technique for cell lineage-specific gene-expression analysis
Before doctors like Matthias Kretzler can begin using the results of molecular research to treat patients, they need science to find an effective way to match genes with the specific cells involved in...
View ArticleRegulator of gene expression responsible for the progression of breast cancer
Yale Cancer Center researchers have identified a regulator of gene expression that is responsible for the progression of breast cancer and its metastasis to the lung. The study appears online in Cell...
View ArticleHospitalization increases risk of depression and dementia for seniors
People over age 65 who have been hospitalized are at significantly greater risk for dementia or depression, finds a new study in General Hospital Psychiatry.
View ArticleNeurons coordinate to fine-tune motor control
Whether it is playing a piano sonata or acing a tennis serve, the brain needs to orchestrate precise, coordinated control over the body's many muscles. Moreover, there needs to be some kind of feedback...
View ArticleScientists discover the specific types of macrophages that affect Crohn's...
For those coping with Crohn's disease, a new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers hope for the development of new and more effective drugs. In the report, scientists...
View ArticleBreakthrough drug on fast-track to help leukemia patients
Three very different people gathered recently at University of Colorado Hospital. They were linked by leukemia.
View ArticleCommon asthma meds may raise sleep apnea risk, study says
(HealthDay)—Medicines commonly used to control asthma may increase the risk of a potentially serious sleep problem in some people, a small, early study suggests.
View ArticleDoes cell therapy treatment prolong the lives of heart attack patients?
One of the world's largest clinical cell therapy trials has begun to enroll 3,000 heart attack patients, some of whom will have bone marrow cells extracted with a needle from their hip and fed into...
View ArticleTackling tumors with space station research
In space, things don't always behave the way we expect them to. In the case of cancer, researchers have found that this is a good thing: some tumors seem to be much less aggressive in the microgravity...
View ArticleInnovative approaches to improve vision in children with tumors
Robert Avery, DO, MSCE, of Children's National Health System and colleagues are establishing innovative approaches with technology and medication to improve the vision of young children who have visual...
View Article3-D imaging sheds light on Apert syndrome development
Three dimensional imaging of two different mouse models of Apert Syndrome shows that cranial deformation begins before birth and continues, worsening with time, according to a team of researchers who...
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