A team at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified a gene that could make immunotherapy treatments, specifically checkpoint inhibitors, work for a wider variety of cancer patients. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Strong storms also play big role in Antarctic ice shelf collapse
Warming temperatures and changes in ocean circulation and salinity are driving the breakup of ice sheets in Antarctica, but a new study suggests that intense storms may help push the system over the edge. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily ... [Continue Reading]
Biomaterial-delivered chemotherapy leads to long-term survival in brain cancer
A combination of chemotherapy drugs during brain cancer surgery using a biodegradable paste, leads to long-term survival, researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered. SOURCE: Medical Research News - Health Research, Medicine Sciences ... [Continue Reading]
WHO declares the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
Ebola, the deadly viral infection, is spreading in Congo and the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it as an international health emergency. Speaking in front of reporters, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave updates on ... [Continue Reading]
Could the heat of the Earth’s crust become the ultimate energy source?
Scientists have developed a very stable battery cell that can directly convert heat into electricity, thus finally providing a way for exploiting geothermal energy in a sustainable way. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
If We All Ate Enough Fruits And Vegetables, There’d Be Big Shortages
There's already not enough produce for everyone in the world to get the daily recommended amount. Two new studies urge revamping the food system to feed the growing population and protect the planet.(Image credit: Wanwisa Hernandez/EyeEm/Getty ... [Continue Reading]
There’s no link between drinking coffee and getting cancer, research finds
Queensland's QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute analyses data from more than 300,000 coffee drinkers using a genetic-based technique called Mendelian randomisation to decipher whether drinking coffee really causes cancer. SOURCE: Medical ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers have captured video of malaria parasites trying to invade red blood cells
Researchers at Australia's Burnet Institute have captured the moment a malaria parasite tries to invade a red blood cell. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Crunching the numbers of cancer metastasis
In metastasis, cancer cells break away from the original tumor and take root in another region of the body by entering the blood stream. In order to spread, metastatic cells cross over the endothelium—a barrier of endothelial cells lining the ... [Continue Reading]
Scientists Desert USDA As Agency Relocates To Kansas City Area
The mandatory move imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on most of the workers at two vital research agencies has been criticized as a "blatant attack on science." (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read ... [Continue Reading]
U-M partnership paves way for new method to treat acute aortic dissection
When a patient comes to the hospital with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), a tearing of the inner lining of the aorta, surgeons typically perform an immediate open repair to prevent death from aortic rupture. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read ... [Continue Reading]
Enhanced vaccine aims to eliminate risks of allergic reactions to honey bee stings
An advanced treatment which aims to speed-up the resistance to bee sting allergies has successfully completed a human trial, with the vaccine set to be tested for peanut allergies. SOURCE: Medical Research - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Limits on pot fishing can result in win-win for fishermen and marine wildlife
The first major study into the impact of inshore potting for crab and lobster within a Marine Protected Area has found that in areas of low potting intensity the industry is operating in a way that had little impact on seabed species or ... [Continue Reading]
How to protect your DNA for big health benefits
(HealthDay)—You might think that stress affects you only emotionally or that a lack of sleep simply leaves you feeling cranky. But these are among the many lifestyle factors that can lead to health problems because of changes that they cause within ... [Continue Reading]
Evaluating safety and efficacy of magnetically labeled mesenchymal stem cells
Cells equipped with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles can be directed to a specific location by an external magnetic field, which is beneficial for tissue repair. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Flood prediction model developed
The duration of floods can be determined by river flow, precipitation and atmospheric blocking. Now an international team of researchers is offering a novel physically based Bayesian network model for inference and prediction of flood duration. The ... [Continue Reading]
Helping transplanted stem cells stick around and do their jobs
Bone marrow transplants of hematopoietic stem cells have become standard treatment for a host of conditions including cancers of the blood and lymphatic systems, sickle cell anemia, inherited metabolic disorders, and radiation damage. Unfortunately, ... [Continue Reading]
Hidden Brain: How People React To Election Interference By Foreign Countries
Robert Mueller will testify soon before Congress about the Russia probe. New research finds that Americans have partisan reactions to foreign interference in elections. SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Most non-traumatic fatalities among football players occur during conditioning sessions
Most non-traumatic fatalities among high school and college football athletes do not occur while playing the game of football, but rather during conditioning sessions which are often associated with overexertion or punishment drills required by ... [Continue Reading]
Healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk of dementia
Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person's genetic risk of dementia, according to new research. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Outcomes of non-operatively treated elbow ulnar in professional baseball players
Professional baseball players with a low-grade elbow injury that occurs on the humeral side of the elbow have a better chance of returning to throw and returning to play, and a lower risk of ulnar collateral ligament surgery than players who suffered ... [Continue Reading]
Artificial intelligence can help accurately predict acute kidney injury in burn patients
Many burn victims suffer acute kidney injury (AKI), but early recognition of AKI remains challenging. Now an Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) model developed at UC Davis Health and reported in a new study can predict acute kidney ... [Continue Reading]
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