Scientists seek details of cancer's evolutionary tree
(Rice University) Rice University computer scientists will analyze the genomes of single cells from tumors to decode their evolutionary trees. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
NSF grant to advance research in cancer treatment
(Virginia Tech) As a form of cancer therapy, histotripsy uses ultrasound imaging to monitor treatments in real-time, making it noninvasive with minimal side effects. Thus far, histotripsy has shown promising results in clinical studies for liver cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Scientists on the scent of flavor enhancement
(Ohio State University) With hopes to capitalize on the smell factor in flavor development, researchers are exploring how the route an aroma takes to get to the olfactory system, through the nose or the back of the throat, influences our response to the scent in question. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Study shows why second dose of COVID-19 vaccine shouldn't be skipped
(Stanford Medicine) The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to a part of the immune system that provides broad antiviral protection, according to a study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
A mathematical model simulating the impact of new SARS-CoV-2 strains and vaccines
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid) This tool forms part of the family of models of theθ-SIR type, and has been developed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad de Almer í a (both from Spain), taking Italy as a reference. As well as these variables it takes into account other parameters such as undetected cases, control measures and phases of the illness. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Human action, key to antibiotic resistance in giant tortoises of Galapagos
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) is participating in the first study of antibiotic resistance genes in this species on two islands of the archipelago, Santa Cruz and Isabela. The results have established the tortoises as bioindicators of the health of ecosystems in the face of one of the biggest threats to public health, and now also environmental pollutant. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Freeze drying, oral health experiments make speedy return from space station aboard SpaceX Dragon
(NASA/Johnson Space Center) A suite of International Space Station scientific experiments soon journey back to Earth aboard the 22nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA. Scientists on the ground look forward to having their experiments back within hours, an advantage that could provide better results. Dragon undocks from the space station July 7. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Living near woodlands is good for children and young people's mental health
(University College London) Analysis of children and young people's proximity to woodlands has shown links with better cognitive development and a lower risk of emotional and behavioural problems, in research led by UCL and Imperial College London scientists that could influence planning decisions in urban areas. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cannabis: sexually diverse youths with depression use more
(University of Montreal) A Canadian study reveals that lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are more likely than heterosexual youth to increase their use of cannabis following an increase in their symptoms of depression. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Following cancer progress in real time
(University of Houston) A University of Houston engineer is developing a method to follow cancer progress in real time by counting exosomes, which are sent off to the bloodstream in mass quantities by cancerous tumors. The method, which requires only a simple blood test, could provide unprecedented early detection power. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
CNIO researchers clarify the role of the two isoforms of KRAS, the most common oncogene in humans
(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncol ó gicas (CNIO)) Even though KRAS4B is the dominant form in cancer, the KRAS4A mutant is also oncogenic, and it is even more active. In the words of the authors, " KRAS4AG12V alone, in the absence of KRAS4B, can induce lung cancer and metastasis in 20 percent of individuals. Our results suggest that for therapies to be effective, the two KRAS isoforms should be targeted. " (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Study may show why MS patients develop progressive disability
(Mayo Clinic) Did you know multiple sclerosis (MS) means multiple scars? New research shows that the brain and spinal cord scars in people with MS may offer clues to why they developprogressive disability but those with related diseases where the immune system attacks the central nervous system do not. In a study published in Neurology, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues assessed if inflammation leads to permanent scarring in these three diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
RNA modification may protect against liver disease
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) An RNA modification may offer protection against non-alcoholic fatty liver, a condition that results from a build-up of fat in the liver and can lead to advanced liver disease, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. The modification may also explain why females tend to have higher fat content in the liver. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Robotic neck brace can help analyze cancer treatment impacts
(Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science) A new robotic neck brace from researchers at Columbia Engineering and their colleagues at Columbia's Department of Otolaryngology may help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on the neck mobility of patients and may help guide their recovery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Program seeks to reduce preventable cancers with free screening, same-day results
(George Mason University) George Mason University's Dr. Michelle Williams shares program evaluation results determining the feasibility of offering free, same-day cancer screening and health education to reduce disparities. The program examined how access to free screenings affects participants' knowledge about cancer, self-efficacy for obtaining healthcare, and intentions to change health behaviors. The program had a positive effect on participant's knowledge of cancer screenings and self-efficacy for seeking regular check-ups. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
