January 12, 2022
The discovery raises the possibility that some of the roughly two million new cases of colorectal cancer every year around the world originate from brief and seemingly mild food-poisoning events.
Mouse study identifies bacterial protein associated with colorectal cancers
January 12, 2022
Up to 60 percent of the risk associated with coronary arteriosclerosis may be explained by changes in the activity of hundreds of genes working together in networks across several organs in the body. Moreover, fat processing hormones may play a central role in coordinating this activity. That is the primary result of a study that began nearly 20 years ago on a hunch and involved hundreds of coronary artery disease patients from Northern Europe.
Could gene networks resembling air traffic explain arteriosclerosis?
January 11, 2022
Research suggests that a vaccine stimulating production of a protein critical to the skin's antioxidant network could help people bolster their defenses against skin cancer.
January 11, 2022
Researchers have discovered a new, more effective method of preventing the body's own proteins from treating nanomedicines like foreign invaders, by covering the nanoparticles with a coating to suppress the immune response that dampens the therapy's effectiveness.
Researchers develop new method to increase effectiveness of nanomedicines
January 11, 2022
A new study reveals important insights into the molecular mechanisms that underpin the body's natural defences against the development of skin cancer. The protein CSDE1 coordinates a complex chain of events that enable senescence in skin cells. The senescent cells act as a firewall against cancer, suppressing the formation of tumours. The findings are surprising because CSDE1 has been previously linked to driving the formation of cancers. The results offer new clues into the behavior of skin cancer at the cellular level, paving the way for potential new therapeutic targets to treat the disease.
Researchers reveal how skin cells form a first line of defense against cancer
January 11, 2022
The global burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a group of common lung conditions that affects more than 300 million people, could be significantly reduced with a simple health assessment, concludes a large-scale international study.
Simple screening for common lung disease could relieve millions globally
January 11, 2022
Purdue University in Indiana has devised a molecular recipe that includes all of the necessary ingredients and steps.
Herbs that are commonly found in the home could be an important part of the fight against cancer.
January 10, 2022
Researchers have found that manipulating voltage patterns of tumor cells -- using ion channel blockers already FDA-approved as treatments for other diseases -- can in fact significantly reduce metastasis in animal models of breast cancer.
January 10, 2022
Results of a new study represent a step toward improving our understanding of Crohn's disease and the factors that cause its intestinal inflammation.
New study links gut fungi to intestinal inflammation in Crohn’s disease patients
January 10, 2022
Newly developed risk scores synthesize genetic information into an easy-to-interpret metric that could help clinicians identify young children most at risk of developing obesity. The study used a novel statistical methods to establish scoring criteria using data collected from children from birth to three years of age.
New approach can help identify young children most at risk for obesity
