January 3, 2022
Scientists are calling for changes to healthcare policy following research which has shown for the first time the scale of the impact of a condition associated with benign tumors that can lead to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Up to 10 per cent of adults have a benign tumor, or lump, known as an 'adrenal incidentaloma' in their adrenals -- glands situated on top of the kidneys which produce a variety of hormones.
January 3, 2022
An olfactory receptor typically associated with the sense of smell may also trigger breast cancer cells to metastasize through a signaling pathway to the brain, bones and lung. Future research could potentially lead to an inhibitor of OR5B21 to prevent cellular invasion and metastasis, thus prolonging the lives of breast cancer patients.
Gene involved in sense of smell could play a role in the spread of breast cancer to the brain
January 3, 2022
Infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 can trigger an immune response that lasts well beyond the initial infection and recovery -- even among people who had mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, according to investigators.
December 27, 2021
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had significantly increased levels of oxidative stress and oxidant damage, and markedly reduced levels of glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant, according to a new study.
December 23, 2021
Patients recovering from severe COVID-19 may have a more dysfunctional B cell response than patients who had less-severe COVID-19, a new study suggests.
Immune memory less durable after severe COVID-19, study suggests
December 22, 2021
A molecular building block of many animal proteins, the amino acid valine, plays a key role in cancerous growth seen in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a new study shows.
December 22, 2021
Reducing frailty in older adults could be an effective strategy to prevent dementia, according to a largescale new study.
December 21, 2021
An intervention shown to help first-time parents prevent childhood obesity has found spillover effects in second-born children as well, even without further training for the parents. The results are from a study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The intervention, called responsive parenting, teaches parents how to interact constructively with their infant during feeding, bedtime, and play. Responsive parenting may be an important childhood obesity prevention strategy for families and an effective way to promote healthy growth in children. The study, called SIBSIGHT, was published Dec. 21 in Obesity,
Parenting program to prevent obesity in firstborn children benefits siblings
December 21, 2021
By answering a few basic questions, a new heart failure-risk model can provide an on-the-spot estimate of whether an individual will experience heart failure in the next 30 years. The ability to identify who is at greatest risk for heart failure -- especially among high-risk young adult populations -- will allow physicians to start prevention measures sooner.
December 21, 2021
MANY BRAIN CANCER PATIENTS are diagnosed in the emergency room after their condition has worsened, having previously visited their primary care doctor with nonspecific symptoms such as headaches. Liquid biopsies, blood tests that detect cancer by looking for circulating cancer cells or tumor DNA, hold promise for earlier, less invasive and low-cost detection of cancers including brain cancers. But most can’t reliably pick up the smallest early tumors. A study published July 30, 2021, in Cancers suggests that a new kind of liquid biopsy using infrared spectroscopy could be a game changer in detecting smaller tumors.
