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WFIRM leads $40M regenerative medicine initiative for the wounded and beyond

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:23
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, part of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has been selected to lead the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) Consortium.

Microgravity may make space veggies more prone to bacteria

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:20
Lettuce and other leafy green vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet -; even for astronauts on a mission.

Thinning brain tissue predicts dementia up to a decade before symptoms

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:06
A ribbon of brain tissue called cortical gray matter grows thinner in people who go on to develop dementia, and this appears to be an accurate biomarker of the disease five to 10 years before symptoms appear, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported.

Unveiling hidden TB risk with cutting-edge techniques

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:32
A novel approach to studying the progression of tuberculosis (TB) from infection to disease has identified and treated people at increased risk of developing the disease that current methods of testing would not.

Rutgers researchers devise strategy to boost prostate cancer treatment efficacy

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:26
Rutgers researchers can predict which patients will benefit from a popular prostate cancer drug – and have devised a strategy that may make the treatment work longer.

Study evaluates factors associated with selection of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:22
Because low-risk prostate cancer is unlikely to spread or impact survival, experts and guidelines recommend active surveillance, which involves regular monitoring and thus avoid or delay treatment like surgery or radiation therapy and their life-changing complications.

Receptor protein found to be a key player in prostate cancer cells' drug resistance

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:10
Researchers have identified a receptor protein known as CHRM1 as a key player in prostate cancer cells' resistance to docetaxel, a commonly used chemotherapy drug to treat advanced cancer that has spread beyond the prostate.

New study examines trends in liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among young children

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:02
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center investigated trends in calls to poison centers across the country for exposures to liquid laundry detergent packets.

COMO study focuses on the physical and mental health of children and adolescents in Germany

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:57
Less exercise, more time spent in front of screens, higher psychological stress, and reduced physical fitness: These alarming results were obtained by various studies focusing on children and adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lack of fluoridated water affects oral health of Queenslanders from lower socio-economic areas

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:50
Researchers have found Queenslanders from lower socio-economic areas are at higher risk of dental disease due to a lack of fluoridated water.

UMass Amherst researcher aims to tackle bone damage in metastatic cancer

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:43
For some patients whose cancer has spread to their bones, the ensuing treatment can be more physically damaging than the original disease, leading to increased bone loss and fracture.

Study provides new insights into aging process of the human mind

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:22
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons - nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory - is disrupted with aging and that this can begin in middle age.

Aerobic exercise could help combat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 11:01
According to a study conducted on animal models and published in the journal Metabolism, aerobic exercise could help fight the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common liver disease worldwide: it affects nearly 24% of the global population and it usually causes a certain stigma among the affected people.

Innovative diabetes detection method with DiaNet v2, utilizing retinal imaging technology

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 10:21
Innovative diabetes detection method with DiaNet v2, utilizing retinal imaging technology.

Does space travel impact the human reproductive system?

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 09:53
How space travel, space radiation, and microgravity affect human reproductive functions.

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