Artificial Pancreas May One Day Cure Diabetes
Brian Blum via Israel21c – The Engineered Micro Pancreas from Betalin Therapeutics is heading closer to clinical trials in humans. Ahead of International Diabetes Day, November 14, Israeli startup Betalin…
Link Between Inflammation and Mental Sluggishness Shown in New Study
University of Birmingham via Science Daily – Scientists have uncovered a possible explanation for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness. To read the original article and learn more about…
Dangerous Bacteria Send Out Warning Signals When Attacked by Antibiotics
University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences via News Medical-Net – “It is quite fascinating for us to see how the bacteria communicate and change behaviour in…
How the Brain Detects the Rhythms of Speech
University of California – San Francisco via EurekAlert – “What I find most exciting about this work is that it shows a simple neural coding principle for the sense of…
New Drug Slows Tumor Growth and Strengthens Anti-Tumor Response
Johns Hopkins Medicin via EurekAlert – A compound developed by Johns Hopkins researchers that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of…
Military Researcher Explores Ways to Prevent Chronic Pain
University of Kentucky via Newswise – The ultimate goal of the study is to determine which factors are most influential toward the development of chronic pain, and then create a…
Blood Cancers: A “New Generation” Stem Cell Transplant Significantly Reduces Complications for Patients
Universite de Montreal via Newswise – More than 100,000 patients worldwide undergo a blood stem cell transplant each year as a last resort treatment for various blood diseases. Newswise —…
Breast Cancer Could Soon Be Detected Early Using a Blood Test
Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD via News Medical-Net – Researchers have found that breast cancer may be successfully detected up to five years before any symptoms appear using a blood test.…
Chewy Chicken Breast? Scientists Now Know the Cause
University of Delaware via EurekAlert – If they can find common solutions, Abasht said, a far-reaching goal of the work might be to use chickens as a model to study…
New Route to Blocking Children’s Bone Cancer
ISRAEL21c Staff via Israel21c – An Israeli study in mice showed that reducing a particular hormone signal keeps Ewing sarcoma tumors from growing and spreading. Ewing sarcoma is a bone…
Best Practice Treatment Guidelines Help Doctors Identify and Treat Vaping-Associated Lung Injuries
Intermountain Medical Center via EurekAlert – As the outbreak of lung injuries and deaths associated with e-cigarettes, or vaping, continues to spread across the U.S., researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in…
Researchers Discover New Toxin That Impedes Bacterial Growth
McMaster University via Newswise – An international research collaboration has discovered a new bacteria-killing toxin that shows promise of impacting superbug infectious diseases. Newswise — HAMILTON, ON (Nov. 6, 2019)…
Stress Hormone Helps Control the Circadian Rhythm of Brain Cells
University of Copenhagen the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences via EurekAlert – As day turns into night, and night turns into day, the vast majority of living organisms follow…
One-Third of Reproductive Age Women Have Health Conditions That May Complicate Pregnancy
University of Utah Health via EurekAlert – Among the women at risk for complications during pregnancy are those who have a history of heart disease, breast cancer, epilepsy, high blood…
Super Agers and Youthful Brains: A Current Study
Dr. Don Colbert – This current study shows that some people, termed “super-agers” actually maintain youthful brains in structure, network communication, and in function. Have you ever noticed that some…
