Genetic research identifies new subgroups of blood cancer that can be used to predict likely clinical outcomes
A collaborative study led by the University of Oxford as part of the UK’s 100,000 Genomes Project, published in Nature Genetics today, has defined five new subgroups of the most common type of blood cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and…
Read More‘Phubbing’: Snubbing your loved ones for your phone can do more damage than you realize
It’s pretty normal to walk through a university campus and see students sitting together, yet ignoring each other for their smartphones—but not in Spain. I’m currently visiting the University of Navarra, where each time I pass the open space outside…
Read MoreSleeping medications used for insomnia may combat drug and alcohol addiction
Rutgers researchers think they have identified a biological process for drug and alcohol addiction, and believe existing insomnia treatments could be used to reduce or eliminate cravings. A review in Biological Psychiatry explains how ongoing work at the Rutgers Brain…
Read MoreQuantum technology for cancer imaging
Tracing the metabolism of tumor cells using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has not been feasible in routine clinical settings hitherto. Now, an interdisciplinary research team including the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is working to advance the development of a…
Read MoreScientists eavesdrop on communication between fat and brain
What did the fat say to the brain? For years, it was assumed that hormones passively floating through the blood were the way that a person’s fat — called adipose tissue — could send information related to stress and metabolism…
Read MoreA promising drug candidate discovered for the prevention of type 1 diabetes
According to a study, type 1 diabetes could be prevented by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease. A drug based on the same mechanism has already been approved for the treatment of another autoimmune disease psoriasis…
Read MoreDisabled Patient Bias; Cannabis for Pain; Nasal Vaccines
Physician Bias Against Disabilities Some clinicians are refusing to take people with disabilities on as patients, according to a new study. Though small, the research sheds an alarming light on why people with disabilities have worse outcomes, including undetected cancer, obesity,…
Read MoreGSK’s Blood Cancer Drug Fails Main Goal of Trial, Shares Fall
(Reuters) – GSK’s blood cancer drug Blenrep failed the main goal of a late-stage study designed to show it was better than an existing treatment on the market, the company said on Monday. Oncology is a key area of focus…
Read MoreHomelessness Among Older People Is on the Rise, Driven by Inflation and the Housing Crunch
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home….
Read MoreStudy explores links between antidiabetic meds, multiple sclerosis risk
For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), exposure to antihyperglycemic medications (A-HgMs) is associated with a decreased risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in those who are younger than 45 years and an increased risk for developing MS in those…
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