Discovery unlocks potential new arsenal to target leukemia and other cancers
A discovery by a QIMR Berghofer-led team of international scientists has potentially unlocked an entirely new approach to targeting the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia, bringing hope to patients who are no longer responding to existing treatments. The findings, published…
Read MoreResearch develops guidelines to address staff unprofessional behaviors at work
Reviewed Understanding why the NHS suffers from endemic levels of bullying and unprofessional behaviors could save the service £2.8 billion a year, according to a new investigation led by the University of Surrey. The research, funded by the National Institute…
Read MorePiezoceramics help shorten root canal treatments
A dental file that rotates and vibrates Fast, small and effective: Piezoceramic stack actuators Further medical engineering applications Source: Read Full Article
Read MoreTolerable treatments lacking for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
There is a clear, unmet need for tolerable treatments that can produce durable remission among patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS), according to a study published online Sept. 7 in Leukemia & Lymphoma. Shanna Arnold Egloff, Ph.D., from HCA Healthcare…
Read MoreVA, VHA, Verizon partner to increase rural veterans' telehealth access
To help conquer the digital divide preventing rural veterans from accessing the range of health and wellness benefits they are eligible for, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is offering new access to telehealth and virtual care options. Working with…
Read MoreNew patch uses natural body motion to fix disk herniation
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Read MoreWE ARE F***ED!' Official's note during gloomy March 2020 meeting
‘WE ARE F***ED!’ Director of No10’s ‘nudge unit’ reveals Downing Street colleague leaned over and scribbled over his note saying country was ‘not ready’ for ‘unstoppable’ Covid wave during gloomy March 2020 meeting Dr David Halpern heads ‘nudge unit’ used…
Read MoreResearchers harness a combination of lab-grown cells to regenerate damaged heart muscle
Reviewed Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Academia Sinica of Taiwan have harnessed a combination of lab-grown cells to regenerate damaged heart muscle. The study, published in Circulation -; which addresses major challenges of using heart muscle cells, called…
Read MoreUncovering the mysteries of milk allergy
Cow’s milk allergy is the most common type of food allergy in children—it’s also the weirdest. In all allergies, a person gets sick when immune cells overreact to normally harmless molecules, such as milk proteins, peanut proteins, or cat dander….
Read MoreFrom morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent
Every year, first-year medical students approach their human cadavers with a mixture of awe and trepidation. They will come to know their assigned cadaver intimately. During the course of their studies, they will carefully pull back layers of skin, muscle…
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