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Stroke recovery to be aided by preventing blood clots
Scientists from the University of Utah have discovered that preventing the formation of a sticky, ‘web-like’ substance that can form in blood vessels after...
Conduct disorder in children to be predicted by machine learning
A research study, that recently appeared in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by the journal Elsevier, demonstrated that conduct disorder in children...
Cervical cancer vaccine to eliminate the disease worldwide
A research team from the University of Washington’s School of Medicine has noted that successful administration of the cervical cancer vaccine could potentially eliminate...
Novel method to reduce risk of infectious disease in the elderly
A research team from the University of California has developed a method to reduce the risk of the elderly developing an infectious disease.
Why are...
Common industrial chemicals put middle-aged women at risk of diabetes
Scientists from the University of Michigan discovered that exposure to widely used ‘forever chemicals’ increases the risk of diabetes in middle-aged women.
This study, recently...
Epigenetic treatments to revolutionise chemotherapy
A research team from the CNRS at the Paris Michel-Ange Delegation has determined that the introduction of epigenetic treatments could increase the success rate...
Large granular lymphocyte leukaemia: How research improves treatment
A research team from the University of Helsinki has demonstrated that the immune system attacks itself in a rare type of blood cancer, large...
Scientists reveal link between allergies and risk of hypertension
A research team from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) has demonstrated a link between adults with a history of allergies and an increased...
How autoimmune diseases respond to immunotherapy for cancer
Scientists from the American Association for Cancer Research has investigated the response of autoimmune diseases to immunotherapy for cancer.
Immunotherapy for cancer: What is the...
Transforming liver disease treatment with kisspeptin
Researchers have discovered that kisspeptin has therapeutic effects on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a mouse study.
The research team have made a potentially transformative...
Progress being made on AMR, but marketplace reforms needed
AMR Industry Alliance discusses the findings from their latest progress report, which pays heed to the importance of a global, multi-stakeholder approach to tackle...
New cancer drug developed in CU lab
CU Cancer Centre scientists recently demonstrated how a new cancer drug can slow the progression of cancer cells, by inhibiting the oncogene CHD1L, which...
Cholera pandemic averted by two DNA defence systems
A research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (SFITL) has discovered the two DNA defence systems responsible for the aversion of...
A strengthened regulatory framework to tackle AMR in Europe
Cristina Pricop and Jean-Yves Stenuick discuss the urgent need to shore up the AMR response and increase European cooperation under a ‘One Health’ approach...
Scientists discover biomarkers to identify subcortical small-vessel disease
A research team from the University of Gothenburg has discovered two biomarkers that will make it possible to identify patients with subcortical small-vessel disease.
How...
Scientists investigate the risk of emergency caesareans on babies
A research team from Flinders University has investigated the risk of emergency caesareans on a baby’s development.
Labour and natural childbirth cause stress on a...
Scientists assess men’s reluctance to seek mental health treatment
A research team from the University of Gothenburg has investigated male reluctance to receive mental health treatment.
Why are men hesitant to obtain mental health...
Scientists investigate metastatic prostate cancer
A research team from the Medical University of Vienna (MUV) has discovered specific changes in a protein that results in metastatic prostate cancer.
What is...
Diagnosing Lyme Disease made easier with novel test
A research team from Tufts University has developed a novel test to make diagnosing Lyme Disease easier, thus resulting in more efficient treatment.
How does...
Can weekly prednisone tablets treat obesity?
A new study finds that obese mice consuming a high-fat diet and prednisone tablets once a week had improved exercise endurance, increased strength, increased...