Treating tumors presents a tricky conundrum: a higher dose of radiation is more effective for treatment, but the higher the dose, the more danger it poses to healthy cells. Researchers at Yale have made significant inroads into solving this problem in a paper titled, “LRRC31 inhibits DNA repair and sensitizes breast cancer brain metastasis to […]
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New insights on a common protein could lead to novel cancer treatments
A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study sheds light on a protein key to controlling how cells grow, proliferate and function and long implicated in tumor development. The findings, published this week in the journal Genes and Development, could lead not only to new therapies for hard-to-treat cancers, but also inform novel treatments for neurological […]
New study could help scientists more effectively use T-cell technologies to better understand immune responses
A comparison of two key research tools used by immunologists to study different types of T-cell receptor signals has identified important features of existing technologies that could allow scientists to better understand immune responses, in a new study led by scientists at the University of Birmingham. T cells form a crucial part of the immune […]
Bone hormone could provide new treatment for heart rhythm disorder
A hormone that helps regulate bone mass is also produced by the heart and could be used to treat people with a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, according to new research we’ve part-funded. Until now, the hormone calcitonin was only thought to be produced by the thyroid gland, with no known effects on the heart. Now, […]
Dynamic calculation model could significantly improve colon cancer diagnosis
Interval cancer is the term used for colorectal cancer that develops after a screening colonoscopy but before the scheduled follow-up colonoscopy. These cancers are probably more frequent than assumed, especially in high-risk patients who have been found to have an initially benign but advanced adenoma. In a study now published in the journal Gut, Elisabeth […]
Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery
Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery as new research suggests there is no benefit and it could be carried out later if the disease comes back Roughly 15,000 men could avoid radiotherapy while undergoing prostate cancer treatment Research in The Lancet found there was no benefit of the treatment ‘Radiotherapy need only […]
Warming World Could Alter West Nile Transmission in U.S.
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 — Climate change could give West Nile virus a boost in some areas of the United States, but reduce its spread in other regions, a new study suggests. The mosquito-borne virus spreads most efficiently in the United States at temperatures between 75.2 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a study published […]
Shared protein fingerprint could simplify treatment of common inherited heart disease
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common inherited heart disease, marked by an abnormally thickened heart muscle that can obstruct blood flow and lead to sudden death in young adults. A dizzying array of over 1,400 genetic mutations can lead to the disease, puzzling doctors on how to treat so many unique varieties. But in new […]
Early detection of COVID-19: How your smartwatch could help
News of the first U.S. coronavirus case hit the American public on Tuesday, Jan. 21. For Jessilyn Dunn, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University and director of the Duke BIG IDEAs Lab, the infection in Washington State was a cue to launch a new study—COVIDentify. […]