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Newswise: Exploring Treatment Strategies in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Released: 17-Nov-2022 11:50 AM EST
Exploring Treatment Strategies in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Daniel Herranz Benito, PharmD, PhD, resident researcher at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has received a five-year, $600,000 award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) to support ongoing research efforts in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).

Newswise: UTSW scientists identify brain circuit that triggers rare, blood sugar-dependent epilepsy
Released: 16-Nov-2022 5:15 PM EST
UTSW scientists identify brain circuit that triggers rare, blood sugar-dependent epilepsy
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A small group of brain cells linked in a circuit is responsible for setting off whole-brain seizures in a rare form of epilepsy affected by blood sugar levels, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The finding, published in Science Translational Medicine, could lead to new treatments for other metabolic disorders in the brain, the authors said.

16-Nov-2022 2:00 PM EST
MD Anderson Research Highlights for November 16, 2022
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances include a promising targeted therapy combination for patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a link between the gut microbiome and therapy-related neutropenic fever, a novel therapeutic target for immunotherapy-related colitis, a telementoring model for training providers on cervical cancer prevention in limited-resource areas, a new understanding of the prognostic value of RUNX1 mutations in AML, and insights into the effects of opioid use on the pain sensitivity pathway.

   
Newswise: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives $6.6M in NIH Grants to Lead New York Consortium for Kidney, Urological, and Hematological Research and Training
Released: 16-Nov-2022 11:00 AM EST
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives $6.6M in NIH Grants to Lead New York Consortium for Kidney, Urological, and Hematological Research and Training
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $6.6 million grant to lead a New York-based consortium of medical schools to train young scientists in kidney, urology, and hematology research.

Released: 15-Nov-2022 7:25 PM EST
Researchers uncover cellular signature to detect pediatric sleep apnea
University of Missouri, Columbia

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) changes the profiles of immune cells in the blood, leading to a unique cellular signature that can accurately detect obstructive sleep apnea in children.

Newswise: Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant Saves Leukemia Patient
Released: 15-Nov-2022 4:05 PM EST
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant Saves Leukemia Patient
Loyola Medicine

The recovery of Jesus Torres, a patient at Loyola Medicine with acute myeloid leukemia, highlights the importance of access to innovative, experimental treatments for blood cancers for all communities. As a world-class research institute, Loyola Medicine provides unique, life-saving therapies through its participation in clinical trials, such as a phase 3 clinical trial that uses umbilical cord blood transplantation to treat patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Newswise: Researchers make miniature ‘bone marrows in a dish’ to improve anti-cancer treatments
Released: 15-Nov-2022 1:05 PM EST
Researchers make miniature ‘bone marrows in a dish’ to improve anti-cancer treatments
University of Birmingham

Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Birmingham have made the first bone marrow ‘organoids’ that capture the key features of human bone marrow.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 6:20 PM EST
Fluorescent mouse blood will help us gain knowledge about brain diseases
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Did you ever think of jellyfish or a salamander as fluorescent? That is actually the case. Both animals have proteins in their bodies that enables them to light up.

   
Released: 14-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Preventing the next pandemic: Leaders of Pacific Rim Universities meet in Bangkok, Thailand
Newswise

Hosted by Chulalongkorn University the APRU APEC University Leaders' Forum 2022 is the first post-pandemic in-person APEC meeting held to foster high-level dialogue between CEOs, policy leaders, university presidents, and top researchers. This event begins Nov 15 at 9 PM EST.

       
Newswise: Promotion of cancer progression via extracellular vesicles
Released: 10-Nov-2022 7:40 PM EST
Promotion of cancer progression via extracellular vesicles
Tokyo Medical and Dental University

The advent of cell phones, the internet, and various messaging platforms has allowed for faster and broader communication worldwide.

Released: 10-Nov-2022 6:35 PM EST
Detecting the undetected: measuring levels of three proteins in the blood can aid detection of undiagnosed prediabetes
University of Cambridge

Scientists have used a proteomics approach to identify a three-protein signature in the blood that can improve detection of isolated impaired glucose tolerance, a form of prediabetes.

Newswise: Study: Biomarkers That Predict Preeclampsia Risk
Released: 9-Nov-2022 3:35 PM EST
Study: Biomarkers That Predict Preeclampsia Risk
Cedars-Sinai

In a study of pregnant women in the United States, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that a specific imbalance of two placental proteins could predict which women were at risk of developing a severe form of preeclampsia, a life-threatening blood pressure disorder.

Released: 9-Nov-2022 3:15 PM EST
Knowledge is power. The latest research on arthritis is right at your fingertips
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Arthritis channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Estudio: Durante la Pandemia, Disminuyó el Control de la Presión Arterial
Released: 9-Nov-2022 12:55 PM EST
Estudio: Durante la Pandemia, Disminuyó el Control de la Presión Arterial
Cedars-Sinai

De acuerdo a un nuevo análisis dirigido por investigadores de Cedars-Sinai y llevado a cabo en tres grandes sistemas de salud, el control y manejo de la hipertensión empeoraron durante los primeros meses de la pandemia de COVID-19.

Released: 9-Nov-2022 11:10 AM EST
UVA blood cancer research points to new treatment for bone marrow cancer
University of Virginia Health System

Pioneering research into the chronic inflammation often seen in certain blood cancers has identified a promising treatment approach for myelofibrosis, a potentially deadly bone marrow cancer.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:30 PM EST
Study Finds Opioids Double Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that adult RA patients starting opioids had twice the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to patients starting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Released: 8-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Study Finds AAV Characteristics and Treatments Vary Across Lifespan
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, demonstrated an association between age of diagnosis and clinical characteristics and treatments in Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis patients.

Released: 8-Nov-2022 10:55 AM EST
Hormone discovery could predict long term health of men
University of Nottingham

Researchers have discovered the vital role of a hormone, that develops in men during puberty, in providing an early prediction of whether they could develop certain diseases in later life.

Released: 7-Nov-2022 6:05 PM EST
Restored blood flow meant less pain, better quality of life for those with leg artery disease
American Heart Association (AHA)

estoring blood flow to the legs, whether through bypass surgery or a less invasive artery-opening procedure with a stent, reduced pain and improved quality of life for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to preliminary, late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022.

Released: 7-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
In His Blood
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

A former fellow at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Shashank Cingam comes back to New Mexico to Treat blood cancers.

Released: 4-Nov-2022 1:40 PM EDT
Scientists define independent subtype of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease
Okayama University

Multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) comprises a heterogenous group of rare disorders that exhibit generalized symptoms such as swelling of lymph nodes, anemia, fever, and fatigue.

2-Nov-2022 1:40 PM EDT
Researchers Find Treatment Options for Patients Whose Blood Cancer Relapses After CAR-T
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers have identified therapies that can help patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma who try an immunotherapy known as CAR-T only to find their cancer coming back afterwards.

Released: 3-Nov-2022 11:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for November 3, 2022
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts.

   
Newswise: Pediatric Multicenter Study Shows Targeted Therapy for High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Reduces Relapse
Released: 2-Nov-2022 7:25 PM EDT
Pediatric Multicenter Study Shows Targeted Therapy for High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Reduces Relapse
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

A targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma significantly reduced relapse rates, a large multicenter clinical trial conducted by the Children’s Oncology Group shows. The study results have been reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Newswise: Seeing the Immune System in Full Color
Released: 2-Nov-2022 2:10 PM EDT
Seeing the Immune System in Full Color
Sanford Burnham Prebys

The Flow Cytometry Core at Sanford Burnham Prebys is getting a new piece of state-of-the-art research equipment, thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 1-Nov-2022 7:35 PM EDT
Study Shows Blood Pressure Levels Rose During Pandemic
NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Adults with hypertension saw a small, but consequential, rise in their blood pressure levels during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the number of times they had their blood pressure measured dropped significantly, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 1-Nov-2022 4:00 PM EDT
FDA Approves Oral MEK Inhibitor Cobimetinib for Histiocytic Neoplasms, Research Led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the oral MEK inhibitor drug cobimetinib (Cotellic®) for the treatment of adult patients with the family of blood diseases known as histiocytic neoplasms (HN). These diseases include Erdheim-Chester disease, Rosai-Dorfman disease, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Cobimetinib is an oral inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2, currently approved to treat melanoma.

Newswise: Study: During Pandemic, High Blood Pressure Control Declined
Released: 1-Nov-2022 1:25 PM EDT
Study: During Pandemic, High Blood Pressure Control Declined
Cedars-Sinai

Hypertension control and management worsened during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis conducted at three large health systems, led by Cedars-Sinai investigators.

Released: 1-Nov-2022 1:05 PM EDT
骨髓移植的五大关键进步
Mayo Clinic

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Released: 1-Nov-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Cinco AvançOs Fundamentais Nos Transplantes De Medula óSsea
Mayo Clinic

Nas seis décadas em que o transplante de sangue e medula tem sido usado para tratar pacientes com câncer no sangue, esse tratamento experimental tornou-se uma ferramenta vital de combate ao câncer. A Mayo Clinic, em Rochester, Minnesota, está celebrando a marca de 10 mil transplantes sanguíneos e de medula usados para o tratamento de cânceres sanguíneos e de doenças relacionadas.

Released: 1-Nov-2022 1:00 PM EDT
خمسة تطورات رئيسية في عمليات زراعة نخاع العظم
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا. - على مدار الستة عقود الماضية منذ بداية استخدام عمليات زراعة الدم والنخاع لعلاج المرضى المصابين بسرطان الدم، أصبح هذا العلاج التجريبي أداة حيوية لمكافحة السرطان. تحتفل مايو كلينك في مدينة روتشستر بولاية مينيسوتا بإجراء 10,000 عملية زراعة دم ونخاع لعلاج سرطانات الدم والاضطرابات ذات الصلة.

Released: 1-Nov-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Cinco Avances Clave en Los Trasplantes De MéDula óSea
Mayo Clinic

En las seis décadas posteriores a que se comience a utilizar el trasplante de médula para tratar a pacientes con distintos tipos de cáncer de la sangre, este tratamiento, que en un principio fue experimental, se ha vuelto una herramienta vital para la lucha contra el cáncer. Mayo Clinic de Rochester (Minnesota) celebra el trasplante de sangre y médula ósea número 10 000 utilizado en el tratamiento de distintos tipos de cáncer de la sangre y trastornos relacionados.

Newswise: Simulating the Shear Destruction of Red Blood Cells
31-Oct-2022 2:35 PM EDT
Simulating the Shear Destruction of Red Blood Cells
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The destruction of red blood cells, or mechanical hemolysis, is an inevitable complication of interventional devices, so scientists want to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon. In Physics of Fluids, researchers develop a red blood cell destruction model based on simulations of dissipative particle dynamics within a high shear flow. The team discovered that acceleration during shearing is a major factor in red blood cell destruction, beyond exposure time and shear stress. They recommend adding a flow buffer structure to the structural design of ventricular assist devices to reduce part of the hemolysis caused by shear acceleration.

   
31-Oct-2022 9:30 AM EDT
Best blood thinner for minimising bleeding risk identified
University College London

A large-scale comparison of direct oral anticoagulants (blood thinners), commonly prescribed for irregular heartbeats, has identified the drug with the lowest risk of bleeding, in a new study led by UCL researchers.

Newswise: October Research Highlights
Released: 31-Oct-2022 3:40 PM EDT
October Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A Roundup of the Latest Medical Discoveries and Faculty News at Cedars-Sinai

Newswise: Genetic Predisposition to Restenosis Found
Released: 31-Oct-2022 12:15 PM EDT
Genetic Predisposition to Restenosis Found
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN doctors have found genetic factors that increase the risk of recurrent vascular stenosis after stent placement. The data obtained will help to adjust the treatment and choose an individual approach for patients with coronary heart disease.

Newswise: Stealth-care system: Scientists test ‘smart’ red blood cells to deliver antibiotics that target specific bacteria
Released: 31-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Stealth-care system: Scientists test ‘smart’ red blood cells to deliver antibiotics that target specific bacteria
McMaster University

Physicists at McMaster University have identified a natural delivery system which can safely carry potent antibiotics throughout the body to selectively attack and kill bacteria by using red blood cells as a vehicle.

   
Released: 26-Oct-2022 1:00 PM EDT
The Brain Cells Needed for Fever
Linkoping University

Researchers at Linköping University have identified in mice the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that are necessary for a fever reaction.

Released: 25-Oct-2022 10:55 AM EDT
Best Evidence Yet That Lowering Blood Pressure Can Prevent Dementia
George Institute for Global Health

A global study of over 28,000 people has provided the strongest evidence to date that lowering blood pressure in later life can cut the risk of dementia.

Newswise: Machine Learning Enables ‘Almost Perfect’ Diagnosis of an Elusive Global Killer
Released: 24-Oct-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Machine Learning Enables ‘Almost Perfect’ Diagnosis of an Elusive Global Killer
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

Researchers at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub), the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new diagnostic method that applies machine learning to advanced genomics data from both microbe and host – to identify and predict sepsis cases.

   
Newswise: Exploring New Cancer Therapies that use a Patient’s Immune System to Fight Tumors
Released: 19-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Exploring New Cancer Therapies that use a Patient’s Immune System to Fight Tumors
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Approximately 500 healthy volunteers with no history of cancer are being sought to contribute blood cells that may be used in the development of cancer clinical trials.

Released: 18-Oct-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Stroke, Clot Risk Halved in Heart Disease and Arrhythmia Patients Who Took Blood Thinners Apixaban Versus Rivaroxaban
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The new study showed apixaban is superior to rivaroxaban against stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease

Newswise: Beaumont Health Genetics and Artificial Intelligence Research Discovers Blood Test to Prenatally Identify Dangerous Fetal Heart Defects
Released: 18-Oct-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Beaumont Health Genetics and Artificial Intelligence Research Discovers Blood Test to Prenatally Identify Dangerous Fetal Heart Defects
Corewell Health

Currently, the U.S. leads western nations in infant mortality and cardiac birth defects are a leading cause. New research harnesses the power of AI to detect dangerous cardiac abnormalities prenatally. Resulting medical protocols implemented at birth in those at-risk could go a long way toward saving lives.

Newswise: Landmark Clinical Study Finds Aspirin as Effective as Commonly Used Blood Thinner to Prevent Life-Threatening Blood Clots and Death After Fracture Surgery
Released: 13-Oct-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Landmark Clinical Study Finds Aspirin as Effective as Commonly Used Blood Thinner to Prevent Life-Threatening Blood Clots and Death After Fracture Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective.

Released: 13-Oct-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Symptoms, quality of life important to guide treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD)
American Heart Association (AHA)

For the approximately 8.5 million people in the U.S. living with peripheral artery disease (PAD – pronounced P-A-D), which is narrowed or clogged arteries in the legs, treatment decisions and criteria for success should be led by their symptoms and self-reported quality of life, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

Newswise: Study Highlights Importance of Long-term Management of Hypertension
Released: 12-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Study Highlights Importance of Long-term Management of Hypertension
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

In 2015, published findings from the landmark Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed that intensive blood pressure management reduced cardiovascular disease and lowered the risk of death. In 2019, results of the SPRINT MIND trial showed that lowering blood pressure also reduced the risk of mild cognitive impairment in older adults. Now, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that while intensive blood pressure control was beneficial to SPRINT participants’ health during the trial, the benefits for cardiovascular mortality went away after approximately two years when protocols for blood pressure management were no longer being followed.

Newswise: A link between hypoxia and fetal hemoglobin provides hope for sickle cell disease
Released: 12-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
A link between hypoxia and fetal hemoglobin provides hope for sickle cell disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists found the cellular response to low oxygen also increases fetal hemoglobin expression in adults, which could lead to novel treatments for some common genetic anemias.

Newswise:Video Embedded predicting-risk-of-aneurysm-rupture
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6-Oct-2022 11:20 AM EDT
Predicting Risk of Aneurysm Rupture
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Predicting the rupture of aneurysms is crucial for medical prevention and treatment. As aspect ratio and size ratio increase and an aneurysm expands, the stress applied against the aneurysm walls and the time blood spends within it increase. This leads the probability of rupture to rise. In Physics of Fluids, researchers develop a patient-specific mathematical model to examine what aneurysm parameters influence rupture risk prior to surgery. Computed tomography scans are fed into the model, which reconstructs the geometry and blood flow of the aneurysm. It then uses equations to describe the fluid flow, generating information about the blood vessel walls and blood flow patterns.

   
Released: 11-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation
Mayo Clinic

In the six decades since blood and marrow transplantation was used to treat patients with blood cancers, this once experimental treatment has become a vital cancer-fighting tool. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is celebrating the 10,000th blood and marrow transplant used in the treatment of blood cancers and related disorders.



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