German Researchers Discover How Sleep Can Fight an Infection
Researchers in Germany have discovered why sleep can sometimes be the best medicine. Sleep improves the potential ability of some of the body’s immune cells to attach to their targets, according to a new study that will be published February 12 in...
6-Feb-2019 9:00 AM EST
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Researchers develop human cell-based model to study small cell lung cancer
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used human embryonic stem cells to create a new model system that allows them to study the initiation and progression of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The study, which will be published February 8 in the...
4-Feb-2019 9:35 AM EST
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Study Suggests Aspirin May Help Some Patients Survive Head and Neck Cancer
Regular use of aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may help some patients with head and neck cancer survive the disease, according to a study led by Professor Jennifer Grandis at the University of California, San...
22-Jan-2019 9:50 AM EST
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Anti-flu antibodies can inhibit two different viral proteins, NIH study reveals
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered that antibodies that may form the basis of a universal flu vaccine inhibit a second viral protein in addition to the one that they bind. The study, to be published January 25 in the...
22-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
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Stroke drug may also prevent Alzheimer’s disease, say USC researchers
Researchers from the University of Southern California have discovered that a drug currently being developed to treat stroke patients could also prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which will be published January 15 in the Journal of...
8-Jan-2019 9:45 AM EST
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Diabetes drug could be used to treat common heart failure syndrome, study suggests
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, might also be used to treat heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a condition that is predicted to affect over...
19-Dec-2018 9:05 AM EST
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DNA “Webs” Aid Ovarian Cancer Metastasis, Study Reveals
Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that ovarian cancer cells spread, or metastasize, to new tissue after being caught in DNA "webs" extruded by immune cells. The study, which will be published December...
12-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
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Breast Cancers Enhance Their Growth by Recruiting Cells From Bone Marrow
Researchers in Israel have discovered that breast tumors can boost their growth by recruiting stromal cells originally formed in the bone marrow. The study, which will be published November 23 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, reveals that...
15-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
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