News-medical.net

Regulatory T cells lacking SRC-3 gene mediate long-lasting tumor eradication
news-medical.net > news...Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a crucial regulator of the anti-cancer immune response that could change the game in the... ...Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study shows that in animal models of breast and prostate cancer, eliminating... ...O'Malley, corresponding author, chancellor and professor of molecular and cellular biology at Baylor Over the years, the O'Malley lab and colleagues... ...Sang Jun Han, associate professor of molecular and cellular biology and in the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Baylor....

Diet low in flavanols linked to age-related memory loss
news-medical.net > news...Adam Brickman, PhD, professor of neuropsychology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and co-leader of the study The... ...A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish that a diet low in flavanols... ..., Scott Small, MD, the Boris and Rose Katz Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.... ...In the new study, the Columbia team collaborated with researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital studying the effects of flavanols and multivitamins...

New pan-cancer T cell atlas provides a deeper understanding of complex tumor microenvironment
news-medical.net > news...A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today in Nature Medicine, provides a deeper understanding... ...This new pan-cancer single-cell T cell atlas integrates 27 single-cell RNA sequencing datasets, including nine unique datasets from MD Anderson,... ...Linghua Wang, M.D., Ph.D. corresponding author, associate professor of Genomic Medicine One notable discovery from this study is the previously undescribed... ..."There are still many questions left to answer," Wang said....

Study identifies new genes associated with heart attack risk largely ...
news-medical.net > news...Research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Universite Paris Cite,... ...and supported by worldwide partners in Canada, the USA and Australia, has identified new genes that are associated with an increased risk of a type... ..., Heart, Heart Attack, Infectious Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, Pregnancy, Public Health, Research, Respiratory, Social Care, students, Vascular... ...We are grateful to Beat SCAD, the NIHR and the British Heart Foundation for funding our work, to our international partners for their collaboration...

Study maps immune responses produced by COVID-19 vaccination ...
news-medical.net > news...In partnership with Menzies School of Health Research, researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute)... ...Lead author of the study and PhD candidate at the Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne's Wuji Zhang, said the research provides strong evidence... ...Professor Katherine Kedzierska, University of Melbourne Associate Professor Jane Davies of Menzies School of Health Research said the results confirm... ...University of Melbourne Professor Katherine Kedzierska, a Laboratory Head at the Doherty Institute, said the findings are the first to report excellent...

Novel assay for identifying individuals with synucleinopathies using serum samples
news-medical.net > news...the Juntendo University School of Medicine, Senior Assistant Professor Gen Matsumoto at the Nagasaki University School of Medicine, and Professor... ...Recently, in a study published in Nature Medicine, Associate Professor Ayami Okuzumi along with Senior Associate Professor Taku Hatano, both from... ...bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA)."... ...PD and DLB seeds showed paired filaments whereas MSA seeds had two distinct structures – twisted and straight filaments....

Simple, low-cost clip uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure
news-medical.net > news...Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood... ...Yinan (Tom) Xuan, study first author, electrical and computer engineering Ph.D.... ..." said study senior author Edward Wang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC San Diego and director of the Digital Health Lab... ...student at UC San Diego "Because of their low cost, these clips could be handed out to anyone who needs them but cannot go to a clinic regularly,...

New research shows astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in ...
news-medical.net > news...University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers appear to have found the answer.... ...called astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer's disease progression, shows new game-changing research published today in Nature Medicine... ...Tharick Pascoal, M.D., Ph.D., senior author, associate professor of psychiatry and neurology at Pitt Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative condition... ...Alzheimer's Disease, Astrocyte, Blood, Blood Test, Brain, Dementia, Diagnostic, Inflammation, Medicine, Nerve, Neurology, Neurons, Nutrients, Oxygen...

Two key physiological systems found to be involved in high-salt ...
news-medical.net > news...With a rapidly aging global population, the development of dementia preventive and therapeutic drugs is critical.... ...Dementia is defined as the loss of cognitive functioning-;including thinking, remembering, and reasoning-; and is very prevalent in Japan.... ...To prevent adverse health outcomes, the World Health Organization recommends limiting salt intake to less than 5 g per day.... ...Author Hisayoshi Kubota from Fujita Health University's Graduate School of Health Science comments, "Excessive salt intake is considered a risk factor...

'Every Bite Counts': The importance of monitoring diet in the first 24 months of life
news-medical.net > news...Image Credit: Evgeny Atamanenko / Shutterstock.com A new study recently published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics addresses... ...Study: Count every bite to make “Every Bite Count”: Measurement gaps and future directions for assessing diet from birth to 24 months. ... ...With widespread collaboration, it is possible to not only make every bite count, but also to count every bite.”... ...researchers from the National Collaborative for Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) assess the efficacy of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA...