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New pulsed electric field technology could lead to less invasive tumor molecular profiling

11/19/2019

Current cancer treatment courses often begin with tissue biopsies. Biopsies, however, which involve the physical resection of a small tissue sample, can lead to localized tissue injury, bleeding, inflammation, and stress, as well as increased risk of metastasis. New technology developed by a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU), Herzliya Interdisciplinary (IDC), and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology may […]

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Surprise finding about HIV reservoir could lead to better therapies

10/09/2019

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can suppress HIV to the point where the virus is nearly undetectable, and people on medication can live many years. But therapy cannot completely eradicate the virus; it persists in reservoirs inside immune cells, a phenomenon called “latency.” This latent reservoir forms even when a person begins therapy very early after infection, but the dynamics of the […]

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FitBits do NOT lead to weight loss, study finds

07/30/2019

FitBits do NOT lead to weight loss: Study finds little evidence that your wearable is much more than a fancy bracelet Researchers at the University of Florida analyzed 6 studies on 1,615 people They found no users had any meaningful drop in cholesterol or blood pressure Only one cohort recorded noteworthy weight loss Don’t bother investing in an Apple Watch if […]

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Innate immune responses to high-fat diets lead to obesity

07/02/2019

Why is eating a high fat diet a recipe for obesity? According to a new study from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan, the answer involves the activity of a specific type of immune cell that lives in the small intestine. Published in the journal Cell Reports, a series of experiments shows that without group-2 innate […]

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Antidepressants can lead to reductions in behavioral and neural responses to pain empathy

06/18/2019

Depression is a disorder that often comes along with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers assumed that acute episodes of depression also impair empathy, an essential skill for successful social interactions and understanding others. However, previous research had been mostly carried out in groups of patients who were on antidepressant medication. Novel insights of an interdisciplinary collaboration involving […]

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New discovery in how mammals sense the cold could lead to new pain relief drugs

04/24/2019

Researchers at UCL have shown for the first time that mammals detect different intensities of cold using distinct sensory neuron systems, a finding which could lead to the development of new drugs to treat cold pain. The study on mice, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, set out to understand more about the two known sensory neuron […]

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Sunscreen use could lead to better blood vessel health

04/07/2019

A new study suggests that sunscreen protects the skin’s blood vessel function from harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure by protecting dilation of the blood vessels. Perspiration on the skin may also provide protection to the skin’s blood vessels from sun damage. The findings will be presented today at the American Physiological Society’s (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2019 in […]

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Self-destruction system in TB bacteria may lead to ‘perfect drug’

02/19/2019

In the United States, more than 9,000 cases of tuberculosis (TB) occurred in 2017. Though the U.S. has one of the lowest TB rates worldwide, the disease remains one of the top 10 leading causes of death around the globe. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that approximately 10 million people had TB in 2017, and that 1.6 […]

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Targeting chemical signals between the gut and brain could lead to new treatment for obesity

12/19/2018

New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shed light on how to disrupt chemical signals that affect how much someone eats, which could lead to a method for helping manage obesity. Obesity is one of today’s most prevalent public health concerns. In the UK it affects around 1 in every 4 adults and around 1 in every 5 […]

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Emollient creams can build up in clothes and lead to FIRE DEATHS

12/18/2018

Emollient creams can build up in clothes and lead to FIRE DEATHS whether they have a high paraffin content or not, health officials warn Lotions can rub off the skin and be soaked into clothes, making them flammable Paraffin was thought to be the hazard, but even those without put people at risk As many as 50 people are thought […]

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