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Human Cell Atlas Will Be 'Google Maps' for Health Research
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 20, 2024
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Scientists from around the world are making headway in compiling a Human Cell Atlas -- a deep dive into the myriad types of cells in the body and their disparate roles in health and disease.
The atlas is not yet complete, but 40 different scientific papers on cell resear...
Doctors May Have New Weapon Against Flesh-Eating Bacteria
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 5, 2024
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MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- A new antimicrobial compound can effectively clear “flesh-eating†bacterial infections in mice, a new study shows.
The compound could be the first in an entirely new class of antibiotics, which could prove invaluable in...
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 2, 2024
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A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slo...
1 in 5 U.S. Cancer Patients Join in Medical Research
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2024
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More patients these days are taking part in cancer research, a new study finds.
At least one in five people with cancer (22%) participate in some form of clinical research, when all types of cancer studies are considered, researchers found.
Moreover, enrollment in ...
Researchers Find New Way to Curb Asthma Attacks
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 26, 2024
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A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks, a new report says.
The naturally occurring protein, called Piezo1, prevents a ...
Biden to Sign Order Expanding Health Research in Women
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on Monday that will broaden the scope of medical research in women.
The order "will direct the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to expand and improve research on women's health," the White House s...
Politics Hasn't Shaken Most Americans' Faith in Science: Study
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2024
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The Trump administration's attacks on scientists didn't shake Americans' confidence in science, a new analysis shows.
"The proportion of Americans with a low level of trust in scientific expertise rose from 3% in 2016 to 13% in 2020," said lead author
Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on Women's Health
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2024
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First Lady Jill Biden on Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding to fuel research into women's health.
"We will build a health care system that puts women and their lived experiences at its center,"Biden said in a White House
Scientists Discover New Way to Fight Estrogen-Fueled Breast Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 14, 2024
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Everyone's heard of fighting fire with fire.
Now that tactic is coming to breast cancer treatment.
Researchers think they've figured out a better way to fight breast cancer fueled by the female hormone estrogen"by employing mechanisms used by the male hormone andro...
Dana Farber Cancer Center to Retract or Fix Dozens of Studies
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 23, 2024
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The prestigious Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston will retract six studies and correct 31 more as part of an ongoing investigation into claims of data manipulation.
The action follows allegations that a British molecular biologist posted in a
Human 'Brain Cell Atlas' Brings New Insight Into Brain Health, Illness
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 12, 2023
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After a massive five-year effort, researchers have unveiled an "atlas"that gives an unprecedented look at the intricacies of the human brain.
The atlas, which will be available to researchers everywhere, can...
Experimental Drug Could Rein in Epilepsy Seizures
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2023
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For people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, seizures can be both frightening and dangerous, but a new experimental pill may bring significant relief to over one-third of them.
Dubbed XEN1101, the new drug reduced the frequency of seizures by more than 50%, or even eliminate...
Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2023
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People with type 1 diabetes lack functional islet cells in their pancreas to produce the hormone insulin and must take daily insulin via injections or a continuous pump to compensate.
Nobel Prize for Medicine Awarded to COVID Vaccine Pioneers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2023
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This year's Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to two scientists who laid the groundwork years ago for the mRNA research that made COVID-19 vaccines possible.
FDA Panel Says No to Experimental ALS Drug
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2023
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An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS.
Although the FDA isn't bound by the votes of its advisory panels, agency scientists have already penned a sca...
Normal Body Temperature Varies Between People
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2023
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You might think you know what a normal body temperature is, but there is no such thing.
Analyzing the age-old belief that 98.6 Fahrenheit is normal human temperature, scientists at Stanford Medicine found that your temperature is personal.
It also depends on age, s...
U.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 24, 2023
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Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced
Gene Study Reveals Brain's Complex Organization
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 18, 2023
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The brain is a complex organ, and a new study -- believed to be the largest ever on the brain's genetics -- identifies more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure.
The research, involving some 36,000 brain scans, was led by a team at the University of Camb...
Using Only 'Brain Recordings' From Patients, Scientists Reconstruct a Pink Floyd Song
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2023
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The famous Pink Floyd lyrics emerge from sound that is muddy, yet musical:
"All in all, it was just a brick in the wall."
But this particular recording didn't come from the 1979 album "The Wall," or from a Pink Floyd concert.
Instead, researchers created...
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 14, 2023
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The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks' cells without her knowledge or consent.
Known as the HeLa cell line, it has changed moder...
Biotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2023
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Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never been compensated for the cells taken without her ...
New Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2023
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Children who have a chronic immune system disease that can prevent them from eating may eventually have a new treatment, decades after the condition was first identified.
"Parents and doctors may not be aware of this, but this is a very prominent and serious disease in t...
B 7/12 -- New Bionic Hand Implant Allows Control of All Fingers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2023
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A multinational team of engineers and surgeons has developed a bionic hand with a high level of function in every finger -- a significant advance for amputees.
The team, from the United States, Sweden, Australia and Italy, developed a way to reconfigure what remains of ...
Scientists Develop 'All Species' COVID Test
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 10, 2023
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Researchers can now detect the COVID-19 virus in any animal using a new all-species test.
It's an advance that they say will help track COVID-19 variants in wild and domesticated animals.
"Highly sensitive and specific diagnostic reagents and assays are urgently ne...
Scientists Use Stem Cells to Replicate Early Human Embryo
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 30, 2023
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Scientists hope to learn more about the earliest stages of human development using models of embryos created from stem cells.
The models, from University of Cambridge scientists, could ultimately shed light on why and how pregnancies fail, as well as on genetic disorders...
First Synthetic Human Embryo Models Created in Lab
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 15, 2023
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Scientists say they have created the first synthetic human embryo models, not actual human embryos but models meant to simulate and better understand early human development.
These embryo-like structures were created from single human embryonic stem cells, without eggs a...
New Clues to Why Some People Suppress HIV Without Drugs
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2023
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Some HIV patients are naturally able to keep the virus fully in check without any medicinal help, a phenomenon that has intrigued scientists for decades.
New research appears to identify at least one reason why: an abnormally powerful version of an infection-fightin...
Science Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer's, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2023
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Researchers have isolated for the first time a free-floating form of amyloid beta that appears to be a key driver of Alzheimer's disease.
Further, they argue that a newly approved Alzheimer's drug -- lecanemab (Leqembi) -- directly targets these small, complex chains of ...
A More Diverse Human Genome: The 'Pangenome'
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2023
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Last year, gene researchers made news by announcing the completion of the first complete sequence of the human genome.
That effort has now been expanded, with researchers using that success as a springboard to create a comprehensive and sophisticated collection of genome...
International Group of Health Experts Raise Alarm About Dangers of AI
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2023
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Artificial intelligence (AI) research and development should stop until its use and technology are properly regulated, an international group of doctors and public health experts said.
Certain types of AI pose an "existential threat to humanity,"the experts wrote in the ...
Shortage of Research Monkeys Threatens US Readiness for Health Emergencies: Panel
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 5, 2023
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The United States needs to address a shortage of research monkeys by expanding breeding programs while also developing alternatives to monkey testing, an expert panel said in a
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2023
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Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can't breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins.
But researchers now say they can temporarily open that barrier and get more chemo to br...
New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Your Heart Health
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 2, 2023
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Could an electronic chest "tattoo"-- wireless, lightweight and razor-thin -- upend heart monitoring and lower the odds of heart disease for folks who are at high-risk?
Just possibly.
The clear patch in question is not quite 4 by 5 inches in size, weighs less than ...
One-Time Endoscopic Treatment Might Replace Insulin for People With Type 2 Diabetes
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- May 1, 2023
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Could a one-hour procedure that involves zapping a part of the intestines mean no more insulin for millions of folks with type 2 diabetes?
Maybe, according to a small study scheduled for presentation next week at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in Chicago.
The ...
Lack of Women Researchers Could Mean Fewer Female Study Participants
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 24, 2023
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When exercise studies are led by men, female participants are often in short supply.
While this underrepresentation of female research subjects has been documented in everything from clinical trials to cell cultures, a new study links researchers' gender and women's part...
Scientists Get Closer to a 'Universal' Flu Vaccine
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 20, 2023
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Researchers are reporting progress on the path to a "universal" flu vaccine -- one that would battle all strains of the virus and give the world a weapon against future flu pandemics.
In an early clinical trial, U.S. government scientists found that their experimental fl...
Blood-Based 'Liquid Biopsy' Might Spot Early-Stage Cancers
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2023
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An experimental blood test may be able to catch a dozen different types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy -- including some that are particularly tricky to detect, a preliminary study suggests.
Researchers found that the blood test was usually on the money in dete...
Mouse Study Points to New Way to Shrink Pancreatic Tumors
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2023
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New research in mice shows promise for a potential therapy for pancreatic cancer, which can be aggressive and hard to treat.
Researchers from Houston Methodist ...
US Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 5, 2023
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A new national Alzheimer's disease and dementia database could be a game changer for research on the memory-robbing condition that now affects more than 6 million Americans.
Planning has begun at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the data platform. A $300 mil...
Monthly Injections Might Lower Bleeding in People With Hemophilia
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 31, 2023
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An experimental injectable drug appears effective in reducing bleeds in patients with hemophilia A and B, according to a pair of new clinical trials.
Two-thirds of people with treatment-resistant hemophilia who were treated with the drug fitusiran had no bleeds at all af...
Bile Duct Cancer: Awareness, Funding Needed to Fight This Silent Killer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 20, 2023
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Lawyer, entrepreneur and avid athlete Mark Clements participated in the 2005 St. George Marathon in Utah, but ongoing stomach pains made finishing the event a struggle.
"He was having some stomach pain,"recalled his sister Stacie Lindsey. "My dad had had ulcers, and so h...
Cell Injections Show Promise Against Chronic Back Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2023
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An injection that relieves low back pain by helping damaged spinal discs regenerate appears to have sustained benefits, new clinical trial data show.
Most patients who received an injection of VIA Disc received back pain relief that lasted at least three years, said lead...
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 24, 2023
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Swedish scientists say they have grown electrodes in living tissue, paving the way for formation of fully integrated electronic circuits in living organisms.
The development, which blurs the lines between biology and technology, could one day lead to therapies for neurol...
New Injected Drug May Prevent Severe COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 9, 2023
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A single injection of an experimental biologic drug may cut in half your risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 infection, new clinical trial results show.
Pegylated lambda interferon (PEG-lambda) proved effective against all COVID-19 variants encountered in this internat...
Artificial Pancreas Device May Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- January 13, 2023
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An artificial pancreas has long been considered the holy grail for people with type 1 diabetes, and new research suggests a more convenient version of this technology may...
'Cellular Atlas' Could Be Step Against Endometriosis
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2023
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Few good treatment options exist for the millions of women dealing with the intense pain caused by endometriosis, but researchers say a new "cellular atlas" could help.
A team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has developed a detailed molecular profile of e...
Artificial Penis Tissue Restores Function in Pig Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 5, 2023
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A new study on pigs shows promise for repairing penile injuries in humans.
Scientists in China developed a synthetic tissue that reportedly repairs injuries and restores normal erectile function in pigs. This artificial tunica albuginea (ATA) mimics a fibrous sheath of t...
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- December 14, 2022
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As the United States moves towards a world in which electric vehicles (EVs) have fully replaced fossil fuel-driven engines, can Americans look forward to reliably cleaner air and better health?
Twins Study Shows Exercise Altering How Genes Behave
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 9, 2022
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One might expect identical twins to have the same health outcomes.
But it's not just genetics that makes a notable difference in their weight and in how their genes behave, according to a new st...
Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 2, 2022
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It's thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an essential step in that direction.