By analyzing samples from hundreds of Finns with diabetes, scientists have identified genes, and the proteins they encode, that could be involved in the development of diabetic kidney disease.
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Innovative technique can create new type of biocompatible microparticles
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised a method for making small particles that are safe for living tissues that will allow them to create new shapes attractive for drug delivery, diagnostics and tissue engineering.
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Understanding how cancer cells interact and collaborate to metastasize
Cancer cells are known to migrate and collaborate to form networks that function as conduits providing access to nutrients and blood vessels.
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Finding Signs of Health Woes in Facebook Postings
Analysis of Facebook posts from as early as 2.5 months before those patients’ emergency visits revealed that most had changes in their language before seeking emergency care.
Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall in U.S.
The annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%), according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
Scientists pinpoint a brain region that stops breathing in pediatric epilepsy
University of Iowa neuroscientists have identified a specific area of the brain involved in the loss of breathing that occurs during a seizure. The findings, published in JCI Insight on March 12, could have important implications for predicting, or even treating and preventing sudden unexpected death due to epilepsy (SUDEP).
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Getting on with your life in the age of coronavirus
(HealthDay)—As coronavirus continues to spread across America, people in some areas are quarantined. Conferences, sporting events and travel plans are being called off, while hand sanitizer and toilet paper is flying off the shelves.
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HPV infections can be eliminated if both boys and girls are vaccinated
The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes, amongst other diseases, cancer of the cervix and oropharynx. A Swedish-Finnish study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases now shows that the most oncogenic HPV types can be eliminated, but only if both girls and boys are vaccinated. Both genders will be offered vaccination in Sweden as of 2020.
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Cancer death rates continue to fall in U.S., report says
(HealthDay)—U.S. death rates from cancer continued falling from 2001 to 2017—dropping an average 1.5% a year, a new report shows.
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Will Italy’s shutdown beat the coronavirus?
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says he is convinced that the swingeing measures taken by his government will succeed in containing Europe’s worst novel coronavirus outbreak, which has seen more than 800 deaths and nearly 12,500 infections.
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