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New Clinical Trial Compares Stem Cell Transplantation to Currently Available Drugs for MS
A clinical trial has begun testing an experimental stem cell treatment against the best available biologic therapies for severe forms of relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS).
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50% of Women With Heart Failure Get the Wrong Treatment
More women than men die of heart failure. Only 50% of heart failure cases among women are caused by having a heart attack, which can be treated with modern methods. The other 50% of female heart failure cases are typically linked to high blood pressure for which there is no effective treatment currently.
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Lung Injuries Linked to Vaping Have Been Reported Online for at Least 7 Years
Using automated computer methods, a team have mined a large online discussion forum for e-cigarette users and discovered that this group had reported numerous adverse health effects over the last seven years.
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Aspirin Could Help Curb Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
Researchers have observed, using mouse models and mathematical modeling, that as aspirin dosage is increased, the rate of cell death increases while division rates of cells reduces, meaning tumor cells were more likely to die and not proliferate.
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Cell “Hands” Help Unlock Doors in Drug Design and Bioengineering
A previously overlooked cell membrane protein, called syndecan-4, could help to further cancer research, drug design, and bioengineering, according to a new study.
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Gender Differences in Self-Promotion of Research
In a recent study by Lerchenmueller et al., male scientists were found to frame their research findings more positively than female scientists and subsequently received higher rates of citations.
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Drug Delivery Device Buzzes Through the Blood-Brain Barrier
UConn engineers have designed a non-toxic, biodegradable device that can help medication move from blood vessels into brain tissues —a route traditionally blocked by the body’s defense mechanisms.
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Drug Combo Decreases Breast Tumor Development in Mice
Adding a drug used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high-fat diet fed to their mothers during pregnancy. Conversely, this combination increased the development of breast cancer in offspring whose mothers had not been fed a high-fat diet.
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Gene Therapy a Feasible Treatment Option for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?
A new study shows the feasibility of using gene therapy to treat the progressive neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
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A New Use for Known Anti-cancer Drugs
Researchers have proposed new approaches to enhance the efficacy of cancer therapy and prevent the formation of new tumors in the body.
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