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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. If detected early, it is often highly treatable. However, the main screening method used today, colonoscopies, can be expensive and uncomfortable, making many people reluctant to undergo the test on time. Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed a new approach that could change this. They used machine learning to create the first detailed catalog of all human gut bacteria with enough precision to reveal how different microbial subgroups function in the body. This information was then used to detect colorectal cancer based on bacteria in a…
A new commentary highlights preclinical evidence that inhibiting key amino acids in combination with polyamine inhibitors can cause aggressive neuroblastoma cells to mature rather than proliferate. Commentary: Rewire your cancer by changing your diet. Image credit: Nemes Laszlo / Shutterstock Recently published explanatory articles New England Medical Journal Highlights how targeted dietary manipulation can reprogram tumor biology. The possibility that diet may improve cancer treatment outcomes is of great interest across researchers, clinicians, and the patient community. Mechanistic studies have shown that some dietary manipulations can affect tumor metabolism and the tumor microenvironment, enhancing response to conventional treatments such as…
A three-dimensional experimental system has been developed to study the response to drugs in low-grade gliomas, a common central nervous system tumor in children. The project, developed by the University of Trento, the Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital and the Sapienza University of Rome, is a breakthrough in the research, understanding and treatment of this disease. The results have just been published in an international journal molecular cancer. Gliomas are tumors of the central nervous system that originate from glial cells that support neurons in the brain. Gliomas, which are less aggressive and slow to grow, are more common in children…
A new study has found that combining current Alzheimer’s disease drugs with small molecules derived from micronutrients found in grapes, berries, peanuts and turmeric is a safer and more effective way to treat the disease. Toxic amyloid proteins accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy combined a small molecule that destroys amyloid with an anti-amyloid antibody already used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. They found that it neutralizes protein clumps that build up in the brain, leading to better outcomes. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia. Nearly 750,000 people in…
Using a new model of brain regions essential for memory formation, from cells to brain-wide networks, researchers hope to identify critical changes in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease that could point the way to earlier and more effective treatments. A team of researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California has received a large grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate a long-standing mystery in Alzheimer’s disease (AD): how the loss of specific neurons in the hippocampus leads to the cognitive…
Children who don’t go to the dentist are less likely to participate in school-based tooth decay prevention programs, according to research published in . JAMA network open. Our research suggests that the children who may need these services the most are the least likely to receive them. ” Shulamite Huang, health economist and study author, assistant professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University School of Dentistry Additionally, the study found that improving participation in a statewide school dental program targeting people at high risk for tooth decay could result in significant savings to the state’s Medicaid program…
Scientists have used a cutting-edge cell therapy called CAR-T for the first time to treat patients with three different life-threatening autoimmune diseases that had resisted years of treatment. The patient, who once required daily blood transfusions, has been in remission without the need for additional treatment for one year after CAR-T therapy. Case report published April 9 in Cell Press journal andsuggesting that CAR-T therapy may be useful in treating complex and severe autoimmune diseases. This treatment was very effective in getting rid of three autoimmune diseases at once. After suffering from the disease for more than 10 years, the…
Researchers have found that NASA’s PACE satellite can detect nitrogen dioxide pollution with enough precision to isolate emissions from individual factories and highway corridors.This new level of detail turns widespread atmospheric haze into a traceable source and reshapes the way pollution is identified, managed, and reduced.What the map shows Across Los Angeles and other monitored areas, the satellite’s new map separates nitrogen dioxide into separate plumes that were previously mixed.Based on these observations, Zachary Fasnacht of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center demonstrated that PACE can distinguish nearby emission sources rather than merging them into a single signal.In these…
New data shows the relationship between subjective social status and political activity
People who perceive themselves to have a high socio-economic status tend to be more politically engaged, and the relationship hinges on beliefs in social equity and personal attachment to wealth. Research published in journals pro swan This shows that a person’s sense of justice and materialistic values function as a psychological bridge between a person’s perceived class and civic activities. These results help explain why some people distance themselves from the political process when they feel their economic status is lacking. A person’s objective reality, such as their exact income or level of education, is only part of the story…
No project better embodies the nation’s wild swings in climate and energy policy than the Keystone XL pipeline. The conduit, proposed in 2008 to carry Canadian oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast, was destroyed by President Barack Obama and then reinstated during President Donald Trump’s first term, only to be snuffed out again by Joe Biden when he entered the White House. Now, the zombie pipeline may be coming back from the dead again with a different name and form. Federal and state officials in Montana are seeking public comment on a proposed 647-mile, 36-inch-wide crude oil line that would…