Advanced heart, kidney and metabolic disease linked to higher cancer risk
People with advanced heart, kidney and metabolic disease may face a higher risk of developing cancer, according to…
Study identifies new genetic pathways driving cardiometabolic disease risk
A study published today in PLOS Medicine has identified two new genetic pathways that contribute to cardiometabolic disease,…
U.S. dentists still prescribe opioids at higher rates globally
People getting their teeth pulled or drilled by dentists in the United States are still much more likely…
Cell squeezing technology offers new breast cancer risk assessment
Researchers at City of Hope®, a cancer research and treatment organization, and the University of California, Berkeley, have created a novel microfluidic platform that…
AI model analyzes single-cell tumor data to predict cancer survival
In a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study, researchers developed a cancer assessment tool that can identify high-risk…
Epigenome proteins shape dynamic gene expression beyond simple on-off
A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more…
Skin-conforming electrodes improve comfort in long-term heart monitoring
Researchers have created heart monitoring sensors that conform to the skin, are comfortable, and can be worn while…
AI-designed peptides break through the outer defenses of MRSA bacteria
A newly-designed AI-powered tool is effective in developing treatments to attack antibiotic-resistant bacteria by breaking down their outer…
Scientists link poor sleep to decreased chemotherapy response via the gut
Sleep deprivation has long been known to weaken the immune system. Now UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have…
Gut-liver changes drive foodborne infection severity in fatty liver disease
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine’s Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public…
Mayo Clinic researchers develop experimental nanotherapy to treat aggressive brain tumors
Mayo Clinic researchers developed an experimental nanotherapy that delivers two cancer drugs directly to brain tumors, according to…
How the nutrient cysteine controls cancer-fighting power of T cells
A research team from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School…