New antibiotic zosurabalpin shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria: An expert explains

by Jonathan Cox,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers haveidentifiedan entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most curre

Updated on: January 26,2024 10

New antibiotic zosurabalpin shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria: An expert explains

by Jonathan Cox,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers haveidentifiedan entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most curre

Updated on:January 26,2024 10

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine may benefit patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two HER2-targeted drugs, tucatinib (Tukysa) and trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla, T-DM1), extended prog

Updated on: January 26,2024 12

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine may benefit patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two HER2-targeted drugs, tucatinib (Tukysa) and trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla, T-DM1), extended prog

Updated on:January 26,2024 12

The Lasker Award: Honoring Medical Innovation

The Lasker Award, often regarded as America’s most prestigious biomedical research accolade, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of diseases.

Updated on: September 24,2024 0

The Lasker Award: Honoring Medical Innovation

The Lasker Award, often regarded as America’s most prestigious biomedical research accolade, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of diseases.

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Popular diabetes drugs do not increase thyroid cancer risk, study suggests

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainDrugs known as GLP-1 analogs have become increasingly popular to treat diabetes and obesity, but there have been concerns that they might increase

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Popular diabetes drugs do not increase thyroid cancer risk, study suggests

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainDrugs known as GLP-1 analogs have become increasingly popular to treat diabetes and obesity, but there have been concerns that they might increase

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US company withdraws ALS drug after it fails in trial

An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Gaillard/WikipediaAmylyx Pharmac

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US company withdraws ALS drug after it fails in trial

An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Gaillard/WikipediaAmylyx Pharmac

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Vosoritide beneficial for children younger than 5 years with achondroplasia

by Elana GotkineFor children with achondroplasia, vosoritide is associated with a gain in the change in height Z score from baseline and a mild adverse event profile, according to a study published in

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Vosoritide beneficial for children younger than 5 years with achondroplasia

by Elana GotkineFor children with achondroplasia, vosoritide is associated with a gain in the change in height Z score from baseline and a mild adverse event profile, according to a study published in

Updated on:January 26,2024 17

Researchers develop mixture of compounds to help preserve organs before transplantation

byWileyIndividual CPA toxicity assay (A) and identification of best performing external CPAs cocktail capable of retaining larvae viability after 22 min of storage at −10°C when immersed in CPAs

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Researchers develop mixture of compounds to help preserve organs before transplantation

byWileyIndividual CPA toxicity assay (A) and identification of best performing external CPAs cocktail capable of retaining larvae viability after 22 min of storage at −10°C when immersed in CPAs

Updated on:January 06,2024 15

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

Updated on: July 30,2024 0

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

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FDA looking into new risks with popular weight-loss drugs

by Robin FosterThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of additional dangers linked to several wildly popular weight-loss drugs.In aquarterly reportissued this week,

Updated on: January 26,2024 16

FDA looking into new risks with popular weight-loss drugs

by Robin FosterThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of additional dangers linked to several wildly popular weight-loss drugs.In aquarterly reportissued this week,

Updated on:January 26,2024 16

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on: January 02,2024 16

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on:January 02,2024 16

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on: March 15,2024 7

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on:March 15,2024 7

Wastewater sequencing reveals community and variant dynamics of the collective human virome

by Ana María S. Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineStudy sites, capture, and viral diversity. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42064-1In the not-so-distan

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Wastewater sequencing reveals community and variant dynamics of the collective human virome

by Ana María S. Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineStudy sites, capture, and viral diversity. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42064-1In the not-so-distan

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