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Chemo for glioblastoma may work better in morning than evening

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Study indicates timing of chemotherapy could improve treatment for deadly brain cancer Credit: Washington University School of MEdicine An aggressive type of brain cancer, glioblastoma has no cure. Patients survive an average of 15 months after diagnosis, with fewer than 10% of patients surviving longer than five years. While researchers are investigating potential new therapies […]

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    Scientists find genetic link to clogged arteries

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Independent of cholesterol, gene variants raise risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure Credit: In-Hyuk Jung, PhD, Stitziel Lab High cholesterol is the most commonly understood cause of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. But now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. […]

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    New study supports the effectiveness of the ForsythKids school-based dental program for reducing untreated tooth decay

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Credit: Forsyth Institute In a longitudinal study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers analyzed untreated decay in a cohort of nearly 7,000 children enrolled in the ForsythKids preventive dentistry program. Over the course of six years, the percentage of children with untreated cavities in the program decreased from […]

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    Fast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other viruses Credit: Mo Li/KAUST LA JOLLA–(March 31, 2021) Clinicians using a new viral screening test can not only diagnose COVID-19 in a matter of minutes with a portable, pocket-sized machine, but can also simultaneously test for other viruses–like influenza–that might be […]

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    A Skoltech method helps model the behavior of 2D materials under pressure

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Credit: ACS Nano (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10609 Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) have developed a method for modeling the behavior of 2D materials under pressure. The research will help create pressure sensors based on silicene or other 2D materials. The paper was published in the ACS Nano journal. Silicene, which […]

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    Novel pharmacological strategies to treat alcoholism. Focus on epigenetics

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • This article by Dr. F. David Rodriguez is published in the journal, Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2021 Credit: Dr. F. David Rodriguez Abusive alcohol drinking considerably impacts human health. Alcoholism, better defined as Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD), includes a group of pathological entities related to alcohol-induced damage. Individuals with AUD exhibit compulsive alcohol drinking and negative […]

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    CU Cancer Center researcher reveals new effects of oxygen deprivation in cancer cells

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, and his team investigated the role of hypoxia-inducible factors in tumor growth and suppression Credit: Joaquin Espinosa, PhD A team of University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers recently published a paper offering new insight into the role that oxygen deprivation, or hypoxia, plays in cancer development. CU Cancer Center member Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, is the senior researcher on the paper, which he […]

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    National study examines US mammography screening rates during COVID-19 pandemic

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Despite a strong rebound in mammography volume, missed mammograms remain an issue Credit: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine In looking at the broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and wellbeing, public health experts are examining screening rates for cancer. A new study looking at U.S. mammography screening rates during the first […]

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    Even without a brain, Penn Engineering’s metal-eating robots can search for food

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Credit: University of Pennsylvania When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they contain, the more they weigh, and thus the more energy the robot needs to move. Energy harvesters, like solar panels, might work for some applications, but they don’t deliver power quickly or consistently enough for […]

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    Decades of hunting detects footprint of cosmic ray superaccelerators in our galaxy

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  • March 31, 2021
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  • Record-breaking gamma rays bathe the Milky Way in an energetic haze Credit: HEASARC / LAMBDA / NASA / GFSC An enormous telescope complex in Tibet has captured the first evidence of ultrahigh-energy gamma rays spread across the Milky Way. The findings offer proof that undetected starry accelerators churn out cosmic rays, which have floated around […]

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