Popular diabetes and obesity drugs also protect kidneys, study shows
The biggest and most comprehensive analysis of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists on kidney and cardiovascular ...
Adding temozolomide to radiation therapy improves survival in adult patients with slow-growing brain tumor, trial finds
Both radiation and temozolomide, a generic chemotherapy treatment in pill form, have meaningful single-modality anti-tumor ...
Supreme Court won't hear Big Tobacco's challenge to cigarette warning labels
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major tobacco company's challenge to a federal law that would mandate ...
A robust tool for complex time-to-event data analysis in the context of myeloproliferative neoplasms
A new thesis from Karolinska Institutet shows the effectiveness of flexible parametric survival models in modeling multiple ...
Patient samples reveal pandrug-resistant bacteria from the war in Ukraine are extremely pathogenic
It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analyzed. The study, which attracted a ...
When disaster strikes, new toolkit puts power in hands of the most vulnerable
Revealing research has found many people living with a disability feel unsupported and unprepared to face a crisis—but vital ...
Researchers identify a novel genetic cause of mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MTDPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a marked decrease in mitochondrial ...
Cells use backup mechanism to recognize potential invaders when usual RNA editing process fails, study finds
Our cells need to be able to recognize potential invaders as a threat, the key function of the body's innate immune system.
Researchers identify gene signature for high-risk form of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered the underlying biology that identifies a subset ...
Reward-based learning—neuroscientists demonstrate dopamine and serotonin work in opposition to shape learning
If you've heard of two of the brain's chemical neurotransmitters, it's probably dopamine and serotonin. Never mind that ...
How race impacts patients' response to cancer immunotherapy: Treatment proves effective for Black patients
Clinical trials testing cancer immunotherapies have significantly under-represented Black patients. So while these treatments ...
Study reveals new neuropeptide involved in controlling calorie expenditure
An international team of researchers has discovered a new component of the peripheral nervous system that acts by increasing ...