Coimbra, Portugal – The body’s inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Disease management is crucial to avoid negative long-term outcomes, such as limb amputation or heart disease. To...
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Cologne, Germany – A team of researchers from the University of Cologne’s Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, led by Dr Yuri Tolkach and Professor Dr Reinhard Büttner, has created a digital pathology platform based on artificial intelligence. The platform uses new algorithms developed by the team and enables...
Cologne, Germany – In the treatment of aggressive lymphomas and blood cancer (leukaemia), so-called chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T cells) are increasingly being used. For this therapy, immune cells are taken from patients and programmed by means of genetic engineering to detect proteins on the malignant tumour cells....
Cologne, Germany – Pulmonary carcinoids are rare tumours of the lung with extremely different clinical courses. In many patients, they behave like benign tumours; surgical removal of the tumour leads to a complete cure. However, some patients experience aggressive growth and spread (metastasis) of the tumour with poor chances of...
Boulder, Colorado – Peek inside the human genome and, among the 20,000 or so genes that serve as building blocks of life, you’ll also find flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago. These ancient hitchhikers, known as endogenous retroviruses, were...
Aurora, Colorado – A partnership between ophthalmology researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University expands the understanding of how oxidative stress contributes to the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). To study the roles oxidative stress, a...
Norwich, England – Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future. A Cancer Research UK-funded study published today, reveals that prostate cancer, which affects one in eight men in their lifetime, includes...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Smoking isn’t the only lifestyle choice that might be damaging your lungs. Scientists have uncovered a surprising new villain in the fight against lung cancer: the combination of sugar and fat in your diet. This deadly duo triggers the buildup of glycogen, stored sugar, in lung tissue, creating what...
Fukui, Japan – Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects learning capability and social behavior of people. Over the past few decades, awareness regarding ASD has increased, especially regarding its prevalence and effect on the lives of people diagnosed with ASD. However, several aspects related to ASD...
Geneva, Switzerland – Some anti-cancer treatments not only target tumour cells but also healthy cells. If their effects on the latter are too strong, their use can become limiting. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with Basel-based FoRx Therapeutics, has identified the mechanism of action of...