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Regular physical activity before cancer diagnosis may lower progression and death risks

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Regular physical activity before a cancer diagnosis may lower the risks of both disease progression and death, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine

Researchers have a better understanding of how our cells dispose of waste while developing ways to control it

University of Freiburg
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cells degrade components that are no longer needed through autophagy. New results show that a weak molecular interaction is essential for this process.

By modifying this interaction, it is possible to artificially trigger autophagy, which could then enable the degradation of deposits in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, or support cancer therapies.

The study was published in the journal Nature Cell Biology and was led by Prof. Dr. Claudine Kraft, a member of the CIBSS Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg, and Dr. Florian Wilfling from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt.

Journal: Nature Cell Biology

Tiffany Carson, Ph.D., elected as Fellow in the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Tiffany Carson, Ph.D., co-leader of Health Outcomes and Behavior Program at Moffitt Cancer Center, has been elected as a Fellow in the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR), recognizing her outstanding contributions to the field of behavioral medicine.

Early cancer screening could save Canadian healthcare system nearly half a billion dollars over patients’ lifetime

University of Ottawa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cancer screening is key to saving patients’ lives since an earlier stage diagnosis improves survival rates, decreases morbidity, and leads to less intensive treatments. Early detection also has the potential to save Canada’s health care system major money. The United States adopted breast cancer screening for women in their Forties due to an increase in the incidence of breast cancer in younger women, with recent research from the University of Ottawa confirming this rise.

Journal: JAMA

Can you steam away prostate cancer?

University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Business Announcement

Keck Medicine of USC is participating in a national, multisite clinical trial examining if a water vapor system that uses small, targeted amounts of steam to kill cancer cells is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer.

Macronutrients in human milk exposed to antidepressant and anti-inflammatory medications

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, some maternal medications were associated with lower levels of protein and fat in milk, which could impose health risks for breastfed infants. Other factors that could influence macronutrient levels need to be clarified before the clinical implications of these findings can be confirmed.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

$21 million NIH grant will support next phase of high-impact, multidisciplinary Hispanic study

University of Miami
Grant and Award Announcement

A multidisciplinary team of University of Miami researchers studying factors associated with health outcomes and disease risk in the Hispanic community received a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The high-impact grant will extend the national Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, initially launched in 2008, to 2033.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center study identifies potential new target to overcome breast cancer resistance

University of Cincinnati
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New University of Cincinnati Cancer Center research has identified a particular strand of microRNA as a promising new target for overcoming breast cancer treatment resistance and improving outcomes.

Journal: Cancers

MD Anderson and Myriad Genetics form strategic alliance to evaluate clinical utility of Myriad’s molecular residual disease assay

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Business Announcement

MD Anderson and Myriad announced a five-year strategic collaboration to accelerate the clinical evaluation and development of Myriad's molecular residual disease assay.

Gene therapy to treat chronic hypereosinophilia

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy involved the generation of a human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against human eosinophils. The heavy and light chains of that fully human anti-human eosinophil mAb were delivered via an adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy to immunodeficient mice, where they suppressed levels of human eosinophils in vivo.

Journal: Human Gene Therapy