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Think Fast: The Mental and Cognitive Benefits of Running
Running and other aerobic exercises provide easily observable benefits for our bodies through muscle development and improved cardiovascular endurance, but there are also psychological benefits of hitting the pavement.
ACLA Sues the FDA Over Final Rule to Regulate Laboratory-Developed Tests as Medical Devices
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and its member company, HealthTrackRx, filed a lawsuit on May 29 against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the agency’s recent final rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices.
Healing faster: Unveiling the future of tissue & organ repair
Combining biomedical finesse and nature-inspired engineering, a uOttawa-led team of scientists have created a jelly-like material that shows great potential for on-the-spot repair to a remarkable range of damaged organs and tissues in the human body.
University of Warwick Researchers Identity Blood Protein Biomarkers That Can Predict Dementia Onset Years in Advance
With further study, this research may provide clinical laboratories with a new proteomic biomarker for dementia screenings that identifies risk more than 10 years before symptoms appear
Biomarker Could Better Predict Response to Immunotherapy in Black Patients with Skin Cancer
If skin cancer (melanoma) spreads in Black patients, there are various therapies that can be used. However, there is still insufficient research into who responds to which therapy and whether resistance may develop over time. In a new study, Simon Fietz, MD, assistant physician at the Clinic for Dermatooncology & Phlebology at the Centre for Skin Diseases at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), and PD Dr. Dimo Dietrich, scientist at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Otorhinolaryngology at the UKB, have discovered that a specific liquid biopsy biomarker harbors the potential to identify the effectiveness of a treatment at an early stage. This could enable a more individualized treatment for patients with melanoma.
Study uncovers probable origin of stuttering in the brain
An international research group led by researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland has succeeded in identifying the probable origin of stuttering in the brain.
Study underscores need for new guidelines and more kidney ultrasounds in children with hypertension
New evidence underscores the importance of tests to identify secondary causes of pediatric hypertension (high blood pressure) – a large portion of which may be related to kidney complications. The results, published in Pediatric Nephrology, emphasize the value of kidney ultrasounds for children with hypertension.
Researchers Identify Important Gene in the Fight against Prostate Cancer
A study from Aarhus University finds that men with mutations in a particular gene are at greater risk of developing metastases after prostate cancer
NIH Scientists Develop New Clinical Laboratory Assay to Measure Effectiveness of ‘Good’ Cholesterol
Clinical studies show that new ‘cell-free’ test can predict cardiovascular disease risk better than standard HDL cholesterol test
Study reveals biological repercussions of UV-C radiation exposure from germicidal lamps
Findings underscore the potential harm associated with even brief exposure to UV, leading to irreversible and detrimental alterations in both skin cells and retinal cells of the eye.