Oncology & Cancer
Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected
Scientists have never known precisely how much energy a cancerous tumor expends growing in the mammalian body.
Feb 6, 2023
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Medical economics
Study assesses environmental sustainability practices in dialysis facilities
Health care is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions that impact climate change. In fact, if the global health care sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter on the planet. And within health ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Surgery
Climate change: Is it time to say goodbye to inhaled anesthesia?
A review presented at this year's Euroanesthesia Congress will address the environmental impact of inhaled anesthetic agents and how we can and should manage without them—or at least massively reduce their use. The presentation ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
How high-intensity interval training can reshape metabolism
Scientists have shed new light on the effects that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has on human skeletal muscle, according to a study in men published today in eLife.
Jun 1, 2022
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Other
Operating rooms are the climate change contributor no one's talking about
In April 2021, during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced his goal to drastically reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
May 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
From a tiny worm come new clues to how metastatic cancer cells power their deadly spread
Invading armies need a steady supply of fuel and armaments. That's just as true when the invaders are cells, such as when tumor cells break away from their neighbors and spread to other parts of the body in a process called ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Medications
Simple pH adjustment may enable a preventative COVID-19 nasal and throat spray
Mechanical engineering and materials science professor David Needham has shown that a slight increase in solution pH might be all it takes to turn a metabolic inhibiting drug, traditionally used to treat gut parasites, into ...
Jan 7, 2022
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Immunology
Cancer immunotherapy gets PIP boost
A synthetic molecular code shows promise towards improving the response of some cancer patients to immunotherapy treatments. The approach involves using a molecule that can provide energy to anti-cancer immune cells, increasing ...
Sep 13, 2021
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Neuroscience
Bioengineers hit neurons with targeted ultrasound in approach to inhibit pain
Neuromodulation comprises a range of therapeutic approaches to relieving symptoms, such as pain or tremors, or to restore movement or function. Therapeutic stimulation of neurons with electrical energy or chemicals—and ...
Aug 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat gonorrhea
New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) being held online (9-12 July) identifies drugs that could potentially be repurposed for the treatment of ...
Jul 1, 2021
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