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Scientists at UC Santa Barbara Map Brain Changes During Pregnancy Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, led by Professor Emily Jacobs, have created the first-ever map of a human brain during pregnancy. This groundbreaking study sheds light on the brain’s adaptability during this transformative period. Tracking Brain Changes The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, followed the…
New Study Shows Rerouting Planes Can Help Fight Climate Change A recent study by researchers from Sorbonne Universite and the University of Reading has found that rerouting planes to avoid contrails can help reduce climate change. Contrails are the white lines left behind by planes in the sky, which can trap heat in the atmosphere…
Half of Metastatic Melanoma Patients Live Cancer-Free for 10 Years with New Treatment, Study Finds Washington [US], September 15: A new report from Weill Cornell Medicine and Dana-Farber Cancer Centre reveals that about half of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors survive cancer-free for 10 years or more. This…
Scientists Discover Key Chemical in Cancer Spread: Insights from Dr. Minsoo Kim and Team Researchers at the Wilmot Cancer Institute, led by Dr. Minsoo Kim, have discovered that a chemical called PAF can rewire immune cells to promote cancer spread. This finding, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that targeting…
Scientists in Vienna Discover How Humans Feel Heat Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna have made a significant discovery about how humans perceive heat. Led by Michael Fischer from the Centre for Physiology and Pharmacology, the study found that humans primarily use a cell structure called TRPV1 to detect heat, unlike mice, which use…
Sweden Sees Drop in Skin Cancer Among Young People: Study by Hildur Helgadottir Solna, Sweden, September 9 – A recent study has found that the risk of malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer, is decreasing in Sweden for people under 50. Hildur Helgadottir, a senior consultant and associate professor of oncology at Karolinska Institutet,…
Good Heart Health in Early Pregnancy Can Reduce Risk of Preeclampsia, Study Finds Washington [US], September 8: New research suggests that maintaining good cardiovascular health during the first trimester of pregnancy can help reduce the genetic risk of developing preeclampsia and gestational hypertension. These findings were presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions…
Weight Loss May Help Diabetics Avoid Severe Infections, Says New Study Washington [US], September 8: New research suggests that weight loss therapies could reduce the risk of severe flu and other infections in diabetes patients. This study will be presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Madrid, Spain,…
Cedars-Sinai Study Finds Early Pancreatic Cancer Often Misstaged A recent study by Cedars-Sinai Cancer discovered that up to 80% of early pancreatic cancer cases are incorrectly staged. This finding underscores the urgent need for better diagnostic technology, which could significantly impact research and treatment. Study Details The study, published in the journal JAMA, examined data…
Study Finds Skin Fungus Malassezia globosa May Cause Tumors Washington DC (US), September 5: A recent study has revealed that Malassezia globosa, a common skin fungus, can penetrate deep tissues and potentially cause tumor formation. The findings were published in the American Society for Microbiology’s open-access journal, mBio. Key Findings Researchers, led by Qi-Ming Wang,…