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Study suggests medical cannabis helpful in reducing blood pressure

Beer-Sheva [Israel], February 14 (ANI): The findings of a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center, suggests that medical cannabis may help in reducing blood pressure in older adults.

2021-02-14T17:46:09.677886+00:00 IST

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Study reveals cabozantinib most effective treatment for metastatic papillary kidney cancer

Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): In a SWOG Cancer Research Network trial that put three targeted drugs to the test, the small molecule inhibitor cabozantinib was found most effective in treating patients with metastatic papillary kidney cancer - findings expected to change medical practice.

2021-02-14T05:42:35.502648+00:00 IST

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Study discovers specific area of brain prompting desire to overeat

Texas [US], February 14 (ANI): A study led by the 10-member team of researchers from the University of Texas at El Paso discovered a specific area of the brain tied to recollection and the desire to seek and consume food. It could lead to a way to inhibit the desire to overeat.

2021-02-14T03:52:17.400563+00:00 IST

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Researchers analyze new drug combination to improve survival in advanced kidney cancer

Massachusetts [US], February 14 (ANI): A new clinical study published in The New England Journal of Medicine today and simultaneously presented during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium claims that a drug combination of Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab yields better overall survival than single-agent sunitinib when given as first-line therapy in untreated patients with metastatic kidney cancer.

2021-02-14T03:18:27.290064+00:00 IST

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New personalised platform to help advance medicine research for cancer

Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 13 (ANI): The findings of a recent study feature a new personalised platform developed by the Cleveland Clinic researchers. This personalised platform will help in accelerating genome-informed drug therapies for cancer mutations and advanced research on genomic medicines.

2021-02-13T18:21:36.736306+00:00 IST

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Researchers identify therapeutic approach to optimise immune system

Toronto [Canada], February 13 (ANI): During a recent study, a team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have identified a therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells. The team was prompted by the need to improve conventional treatments for people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1).

2021-02-13T15:06:41.975614+00:00 IST

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Gene-based blood test for melanoma spread evaluates treatment progress: Study

Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A test that monitors blood levels of DNA fragments released by dying tumor cells may serve as an accurate early indicator of treatment success in people in the late stages of one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer, a new study finds.

2021-02-13T07:07:51.287172+00:00 IST

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Study suggests liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer could guide therapy for tumours

Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates that a liquid biopsy examining blood or urine can help gauge the effectiveness of therapy for colorectal cancer that has just begun to spread beyond the original tumour.

2021-02-13T05:50:32.013433+00:00 IST

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Study: Anti-clotting therapy may prevent death in COVID-19 patients

London [UK], February 13 (ANI): A clinical study circulated by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) claims strong evidence that prompt preventive blood-thinning drugs may reduce the risk of death in COVID-19 patients.

2021-02-13T05:31:14.011438+00:00 IST

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Scientists drive detailed study into how cancer cells spread

Tokyo [Japan], February 13 (ANI): With the help of the mouse model, scientists of Kanazawa University drove a detailed study to explain how the cells which are known to aid with the spread and progression of cancer commute in the body.

2021-02-13T03:11:59.103038+00:00 IST

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Study: Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression

Augusta (Georgia) [US], February 12 (ANI): Scientists from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University claim that a tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have a significant role in depression that results from unpredictable, chronic stress.

2021-02-12T05:07:38.825540+00:00 IST

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Mind action can uncover the seriousness of autistic traits

Moscow [Russia], February 12 (ANI): A research drove by the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) with a team of researchers from Russia and Israel applied a new algorithm to characterize the seriousness of medically introverted personality traits by examining subjects' brain activity.

2021-02-12T05:06:56.625684+00:00 IST

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Study: Spinal fluid of Alzheimer patients signals higher risk of gene inflammation

North Carolina [US], February 12 (ANI): A clinical study by researchers of Duke University School of Medicine asserts that individuals who have a gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease also tend to have changes in the fluid around their cerebrum and spinal cord that are discernible years before symptoms arise.

2021-02-12T04:23:11.374621+00:00 IST

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Study sheds light on how women make choices about surgery to prevent ovarian cancer

London [UK], February 11 (ANI): A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London has investigated how women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer make choices about possible preventive surgery.

2021-02-11T06:24:30.692734+00:00 IST