Regeneron’s eye drug Eylea has been a hit on the market for years. But now, the number of patients experiencing a rare side effect is climbing, and doctors don’t know why. Post-injection, some patients experience a sharp decline in sight and…
Adaptive Genetic Mutations Detected with Innovative Software
Researchers from Brown University have developed a new method for sifting through genomic data in search of genetic variants that have helped populations adapt to their environments. The technique, dubbed SWIF(r), could be helpful in piecing together the evolutionary history of…
Body’s Own Stem Cells Could Serve as Cancer Vaccine
Induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, are a keystone of regenerative medicine. Outside the body, they can be coaxed to become many different types of cells and tissues that can help repair damage due to trauma or disease. Now, a…
New Lung Probe Technology Speeds Infection Detection
A medical imaging technology under development has enabled doctors to see bacteria deep inside patients’ lungs for the first time. Early tests indicate the bedside technology may be able to detect harmful bacteria in patients’ lungs in less than 60 seconds….
Common, Deadly Yeast Infection Diagnosed Quicker with Blood Test
A new blood test seems to perform as well as, if not better than, traditional blood cultures at detecting a type of fungal yeast infection that commonly strikes hospital patients, according to an analysis led by UPMC. The T2Candida Panel is…
Specific protein may reduce inflammation, improve survival during the flu
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — GM-CSF, a protein that modifies the immune response to the Influenza Treatment, may also help reduce lung inflammation and improve survival during influenza, according to Penn State researchers. The researchers studied the survival and lung function of…
ID’ing Features of Flu Virus Genome May Help Target Surveillance for Pandemic Flu
Pandemic flu occurs when flu strains from different species – birds and humans, or humans and pigs – genetically mix to make a new virus that spreads faster and makes people sicker than either strain alone. Public health authorities monitor places…
Artificial Sweetener Could Offer Superior Cancer Treatments
Artificial sweeteners are used in diet drinks and foods but also could someday be used as treatments targeting carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), a protein associated with aggressive cancers. Although several drugs have been approved that target similar forms of CA,…
Distinct Human Mutations Can Alter the Effect of Medicine
Effects of the medicine may alter by the Distinct Human Mutations. Every person has a unique DNA sequence. In a new study published in the scientific journal Cell, they look at certain receptors (GPCRs) in human cells. These protein receptors are the main…