GUT BACTERIA’S CONNECTIONS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
Study goes beyond evaluating the organisms in the microbiome, looking at the functions different bacteria may be performing.… READ MORE…
BODY PARTS RESPOND TO DAY AND NIGHT INDEPENDENTLY FROM BRAIN
Skin and liver cells appear to have their own circadian clock. Both the liver and skin respond to changes in light and maintain critical function, independent of the brain’s circadian rhythm.… READ MORE…
PAIRING OF GLUTAMINE-TARGETING DRUG AND KETOGENIC DIET FIGHTS GLIOBLASTOMA IN MICE
Combining an antibiotic drug that targets glutamine with the ketogenic diet helps kill glioblastoma cancer cells, reversing symptoms of the disease and improving survivability in mouse models.… READ MORE…
NEW HOPE FOR TREATING CHILDHOOD BRAIN CANCER
DIPG cancer cells exposed to MI-2 fail to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and die quickly, by inhibiting lanosterol synthase. Additionally, while MI-2 destroys glioma cancer cells, the drug does not damage healthy brain cells.… READ MORE…
TARGETED TREATMENT SHRINKS DEADLY PEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCER TUMORS
Researchers report a targeted therapy that blocks LSD1 effectively shrinks tumor size in mouse models of medulloblastoma, a form of pediatric brain cancer.… READ MORE…
HOW ‘DRY JANUARY’ IS THE SECRET TO BETTER SLEEP AND LOSING WEIGHT
Researchers say those who refrain from drinking alcohol during ‘Dry January’ experience better sleep quality, lose more weight and have more energy than those who don’t participate.… READ MORE…
DRUG DISCOVERY COULD HALT BRAIN CANCER SPREAD
Researchers detail the use of a drug that may help block the way glioblastoma brain cancer cells respond to fluid flow. The finding could lead to stopping glioblastoma from spreading. … READ MORE…
TINY PARTICLES COULD HELP FIGHT BRAIN CANCER
Researchers at MIT have developed a new drug delivering nanoparticle that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The nanoparticles carry two different drugs that can help shrink tumors and prevent them from growing back.… READ MORE…
EATING AT NIGHT AND SLEEPING BY DAY SWIFTLY ALTERS KEY BLOOD PROTEINS
Researchers report proteins associated with immunity and metabolism can become disrupted following just one simulated night shift.… READ MORE…
CATCHING UP TO BRAIN CANCER
Researchers have developed an accurate computer program that can predict cancer cell motion and spread.… READ MORE…
ULTRA-THIN NEEDLE CAN DELIVER DRUGS DIRECTLY TO THE BRAIN
MIT researchers have developed a new ultra-thin needle capable of delivering drugs directly to the brain.… READ MORE…
BLOCKING THE SIREN CALL OF TWO AGGRESSIVE CANCERS
An inhibitor of the 20-HETE chemical has been used to successfully control the spread and growth of human glioblastoma and breast cancer in lab models of the diseases, researchers report.… READ MORE…
