Chemical changes to peptide siRNA-carrier enhance gene silencing for future cancer drugs
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers are exploring the use of peptide carriers for the delivery of small RNA drugs as a novel treatment for cancer.…
Category: Lifestyle
Study: Diet to lower blood pressure also improved other factors in cardiac health
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Public health advocates frequently site Americans’ high-sodium diet as one factor in…
Fat around the heart linked to increased risk of heart failure
Having excess pericardial fat—fat around the heart—increases the risk of developing heart failure, especially in women, according to new Mount Sinai research. Women with high…
Research study finds way to revive potent immune cells for cancer therapy
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered how to revive a powerful but functionally inert subset of anti-cancer immune cells that are often found within…
Intermittent fasting in mice effective at promoting long term memory retention
A new study from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has established that Intermittent Fasting (IF) is an effective…
Mothers’ depression impacts mother-infant relationships
In a study funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) researchers examined whether depression, either before or during pregnancy,…
Autonomous cortisol secretion associated with 2- to 3-fold increase in mortality risk
A retrospective cohort study found that autonomous cortisol secretion was associated with 2- to 3-fold increased risk for death and cardiovascular disease in patients with…