Research has found that the drug Abemaciclib can significantly reduce the risk of a relapse for certain forms of early breast cancer, which has spread to the lymph nodes. The research is not yet peer reviewed.
related: #breast_cancer #drug
In tests it has been found that wearing for a month a designated rose scent on their clothes, the grey matter volume of the person's brain increases.
related: #brain #scent #grey_matter
Scientists found two fungi, Aspergillus terreus and Engyodontium album, that can break down polypropylene - a plastic that is used for bottle caps and food containers and would break down normally in hundreds of years only - in just 140 days.
related: #plastic #pollution #mushroom
In experiments with rats it has for the first time been achieved to repair their damaged spinal cord by a combination of 3D printing, stem cell technology, and using lab grown tissues to the point that the rats could walk again.
related: #spine_injury #repair #3D_printing #stem_cell
New research found sex-specific differences in Alzheimer's disease. For women the disease is often linked to a big loss in omega-3 levels. This may point to omega-rich diets as a preventive measure, but further research is needed.
related: #omega3 #Alzheimer #woman
In a new meta-study it has been found that many kinds of workouts improve the sleep quality, but that for good sleep high-intensity yoga is better than walking, resistance training, combination exercise, aerobic exercise, qi gong, or tai chi.
related: #yoga #sleep
New research found that changing the walking style can protect the knee cartilage and delay the need for knee surgery by years. The adjustment is an individual change of the foot's angle while walking by 5 or 10 degrees in order to reduce the knee load.
related: #walking #knee #cartilage
Physical exercises can reduce the probability of getting all sorts of diseases. A new study finds now that it can also be beneficial for cancer patients. A vigorous 30-minute workout can trigger the creation of anti-cancer proteins and reduce the growth of cancer cells by 30 percent.
related: #workout #cancer #cell_growth
Scientists have developed a method to smuggle viruses into tumour cells so that the virus can kill the cancer cells. This offers the potential to a targeted therapy against cancer.
related: #cancer #therapy
A new cheap test based on nanotechnology can detect diseases such as COVID-19, Ebola, HIV, and Lyme disease within 15 minutes from a single drop of blood.
related: #blood_test #fast #nano #cheap
In experiments with mice, it has been found that memory loss is linked to reduced levels of lithium. This gives the idea to another possible angle to treating Alzheimer's disease: taking lithium supplements.
related: #lithium #Alzheimer #memory_loss
In Denmark, there are compulsory empathy classes for all students between 6 and 16 since 1993. This has led to less bullying, more mutual respect, happier children, and by now to a happier society.
related: #empathy #happiness
A new large study found that vegetarian diets can reduce the risk of developing cancer by up to 45 percent with big differences in particular for cancers in the digestive system (colon, pancreas, rectal, colorectal), but also for lung cancer.
related: #cancer #vegetarian
New research finds that a moderate physical activity such as walking for just ten minutes a day can improve sleep and mood. Consistency is more important than intensity.
related: #walking #sleep #mood
Two studies in Sweden found that people who live to an age of 100 years remain typically physically and mentally healthy throughout their lives. New research is on its way to find out whether this healthy ageing is "mainly due to genetics, lifestyle, the environment, or a combination of these factors."
related: #longevity #health
A novel gel has been developed that stimulates blood flow and helps wounds, in particular diabetic wounds, to heal faster (within days) by encouraging the growth of new blood vessels.
related: #gel #wound #diabetes
Pancreatic cancer is hard to treat, since the cancer cells can block drugs and immune cells. Furthermore, they can pull nutrients from nearby tissue. In experiments with mice, researchers were able to change the environment to starve the cancer cells and make them more receptive for immune cells and therapeutic drugs.
related: #pancreatic_cancer
A new study found that the association between the amount of exercises and the brain age is U-shaped, that is, moderate exercise keeps the brain young, whereas no exercises and heavy exercises are associated with a high brain age.
related: #brain_age #exercises
In a study, 55 adults had to diet for eight weeks. For some time they ate ultra-processed food, for some time minimally processed food, however, following the same guidelines for a healthy, balanced diet. Still the weight loss was about double that while eating only minimally processed food compared to eating ultra processed food.
related: #diet #ultra_processed_food #minimally_processed_food
For reasons not fully understood, people living near the sea seem to live about a year longer than other people. A similar effect is not found in people living close to inland blue spaces such as lakes or rivers.
related: #life_expectancy #sea
A new study finds that grapes can be called a superfood in line with blueberries and strawberries because of their health benefits.
related: #grape #superfood
