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  • New therapeutic target for cardiac arrhythmias emerges
    am 4. Oktober 2024 um 21:11

    Researchers identified a lipid that is involved in regulating cardiac ion channels, providing insights into possible mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias in heart failure and a potential pathway for future therapeutic development.

  • Real-time data shows what happens when people lose their balance
    am 4. Oktober 2024 um 19:37

    The study concludes that among older adults, voice recorders are effective at capturing the circumstances and context in which they lost their balance and potentially fell, without relying on recall later.

  • Role of ophthalmic acid in motor function control
    am 4. Oktober 2024 um 19:36

    A research team has revealed that a molecule in the brain -- ophthalmic acid -- unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, offering a new therapeutic target for Parkinson's and other movement diseases.

  • Drug improves effectiveness of radiation for lung cancer that has spread to the brain
    am 4. Oktober 2024 um 16:19

    The University of Cincinnati's Debanjan Bhattacharya is first author of new research published in Cancers that found the drug AM-101 improves the effectiveness and survival rate of radiation treatment in animal models of lung cancer that has spread to the brain.

  • Multiple myeloma: Cilta-cel found highly effective in real-world study
    am 4. Oktober 2024 um 16:18

    A new study shows strong alignment between real-world outcomes and those seen in clinical trials among a broad population of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. In the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapy for multiple myeloma, patients experienced efficacy and safety results similar to those seen in clinical trials, according to new results.