Autoimmune diseases: Protein discovered as potential new target for therapies
Autoimmune diseases are complex illnesses, the causes of which are diverse and have not yet been fully explained. A research team at MedUni Vienna has now discovered an…
New neural insights into processing uncertainty in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Brain imaging reflects judgement difficulty, report researchers in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
New insights to enhance treatment and diagnosis of blood cancer
A ground-breaking study by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed crucial insights into the role…
No increase in cancer risk for most patients with reflux disease
Reflux disease manifests as acid regurgitation and heartburn and is a known risk factor for oesophageal cancer. However, a new study published in The BMJ by researchers at…
Transplanting patients’ own lung cells offers hope of ‘cure’ for COPD
For the first time, researchers have shown it is possible to repair damaged lung tissue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the patients’ own lung…