YSM News & Updates

A new immune therapy was successful in a subset of patients with advanced kidney cancer; a person's unique combination of inherited and acquired mutations can be used to score cancer risk; a neurotransmitter known to quiet activity in the brain can sometimes do the opposite.

How the diverse range of genes linked to disorders like autism disrupt the brain in similar ways; deeper genetic understanding of endometriosis identifies new targets for treatment; the type of fat—not the amount—fuels pancreatic cancer.

Kidney damage in lupus is caused by T cells; new study offers evidence on the safety of diabetes medications for older adults; new insights into how the brain learns speech movement could inform rehabilitation approaches and speech technology.

Researchers identify a potential target for achieving the healthy longevity that can come with calorie restriction; discarded neuroimaging data holds valuable information that could yield new targets for treating psychiatric illness; how first-year medical residents use a unique toolset to find where they fit in a new community.

Cognitive deficits observed in type 1 diabetes may stem from the genetic risk underlying the condition; a machine learning tool can suggest if and when patients with a rare blood cancer should undergo stem cell transplant; a neuroimaging technique could identify one of the most common forms of frontotemporal dementia earlier.

Researchers identified drug candidates that reversed disrupted behaviors in zebrafish models of autism; a Parkinson's disease drug alters the microbiome in a way that counteracts its intended effect; a more accurate view of the molecular activity in brain cells could offer insight into how the activity changes in diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Timely insights from four new studies examining social media impact on teen brains; craving affects decision making differently depending on whether it is for alcohol or cannabis; the role biomarkers are playing in autism research.

Researchers identified biomarkers that could help patients with endometriosis find effective treatment faster; alternative or complementary treatments are linked to lower survival rates in breast cancer patients; new insights into the neurological underpinnings of disruptive youth behaviors could inform intervention development.

New finding on how HIV replicates could point to novel treatments; researchers identify a potential biomarker for pancreatic cancer risk; a protein involved in exercise-induced inflammation could inform therapies for chronic disease and age-related frailty.

Helping parents regulate stress can reduce obesity risk in their children; stiffening of the pulmonary artery could explain age-related declines in heart and lung function; advancements in cancer screening and therapies will help reduce prostate cancer-related mortality, experts predict.