Aspirin and omega-3 reduce pre-cancerous bowel polyps
Both aspirin and a purified omega-3, called EPA, reduce the number of pre-cancerous polyps in patients found to be at...
Abramson Cancer Center joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) at the University of Pennsylvania announced today that it is...
Many patients diagnosed with adenomas may not receive colonoscopies in recommended time frame
Bottom Line: Patients who are diagnosed with adenomas, a possible precursor of colorectal cancer, often do not receive subsequent colonoscopies...
Improving dementia care and treatment saves thousands of pounds in care homes
Improving staff training in care homes and reducing reliance on harmful medications saves thousands of pounds per year, as well...
How to convert climate-changing carbon dioxide into plastics and other products
Credit: Karin Calvinho/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers scientists have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide - the main cause of...
MRI scans shows promise in predicting dementia
One day, MRI brain scans may help predict whether older people will develop dementia, new research suggests. In a small...
Scientists unveil completely human platform for testing age-specific vaccine responses
Credit: Boston Children's Hospital A team of scientists at Boston Children's Hospital has developed the first modeling system for testing...
Does Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ influence teen suicide? Survey asks at-risk youths
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A significant proportion of suicidal teens treated in a psychiatric emergency department said that watching the...
Scientists identify new genetic causes linked to abnormal pregnancies and miscarriages
Credit: Rima Rozen's laboratory, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre A team of scientists at the Research Institute...
NTU Singapore scientists develop ‘contact lens’ patch to treat eye diseases
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have developed a 'contact lens' patch with microneedles that could...
New model predicts which animal viruses may spread among humans
Researchers have developed a model that predicts which of the viruses that can jump from animals to people can also...
Eyes of CJD patients show evidence of prions
Credit: Ryan Kissinger, NIAID WHAT: National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues have found evidence of the infectious agent...
Stand Up to Cancer funds innovative approach to pancreatic cancer
Research on a new way of deploying the immune system against pancreatic cancer, an exceptionally lethal cancer that has so...
A growing list of factors that impact CKD severity for kids
Credit: Children's National Health System Myriad biological and societal factors can impact the occurrence and accelerate progression of chronic kidney...
Sugar-sweetened beverages are harmful to health and may be addictive, researchers suggest
Just as we might have guessed, those tasty, sugar-sweetened beverages that increase risk of diabetes and other chronic diseases may...
Gut protein mutations shield against spikes in glucose
Why is it that, despite consuming the same number of calories, sodium and sugar, some people face little risk of...
PCORI board approves $54 million to support comparative effectiveness research
WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $54 million to...
Strong but uneven spending in medical and health R&D across sectors over five-year period
Total U.S. investment in medical and health research and development (R&D) in the U.S. grew by 27% over the five-year...
A toxic bullet involved in bacterial competition found by researchers
Credit: Imperial College London A bacterial toxin that allows an infectious strain of bacteria to defeat its competitors has been...
Gene testing doesn’t add much information for antidepressant or antipsychotic prescribing
November 20, 2018 - Pharmacogenetic tests are marketed as an aid to psychiatrists in selecting the antidepressant or antipsychotic medication...
