Experimental drug eases effects of gluten for celiac patients on gluten-free diet
Washington, DC (May 22, 2018) -- An investigational new drug offers hope of relief for celiac disease patients who are...
Kids show adult-like intuition about ownership
Children as young as age three are able to make judgements about who owns an object based on its location,...
Blue dye tablet helps identify polyps during colonoscopy
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2018) -- Ingestion of a blue dye tablet during bowel prep for colonoscopy could be a...
New study sheds light on the opioid epidemic and challenges prevailing views about this public health crisis
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, May 22, 2018 - A study published in the American Journal of...
Model estimates lifetime risk of Alzheimer’s dementia using biomarkers
Lifetime risks of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia vary considerably by age, gender and whether any signs or symptoms of dementia...
More patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis receiving liver transplants
Washington, DC (May 22, 2018) -- Increasingly, liver transplant centers are changing a long-standing practice of delaying potentially life-saving liver...
DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study
Washington, DC (May 22, 2018) -- For the first time in humans, researchers will test a two-pronged approach to treat...
Procedure plus medication is better than standard treatment for heart disease patients
TORONTO, May 22, 2018 - A non-surgical procedure, called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), along with prescribed medication, is better than...
SYNTAX III Revolution trial
Paris, France, 22 May 2018. Results from the innovative SYNTAX III Revolution trial underline the effectiveness of evolving non-invasive algorithms...
FFR-guided PCI vs. medical therapy to reduce cardiac death and myocardial infarction
Results from the first patient-level pooled analysis of all existing trials comparing FFR-guided PCI with contemporary stents versus medical therapy...
Physiology-stratified analysis of ORBITA
Paris, France, 22 May 2018. Invasive physiology data from 196 patients from the Objective Randomised Blinded Investigation with optimal medical...
Link between tuberculosis and Parkinson’s disease discovered
Credit: Susanne Herbst, Francis Crick Institute The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might...
‘Serendipitous’ use of antimalarial drug may have improved outcome for cancer patient
A cancer patient with advanced ovarian cancer had a "remarkable" journey to recovery that may be partially attributed to a...
What helps form long-term memory also drives the development of neurodegenerative disease
Dublin, Tuesday 22nd May, 2018 - Scientists have just discovered that a small region of a cellular protein that helps...
Report of interventional cardiology practice presented in first extensive survey
Paris, France - 22 May 2018: A report on interventional cardiology practice from an extensive survey is presented today at...
Indiana research institute receives $33 million grant to improve health with public participation
Credit: IU School of Medicine Indiana consistently lands near the bottom of the nation's health ranking lists, with too many...
Under age 13, suicide rates are roughly double for black children vs. white children
Suicide rates in the United States have traditionally been higher among whites than blacks across all age groups. However, a...
ACC, Aga Khan Health Services partner on first NCDR registries in East Africa
The American College of Cardiology has partnered with Aga Khan Health Services to implement the CathPCI Registry in two hospitals...
Research supports restrictions on opioid-containing cold medicines for children
HERSHEY, PA - Prescription cough and cold medicines containing the opioid hydrocodone were more likely to cause serious side effects...
New bipartisan legislation highlights better care for us all as we age, AGS
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today offered a ringing endorsement of the bipartisan Geriatrics...
