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DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’: Institute recommends revision
Disease management programmes (DMPs) should be regularly updated to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge. Requirements for...
Exploring the effects of integrative health in cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 24, 2018--A Special Focus Issue on Integrative Oncology takes a...
Cancer cells evade immunotherapy by hiding telltale marker, suggesting how to stop relapse
SEATTLE -- Sept. 24, 2018 -- Harnessing the immune system to treat cancer shows great promise in some patients, but...
Screening for depression: benefit remains questionable
Almost 12% of all adults in Germany are diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. The German Institute...
Organs are not just bystanders, may be active participants in fighting autoimmune disease
PITTSBURGH, September 24, 2018 - Organs affected by autoimmune disease could be fighting back by "exhausting" immune cells that cause...
Know someone sick? Your own smell might give it away
Credit: Zave Smith/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2018) - Odors surround us, providing cues about many aspects of personal identity,...
Negative pressure wound therapy: violation of ethical and scientific standards
About one decade after its first benefit assessment of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), the German Institute for Quality and...
Leading addiction experts call for more neuroscience research on long-term recovery
September is addiction recovery month, and, in the midst of the current opioid epidemic, it's an apt moment for addiction...
Prosthetic valve mismatches common in transcatheter valve replacement, ups risk of death
SAN DIEGO--In the largest multi-institutional study to date, led by researchers from Penn Medicine, the team found that among patients...
Too many people missing out on health benefits of golf, says expert panel
The consensus--one of the first of its kind--comes on the eve of the Ryder Cup, the biennial golf tournament between...
New research heralds a blood test for drowsy driving
During this unique study from the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey, led by Professor Derk-Jan Dijk, 36...
SCAI-WIN announces the winner of the CHIP Fellowship
Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced that Megha Prasad, MD, MS, has been selected as the...
Blowing the whistle on referee decisions
Credit: QUT Media It's one of the hardest jobs in sport that every armchair fan thinks they can do better....
Preventing underage drinking among youths on rural reservations
Underage drinking is a concern all over the country. Among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, there are especially serious...
Results from the SOLVE-TAVI trial reported at TCT 2018
SAN DIEGO - September 23, 2018 - The first randomized study to compare general versus local anesthesia during transcatheter aortic...
Heart failure patients with mitral regurgitation benefit from minimally invasive procedure
A multicenter clinical trial has found that a minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter mitral valve repair significantly reduced hospitalizations and...
EACS issues position paper to improve cancer research and care
The European Academy of Cancer Sciences (EACS), an independent advisory body of medical specialists and researchers, has issued a position...
Researchers awarded for lifetime achievements in blood pressure research
Credit: Queen Mary University of London Two academics from Queen Mary University of London have received prestigious awards from the...
NIH supports study of health risks and resilience following Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Eight new awards will help researchers examine the health impacts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the...
Researchers explore how changes in diet alter microbiome in artificial intestine
Washington, DC - September 21, 2018 - Using an artificial intestine they created, researchers have shown that the microbiome can...
