Tag: Medicine/Health

Microfluidic Organ Chip model of human blood-brain barrier that recapitulates in vivo barrier functions offers new preclinical tool for development ...

No link between cancer and tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) use in psoriatic arthritis

Study includes data from over 8,000 people with psoriatic arthritis from four Nordic countries Madrid, Spain, 13 June 2019: The ...

New diet study using MRI to map internal fat conducted by Ben-Gurion U researchers

Reducing hepatic (liver) fat combined with weight loss decreases obesity health risks BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 13, 2019 - A research team ...

Superfast gene sequencing helps diagnose critically ill patients

'Metagenomic' test for neurological infections has real clinical benefit, says new study In an analysis of the real-world impact of ...

Using data to decide when to transfer patients by medical helicopter

Patients could someday benefit from nursing study on whether emergency helicopter transfers are always necessary between hospitals CLEVELAND--The increased use ...

Triple-negative breast cancer among black women in the US varies by birthplace

Study suggests the notion of higher triple-negative breast cancer incidence among black women is not generalizable A new study finds ...

Formation of habitual use drives cannabis addiction

Individual differences in brain systems for habitual behavior distinguish heavy cannabis users who develop an addiction Philadelphia, June 13, 2019 ...

Tracking down silent killers

35 million euros for excellent research consortium to develop new immunotherapeutic treatments for emerging viral diseases Emerging viral diseases is ...

Even in young children: Higher weight = higher blood pressure

Sophia Antipolis, 13 June 2019: Overweight four-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by age six, raising the ...

Are we using biologic therapy properly?

Introduction of expensive drug in Ontario did not result in fewer hospitalizations or surgeries for inflammatory bowel diseases The introduction ...

Low vitamin K levels linked to mobility limitation and disability in older adults

Credit: ponce_photography -- PIxabay BOSTON (June 13, 2019)--Low levels of circulating vitamin K are linked to increased risk of mobility ...

The app teaching anorexics to eat again

Soon, air pollution could be measured on every street corner

Credit: Insplorion/Johan Bodell Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe - and 7 million worldwide, ...

New assay detects patients’ resistance to antimalarial drugs from a drop of blood

New technique simplifies detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms and can provide critically important information quickly, even in resource limiting facilities, ...

Radiation plus chemotherapy doesn’t improve endometrial cancer recurrence-free survival

Surprised by finding, scientists say this may change locally advanced endometrial cancer care Standard of care has been radiation and ...

A microscopic topographic map of cellular function

A decade of research leads MU scientists to a better understanding of how materials move out of cellsCredit: University of ...

Penn researchers influence CDC’s clarification on prescribing opioids for cancer pain

Credit: Penn Nurisng PHILADELPHIA (June 12, 2019) - To reduce the number of people who may misuse, abuse, or overdose ...

Adults with sleep apnea are more likely to experience involuntary job loss

Sleep apnea can impair mental and physical functioning, which may impact job performance SAN ANTONIO - Recently unemployed people with ...

Researchers discover trigger for muscle-wasting condition

Credit: OU Medicine Among all major cancers, pancreatic cancer has the highest rate of death - 93 percent of patients ...

Norovirus structures could help develop treatments for food poisoning