Tag: Medicine/Health

INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief faculty members are sharing the institute's groundbreaking research with national leaders in geriatrics at the 2019 annual ...

Study shows drug reduces risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The drug eculizumab, a synthetic antibody that inhibits the inflammatory response, significantly reduced the risk of relapse ...

New book explores hospice and palliative care interventions

Credit: Elsevier Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care: Building an Evidence Base sets forth research considerations and guidelines ...

Early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s in the blood

Credit: RUB, Marquard Using current techniques, Alzheimer's disease, the most frequent cause of dementia, can only be detected once the ...

Hotspot in the genome may drive psychosis in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Findings provide a treatment target and a starting point for new biomarkersCredit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, ...

Study reveals amyloid clumps of a truncated p53 structure related to endometrial cancer

Brazilian scientists identify the predominant presence of a truncated variant of the p53 protein in amyloid aggregates in endometrial cancer ...

Needleless vaccine will protect children from dangerous viruses

Orally administered vaccine can protect millions from hepatitis B. Oral vaccines are both safer and less expensive than injections; researchers ...

The sense of touch is formed in the brain before birth

The finding, published in Science, has been carried out by researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience CSIC-UMH in Alicante (Spain) ...

Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation may increase the risk of hypertension, a known cause of heart disease and stroke

DALLAS, May 3, 2019 - Prolonged exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation increased the risk of hypertension, according to ...

Making the invisible visible: New method opens unexplored realms for liquid biopsies

A new approach to RNA sequencing reveals thousands of previously inaccessible RNA fragments in blood plasma that might serve as ...

Avoid smoky environments to protect your heart

Secondhand smoke linked to high blood pressure Milan, Italy - 3 May 2019: If a room or car is smoky, ...

Elderly survivors of three common cancers face persistent risk of brain metastasis

Bottom Line: Elderly survivors of breast cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma face risk of brain metastasis later in life, and ...

Azithromycin appears to reduce treatment failure in severe, acute COPD exacerbations

Credit: ATS May 3, 2019--The antibiotic azithromycin may reduce treatment failure in patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of chronic ...

Vital signs can now be monitored using radar

A radar system developed at the University of Waterloo can wirelessly monitor the vital signs of patients, eliminating the need ...

Drug combination could be effective for treatment-resistant gonorrhea

Scientists comparing treatments for gonorrhoea have identified a drug combination that could be an effective back-up for patients not responding ...

C-Path, CDISC release therapeutic area standard to drive research forward for CDAD

TUCSON, Ariz. and AUSTIN, May 2, 2019 -- The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and CDISC are pleased to announce the ...

Research on Reddit identifies opioid addiction self-treatment risks

Credit: Georgia Tech Using advanced machine-learning techniques, Georgia Tech researchers have examined nearly 1.5 million Reddit posts to identify risks ...

Study reveals link between starch digestion gene, gut bacteria

ITHACA, N.Y. - A newly discovered relationship between genetic variation and the gut microbiome could help nutritionists personalize their recommendations. ...

Blood pressure drug shows no benefit in Parkinson’s disease

PHILADELPHIA - A study of a blood pressure drug does not show any benefit for people with Parkinson's disease, according ...

Researchers putting the brakes on lethal childhood cancer