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Study identifies key gluten peptide triggering leaky gut in celiac patients

Today is International Celiac Day. Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune condition that occurs in around one per cent of the world's population.

17 May 2024

Breakthrough imaging technique uncovers detailed scleral patterns in myopic eyes

Eye diseases are extremely prevalent worldwide, with recent estimates suggesting that one-third of the global population suffers from some type of vision impairment.

17 May 2024

Study reveals no survival benefit from systemic therapy in very advanced solid tumors

Patients with very advanced solid tumors saw no significant improvement in overall survival after receiving systemic therapy, according to a study published today in JAMA Oncology by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Yale Cancer Center.

17 May 2024

Pre-vaccine COVID-19: US study reveals hospitalization rate of 5.7% and fatality rate of 1.7%

Study estimates COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality rates in the US during the pre-vaccination period, revealing significant age and racial disparities in outcomes.

17 May 2024

Boosting mitochondrial health can reverse protein clumping in aging and Alzheimer's

It has long been known that a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and most other neurodegenerative diseases, is the clumping together of insoluble protein aggregates in the brain.

16 May 2024

Novel gene-delivery vehicle shows promise for treating brain disorders

In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver a disease-relevant gene to the brain in mice expressing the human protein.

16 May 2024

Men face higher risk of diabetes complications than women, study finds

Men are at greater risk than women of the major health effects of diabetes (types 1 and 2), suggests a long term study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

16 May 2024

Offering screening options boosts colorectal cancer test rates

The rate of colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled when patients were given a choice between which type of screening they wanted-;a take-home kit or colonoscopy-;compared to those who were only offered the colonoscopy, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

16 May 2024

Text messages with financial rewards boost weight loss in obese men, study finds

Study found that combining behavioral text messages with financial incentives promotes significant weight loss in obese men, while text messages alone do not.

16 May 2024

Genes and age reveal new insights into cognitive variability, study finds

Study examines the effects of specific genes and age on cognition, revealing potential for creating genotype- and cognition-stratified cohorts for future research.

16 May 2024

Validation study shows positive reception for SkinNTDs app in Ghana and Kenya

The Journal of Medical Internet Research, a leading publication in digital health research, has published the results from the first phase of the validation study on the SkinNTDs mobile app, which aims to help control neglected tropical diseases and some common skin diseases, which particularly affect countries with low per capita incomes.

16 May 2024

Loneliness increases the risk of developing mental health problems

Are lonely people more likely to have problems with mental health? Yes, but the obverse is also true.

16 May 2024

Ambulance blood pressure treatment benefits hemorrhagic stroke patients, study finds

Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke, according to new research.

16 May 2024

Global initiative REACT targets early detection of atherosclerosis

One in three people around the world die from cardiovascular disease, which is mainly caused by atherosclerosis.

16 May 2024

Liquid biopsy biomarker predicts melanoma therapy response

If black skin cancer (melanoma) spreads, there are various therapies that can be used. However, there is still insufficient research into who responds to which therapy and whether resistance may develop over time.

16 May 2024

Perioperative immunotherapy improves event-free survival in patients with resectable NSCLC

Compared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy – given before and after surgery – significantly improved event-free survival (EFS) in patients with resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC), according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 May 2024

Chiropractic care reduces tramadol prescriptions for sciatica, study finds

A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that adults initially receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation for newly diagnosed radicular low back pain (sciatica) were significantly less likely to be prescribed tramadol over the following year compared to those receiving usual medical care.

16 May 2024

Research expands understanding of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis

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Medical Condition News

Study identifies key gluten peptide triggering leaky gut in celiac patients

Breakthrough imaging technique uncovers detailed scleral patterns in myopic eyes

Study reveals no survival benefit from systemic therapy in very advanced solid tumors

Pre-vaccine COVID-19: US study reveals hospitalization rate of 5.7% and fatality rate of 1.7%

Boosting mitochondrial health can reverse protein clumping in aging and Alzheimer's

Novel gene-delivery vehicle shows promise for treating brain disorders

Men face higher risk of diabetes complications than women, study finds

Offering screening options boosts colorectal cancer test rates

Text messages with financial rewards boost weight loss in obese men, study finds

Genes and age reveal new insights into cognitive variability, study finds

Validation study shows positive reception for SkinNTDs app in Ghana and Kenya

Loneliness increases the risk of developing mental health problems

Ambulance blood pressure treatment benefits hemorrhagic stroke patients, study finds

Global initiative REACT targets early detection of atherosclerosis

Liquid biopsy biomarker predicts melanoma therapy response

Perioperative immunotherapy improves event-free survival in patients with resectable NSCLC

Chiropractic care reduces tramadol prescriptions for sciatica, study finds

Research expands understanding of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis

Climate change may negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions

New guideline issued for antiseizure medication use in pregnant epilepsy patients

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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