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Revolutionary technology could radically change cryopreservation of cells and tissues

Everyone knows that freezing things is an imperfect process. Take frozen food, for example - most have experienced those frozen ice crystals that change the texture and taste of their favorite meal.

6 Feb 2018

New five-minute procedure to scan blood vessels offers hope for claustrophobic patients

Doctors have developed a new five-minute procedure to scan the blood vessels which offers hope for claustrophobic patients unable to tolerate the conventional longer test. The research is presented today at CMR 2018.

6 Feb 2018

Researchers reveal promising method for delivering cancer virotherapy

Researchers at Okayama University report in Scientific Reports a promising method for delivering viral DNA, able to eliminate cancerous cells, to a tumor. The approach, involving encapsulation of the DNA in liposomes, has the potential to enable intravenous delivery of virus-based antitumor agents.

6 Feb 2018

CHLA participates in clinical trial using stem cells to treat rare congenital heart defect

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is announcing participation in the first-ever clinical trial using stem cells from umbilical cord blood to delay or even prevent heart failure in children born with a rare congenital heart defect that leaves them with half a heart.

5 Feb 2018

Researchers devise strategies to target glioma stem cells that could improve patient survival

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor and has one of the worst survival rates of all cancers.

5 Feb 2018

Weight loss surgery helps prevent diabetes-related microvascular complications in obese patients

In a BJS analysis of published studies in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers found that weight loss surgery helps prevent the development of microvascular complications—which affect small blood vessels—better than medical treatment.

5 Feb 2018

Study shows MRI as ideal choice for clarifying ambiguous mammography results

A study of around 300 volunteers, conducted in Austria by MedUni Vienna in collaboration with Diagnostic Graz, convincingly shows that Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the best choice for clarifying ambiguous mammography results.

5 Feb 2018

Novel method can edit genes with substantially fewer errors

Gene therapy is an emerging strategy to treat diseases caused by genetic abnormalities. One form of gene therapy involves the direct repair of a defective gene, using genome-editing technology such as CRISPR-Cas9. Despite its therapeutic potential, genome editing can also introduce unwanted and potentially harmful genetic errors that limit its clinical feasibility.

5 Feb 2018

Debate sessions at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018 to focus on treatment for heart attack patients

The optimal treatment for heart attack patients will be debated at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018. The annual congress of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology, will be held 3 to 5 March at the MiCo Milano Congressi in Milan, Italy.

5 Feb 2018

Germany has highest prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents

Twenty-five to 35 percent of adolescents in Germany have intentionally inflicted injuries to themselves at least once in their lives—some self-injure on a regular basis.

2 Feb 2018

Stalled health programs await a green light on the hill

With the clock ticking on the current stop-gap bill that funds the federal government through Feb. 8, Congress is steeling itself to consider another must-pass budget bill. And, once again, health care could be caught in the crosshairs.

2 Feb 2018

Popular allergy drug may reduce relapses in patients with neuromyelitis optica

The addition of cetirizine (the popular allergy medication sold under the brand name Zyrtec) to standard therapy is safe, well-tolerated, and may reduce relapses in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a rare and severe disease that causes inflammation and demyelination (damage to the myelin - the protective coating of nerve cells), primarily in the optic nerve (optic neuritis), spinal cord (myelitis), and brainstem.

2 Feb 2018

Scientists synthesize new multifunctional compound that has anti-tumor properties

A research team of the UNN Faculty of Chemistry led by Professor Alexei Fedorov has developed and synthesized a new multifunctional compound that possesses anti-tumor properties that are due to several independent effects.

2 Feb 2018

Breast cancer treatments increase the risk of heart disease, warns the AHA

The American Heart Association highlights the need to monitor cardiovascular health in women receiving treatment for breast cancer.

2 Feb 2018

Scientists develop immune-stimulating injections against cancer

A team of researchers have developed two immune-stimulating injections, that removed all traces of cancer when injected directly into solid mouse tumors.

2 Feb 2018

Geneva researchers highlight new way to control tumor progression

For a tumor to grow, it must develop blood vessels that supply nutrients and oxygen. Preventing tumor vascularization is therefore an interesting anti-tumor therapy that has been explored over the last ten years.

2 Feb 2018

$Researchers develop novel method to aid fracture recovery$

Researchers develop novel method to aid fracture recovery

Researchers from Michigan Medicine have developed a novel method to aid the repair of difficult-to-heal fractures.

2 Feb 2018

New clinical practice guideline for using CYP2D6 genotype to guide tamoxifen therapy

An international group of clinicians and scientists representing the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium published the first-ever clinical practice guideline for using CYP2D6 genotype to guide tamoxifen therapy in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

1 Feb 2018

Disabled children in West Africa face greater risk of violence, study finds

Disabled children in West Africa experience significantly greater violence than their non-disabled peers and all experience violence from they day they are born, finds a study published in BMC Public Health by Janet Njelesani, assistant professor of occupational therapy at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

1 Feb 2018

New scientific statement reveals shared risk factors and cardiotoxic effects of cancer therapy

A new scientific statement issued today by the American Heart Association underscores the commonalities between cardiovascular disease and breast cancer among women, and it calls for more focus on research and specialized treatment where the diseases overlap.

1 Feb 2018

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Revolutionary technology could radically change cryopreservation of cells and tissues

New five-minute procedure to scan blood vessels offers hope for claustrophobic patients

Researchers reveal promising method for delivering cancer virotherapy

CHLA participates in clinical trial using stem cells to treat rare congenital heart defect

Researchers devise strategies to target glioma stem cells that could improve patient survival

Weight loss surgery helps prevent diabetes-related microvascular complications in obese patients

Study shows MRI as ideal choice for clarifying ambiguous mammography results

Novel method can edit genes with substantially fewer errors

Debate sessions at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018 to focus on treatment for heart attack patients

Germany has highest prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents

Stalled health programs await a green light on the hill

Popular allergy drug may reduce relapses in patients with neuromyelitis optica

Scientists synthesize new multifunctional compound that has anti-tumor properties

Breast cancer treatments increase the risk of heart disease, warns the AHA

Scientists develop immune-stimulating injections against cancer

Geneva researchers highlight new way to control tumor progression

Researchers develop novel method to aid fracture recovery

New clinical practice guideline for using CYP2D6 genotype to guide tamoxifen therapy

Disabled children in West Africa face greater risk of violence, study finds

New scientific statement reveals shared risk factors and cardiotoxic effects of cancer therapy

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