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Study could help surgeons choose best approaches for hearing preservation in cochlear implant patients

Cochlear implants that have electrodes designed without wire perform better than those with wires for long-term hearing preservation, a Mount Sinai researcher has reported in a first-of-its-kind study.

27 Jun 2017

Four-food elimination diet can resolve symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis in children

Children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) – a chronic inflammatory disease that injures the esophagus – who temporarily eliminated cow's milk, wheat, egg and soy from their diet for eight weeks had their symptoms and esophageal swelling resolve, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

27 Jun 2017

Innate immune cells of myeloid lineage play central role in AD pathogenesis than previously thought

Many genes linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are expressed in myeloid cells and regulated by a single protein, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published June 19 in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

27 Jun 2017

3D printing in medicine

We would normally divide the additive manufacturing technology into seven different groups. Whilst they all focus on building layer by layer, the way in which those layers are constructed varies according to the different type of additive manufacturing technology that's being used.

27 Jun 2017

Study underscores need to improve handwashing behavior with soap in many impoverished countries

Washing with soap and water is second nature for many. But in many other places around the world, handwashing with soap is rare.

27 Jun 2017

Implanted magnets successfully treat involuntary eye movement disorder nystagmus

In a new medical breakthrough, reported in the journal Ophthalmology, doctors have successfully implanted magnets within a patient’s eyes to correct a condition called “nystagmus” also called “dancing eyes”.

26 Jun 2017

Yemen facing serious cholera outbreak

Yemen has been torn apart with violence that has led to widespread famine and now it has another demon to face. International health authorities last Saturday announced that the world now faces one of its worst cholera outbreaks.

25 Jun 2017

Experimental drug benefits some patients with advanced kidney cancer

Some patients with a form of advanced kidney cancer that carries a poor prognosis benefited from an experimental drug targeted to an abnormal genetic pathway causing cancerous growth, according to research led by a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientist.

24 Jun 2017

Combined effect of genetic change and ozone exposure could increase risk for autism

A new analysis shows that individuals with high levels of genetic variation and elevated exposure to ozone in the environment are at an even higher risk for developing autism than would be expected by adding the two risk factors together.

23 Jun 2017

Study offers insight into earliest molecular steps that lead to organ rejection

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have uncovered the first molecular steps that lead to immune system activation and eventual rejection of a transplanted organ.

23 Jun 2017

Flat head syndrome does not have consequences beyond cosmetics

The number of infants who develop flat head syndrome - deformational plagiocephaly – has increased significantly since the start of the Back to Sleep campaign to combat Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the 1990s.

23 Jun 2017

Infectious disease experts examine how quickly Lyme disease symptoms resolve in children

For many Americans, the warmer weather of summer means more time spent outside: More gardening and yard work, more hikes in the woods, more backyard barbecues. But for this year in particular, some experts predict warmer weather will lead to more ticks.

23 Jun 2017

BetterYou vitamin D oral spray highly commended at the Veggie Awards 2017

An innovative way of boosting vitamin D levels has scooped an accolade in the Best Supplement category at the Veggie Awards 2017- a true mark of quality in the meat-free industry.

From BetterYou Ltd 23 Jun 2017

Lipoprotein abnormalities linked to vaso-occlusive events in patients with sickle cell disease

An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 242, Issue 12, June, 2017) links imbalances in lipoprotein metabolism with vaso-occlusive events in patients with sickle cell disease

23 Jun 2017

Existing drugs could help subgroup of patients with osteosarcoma, suggest scientists

A subgroup of patients with osteosarcoma - a form of bone cancer - could be helped by an existing drug, suggest scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators at University College London Cancer Institute and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

23 Jun 2017

All kids should be screened for obesity

Earlier this week, an influential group of experts in preventive care affirmed that children age 6 and older should be screened for obesity and referred to intensive treatment when necessary.

23 Jun 2017

Scientists discover link between sugar metabolism and peroxisomal biogenesis disorders

Meeting a young patient with Zellweger syndrome, a rare, life-threatening genetic disease, started a scientific investigation that culminated with an unexpected discovery.

23 Jun 2017

Children of heavy-drinking mothers have greater odds of contact with justice system

This study investigated whether children whose mothers had an alcohol-related disorder would be at risk of early-life contact with the justice system, which can lead to many negative outcomes across an individual's life span.

23 Jun 2017

New biomarker assay improves detection, assessment of neuroblastoma

Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed and tested a new biomarker assay for quantifying disease and detecting the presence of neuroblastoma even when standard evaluations yield negative results for the disease.

23 Jun 2017

Human colon organoids fill gap in effectively modeling common GI diseases

Scientists used human pluripotent stem cells to generate human embryonic colons in a laboratory that function much like natural human tissues when transplanted into mice, according to research published June 22 in Cell Stem Cell.

22 Jun 2017

Children News and Research

Study could help surgeons choose best approaches for hearing preservation in cochlear implant patients

Four-food elimination diet can resolve symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis in children

Innate immune cells of myeloid lineage play central role in AD pathogenesis than previously thought

3D printing in medicine

Study underscores need to improve handwashing behavior with soap in many impoverished countries

Implanted magnets successfully treat involuntary eye movement disorder nystagmus

Yemen facing serious cholera outbreak

Experimental drug benefits some patients with advanced kidney cancer

Combined effect of genetic change and ozone exposure could increase risk for autism

Study offers insight into earliest molecular steps that lead to organ rejection

Flat head syndrome does not have consequences beyond cosmetics

Infectious disease experts examine how quickly Lyme disease symptoms resolve in children

BetterYou vitamin D oral spray highly commended at the Veggie Awards 2017

Lipoprotein abnormalities linked to vaso-occlusive events in patients with sickle cell disease

Existing drugs could help subgroup of patients with osteosarcoma, suggest scientists

All kids should be screened for obesity

Scientists discover link between sugar metabolism and peroxisomal biogenesis disorders

Children of heavy-drinking mothers have greater odds of contact with justice system

New biomarker assay improves detection, assessment of neuroblastoma

Human colon organoids fill gap in effectively modeling common GI diseases

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