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Expansion of the innovative aphasia therapy program will improve access to quality treatment

More people with aphasia will have access to quality treatment, particularly those in rural and regional areas, thanks to the expansion of a University of Queensland developed therapy program.

5 Mar 2023

Analysis provides new insights into complex effects of Alzheimer’s disease on the retina

Cedars-Sinai investigators have produced the most extensive analysis to date of changes in the retina - a layer of tissue at the back of the eye where visual information originates - and how those retinal changes correspond to brain and cognitive changes in Alzheimer's disease patients.

3 Mar 2023

Study reveals a new pathway for how children and adults develop cardiomyopathy

Researchers have discovered how a gene that increases the risk of developing genetic heart disease functions, paving the way for new treatments.

2 Mar 2023

Regular physical activity associated with better mental health in adolescents

Regular physical activity can improve adolescents' mental health and help with behavioral difficulties, research suggests.

2 Mar 2023

Using vitamin B5 supplementation to boost red blood cell production in people with myelodysplastic syndromes

Scientists from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London and the Francis Crick Institute, have uncovered why patients with a rare type of blood cancer suffer from ineffective red blood cell production, and how vitamin B5 could be combined with existing drugs to improve outcomes.

1 Mar 2023

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

A clinical study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers revealed that oral verapamil, a readily available and commonly used drug to treat high blood pressure and heart conditions, can also improve the pancreas' insulin secretion in children with newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D).

1 Mar 2023

Breaking apart certain proteins may offer a pathway to treat Alzheimer's diease

Certain diseases, including Alzheimer's, are currently considered "undruggable" because traditional small molecule drugs can't interfere with the proteins responsible for the illnesses.

1 Mar 2023

Lifetime experiences of discrimination linked to increased risk of dementia

According to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, people who experience discrimination during their lifetimes have an increased risk of dementia.

28 Feb 2023

Gut-on-a-chip devices can bridge lab models and human biology

The gut is one of the most complex organs in the body. Inside, it teems with a diverse microbial population that interacts and cooperates with intestinal cells to digest food and drugs.

28 Feb 2023

Rare Diseases Action Plan for England focuses on providing better care and reducing health inequalities

A new Rare Diseases Action Plan for England will be published today (Tuesday 28 February) that will ensure those living with these conditions receive better care and treatment, fairer access to testing and have continued support.

28 Feb 2023

Cutting just one food from the diet rather than six may help treat eosinophilic esophagitis

Eliminating animal milk alone from the diet of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis, or EoE, is as effective at treating the disease as eliminating animal milk plus five other common foods, a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

27 Feb 2023

Common RNA modification plays a key role in TDP-43-related neurodegeneration in ALS

Nearly 100% of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - the progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease known as ALS or Lou Gherig's disease - involve the buildup of a protein called TDP-43.

27 Feb 2023

Organoid models for research on Chinese herbal medicine

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Organoids are three-dimensional cell accusations generated from pluripotent stem cells or adult stem cells in vitro.

24 Feb 2023

UVA research provides new insight into common causes of vision loss

UVA Health scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and other common causes of vision loss.

24 Feb 2023

Research identifies proteins that may contribute to onset of common metabolic diseases

New research has identified hundreds of proteins that might contribute to the onset of common, chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and consequently pathways to potential treatments.

24 Feb 2023

New AI tool tool could be used for rapid, automated anti-epileptic drug testing

By using state-of-the-art technology to analyze patterns of behavior in mice with epilepsy, researchers may be able to better study the disorder and identify potential treatments.

24 Feb 2023

More than half of the patients experience long-term aftereffects of COVID-19

Various long-term effects have been found to occur after infection by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and the reality of these lingering symptoms remains unknown.

24 Feb 2023

NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app worked well during the pandemic, research says

A team of experts at the Pandemic Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford and Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick estimate the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around 1 million cases, 44,000 hospitalizations and 9,600 deaths during its first year.

24 Feb 2023

Synthetic hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage

Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue reconstruction.

24 Feb 2023

Predicting the likelihood of kidney cancer recurrence by looking at DNA mutations

A decade-long international study into kidney cancer has shown that doctors can predict the likelihood of a patient's disease returning by looking at DNA mutations in their tumors.

24 Feb 2023

Medical Research News and Research

Expansion of the innovative aphasia therapy program will improve access to quality treatment

Analysis provides new insights into complex effects of Alzheimer’s disease on the retina

Study reveals a new pathway for how children and adults develop cardiomyopathy

Regular physical activity associated with better mental health in adolescents

Using vitamin B5 supplementation to boost red blood cell production in people with myelodysplastic syndromes

Clinical study reveals new use for high blood pressure drug in pediatric patients

Breaking apart certain proteins may offer a pathway to treat Alzheimer's diease

Lifetime experiences of discrimination linked to increased risk of dementia

Gut-on-a-chip devices can bridge lab models and human biology

Rare Diseases Action Plan for England focuses on providing better care and reducing health inequalities

Cutting just one food from the diet rather than six may help treat eosinophilic esophagitis

Common RNA modification plays a key role in TDP-43-related neurodegeneration in ALS

Organoid models for research on Chinese herbal medicine

UVA research provides new insight into common causes of vision loss

Research identifies proteins that may contribute to onset of common metabolic diseases

New AI tool tool could be used for rapid, automated anti-epileptic drug testing

More than half of the patients experience long-term aftereffects of COVID-19

NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app worked well during the pandemic, research says

Synthetic hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage

Predicting the likelihood of kidney cancer recurrence by looking at DNA mutations

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