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Study sheds light on pediatric DIPG tumor mechanisms

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center are one step closer to understanding how pediatric DIPG tumors work.

13 Jun 2024

UC San Diego's initiative for combating the opioid crisis with AI

Opioids are a broad group of effective pain-relieving medicines that can become highly addictive in some individuals. According to government sources, nearly 40 million people are addicted to illicit drugs worldwide.

13 Jun 2024

New psychotherapy shows promise in reducing chronic pain for older veterans

A new study led by UCLA Health and the U.S. Veterans Affairs Office found chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related emotions that can exacerbate pain symptoms.

13 Jun 2024

Pre-surgery GLP-1 agonists reduce post-operative risks in extreme obesity

A combination of GLP-1 agonists taken before metabolic and bariatric surgery may help patients with extreme obesity lower the risk of post-operative complications, according to a new study presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting.

13 Jun 2024

Gastric bypass maintains weight loss and diabetes remission over 15 years, study shows

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a type of weight-loss surgery, kept type 2 diabetes in remission for up to 15 years and most of the weight off for up to 20 years in one of the largest long-term studies of patients undergoing the procedure.

12 Jun 2024

Frailty as a major predictor of postoperative outcomes in elderly non-cardiac surgery patients

A new study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older undergoing non-cardiac surgeries has revealed that frailty is a significant predictor of postoperative outcomes, regardless of the type of surgery performed.

12 Jun 2024

High-flow oxygen technique equally safe as traditional anesthesia in pediatric tubeless airway surgery

A new high-flow oxygen technique is as safe as standard anesthetic methods during tubeless upper airway surgery in children, according to University of Queensland research.

11 Jun 2024

Study highlights metabolic surgery's role in diabetes prevention

Patients with pre-diabetes and severe obesity who had metabolic and bariatric surgery were 20-times less likely to develop full-blown type 2 diabetes over the course of 15 years than patients with the condition who did not have surgery, according to a new study presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting.

11 Jun 2024

Metabolic surgery proven most effective for sustained weight loss over GLP-1 drugs and lifestyle interventions

Systematic reviews of medical literature between 2020 to 2024 show bariatric surgery, also known as metabolic or weight-loss surgery, produces the greatest and most sustained weight loss compared to GLP-1 receptor agonists and lifestyle interventions.

11 Jun 2024

Patient perspectives highlight urgent need for research on smell and taste disorders

Researchers and patient advocates from the Monell Chemical Senses Center, Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA), and Thomas Jefferson University came together during the COVID-19 pandemic to incorporate patient voices in efforts to prioritize research areas focused on improving care for people with smell and taste disorders.

10 Jun 2024

Understanding Crohn's disease through 'mini-gut' models

Cambridge scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease and how it presents in patients.

10 Jun 2024

Discovery could accelerate efforts to produce new antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

A discovery made by scientists at King's College London could speed up efforts to produce new antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

10 Jun 2024

Teprotumumab shows long-lasting benefits for thyroid eye disease patients

Most patients with thyroid eye disease treated with teprotumumab didn't require additional treatments nearly 2 years later, according to industry-supported research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass., and published in the journal Thyroid.

10 Jun 2024

Surgery News and Research

Study sheds light on pediatric DIPG tumor mechanisms

UC San Diego's initiative for combating the opioid crisis with AI

New psychotherapy shows promise in reducing chronic pain for older veterans

Pre-surgery GLP-1 agonists reduce post-operative risks in extreme obesity

Gastric bypass maintains weight loss and diabetes remission over 15 years, study shows

Frailty as a major predictor of postoperative outcomes in elderly non-cardiac surgery patients

High-flow oxygen technique equally safe as traditional anesthesia in pediatric tubeless airway surgery

Study highlights metabolic surgery's role in diabetes prevention

Metabolic surgery proven most effective for sustained weight loss over GLP-1 drugs and lifestyle interventions

Patient perspectives highlight urgent need for research on smell and taste disorders

Understanding Crohn's disease through 'mini-gut' models

Discovery could accelerate efforts to produce new antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

Teprotumumab shows long-lasting benefits for thyroid eye disease patients

New research dispels myths about anesthesia-related cognitive decline

Abnormal aortic blood in the aorta flow linked to vessel wall inflammation and breakdown

Glowing marker dye gives medics a 'second pair of eyes' during prostate cancer surgery

Xylitol linked to higher risk of cardiovascular events, Cleveland Clinic study finds

New antioxidant biomaterial may provide relief to people living with chronic pancreatitis

New soft-robotic device restores natural esophageal motion for improved digestion

Gene therapy trial: restored hearing in children with hereditary deafness

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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