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Mutations in 'junk' DNA can cause autism, study shows

Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in so-called 'junk' DNA can cause autism.

27 May 2019

Mites and ticks are part of the same evolutionary line, research shows

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum in London have reconstructed the evolutionary history of the chelicerates, the mega-diverse group of 110,000 arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks.

27 May 2019

Malaria free status for Algeria and Argentina

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Argentina and Algeria malaria-free in a historic announcement for the two nations.

27 May 2019

Research into structure of anticoagulant protein may open new avenues for treatment of thrombosis

A collaboration between researchers from Brazil and the United States may open new avenues for the treatment of thrombosis, the leading cause of death among cancer patients.

27 May 2019

Coming soon: New home blood-testing device for people with chronic illnesses

Université de Montréal's Laboratory of Biosensors & Nanomachines, in partnership with Montreal company Nanogenecs Diagnostics, has just been awarded a 700 000$ NSERC 'Idea to Innovation' grant to develop a home blood-testing device for people with chronic illnesses.

27 May 2019

Coat of proteins makes viruses more infectious and facilitates plaque formation in Alzheimer's

New research from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet shows that viruses interact with proteins in the biological fluids of their host which results in a layer of proteins on the viral surface.

27 May 2019

Being overweight around age 18 linked with higher risk of cardiomyopathy in adulthood

A large study of Swedish men found that those who were even mildly overweight around age 18 were more likely develop cardiomyopathy in adulthood -- an uncommon heart muscle condition that can cause heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

27 May 2019

Popular herbal tea causes high-blood pressure emergency in patient

Licorice tea, a popular herbal tea, is not without health risks, as a case study of a man admitted to hospital for a high-blood pressure emergency demonstrates in CMAJ.

27 May 2019

NYU Langone vascular surgeon's discovery saves Brooklyn man's foot

When Jose Palacios arrived to the operating room at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn last March, he thought he might never walk again. The infection in his foot had gotten so bad his doctor told him amputation may be necessary. But when the surgery was over, he could hardly believe his eyes.

26 May 2019

Novel method for evaluating genomic sequencing results in newborn screening

Newborn screening is required in the U.S. and differs slightly depending on which state you live in. For the most part, it's done before a newborn baby leaves the hospital and includes a blood test that screens for 30-50 serious health problems that usually arise in infancy or childhood, and could hinder normal development.

26 May 2019

Weekly pharmacy visits improve drug adherence and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure

Elderly patients with heart failure who see a pharmacist once a week are more likely to take their tablets and be active in daily life, according to late breaking results from the PHARM-CHF randomized controlled trial presented today at Heart Failure 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

26 May 2019

Starving the fungus could help fight drug-resistant fungal infections

How do you fight a fungal infection that is becoming increasingly resistant to medicine? By starving it, found a team of University at Buffalo and Temple University researchers.

26 May 2019

Biomarkers help tailor diuretic treatment for acute heart failure patients

Adrenomedullin activity predicts which acute heart failure patients are at the greatest risk of death without diuretic treatment post-discharge, according to late breaking research presented today at Heart Failure 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

26 May 2019

UAB study reveals detrimental role of neutrophils in multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that damages the insulating sheaths of nerve cells of the central nervous system. People with the disease can lose vision, suffer weak limbs, show degenerative symptoms and exhibit impaired cognition.

26 May 2019

Researchers find lower ER triage scores are linked to delayed antibiotics for sepsis patients

Providing early, appropriate antibiotic treatment for patients with sepsis — serious complication of infection that can lead to organ failure and death — is crucial for their survival.

25 May 2019

Mobile phone app may help boost and maintain physical activity in women

Activity trackers and mobile phone apps are all the rage, but do they really help users increase and maintain physical activity?

25 May 2019

Study demonstrates the concept of systemic gene therapy treatment for gamma-sarcoglycanopathy

Gamma-sarcoglycanopathy is one of the most common limb-girdle myopathies.

25 May 2019

Newly approved gene therapy for SMA is based on delivery vehicle discovered by Penn expert

James Wilson, MD, PhD, recalls being struck by the devastating toll of rare diseases as a young physician in the 1980s. He set out on a path to correct the genes that cause these conditions, including spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), the most common inherited fatal disease in infants.

25 May 2019

Researchers develop new algorithm to accurately predict patients' chances of survival in ICU

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop a new algorithm.

25 May 2019

Deactivating specific protein with drugs reverses inflammation, scarring of liver in NASH patients

A team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Medical School and National Heart Centre Singapore found that deactivating a specific protein - interleukin 11 - with drugs called therapeutic antibodies, reverses inflammation and scarring of the liver in patients suffering from an untreatable type of fatty liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis .

25 May 2019

Blood News and Research

Mutations in 'junk' DNA can cause autism, study shows

Mites and ticks are part of the same evolutionary line, research shows

Malaria free status for Algeria and Argentina

Research into structure of anticoagulant protein may open new avenues for treatment of thrombosis

Coming soon: New home blood-testing device for people with chronic illnesses

Coat of proteins makes viruses more infectious and facilitates plaque formation in Alzheimer's

Being overweight around age 18 linked with higher risk of cardiomyopathy in adulthood

Popular herbal tea causes high-blood pressure emergency in patient

NYU Langone vascular surgeon's discovery saves Brooklyn man's foot

Novel method for evaluating genomic sequencing results in newborn screening

Weekly pharmacy visits improve drug adherence and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure

Starving the fungus could help fight drug-resistant fungal infections

Biomarkers help tailor diuretic treatment for acute heart failure patients

UAB study reveals detrimental role of neutrophils in multiple sclerosis

Researchers find lower ER triage scores are linked to delayed antibiotics for sepsis patients

Mobile phone app may help boost and maintain physical activity in women

Study demonstrates the concept of systemic gene therapy treatment for gamma-sarcoglycanopathy

Newly approved gene therapy for SMA is based on delivery vehicle discovered by Penn expert

Researchers develop new algorithm to accurately predict patients' chances of survival in ICU

Deactivating specific protein with drugs reverses inflammation, scarring of liver in NASH patients

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