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Anti-seizure drug could have beneficial effect in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease

In the last decade, mounting evidence has linked seizure-like activity in the brain to some of the cognitive decline seen in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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

Safety net clinics can adopt patient-centered medical home models to improve access to primary care

Most of the federally qualified health centers that participated in a program to help them adopt a "medical home" model of advanced primary care were successful in doing so according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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

Novel MRI method uses simple sugar solution instead of conventional contrast agents

In magnetic resonance imaging, contrast agents are used to enhance the imaging of tissue structures.

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

Novel seca medical Vital Signs Analyzer advances potential of non-invasive diagnostics to completely new level

Malnutrition, obesity, Type 2 diabetes and all their consequences are among the world's major medical challenges of the 21st century.

From seca 23 Jun 2017

Consuming more fish could reduce symptoms of arthritis, study finds

A new study conducted by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School shows that increased intake of fish reduces the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The study has found reduced levels of arthritis in people who consumed fish twice or more than twice a week, compared with people who never consumed fish or consumed it less than once in a month.

23 Jun 2017

Abbott launches CE Marked Alinity hq analyzer for hematology

Abbott announced today that the Alinity hq analyzer for hematology is now CE Marked and available in Europe and other countries that recognize CE Mark.

23 Jun 2017

Abbott introduces Sekisui CP3000 fully automated coagulation system for accurate test results

Today, Abbott announced that the Sekisui CP3000 coagulation system, a fully automated analyzer that tests bleeding and clotting function in blood, is now available in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

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

Study: 45% of U.S. women unaware that heart disease is their No. 1 killer

Women and their physicians are largely uneducated when it comes to females and heart disease, putting women's health and lives at greater risk, a new study out today shows.

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

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

Researchers identify first definitive risk genes for Tourette Syndrome

An international team that just conducted the largest study of Tourette Syndrome has identified genetic abnormalities that are the first definitive risk genes for the disorder.

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

Memories stored in same neuron can be selectively erased, study suggests

Different types of memories stored in the same neuron of the marine snail Aplysia can be selectively erased, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and McGill University and published today in Current Biology.

22 Jun 2017

HPV testing leads to faster, more complete diagnosis of possible cervical precancer

Women who receive human papillomavirus testing, in addition to a pap smear, receive a faster, more complete diagnosis of possible cervical precancer, according to a study of over 450,000 women by Queen Mary University of London and the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center.

22 Jun 2017

UCSF-led study finds high rate of autism symptoms in children with Tourette syndrome

Around one in five children with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations, met criteria for autism in a study headed by UC San Francisco.

22 Jun 2017

Study finds some insulin production in almost half of diabetes patients

Some insulin is still produced in almost half of the patients that have had type 1 diabetes for more than ten years.

22 Jun 2017

Hospital News and Research

Anti-seizure drug could have beneficial effect in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease

Flat head syndrome does not have consequences beyond cosmetics

Safety net clinics can adopt patient-centered medical home models to improve access to primary care

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

Novel MRI method uses simple sugar solution instead of conventional contrast agents

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

Novel seca medical Vital Signs Analyzer advances potential of non-invasive diagnostics to completely new level

Consuming more fish could reduce symptoms of arthritis, study finds

Abbott launches CE Marked Alinity hq analyzer for hematology

Abbott introduces Sekisui CP3000 fully automated coagulation system for accurate test results

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

Study: 45% of U.S. women unaware that heart disease is their No. 1 killer

Scientists discover link between sugar metabolism and peroxisomal biogenesis disorders

New biomarker assay improves detection, assessment of neuroblastoma

Researchers identify first definitive risk genes for Tourette Syndrome

Human colon organoids fill gap in effectively modeling common GI diseases

Memories stored in same neuron can be selectively erased, study suggests

HPV testing leads to faster, more complete diagnosis of possible cervical precancer

UCSF-led study finds high rate of autism symptoms in children with Tourette syndrome

Study finds some insulin production in almost half of diabetes patients

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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