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Endometriosis: Thousands of women suffer from debilitating pain

Endometriosis affects approximately 1 in 10 women in their reproductive years. The condition, described as debilitating, painful, and emotionally-draining, has taken a toll on the lives of many women across the globe. But the condition isn’t getting the needed adequate attention, hinting the need for more research on ways to battle it.

8 Oct 2019

Kessler researchers awarded grant to study effects of exercise in patients with MS

With a grant from the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, John DeLuca, PhD, Helen Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, will study the effects of different exercise regimens across multiple realms of symptoms and functioning in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

7 Oct 2019

Study identifies genetic marker which could personalize treatment for Crohn's disease

The largest study ever to look at why an expensive and commonly used group of drugs fails some patients with Crohn's disease has identified a genetic marker which could individualize drug treatment.

7 Oct 2019

Exercise can help protect cancer patients' heart from negative effects of therapies

Patients with cancer should receive a tailored exercise prescription to protect their heart, reports a paper published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

7 Oct 2019

Common genetic variant explains why immunotherapy often fails in Crohn's disease

The reason why a commonly used range of immunotherapy drugs is not effective in some patients with Crohn’s disease has so far not been identified, until now.

7 Oct 2019

Exercise may help reduce heart damage caused by chemotherapy

Cancer treatments can take a toll on the heart. The agents used to curb cancer cells can damage the heart or peripheral blood vessels. In some cases, they cause problems with clotting or blood lipids.

7 Oct 2019

Viagra enables rapid and efficient hematopoietic stem cell mobilization in mice

The combination of two clinically approved drugs--Viagra and Plerixafor--rapidly and efficiently mobilizes blood stem cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream in mice, researchers report October 10th in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

4 Oct 2019

Diet low in fermented carbs improves quality of life for patients with IBD

A new study has found that the FODMAP diet can improve gut symptoms and quality of life among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in just one month.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers create pain mediator profile for pancreatic diseases

In a recent study, a team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) discovered the cause of this phenomenon for the first time: a particular neuroenzyme in the body is present in the nerves of the organ in high concentrations.

2 Oct 2019

ICU nurses' moral distress levels differ based on perceived use of palliative care

Critical care nurses may be less likely to experience moral distress when they feel that patients' palliative care needs are being met, according to new research in the October issue of Critical Care Nurse.

1 Oct 2019

Infectious disease experts explain how to stay healthy during the flu season

About 40 million people contracted the flu last year, with hundreds of thousands hospitalized and 35,400 to 61,000 deaths, including 134 children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

30 Sep 2019

Study finds link between sleep duration and obesity among African Americans

Research in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found an association between sleep duration and obesity among African Americans.

30 Sep 2019

Weight loss is the key in battling type 2 diabetes, study reveals

Type 2 diabetes and obesity have been linked to each other. People who are overweight or obese are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which is a chronic disease characterized by increased blood sugar levels.

30 Sep 2019

Deer can pass tuberculosis to humans, CDC warns

Tuberculosis or TB is a highly contagious infection that usually affects the lungs, but it can spread to other parts of the body, such as the spine and brain. Commonly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can spread through the air from person to person.

30 Sep 2019

Study reveals molecular mechanism of cancer malignancy and development of leukemia

A Waseda University-led research uncovered the molecular mechanism of how a particular cancer-causing oncogene could trigger an onset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

30 Sep 2019

Combination of two immunotherapy drugs stops or reverses progression of advanced melanoma

A combination of two immunotherapy drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, has stopped or reversed the progression of advanced melanoma for five years or more in one in two patients, according to a study led by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

28 Sep 2019

PARP inhibitor combined with chemotherapy increases survival for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported study results showing that initial treatment with the PARP inhibitor veliparib in combination with chemotherapy significantly increased progression-free survival for patients with newly diagnosed, metastatic high-grade serous ovarian cancer, according to the results of the VELIA trial.

28 Sep 2019

Fatigue News and Research

Endometriosis: Thousands of women suffer from debilitating pain

Kessler researchers awarded grant to study effects of exercise in patients with MS

Study identifies genetic marker which could personalize treatment for Crohn's disease

Exercise can help protect cancer patients' heart from negative effects of therapies

Common genetic variant explains why immunotherapy often fails in Crohn's disease

Exercise may help reduce heart damage caused by chemotherapy

Viagra enables rapid and efficient hematopoietic stem cell mobilization in mice

Diet low in fermented carbs improves quality of life for patients with IBD

Researchers create pain mediator profile for pancreatic diseases

ICU nurses' moral distress levels differ based on perceived use of palliative care

Infectious disease experts explain how to stay healthy during the flu season

Study finds link between sleep duration and obesity among African Americans

Weight loss is the key in battling type 2 diabetes, study reveals

Deer can pass tuberculosis to humans, CDC warns

Study reveals molecular mechanism of cancer malignancy and development of leukemia

Combination of two immunotherapy drugs stops or reverses progression of advanced melanoma

PARP inhibitor combined with chemotherapy increases survival for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients

Combination therapy may offer new therapeutic avenue for previously-treated NSCLC and kidney cancer patients

Intensive physical training can harm brain capacity, shows study

Investigational drug may offer new treatment option for patients with lung and kidney cancer

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