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Supercomputers help scientists to devise cancer models for predicting individual treatment outcomes

Attempts to eradicate cancer are often compared to a "moonshot" -- the successful effort that sent the first astronauts to the moon.

3 Jan 2018

Experts look for ways to end dietary deficiencies in essential micronutrients

One of the most ambitious programmes to provide lasting improvements in nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa begins today when a diverse multinational team of experts from agriculture to ethics start looking for ways to end dietary deficiencies in essential micronutrients.

3 Jan 2018

New research hub set up to help stop future outbreaks of killer diseases

A ground-breaking new research hub has been set up to help halt future outbreaks of killer diseases like Ebola and Zika.

3 Jan 2018

Study suggests potential means of stalling or even reversing diabetes-related blindness

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a cell signaling pathway in mice that triggers vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion – diseases characterized by the closure of blood vessels in the retina, leading to blindness.

3 Jan 2018

Women undergoing hysterectomy have risk of long-term disease, study shows

Mayo Clinic researchers show that hysterectomy with ovarian conservation is associated with a significantly increased risk of several cardiovascular diseases and metabolic conditions. The findings are published in Menopause.

3 Jan 2018

Advanced live cell imaging reveals brain’s response to blood vessel injury

Live cell imaging and laser beam ablation reveals the damage response of pericytes surrounding blood vessels in the brain.

3 Jan 2018

Study reveals the link between hysterectomy and increased chronic health risks

A new study conducted by the scientists at Mayo clinic has revealed the association of hysterectomy with ovarian conservation and elevated risks of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic conditions. The results of the study were published in Menopause.

3 Jan 2018

Study reveals the link between hysterectomy and increased chronic health risks

3 Jan 2018

New cholesterol calculation method could eliminate need for routine fasting

In a direct comparison study, Johns Hopkins researchers have added to evidence that a newer method of calculating so-called "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood is more accurate than the older method in people who did not fast before blood was drawn.

2 Jan 2018

New, sensitive screening test may allow clinicians to accurately detect Pompe disease

Researchers identified a new, more sensitive screening test to recognize Pompe disease, a metabolic disorder affecting cellular processing of glycogen in numerous tissues of the body.

2 Jan 2018

Review calls for improvement in post-hospital recovery care for sepsis survivors

Despite improvement in the rates of people dying of sepsis in the hospital, the condition is still a leading cause of hospital readmissions and costs, as well as long-term disabilities and impairments, prompting University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan medical scientists to develop thorough recommendations for post-hospital recovery care and future clinical trials.

2 Jan 2018

Obesity drives high diabetes risk among blacks, study says

In a surprising finding, blacks and whites have the same risk of developing diabetes when all biological factors for the disease are considered over time, reports a large new Northwestern Medicine study.

2 Jan 2018

Researchers develop novel organ-on-a-chip device that models atherosclerosis

When studying diseases or testing potential drug therapies, researchers usually turn to cultured cells on Petri dishes or experiments with lab animals, but recently, researchers have been developing a different approach: small, organ-on-a-chip devices that mimic the functions of human organs, serving as potentially cheaper and more effective tools.

2 Jan 2018