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Prolonged use of cancer inhibitors can lead to severe cardiovascular problems

Plk1 inhibitors have recently been acknowledged as an "Innovative Therapy for leukaemia" by the US Food and Drug Administration.

10 Jul 2017

New technique reveals detailed structure of sweat glands

The basic structure of human sweat glands consists of a coiled secretory region deep in the skin and then a tube or duct that conveys the sweat to a pore at the skin surface.

10 Jul 2017

Researchers develop simpler and faster way to measure HDL's capacity to accept cholesterol

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is known as "good" cholesterol, because HDL particles removes excess cholesterol from arterial walls and transport them back to the liver.

10 Jul 2017

New inflammatory biomarkers may pave way for pre-hospital or pitch-side test to detect brain injury

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury.

10 Jul 2017

Novel therapy decreases incidence of bleeding by 87% in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors

An international team of hematologists including Guy Young, MD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found that in patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors, a novel therapy called emicizumab, decreases incidence of bleeding episodes by 87%.

10 Jul 2017

New marker may help diagnose late-stage lung cancer

Investigators have found a new marker that might be used for diagnosing a common form of lung cancer, especially at late stages.

10 Jul 2017

Researchers discover that amount of Epac2A at vesicles controls insulin release

Specialized beta cells in the pancreas release the hormone insulin to control our blood glucose levels, and failure of this mechanism is central to the development of type-2 diabetes.

10 Jul 2017

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

New research reveals that a treatment called Stem Cell Educator therapy is safe and effective for treating type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The therapy cultures the patient's immune cells with cord blood stem cells and returns only the "educated" immune cells to the patient's circulation.

7 Jul 2017

JAX researchers explore how dendritic cells promote adaptive immunity to virus

A research team led by Jackson Laboratory Professor Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D., in collaboration with a research team at Institut Curie in France led by Dr. Nicolas Manel, have addressed a long-standing puzzle of immunology: How do dendritic cells (DCs) do their job of promoting adaptive immunity to a virus while avoiding getting infected themselves?

7 Jul 2017

Multiple diabetes complications increase risk of hospital readmissions, research shows

For patients with diabetes, one reason for hospitalization and unplanned hospital readmission is severe dysglycemia (uncontrolled hyperglycemia – high blood sugar, or hypoglycemia – low blood sugar), says new research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

7 Jul 2017

Researchers identify fasting plasma glucose and insulin as key biomarkers for weight loss

Researchers from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen today announced the findings from a weight loss biomarker study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

7 Jul 2017

New treatment receives FDA approval to reduce complications of sickle cell disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) for patients age five years and older with sickle cell disease to reduce severe complications associated with the blood disorder.

7 Jul 2017

Study: Mindfulness-based therapy lowers stress and blood sugar in overweight, obese women

In a randomized clinical trial of women who were overweight or obese, mindfulness-based stress reduction increased mindfulness and decreased stress compared with health education. In addition, fasting blood sugar levels decreased within the MBSR group, but not within the health education group.

7 Jul 2017

Benefit of ICDs may be uncertain with cumulative use of effective medications, study shows

Medication, including beta-blockers, may be so effective in reducing the risk of sudden death in heart failure that the overall benefit of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) may be uncertain.

7 Jul 2017

YouGov survey reveals risks of DVT during long-haul flights

Almost a quarter of UK adults will fly long-haul (over four hours) on holiday or business this year, but are perhaps unaware that one in 25 will suffer an asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

7 Jul 2017

Increasing diabetes burden in sub-Saharan Africa has potential to reverse health gains of recent years

As sub-Saharan African countries struggle to cope with the current burden of diabetes, new estimates suggest that costs associated with the disease could more than double and may reach up to US$59.3 billion per year by 2030 if type 2 diabetes cases continue to increase.

7 Jul 2017

Illegal diversion of opioids linked to cluster outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteria

An illegal diversion of opioids by a hospital nurse tampering with syringes was responsible for a cluster outbreak of Serratia marcescens, a gram-negative bacteria, according to research published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

7 Jul 2017

Loyola Medicine participates in major study of rare lung disease that affects Puerto Ricans

Loyola Medicine is enrolling patients in the first major study of a rare, debilitating lung disease that disproportionately affects people from Puerto Rico.

7 Jul 2017

Researchers receive $8.6 million NIH grant for efforts to improve lung transplantation

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have received more than $8.6 million in federal grants to support efforts that could dramatically increase the number of lungs available for transplant – and then save the lives of the people who receive them.

6 Jul 2017

American Red Cross is facing blood shortage and urging donors to come forth

The American Red Cross issued an emergency statement early this week that they are facing a shortage of blood and are urging willing donors to come forth and donate blood or platelets as soon as possible.

6 Jul 2017

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Prolonged use of cancer inhibitors can lead to severe cardiovascular problems

New technique reveals detailed structure of sweat glands

Researchers develop simpler and faster way to measure HDL's capacity to accept cholesterol

New inflammatory biomarkers may pave way for pre-hospital or pitch-side test to detect brain injury

Novel therapy decreases incidence of bleeding by 87% in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors

New marker may help diagnose late-stage lung cancer

Researchers discover that amount of Epac2A at vesicles controls insulin release

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

JAX researchers explore how dendritic cells promote adaptive immunity to virus

Multiple diabetes complications increase risk of hospital readmissions, research shows

Researchers identify fasting plasma glucose and insulin as key biomarkers for weight loss

New treatment receives FDA approval to reduce complications of sickle cell disease

Study: Mindfulness-based therapy lowers stress and blood sugar in overweight, obese women

Benefit of ICDs may be uncertain with cumulative use of effective medications, study shows

YouGov survey reveals risks of DVT during long-haul flights

Increasing diabetes burden in sub-Saharan Africa has potential to reverse health gains of recent years

Illegal diversion of opioids linked to cluster outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteria

Loyola Medicine participates in major study of rare lung disease that affects Puerto Ricans

Researchers receive $8.6 million NIH grant for efforts to improve lung transplantation

American Red Cross is facing blood shortage and urging donors to come forth

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