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Study focuses on benefit of continuous glucose monitoring for diabetes patients on MDI insulin therapy

Dexcom announces the first and only randomised, controlled study focusing solely on the benefit of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for diabetes patients on multiple daily injections (MDI) insulin therapy.

27 Jan 2017

Study shows how microRNA molecule promotes prostate cancer metastasis

RAISED levels of a tiny molecule in the bloodstream have been linked with prostate cancer metastasis, potentially helping researchers detect the spread of the disease sooner.

27 Jan 2017

MRE technique detects tumor stiffness to enable non-invasive surgical planning

Important steps in planning tumor surgery include identifying borders between tumor and healthy tissue and assessing the tumor stiffness, e.g. hard and calcified or soft and pliant.

27 Jan 2017

Body shaming may contribute to increased health risks

Body shaming is a pervasive form of prejudice, found in cyber bullying, critiques of celebrities' appearances, at work and school, and in public places for everyday Americans.

27 Jan 2017

New gene therapy for Pompe disease may replace currently available treatments

After decades investigating a rare, life-threatening condition that cripples the muscles, Duke Health researchers have developed a gene therapy they hope could enhance or even replace the only FDA-approved treatment currently available to patients.

27 Jan 2017

Sound waves produce whirlpool that can capture disease-signaling nanoparticles

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a tiny whirlpool that can concentrate nanoparticles using nothing but sound. The innovation could gather proteins and other biological structures from blood, urine or saliva samples for future diagnostic devices.

27 Jan 2017

Smartphone app reduces length of hospital stay after delivery for C-section patients

Women who used a smartphone app as part of a Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) program were released from the hospital sooner after delivering their babies via cesarean section, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2017 meeting.

27 Jan 2017

Study compares postoperative outcomes, costs of laparoscopic and open antireflux surgery for GERD

Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, known as GERD, who undergo laparoscopic anti-reflux operations compared with traditional "open" operations suffer fewer postoperative complications, experience faster recovery, and incur lower health care costs, according to study results published online as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website, ahead of print publication.

27 Jan 2017

UCL researchers discover how HIV infects macrophages despite presence of protective protein

A team led by UCL researchers has identified how HIV is able to infect macrophages, a type of white blood cell integral to the immune system, despite the presence of a protective protein.

27 Jan 2017

NIH scientists improve understanding of antibody-based protection against klebsiella bacteria

Klebsiella bacteria cause about 10 percent of all hospital-acquired infections in the United States. K. pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST258) is one of the Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae organisms labeled an urgent threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

27 Jan 2017

TSU scientists developing new method to treat autism and cognitive disorders

Scientists at the Tomsk State University are exploring myokines, proteins that are produced in the muscles during physical activities.

26 Jan 2017

Researchers identify novel risk genes linked to bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder (BD), characterized by mood swings between positive manic/hypomanic and negative/depressive states, is a common psychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of ~1%.

26 Jan 2017

Johns Hopkins researchers create mature cardiomyocytes in the laboratory from stem cells

Generating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other animal stem cells has proven difficult for biologists.

26 Jan 2017

Combination assessment may rule out presence of OSA in children with Down syndrome

A combination of parental questionnaires and inexpensive diagnostic procedures that can be performed as part of a primary care visit may be able to rule out the presence of obstructive sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome.

26 Jan 2017

Adelaide researchers uncover new pathway that regulates spread of prostate cancer

University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a new pathway which regulates the spread of prostate cancer around the body.

26 Jan 2017

Student's fitness level and iron status linked to grade point averages

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Pennsylvania State University have found that a student's fitness level and iron status could be the difference between making an A or a B.

25 Jan 2017

Ohio State researchers receive $9.1 million grant to explore new causes, treatments for heart disease

More than $9 million in federal grants will help fund researchers in the Ohio State University Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and their collaborators across the university campus to investigate new causes and treatments for cardiovascular disease.

25 Jan 2017

Missing gene may cause kidney and urinary tract defects in people with DiGeorge syndrome

Loss of function of the CRKL gene causes kidney and urinary tract defects in people with DiGeorge syndrome, a multinational team of scientists led by Columbia University Medical Center has found.

25 Jan 2017

Researchers design antibody that recognizes and destroys blood cancer stem cells

A protein-sugar molecule, CD99, occurs more frequently than normal on stem cells responsible for blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the related myelodysplastic syndromes.

25 Jan 2017

Body cooling not more effective than therapeutic normothermia for treating in-hospital cardiac arrests in children

In a multicenter, international study of infants and children who suffered cardiac arrest while in the hospital, NIH-funded researchers have found that body cooling, or therapeutic hypothermia, is no more effective than actively keeping the body at a normal temperature, or therapeutic normothermia.

25 Jan 2017

Blood News and Research

Study focuses on benefit of continuous glucose monitoring for diabetes patients on MDI insulin therapy

Study shows how microRNA molecule promotes prostate cancer metastasis

MRE technique detects tumor stiffness to enable non-invasive surgical planning

Body shaming may contribute to increased health risks

New gene therapy for Pompe disease may replace currently available treatments

Sound waves produce whirlpool that can capture disease-signaling nanoparticles

Smartphone app reduces length of hospital stay after delivery for C-section patients

Study compares postoperative outcomes, costs of laparoscopic and open antireflux surgery for GERD

UCL researchers discover how HIV infects macrophages despite presence of protective protein

NIH scientists improve understanding of antibody-based protection against klebsiella bacteria

TSU scientists developing new method to treat autism and cognitive disorders

Researchers identify novel risk genes linked to bipolar disorder

Johns Hopkins researchers create mature cardiomyocytes in the laboratory from stem cells

Combination assessment may rule out presence of OSA in children with Down syndrome

Adelaide researchers uncover new pathway that regulates spread of prostate cancer

Student's fitness level and iron status linked to grade point averages

Ohio State researchers receive $9.1 million grant to explore new causes, treatments for heart disease

Missing gene may cause kidney and urinary tract defects in people with DiGeorge syndrome

Researchers design antibody that recognizes and destroys blood cancer stem cells

Body cooling not more effective than therapeutic normothermia for treating in-hospital cardiac arrests in children

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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