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Antihypertensive drug associated with lower risk of gout

Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints and caused by the formation of urate crystal in small spaces between joints that builds up when high amounts of uric acid circulate in the blood.

27 Jan 2020

Increased youth suicide rates found in high poverty communities

A study led by Jennifer Hoffmann, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, found that higher county-level poverty is associated with increased youth suicide rates among children 5-19 years old in the United States in 2007-2016.

27 Jan 2020

Climate change inflicts catastrophic effects on children’s health

The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint" article published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation by Susan E. Pacheco, MD, an expert at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

27 Jan 2020

Mount Sinai surgeons perform first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New York City

Mount Sinai surgeons have performed the first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New York City to correct idiopathic scoliosis - a sideways curvature in the spine - in children and adolescents.

27 Jan 2020

Rigid adherence to masculine norms may lead to more severe PTSD symptoms in veterans

To help service members perform better in the field, military training emphasizes the importance of certain traits associated with traditional masculinity, including suppression of emotion and self-reliance.

27 Jan 2020

Survey: 71% of Americans rate their overall health and wellness as good or excellent

A survey assessing Americans' health-related behaviors and attitudes found 71% rate their overall health and wellness as good (54%) or excellent (17%).

27 Jan 2020

New insights into globular glial tauopathy could aid in the design of better drugs

Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the accumulation of phospho-tau, in other words tau associated to phosphate groups.

27 Jan 2020

LSTM to host a high-level symposium ahead of major vaccine conference in London

On Thursday 26 March, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will bring together high-level representatives from organizations like the World Health Organization and key stakeholders in the private and public sectors along with scientists and doctors.

27 Jan 2020

Clinical trial to test safety, effectiveness of mAb against malaria in healthy volunteers

A Phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety and effectiveness of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against malaria has begun enrolling healthy adult volunteers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The trial, sponsored by NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is the first to test mAb CIS43LS in humans. It aims to enroll up to 73 volunteers aged 18 through 50 years old who have never had malaria.

27 Jan 2020

Equal-access health care system may help eliminate racial disparities among men with prostate cancer

Among men with prostate cancer who received care from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System, an equal-access health care system, African American men did not have more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis or die earlier than white men, unlike trends seen in the greater U.S. population of patients with prostate cancer.

27 Jan 2020

Daratumumab proves effective in patients with relapsed AL amyloidosis

There's a new treatment option available for patients with AL amyloidosis: daratumumab. Studied in a prospective clinical trial, only one of the two clinical trials of this agent in AL amyloidosis worldwide, researchers have found this anti-cancer drug to be well tolerated and effective in patients with relapsed AL amyloidosis when used with appropriate pre- and post-infusion medications.

27 Jan 2020

Expert genomics panel disputes certain genes linked to a dangerous heart condition

A panel of experts have said that nine genes linked to a dangerous heart disorder called long QT syndrome, are not associated with the condition.

27 Jan 2020

Study tracks milestones in the history of human disease genetics

Genetic discoveries over the past 25 years have substantially advanced understanding of both rare and common diseases, furthering the development of treatment and prevention for ailments ranging from inflammatory bowel diseases to diabetes, according to a study published in Nature Research in January.

27 Jan 2020

ClinGen expert panel disputes nine genes linked to long QT syndrome

Geneticists and heart specialists around the world had previously reported 17 genes to cause long QT syndrome, a little-known inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource's expert panel has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.

27 Jan 2020

Study traces the molecular roots of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The heart's ability to beat normally over a lifetime is predicated on the synchronized work of proteins embedded in the cells of the heart muscle.

27 Jan 2020

Call for FDA to withdraw preterm birth drug divides doctors and insurers

Doctors fear that the only drug approved to prevent preterm birth, the nation’s leading cause of infant mortality and disability, will no longer be available to expectant mothers.

27 Jan 2020

Algae improves human gastrointestinal issues, study shows

A widespread, fast-growing plant called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is famous in scientific laboratories due to its position as the world's most exhaustively studied algae.

27 Jan 2020

Rushing into intense exercise after a break can cause “rhabdo”, potentially leading to kidney injury

New evidence is coming to light warning people from rushing too quickly into intense exercise.

27 Jan 2020

FDA approves new drug that could aid MS diagnoses for clinical trials

A new drug that could make it easier for doctors to diagnose multiple sclerosis in its earlier stages has been approved for its first human trials by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

27 Jan 2020

Marburg virus detected in fruit bats of Sierra Leone

The Marburg virus is a close relative of the Ebola virus explain researchers. It may also lead to the deadly life threatening hemorrhagic disease in patients as seen with Ebola. Until now there have been no reported cases of Marburg infection in Sierra Leone say health officials. The detection in the bats however could signal the risk the local population might be at or getting infected.

26 Jan 2020

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Antihypertensive drug associated with lower risk of gout

Increased youth suicide rates found in high poverty communities

Climate change inflicts catastrophic effects on children’s health

Mount Sinai surgeons perform first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New York City

Rigid adherence to masculine norms may lead to more severe PTSD symptoms in veterans

Survey: 71% of Americans rate their overall health and wellness as good or excellent

New insights into globular glial tauopathy could aid in the design of better drugs

LSTM to host a high-level symposium ahead of major vaccine conference in London

Clinical trial to test safety, effectiveness of mAb against malaria in healthy volunteers

Equal-access health care system may help eliminate racial disparities among men with prostate cancer

Daratumumab proves effective in patients with relapsed AL amyloidosis

Expert genomics panel disputes certain genes linked to a dangerous heart condition

Study tracks milestones in the history of human disease genetics

ClinGen expert panel disputes nine genes linked to long QT syndrome

Study traces the molecular roots of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Call for FDA to withdraw preterm birth drug divides doctors and insurers

Algae improves human gastrointestinal issues, study shows

Rushing into intense exercise after a break can cause “rhabdo”, potentially leading to kidney injury

FDA approves new drug that could aid MS diagnoses for clinical trials

Marburg virus detected in fruit bats of Sierra Leone

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