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An overview about emerging prevalence of post opioid-overdose interventions in the U.S.

Opioid-related deaths continue to take the lives of thousands in the U.S. each year, with non-fatal opioid overdoses as a significant risk factor for a subsequent fatal overdose.

30 Aug 2019

Lab-grown brain organoids and the brains of preemie babies generate similar electrical impulses

Brain organoids — also called mini-brains — are 3D cellular models that represent aspects of the human brain in the laboratory. Brain organoids help researchers track human development, unravel the molecular events that lead to disease and test new treatments.

30 Aug 2019

Nerve cells aid in the spread of pancreatic cancer, study reveals

A couple of molecules that nerve cells use to grow during development could help explain why the most common pancreatic cancers are so difficult to contain and for patients to survive, a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers suggests.

30 Aug 2019

Cell-free DNA identifies pathogens and quantifies injuries to organs

A common problem in diagnosing infectious disease is that the presence of a potential pathogen in the body does not necessarily mean the patient is sick. This can be particularly challenging for the treatment of organ transplant recipients, who often grapple with infection as well as complications related to immunosuppression.

29 Aug 2019

JAMA review: Clinicians encouraged to consider social determinants screening and referrals

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Professor and Senior Vice President Karina W. Davidson, PhD, MASc, reviews clinical practices for social determinants of health screening and referrals in the September 17 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

29 Aug 2019

Study findings raise new concerns about vulnerability of preterm brain to hypoxia

Nearly 15 million babies are born prematurely, or before 37 weeks of pregnancy, around the world each year. When born too early, a baby's immature respiratory center in the brain often fails to signal it to breathe, resulting in low oxygen levels, or hypoxia, in the brain.

29 Aug 2019

Study opens up new ways to understand the cause of chronic viral arthritis

Since chikungunya virus emerged in the Americas in 2013, it has infected millions of people, causing fever, headache, rash, and muscle and joint pain.

29 Aug 2019

A detailed map to understand how viruses infect human cells

Biologists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have leveraged a computational method to map protein-protein interactions between all known human-infecting viruses and the cells they infect.

29 Aug 2019

'Lab on a chip' technology may help find new treatments for NAFLD

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease--the accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol--is increasingly common around the world, and in the United States, it affects between 30 and 40 percent of adults.

29 Aug 2019

Researchers discover unique biological marker for rare autoimmune disease

University of Alberta researchers have identified a unique biological marker that can be used to identify the presence of the rare autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, predict the course of the disease and identify new, personalized treatments.

29 Aug 2019

New NC State-led project to focus on the future of biomanufacturing

A new 5-year project led by North Carolina State University will sponsor an international collaborative research and training program in biomanufacturing science and technology.

29 Aug 2019

Adults with cerebral palsy twice as likely to develop cardiovascular, chronic respiratory diseases

Adults with cerebral palsy are about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease compared to adults without cerebral palsy, according to a new study led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) and Brunel University London.

29 Aug 2019

New drug shows promise to improve effects of psychological treatment for PTSD

A medication that boosts the body's own cannabis-like substances, endocannabinoids, shows promise to help the brain un-learn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful.

29 Aug 2019

Study investigates link between social cognition and fatigue, mood in multiple sclerosis

A recent study by Kessler Foundation researchers linked the deficits in social cognition in multiple sclerosis with symptoms in other domains.

29 Aug 2019

Researchers find protective factor against Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research at the University Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich have found that a protein called TREM2 could positively influence the course of Alzheimer's disease.

29 Aug 2019

UNT Health Science Center receives federal funding to improve health care for older adults

UNT Health Science Center and its community partners are expanding their efforts to improve health care for older adults with the support of a $3.75 million federal grant.

29 Aug 2019

Inflammation in the lungs triggers silent mutation to cause pulmonary hypertension

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that inflammation in the lungs of rats, triggered by something as simple as the flu, may wake up a silent genetic defect that causes sudden onset cases of pulmonary hypertension, a deadly form of high blood pressure in the lungs.

29 Aug 2019

Parenting stress may weaken mother-child communication, study shows

A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has revealed the effects of the stress of parenting in the brains of both mothers and their children.

29 Aug 2019

Mount Sinai researchers discover drug resistance signature in Crohn's disease

By mapping out more than 100,000 immune cells in patients with Crohn's disease, Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a signature of cells that are involved in a type of the disease that does not respond to treatment, according to a study published in Cell in August.

29 Aug 2019

Tanner Pharma Group signs distribution agreement with MannKind Corporation

Tanner Pharma Group, a global provider of integrated specialty access solutions, has announced the signing of a distribution agreement with MannKind Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company focused on inhaled therapeutic products for patients with diseases such as diabetes and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

From Tanner Pharma Group 29 Aug 2019

Medicine News and Research

An overview about emerging prevalence of post opioid-overdose interventions in the U.S.

Lab-grown brain organoids and the brains of preemie babies generate similar electrical impulses

Nerve cells aid in the spread of pancreatic cancer, study reveals

Cell-free DNA identifies pathogens and quantifies injuries to organs

JAMA review: Clinicians encouraged to consider social determinants screening and referrals

Study findings raise new concerns about vulnerability of preterm brain to hypoxia

Study opens up new ways to understand the cause of chronic viral arthritis

A detailed map to understand how viruses infect human cells

'Lab on a chip' technology may help find new treatments for NAFLD

Researchers discover unique biological marker for rare autoimmune disease

New NC State-led project to focus on the future of biomanufacturing

Adults with cerebral palsy twice as likely to develop cardiovascular, chronic respiratory diseases

New drug shows promise to improve effects of psychological treatment for PTSD

Study investigates link between social cognition and fatigue, mood in multiple sclerosis

Researchers find protective factor against Alzheimer’s disease

UNT Health Science Center receives federal funding to improve health care for older adults

Inflammation in the lungs triggers silent mutation to cause pulmonary hypertension

Parenting stress may weaken mother-child communication, study shows

Mount Sinai researchers discover drug resistance signature in Crohn's disease

Tanner Pharma Group signs distribution agreement with MannKind Corporation

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