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Scientist wins award for research in the field of commensal microbiota

The winner of the Johanna Duermueller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2018 is Dr. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg. As a Senior Scientist, she conducts research in the Gastroenterology / Mucosal Immunology Research Laboratory at Bern University Hospital and at the Department for BioMedical Research at the University of Bern.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers create new accessible staging system to predict survival for patients with AL amyloidosis

A new staging system developed with a more accessible test to predict the chance of survival in patients living with light chain (AL) amyloidosis.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers find new tiny molecule that is capable of killing medulloblastoma

A new study by UT Health San Antonio researchers found that a molecule thousands of times smaller than a gene is able to kill medulloblastoma, the most common childhood brain cancer.

8 Nov 2018

Study examines impact of insurance coverage on patients transferred between hospitals

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers seek to identify the relationship between insurance coverage and the mortality rate of patients transferred between hospitals.

8 Nov 2018

Study examines geographic disparities in TBI mortality among U.S. veterans

There are known racial and ethnic disparities in death due to traumatic brain injury and a new study has now examined if there is an association between TBI mortality and where a U.S. veteran lives.

8 Nov 2018

Precision medicine: Statistical methods play key role in predicting efficacy of new drugs

The aim of "precision medicine" is to devise individualized treatment strategies and therapies. Statistical methods play an important role in predicting the efficacy of drugs from clinical study data, based on patient characteristics.

8 Nov 2018

One type of Chlamydia protein manipulates human cells in two different ways

When Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacterium that causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, infects a human cell, it hijacks parts of the host to build protective layers around itself.

8 Nov 2018

TBIMSC completes 30 years of collaborative research to improve TBI outcomes

Over the past three decades, the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Center program has served as a critical source of research to improve care and outcomes for patients and families affected by traumatic brain injury.

8 Nov 2018

UCPH researcher receives prize for research into brain's cleaning system

Professor Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Copenhagen is this year's recipient of the prestigious prize Stora Nordiska Pris awarded by the Eric K. Fernström Foundation. She receives the prize for her discovery of and research into the brain's cleaning system, the glymphatic system.

8 Nov 2018

Cholesterol-lowering drug reduces chance of having second heart problems or stroke

In a clinical trial involving 18,924 patients from 57 countries who had suffered a recent heart attack or threatened heart attack, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and fellow scientists around the world have found that the cholesterol-lowering drug alirocumab reduced the chance of having additional heart problems or stroke.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers develop technique to disrupt communication between microorganisms

The World Health Organization considers Pseudomonas aeruginosa a germ requiring urgent action to prevent and control its spread. The bacteria can cause a variety of diseases from chronic lung infections to sepsis.

8 Nov 2018

Regenstrief scientist calls for precision surveillance for colon cancer screening

The interval at which an individual undergoes a repeat colonoscopy because of previous pre-cancerous polyps -- a practice known as "surveillance" -- should be tailored to the individual and not simply be determined by the results of prior colonoscopies, according to Regenstrief Institute research scientist Thomas F. Imperiale, M.D.

8 Nov 2018

Oral antibiotic shows promise to cure uncomplicated gonorrhea

An investigational oral antibiotic called zoliflodacin was well-tolerated and successfully cured most cases of uncomplicated gonorrhea when tested in a Phase 2 multicenter clinical trial, according to findings published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

8 Nov 2018

Lower health literacy linked to high risk of mortality for cardiovascular patients

Patients hospitalized with a cardiovascular event are more likely to die within one year if they have low health literacy, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study released today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

8 Nov 2018

CWRH/UH researcher receives grant to study role of KLF2 factor in vascular-related disorders

Transcription factors are proteins that determine whether specific genes are transcribed or not by binding to DNA. In other words, they help turn genes "on" or "off."

8 Nov 2018

New research to understand fundamental role of ubiquitin in cell death or survival

An effective regulation of programmed cell death is crucial for the correct development of embryos, a working innate immune system, and the prevention of cancer. How cells control the switch between cell survival and death, and which signaling pathways are involved, remain unclear.

8 Nov 2018

New open source decision support tool could help clinicians chose chemotherapy drugs

The selection of a first-line chemotherapy drug to treat many types of cancer is often a clear-cut decision governed by standard-of-care protocols, but what drug should be used next if the first one fails?

8 Nov 2018

Antibiotic resistance likely to kill 2.4 million across Europe, Australia and North America by 2050

Antibiotic resistance is one of the hottest concerns worldwide today and is likely to take back the human civilization to the pre-antibiotic era at this rate. A new report titled “Stemming the Superbug Tide”, has speculated that antibiotic resistant bugs are soon likely to kill over 90,000 Britons over the next three decades if it is not curbed now.

7 Nov 2018

Free resource provides correct information about corneal dystrophies

Jayne Weiss, MD, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, is the lead author of an editorial about inaccuracies in the medical literature that medical professionals rely upon to diagnose corneal dystrophies, as well as a free resource that provides correct information.

7 Nov 2018

New prosthetic hand system restores 'feeling' to a person with upper limb amputation

Arizona State University researcher James Abbas is part of a multi-institutional research team that has developed a new prosthetic hand system with a fully implanted, wirelessly controlled neurostimulator that has restored "feeling" to a person with a hand amputation.

7 Nov 2018

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Scientist wins award for research in the field of commensal microbiota

Researchers create new accessible staging system to predict survival for patients with AL amyloidosis

Researchers find new tiny molecule that is capable of killing medulloblastoma

Study examines impact of insurance coverage on patients transferred between hospitals

Study examines geographic disparities in TBI mortality among U.S. veterans

Precision medicine: Statistical methods play key role in predicting efficacy of new drugs

One type of Chlamydia protein manipulates human cells in two different ways

TBIMSC completes 30 years of collaborative research to improve TBI outcomes

UCPH researcher receives prize for research into brain's cleaning system

Cholesterol-lowering drug reduces chance of having second heart problems or stroke

Researchers develop technique to disrupt communication between microorganisms

Regenstrief scientist calls for precision surveillance for colon cancer screening

Oral antibiotic shows promise to cure uncomplicated gonorrhea

Lower health literacy linked to high risk of mortality for cardiovascular patients

CWRH/UH researcher receives grant to study role of KLF2 factor in vascular-related disorders

New research to understand fundamental role of ubiquitin in cell death or survival

New open source decision support tool could help clinicians chose chemotherapy drugs

Antibiotic resistance likely to kill 2.4 million across Europe, Australia and North America by 2050

Free resource provides correct information about corneal dystrophies

New prosthetic hand system restores 'feeling' to a person with upper limb amputation

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