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Inflammation plays key role in improving ability to relearn motor skills following spinal cord injury

Inflammation plays a key role in improving the ability to relearn motor skills lost as a result of spinal cord injuries, such as grasping objects, new University of Alberta research shows.

27 Jun 2018

ACA protections for sick patients still popular despite GOP’s efforts to end them

Even as many Republicans continue to back a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a majority of GOP voters want to retain a core consumer protection of the law that prohibits insurers from denying care or charging more to people with histories of health problems, according to a poll released Wednesday.

27 Jun 2018

Even mild sleep disturbances can increase blood pressure in women

It is well known that chronic sleep deprivation can affect cardiovascular health. But according to a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, even mild sleep problems, such as having trouble falling asleep, can raise blood pressure in women.

27 Jun 2018

Human insulin as safe and effective as expensive insulin analogs for patients with type 2 diabetes

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who were treated with the newer generation of insulin analog drugs did not have substantially better outcomes than those treated with less costly human insulin, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at Kaiser Permanente.

27 Jun 2018

UPMC and Pitt announce launch of advanced genome sequencing center

UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh today announced the launch of an advanced genome sequencing center to support clinical diagnostics and research initiatives in precision medicine and immunotherapy.

27 Jun 2018

Trauma experienced by separated immigrant children will have future implications, says expert

The damage has been done. More than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents or guardians in detention centers with no plan to be reunited, despite President Trump's new executive order.

27 Jun 2018

Research provides new target to help treat chemotherapy-induced diarrhea

Some 50 to 80 percent of cancer patients taking powerful chemotherapy drugs develop diarrhea, which can be severe and in some cases life-threatening.

27 Jun 2018

New approach needed to treat type 2 diabetes in youth

A major study has found that medicines used to treat diabetes in adults are not effective on youth. The researchers say the finding is disturbing because type 2 diabetes among youth is a growing problem.

27 Jun 2018

Polio virus could help brain cancer patients

According to researchers genetically altered poliovirus strains could help some patients of brain cancer. A team of researchers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, used modified polio virus strains in small groups of patients who had glioblastoma – a particularly deadly form of brain cancer. In these patients standard treatments have failed say the researchers and this novel therapy could help.

27 Jun 2018

Researchers develop new approach for studying Cryptosporidium in healthy human tissues

Washington State University researchers have developed a new approach for studying Cryptosporidium, a waterborne gastrointestinal parasite now recognized as one of the leading causes of potentially life-threatening diarrheal disease in young children worldwide.

26 Jun 2018

Study shows benefits, safety of long-lasting radionuclide therapy for patients with advanced NETs

A first-in-human study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging demonstrates the benefits and safety of a new, long-lasting type of radionuclide therapy for patients with advanced, metastatic neuroendocrine tumors.

26 Jun 2018

Error in most widely used method in epigenetics can cause misleading results

An error in one of the most widely used methods in epigenetics, DIP-seq, can cause misleading results, researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have shown. This may have major significance in the research field, where "big data" and advanced methods of DNA analysis are used to study vast amounts of epigenetic data.

26 Jun 2018

Many childhood cancer survivors show lack of concern for future well-being

A research team led by a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital epidemiologist has conducted the largest analysis to date of how adult survivors of childhood cancer view their health risk.

26 Jun 2018

Study finds byproduct of common prostate cancer drug can stimulate growth of tumor cells

A genetic anomaly in certain men with prostate cancer may impact their response to common drugs used to treat the disease, according to new research at Cleveland Clinic. The findings may provide important information for identifying which patients potentially fare better when treated with an alternate therapy.

26 Jun 2018

Phase 1 clinical trial of poliovirus therapy shows long-term survival benefit for recurrent glioblastoma

A genetically modified poliovirus therapy developed at Duke Cancer Institute shows significantly improved long-term survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma, with a three-year survival rate of 21 percent in a phase 1 clinical trial.

26 Jun 2018

Researchers demonstrate feasibility of implanting micropacemaker in pericardial sac around the heart

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California have demonstrated the feasibility of implanting a micropacemaker system in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart -- a breakthrough that may open up new cardiac pacing options for children and adults.

26 Jun 2018

New nuclear medicine approach shows potential for precision treatment of solid tumors

A novel nuclear medicine approach is showing great promise for precision treatment of solid tumors in many types of cancer--including lung, breast, pancreas and ovarian in adults and glioma, neuroblastoma and sarcoma in children.

26 Jun 2018

Combating cardiac complications caused by cancer treatment

Amie Goins has completed eight 5K runs in 2018. An impressive feat for a 46-year-old mother with a full-time job and two teenage sons to care for – downright astounding for a woman who was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer two days before Christmas last year. She's conquered months of treatment and difficult side effects while continuing to lace up.

26 Jun 2018

Novel theranostic agent designed for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy

A novel, intelligent theranostic agent for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy has been developed that remains as small molecules while circulating in the bloodstream, can then self-assemble into larger nanostructures in the tumor, and be activated by the tumor microenvironment for therapy guided by photoacoustic imaging.

26 Jun 2018

MILabs announces innovative PET imaging features in its new VECTor6 system

The new VECTor6 imaging system is packed with exclusive preclinical PET imaging features including 0.6 mm 18F resolution, the elimination of positron-range blurring for e.g. 124I, simultaneous multi-isotope PET and PET/SPECT tomography, and α- and β-radiotherapy imaging.

26 Jun 2018

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Inflammation plays key role in improving ability to relearn motor skills following spinal cord injury

ACA protections for sick patients still popular despite GOP’s efforts to end them

Even mild sleep disturbances can increase blood pressure in women

Human insulin as safe and effective as expensive insulin analogs for patients with type 2 diabetes

UPMC and Pitt announce launch of advanced genome sequencing center

Trauma experienced by separated immigrant children will have future implications, says expert

Research provides new target to help treat chemotherapy-induced diarrhea

New approach needed to treat type 2 diabetes in youth

Polio virus could help brain cancer patients

Researchers develop new approach for studying Cryptosporidium in healthy human tissues

Study shows benefits, safety of long-lasting radionuclide therapy for patients with advanced NETs

Error in most widely used method in epigenetics can cause misleading results

Many childhood cancer survivors show lack of concern for future well-being

Study finds byproduct of common prostate cancer drug can stimulate growth of tumor cells

Phase 1 clinical trial of poliovirus therapy shows long-term survival benefit for recurrent glioblastoma

Researchers demonstrate feasibility of implanting micropacemaker in pericardial sac around the heart

New nuclear medicine approach shows potential for precision treatment of solid tumors

Combating cardiac complications caused by cancer treatment

Novel theranostic agent designed for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy

MILabs announces innovative PET imaging features in its new VECTor6 system

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Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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