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Scientists use novel approach to uncover how brain networks interact to make word-choice decisions

Effective verbal communication depends on one's ability to retrieve and select the appropriate words to convey an intended meaning. For many, this process is instinctive, but for someone who has suffered a stroke or another type of brain damage, communicating even the most basic message can be arduous.

21 Jun 2018

WVU researchers increase colorectal cancer screening rates in West Virginia

In West Virginia, where colorectal cancer is the second-deadliest type of cancer, half of all colorectal cancers elude diagnosis until they have already grown beyond the colon. With Medicaid expansion, more West Virginians now have health insurance for cancer screening, yet many barriers to screening persist.

21 Jun 2018

UC Riverside researcher receives grants to advance cancer, ALS research

Maurizio Pellecchia, who holds the Daniel Hays Chair in Cancer Research at the University of California, Riverside, has received two grants to continue his research aimed at finding therapeutics for cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Two strains of human herpesvirus - human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) - are found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease at levels up to twice as high as in those without Alzheimer's, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report.

21 Jun 2018

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

When Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with end-stage metastatic melanoma in 2015, he began taking a drug developed in part using 3D molecular data.

21 Jun 2018

Study finds cell-free DNA profiling as versatile method to monitor UTIs

Using shotgun DNA sequencing, Cornell University researchers have demonstrated a new method for monitoring urinary tract infections that surpasses traditional methods in providing valuable information about the dynamics of the infection as well as the patient's biological response.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers examine complications across different types of breast reconstructive surgeries

In a new study of breast cancer patients who had breast reconstruction, researchers examine complications across the different types of surgeries.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers highlight new nurse training model to address shortage of primary care

Nurse practitioners are providing an increasing proportion of primary care, which is in short supply in many areas of the country. NPs deliver quality care in retail clinics, community health centers, rural clinics, and in primary care and specialty medical practices.

21 Jun 2018

Probiotics could cut age-related bone loss in elderly women

For the first time in the world, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have demonstrated that probiotics, dietary supplements with health-promoting bacteria, can be used to affect the human skeleton.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers develop reliable DNA barcodes for biomedical research

Researchers have developed a new way of correcting the errors previously seen in DNA barcodes, yielding more reliable results for biomedical research.

21 Jun 2018

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

Dr. Jinghui Zhang, an esteemed computational biologist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discusses her latest study and how technology such as cloud computing is changing the way that scientists carry out research.

21 Jun 2018

New guidelines recommend newborns with Down’s syndrome to receive leukemia test

New genetic testing has been developed at the University of Oxford to detect early signs of a potentially fatal condition that can also develop into full blown leukaemia in children with Down’s syndrome.

21 Jun 2018

Interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop demonstrates benefits of multi-modality imaging

An interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop with demonstrations of a new 7T integrated PET-MR multi-modality imaging system from MR Solutions and presentations from participants was held in Dijon last week.

From MR Solutions 21 Jun 2018

Rhesus macaque model could be useful to test therapies for congenital Zika virus syndrome

Rhesus macaque monkeys infected in utero with Zika virus develop similar brain pathology to human infants, according to a report by researchers at the California National Primate Research Center and School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, published June 20 in Nature Communications.

21 Jun 2018

Penn Medicine team launches universal stroke awareness program

In an effort to improve stroke recognition and reduce life-threatening pre-hospital delays worldwide, an international team lead by researchers at Penn Medicine created a universal stroke awareness program, Stroke 112.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers create revolutionary model to study pulmonary diseases

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix have developed a revolutionary "lung on a leaf" to study pulmonary diseases.

21 Jun 2018

Study: Oxidative stress can be used against tumors to treat cancer

Oxidative stress can help tumors thrive, but one way novel cancer treatments work is by pushing levels to the point where it instead helps them die, scientists report.

21 Jun 2018

Study: Most emergency department patients wish to be involved in medical decision-making

Most emergency department patients want to be involved in some aspects of medical decision-making, but they need to be invited. These are the primary findings of a study to be published in the July 2018 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, a journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers develop new microscope system that can image living tissue in real time

A new microscope system can image living tissue in real time and in molecular detail, without any chemicals or dyes, report researchers at the University of Illinois.

21 Jun 2018

Study finds factors underlying current rise in radicalization among European youth

A study published in European Psychiatry reports on factors underlying the current rise in radical conversions among European youth.

21 Jun 2018

Medicine News and Research

Scientists use novel approach to uncover how brain networks interact to make word-choice decisions

WVU researchers increase colorectal cancer screening rates in West Virginia

UC Riverside researcher receives grants to advance cancer, ALS research

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

Study finds cell-free DNA profiling as versatile method to monitor UTIs

Researchers examine complications across different types of breast reconstructive surgeries

Researchers highlight new nurse training model to address shortage of primary care

Probiotics could cut age-related bone loss in elderly women

Researchers develop reliable DNA barcodes for biomedical research

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

New guidelines recommend newborns with Down’s syndrome to receive leukemia test

Interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop demonstrates benefits of multi-modality imaging

Rhesus macaque model could be useful to test therapies for congenital Zika virus syndrome

Penn Medicine team launches universal stroke awareness program

Researchers create revolutionary model to study pulmonary diseases

Study: Oxidative stress can be used against tumors to treat cancer

Study: Most emergency department patients wish to be involved in medical decision-making

Researchers develop new microscope system that can image living tissue in real time

Study finds factors underlying current rise in radicalization among European youth

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