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Methadone or buprenorphine associated with reductions in opioid related mortality

A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that treatment of opioid use disorder with either methadone or buprenorphine following a nonfatal opioid overdose is associated with significant reductions in opioid related mortality.

19 Jun 2018

Persistent psychological stress contributes to development and progression of vision loss

Persistent psychological stress, which is widely recognized as a consequence of vision loss, is also a major contributor to its development and progression, according to a study now published in the EPMA Journal, the official journal of the European Association for Predictive, Preventive, and Personalized Medicine.

19 Jun 2018

Study finds combined risk of death and developing cancer to be lowest in light drinkers

A new study, led by Dr Andrew Kunzmann, researcher from the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen's University Belfast, has found the combined risk of death and developing a number of cancers is lowest in light drinkers, consuming less than one drink per day, and increases with each additional drink per week.

19 Jun 2018

Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to increased risk of interstitial lung disease

Reviewing medical information gathered on more than 6,000 adults over a 10-year period, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that lower than normal blood levels of vitamin D were linked to increased risk of early signs of interstitial lung disease.

19 Jun 2018

SetPoint announces positive long-term results of bioelectronic medicine to treat rheumatoid arthritis

SetPoint Medical, a clinical-stage biomedical technology company developing bioelectronic therapy for chronic inflammatory diseases, announced positive long-term data for its first-in-human study using bioelectronic medicine for rheumatoid arthritis

19 Jun 2018

Study finds IV acetaminophen to be no more effective than oral counterpart for colectomy patients

Intravenous acetaminophen is no more effective than oral acetaminophen for patients undergoing colorectal procedures, Mount Sinai researchers report in a first-of-its-kind study.

19 Jun 2018

Researchers propose new strategy to combat micro-pollutants in water

Pharmaceutical residues from domestic dwellings, hospitals and agriculture are contaminating our water.

19 Jun 2018

NTU launches new research centers to prevent and treat diseases affecting Singaporeans

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has launched a suite of new research centres and laboratories to advance the prevention and treatment of the most pressing diseases affecting Singaporeans.

19 Jun 2018

After opioid overdose, only 30 percent get medicine to treat addiction

More than 115 Americans die every day of opioid overdose. Many more survive thanks to the antidote medication, naloxone. But a study out Monday finds that just 3 in 10 patients revived by an EMT or in an emergency room received the follow-up medication known to avoid another life-threatening event.

19 Jun 2018

Improving the quality of biomedical research samples

IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) announces the launch of Findmyassay.com, a new online tool allowing scientists to check the quality of their biological samples and improve the reproducibility of their biomedical research.

19 Jun 2018

Scientists create universal assembly method to enhance cancer therapy and diagnostics

Biophysicists have developed a method for modifying the surface of micro- and nanoparticles — tiny structures measuring between a thousandth and a millionth of a millimeter — by covering them with biological molecules. Engineered in this way, the particles can serve as both therapeutic and diagnostic agents, delivering drugs to cancer cells.

19 Jun 2018

New consensus paper serves as basis for uniform medical management of DSD

Diagnosing, advising on and treating disorders of early sex development represent a huge medical challenge, both for those affected and for treating physicians.

19 Jun 2018

New study finds increase in use of alternative medicines among children

A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that since 2003, the use of alternative medicines, such as herbal products and nutraceuticals, among children has doubled.

19 Jun 2018

MAARA to celebrate its 50th anniversary with lecture titled 'The Future of Asthma'

50 years of pioneering asthma research which has benefited patients and sufferers throughout the UK will be celebrated at an event hosted by the University of Leicester on Wednesday 20 June.

19 Jun 2018

Single blood sample can provide adequate confirmation of diabetes

The study, published June 19 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found evidence that a positive result for two standard diabetes markers in a single blood sample is a highly accurate predictor of diabetes and of major diabetes complications such as kidney disease and heart disease.

19 Jun 2018

Microglia play protective role in response to retinal detachment, shows study

A research team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear has shown that microglia, the primary immune cells of the brain and retina, play a protective role in response to retinal detachment.

19 Jun 2018

Study: Effects of in vitro fertilization depend on genetic variation inherited from parents

In vitro fertilization affects the regulatory region of genes essential for placental and embryonic growth, as well as the birth weight.

19 Jun 2018

Study finds elevated risk of congenital defects in lithium-exposed infants

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated risk of major congenital malformations in fetuses after first-trimester exposure to lithium, in the largest study ever to examine the risk of birth defects in lithium-exposed babies.

19 Jun 2018

Scientists develop novel computational framework to support personalized cancer treatment

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have developed a highly innovative computational framework that can support personalized cancer treatment by matching individual tumors with the drugs or drug combinations that are most likely to kill them.

19 Jun 2018

Researchers use optogenetics to shape tissues

Constructing biological tissues, such as skin, muscle, or bone, in customized shapes is now one step closer.

19 Jun 2018

Medicine News and Research

Methadone or buprenorphine associated with reductions in opioid related mortality

Persistent psychological stress contributes to development and progression of vision loss

Study finds combined risk of death and developing cancer to be lowest in light drinkers

Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to increased risk of interstitial lung disease

SetPoint announces positive long-term results of bioelectronic medicine to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Study finds IV acetaminophen to be no more effective than oral counterpart for colectomy patients

Researchers propose new strategy to combat micro-pollutants in water

NTU launches new research centers to prevent and treat diseases affecting Singaporeans

After opioid overdose, only 30 percent get medicine to treat addiction

Improving the quality of biomedical research samples

Scientists create universal assembly method to enhance cancer therapy and diagnostics

New consensus paper serves as basis for uniform medical management of DSD

New study finds increase in use of alternative medicines among children

MAARA to celebrate its 50th anniversary with lecture titled 'The Future of Asthma'

Single blood sample can provide adequate confirmation of diabetes

Microglia play protective role in response to retinal detachment, shows study

Study: Effects of in vitro fertilization depend on genetic variation inherited from parents

Study finds elevated risk of congenital defects in lithium-exposed infants

Scientists develop novel computational framework to support personalized cancer treatment

Researchers use optogenetics to shape tissues

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