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Researchers develop most sophisticated mini-livers to date

Scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have developed the most sophisticated mini-livers to date.

13 Feb 2018

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy could result in birth of obese children

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women could preprogram babies to grow into obese children and adults, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC-led study.

13 Feb 2018

Four-pronged approach can lead to healthy aging for older adults

Want to live a long and healthy life? Of course. Well, that's not going to just happen. It'll take some effort – especially if you're already 65 or older.

13 Feb 2018

New study to test safety, efficacy of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat Parkinson's disease

University of Maryland Medicine is leading a phase 3 study to test the safety and efficacy of using MRI-guided focused ultrasound on the brain in order to treat Parkinson's disease.

13 Feb 2018

Excessive screen exposure at age 2 can translate into less healthy lifestyle habits in adolescence

Watching too much television at age 2 can translate into poorer eating habits in adolescence and poorer performance in school, researchers at Université de Montréal's School of Psychoeducation have found.

13 Feb 2018

Replenishing a protein could improve healing properties of stem cell therapy after heart attack

Researchers may have found a way to reduce ongoing heart damage that occurs long after a severe heart attack by improving the longevity of stem cells injected into the heart.

13 Feb 2018

Simple toolkit improves quality of care in Indian hospitals

A simple toolkit of checklists, education materials and quality and performance reporting improved the quality of care but not outcomes in hospitals in the south Indian state of Kerala and may have the potential to improve outcomes of heart attacks and other major cardiovascular disease events in other settings, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

13 Feb 2018

Study identifies risk factors for sleep apnea in pregnant woman

Snoring, older age and obesity may increase a pregnant woman's risk for sleep apnea--or interrupted breathing during sleep--according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.

13 Feb 2018

Novel motion capture-like technology for tracking how proteins fold into certain shape

In many modern animated movies, the trick to achieving realistic movements for individual characters and objects lies in motion-capture technology.

13 Feb 2018

New scanning technology could reduce number of biopsies on people with fatty liver disease

A study jointly led by the University of Birmingham and University of Edinburgh has revealed that a new scanning technology could almost halve the number of liver biopsies carried out on people with fatty liver disease.

13 Feb 2018

New review examines effectiveness of cupping therapy in athletes

Swimmer Michael Phelps's continued dominance at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics was accompanied by worldwide awareness of cupping. Cupping therapy has re-emerged as a potential approach to boost post-exercise metabolic recovery, reduce pain, and improve range of motion by increasing local microcirculation.

13 Feb 2018

OHSU, CDC physicians treat first known case of woman infected with cattle eyeworm

An August 2016 call to an infectious disease hotline OHSU runs for Northwest physicians ended up being one for the record books.

13 Feb 2018

Researchers develop new method to map dopamine system in Parkinson's patients

With the aid of a PET camera, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new method for investigating the dopamine system in the brains of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.

13 Feb 2018

Study: Most children with sickle cell anemia not getting daily antibiotics to reduce the risk

One of the greatest health threats to children with sickle cell anemia is getting a dangerous bacterial infection - but most are not receiving a key medication to reduce the risk, a new study suggests.

13 Feb 2018

Opioid users have increased risk of invasive pneumococcal diseases

Opioid users have a significantly increased risk of infections severe enough to require treatment at the hospital, such as pneumonia and meningitis, as compared to people who don't use opioids.

13 Feb 2018

IBBL joins new € 3.13 million project to promote personalized medicine in Europe

IBBL will over the next three years contribute to the Interreg project Codex4SMEs. The € 3.13 million project aims to build a transnational network to accelerate the development of so-called companion diagnostics by small and medium-sized businesses and hence to promote personalized medicine in Europe.

13 Feb 2018

PAREXEL launches new service to optimize management of human biological samples

PAREXEL International Corporation, the world’s leading innovator of biopharmaceutical services, today launched its Biological Sample Lifecycle Management service, enabling optimal use of human biological samples.

From Parexel 13 Feb 2018

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

New software to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses in genetic epilepsies is the ambition of a ground-breaking partnership between Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, and FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, supported by Science Foundation Ireland.

13 Feb 2018

Family history of breast cancer increases risk even in aging women, research finds

Family history of breast cancer continues to significantly increase chances of developing invasive breast tumors in aging women - those ages 65 and older, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

12 Feb 2018

Novel approach to studying cancer can lead to new ways of diagnosis and treatment

A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers of 32 different types into 10 classes based on the molecular pathways that drive tumor growth.

12 Feb 2018

Medicine News and Research

Researchers develop most sophisticated mini-livers to date

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy could result in birth of obese children

Four-pronged approach can lead to healthy aging for older adults

New study to test safety, efficacy of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat Parkinson's disease

Excessive screen exposure at age 2 can translate into less healthy lifestyle habits in adolescence

Replenishing a protein could improve healing properties of stem cell therapy after heart attack

Simple toolkit improves quality of care in Indian hospitals

Study identifies risk factors for sleep apnea in pregnant woman

Novel motion capture-like technology for tracking how proteins fold into certain shape

New scanning technology could reduce number of biopsies on people with fatty liver disease

New review examines effectiveness of cupping therapy in athletes

OHSU, CDC physicians treat first known case of woman infected with cattle eyeworm

Researchers develop new method to map dopamine system in Parkinson's patients

Study: Most children with sickle cell anemia not getting daily antibiotics to reduce the risk

Opioid users have increased risk of invasive pneumococcal diseases

IBBL joins new € 3.13 million project to promote personalized medicine in Europe

PAREXEL launches new service to optimize management of human biological samples

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

Family history of breast cancer increases risk even in aging women, research finds

Novel approach to studying cancer can lead to new ways of diagnosis and treatment

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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