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Safety tips to help create better hunting experience for everyone

With rifle deer season around the corner in Pennsylvania, thousands of hunters – of all ages – are preparing to head into the woods.

16 Nov 2017

NYU Langone launches new, comprehensive center for facial paralysis

Thousands of New Yorkers every year will suffer some form of facial paralysis, a diagnosis with many causes which can greatly affect a person's appearance and day-to-day functioning.

16 Nov 2017

Common ingredient in laundry detergents may help build bioartificial pancreas to cure type 1 diabetes

Two oxygen-producing compounds – including one that boosts performance in some laundry detergents – might one day play a key role in helping scientists successfully build a bioartificial pancreas in the lab to cure type 1 diabetes.

16 Nov 2017

PAP therapy improves quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, study shows

A new study shows that positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy improves quality of life measures in people who have obstructive sleep apnea.

16 Nov 2017

University of Bristol awarded grant to reduce antibacterial drug resistance in Thailand

The University of Bristol has been awarded a grant by the UK Research Councils and the Department of Health to lead an inter-disciplinary research project to tackle the growing threat of antibacterial drug resistance in Thailand.

16 Nov 2017

Penn researchers single out bacterial enzyme behind gut microbiome imbalance linked to Crohn’s disease

Penn Medicine researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease.

16 Nov 2017

Simple clinical test helps doctors exclude pathologic cardiac murmur in children

Although heart murmur in children is usually harmless (referred to as innocent murmur), in a small number of cases it is symptomatic of cardiac disease (referred to as pathologic murmur). A new study finds that disappearance of heart murmur while standing reliably rules out pathologic heart murmurs.

16 Nov 2017

New oxytocin chemical sensor could be first step towards early diagnosis of autism

Is it going to be possible to detect features of autism at birth? At the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw a sensor has come into being that means this may become a reality.

16 Nov 2017

Skin patch offers hope for people with peanut allergy

People who suffer from life-threatening peanut allergies may soon be able to cure their condition by wearing a skin patch, according to the findings of a phase 2 trial.

16 Nov 2017

New research shows how a gene can fuel obesity in mice

Obesity is often attributed to a simple equation: People are eating too much and exercising too little. But evidence is growing that at least some of the weight gain that plagues modern humans is predetermined.

16 Nov 2017

Aging tests disagree with one another

Whether it's an on-line quiz, a $300 chromosome test or an $800 blood panel, a lot of people seem to be interested in whether they're aging faster or slower than their chronological age would suggest.

16 Nov 2017

$2 million grant funds new telemedicine program for children with disabilities

The UC Davis Department of Pediatrics has received a $2 million, five-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to fund a new telemedicine program for children in remote communities.

16 Nov 2017

New implantable muscle stimulator aims to prevent pressure ulcers, deep tissue injuries

A team of researchers led by Kath Bogie, DPhil (PhD), a biomedical engineer and associate professor of orthopaedics and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and colleagues from Case Western Reserve and other institutions, has received a $1.8M, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an implantable muscle stimulator for preventing pressure ulcers and deep tissue injuries to the buttocks.

15 Nov 2017

Genetic diversity of tumor tissues can be barrier to precision medicine in gastric and esophageal cancers

A new study focused on describing genetic variations within a primary tumor, differences between the primary and a metastatic branch of that tumor, and additional diversity found in tumor DNA in the blood stream could help physicians make better treatment choices for patients with gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

15 Nov 2017

Heart injury triggers irreversible dysregulation that alters cardiosplenic and cardiorenal networks

Heart failure after a heart attack is a global epidemic leading to chronic heart failure pathology. About 6 million people in the United States and 23 million worldwide suffer from this end-stage disease.

15 Nov 2017

Study identifies molecular pathway critical to development of fibrosis

A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and University Health Network in Toronto has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be critical to the development of fibrosis - scarring and excessive tissue deposition that result from abnormal healing responses and can compromise the function of vital organs.

15 Nov 2017

Researchers discover new way to target cancer without destroying healthy T-cells

A unique approach to targeting the abnormal T-cells that cause T-cell lymphomas could offer hope to patients with the aggressive and difficult-to-treat family of cancers, finds a study involving researchers from Cardiff University.

15 Nov 2017

Stem cell therapy fails to improve walking ability in people with PAD

A stem cell therapy did not improve walking ability in people with peripheral artery disease, although exercise did lead to significant improvements, according to the results of a new Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.

15 Nov 2017

ATS and JRS publish new guidelines for diagnosis and management of LAM

The American Thoracic Society and the Japanese Respiratory Society have published additional clinical practice guidelines regarding four specific questions related to the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and management of pneumothoraces in patients with LAM.

15 Nov 2017

Water baths just as effective as bleach baths at reducing severity of eczema

For patients suffering from eczema (atopic dermatitis), dermatologists will sometimes recommend bleach baths to decrease bacterial infection and reduce symptoms.

15 Nov 2017

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Safety tips to help create better hunting experience for everyone

NYU Langone launches new, comprehensive center for facial paralysis

Common ingredient in laundry detergents may help build bioartificial pancreas to cure type 1 diabetes

PAP therapy improves quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, study shows

University of Bristol awarded grant to reduce antibacterial drug resistance in Thailand

Penn researchers single out bacterial enzyme behind gut microbiome imbalance linked to Crohn’s disease

Simple clinical test helps doctors exclude pathologic cardiac murmur in children

New oxytocin chemical sensor could be first step towards early diagnosis of autism

Skin patch offers hope for people with peanut allergy

New research shows how a gene can fuel obesity in mice

Aging tests disagree with one another

$2 million grant funds new telemedicine program for children with disabilities

New implantable muscle stimulator aims to prevent pressure ulcers, deep tissue injuries

Genetic diversity of tumor tissues can be barrier to precision medicine in gastric and esophageal cancers

Heart injury triggers irreversible dysregulation that alters cardiosplenic and cardiorenal networks

Study identifies molecular pathway critical to development of fibrosis

Researchers discover new way to target cancer without destroying healthy T-cells

Stem cell therapy fails to improve walking ability in people with PAD

ATS and JRS publish new guidelines for diagnosis and management of LAM

Water baths just as effective as bleach baths at reducing severity of eczema

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