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Doctors perform first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of stage IV tumor thrombus

A surgical team at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California has pushed the boundaries of clinical care by performing the first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of a stage IV tumor thrombus, which is when a kidney cancer tumor extends into the heart.

19 Apr 2017

Johns Hopkins study shows that healthy adult gut loses and regenerates nerve cells

Johns Hopkins researchers today published new evidence refuting the long-held scientific belief that the gut nerve cells we're born with are the same ones we die with.

19 Apr 2017

CIRM funds clinical study to test safety, efficacy of new retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Cell therapy company jCyte is launching a phase 2b clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of its developmental retinitis pigmentosa (RP) treatment, jCell.

19 Apr 2017

Closed-loop brainwave technology reduces post-traumatic stress symptoms

A closed-loop acoustic stimulation brainwave technology significantly reduced symptoms in people suffering from post-traumatic stress in a small pilot study conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study is published in the April 19 online edition of the journal BMC Psychiatry.

19 Apr 2017

‘Geneva signature’ evaluates safety and immunogenicity of promising anti-Ebola virus vaccine

An international team based at Geneva University Hospitals and at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, has succeeded in defining a "signature" composed of a small number of inflammatory markers that can be monitored in order to understand how a promising anti-Ebola virus vaccine stimulates the immune system.

19 Apr 2017

EXPERT tool specifies personalized workouts to prevent cardiovascular events

Personalized workouts to prevent heart disease can be designed by a new digital instrument, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

19 Apr 2017

New study finds 30% drop in bowel cancer mortality rates

The rate of new cases of bowel cancer in Austria has fallen by around 20% in the last ten years, while the associated mortality rate has fallen by nearly 30%.

19 Apr 2017

Addressing unmet needs in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer globally with over a million men diagnosed worldwide. We are fortunate in that better diagnostic techniques and better awareness means that men are often being diagnosed earlier, which gives them a better chance of being cured.

19 Apr 2017

Scalp cooling technology to fight cancer causing alopecia (hair loss) approved by the FDA

Paxman Coolers Limited announced today that The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company to market the Paxman Scalp Cooling System, a scalp cooling technology that was developed by a British family to reduce hair loss in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

From Paxman 19 Apr 2017

Drinking beetroot juice before working out makes aging brain look younger

Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a younger brain, according to a new study by scientists at Wake Forest University.

19 Apr 2017

Surgical partners successfully remove nearly 2,000 cranial base tumors

In one of the nation's longest and most successful surgical partnerships, Loyola Medicine neurosurgeon Douglas Anderson, MD, and otologic surgeon John Leonetti, MD, have worked together to remove nearly 2,000 cranial base tumors during the past 30 years.

19 Apr 2017

Cannabidiol shows promise to reduce seizures for people with difficult-to-treat epilepsy

Taking cannabidiol may cut seizures in half for some children and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe form of epilepsy, according to new information released today from a large scale controlled clinical study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 69th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 22 to 28, 2017.

19 Apr 2017

Medicine News and Research

Doctors perform first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of stage IV tumor thrombus

Johns Hopkins study shows that healthy adult gut loses and regenerates nerve cells

CIRM funds clinical study to test safety, efficacy of new retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Closed-loop brainwave technology reduces post-traumatic stress symptoms

‘Geneva signature’ evaluates safety and immunogenicity of promising anti-Ebola virus vaccine

EXPERT tool specifies personalized workouts to prevent cardiovascular events

New study finds 30% drop in bowel cancer mortality rates

Addressing unmet needs in prostate cancer

Scalp cooling technology to fight cancer causing alopecia (hair loss) approved by the FDA

Drinking beetroot juice before working out makes aging brain look younger

Surgical partners successfully remove nearly 2,000 cranial base tumors

Cannabidiol shows promise to reduce seizures for people with difficult-to-treat epilepsy

Researchers show how dengue virus employs multiple tactics to evade immune detection

Babies with low or high birth weight may be at increased risk for developing NAFLD, study suggests

Bacteriophages may help combat antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'

Researchers reveal immune machinery that goes awry to trigger neutrophilic dermatosis

Exposure to TV ads increases likelihood of fast food consumption among pre-schoolers

Researchers develop ultrasensitive method to detect protein involved in autoimmune diseases

Young children experience weight stigma and worry about body image, research reveals

Intranasal administration of medications becoming more popular in emergency departments

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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