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New treatment method decreases adverse side-effects of rectal cancer surgery

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that short-course preoperative radiotherapy combined with delayed surgery reduces the adverse side-effects of rectal cancer surgery without compromising its efficacy. The results are presented in the journal The Lancet Oncology.

10 Feb 2017

Research uncovers previously unknown mechanism that could be key to alternative lupus treatment

Only one new drug has become available over the past 50 years for the estimated 1.5 million Americans and five million-plus people worldwide suffering from lupus, but new research has identified a previously unknown mechanism involved in the immune response that could provide an alternative therapy target.

10 Feb 2017

New laser-based camera could provide better view of carotid artery

Strokes and heart attacks often strike without warning. But, a unique application of a medical camera could one day help physicians know who is at risk for a cardiovascular event by providing a better view of potential problem areas.

10 Feb 2017

Baby’s sex linked to pregnant women's immune responses, study shows

Women have claimed for years that their bodies react differently whether they're pregnant with a male or female baby. Some studies suggest that a baby's sex could play a role in why some women report differences with morning sickness, cravings and other symptoms based on the sex of their baby.

10 Feb 2017

Study finds link between air pollution and daily cause-specific mortality in China

In the largest epidemiological study conducted in the developing world, researchers found that as exposures to fine particulate air pollution in 272 Chinese cities increase, so do deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

10 Feb 2017

Research suggests new type of congenital muscular dystrophy

A newly discovered mutation in the INPP5K gene, which leads to short stature, muscle weakness, intellectual disability, and cataracts, suggests a new type of congenital muscular dystrophy.

10 Feb 2017

Language barriers may limit individual's ability to receive kidney transplant, study reveals

Language barriers may hinder US kidney transplant candidates' access to kidney transplantation, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

9 Feb 2017

New ‘MAGIC algorithm’ can predict transplant patient’s risk of developing graft-versus-host disease

Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System have discovered a way to predict whether blood cancer patients who received a bone marrow transplant will develop graft-versus-host disease, a common and often lethal complication, according to a study published in JCI Insight.

9 Feb 2017

Older adults living in poor and violent neighborhoods at increased risk for depression, study finds

Older adults who live in poor and violent urban neighborhoods are at greater risk for depression, a study by researchers from UC Davis, the University of Minnesota and other institutions published Jan. 23 in the journal Health & Place has found.

9 Feb 2017

Genetic profiling of blood cells can predict response to stem cell transplant for patients with MDS

A single blood test and basic information about a patient's medical status can indicate which patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are likely to benefit from a stem cell transplant, and the intensity of pre-transplant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy that is likely to produce the best results, according to new research by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

9 Feb 2017

Stony Brook experts share few tips for surviving inconveniences caused by winter storms

As each winter storm ends and it's time to get back the daily grind, getting out of the house and back on the roads could come with some risk and potential injury.

9 Feb 2017

Scientists identify vulnerabilities of highly aggressive pancreatic cancer cells

Researchers have identified a gatekeeper protein that prevents pancreatic cancer cells from transitioning into a particularly aggressive cell type and also found therapies capable of thwarting those cells when the gatekeeper is depleted.

9 Feb 2017

Scientists apply generative neural network to create new pharmaceutical medicines

Scientists from Mail.Ru Group, Insilico Medicine and MIPT have for the first time applied a generative neural network to create new pharmaceutical medicines with the desired characteristics.

9 Feb 2017

New $3.2 million NIH grant funds development of mobile Critical Care Recovery Program

Two million of the five million Americans admitted to intensive care units annually have or develop acute respiratory failure, predisposing them to long-term cognitive, functional and psychological impairments collectively known as post-intensive care syndrome.

9 Feb 2017

Researchers develop new method to quickly diagnose kidney damage

Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a method for diagnosing kidney damage that is both quick and precise. Once the first patients are placed in the scanner, it will not take more than 45 minutes to make a diagnosis.

9 Feb 2017

Study discovers new form of congenital muscular dystrophy caused by faulty INPP5K gene

A new form of congenital muscular dystrophy has been discovered which is caused by mutations in a previously un-linked gene.

9 Feb 2017

URMC researchers discover how omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil could be used for asthma patients

University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have discovered new essential information about omega 3 fatty acids contained in fish oil and how they could be used for asthma patients.

9 Feb 2017

Scientists identify gene variants that predispose children to developing Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common acquired heart disease in children. Untreated, roughly one-quarter of children with KD develop coronary artery aneurysms -- balloon-like bulges of heart vessels -- that may ultimately result in heart attacks, congestive heart failure or sudden death.

9 Feb 2017

Study suggests new ways to treat neurological symptoms linked to tuberous sclerosis complex

Boston Children's Hospital researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway that inhibits the myelination of neurons in the brains of patients with the rare genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex.

9 Feb 2017

Researchers identify E. coli bacteria linking Crohn's disease to spondyloarthritis

Patients with Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes abdominal pain and diarrhea, can also experience joint pain.

9 Feb 2017

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New treatment method decreases adverse side-effects of rectal cancer surgery

Research uncovers previously unknown mechanism that could be key to alternative lupus treatment

New laser-based camera could provide better view of carotid artery

Baby’s sex linked to pregnant women's immune responses, study shows

Study finds link between air pollution and daily cause-specific mortality in China

Research suggests new type of congenital muscular dystrophy

Language barriers may limit individual's ability to receive kidney transplant, study reveals

New ‘MAGIC algorithm’ can predict transplant patient’s risk of developing graft-versus-host disease

Older adults living in poor and violent neighborhoods at increased risk for depression, study finds

Genetic profiling of blood cells can predict response to stem cell transplant for patients with MDS

Stony Brook experts share few tips for surviving inconveniences caused by winter storms

Scientists identify vulnerabilities of highly aggressive pancreatic cancer cells

Scientists apply generative neural network to create new pharmaceutical medicines

New $3.2 million NIH grant funds development of mobile Critical Care Recovery Program

Researchers develop new method to quickly diagnose kidney damage

Study discovers new form of congenital muscular dystrophy caused by faulty INPP5K gene

URMC researchers discover how omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil could be used for asthma patients

Scientists identify gene variants that predispose children to developing Kawasaki disease

Study suggests new ways to treat neurological symptoms linked to tuberous sclerosis complex

Researchers identify E. coli bacteria linking Crohn's disease to spondyloarthritis

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