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Study provides insight into brain network connectivity in patients with psychotic disorders

Researchers from McLean Hospital and Yale University have published findings of their study of large-scale systems in the brain, findings that could improve understanding of the symptoms and causes of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and other mental illnesses.

14 May 2019

New study on viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics

In a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School have done a study on the viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics.

14 May 2019

Harvard scientists uncover key mechanism that allows viruses to replicate

Viruses are masterful invaders. They cannibalize host cells by injecting their genetic material, often making thousands of copies of themselves in a single cell to ensure their replication and survival.

13 May 2019

Study finds lower survival rate among cancer patients in New Mexico

Researchers at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine have found that cancer patients in New Mexico have lower chances of survival when compared to the rest of the nation.

13 May 2019

Men who delay fatherhood put health of partners, unborn children at risk

Men who delay starting a family have a ticking "biological clock" -- just like women -- that may affect the health of their partners and children, according to Rutgers researchers.

13 May 2019

General public views use of cognitive enhancers as acceptable practice

The general public largely views the use of cognitive enhancers such as Adderall as an acceptable practice when used by adults in the workplace, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine neurologists, which published this week in AJOB Neuroscience.

13 May 2019

Lecture on how to scale up education at a time of doctor shortages

How can we scale up education at a time of doctor shortages and how to widen opportunities for equity and a medical profession that reflects our society?

13 May 2019

Consortium aims to study link between childhood blood sugar levels and mid-life brain health

A consortium of Louisiana scientists from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Tulane University and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center aims to discover how blood sugar levels early in life contribute to a person's brain health in middle age.

12 May 2019

Psychologists find link between working memory and sleep, age, depressed mood

A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory -- a fundamental building block of a functioning mind -- and three health-related factors: sleep, age, and depressed mood.

12 May 2019

HIV prevention pill may be cost-effective way of curbing the epidemic in India

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, a combination drug used to prevent HIV infection, has already gained significant traction in the U.S. and Europe.

10 May 2019

Study provides first evidence of crosstalk between the heart and fat cells

Like sending a letter through the mail or a text over a cellular network, the heart can generate messages that travel long distances through the body.

10 May 2019

Computational tool uses patient's genomic data to find best treatment for bladder cancer

When it comes to cancer, one-size-does-not-fit-all.One of the challenges that we have when taking care of patients with bladder cancer is that from one patient to the next, the prognosis, the stage and the response to different kinds of treatment differ.

10 May 2019

New stroke treatment moves toward clinical trials

A stroke treatment developed by researcher Byron Ford at the University of California, Riverside, has moved toward clinical trials.

10 May 2019

AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

A team of researchers at MIT have developed an AI model that can predict breast cancer from mammogram images up to five years before a diagnosis can be made by doctors.

9 May 2019

'Robopets' can provide comfort and reduce loneliness of older care home residents

Researchers found evidence that 'robopets' can provide comfort and pleasure and reduce agitation and loneliness.

9 May 2019

Addiction medicine mostly prescribed to whites, even as opioid deaths rose among blacks

White drug users addicted to heroin, fentanyl and other opioids have had near-exclusive access to buprenorphine, a drug that curbs the craving for opioids and reduces the chance of a fatal overdose.

8 May 2019

Diabetes complications rise sharply in the U.S. as teenagers transition to adulthood, but not in Canada

Hospitalizations for a feared complication of diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, rise sharply as adolescents transition to adulthood in the U.S, but not in Canada, according to a new study published May 8 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. DKA can generally be prevented with regular use of insulin.

8 May 2019

Researchers create ‘mini-guts’ to explore how gut epithelium respond to gluten in celiac patients

In pursuit of a novel tool for the research and treatment of celiac disease, scientists at the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital have validated the use of intestinal organoids.

8 May 2019

Reading office visit notes offers considerable benefits for patients, study finds

A new study of more than 20,000 adult patients, led by Jan Walker, RN, MBA, co-founder of OpenNotes, found that reading office visit notes offers considerable benefits for patients, particularly those from underserved populations.

7 May 2019

Increasing early beta-cell proliferation could halt development of type 1 diabetes

Many in-development cures for type 1 diabetes have understandably focused on tackling the autoimmune aspect of the disease before figuring out a way to replace the destroyed beta cells. But what if focusing on the beta cells first could prevent their destruction altogether?

7 May 2019

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Study provides insight into brain network connectivity in patients with psychotic disorders

New study on viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics

Harvard scientists uncover key mechanism that allows viruses to replicate

Study finds lower survival rate among cancer patients in New Mexico

Men who delay fatherhood put health of partners, unborn children at risk

General public views use of cognitive enhancers as acceptable practice

Lecture on how to scale up education at a time of doctor shortages

Consortium aims to study link between childhood blood sugar levels and mid-life brain health

Psychologists find link between working memory and sleep, age, depressed mood

HIV prevention pill may be cost-effective way of curbing the epidemic in India

Study provides first evidence of crosstalk between the heart and fat cells

Computational tool uses patient's genomic data to find best treatment for bladder cancer

New stroke treatment moves toward clinical trials

AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

'Robopets' can provide comfort and reduce loneliness of older care home residents

Addiction medicine mostly prescribed to whites, even as opioid deaths rose among blacks

Diabetes complications rise sharply in the U.S. as teenagers transition to adulthood, but not in Canada

Researchers create ‘mini-guts’ to explore how gut epithelium respond to gluten in celiac patients

Reading office visit notes offers considerable benefits for patients, study finds

Increasing early beta-cell proliferation could halt development of type 1 diabetes

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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