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Research opens possibility of developing single-dose gene therapy for inherited arrhythmias

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital report creating the first human tissue model of an inherited heart arrhythmia, replicating two patients' abnormal heart rhythms in a dish, and then suppressing the arrhythmia with gene therapy in a mouse model.

17 Jul 2019

Researchers find mechanism behind susceptibility to viral infections

A team of researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Centre's Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre found that immune cells undergoing stress and an altered metabolism are the reasons why some individuals become sick from viral infections while others do not, when exposed to the same virus.

16 Jul 2019

New study uncovers 3D structure of toxin responsible for C. diff infection

A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, uncovers the long-sought-after, three-dimensional structure of a toxin primarily responsible for devastating Clostridium difficile infection.

16 Jul 2019

HIV persists in spinal fluid even after long-term treatment and is linked to cognitive deficits

Even after nearly a decade of strict HIV treatment, cells sheltering the virus could be found in the cerebrospinal fluid of half of participants in a national clinical trial of people living with HIV.

16 Jul 2019

Cannabis-based medication helps tackle dependency on cannabis

An Australian study has demonstrated that cannabis-based medication helps tackle dependency on cannabis, one of the most widely used drugs globally.

16 Jul 2019

Wearing a hearing aid may mitigate dementia risk

A new study has concluded that people who wear a hearing aid for age-related hearing problems maintain better brain function over time than those who do not.

15 Jul 2019

New app created to help people reduce exposure to anticholinergic medications

A team of researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute and Purdue University, led by Richard Holden, PhD, is testing a new app, called Brain Safe, designed to help people reduce their exposure to a common class of drugs linked to Alzheimer's disease.

15 Jul 2019

Gut-boosting food may put an end to childhood malnutrition worldwide

Researchers have developed a new type of food that improves gut bacteria in malnourished children and kick-starts growth.

15 Jul 2019

Even when HIV prevention drug is covered, other costs block treatment

Three years ago, Corey Walsh, who was in a relationship with a man who was HIV-positive, got a prescription for Truvada, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent infection with the virus that causes AIDS.

15 Jul 2019

New hope for restoring sight in victims of acid attacks or industrial accidents

A revolutionary approach to treating chemical burns in the eye is beginning a clinical trial.

15 Jul 2019

Addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to hamstring autograft reduces graft failure

The addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to a hamstring autograft in knee surgery in young active patients significantly reduces graft failure and persistent anterolateral rotatory laxity at two years post operatively.

14 Jul 2019

New therapeutic food boosts key growth-promoting gut microbes in malnourished children

A new type of therapeutic food, specifically designed to repair the gut microbiomes of malnourished children, is superior to standard therapy in an initial clinical trial conducted in Bangladesh.

12 Jul 2019

Botulinum toxin may offer relief from chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis

Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist (or recur) following surgical and hormonal interventions.

11 Jul 2019

Study offers clues about how to prevent brain inflammation in Alzheimer's

A new study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital offers clues about how to prevent inflammation of brain tissue, which promotes Alzheimer's disease

11 Jul 2019

Scripps CHAVD wins $129 million NIH grant to advance new HIV vaccine approach

The Scripps Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development, an international collaboration led by Scripps Research, has received a $129 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance next-generation vaccines designed to coax the immune system into producing antibodies capable of disarming numerous strains of HIV.

11 Jul 2019

Finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for patients with COPD

A simple finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a new study by researchers from Cardiff University, University of Oxford and King's College London.

11 Jul 2019

Alcohol reduction associated with improved viral suppression in women living with HIV

Women living with HIV are less likely than men to achieve viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy.

11 Jul 2019

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

A drug belonging to a new generation of acute migraine headache treatments was found to eliminate pain and reduce bothersome symptoms for people with migraine in a large-scale trial reported in the July 11 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

11 Jul 2019

Liver fat biomarker levels linked with metabolic health benefits of exercise, study finds

While genetics and other factors like age and sex contribute to each individual's response to exercise, little is known about the biological mechanisms by which physical activity brings about beneficial changes to the body.

11 Jul 2019

Researchers explain how 'viral' agents of neurological diseases ended up in our DNA

What if the missing ‘environmental’ factor in some of our deadliest neurological diseases were really written in our genome?

11 Jul 2019

Clinical Trial News and Research

Research opens possibility of developing single-dose gene therapy for inherited arrhythmias

Researchers find mechanism behind susceptibility to viral infections

New study uncovers 3D structure of toxin responsible for C. diff infection

HIV persists in spinal fluid even after long-term treatment and is linked to cognitive deficits

Cannabis-based medication helps tackle dependency on cannabis

Wearing a hearing aid may mitigate dementia risk

New app created to help people reduce exposure to anticholinergic medications

Gut-boosting food may put an end to childhood malnutrition worldwide

Even when HIV prevention drug is covered, other costs block treatment

New hope for restoring sight in victims of acid attacks or industrial accidents

Addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to hamstring autograft reduces graft failure

New therapeutic food boosts key growth-promoting gut microbes in malnourished children

Botulinum toxin may offer relief from chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis

Study offers clues about how to prevent brain inflammation in Alzheimer's

Scripps CHAVD wins $129 million NIH grant to advance new HIV vaccine approach

Finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for patients with COPD

Alcohol reduction associated with improved viral suppression in women living with HIV

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

Liver fat biomarker levels linked with metabolic health benefits of exercise, study finds

Researchers explain how 'viral' agents of neurological diseases ended up in our DNA

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