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Diabetes awareness month: Mount Sinai experts share tips for disease prevention

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Today, 29.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 Nov 2017

New study shows effects of obesity on knee dislocations

A new study of more than 19,000 knee dislocation cases in the U.S. between 2000 and 2012 provides a painful indication of how the nation's obesity epidemic is changing the risk, severity, and cost of a traumatic injury.

3 Nov 2017

Four main genes linked to survival of pancreatic cancer patients

Alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in JAMA Oncology.

3 Nov 2017

Researchers identify neural circuitry responsible for rousing the brain during sleep apnea

A common and potentially serious sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea affects at least one-quarter of U.S. adults and is linked to increased risk of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. In a paper published today in the journal Neuron, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center identified specific neural circuitry responsible for rousing the brain of mice in simulated apnea conditions.

2 Nov 2017

Researchers compile biggest recorded collection of families with epilepsy

Researchers from Swansea University Medical School have joined up with five other centers from around the world to compile the biggest recorded collection of families with forms of epilepsy where genetics may play a part in the recurring feature of the condition.

2 Nov 2017

Molecular tests to detect Zika virus should be repeated more than once in pregnant women

Molecular tests to detect Zika virus, which enable identification of the pathogen's genetic material in body fluids, such as blood, urine, semen and saliva during the acute phase of infection, have been used routinely in prenatal checkups for pregnant women with symptoms of the disease.

1 Nov 2017

Women with history of infertility have increased risk of death, study shows

Women with a history of infertility have a 10 percent increased risk of death compared to those without reported infertility struggles, according to results of a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

1 Nov 2017

Pioneering heart device found to be safe and effective

A new study has found that a pioneering device to repair heart valves is safe and effective, and can reduce the invasiveness and side effects of conventional mitral valve surgery.

1 Nov 2017

Scientists solve decade-old mystery that could lead to development of new treatments for TB

Scientists have solved a decade-old mystery that could eventually lead to the development of earlier treatments for one of the world's deadliest diseases, which affects up to 2 billion people.

1 Nov 2017

Historically ignored racial groups experience high rates of major health problems

Some of the smallest and historically neglected racial groups in the United States experience far more obesity, diabetes, and other health conditions than non-Hispanic white adults, a study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside has found.

1 Nov 2017

UTHealth awarded federal grant to provide HIV treatment, education for individuals with substance abuse

A $2.5 million federal grant will allow a multidisciplinary team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to provide prevention and treatment information about HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases to underserved individuals with substance abuse or mental disorders.

31 Oct 2017

Study findings may provide insight into excessive light sensitivity experienced by some people

The eyes are for seeing, but they have other important biological functions, including automatic visual reflexes that go on without awareness. The reflexive system of the human eye also produces a conscious, visual experience, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

31 Oct 2017

Surveillance rather than surgery can be safe option for women with FEA lesions

The detection of certain non-cancerous "high risk" breast lesions can lead to surgical treatment in women, but one of the largest studies of a specific type of high-risk lesion, flat epithelial atypia (FEA), calls for close observation, rather than surgical removal of these lesions in most cases, according to study results published on the web site of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons in advance of print.

31 Oct 2017

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the severity of the disease in patients whose DM was resistant to other therapies.

31 Oct 2017

Most drug-resistant staph infections occur in the community, study finds

The proportion of ‘staph’ infections resistant to antibiotics has increased in Australia since 2000 with most cases now occurring in the community rather than in hospitals, a new study led by The Australian National University has found.

31 Oct 2017

Canadian and Israeli researchers join forces for new research program

The Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program is a seven-year, CA$35 million partnership between the Azrieli Foundation, Canada's International Development Research Centre, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Israel Science Foundation that draws on the scientific strengths of Canadian and Israeli researchers in the broad field of biomedicine.

30 Oct 2017

Researchers discover quirk of cell aging that could help detect late-onset Alzheimer's

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry and McGovern Medical School have discovered a previously unknown characteristic of brain-cell aging that could help detect late-onset Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms begin.

30 Oct 2017

New gene drive approach helps pinpoint combination therapies against fungal pathogens

Candida albicans is a notorious human fungal pathogen that causes thrush and serious systemic infections. Opportunistic C. albicans fungi, which often live inconspicuously in the normal flora of human skin and gut, can switch from their harmless stealth mode to become aggressive pathogens, especially in people whose immune systems are already compromised by pre-existing diseases or harsh drug therapies.

30 Oct 2017

UTHealth professor receives $2.6 million NIH award for brain research

The National Institutes of Health has presented its Maximizing Investigators' Research Award to Vasanthi Jayaraman, Ph.D., a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology with McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It is a $2.6 million, five-year award.

30 Oct 2017

Study: Less than half of patients receive insurer's approval for prescription of cholesterol drugs

Less than half of patients received their insurer's approval for prescriptions of PCSK9 inhibitors, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

30 Oct 2017

Medical School News and Research

Diabetes awareness month: Mount Sinai experts share tips for disease prevention

New study shows effects of obesity on knee dislocations

Four main genes linked to survival of pancreatic cancer patients

Researchers identify neural circuitry responsible for rousing the brain during sleep apnea

Researchers compile biggest recorded collection of families with epilepsy

Molecular tests to detect Zika virus should be repeated more than once in pregnant women

Women with history of infertility have increased risk of death, study shows

Pioneering heart device found to be safe and effective

Scientists solve decade-old mystery that could lead to development of new treatments for TB

Historically ignored racial groups experience high rates of major health problems

UTHealth awarded federal grant to provide HIV treatment, education for individuals with substance abuse

Study findings may provide insight into excessive light sensitivity experienced by some people

Surveillance rather than surgery can be safe option for women with FEA lesions

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

Most drug-resistant staph infections occur in the community, study finds

Canadian and Israeli researchers join forces for new research program

Researchers discover quirk of cell aging that could help detect late-onset Alzheimer's

New gene drive approach helps pinpoint combination therapies against fungal pathogens

UTHealth professor receives $2.6 million NIH award for brain research

Study: Less than half of patients receive insurer's approval for prescription of cholesterol drugs

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