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New platform uses nanoparticles to deliver anti-cancer agent to cells

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks to deliver a promising anti-cancer agent to cells.

16 Sep 2019

Experts offer insights into new class of migraine medications

As research continues to show progress towards minimizing the effects of headache disorders on patients' lives, Practical Neurology gathered insights from experts in the field at The American Headache Society 61st Annual Scientific Meeting this year, where new data looking at a range of approaches from nerve stimulation to monoclonal antibodies and neuromodulation devices revealed advancements in migraine treatment.

16 Sep 2019

Researchers eliminate need for anti-rejection drugs in mice with transplanted glial cells

In experiments in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have developed a way to successfully transplant certain protective brain cells without the need for lifelong anti-rejection drugs.

16 Sep 2019

Cancer patients identify 'bad luck' or fate as third most likely cause of disease

What role does fate play when it comes to the 145,000 people diagnosed with cancer each year in Australia and 125,000 people in Vietnam?

16 Sep 2019

Physicians' delivery practices must improve to boost HPV vaccine rates, study shows

Despite its proven success at preventing cancer, many adolescents are still not getting the HPV vaccine. A new study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus shows that physicians' delivery and communication practices must improve to boost vaccination completion rates.

16 Sep 2019

Purveyors of black-market pharmaceuticals target immigrants

The bootleg medications were smuggled across the border and sold to mostly Latino immigrants in public spaces throughout Los Angeles — at swap meets, parks, beauty salons and makeshift stands outside mom-and-pop grocery stores.

16 Sep 2019

Heart-healthy forager-farmers in Bolivia are experiencing changes in body mass and diet

A group of forager-farmers in Bolivia's tropical forests -- known for having remarkable cardiovascular health and low blood pressure -- experienced changes in body mass and diet over a nine-year period, with increased use of cooking oil the most notable dietary change.

16 Sep 2019

Developing a highly predictive genetic risk score for type 1 diabetes

Paul Tran is working to develop a highly predictive genetic risk score that will tell parents whether their baby is at significant risk for type 1 diabetes.

16 Sep 2019

Alzheimer's drug associated with two-fold higher risk of hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis

A drug commonly used to manage symptoms of Alzheimer disease and other dementias -- donepezil -- is associated with a two-fold higher risk of hospital admission for rhabdomyolysis, a painful condition of muscle breakdown, compared with several other cholinesterase inhibitors, found a study in CMAJ.

16 Sep 2019

Study finds rise in off-label medication orders for children

U.S. physicians are increasingly ordering medications for children for conditions that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Rutgers study.

16 Sep 2019

Analysis of lens in the eye can predict patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes

New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that specialist analysis of the lens in the eye can predict patients with type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) (also known as prediabetes, a condition that often leads to full blown of type 2 diabetes).

16 Sep 2019

Obesity linked to nearly 6-fold increased risk of type 2 diabetes, along with other risk factors

Obesity is linked to a nearly 6-fold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with high genetic risk and unfavorable lifestyle also increasing risk but to a much lesser extent.

16 Sep 2019

New study identifies focus points to prevent opioid overdose deaths

A new study identifies specific locations where medication and harm reduction services for people with opioid use disorder should be available in order to have the greatest impact on reducing opioid overdose deaths.

16 Sep 2019

Warriors Research Institute awarded grant to expand mental health treatment to Texas veterans and their families

Warriors Research Institute, a Baylor Scott & White Research Institute center, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans' Assistance that will help expand evidence-based mental health treatment to Texas veterans and their families.

16 Sep 2019

New mathematical model may provide better understanding of glaucoma

A new mathematical model may help doctors learn more about the risk factors and causes of glaucoma, including the mechanisms affecting blood flow to the eye.

16 Sep 2019

Biologists observe how microtubules branch in new directions in animal cells

Cell biologist Thomas Maresca and senior research fellow Vikash Verma at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say they have, for the first time, directly observed and recorded in animal cells a pathway called branching microtubule nucleation, a mechanism in cell division that had been imaged in cellular extracts and plant cells but not directly observed in animal cells.

16 Sep 2019

Recent studies suggest a potential dip in rate of new diabetes cases

While overall, the numbers (prevalence) of people with type 2 diabetes continue to grow at an alarming rate, new research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that recent studies suggest the rate at which new cases develop (incidence) may be falling.

16 Sep 2019

Research News and Research

New platform uses nanoparticles to deliver anti-cancer agent to cells

Experts offer insights into new class of migraine medications

Researchers eliminate need for anti-rejection drugs in mice with transplanted glial cells

Cancer patients identify 'bad luck' or fate as third most likely cause of disease

Physicians' delivery practices must improve to boost HPV vaccine rates, study shows

Purveyors of black-market pharmaceuticals target immigrants

Heart-healthy forager-farmers in Bolivia are experiencing changes in body mass and diet

Developing a highly predictive genetic risk score for type 1 diabetes

Alzheimer's drug associated with two-fold higher risk of hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis

Study finds rise in off-label medication orders for children

Analysis of lens in the eye can predict patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes

Obesity linked to nearly 6-fold increased risk of type 2 diabetes, along with other risk factors

New study identifies focus points to prevent opioid overdose deaths

Warriors Research Institute awarded grant to expand mental health treatment to Texas veterans and their families

New mathematical model may provide better understanding of glaucoma

Biologists observe how microtubules branch in new directions in animal cells

Recent studies suggest a potential dip in rate of new diabetes cases

Machine-learning derived model can help predict risk of heart failure for diabetes patients

Accelerating drug discovery process to help patients

New contrast agent combination benefits image-based modeling of tumor processes

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