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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Live from D.C.: A look ahead at health policy in 2019

The 2020 presidential campaign has begun and health is a big part of it, with Democratic candidates pledging their support for "Medicare-for-all" and many of its variations.

31 Jan 2019

Researchers identify regulatory mechanism underlying obesity

Obesity − as research in the past decade has shown − is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research, have now discovered a molecular switch that controls the function of satiety neurons and therefore body weight. The findings were published in the journal 'Nature Metabolism'.

31 Jan 2019

Vaping twice as good as gum for quitting smoking finds study

A new study has revealed that using e-cigarettes are twice as effective as chewing nicotine containing gum or using nicotine skin patches in quitting smoking. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

31 Jan 2019

New understanding could help improve prediction and prevention of depression

In a new study, researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project demonstrate that people with the highest genetic propensity are over two and a half times as likely to be treated in a psychiatric hospital for depression compared to people with the lowest propensity.

31 Jan 2019

New link found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stage

Particular genetic variants in the human genome that are important for the development of the brain early in the life of the fetus are frequently found in psychiatric disorders. This is shown by a study carried out by iPSYCH.

31 Jan 2019

Medical cannabis relieves ASD symptoms in children

In a new study of patients with autism who are 18 years old and under, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center report that cannabis as a treatment for autism spectrum disorders appears to be a well-tolerated, safe and effective option to relieve symptoms including seizures, tics, depression, restlessness, and rage attacks.

31 Jan 2019

Researchers uncover how the immune system protects from bowel cancer

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to protect intestinal stem cells from turning cancerous.

31 Jan 2019

Children's air pollution exposure at school could be linked to higher overweight, obesity risk

Exposure to air pollution, particularly at school, could be associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity during childhood.

31 Jan 2019

Sleep apnea patients struggle to remember details of life memories, study shows

People with sleep apnea struggle to remember details of memories from their own lives, potentially making them vulnerable to depression, new research has shown.

31 Jan 2019

Study provides insight into how type 1 diabetes gradually destroys insulin production

Using the new Imaging Mass Cytometry method, researchers of UZH have investigated the pancreas of healthy organ donors and those with type 1 diabetes.

31 Jan 2019

Mechanisms of insecticide resistance impact transmission of West Nile virus

In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it is already known that this resistance to insecticides affects interactions between mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit.

31 Jan 2019

Hurricane Katrina's aftermath included increase in CVD hospitalization rates

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes are generally described in terms of wind speed, land area, and inches of rain. They're also described in terms of human costs, such as the number of fatalities and injuries.

31 Jan 2019

Study shows how skin cancer hijacks the immune system to grow and spread

Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread.

31 Jan 2019

Scientists discover brain cells responsible for direction and memory

Research has revealed the cluster of neurons that helps the brain's internal GPS remember key landmarks.

31 Jan 2019

Enhancing HD-MEA Systems with CMOS

At SfN 2018, we spoke to MaxWell Biosystems about their CMOS based HD-MEA systems for recording and stimulating electrogenic cells in-vitro - MaxOne and MaxTwo.

From MaxWell Biosystems 31 Jan 2019

Microbes on the tongue could be used to diagnose pancreatic cancer

Researchers have found that disruption in the microbial composition of the tongue coating could serve as a biomarker for early-stage pancreatic cancer.

31 Jan 2019

New study explores the use of Natural Cycles app in 'Plan a Pregnancy' mode

Natural Cycles have initiated an independent study to explore the views and experiences of people who currently use, or have previously used, the Natural Cycles app in 'Plan a Pregnancy' mode.

31 Jan 2019

Low-calorie diet prevents asthma symptoms in mice, study finds

Experimenting with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a low-calorie diet prevented asthma symptoms regardless of the diet’s fat and sugar content.

31 Jan 2019

Frail seniors find ways to live independently

Pauline Jeffery had let things slide since her husband died. Her bedroom was a mess. Her bathroom was disorganized. She often tripped over rugs in her living and dining room.

31 Jan 2019

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have cardiovascular disease

Nearly half (48 percent, 121.5 million in 2016) of all adults in the United States have some type of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association's Heart and Stroke Statistics — 2019 Update, published in the Association's journal Circulation.

31 Jan 2019