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Location matters for inflammation clearance

Health conditions that involve inflammation run the gamut, from multiple sclerosis and lupus to arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. While inflammation can serve as a normal response to help the body deal with injury or infection, problems arise when it persists, potentially harming surrounding tissues.

20 Nov 2018

Study: Personalized physical exercise reverses functional, cognitive deterioration in the elderly

This is the conclusion of a research project coordinated by Nicolás Martínez-Velilla and Mikel Izquierdo-Redín, researchers at Navarrabiomed, the biomedical research centre of the Government of Navarre and the Public University of Navarre (NUP/UPNA).

20 Nov 2018

Cessation fatigue predicts relapse rate after attempts to quit smoking

Although there is good news about smoking -- only 14 percent of Americans smoke, the lowest number ever, according to a 2017 National Health Interview Survey -- challenges remain. In a given year, more than 40 percent of smokers make no attempt to quit.

20 Nov 2018

International experts to discuss strategies to maintain spatial orientation in old age

The sense of direction is one of the most important human abilities. From 27 to 29 November 2018, about 70 experts from Europe, Canada and the US will discuss in Magdeburg how this navigation system operates and how it alters in old age or due to dementia.

20 Nov 2018

Purified omega-3 and aspirin reduce pre-cancerous bowel polyps, shows study

Both aspirin and a purified omega-3, called EPA, reduce the number of pre-cancerous polyps in patients found to be at high risk of developing bowel cancer, according to new research.

20 Nov 2018

Study explores individual and organizational risk factors for one-year mortality in ICU survivors

Nearly one in five intensive care unit (ICU) survivors die within one year, and increased hospital use is among the factors associated with a higher risk of death, reports a UK population-based study in the January 2019 issue of Critical Care Medicine, the official journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). Critical Care Medicine is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

20 Nov 2018

Online communication technologies could stave off depression among seniors, shows study

Imagine your family has moved across the state or across country. You're retired, and your spouse has passed away. Lacking the social connections previous generations once found in church or fraternal organizations, it doesn't take much time to begin feeling isolated and alone.

20 Nov 2018

Cytocybernetics receives NIMH award to move into neuronal drug development

Cytocybernetics, a University at Buffalo spinoff, has received a $250,000 Small Business Innovation Research award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to move into a new market: neuronal drug development.

20 Nov 2018

Screening tool can help identify child sex trafficking victims with high risk health complaints

An initial screening tool can be used effectively in a busy, inner city emergency department to identify child sex trafficking victims presenting with high risk health complaints.

20 Nov 2018

Researchers to explore the enigmatic role of unstructured protein in regulating circadian function

A new frontier in the science of circadian rhythms - whose disruption is linked to major diseases like cancer and diabetes - suggests a previously unknown mechanism at work in our daily biological cycle.

20 Nov 2018

New research project to combat obesity, type 2 diabetes receives NIH funding

A research project headed by a faculty member from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, which will explore whether administering a protein that's produced in the body can help prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes, has received $464,145 in funding from the National Institutes of Health.

20 Nov 2018

World's first medical imaging scanner produces diagnostic scan of the whole human body

EXPLORER, the world's first medical imaging scanner that can capture a 3-D picture of the whole human body at once, has produced its first scans.

20 Nov 2018

Towards finding a druggable cancer target

It's known that cancer involves unchecked cell growth and that a biological pathway that regulates organ size, known at the Hippo pathway, is also involved in cancer.

19 Nov 2018

New research center will pave way to better diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases

The new LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen will pave the way to a better understanding, prevention and treatment of skin diseases that plague a quarter of the world's population.

19 Nov 2018

Researchers identify genetic changes that could increase risk for death by suicide

Researchers at University of Utah Health identified four gene changes that occur more frequently in people who died by suicide that may point to increased risk in vulnerable individuals.

19 Nov 2018

Personalized program of physical exercise effective in reversing functional decline in the elderly

A program of personalized physical exercise implemented over a three-year period and involving 370 people over the age of 75 admitted to the Geriatric Service of the Hospital Complex of Navarre has turned out to be "safe and effective" in reversing the functional deterioration associated with hospitalization to which patients in this age group are subjected.

19 Nov 2018

Study: 45 minutes of patient education can help better manage chronic diseases

Just 45 minutes of patient education can improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases, according to a study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

19 Nov 2018

Replacement of dysfunctional microglia has therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases

A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet supports the theory that replacement of dysfunctional immune cells in the brain has therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's disease.

19 Nov 2018

New report highlights key focus areas to help cancer screening realize its full potential

Cancer screening has contributed substantially to reduced incidence, morbidity, and mortality, but issues like access and quality care and have kept screening from fulfilling its full potential, according to a new report.

19 Nov 2018

Researchers have trained a computer to analyze breast cancer images and classify tumors

Using technology similar to the type that powers facial and speech recognition on a smartphone, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have trained a computer to analyze breast cancer images and then classify the tumors with high accuracy.

19 Nov 2018

Research News and Research

Location matters for inflammation clearance

Study: Personalized physical exercise reverses functional, cognitive deterioration in the elderly

Cessation fatigue predicts relapse rate after attempts to quit smoking

International experts to discuss strategies to maintain spatial orientation in old age

Purified omega-3 and aspirin reduce pre-cancerous bowel polyps, shows study

Study explores individual and organizational risk factors for one-year mortality in ICU survivors

Online communication technologies could stave off depression among seniors, shows study

Cytocybernetics receives NIMH award to move into neuronal drug development

Screening tool can help identify child sex trafficking victims with high risk health complaints

Researchers to explore the enigmatic role of unstructured protein in regulating circadian function

New research project to combat obesity, type 2 diabetes receives NIH funding

World's first medical imaging scanner produces diagnostic scan of the whole human body

Towards finding a druggable cancer target

New research center will pave way to better diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases

Researchers identify genetic changes that could increase risk for death by suicide

Personalized program of physical exercise effective in reversing functional decline in the elderly

Study: 45 minutes of patient education can help better manage chronic diseases

Replacement of dysfunctional microglia has therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases

New report highlights key focus areas to help cancer screening realize its full potential

Researchers have trained a computer to analyze breast cancer images and classify tumors

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