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Boys with undescended testes may have increased risk for testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

Led by the University of Sydney researchers and published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, this is the first population-based cohort study to assess both adult fertility and cancer risk after surgical correction (orchidopexy) for undescended testes in early childhood.

29 Aug 2018

Soluble versions of immune cell protein could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study reveals

Researchers at the University of Florida have discovered that a modified version of an important immune cell protein could be used to treat Alzheimer's disease.

29 Aug 2018

Using novel gene therapy to cure infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency

Out of every 60,000 births, a baby arrives to face the world without a fully functioning immune system leaving them unequipped to fight even the most common infections.

29 Aug 2018

New study supports motor cortex 'excitability' as cause of restless legs syndrome

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say new experiments using magnetic pulse brain stimulation on people with moderate to severe restless legs syndrome have added to evidence that the condition is due to excitability and hyperarousal in the part of the brain's motor cortex responsible for leg movement.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers receive $6 million NIH grant to improve treatment for Chagas disease

Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have received nearly $6 million from the National Institutes of Health to improve treatment and develop new diagnostic tools to assess post-therapeutic outcomes for patients with Chagas disease.

29 Aug 2018

New NIMH grant to support study that uses brain imaging to diagnose suicidal thoughts

To build on a groundbreaking study that used brain imaging to identify individuals with suicidal thoughts, Carnegie Mellon University's Marcel Just and the University of Pittsburgh's David A. Brent have received a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institute for Mental Health.

29 Aug 2018

Hurricane Maria’s official death toll in Puerto Rico now stands at nearly 3,000

Nearly 3,000 Puerto Ricans died as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria last year, a number that dwarfs the government's initial tally of 64, according to a report commissioned by Puerto Rican officials and released Tuesday.

29 Aug 2018

Scientists demonstrate how medical test results can be remotely modified

A team of physicians and computer scientists at the University of California has shown that it is easy to modify medical test results remotely by attacking the connection between hospital laboratory devices and medical record systems.

29 Aug 2018

Hesperos receives SBIR grant to create ‘human-on-a-chip’ model to mimic Alzheimer's disease

Hesperos, Inc., announced today the receipt of a NIH Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to help create a new multi-organ "human-on-a-chip" model that can realistically mimic the biology of Alzheimer's Disease and the effects of potential new therapies under realistic human physiological conditions.

29 Aug 2018

Scientists regenerate nerve fibers after spinal cord injury

Scientists have discovered the biological mechanisms needed for nerve fibers to regenerate in spinal cord injury.

29 Aug 2018

Fertility preservation bill allows cancer patients to have their own biological children

Illinois cancer patients no longer have to choose between costly life-saving treatments and preserving their ability to one day have their own biological children, thanks to a fertility preservation bill signed Aug. 27 by Gov. Bruce Rauner at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers uncover why some cancers grow faster than others

University of Toronto researchers have uncovered why some cancers grow faster than others. The team led by Liliana Attisano, Professor in U of T's Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, has identified a protein called NUAK2, which is produced by cancer cells to boost their proliferation and whose presence in tumors is associated with poor disease prognosis.

29 Aug 2018

Lack of protein in father's diet can impact long-term health of his offspring

New research has shown that a lack of protein in a father's diet affects sperm quality which can have a direct impact on the long-term health of their offspring.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers develop new software to improve success rates for image guided CRT

A team of specialists from King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, and Siemens Healthineers have recently published details of a novel approach to lead placement during image guided cardiac resynchronization therapy.

29 Aug 2018

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

A newly developed rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply diagnosed heart ailments in patients in Peru, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers discover reason why many bladder cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that a particular type of cell present in bladder cancer may be the reason why so many patients do not respond to the groundbreaking class of drugs known as PD-1 and PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors, which enable the immune system to attack tumors.

29 Aug 2018

Research shows proteomics can be used to predict evolution of triple negative breast cancer

The rarest, but also the most aggressive and hard to treat form of breast cancer, is known as triple negative. For this type of cancer, researchers have so far been unable to identify markers that can classify patients by prognosis or probability of responding to different treatments.

29 Aug 2018

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Boys with undescended testes may have increased risk for testicular cancer, infertility in adulthood

Soluble versions of immune cell protein could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study reveals

Using novel gene therapy to cure infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency

New study supports motor cortex 'excitability' as cause of restless legs syndrome

Researchers receive $6 million NIH grant to improve treatment for Chagas disease

New NIMH grant to support study that uses brain imaging to diagnose suicidal thoughts

Hurricane Maria’s official death toll in Puerto Rico now stands at nearly 3,000

Scientists demonstrate how medical test results can be remotely modified

Hesperos receives SBIR grant to create ‘human-on-a-chip’ model to mimic Alzheimer's disease

Scientists regenerate nerve fibers after spinal cord injury

Fertility preservation bill allows cancer patients to have their own biological children

Researchers uncover why some cancers grow faster than others

Lack of protein in father's diet can impact long-term health of his offspring

Researchers develop new software to improve success rates for image guided CRT

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

Researchers discover reason why many bladder cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapy

Research shows proteomics can be used to predict evolution of triple negative breast cancer

Conscious feelings stem from bodily sensations

Wis. board will again cover state workers seeking transgender treatment

Dectin-1 pathway could be important new target for treatment of candidiasis, study shows

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