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Mount Sinai study uncovers potential link between Crohn's and Parkinson's in Jewish population

Mount Sinai Researchers have just discovered that patients in the Ashkenazi Jewish population with Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory of the digestive system) are more likely to carry the LRRK2 gene mutation.

11 Jan 2018

Insilico Medicine develops new deep-learning based hematological human aging clock

Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research, announced a publication of a research paper titled "Population-specific biomarkers of human aging: a big data study using South Korean, Canadian and Eastern-European patient populations" in The Journal of Gerontology.

11 Jan 2018

Researchers discover new weapon to combat tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease which attacks the lungs, claims someone's life every 20 seconds and 1.5 million lives worldwide every year.

11 Jan 2018

Pregnancies after failed outpatient sterilization procedures more likely to result in live births

While the risk of pregnancy is low after female sterilization procedures, 60 percent of pregnancies that do occur result in a live birth, according to a new study.

11 Jan 2018

New study shows how the immune system regulates gut fungal population

Immune cells that process food and bacterial antigens in the intestines control the intestinal population of fungi, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

11 Jan 2018

Study reveals how dengue virus replicates without triggering the body's defenses

A new study reveals how dengue virus manages to reproduce itself in an infected person without triggering the body's normal defenses. Duke researchers report that dengue pulls off this hoax by co-opting a specialized structure within host cells for its own purposes, like a lazy roommate sneaking bits of his laundry into the communal wash.

11 Jan 2018

Unhealthy diet makes the body's defenses more aggressive in the long term

The immune system reacts similarly to a high fat and high-calorie diet as to a bacterial infection. This is shown by a recent study led by the University of Bonn.

11 Jan 2018

EPF raises awareness campaign to improve oral health

In order to call attention to the growing burden of tooth decay and severe gum disease, and to the simple and cost-effective preventive interventions available to address these conditions, the European Federation of Periodontology is launching the Perio and Caries awareness campaign today.

11 Jan 2018

Warm-up program for children cuts soccer injuries by 50%

A warm-up program developed specially for children reduces soccer injuries by around 50 percent. Sports scientists from the University of Basel reported these findings in the academic journal Sports Medicine.

11 Jan 2018

New TSRI study uncovers workings of first potential treatment for Marburg virus

With a mortality rate of up to 88 percent, Marburg virus can rip through a community in days. In 2005, an outbreak of Marburg virus struck a pediatric ward in the country of Angola. With no treatment available, doctors struggled to help as the virus killed 329 of 374 infected patients.

11 Jan 2018

Cross-sex hormone therapy may improve eating disorder symptoms in transgender people

New research has shown that receiving cross-sex hormone therapy (CHT) can help to reduce the feelings of body dissatisfaction associated with eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia in transgender people.

11 Jan 2018

New study discovers key brain circuit implicated in social behavior

A new study by researchers at Roche in Basel, Switzerland has identified a key brain region of the neural circuit that controls social behavior. Increasing the activity of this region, called the habenula, led to social problems in rodents, whereas decreasing activity of the region prevented social problems.

11 Jan 2018

Elevated levels of inflammation marker linked to lower muscle mass

Elevated levels of the inflammation marker CRP in the blood is an underlying cause of the loss of muscle mass in elderly persons, as shown by a new study from örebro University and University of Nottingham.

11 Jan 2018

New study explores how patients and physicians communicate with each other electronically

How patients and their healthcare providers communicate with one another outside the clinic or doctor's office is changing.

11 Jan 2018

New HSS study may signal hope for patients suffering from scleroderma

Scleroderma is a terribly debilitating disease with no effective treatments and the mortality rates are still upwards of 20%-50%, the highest of any rheumatic disease.

11 Jan 2018

IVF just as likely to result in live birth when frozen embryos are used

Women who use frozen embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF) have the same chance of ongoing pregnancy and giving birth as those who have IVF, finds study.

11 Jan 2018

Researchers discover new promising biomarker for colorectal cancer

Researchers from the University of Luxembourg found a new biomarker for colorectal cancer (CRC) that might improve therapy and survival rates of patients.

11 Jan 2018

Trump administration clears way to require work for some Medicaid enrollees

The Trump administration early Thursday initiated a pivotal change in the Medicaid program, announcing that for the first time the federal government will allow states to test work requirements as a condition for coverage.

11 Jan 2018

Implanted robotic system stimulates tissue growth in stunted organs

An implanted, programmable medical robot can gradually lengthen tubular organs by applying traction forces -- stimulating tissue growth in stunted organs without interfering with organ function or causing apparent discomfort, report researchers at Boston Children's Hospital.

11 Jan 2018

Scientists develop genetically engineered probiotic that targets and kills cancer cells in the gut

A new study has identified a way to turn a humble cocktail of bacteria and vegetables into a targeted system that finds and kills colorectal cancer cells.

11 Jan 2018

Research News and Research

Mount Sinai study uncovers potential link between Crohn's and Parkinson's in Jewish population

Insilico Medicine develops new deep-learning based hematological human aging clock

Researchers discover new weapon to combat tuberculosis

Pregnancies after failed outpatient sterilization procedures more likely to result in live births

New study shows how the immune system regulates gut fungal population

Study reveals how dengue virus replicates without triggering the body's defenses

Unhealthy diet makes the body's defenses more aggressive in the long term

EPF raises awareness campaign to improve oral health

Warm-up program for children cuts soccer injuries by 50%

New TSRI study uncovers workings of first potential treatment for Marburg virus

Cross-sex hormone therapy may improve eating disorder symptoms in transgender people

New study discovers key brain circuit implicated in social behavior

Elevated levels of inflammation marker linked to lower muscle mass

New study explores how patients and physicians communicate with each other electronically

New HSS study may signal hope for patients suffering from scleroderma

IVF just as likely to result in live birth when frozen embryos are used

Researchers discover new promising biomarker for colorectal cancer

Trump administration clears way to require work for some Medicaid enrollees

Implanted robotic system stimulates tissue growth in stunted organs

Scientists develop genetically engineered probiotic that targets and kills cancer cells in the gut

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