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Beneficial bacteria may be key to reverse gut inflammation seen in inflammatory bowel diseases

Beneficial bacteria may be the key to helping to reverse a cycle of gut inflammation seen in certain inflammatory bowel diseases, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found.

13 Mar 2017

UTHealth researchers receive $1.5 million to increase HPV vaccine rates among minority youth

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded $1.5 million to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health for a project designed to increase human papillomavirus vaccine rates among minority youth in medically underserved areas across Houston.

13 Mar 2017

Georgia State professor receives five-year $4.1 million federal grant to develop drug targeting Ebola virus

Dr. Christopher Basler, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, director of the university's Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Microbial Pathogenesis, has received a five-year, $4.1 million federal grant to develop a drug targeting Ebola virus.

13 Mar 2017

Survey finds that most military physicians did not receive any formal training on transgender care

A small survey of military physicians found most did not receive any formal training on transgender care, most had not treated a patient with known gender dysphoria, and most had not received sufficient training to prescribe cross-hormone therapy, according to a new research letter published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

13 Mar 2017

Healthy diets linked to better sperm quality and male fecundability

Nowadays, in order to improve sperm quality and fertility changes, many fertility clinics recommend simple lifestyle changes such as increased physical activity, cognitive behavioural therapy or yoga to reduce stress, give advice on how to reduce alcohol and caffeine intake and provide lists of dietary recommendations.

13 Mar 2017

Novel androgens play major role in development of PCOS, research shows

Scientists led by the University of Birmingham have discovered that a new class of male sex hormones known as androgens plays a key role in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

13 Mar 2017

UGR scientists show link between magnetic systems and certain states of brain activity

Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) have proven for the first time that there is a close relationship between several emerging phenomena in magnetic systems (greatly studied by condensed matter physicists) and certain states of brain activity.

13 Mar 2017

Study finds depression to be strongest predictor of death following heart disease diagnosis

Depression is the strongest predictor of death in the first decade following a diagnosis of coronary heart disease, according to a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

13 Mar 2017

Mothers play key role in honour-based crime that is often unseen by police, research suggests

Mothers play a central role in honour-based crime yet this is often unrecognised by police and other agencies, potentially leaving victims at risk, new research suggests.

13 Mar 2017

Minimally invasive treatment can safely relieve pain in children with severe migraine

A minimally invasive treatment for migraine headaches used for adults is also proving to be a safe and effective treatment for children and teenagers, and only takes minutes for a child to feel relief, according to new research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting last week.

13 Mar 2017

Learning to reduce rumination can help patients with depressive symptoms, research shows

A thought is a thought. It does not reflect reality. New research shows that learning how to ruminate less on thoughts and feelings has a positive effect for individuals with depression.

13 Mar 2017

New report highlights increasing cost of caring for people with Alzheimer's and dementia

The national cost of caring for those with Alzheimer's and dementia is estimated to be $259 billion this year, according to a new report from the Alzheimer's Association.

13 Mar 2017

Studies question use of readmission rate as metric in surgeries for ovarian cancer patients

To reduce costs and improve quality of care, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has made reducing readmission rates a priority, yet research studies presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2017 Annual Meeting for Women’s Cancer question the use of the metric in surgeries performed in patients with ovarian cancer.

13 Mar 2017

Swansea University experts assess contribution of ultra-rare genetic variation in common epilepsies

Despite progress in understanding the genetics of rare childhood epilepsies, the common adult forms of epilepsy have proven less amenable to traditional gene-discovery analyses.

13 Mar 2017

Youth who use several media simultaneously struggle with attention-related tasks, study reveals

The aim of Mona Moisala's doctoral dissertation was to study patterns of activity in cortical networks related to attention and working memory, as well as to investigate associations between performance in working memory and attention tasks and the extent of daily technology-mediated activities in 13-24-year-old subjects from Finland.

13 Mar 2017

Evolution of immuno-oncology

Immuno-oncology did not exist four years ago, it's a term coined by Dr. Axel Hoos, Head of the newly defined immuno-oncology department at GSK. He is also Senior Vice President Therapeutic Area (TA) and Head for Oncology R&D. Previously, it was referred to as cancer immunotherapy, but now it is called immuno-oncology (IO).

13 Mar 2017

Research News and Research

Beneficial bacteria may be key to reverse gut inflammation seen in inflammatory bowel diseases

UTHealth researchers receive $1.5 million to increase HPV vaccine rates among minority youth

Georgia State professor receives five-year $4.1 million federal grant to develop drug targeting Ebola virus

Survey finds that most military physicians did not receive any formal training on transgender care

Healthy diets linked to better sperm quality and male fecundability

Novel androgens play major role in development of PCOS, research shows

UGR scientists show link between magnetic systems and certain states of brain activity

Study finds depression to be strongest predictor of death following heart disease diagnosis

Mothers play key role in honour-based crime that is often unseen by police, research suggests

Minimally invasive treatment can safely relieve pain in children with severe migraine

Learning to reduce rumination can help patients with depressive symptoms, research shows

New report highlights increasing cost of caring for people with Alzheimer's and dementia

Studies question use of readmission rate as metric in surgeries for ovarian cancer patients

Swansea University experts assess contribution of ultra-rare genetic variation in common epilepsies

Youth who use several media simultaneously struggle with attention-related tasks, study reveals

Evolution of immuno-oncology

Daily consumption of blueberries shows positive changes in cognitive function of older adults

Researchers explore genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African-Americans

Study finds rise in nursery product-related injuries among young children

ER visits may serve as effective 'teachable moments' for drug use, study suggests

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