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New research shows all-cause mortality linked to obesity has decreased over past 40 years

New research from Denmark involving more than 100,000 individuals suggests that the excess risk of premature death associated with obesity has decreased over the past 40 years.

11 May 2016

Researchers produce insulin-secreting cells from stem cells of diabetic patients

Signaling a potential new approach to treating diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University have produced insulin-secreting cells from stem cells derived from patients with type 1 diabetes.

11 May 2016

Eating seafood once a week may protect against age-related memory loss

Eating a meal of seafood or other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week may protect against age-related memory loss and thinking problems in older people, according to a team of researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

11 May 2016

Air-dried silk protein encapsulation can stabilize blood samples for long periods of time

Researchers at Tufts University have stabilized blood samples for long periods of time without refrigeration and at high temperatures by encapsulating them in air-dried silk protein.

11 May 2016

Human gut model HuMiX represents actual conditions, processes that occur within intestines

One of the most complex human organs is the digestive tract: Here, the body comes into contact with all manner of diet-derived compounds and with countless bacteria.

11 May 2016

New interactive radiation therapy planning system can help improve patient's chances of recovery

Radiation therapy is one of the most essential elements in cancer treatment. But properly planning radiation therapy is a highly complex task. Fraunhofer mathematicians have joined an alliance with medical physicists and physicians to improve the therapy planning process. In doing so they have helped improve patient's chances of recovery.

11 May 2016

Researchers agree to test new stem cell gene therapy for Sanfilippo disease in human trial

Scientists in Manchester, who have developed a stem cell gene therapy to reverse a fatal childhood illness, have agreed to work with a new therapeutics company to test it in a human trial.

11 May 2016

Children with good early life movement more likely to have stronger bones later in life

Children who start to walk and jump earlier are more likely to have stronger bones later on in life, research shows.

11 May 2016

Better education for patients, doctors on disease symptoms may help reduce leprosy in Brazil

Better education for both patients and doctors on how to spot the early symptoms of leprosy would help to reduce cases of the disease in Brazil, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham.

11 May 2016

Mathematical modeling could lead to better ways of testing cosmetic, consumer products

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy are presenting collaborative research on the use of mathematical methods for understanding the transportation of chemical compounds in biological tissues, like the skin.

11 May 2016

Lawson Health scientists capture prostate cancer images using unique molecule

Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute are the first in Canada to capture prostate cancer images using a new molecule. Known as a Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) probe, the new molecule is used in Positron Emissions Tomography (PET) scans.

11 May 2016

Repeat, low-dose ketamine infusions may quickly reduce suicidal thoughts in depressed outpatients

Repeat intravenous treatment with low doses of the anesthetic drug ketamine quickly reduced suicidal thoughts in a small group of patients with treatment-resistant depression.

11 May 2016

UCLA, Danish research yields proof that treatment-as-prevention strategy could eliminate HIV

Worldwide, about 35 million people are living with HIV. The World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS plan to use an approach called "treatment as prevention" to eliminate the global pandemic, which the WHO says will have occurred when only one person out of 1,000 becomes infected each year.

11 May 2016

Positive effects of good nutrition linked to child's social behavior, development

Proper nutrition during childhood can positively affect a child's social behaviors and development.

11 May 2016

Genetic mutations may be key culprit behind ciliopathies, study shows

Scientists have identified genetic mutations that appear to be a key culprit behind a suite of birth defects called ciliopathies, which affect an estimated 1 in 1,000 births.

11 May 2016

Griffith researchers closer to identifying cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

New findings regarding the pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are bringing Griffith University researchers closer to identifying the cause of this disabling illness.

11 May 2016

Mice study reveals signs of stress-related early maturation in vital brain region

Intuition is all one needs to understand that stress in early childhood can create lifelong psychological troubles, but scientists have only begun to explain how those emerge in the brain.

11 May 2016

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles can have low-level effects on oxidative stress genes

A nanoparticle commonly used in food, cosmetics, sunscreen and other products can have subtle effects on the activity of genes expressing enzymes that address oxidative stress inside two types of cells.

11 May 2016

Sheffield Hallam University lecturer to discuss research into cause of fibromyalgia at parliamentary event

A Sheffield Hallam University lecturer will address the Health Secretary and other MPs tomorrow at a parliamentary event that aims to raise awareness of the incurable chronic pain condition, fibromyalgia.

From Sheffield Hallam University 11 May 2016

New NICE guidance recommends use of Roche Diagnostics’ new pre-eclampsia test

Obstetricians and midwives are today welcoming the publication of new NICE guidance recommending the use of a new test from Roche Diagnostics that can rule-out the development of the life threatening condition, pre-eclampsia, within one week in pregnant women.

11 May 2016

Research News and Research

New research shows all-cause mortality linked to obesity has decreased over past 40 years

Researchers produce insulin-secreting cells from stem cells of diabetic patients

Eating seafood once a week may protect against age-related memory loss

Air-dried silk protein encapsulation can stabilize blood samples for long periods of time

Human gut model HuMiX represents actual conditions, processes that occur within intestines

New interactive radiation therapy planning system can help improve patient's chances of recovery

Researchers agree to test new stem cell gene therapy for Sanfilippo disease in human trial

Children with good early life movement more likely to have stronger bones later in life

Better education for patients, doctors on disease symptoms may help reduce leprosy in Brazil

Mathematical modeling could lead to better ways of testing cosmetic, consumer products

Lawson Health scientists capture prostate cancer images using unique molecule

Repeat, low-dose ketamine infusions may quickly reduce suicidal thoughts in depressed outpatients

UCLA, Danish research yields proof that treatment-as-prevention strategy could eliminate HIV

Positive effects of good nutrition linked to child's social behavior, development

Genetic mutations may be key culprit behind ciliopathies, study shows

Griffith researchers closer to identifying cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Mice study reveals signs of stress-related early maturation in vital brain region

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles can have low-level effects on oxidative stress genes

Sheffield Hallam University lecturer to discuss research into cause of fibromyalgia at parliamentary event

New NICE guidance recommends use of Roche Diagnostics’ new pre-eclampsia test

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