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Study uses precision medicine approach to find effective treatments for rare cancers

For the first time, researchers have been able to identify effective treatments for patients with rare cancers by analyzing genes and proteins in their blood and tumors. In a study reported in The Oncologist, half the patients receiving these targeted treatments saw their rare cancers either stabilize, shrink or go into remission.

17 Oct 2017

Researchers use new model to predict intergenerational predisposition to C-section

During the last decades, rates of Caesarean section have multiplied; by now it is one of the most frequently performed surgical treatments worldwide. Even if many of these C-sections are not strictly medically indicated, human childbirth is complicated and risky compared to that in other primates.

17 Oct 2017

Research aims to raise awareness of higher rate of testicular cancer in patients with DS

Research by Jue Wang, MD, at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center on "Delay in Diagnosis of Testicular Cancer in a Patient with Down Syndrome" was published in the October issue of Journal of Cancer and Therapeutic Science.

13 Oct 2017

C-section kids could be at greater risk of being overweight due to differences in their gut bacteria

Researchers from NYU School of Medicine studied the effects of Caesarean section on the weights of the offspring in laboratory mice and found that they are more at risk of becoming overweight and obese.

12 Oct 2017

Giving birth is hard enough. Try it in the middle of a wildfire.

Days before there was any sign of fire, Nicole and Ben Veum of Santa Rosa, Calif., had been waiting and waiting for their baby to arrive. Nicole's due date came and went. Her doctor called her into the hospital — Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital — to induce labor. That was Friday.

11 Oct 2017

NTNU professors provide insight into pros and cons of early disease detection

Ever improving medical technology allows doctors to also discover conditions and precursors of disease that may never progress. To be on the safe side, most people still want to receive treatment.

6 Oct 2017

Researchers find surprising differences in first-ever whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have collaborated on the first-ever quantitative whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons in the mouse brain. These brain cells play a crucial role in regulating response to stimuli and have been widely implicated in many psychiatric conditions.

6 Oct 2017

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

In a newly published study, Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of breast tissue of healthy women vs. women with breast cancer.

6 Oct 2017

Study to determine lowest dose of chemotherapy needed for babies with SCID

Michael Pulsipher, MD, of the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, along with co-principal investigator, Sung-Yun Pai, MD, of Boston Children's Hospital, has been awarded nearly $9 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH to study a new treatment approach for babies born with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) which prevents the immune system from functioning normally.

6 Oct 2017

Study reveals link between dietary potassium and vascular calcification

A new study conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggested that potassium rich food like avocados and bananas might aid in protection against hardening of the arteries, also mentioned as pathogenic vascular calcification.

6 Oct 2017

Foods rich in potassium may help protect against vascular calcification

Bananas and avocados -- foods that are rich in potassium -- may help protect against pathogenic vascular calcification, also known as hardening of the arteries.

5 Oct 2017

Intrapartum fever during labor leads to maternal and neonatal complications

Intrapartum fever -- fever that occurs during labor -- occurs in approximately 1-2% of deliveries and is often associated with maternal and neonatal complications. But the precise reasons for the fever and its different outcomes are unclear.

30 Sep 2017

California scrambles to contain ‘unprecedented’ hepatitis A outbreaks

Health officials in California are struggling to contain fierce outbreaks of hepatitis A among homeless people and drug abusers in three counties, including San Diego, where at least 17 people have died.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers explore how C-section, formula feeding, and antibiotics alter infant's gut microbiome

A new analytical approach, described in open-access journal Frontiers in Pediatrics, shows how different interventions - cesarean section, formula feeding, and antibiotics - can alter an infant's developing gut microbiome.

26 Sep 2017

Study finds new treatment technique for displaced gastric mucosa in the esophagus

Chronic throat irritation, a permanent globus sensation, a sore or dry sensation in the throat are common symptoms, which are often trivialized and wrongly attributed to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

25 Sep 2017

Neurohistology: how whole slide scanning impacts workflow

MultiBrain technology can accelerate the R&D preclinical and safety assessment processes many fold and perform them less expensively.

From Huron Digital Pathology 21 Sep 2017

UTMB scientists gain new insights into factors that lead to preterm birth

A group of scientists led by Ramkumar Menon at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has gained new insights into what factors lead to preterm birth. This study is currently available in The American Journal of Pathology.

21 Sep 2017

Inactivation of Capicua gene leads to formation of T-ALL tumors in mice, researchers find

Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have discovered a genetic alteration that is directly involved in at least 10% of cases of one of the most common cancers in children, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

20 Sep 2017

Common sense concerns over Nerf gun eye injuries from doctors

Thousands of children worldwide play with Nerf guns. Doctors are now concerned about the potential for these guns to harm the eyes and lead to serious eye injuries.

19 Sep 2017

Study: Genomic profiling could help identify effective treatments for pediatric gliomas

The largest genomic profiling study ever conducted into a type of brain tumor known as glioma in children has identified genetic alterations in 96% of cases. As reported in The Oncologist, this genetic information could help to identify the most effective treatments for specific cases of glioma, hopefully improving the prognosis for what is currently the leading cause of death for children with cancer in the US.

18 Sep 2017

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Study uses precision medicine approach to find effective treatments for rare cancers

Researchers use new model to predict intergenerational predisposition to C-section

Research aims to raise awareness of higher rate of testicular cancer in patients with DS

C-section kids could be at greater risk of being overweight due to differences in their gut bacteria

Giving birth is hard enough. Try it in the middle of a wildfire.

NTNU professors provide insight into pros and cons of early disease detection

Researchers find surprising differences in first-ever whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

Study to determine lowest dose of chemotherapy needed for babies with SCID

Study reveals link between dietary potassium and vascular calcification

Foods rich in potassium may help protect against vascular calcification

Intrapartum fever during labor leads to maternal and neonatal complications

California scrambles to contain ‘unprecedented’ hepatitis A outbreaks

Researchers explore how C-section, formula feeding, and antibiotics alter infant's gut microbiome

Study finds new treatment technique for displaced gastric mucosa in the esophagus

Neurohistology: how whole slide scanning impacts workflow

UTMB scientists gain new insights into factors that lead to preterm birth

Inactivation of Capicua gene leads to formation of T-ALL tumors in mice, researchers find

Common sense concerns over Nerf gun eye injuries from doctors

Study: Genomic profiling could help identify effective treatments for pediatric gliomas

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