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Novel program that provides comprehensive care for Turner syndrome earns national recognition

A novel program designed to provide comprehensive care for Turner syndrome at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and UT Physicians is one of the first in the U.S. to be designated an adult clinic by the Turner Syndrome Global Alliance.

24 May 2019

Rutgers-led study pinpoints key gene linked to impaired memory in Down syndrome

Targeting a key gene before birth could someday help lead to a treatment for Down syndrome by reversing abnormal embryonic brain development and improving cognitive function after birth, according to a Rutgers-led study.

24 May 2019

Scientists examine hormonal links between diet and obesity

Obesity is a growing public health crisis, bringing with it many serious risk factors, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

24 May 2019

UGA researchers create statistical method to better predict disease reemergence

Several University of Georgia researchers teamed up to create a statistical method that may allow public health and infectious disease forecasters to better predict disease reemergence, especially for preventable childhood infections such as measles and pertussis.

22 May 2019

New approach to waking up sleeping genes could help people with Prader-Willi syndrome

New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new approaches to potentially help people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a devastating and incurable genetic condition.

21 May 2019

Coffee helps develop healthy gut microbes and aids bowel movements

There has been anecdotal evidence that coffee drinkers swear by their morning cup for normal morning bowel movements. A new study from researchers in Texas has shown that coffee indeed helps in bowel movements and also improves the gut microbe population.

20 May 2019

Reversibly paralyzing, heavily sedating hospitalized patients do not improve outcomes

Reversibly paralyzing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems do not improve outcomes in most cases, according to a National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical trial conducted at dozens of North American hospitals and led by clinician-scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Colorado schools of medicine.

20 May 2019

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

A new kind of congenital disorder caused by a group of mutations in a gene previously linked only to a rare progressive brain disease has been discovered by an international team co-led by Saudi investigators.

20 May 2019

Previous dengue infection could protect against Zika-associated damage

The Zika virus outbreak in Latin America has affected over 60 million people up to now. The infection can have potentially fatal consequences for pregnant women and their unborn children: many children have subsequently been born with malformations of the head, or so-called microcephaly.

18 May 2019

Quanterix announces $50,000 in grants to support promising oncology research

Quanterix announced a call for proposals for a new Accelerator Grant Program.

From Quanterix 16 May 2019

Renal infarction linked with acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac amyloidosis

Systemic amyloidosis is a major cause of renal injury, mostly due to direct kidney damage caused by deposits of abnormal protein called amyloid, in the kidney parenchyma.

16 May 2019

Babies exposed to opioids prenatally react more strongly to pain

Babies exposed to opioids while their mothers were pregnant with them may need special care even before they start to experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Penn State research.

15 May 2019

Combination of different treatments can have a positive effect for IBS sufferers

The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe their symptoms of this functional bowel disorder, and the more adversely their everyday life is affected.

15 May 2019

Tulane professor to explore better ways of managing acute respiratory distress syndrome

A Tulane University biomedical engineering professor will share in a $2.6 million grant to research better ways of managing acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as ARDS, a rapidly progressive disease caused by fluid buildup in the lungs and an overwhelming inflammatory response.

14 May 2019

Syndrome News and Research

Novel program that provides comprehensive care for Turner syndrome earns national recognition

Rutgers-led study pinpoints key gene linked to impaired memory in Down syndrome

Scientists examine hormonal links between diet and obesity

UGA researchers create statistical method to better predict disease reemergence

New approach to waking up sleeping genes could help people with Prader-Willi syndrome

Coffee helps develop healthy gut microbes and aids bowel movements

Reversibly paralyzing, heavily sedating hospitalized patients do not improve outcomes

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

Previous dengue infection could protect against Zika-associated damage

Quanterix announces $50,000 in grants to support promising oncology research

Renal infarction linked with acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac amyloidosis

Babies exposed to opioids prenatally react more strongly to pain

Combination of different treatments can have a positive effect for IBS sufferers

Tulane professor to explore better ways of managing acute respiratory distress syndrome

Reviews provide overview of advances in the knowledge of focal and sclerotic bone diseases

Research on repetitive worm behavior may shed light on repetition in humans

Study: Under-connectivity is the underlying cause of brain disorders

New drug targeting genetic weakness could become first treatment for childhood brain cancer

Migraines linked with increased risk of pregnancy complications

Study confirms QT-prolonging effects of grapefruit juice

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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