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Researchers compare treatment options for fecal incontinence

It is a common health problem that causes uncommon personal discomfort. Fecal incontinence, or accidental stool leakage, affects some 8 to 10 percent of the 325 million people in the United States. In up to half of patients, there is both fecal and urinary incontinence.

29 Jan 2019

Brexit could increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Brexit could contribute to thousands more deaths from heart attacks and strokes by 2030, new research has found.

29 Jan 2019

New study elucidates role of signaling molecule in development of myocarditis

Researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have shown that a protein called midkine, a member of the class of signaling molecules known as cytokines, is a key driver of inflammation in the heart muscle that can lead to heart failure in patients with myocarditis.

29 Jan 2019

People with sight problems could benefit from new surgical trial

People with sight problems could benefit from a surgical trial advance that has been shown to help restore the surface of the eye.

29 Jan 2019

New approach identifies epigenetic changes in leukemia cells for patients undergoing ibrutinib treatment

Many new anti-cancer drugs inhibit proteins that are essential for the proliferation of cancer cells. One example is ibrutinib, an innovative therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia first approved in 2014.

29 Jan 2019

New study may help develop corrective mechanisms for neurodegenerative diseases, ischemia

In the last decade, there has been a growing body of experimental data confirming that neural networks are the minimal functional unit of the nervous system.In the last decade, there has been a growing body of experimental data confirming that neural networks are the minimal functional unit of the nervous system.

29 Jan 2019

Mechanism of inflammation initiation through NLRP3 inflammasome activation revealed

Inflammation is the response of our immune system to infection and harmful environmental effects. On one hand, it is beneficial as it defends our body against microbes. On the other hand, excessive inflammation leads to serious diseases.

28 Jan 2019

New research reveals that prescription opioids are used long-term to treat severe osteoarthritis

New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology, reveals that prescription opioids are commonly used long-term to treat pain in older patients with severe osteoarthritis.

28 Jan 2019

UTHealth enrolls first U.S. patient in novel stem cell trial to treat stroke disability

The first U.S. patient to participate in a global study of a stem cell therapy injected directly into the brain to treat stroke disability was enrolled in the clinical trial this week at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

28 Jan 2019

Targeting Sirt-1 enzyme shows promise in controlling graft-vs-host disease

Bone marrow transplant offers patients with leukemia and lymphoma a potentially curative treatment. Bone marrow from the donor contains healthy immune cells, whose mission is to protect the body from invaders.

28 Jan 2019

Loss of muscle and body weight linked with disability in stroke patients

Loss of muscle and body weight is associated with disability after stroke, reports a study presented today at Heart & Stroke 2019, a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke, and published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle.

25 Jan 2019

Penn's novel ERAS protocol for spinal surgery patients reduces opioid use

A novel "Enhanced Recovery After Surgery" (ERAS) protocol developed by Penn Medicine for patients undergoing spinal and peripheral nerve surgery significantly reduced opioid use.

25 Jan 2019

Gero to present latest results of aging studies at Longevity Therapeutics Conference

Gero is a data-driven longevity company developing innovative therapies that will strongly extend the healthy period of life also known as healthspan. Latest results of Gero aging studies will be presented at Longevity Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco, January 29-31, 2019.

25 Jan 2019

Combination of cystic fibrosis drugs found to be safe and effective in children aged 2-5 years

An open label Phase 3 study conducted at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and other centers established that a combination of cystic fibrosis drugs lumacaftor and ivacaftor is safe and effective in children aged 2-5 years, whose disease is caused by two copies of F508del-CFTR gene mutation - the most common and severe form of cystic fibrosis.

25 Jan 2019

Standard method for ranking liver transplant waitlists may not prioritize the sickest candidates

A new study has uncovered that the standard method for ranking patients on the waitlist for lifesaving liver transplantation may not prioritize some of the sickest candidates for the top of the list.

25 Jan 2019

Columbia researchers develop 'Cascade of Care' model to reduce opioid overdose and death

Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for individuals under the age of 50, as the opioid epidemic continues unabated. One reason is that the majority of the estimated 2.4 million Americans with opioid use disorder aren't getting evidence-based treatment, including medications to treat opioid addiction.

24 Jan 2019

Global task force of bone health experts question effectiveness of spinal fusion procedures

There is little to no evidence that two surgical procedures used to fuse crumbled vertebrae following a spinal fracture caused by osteoporosis reduce pain for patients any better than non-surgical or placebo procedures, according to a new report from a global task force of bone health experts published today in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

24 Jan 2019

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Researchers compare treatment options for fecal incontinence

Brexit could increase risk of cardiovascular disease

New study elucidates role of signaling molecule in development of myocarditis

People with sight problems could benefit from new surgical trial

New approach identifies epigenetic changes in leukemia cells for patients undergoing ibrutinib treatment

New study may help develop corrective mechanisms for neurodegenerative diseases, ischemia

Mechanism of inflammation initiation through NLRP3 inflammasome activation revealed

New research reveals that prescription opioids are used long-term to treat severe osteoarthritis

UTHealth enrolls first U.S. patient in novel stem cell trial to treat stroke disability

Targeting Sirt-1 enzyme shows promise in controlling graft-vs-host disease

Loss of muscle and body weight linked with disability in stroke patients

Penn's novel ERAS protocol for spinal surgery patients reduces opioid use

Gero to present latest results of aging studies at Longevity Therapeutics Conference

Combination of cystic fibrosis drugs found to be safe and effective in children aged 2-5 years

Standard method for ranking liver transplant waitlists may not prioritize the sickest candidates

Columbia researchers develop 'Cascade of Care' model to reduce opioid overdose and death

Global task force of bone health experts question effectiveness of spinal fusion procedures

Researchers demonstrate strong evidence connecting bacterial pathogen and Alzheimer's pathogenesisis

Zinc deficiency may play critical role in hypertension

Free screening for lung cancer can save money while building healthy relationship with patients

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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