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Scientists successfully graft neural precursor cells into spinal cords of syngeneic pigs with no immunosuppression

A major hurdle to using neural stem cells derived from genetically different donors to replace damaged or destroyed tissues, such as in a spinal cord injury, has been the persistent rejection of the introduced material, necessitating the use of complex drugs and techniques to suppress the host's immune response.

10 May 2018

Virtual reality offers new hope in relieving physical and mental stress

We've all enjoyed losing ourselves in a good book, but what if the story could change our lived experience? It may sound like science fiction, yet Andrea Stevenson Won uses a similar concept to study how virtual reality can treat real-life pain.

10 May 2018

FDA seeks order of permanent injunction to stop two stem cell clinics from marketing stem cell products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in two complaints filed today in federal court, is seeking permanent injunctions to stop two stem cell clinics from marketing stem cell products without FDA approval and for significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice requirements.

10 May 2018

Penn Medicine experts urge for basic safeguards if Medicaid work requirement policies continue to prevail

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced controversial policies inviting states to establish work requirements as a condition to receive Medicaid, many in the medical community opposed it.

10 May 2018

Study finds neuroinflammation in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica - back pain that shoots down the leg - have evidence of inflammation in key areas of the nervous system.

10 May 2018

Lesbian, bisexual women have higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds study

In a newly published study involving 94,250 women across the United States, researchers found that lesbian and bisexual (LB) women were more likely than heterosexual women to develop type 2 diabetes during the course of the 24-year study follow up.

10 May 2018

Study: Stigmatizing language in medical records may play a role in how the patient is treated

A Johns Hopkins study found that physicians who use stigmatizing language in their patients' medical records may affect the care those patients get for years to come.

9 May 2018

Study links occupational exposures with higher incidence of COPD

An international team led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has provided new evidence about the role of occupational exposures as an important risk factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

9 May 2018

Johns Hopkins researchers identify protein clumps in diseased hearts

Similar to how protein clumps build up in the brain in people with some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, protein clumps appear to accumulate in the diseased hearts of mice and people with heart failure, according to a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

9 May 2018

Study determines delays and obstacles to getting treatment for substance use disorders

For patients with substance use disorders seen in the emergency department or doctor's office, locating and accessing appropriate treatment all too often poses difficult challenges.

9 May 2018

Hoping to see your doctor via telemedicine? Here’s a quick guide.

Tucked into the federal budget law Congress passed in February was a provision that significantly expands the use of telemedicine — long a hyped health care reform, and now poised to go mainstream within five to 10 years.

9 May 2018

Experts discuss how medicinal cannabis can impact opioid crisis

A multidisciplinary panel of experts discussed how medicinal cannabis can impact the opioid crisis, though clinical research to quantify this is difficult given strict federal laws

9 May 2018

New study may help customize more effective treatments for people with anxiety

Scientists have shone new light on how the human brain uses past experiences and generalizes them to future events, helping us safely navigate the world around us, a study in eLife reveals.

9 May 2018

The impact of sleep apnea is worse for women, shows study

The statistics are startling. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 26 percent of adults ages 30 to 70 have sleep apnea.

9 May 2018

Centrosome amplification may contribute to initiation of cancers, research suggests

Cells begin to accumulate centrosomes - organelles that play a vital role during cell division - before they transform into cancer cells, according to a new study of patients with Barrett's esophagus condition, which is associated with esophageal cancer.

8 May 2018

Increased water intake does not slow loss of kidney function in CKD patients

A new study, published in JAMA by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, found that coaching patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) to drink more water does not slow down the decline of their kidney function.

8 May 2018

UH professor receives NIH grant to protect kidneys from obesity

UH professor of pharmacology Tahir Hussain has received $1.6M from the National Institutes of Health to examine a kidney cell that could prevent damage from inflammation caused by obesity.

7 May 2018

Study identifies molecule that may be critical to repair of white matter

A new study identifies a molecule that may be critical to the repair of white matter, the fatty tissue wrapped around parts of brain cells that helps speed up communication. Damage to white matter is associated with several conditions, including multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy, and can occur in the brains of preterm babies.

7 May 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Keneric Healthcare

Tradeshow Talks with Keneric Healthcare at Health GB 2018.

7 May 2018

Brain activity, reactivity associated with depression and negative feelings in diabetics

For millions of Americans who are obese and living with diabetes or prediabetes, feelings of sadness, anger and anxiety are often part of daily life.

7 May 2018

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Scientists successfully graft neural precursor cells into spinal cords of syngeneic pigs with no immunosuppression

Virtual reality offers new hope in relieving physical and mental stress

FDA seeks order of permanent injunction to stop two stem cell clinics from marketing stem cell products

Penn Medicine experts urge for basic safeguards if Medicaid work requirement policies continue to prevail

Study finds neuroinflammation in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica

Lesbian, bisexual women have higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds study

Study: Stigmatizing language in medical records may play a role in how the patient is treated

Study links occupational exposures with higher incidence of COPD

Johns Hopkins researchers identify protein clumps in diseased hearts

Study determines delays and obstacles to getting treatment for substance use disorders

Hoping to see your doctor via telemedicine? Here’s a quick guide.

Experts discuss how medicinal cannabis can impact opioid crisis

New study may help customize more effective treatments for people with anxiety

The impact of sleep apnea is worse for women, shows study

Centrosome amplification may contribute to initiation of cancers, research suggests

Increased water intake does not slow loss of kidney function in CKD patients

UH professor receives NIH grant to protect kidneys from obesity

Study identifies molecule that may be critical to repair of white matter

Tradeshow Talks with Keneric Healthcare

Brain activity, reactivity associated with depression and negative feelings in diabetics

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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