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Study provides insights into difficult-to-treat liver diseases

A key cell process that could cause damage to bile ducts and help explain some liver diseases has been identified by scientists.

12 Mar 2018

Study finds underreporting of mining-related injuries and illness in Illinois

Illnesses and injuries associated with working in Illinois mines are substantially underreported to the federal agency tasked with tracking these events, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

9 Mar 2018

Gut microbes linked to severity of intestinal parasitic worm infections

A new study indicates that the kinds of microbes living in the gut influence the severity and recurrence of parasitic worm infections in developing countries.

9 Mar 2018

Researchers show role for predictive biomarker in neonatal chronic lung disease pathogenesis

Extremely low birth-weight babies are at risk for a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD.

9 Mar 2018

Gastrointestinal hormone offers possible new treatment for NAFLD and NASH patients

Through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that small doses of NGM282, a non-tumorigenic variant of an endocrine gastrointestinal hormone, can significantly and rapidly decrease liver fat content in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

9 Mar 2018

Novel screening tool aids search for curative kidney treatment

Researchers have developed a screening tool for identifying compounds that restore functionality of the protein that is dysfunctional in Alport syndrome.

9 Mar 2018

Adolescent, young adult cancer survivors have stronger social networks than non-cancer peers

Survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer often have stronger social networks than their non-cancer peers, according to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers, who hope to translate that support into better lives for the nation's growing population of cancer survivors.

9 Mar 2018

Dentists mysteriously succumbing to lung disease finds the CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found nine dentists and dental healthcare workers with a progressive lung disease of which seven died. This was published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report yesterday (8th March 2018).

8 Mar 2018

Review highlights lack of evidence-based guidelines for managing TBI in geriatric patients

When older adults suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), they may benefit from aggressive treatment and rehabilitation, but the lack of evidence-based, geriatric-specific TBI guidelines presents barriers to optimal care.

8 Mar 2018

Study reveals new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

A clinical study coordinated by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development and Chiang Mai University with their Thai, American, and French partners, strengthens the case for a new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus.

8 Mar 2018

Health care revamped at L.A. county jails

Michael Callahan, an outgoing 43-year-old carpenter, landed in a Los Angeles County jail last September because of what he said were "bad decisions and selling drugs."

8 Mar 2018

Researchers identify new mechanism to disrupt HIV latency

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has a secret life. Though anti-retroviral therapy can reduce its numbers, the virus can hide and avoid both treatments and the body's immune response.

8 Mar 2018

High vitamin D levels may help prevent cancer, suggests study

High vitamin D levels may decrease the risk of cancer development, particularly liver cancer, according to a new study.

8 Mar 2018

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases may play greater role in functional decline in older people

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases are major predisposing factors for functional decline in older people and may play a greater role in this age-related phenomenon than cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet published in PLOS Medicine.

8 Mar 2018

When wildfire smoke invades, who should pay to clean indoor air?

As dense smoke from wildfires spread through communities across western Montana last summer, public health agencies faced an indoor problem, too: Residents suddenly needed filters to clean the air inside homes and public spaces, but there was no obvious funding source to pay for it.

8 Mar 2018

Study sheds new light on role of childhood abuse in chronic depression

An innovative study published by Eva-Lotta Brakemeier and her Group shed new light on the role of childhood abuse in chronic depression and borderline personality disorder.

8 Mar 2018

High sugary drink intake linked to poor health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander children

More evidence of the association of high intakes of sugary drinks with poor health outcomes, particularly in children, have been found in a new review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ nutrition.

8 Mar 2018

Childhood maltreatment has moderating influence on efficacy of psychotherapy

In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Klein and colleagues report the effect of childhood maltreatment on the outcome of psychotherapy.

7 Mar 2018

Environmental exposures affect genes linked to respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry

Researchers have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated with respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry.

6 Mar 2018

University Hospitals study suggests strong connection between IBD and heart attacks

University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute researchers Muhammad Panhwar, MD, and Mahazarin Ginwalla, MD, recently concluded a study of more than 22 million patients that suggests a strong connection between Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and the development of heart disease and heart attacks.

6 Mar 2018

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Study provides insights into difficult-to-treat liver diseases

Study finds underreporting of mining-related injuries and illness in Illinois

Gut microbes linked to severity of intestinal parasitic worm infections

Researchers show role for predictive biomarker in neonatal chronic lung disease pathogenesis

Gastrointestinal hormone offers possible new treatment for NAFLD and NASH patients

Novel screening tool aids search for curative kidney treatment

Adolescent, young adult cancer survivors have stronger social networks than non-cancer peers

Dentists mysteriously succumbing to lung disease finds the CDC

Review highlights lack of evidence-based guidelines for managing TBI in geriatric patients

Study reveals new strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

Health care revamped at L.A. county jails

Researchers identify new mechanism to disrupt HIV latency

High vitamin D levels may help prevent cancer, suggests study

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases may play greater role in functional decline in older people

When wildfire smoke invades, who should pay to clean indoor air?

Study sheds new light on role of childhood abuse in chronic depression

High sugary drink intake linked to poor health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander children

Childhood maltreatment has moderating influence on efficacy of psychotherapy

Environmental exposures affect genes linked to respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry

University Hospitals study suggests strong connection between IBD and heart attacks

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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