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World Diabetes Day 2022: The Importance of Type 1 Research and Awareness with JDRF

For World Diabetes Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to JDRF, the type 1 diabetes charity, about the importance of type 1 diabetes research and awareness, as well as dispelling the misconceptions behind this autoimmune condition.

14 Nov 2022

Genicular nerve blocks provide short term pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Results from a recent clinical trial published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatology demonstrate that patients with knee osteoarthritis experience short term pain relief from genicular nerve blocks - or locally injected anesthetics that block nerves around the knee joint.

13 Nov 2022

New research finds dynamic electrical signatures of breast cancer cells

New research has found variable voltages in the membranes of breast cancer cells, revealing clues about how they grow and spread.

11 Nov 2022

Researchers explore the role of trigeminal axons in nose-to-brain delivery of antidepressant

Intranasal (in.) administration has been garnering increasing popularity as a non-invasive approach to deliver drugs directly to the brain. This approach involves the respiratory or olfactory epithelia of the nasal mucosa through which the drugs reach the central nervous system (CNS).

11 Nov 2022

People with Alzheimer's disease can be identified before any symptoms appear

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms.

11 Nov 2022

Research team identifies previously unknown ability of the autonomic nervous system

The autonomic nervous system is known as the control center for involuntary bodily processes such as the beating of our hearts and our breathing.

11 Nov 2022

Study evaluates transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as treatment for long COVID-chronic fatigue

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers evaluated non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation [tVNS] as a treatment for long COVID-related chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

10 Nov 2022

Scientists validate safe surgical access to the central core of human cochlea

An international team of scientists and surgeons, including researchers from the University of Sheffield, has, for the first time, validated safe surgical access to the central core of the human cochlea.

10 Nov 2022

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster University-led study.

10 Nov 2022

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study led by the University of Zurich has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how the immune system regenerates afterwards.

10 Nov 2022

Neurotechnology shows potential for future medical interventions in humans

Neurotechnology - the combination of neuroscience and technology - has the potential to both "decode" and shape brain activity, with important implications for future interventions in humans.

9 Nov 2022

Tissue nanotransfection shows promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss

Technology developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine that can change skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells has also shown promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss.

9 Nov 2022

Study uncovers a previously unknown propofol effect in neurons

Propofol is the most commonly used drug to induce general anesthesia. Despite its frequent clinical application, it is poorly understood how propofol causes anesthesia.

7 Nov 2022

Beer hop compounds could serve as the basis for nutraceuticals to combat Alzheimer’s disease

Beer is one of the oldest and most popular beverages in the world, with some people loving and others hating the distinct, bitter taste of the hops used to flavor its many varieties.

7 Nov 2022

Scientists map neural pathways that lead to vomiting after eating contaminated food

A new study describes a system by which gut-brain pathways coordinate with brain circuits to initiate nausea and vomiting.

6 Nov 2022

UQ spin-off company to develop precision painkillers for treating debilitating conditions

Precision painkillers that are more accurate and less harmful to the liver are set to be developed by a University of Queensland spin-off company - potentially changing the lives of millions of people.

3 Nov 2022

Champalimaud Foundation researcher wins the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

The international Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology, which was established in 2002 and awards $25,000 annually to young scientists who have advanced our understanding of the brain and nervous system, has selected Ana Filipa Cardoso as a prize finalist.

3 Nov 2022

Inflammation increases the expression of risk gene in first-episode schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia patients have fewer connections between nerve cells. This is believed to be caused by genetic risk variants leading to an excessive elimination of nerve cell connections by the immune cells of the brain.

3 Nov 2022

Personalized approach to kidney disease screening for T1D patients could enable earlier disease detection

Taking a personalized approach to kidney disease screening for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) may reduce the time that chronic kidney disease goes undetected, according to a new analysis performed by the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications study group, which is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

2 Nov 2022

Obesity management likely to improve the clinical outcome of MS

Carrying far too much weight when diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) is linked to higher current and subsequent levels of disability within a relatively short period of time, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

2 Nov 2022

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World Diabetes Day 2022: The Importance of Type 1 Research and Awareness with JDRF

Genicular nerve blocks provide short term pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis

New research finds dynamic electrical signatures of breast cancer cells

Researchers explore the role of trigeminal axons in nose-to-brain delivery of antidepressant

People with Alzheimer's disease can be identified before any symptoms appear

Research team identifies previously unknown ability of the autonomic nervous system

Study evaluates transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as treatment for long COVID-chronic fatigue

Scientists validate safe surgical access to the central core of human cochlea

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

Neurotechnology shows potential for future medical interventions in humans

Tissue nanotransfection shows promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss

Study uncovers a previously unknown propofol effect in neurons

Beer hop compounds could serve as the basis for nutraceuticals to combat Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists map neural pathways that lead to vomiting after eating contaminated food

UQ spin-off company to develop precision painkillers for treating debilitating conditions

Champalimaud Foundation researcher wins the Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

Inflammation increases the expression of risk gene in first-episode schizophrenia patients

Personalized approach to kidney disease screening for T1D patients could enable earlier disease detection

Obesity management likely to improve the clinical outcome of MS

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