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Researchers explore kidney biomarkers to track lupus progression

Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, can wreak havoc on an affected individual's body through inflammation, pain and even damage of the skin, joints and organs.

16 Dec 2016

Turning off 'fat-specific protein 27' improves blood sugar levels, reduces body fat in animal model

In a study published in the Journal of Lipid Research, Saint Louis University scientist Angel Baldan, Ph.D., reports that turning off a protein found in liver and adipose tissue significantly improves blood sugar levels, as well as reduces body fat in an animal model.

16 Dec 2016

Hormonal contraception least likely to be linked to thromboembolic events in diabetic women

Strokes and heart attacks are rare for women with diabetes who use hormonal contraception, with the safest options being intrauterine devices (IUDs) and under-the-skin implants, new research published in Diabetes Care shows.

16 Dec 2016

Adding fruits, vegetables to diet may help treat metabolic acidosis in kidney disease patients

Sometimes treating a chronic disease can be as simple as adding fruits and vegetables to the diet, at least that's what researchers at the Texas A&M College of Medicine have found.

16 Dec 2016

Lifestyle choices and obesity linked to lower life expectancy

For the first time in two decades, the life expectancy of Americans declined slightly, and the overall death rate rose, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.

15 Dec 2016

BodyCap’s health-monitoring wearables used by ESA astronauts aboard the ISS

BodyCap, a company specialized in miniaturized wireless monitoring devices, today announces that two of its wearable health monitoring devices are currently being used by European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station, as part of ESA’s EveryWear program, an ambulatory data collection system.

15 Dec 2016

Common bacterium that causes gum infections may trigger rheumatoid arthritis

Investigators at Johns Hopkins report they have new evidence that a bacterium known to cause chronic inflammatory gum infections also triggers the inflammatory "autoimmune" response characteristic of chronic, joint-destroying rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

15 Dec 2016

People with protein in urine more likely to develop memory problems, dementia

People who have protein in their urine, which is a sign of kidney problems, may also be more likely to later develop problems with thinking and memory skills or even dementia, according to a meta-analysis published in the December 14, 2016, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

15 Dec 2016

New duo therapy offers hope for 'super blockage' of over-active immune system

A combination of two potential drugs gives hope of a 'super blockage' of an over-active immune system, Leiden researchers report in Nature. The breakthrough came from the crystallisation of a membrane protein.

15 Dec 2016

New review shows how automated telephone systems could play vital role in delivery of health care

A new Cochrane Review, summarizing data from 132 trials of automated telephone systems in preventing and managing long-term health conditions, concludes that they probably have the potential to play an important role in the delivery of health care.

15 Dec 2016

Initial rheumatoid arthritis symptoms often invisible to others, survey reveals

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disease characterized by joint swelling, pain, and stiffness that affects approximately 1.3 million individuals in the U.S. Unlike the more common osteoarthritis, RA is an autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue.

15 Dec 2016

FDA approves new treatment option for patients dealing with mild to moderate eczema

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Eucrisa (crisaborole) ointment to treat mild to moderate eczema (atopic dermatitis) in patients two years of age and older.

14 Dec 2016

Never-smoking women are susceptible to COPD, study suggests

A new study published by University of Toronto researchers suggests that women who have never smoked are susceptible to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and that African American women are particularly vulnerable.

9 Dec 2016

Psychiatrist explains how the brain blocks memory to help get through traumatic event

Everyone has done something they probably want to forget—falling face first on the stage at your high school graduation or asking a woman how far along she is only to find out she isn't even pregnant.

9 Dec 2016

Opioid users treated in compulsory drug detention centre more likely to relapse, study shows

People with chronic opioid use disorders are more likely to relapse and do so sooner if they are treated in a compulsory drug detention centre rather than a voluntary drug treatment centre using methadone maintenance therapy, according to the first study comparing the outcome of both approaches published in The Lancet Global Health.

9 Dec 2016

Researchers track severely brain injured woman to reveal biological process of recovery

A severely brain injured woman, who recovered the ability to communicate using her left eye, restored connections and function of the areas of her brain responsible for producing expressive language and responding to human speech, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

9 Dec 2016

Chronic News and Research

Researchers explore kidney biomarkers to track lupus progression

Turning off 'fat-specific protein 27' improves blood sugar levels, reduces body fat in animal model

Hormonal contraception least likely to be linked to thromboembolic events in diabetic women

Adding fruits, vegetables to diet may help treat metabolic acidosis in kidney disease patients

Lifestyle choices and obesity linked to lower life expectancy

BodyCap’s health-monitoring wearables used by ESA astronauts aboard the ISS

Common bacterium that causes gum infections may trigger rheumatoid arthritis

People with protein in urine more likely to develop memory problems, dementia

New duo therapy offers hope for 'super blockage' of over-active immune system

New review shows how automated telephone systems could play vital role in delivery of health care

Initial rheumatoid arthritis symptoms often invisible to others, survey reveals

FDA approves new treatment option for patients dealing with mild to moderate eczema

Never-smoking women are susceptible to COPD, study suggests

Psychiatrist explains how the brain blocks memory to help get through traumatic event

Opioid users treated in compulsory drug detention centre more likely to relapse, study shows

Researchers track severely brain injured woman to reveal biological process of recovery

Researchers identify protein that degrades and inhibits infectious biofilms

Researchers crack genetic code of lung tissues to identify novel targets for treating IPF

Geisinger physicians report opioid therapy to be ineffective in treating chronic pain

Healthy dietary patterns may improve longevity in patients with chronic kidney disease

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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