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New therapeutic approach brings hope for treating psoriasis

Disruptive innovations in psoriasis are leading the way at EADV's 29th Congress, EADV Virtual. New data published today shows the first clinical evidence of modulating systemic inflammation by oral delivery of a non-living single strain commensal microbe.

29 Oct 2020

Researchers analyze racial disparities in access to bariatric surgery

The use of bariatric surgery to treat severe obesity in adolescents, and the racial disparities in access to that treatment, were analyzed in a retrospective study published in Annals of Surgery by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

29 Oct 2020

Novel device can benefit patients with upper limb paralysis

A tiny device the size of a small paperclip has been shown to help patients with upper limb paralysis to text, email and even shop online in the first human trial.

29 Oct 2020

High dose radiation therapy linked to shorter survival times in NSCLC patients

A genetic analysis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients on the phase III NRG Oncology RTOG 0617 clinical trial assessing radiation dose discovered that high dose radiation therapy is associated with shorter survival times among patients with a radiation-sensitive genotype in DNA repair pathway.

29 Oct 2020

New study may help combat loss of muscle mass associated with aging

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that the muscle regeneration promoted by aerobic exercise is mediated by changes in oxygen consumption by satellite cells, also known as skeletal muscle stem cells.

29 Oct 2020

McLean Hospital joins public-private partnership to find cure for schizophrenia

In September, McLean Hospital joined the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and several public and private organizations to find early therapeutic interventions for people at risk for schizophrenia.

29 Oct 2020

Liquid nanofoam could prolong the safe use of football helmets

A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of football helmets, says a Michigan State University researcher.

29 Oct 2020

New report offers guidance on cardiac screening of athletes infected with COVID-19

Reports have indicated that COVID-19 may cause heart damage in hospitalized patients with severe cases of the disease, but it's unclear whether cardiac injury also occurs in infected patients who are asymptomatic or experience only mild symptoms.

29 Oct 2020

Study: Mammary basal cell lineage contributes to breast cancer heterogeneity

A key hurdle in treating breast cancers is intratumoral heterogeneity, or the presence of multiple different cell populations within the same tumor that have distinct characteristics such as gene expression, metabolism and ability to divide, spread and grow.

29 Oct 2020

Research program aims to thwart prion-like spread of tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease

Tangles of misfolded tau proteins in the brain are closely associated with memory loss in patients with Alzheimer's disease. In order for this tau pathology to spread, the protein must interact with heparan sulfate, a sugar molecule found on the surface of neurons.

28 Oct 2020

High-sugar diet can damage the gut’s protective mucus layer, lead to worse colitis

Mice fed diets high in sugar developed worse colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and researchers examining their large intestines found more of the bacteria that can damage the gut's protective mucus layer.

28 Oct 2020

Study finds no association between leisure activities and lower dementia risk

Studies have suggested that taking part in leisure activities such as playing cards or gardening may be associated with a lower risk of developing dementia.

28 Oct 2020

CAC scanning can help doctors decide which patients might benefit from aspirin therapy

An X-ray test commonly used to assess hardening of the arteries could help doctors decide whether the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks of bleeding from its use, UT Southwestern research suggests.

28 Oct 2020

Studies suggest the need for a new home-time metric to judge hospital readmissions

Two new studies suggest Medicare's system of penalizing hospitals if too many patients are readmitted within 30 days should also look at whether the patients were well enough to remain in their home during that time.

28 Oct 2020

Researchers reduce positional error in brain-controlled robot arms

By measuring brain signals and implementing a clever feedback scheme, researchers from India and the UK have reduced the positional error in brain-controlled robot arms by a factor of 10, paving the way to greatly enhancing the quality of life for people suffering from strokes and neuro-muscular disorders.

28 Oct 2020

Study finds persistence of racial disparities in treatment for common lung cancer

Lung cancer continues to be the most deadly solid cancer in the world, despite the fact that survival rates have been improving over the past decade.

28 Oct 2020

Brain-computer interface enables patients with severe paralysis to resume daily tasks

Researchers demonstrated the success of a fully implantable wireless medical device, the Stentrode™ brain-computer interface (BCI), designed to allow patients with severe paralysis to resume daily tasks -- including texting, emailing, shopping and banking online -- without the need for open brain surgery.

28 Oct 2020

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New therapeutic approach brings hope for treating psoriasis

Researchers analyze racial disparities in access to bariatric surgery

Novel device can benefit patients with upper limb paralysis

High dose radiation therapy linked to shorter survival times in NSCLC patients

New study may help combat loss of muscle mass associated with aging

McLean Hospital joins public-private partnership to find cure for schizophrenia

Liquid nanofoam could prolong the safe use of football helmets

New report offers guidance on cardiac screening of athletes infected with COVID-19

Study: Mammary basal cell lineage contributes to breast cancer heterogeneity

Research program aims to thwart prion-like spread of tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease

High-sugar diet can damage the gut’s protective mucus layer, lead to worse colitis

Study finds no association between leisure activities and lower dementia risk

CAC scanning can help doctors decide which patients might benefit from aspirin therapy

Studies suggest the need for a new home-time metric to judge hospital readmissions

Researchers reduce positional error in brain-controlled robot arms

Study finds persistence of racial disparities in treatment for common lung cancer

Brain-computer interface enables patients with severe paralysis to resume daily tasks

A systematic review and meta-analysis of stroke in COVID-19 patients

Glucose-lowering drug can protect the kidneys in patients with type 1 diabetes, study shows

Novel cardiac patch improves recovery from heart attack in rats and pigs

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