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Sleep apnea treatment can lower daytime resting heart rates in patients with prediabetes

A new study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment at night can lower daytime resting heart rates in patients with prediabetes who have obstructive sleep apnea, reducing their risk of cardiovascular disease.

1 Oct 2020

Study finds 94% of dementia caregivers in Australia are sleep deprived

New Edith Cowan University research has found 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived.

1 Oct 2020

Meditation and yoga can be a viable option for people seeking chronic pain relief

A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and functional capacity, according to a study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

1 Oct 2020

Social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer's disease, study shows

A study in mice conducted by the UAB shows that social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer's disease, with hyperactivity levels reaching up to twice as much as in the pathology itself.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers identify pathogen responsible for creeping migration of fat in Crohn's patients

In many patients with Crohn's disease, abdominal fat migrates to the wall of the inflamed small intestines. What prompts the fat tissue to "creep" through the abdomen and wrap around the intestines of many patients with this inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been an enduring mystery.

1 Oct 2020

New upgrade to PET scanners may pave way for better cancer treatment

Experts in Japan have devised a simple way to glean more detailed information out of standard medical imaging scans.

1 Oct 2020

Study provides in-depth analysis on VTE risk in COVID-19 patients

In a systematic review of the worldwide published data on "Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients", Cihan Ay, Stephan Nopp, and Florian Moik from the Department of Medicine I, Clinical Division of Haematology and Haemostaseology, now for the first time, provide an in-depth analysis on the risk of VTE in patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

1 Oct 2020

Study shows how cancer cells gain access to nerve signal to enter the bloodstream

Tumors come in many shapes and forms--curable or deadly, solid or liquid, lodged inside the brain, bone, or other tissues. One thing they all have in common, however, is a knack for molecular deceit.

1 Oct 2020

New study investigates hospital cardiac arrest in people with COVID-19 infection

Even when a sudden cardiac arrest happens inside a top hospital, where a code blue team is readily available, most people won't survive.

1 Oct 2020

Immunotherapy drug improves survival over standard chemotherapy for lung cancer patients

The immunotherapy drug atezolizumab improves survival over standard chemotherapy for many patients with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a new study led by Yale Cancer Center (YCC) researchers.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers receive NCI grant to study role of collagens in breast cancer

An MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher received a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study how patterns of collagens can serve as biomarkers of breast cancer risk and potentially reveal clues to what might be driving health disparities.

1 Oct 2020

Blood-based biomarker can overcome limitations of current verbal tests for concussion

There is an urgent need for objective markers for diagnosing concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury. The status of blood-based biomarker development and point-of-care testing are examined in a new Expert Panel Discussion published alongside the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma.

1 Oct 2020

Scientists receive two-year grant to develop tool for treating mood disorders

A team of Georgia State scientists has received a two-year, $875,110 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to further develop a tool to help psychiatrists treat mood disorders.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers identify a potential target for small cell lung cancer

The cover for issue 39 of Oncotarget features Figure 4, "Apoptosis assay of NRXN1-targeted ADC at IC50 dose calculated by growth inhibition curves," by Yotsumoto, et al. which reported that the authors identified transmembrane proteins overexpressed specifically in SCLC with little or no expression in normal tissues and decided to focus on the cell adhesion molecule neurexin-1.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers identify a promising method to treat multiple sclerosis

Seema Tiwari-Woodruff, a professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, and her colleagues have received a grant of $373,000 from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for a project in which her lab will select the five best candidate compounds to speed up nerve impulses, a promising new avenue to treat multiple sclerosis.

1 Oct 2020

Study: Hospital-based specialist palliative care may improve patient satisfaction, depression

A Cochrane Review into the effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care has found evidence that when compared to usual care, it may slightly improve patient satisfaction and depression, and increase the chances of patients dying in their preferred place (measured by home death).

1 Oct 2020

Researchers use single-cell sequencing to identify cell types that occur in pancreatic tumors

Led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, and by HonorHealth Research and Innovation Institute, an international team of researchers have described in detail the individual cells that comprise the pancreatic cancer microenvironment, a critical step in devising new treatment options for patients with this aggressive and difficult-to-treat disease.

1 Oct 2020

Study shows effects of COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries paused their breast cancer screening programmes. A new study,presented at the 12thEuropean Breast Cancer Conference, suggests that the disruption to screeningcould result in an increase in the proportion of women who die of breast cancer.

1 Oct 2020

Patients with invasive lobular carcinoma could benefit from additional adjuvant therapy

New results presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference show that a test, which looks at the activity of 70 genes in breast cancer tissue, is possible to use in the clinic to identify patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) that is at high risk of recurring and progressing.

1 Oct 2020

UC Davis leads a consortium to develop new treatments for spinal cord injuries

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, will lead a consortium of universities, biomedical startups and nonprofit organizations to develop interventions for spinal cord injuries that can be applied within days of injury to improve long-term outcomes.

30 Sep 2020

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Sleep apnea treatment can lower daytime resting heart rates in patients with prediabetes

Study finds 94% of dementia caregivers in Australia are sleep deprived

Meditation and yoga can be a viable option for people seeking chronic pain relief

Social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer's disease, study shows

Researchers identify pathogen responsible for creeping migration of fat in Crohn's patients

New upgrade to PET scanners may pave way for better cancer treatment

Study provides in-depth analysis on VTE risk in COVID-19 patients

Study shows how cancer cells gain access to nerve signal to enter the bloodstream

New study investigates hospital cardiac arrest in people with COVID-19 infection

Immunotherapy drug improves survival over standard chemotherapy for lung cancer patients

Researchers receive NCI grant to study role of collagens in breast cancer

Blood-based biomarker can overcome limitations of current verbal tests for concussion

Scientists receive two-year grant to develop tool for treating mood disorders

Researchers identify a potential target for small cell lung cancer

Researchers identify a promising method to treat multiple sclerosis

Study: Hospital-based specialist palliative care may improve patient satisfaction, depression

Researchers use single-cell sequencing to identify cell types that occur in pancreatic tumors

Study shows effects of COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening

Patients with invasive lobular carcinoma could benefit from additional adjuvant therapy

UC Davis leads a consortium to develop new treatments for spinal cord injuries

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