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Study: Older adults classified as "prediabetic" seldom progress to full diabetes

Older adults who are classified as having "prediabetes" due to moderately elevated measures of blood sugar usually don't go on to develop full-blown diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

8 Feb 2021

New study to examine the effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue

Kessler Foundation researchers have received support from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to conduct an investigator-initiated study on the effects of ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) on cognitive fatigue in individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).

8 Feb 2021

Take-at-home tests increase colorectal cancer screening rates by more than 1,000%

Colorectal cancer screening rates jumped by more than 1,000 percent when researchers sent take-at-home tests to patients overdue for testing at a community health center that predominantly serves people of color.

8 Feb 2021

New nanoparticle-based drug boosts the body’s innate immune system to fight tumors

A new nanoparticle-based drug can boost the body's innate immune system and make it more effective at fighting off tumors, researchers at UT Southwestern have shown.

8 Feb 2021

Brain protein responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease also plays a protective role

Findings from a new study on Alzheimer's disease (AD), led by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, could eventually help clinicians identify people at highest risk for developing the irreversible, progressive brain disorder and pave the way for treatments that slow or prevent its onset.

8 Feb 2021

Machine learning can help improve predictions of mortality risk

Researchers at Geisinger have found that a computer algorithm developed using echocardiogram videos of the heart can predict mortality within a year.

8 Feb 2021

Study elucidates the mode of action of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetes

Although SGLT-2 inhibitors are central to the treatment of diabetes, their exact mode of action was hitherto unknown.

8 Feb 2021

Using machine learning to identify patients with a mix of psychotic and depressive symptoms

A way of using machine learning to more accurately identify patients with a mix of psychotic and depressive symptoms has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham.

8 Feb 2021

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences published results of a study into Cadaver versus Simulator Based Arthroscopic Training in Shoulder Surgery, showing significant improvements in all elements of the course completion.

From VirtaMed 8 Feb 2021

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

From VirtaMed 8 Feb 2021

Exposure to nighttime artificial lights linked with higher risk of thyroid cancer

People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer.

8 Feb 2021

Novel method instructs immune cells to help repair damaged tissues in the intestine

A method that instructs immune system cells to help repair damaged tissues in the intestine has been developed by researchers at KU Leuven and Seoul National University.

8 Feb 2021

Medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults, study shows

A new discovery by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center shows that medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults.

8 Feb 2021

Higher blood pressure from childhood may put Black people at risk for congestive heart failure

Starting with early childhood, otherwise healthy Black people show signs of slightly diminished heart muscle strength and a slightly higher blood pressure than their white counterparts, factors which may put them on a course for early development of congestive heart failure, researchers report.

8 Feb 2021

Study finds increased substance use, mental health issues in people with obesity during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a detrimental impact on substance use, mental health, and weight-related health behaviors among people with obesity, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern and the UTHealth School of Public Health.

8 Feb 2021

Physical discipline and cognitive deprivation have distinct associations with developmental delay

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that in a diverse, cross-national sample of youth, physical discipline and cognitive deprivation had distinct associations with specific domains of developmental delay.

8 Feb 2021

Research shows how mutation linked with CLN3-Batten disease could lead to vision loss

Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or CLN3-Batten disease.

8 Feb 2021

Discovery of ‘Achilles heel’ in gut bacteria may lead to targeted therapies for Crohn’s disease

The discovery of an "Achilles heel" in a type of gut bacteria that causes intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease may lead to more targeted therapies for the difficult to treat disease, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

6 Feb 2021

Mortality from sudden cardiac arrest is higher in COVID-19 patients

Sudden cardiac arrest is more often fatal in people with COVID-19, a new study shows. Those responsible for the research see the results as a wake-up call for the public and care providers alike.

6 Feb 2021

Novel hybrid device to boost research on metastatic process of breast cancer cells

European researchers are working on a novel hybrid device to better understand the metastatic process of cancer cells travelling from breast to bone and fast screen new drugs against it.

6 Feb 2021

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Study: Older adults classified as "prediabetic" seldom progress to full diabetes

New study to examine the effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue

Take-at-home tests increase colorectal cancer screening rates by more than 1,000%

New nanoparticle-based drug boosts the body’s innate immune system to fight tumors

Brain protein responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease also plays a protective role

Machine learning can help improve predictions of mortality risk

Study elucidates the mode of action of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetes

Using machine learning to identify patients with a mix of psychotic and depressive symptoms

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

Medical training confidently moves beyond cadavers

Exposure to nighttime artificial lights linked with higher risk of thyroid cancer

Novel method instructs immune cells to help repair damaged tissues in the intestine

Medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults, study shows

Higher blood pressure from childhood may put Black people at risk for congestive heart failure

Study finds increased substance use, mental health issues in people with obesity during the pandemic

Physical discipline and cognitive deprivation have distinct associations with developmental delay

Research shows how mutation linked with CLN3-Batten disease could lead to vision loss

Discovery of ‘Achilles heel’ in gut bacteria may lead to targeted therapies for Crohn’s disease

Mortality from sudden cardiac arrest is higher in COVID-19 patients

Novel hybrid device to boost research on metastatic process of breast cancer cells

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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