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Vanderbilt researcher proposes an explanatory paradigm for the cause of autism

A unifying explanation of the cause of autism and the reason for its rising prevalence has eluded scientists for decades, but a theoretical model published in the journal Medical Hypotheses describes the cause as a combination of socially valued traits, common in autism, and any number of co-occurring disabilities.

8 Jan 2021

Scientists gain new insight into how the immune system can be better used to destroy cancer cells

Scientists at the University of Southampton's Centre for Cancer Immunology have gained new insight into how the immune system can be better used to find and kill cancer cells.

8 Jan 2021

Researchers aim to improve cognitive performance, mobilize the brain's reserve mechanisms

Which neurobiological principles prevent us as humans from fully utilizing our own cognitive abilities and what are the performance limits of our brains?

8 Jan 2021

Study: TTR protein plays a protective role in Alzheimer's disease

A protein that wreaks havoc in the nerves and heart when it clumps together can prevent the formation of toxic protein clumps associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study led by a UT Southwestern researcher shows.

8 Jan 2021

C-Path PRO Consortium measure now included in FDA-approved label claim

Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces that clinical study results using the Consortium's Diary for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms-Constipation (DIBSS-C) were recently included in the expanded label for the drug LINZESS® (linaclotide).

7 Jan 2021

Virtual care during COVID-19 delivers impressive benefits for cancer patients, clinicians

Patients and healthcare providers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre rated virtual care during COVID-19 as highly satisfactory overall for quality of care and convenience, while at the same time saving patients millions in costs.

7 Jan 2021

Gut and oral microbiomes predict COVID-19 severity

One question that continues to remain unanswered during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been why is there a distinctive hit-and-miss pattern when it comes to severe disease? An interesting new study that appears on the medRxiv* preprint server pinpoints one highly relevant risk factor: the state of the oral and gut microbiomes.

7 Jan 2021

Study shows benefits of dispatching HEMS to patients with sudden loss of consciousness

Research from life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex in partnership with the University of Surrey has shown the benefits of dispatching HEMS to patients with a sudden, unexplained LOC of medical origin and a high prevalence of acute neurological pathology.

7 Jan 2021

IU research findings could prevent common complication of blood stem cell transplantation in leukemia

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising findings today in the New England Journal of Medicine on preventing a common complication to lifesaving blood stem cell transplantation in leukemia.

7 Jan 2021

Study reveals racial-ethnic inequities among people with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19

Black and Hispanic people with COVID-19 and diabetes are more likely than Caucasians to die or have serious complications, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

7 Jan 2021

RNA sequencing data reveals three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) using data from RNA sequencing.

7 Jan 2021

Study finds associations between functional seizures and psychiatric disorders, stroke

In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of functional seizures and characterized comorbidities associated with them.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers provide comprehensive molecular characterization of head and neck cancers

In what is believed to be the most comprehensive molecular characterization to date of the most common type of head and neck cancer, researchers from the Johns Hopkins departments of pathology and oncology, the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and 18 other centers around the U.S. and Poland have clarified the contribution of key cancer-associated genes, proteins and signaling pathways in these cancers, while proposing possible new treatment avenues.

7 Jan 2021

Study reveals a brain mechanism underlying visual hallucinations in the blind

Some people have lost their eyesight, but they continue to "see." This phenomenon, a kind of vivid visual hallucination, is named after the Swiss doctor, Charles Bonnet, who described in 1769 how his completely blind grandfather experienced vivid, detailed visions of people, animals and objects.

7 Jan 2021

Focused ultrasound shows potential to benefit people with Parkinson's disease

A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson's disease symptoms that are much more severe on one side of the body, new research suggests.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers develop deep learning model to predict occult peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer patients

Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, is a common gastrointestinal malignancy. Peritoneal metastasis occurs in a majority of patients with advanced stomach cancer and is considered as an aggressive disease with poor outcomes.

7 Jan 2021

Common gene expression changes at target tissues of four autoimmune diseases found

Autoimmune diseases are diseases of "mistaken identity", where the immune system - which is supposed to protect us against infectious diseases and neoplasias - mistakenly attacks and destroys components of our own body.

7 Jan 2021

Defective metabolism of Parkinson’s drug is linked to adverse side effects

Until now, the reason why the drug levodopa (L-Dopa), which reduces the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, declines in efficacy after a few years' use has been unknown.

7 Jan 2021

Study highlights the benefits of HEMS interventions to improve triage for trauma patients

Research from life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) in partnership with the University of Surrey has shown the benefits of dispatching HEMS to patients with a sudden, unexplained LOC of medical origin and a high prevalence of acute neurological pathology.

7 Jan 2021

New initiative to represent the Black community in mental healthcare

The Black Mind Initiative aims to reform the current mental health system nationally, by encouraging young Black people to take up a degree related to the mental health profession, the initiative will then support them in their studies and encourage them to work in senior roles in mental healthcare.

7 Jan 2021

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Vanderbilt researcher proposes an explanatory paradigm for the cause of autism

Scientists gain new insight into how the immune system can be better used to destroy cancer cells

Researchers aim to improve cognitive performance, mobilize the brain's reserve mechanisms

Study: TTR protein plays a protective role in Alzheimer's disease

C-Path PRO Consortium measure now included in FDA-approved label claim

Virtual care during COVID-19 delivers impressive benefits for cancer patients, clinicians

Gut and oral microbiomes predict COVID-19 severity

Study shows benefits of dispatching HEMS to patients with sudden loss of consciousness

IU research findings could prevent common complication of blood stem cell transplantation in leukemia

Study reveals racial-ethnic inequities among people with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19

RNA sequencing data reveals three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease

Study finds associations between functional seizures and psychiatric disorders, stroke

Researchers provide comprehensive molecular characterization of head and neck cancers

Study reveals a brain mechanism underlying visual hallucinations in the blind

Focused ultrasound shows potential to benefit people with Parkinson's disease

Researchers develop deep learning model to predict occult peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer patients

Common gene expression changes at target tissues of four autoimmune diseases found

Defective metabolism of Parkinson’s drug is linked to adverse side effects

Study highlights the benefits of HEMS interventions to improve triage for trauma patients

New initiative to represent the Black community in mental healthcare

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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