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Mandibular advancement device helps relieve daytime sleepiness in patients with sleep apnea

With the help of a mandibular advancement device, daytime sleepiness of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea can be relieved.

3 Jun 2020

Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 experience severe financial toxicity

It begins with shortness of breath. And for approximately one-third of patients, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, ends in death. For those who survive, their lives are often turned upside-down.

3 Jun 2020

Study shows link between exposure to air pollution and vascular damage

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, contributes new evidence about the negative impact of air pollution on cardiovascular health.

3 Jun 2020

Cognitive behavior therapy superior to other psychotherapies at boosting the immune system

A review of 56 randomized clinical trials finds that psychological and behavioral therapies may be effective non-drug treatments for reducing disease-causing inflammation in the body.

3 Jun 2020

New guidelines improve outcomes in colon cancer patients

A new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study finds that many Kentucky patients with colon cancer are not receiving the recommended standard of care therapy for their disease.

3 Jun 2020

Mindfulness program can improve attention and decision making skills in children with autism

School-based mindfulness programs can improve decision-making skills and teach children with autism to focus attention and react less impulsively through breathing exercises that will allow them to reduce anxiety, according to Rutgers researchers.

3 Jun 2020

New test identifies CAD-affected children who may benefit from uridine

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa in Spain have created a test that determines which children with CAD deficiency - a rare metabolic disease - are likely to benefit from receiving uridine, a nutritional supplement that has dramatically improved the lives of other children with the condition.

3 Jun 2020

Number of heart attack patients has dropped over 50% during COVID-19 outbreak

The number of heart attack patients seeking urgent hospital care has dropped by more than 50% during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to an extensive worldwide survey by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

3 Jun 2020

Teen vaping study identifies stomach issues and history of substance abuse

A study of teens diagnosed with the vaping-linked respiratory disease EVALI revealed that most also had gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of psychosocial factors, including substance abuse, UT Southwestern researchers found in one of the first clinical reviews of its kind.

3 Jun 2020

Researchers discover key gene essential for survival of leukemia stem cells

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common forms of blood cancer among adults and is associated with a low survival rate, and leads to the inhibition of normal blood formation.

3 Jun 2020

ICUs become a ‘delirium factory’ for COVID patients

Doctors are fighting not only to save lives from COVID-19, but also to protect patients' brains.

3 Jun 2020

Silent hypoxia and its role in COVID-19 detection

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Albert Rizzo about silent hypoxia and how it is occurring in individuals that are suffering from COVID-19.

3 Jun 2020

Findings on emotional eating may help treat eating disorders

Turning to a tub of ice cream after a break-up may be a cliché, but there's some truth to eating in response to negative emotions.

3 Jun 2020

KinaRx receives SBIR grant to speed up clinical trials for AML and other diseases

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer, is one of the most lethal cancers. More than 19,000 new cases are diagnosed a year, and more than 11,000 people a year die from it, according to the American Cancer Society.

3 Jun 2020

Researchers examine the role of two genes that cause triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer to rapidly grow.

3 Jun 2020

Mini tumors predict how cancer responds to heat treatment

Hyperthermia has shown promise in the treatment of cancer in previous studies. Now, in a new study by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, the researchers tested the effects of a combination of heat and radiation on mini tumors grown in a spheroid, where cells are placed in a three-dimensional structure. The research is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

3 Jun 2020

Cone snail venom produces new type of insulin

Diabetes is a global health issue affecting millions. In 2014, there were 422 million diabetics, compared to 108 million in 1989. The condition can be treated with diet, physical activity, medicines like synthetic insulin injections, and regular screening.

3 Jun 2020

Study looks at delirium in critically ill COVID-19 patients

A new study published on the online preprint server medRxiv in May 2020 reports on the high incidence of delirium in COVID-19 patients in intensive care. This highlights the urgent need to predict, prevent, and manage delirium and to cut it short in patients with COVID-19.

2 Jun 2020

Early diagnosis of pulmonary embolism could enhance treatment in COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit say early diagnosis of a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs led to swifter treatment intervention in COVID-19 patients.

2 Jun 2020

Rigidity of tissues drives immune system activity, UCLA study finds

A UCLA research team has identified a new paradigm for understanding the regulation of the immune system, potentially paving the way for new approaches to treating infections and immune-related diseases such as type 1 diabetes and certain cancers.

2 Jun 2020

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Mandibular advancement device helps relieve daytime sleepiness in patients with sleep apnea

Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 experience severe financial toxicity

Study shows link between exposure to air pollution and vascular damage

Cognitive behavior therapy superior to other psychotherapies at boosting the immune system

New guidelines improve outcomes in colon cancer patients

Mindfulness program can improve attention and decision making skills in children with autism

New test identifies CAD-affected children who may benefit from uridine

Number of heart attack patients has dropped over 50% during COVID-19 outbreak

Teen vaping study identifies stomach issues and history of substance abuse

Researchers discover key gene essential for survival of leukemia stem cells

ICUs become a ‘delirium factory’ for COVID patients

Silent hypoxia and its role in COVID-19 detection

Findings on emotional eating may help treat eating disorders

KinaRx receives SBIR grant to speed up clinical trials for AML and other diseases

Researchers examine the role of two genes that cause triple-negative breast cancer

Mini tumors predict how cancer responds to heat treatment

Cone snail venom produces new type of insulin

Study looks at delirium in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Early diagnosis of pulmonary embolism could enhance treatment in COVID-19 patients

Rigidity of tissues drives immune system activity, UCLA study finds

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