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Flickering of cardiac state could provide early warning for onset of atrial fibrillation

Affecting up to 4% of patients older than 65 years, atrial fibrillation ranks among the most common heart conditions. Described by health professionals as an "irregularly irregular" heart rhythm, episodes of atrial fibrillation continue to prove difficult to predict.

26 May 2020

New technique offers high-resolution 3D view inside tumors

Malignant tumors consume nutrients and oxygen faster than healthy cells. To do so, they recruit blood vessels in their environment. Depending on tumor type and genetic profile, there are differences on how tumors look internally.

26 May 2020

Novel stimulation pattern helps relieve chronic pain

The vagus nerve plays an important role in our body. It consists of various fibres, some of which connect to the internal organs, but the vagus nerve can also be found in the ear. It is of great importance for various body functions, including the perception of pain.

26 May 2020

New NIH grant will help Pennington Biomedical scientists to study metabolic diseases

A new federal grant will allow young scientists to delve into the mechanisms of emotional eating and preeclampsia and other disorders not considered "classic" metabolic diseases.

26 May 2020

New study reveals complex role of immune-system molecule in Huntington's disease

More than a decade before people with Huntington's disease show symptoms, they can exhibit abnormally high levels of an immune-system molecule called interleukin-6 (IL-6), which has led many researchers to suspect IL-6 of promoting the eventual neurological devastation associated with the genetic condition.

26 May 2020

Antimalarial drug shows promise as potential therapy for aggressive brain cancer

Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive form of cancer in the brain that is typically fatal. But new findings by VCU Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers could help increase the effectiveness of the most common current treatments with the addition of lumefantrine, an FDA-approved drug used to treat malaria.

26 May 2020

Study paves way to better understand the pathophysiology of schizophrenia

There is an extremely high probability that individuals with 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome - a rare genetic disorder - will develop schizophrenia together with one of its most common symptoms, auditory hallucinations.

26 May 2020

New AI tool could predict risk of lung cancer recurrence

Computer scientists working with pathologists have trained an artificial intelligence tool to determine which patients with lung cancer have a higher risk of their disease coming back after treatment, as part of Cancer Research UK’s landmark TRACERx study.

26 May 2020

Free app helps assess the risk of delaying cancer care during COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems across the country, doctors have postponed surgery and other treatments for thousands of patients with cancer.

26 May 2020

Higher spirituality linked to better quality of life for stroke survivors and their caregivers

Higher spirituality among stroke survivors was strongly linked to better quality of life for them and their caregivers who may also feel depressed, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

26 May 2020

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Flickering of cardiac state could provide early warning for onset of atrial fibrillation

New technique offers high-resolution 3D view inside tumors

Novel stimulation pattern helps relieve chronic pain

New NIH grant will help Pennington Biomedical scientists to study metabolic diseases

New study reveals complex role of immune-system molecule in Huntington's disease

Antimalarial drug shows promise as potential therapy for aggressive brain cancer

Study paves way to better understand the pathophysiology of schizophrenia

New AI tool could predict risk of lung cancer recurrence

Free app helps assess the risk of delaying cancer care during COVID-19

Higher spirituality linked to better quality of life for stroke survivors and their caregivers

Early surgery improves outcome and survival in patients with hydrocephalus

Genes associated with dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19

Researchers find a 'skinny' gene

New design strategy marks a potential advance in the fight against Alzheimer's disease

Intermittent fasting does not work for everyone, study finds

Heart failure patients who experience low health literacy have higher risk of death of hospitalization, mortality

New therapeutic approach for aggressive breast cancer

Inexpensive screening method for retinal changes in diabetics

Researchers identify a natural amino acid as potential treatment for polyQ diseases

Blood test could help doctors identify patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes

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