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TTP plc establishes new partnership to enable better clinical management of patients with atrial fibrillation

TTP plc, a leading independent technology and product development company, today announced it has established a partnership with NHS Highland and The University of the Highlands and Islands, to use clinical data interpretation and machine learning algorithms to predict which patients with atrial fibrillation are able to be successfully treated using electrical cardioversion.

17 Mar 2020

Charity seeks out non-drug approaches to treat Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s UK is launching a new funding program to support innovative studies into non-drug treatments for Parkinson’s.

17 Mar 2020

Asthma patients found to have higher levels of iron in their lungs

New research has suggested that people with asthma have a greater build-up of iron in their lung tissue.

17 Mar 2020

Antioxidant treatment in acute ischemic stroke could delay onset of clinically overt dementia

Currently we are facing a dementia epidemic, with estimations showing that by 2050 approximately 131 million people will be affected.

17 Mar 2020

Study unravels molecular mechanism behind autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

A study by the research team of Prof. Geert van Loo (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) has unraveled a critical molecular mechanism behind autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis.

17 Mar 2020

Recognizing CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Dan Lavery about the LouLou Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to CDLK5 Deficiency Disorder.

17 Mar 2020

Immunotherapy combination can shrink viral reservoir in HIV model

Stimulating immune cells with two cancer immunotherapies together can shrink the size of the viral "reservoir" in SIV-infected non-human primates treated with antiviral drugs, researchers have concluded.

16 Mar 2020

Accurate diagnosis of appendicitis in the emergency department may be more challenging

While symptoms of appendicitis may be common, a new study suggests that accurately diagnosing the condition in the emergency department may be more challenging.

16 Mar 2020

Trial of cancer drug OxaliTex promises lower toxicity and more robust action

Preclinical trials indicate that a drug candidate called OxaliTex can stop the growth of cancer cells completely. OxaliTex appears to be more potent than many other common chemotherapy drugs, with less toxicity and less rapidly counteracted by mechanisms of drug resistance. The study was reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in March 2020.

16 Mar 2020

'Natural killer' cells could help stop progression of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center and their colleagues have found that "natural killer" white blood cells could guard against the cascade of cellular changes that lead to Parkinson's disease and help stop its progression.

16 Mar 2020

Scientists discover link between Parkinson's and gene targeted by blue-green algae toxin

Scientists have discovered a possible link between Parkinson's disease and a gene impacted by a neurotoxin found in blue-green algae.

16 Mar 2020

Clinicians urged to reconsider controversial acne treatment

Acne treatment including the highly effective acne medication isotretinoin should be made more readily available despite reports of its association with depression and teen suicide.

16 Mar 2020

Abdominal aortic aneurysm in older men associated with levels of leukocyte subsets

Abdominal arterial (or aortic) aneurysm in older men is associated with levels of certain subtypes of white blood cells, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows.

16 Mar 2020

New evidence shows that type 1 diabetes is not one but two separate conditions

Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or "endotype") of the condition compared with those diagnosed aged 13 or above, new research has shown.

15 Mar 2020

Type 1 diabetes mellitus comprises of two different conditions based on age

A new study published in the journal Diabetologia in March 2020 reports that children aged below seven years with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have a distinct form of the condition from children aged 13 or more.

15 Mar 2020

Reports of flu-like symptoms seen with Keto diet

A new study has shown that those starting on a keto diet could develop certain flu-like symptoms in the initial weeks. The study titled, “Consumer Reports of “Keto Flu” Associated With the Ketogenic Diet,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Frontiers in Nutrition.

15 Mar 2020

Alzheimer's and its helper protein

It is commonly observed that the brain in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) often contains fibrils of tau protein, which build up within the brain neurons to interrupt proper communication between them. However, it is far from clear what these deposits mean and how they form.

15 Mar 2020

Medical Condition News

TTP plc establishes new partnership to enable better clinical management of patients with atrial fibrillation

Charity seeks out non-drug approaches to treat Parkinson’s

Asthma patients found to have higher levels of iron in their lungs

Antioxidant treatment in acute ischemic stroke could delay onset of clinically overt dementia

Study unravels molecular mechanism behind autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

Recognizing CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

Immunotherapy combination can shrink viral reservoir in HIV model

Accurate diagnosis of appendicitis in the emergency department may be more challenging

Trial of cancer drug OxaliTex promises lower toxicity and more robust action

'Natural killer' cells could help stop progression of Parkinson's disease

Scientists discover link between Parkinson's and gene targeted by blue-green algae toxin

Clinicians urged to reconsider controversial acne treatment

Abdominal aortic aneurysm in older men associated with levels of leukocyte subsets

New evidence shows that type 1 diabetes is not one but two separate conditions

Type 1 diabetes mellitus comprises of two different conditions based on age

Reports of flu-like symptoms seen with Keto diet

Alzheimer's and its helper protein

Administering specialized lipids prevents memory loss, inflammation in Down syndrome mouse model

Overview of prognostic and predictive factors in pancreatic cancer

A miRNA signature linked to local-regional failure and overall survival after pancreatic cancer resection

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