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Gabapentinoid medications increasingly prescribed off-label for adults with cancer

Between 2005 and 2015, as the opioid crisis in America came into focus, prescriptions for gabapentinoid medications -- gabapentin and pregabalin -- to adults with cancer saw a two-fold increase, a University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center study has found.

29 Oct 2019

KAUST researchers one step closer to understanding brain function

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are officially one-step closer to understanding the brain and its function.

29 Oct 2019

Researchers investigate whether aspirin can decrease rate of intracranial aneurysm growth

Researchers conducted a database search to investigate whether aspirin can aid in the prevention of intracranial aneurysm rupture by hindering aneurysm growth. The researchers identified 146 patients harboring multiple intracranial aneurysms, five millimeters or less in diameter, that had been observed for at least five years.

29 Oct 2019

New study could lead to personalized treatment for debilitating autoimmune condition

A new study has shed light on a debilitating autoimmune condition by identifying a number of subtypes of the disease which could lead to personalised treatment for patients.

29 Oct 2019

Narcissistic traits can lower stress levels and reduce chances of depression

People who have grandiose narcissistic traits are more likely to be 'mentally tough', feel less stressed and are less vulnerable to depression, research led by Queen's University Belfast has found.

29 Oct 2019

Dental health, diet may have an impact on psoriasis development and severity

Dental health and diet may have an impact on the development and severity of psoriasis, according to a study by dermatologists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes thick, itchy patches of red skin with silvery scales and affects more than 8 million Americans.

29 Oct 2019

Wisconsin study: 3 in 5 people with Down syndrome diagnosed with dementia by age 55

Not so many years ago, people with Down syndrome rarely survived to middle age. Many died young due to heart problems associated with the congenital condition.

29 Oct 2019

Moved overseas for school, stayed for insulin

Every now and then, Katie West considers returning to the United States. She moved to Germany for graduate school three years ago and now works as a health systems researcher in Hamburg. Her family is an ocean away. Then she remembers why she stays.

29 Oct 2019

The McLean Hospital Brain Bank receives new NIH contract

The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center at McLean Hospital, known as the Brain Bank, has received a new contract from the National Institutes of Health for a total of $12,796,394.

29 Oct 2019

Anti-inflammatory agents can safely, effectively reduce symptoms of major depression

Anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin/paracetamol, statins, and antibiotics, can safely and effectively curb the symptoms of major depression, finds a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

29 Oct 2019

Skin cancer diagnosis using AI technology could be as accurate as clinical specialist

New clinical data published in Journal of American Medical Association demonstrates first-in-class AI algorithm is able to diagnose skin cancer with a high-level of accuracy comparable to a clinical specialist.

29 Oct 2019

UVA scientists awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to study genetic variation linked with heart disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.7 million grant to scientists from the University of Virginia to study a genetic variation associated with coronary heart disease.

29 Oct 2019

NYU researcher awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to optimize cancer treatment

Weiqiang Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical and aerospace engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, has been awarded the Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

29 Oct 2019

Fresenius Medical Care enhances support for home dialysis patients in Western Australia

Fresenius Medical Care, the world's leading provider of dialysis products and services, announced the further enhancement of support for home dialysis patients in Western Australia.

29 Oct 2019

Discovery of causal link between hydrogen sulfide and schizophrenia

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have found certain chemical markers that are associated with schizophrenia. They worked with lab mice with models of schizophrenia as well as post mortem brain specimens of persons with schizophrenia. The study titled, “Excess hydrogen sulfide and polysulfides production underlies a schizophrenia pathophysiology,” was published in the latest issue of the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine.

28 Oct 2019

Sugar-sweetened acidic drinks linked to obesity and tooth wear among adults

A new study published today in the journal Clinical Oral Investigations, has found that sugar-sweetened acidic drinks, such as soft drinks, is the common factor between obesity and tooth wear among adults.

28 Oct 2019

Work in progress on medicine for treatment of ulcerative colitis

IKBFU center for clinical research scientists have participated in the international VARSITY clinical research. It's the world's first research aimed at finding the most effective drug among anti-inflammatory ones for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

28 Oct 2019

Some types of proteins can stabilize damaged DNA

At the University of Copenhagen, researchers have discovered how some types of proteins stabilize damaged DNA and thereby preserve DNA function and integrity. This new finding also explains why people with inborn or acquired defects in certain proteins cannot keep their DNA stable and develop diseases such as cancer.

28 Oct 2019

Eating one avocado a day associated with lower levels of LDL

Move over, apples -- new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep "bad cholesterol" at bay.

28 Oct 2019

New diagnostic technique enables grading of tumor consistency using MRI

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a new diagnostic technique which enables the grading of tumor consistency using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The researchers used an imaging technique known as tomoelastography to visualize the mechanical properties of liver tumors.

28 Oct 2019

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Gabapentinoid medications increasingly prescribed off-label for adults with cancer

KAUST researchers one step closer to understanding brain function

Researchers investigate whether aspirin can decrease rate of intracranial aneurysm growth

New study could lead to personalized treatment for debilitating autoimmune condition

Narcissistic traits can lower stress levels and reduce chances of depression

Dental health, diet may have an impact on psoriasis development and severity

Wisconsin study: 3 in 5 people with Down syndrome diagnosed with dementia by age 55

Moved overseas for school, stayed for insulin

The McLean Hospital Brain Bank receives new NIH contract

Anti-inflammatory agents can safely, effectively reduce symptoms of major depression

Skin cancer diagnosis using AI technology could be as accurate as clinical specialist

UVA scientists awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to study genetic variation linked with heart disease

NYU researcher awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to optimize cancer treatment

Fresenius Medical Care enhances support for home dialysis patients in Western Australia

Discovery of causal link between hydrogen sulfide and schizophrenia

Sugar-sweetened acidic drinks linked to obesity and tooth wear among adults

Work in progress on medicine for treatment of ulcerative colitis

Some types of proteins can stabilize damaged DNA

Eating one avocado a day associated with lower levels of LDL

New diagnostic technique enables grading of tumor consistency using MRI

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