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High levels of chronic stress associated with hypertension in African Americans

African Americans reporting high levels of chronic stress tended to develop high blood pressure, or hypertension, more often than those who reported low stress levels, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Oct 2019

Telescope technology used to take first undistorted images of eye area involved in glaucoma

Using methods originally developed by astronomers to view stars more clearly through Earth's atmosphere, optometry researchers at Indiana University have taken the first undistorted microscopic images of a part of the eye involved in glaucoma.

16 Oct 2019

Study: Natural loss of foot muscles in rodents shares similarities with skeletal muscle atrophy

New insight on how the natural loss of foot muscles occurred in rodents and other species during their evolution has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.

16 Oct 2019

AADE's new guidance and resources detail the role of diabetes care

The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) today released new guidance and supporting resources to help healthcare professionals engage in care that is tailored to an individual's needs.

16 Oct 2019

Steroid injections for osteoarthritis more may damage joints

Osteoarthritis (OA), also called degenerative joint disease, is the most common chronic condition of the joints. Since the disease is degenerative, it is the single most common cause of disability among older adults, with about 10 to 15 percent of all adults who are more than 60 years old have some degree of osteoarthritis, with more women affected than men.

15 Oct 2019

Researchers aim to find how kinesiophobia may affect individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Finding out how kinesiophobia -unreasonable fear of movement- may affect individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain is the aim of a research group of the University of Malaga, which recent studies have been published in the scientific journal British Journal of Sports Medicine, the world's number 1 publication in the locomotor system field.

15 Oct 2019

Nonsurgical treatment options effective for sufferers of chronic rhinosinusitis

For sufferers of chronic rhinosinusitis, surgery is often the only treatment option due to the severity of their condition.

15 Oct 2019

ACT shows promise for treating fear of recurrence in cancer survivors

Acceptance and commitment therapy shows promise for treating fear of cancer recurrence in women who have survived breast cancer.

15 Oct 2019

Inactive receptor prevents cancer drugs from reactivating the immune system

The aim of immunotherapies is to enable the immune system once again to fight cancer on its own. Drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors are already in clinical use for this purpose.

15 Oct 2019

Amyloid-β protein misfolding proves to be strong risk prediction marker for Alzheimer's

In symptom-free individuals, the detection of misfolded amyloid-β protein in the blood indicated a considerably higher risk of Alzheimer's disease - up to 14 years before a clinical diagnosis was made.

15 Oct 2019

BU researcher receives NIH grant for clinical research in rheumatology

David Felson, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, was awarded a National Institute of Health P30 Center Grant.

15 Oct 2019

Low-risk thyroid cancer and stringent follow-up: who decides?

In the case of low-risk treated thyroid cancer, some patients may be insisting on unduly intensive surveillance in the form of diagnostic scans to detect recurrence, without clear evidence for any benefit from the same, says a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

15 Oct 2019

Retinal macular damage linked to sleep apnea in diabetes

A new Taiwanese study presented on October 14, 2019, at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports that macular edema in diabetes occurs more often in those who have severe sleep apnea.

15 Oct 2019

AI detects over 95 percent of diabetic retinopathy cases

A new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmologists (AAO) on October 14, 2019 reports an astonishing 95.% yield when artificial intelligence (AI) is used to screen a real life population for diabetic retinopathy.

15 Oct 2019

New study solves oldest case of deafness in human prehistory

An international team of researchers including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has published a new study examining a 430,000-year-old cranium of a human ancestor that was previously described as deaf, representing the oldest case of deafness in human prehistory.

15 Oct 2019

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High levels of chronic stress associated with hypertension in African Americans

Telescope technology used to take first undistorted images of eye area involved in glaucoma

Study: Natural loss of foot muscles in rodents shares similarities with skeletal muscle atrophy

AADE's new guidance and resources detail the role of diabetes care

Steroid injections for osteoarthritis more may damage joints

Researchers aim to find how kinesiophobia may affect individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Nonsurgical treatment options effective for sufferers of chronic rhinosinusitis

ACT shows promise for treating fear of recurrence in cancer survivors

Inactive receptor prevents cancer drugs from reactivating the immune system

Amyloid-β protein misfolding proves to be strong risk prediction marker for Alzheimer's

BU researcher receives NIH grant for clinical research in rheumatology

Low-risk thyroid cancer and stringent follow-up: who decides?

Retinal macular damage linked to sleep apnea in diabetes

AI detects over 95 percent of diabetic retinopathy cases

New study solves oldest case of deafness in human prehistory

A protein could play key role in neurodegenerative diseases, research suggests

Widely available drug could reduce deaths in traumatic brain injury patients, major study shows

Study: More aggressive blood pressure control can improve brain health in older adults

Scientists develop more accurate method to find good targets for cancer immunotherapy

UCLA researchers discover new way to eliminate leukemia stem cells

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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