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Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Researchers have developed non-invasive patches that adhere to skin in order to provide a continuous reading of a patient’s medication level.

2 Oct 2019

Household bleach may be contributing to harmful indoor pollution

While the risks from ingesting chlorine bleach are clear, less obvious risks concerning airborne particles emanating from the bleach have been identified in a new study.

2 Oct 2019

Targeted therapy slows disease progression and improves survival for prostate cancer

A new PARP-inhibitor has been shown to significantly delayed cancer progression among patients with prostate cancer who had cancer cells with faulty DNA repair genes.

2 Oct 2019

Firefighters call for governmental action to protect them from cancer

Firefighters in the UK are calling on the government for more health protection, after researchers find they are at an increased risk of cancer.

2 Oct 2019

New study shows link between antidepressant use and gestational diabetes mellitus

A study has found a link between the use of antidepressants and the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women.

2 Oct 2019

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

Researchers at the University of Houston have replicated the genetic mechanism underlying the transformation of benign esophageal cells into a malignant tumor.

2 Oct 2019

Study shows how brake cell failure causes some types of seizure disorders

A study has revealed that brake cell failure causes some types of seizure disorders.

2 Oct 2019

New study shows response to HIV vaccine in 6 weeks

A US study on DNA-based and protein HIV vaccines has shown that an antibody and cellular immune response occurs within six weeks.

2 Oct 2019

Discovery of neoantigens could widen the possibilities for universal cancer vaccine

For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have pooled their energies into an often scoffed-at, high-risk, high-reward goal in medicine: to develop a universal vaccine to prevent cancer.

2 Oct 2019

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Oct 2019

Triple-drug combo inhaler for asthmatics with poor symptom control

New research shows that asthmatics who have poor symptom control could be benefited by using a three-drug combination inhaler. The standard treatment for these patients is a two-drug combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long acting beta 2 agonist (LABA). The third ingredient added to the mix is a long acting muscarinic antagonist, add the researchers. This combination successfully improved lung function and reduced exacerbations of asthma wrote the researchers.

1 Oct 2019

Vitamin C improves survival rate in sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

The body’s immune system works by protecting against disease and potentially damaging foreign bodies. In some instances, it may become impaired, leading to overreaction to infection.

1 Oct 2019

Medical professional offers unique perspective as father of a child with rare movement disorder

From a professional standpoint, Nathan Hoot, MD, PhD, understands the value of medical research that leads to new, groundbreaking drugs in the treatment of rare diseases.

1 Oct 2019

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute enrolls first patient in cardiac stem cell clinical study

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute has enrolled its first patient to a clinical trial to determine whether cardiac stem cells reduce inflammation enough to improve heart function in patients with heart failure severe enough to require a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD.

1 Oct 2019

Study may lead to new approaches to treating reading deficits after stroke

A team of New Jersey stroke researchers has linked recovery of reading and language competence with cerebral blood flow in the left reading network. Their findings may contribute to new approaches to identifying and treating reading deficits after stroke.

1 Oct 2019

New $1.5 million grant could help develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancer

One of the most devastating pieces of news a cancer patient can receive is that their cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

1 Oct 2019

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

A new study of African Americans with poorly controlled asthma, found differences in patients' responses to commonly used treatments. Contrary to what researchers had expected, almost half of young children in the study responded differently than older children and adults, and than white children in prior studies.

1 Oct 2019

UCI biologists make major breakthrough in combating inflammation linked to Alzheimer's

University of California, Irvine biologists blazing new approaches to studying Alzheimer's have made a major finding on combating inflammation linked to the disease.

1 Oct 2019

Study provides new insights on exercise limitations in patients with ventricular assist devices

Why don't patients with ventricular assist devices get better improvement in exercise tolerance? Increases in key internal heart pressures appear to be the answer, reports a study in the ASAIO Journal, official journal of ASAIO. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers find eating disorder trends that warrant increased screening

A University at Albany professor has found trends that warrant increased screening for eating disorders, she explains.

1 Oct 2019

Medical Condition News

Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Household bleach may be contributing to harmful indoor pollution

Targeted therapy slows disease progression and improves survival for prostate cancer

Firefighters call for governmental action to protect them from cancer

New study shows link between antidepressant use and gestational diabetes mellitus

Using cloning technology to prevent esophageal cancer

Study shows how brake cell failure causes some types of seizure disorders

New study shows response to HIV vaccine in 6 weeks

Discovery of neoantigens could widen the possibilities for universal cancer vaccine

Deadly combo: Short sleep duration and heart disease, stroke

Triple-drug combo inhaler for asthmatics with poor symptom control

Vitamin C improves survival rate in sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Medical professional offers unique perspective as father of a child with rare movement disorder

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute enrolls first patient in cardiac stem cell clinical study

Study may lead to new approaches to treating reading deficits after stroke

New $1.5 million grant could help develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancer

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

UCI biologists make major breakthrough in combating inflammation linked to Alzheimer's

Study provides new insights on exercise limitations in patients with ventricular assist devices

Researchers find eating disorder trends that warrant increased screening

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