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Study analyzes the prevalence of antipsychotic use in youths with ADHD

Although fewer young people with ADHD are treated with antipsychotic drugs than suspected, many prescriptions for the drugs do not appear to be clinically warranted, according to a new study from psychiatry researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

26 Jul 2019

Study proposes new way of concentrating radiotherapy dose in tumors

A new way of concentrating radiotherapy dose in tumours, while minimising damage to healthy cells, has been proposed in research led by scientists at the University of Strathclyde.

26 Jul 2019

Non-exercisers more likely to have fatty liver disease

"Training with high enough intensity to improve fitness can be important both for preventing and treating fatty liver disease," says Ilaria Croci, a postdoctoral fellow in Norwegian University of Science and Technology's Cardiac Exercise Research Group and at the University of Queensland in Australia.

26 Jul 2019

Study reveals mechanism that may contribute to HIV-associated metabolic conditions

HIV-infected cells release vesicles that contain a viral protein called Nef, impairing cholesterol metabolism and triggering inflammation in uninfected bystander cells, according to a study published July 25 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Dmitri Sviridov of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 26 Jul 2019

EKF to showcase Lucica Glycated Albumin-L test for diabetes patient monitoring at AACC 2019

EKF Diagnostics, announces the availability of a liquid, enzymatic test for glycated albumin that was recently FDA cleared for sales in the U.S.

From EKF Diagnostics 26 Jul 2019

Scientists investigate how fungus interacts with bacteria to trigger Crohn's disease

Scientists have known that bacteria in the gut, along with environmental and genetic factors, contribute to the debilitating intestinal ailment of Crohn's disease.

26 Jul 2019

Researchers develop new predictive risk model for hypoglycemia

A new study identifies the risk factors that could help healthcare providers recognize patients being treated for diabetes who are most likely to have low blood sugar.

26 Jul 2019

Sleeve gastrectomy rates are increasing among U.S. patients with kidney failure

A recent analysis of trends in weight loss surgery among patients with kidney failure and obesity reveals that sleeve gastrectomy is safe, and its use has increased in recent years.

26 Jul 2019

Researchers develop novel technology for diagnosis and treatment of MS

Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, in collaboration with a team from UT Southwestern, have developed technology for a novel diagnostic method for multiple sclerosis.

26 Jul 2019

Maternal behavior in mice linked to oxytocin-sensitive cells in the female brain

A startling new study shows that cells that are exquisitely sensitive to oxytocin are found in a tiny region in the brains of female but not male mice. This could be of great importance in explaining maternal behavior in females and eventually in treating social disorders like postpartum depression and autism spectrum disorder.

25 Jul 2019

UC Davis researchers identify how diabetes increases risk of vascular diseases

A team of UC Davis Health scientists and physicians has identified a cellular connection between diabetes and one of its major complications - blood vessel narrowing that increases risks of several serious health conditions, including heart disease and stroke.

25 Jul 2019

Genetic mutations link rare skin disorder and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Fatty liver disease is often associated with alcoholism, but more than a third of Americans have fatty livers despite moderate or absent alcohol consumption.

25 Jul 2019

Scientists uncover how airborne particles can exaggerate airway inflammation

An international team of scientists have observed a previously unclear inflammatory mechanism caused by airborne particles that can worsen asthma symptoms, it has been reported in Toxicological Sciences.

25 Jul 2019

Antibiotic treatment can slow down skin lymphoma

New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen shows, surprisingly, that antibiotics inhibit cancer in the skin in patients with rare type of lymphoma.

25 Jul 2019

'Junk' DNA mutations highly significant in autism and stroke

Non-coding DNA, junk DNA, genetic dark matter – these are all names for the 98% of DNA that doesn’t directly code for proteins but is crucial in regulating protein synthesis. This is now the focus of a large new study published in the journal Nature Genetics.

25 Jul 2019