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Machine learning may augment diagnostics of kidney disease

Two new studies reveal that modern machine learning--a branch of artificial intelligence in which systems learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions--may augment traditional diagnostics of kidney disease. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of JASN.

6 Sep 2019

Study confirms effectiveness of a combination therapy for advanced liver cancer

Liver cancer affects hundreds of thousands of people annually, and there are few viable therapies for the advanced stages of its most common form--hepatocellular carcinoma.

6 Sep 2019

All sodas including diet increase risk of premature death

Drinking carbonated drinks such as soft drinks, sodas and colas has long been dubbed as unhealthy, with all the added sugar they contain. Now, a new study added new information on the bad effects of soft drinks to the health.

6 Sep 2019

Mobile health devices for screening and detection of common heart condition

A new study, presented as 'Late Breaking Science' at the European Society of Cardiology annual congress and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, highlights the feasible use of mobile health (mHealth) devices to help with the screening and detection of a common heart condition.

6 Sep 2019

Apathy can be used as biomarker of Huntington's disease progression

Researchers from the brain cognition and plasticity group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Barcelona have led an innovative study that identifies modifications in the connectivity of cerebral white matter associated with the heterogeneous nature of apathy in Huntington's disease, making it possible to use this syndrome as a biomarker of disease progression.

6 Sep 2019

Stroke risk higher but heart disease lower in vegetarians

Just as people have started convincing themselves to eat veggies rather than meat, a new study says that vegetarian and vegan diets just might put them at a 20% higher risk of stroke – though the risk of heart disease is correspondingly lower.

6 Sep 2019

Updated ASGE guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus released

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released its updated "ASGE guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus," published in the September issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

5 Sep 2019

Excess weight linked with poorer psychosocial health among cancer patients

In a study published in Psycho-Oncology , excess weight was linked with poorer psychosocial health among older adults diagnosed with breast cancer or prostate cancer. The association was not seen in older patients with colon cancer, however.

5 Sep 2019

Hearing aid use linked to lower risks of dementia, depression and falls

Use of hearing aids was linked with lower risks of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, depression, anxiety, and injurious falls in an analysis of medical information on 114,862 older adults with hearing loss. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

5 Sep 2019

Modifiable risk factors play key roles in the development of gout

Elevated urate in the blood (hyperuricemia) is a precursor of gout, which is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis worldwide.

5 Sep 2019

Loss of hip BMD persists after weight loss intervention among older adults with obesity

Weight loss in older adults is accompanied by loss in bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of bone fracture.

5 Sep 2019

Study examines relationships among personality, motivation and internet gaming disorder

A new study examining the relationships among personality, motivation, and internet gaming disorder found that predictors of IGD include male gender, neurotic and introverted personality traits, and motivation related to achievement.

5 Sep 2019

Migraines are a significant risk factor for dementia

Dementia is the most common neurological disease in older adults, whereas headaches, including migraines, are the most common neurological disorder across all ages.

5 Sep 2019

Researchers receive $2.5 million NIH grant to study role of artemin in oral cancer pain

Researchers at New York University Oral Cancer Center were awarded a $2.5 million grant (R01CA228525) from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the role of artemin in oral cancer pain and growth.

5 Sep 2019

Cancer patients with low income and no insurance see fewer trial benefits

When it comes to benefiting from experimental treatments offered in cancer clinical trials, your health insurance status and where you live matters, according to results of two new research studies to be presented at the 2019 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, held September 6 and 7 in San Diego.

5 Sep 2019

New drug may enhance efficacy of chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer

One of the major obstacles in the treatment of pancreatic cancer is the 'defense wall' that is formed around the tumor.

5 Sep 2019

Genetic variants associated with adult obesity start playing a role during early childhood

Body mass index in infants, children and adults is influenced by different genetic factors that change as we age, according to a major new study.

5 Sep 2019

Higher levels of serotonin after a seizure linked to lower incidence of breathing problems

Could a chemical produced by the brain that regulates mood, sleep and breathing also be protective in people with epilepsy? New research has found that higher levels of serotonin in the blood after a seizure are linked to a lower incidence of seizure-related breathing problems called apneas, when a person temporarily stops breathing.

5 Sep 2019

Scientists visualize protein tangles linked with dementia in patients’ brains after single head injury

Scientists have visualized for the first time protein 'tangles' associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury.

5 Sep 2019

New polypill cheaper, better at reducing cardiovascular disease

A new study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has proved the cost-effectiveness and life-saving potential of the “polypill”: a single new pill which combines four commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs into one to prevent a recurrent stroke or heart event in adult patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

5 Sep 2019