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Researchers evaluate risk factors and outcomes for young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia

Heart attacks among adults younger than 50 years of age are on the rise. In fact, the proportion of very young people has been increasing, rising by 2 percent each year for the last 10 years, according to a team of investigators a Brigham and Women's Hospital who are focused on studying heart attacks among young adults.

22 May 2019

Research uncovers potential breakthrough in the understanding of tumor dormancy

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center may have uncovered a primary method through which cancer cells exist undetected in an organism and received more than $1 million to investigate the potential for novel therapeutics that target and destroy cells in a specific state of tumor dormancy.

22 May 2019

New opioid accelerates recovery and prevents relapse to chronic pain

Morphine and other opioid-based painkillers are very effective at treating pain initially, but studies have shown that the drugs can make patients more pain-sensitive, prolonging their discomfort and increasing their risks of developing chronic pain.

22 May 2019

New assessment tools capture implicit signs of word knowledge in individuals with Level 3 ASD

Tests that assess vocabulary among individuals with the severest forms of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, are notoriously inaccurate.

22 May 2019

Scientists discover biological reason why women are more likely to develop adrenal disorders

Scientists have discovered a potential biological reason why women are more likely to develop adrenal disorders, including cancer.

22 May 2019

New cell co-culture platform holds promise for future of personalized medicine

Why doesn't the same treatment work in the same way for every patient?

22 May 2019

New algorithm guides catheters to accurately locate atrial fibrillation sources

Patients with atrial fibrillation or AFib experience chaotic electrical signals in the upper chamber of their heart (atria), which cause an irregular or quivering heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots and heart failure. AFib also is a major cause of stroke and affects 33 million people worldwide.

21 May 2019

Blood proteins may be useful for predicting risk of developing heart failure

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of pain, suffering and death in the United States, and despite tremendous advances in knowledge on prevention, treatment of risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure and obesity is not optimal.

21 May 2019

New study shows how a kidney biopsy can be used to tailor treatment for lupus patients

The kidneys of patients living with systemic lupus erythematosus are often under assault, and not all those living with the disease will respond to standard treatment.

21 May 2019

Study helps explain why lack of sleep is bad for the heart

In recent years, numerous studies have shown that people who don't get enough sleep are at greater risk of stroke and heart attack.

21 May 2019

Study suggests exercise as new primary prescription for psychiatric patients

When it comes to inpatient treatment of a range of mental health and mood disorders -- from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia, suicidality and acute psychotic episodes -- a new study advocates for exercise, rather than psychotropic medications, as the primary prescription and method of intervention.

21 May 2019

Lung cancer screening using Google AI proves to be successful

Researchers at Google have developed an algorithm that can successfully diagnose lung cancer in 94.4 percent of cases.

21 May 2019

Distractions and exercise may be key to managing chronic pain

A man who developed scoliosis as a teenager has developed ways to cope with chronic pain without using pain medication.

21 May 2019

Cannabidiol reduces cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with history of heroin abuse

Cannabidiol reduced cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with a history of heroin abuse, suggesting a potential role for it in helping to break the cycle of addiction, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published May 21 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

21 May 2019

Researchers explore link between aging fat cells and Alzheimer's

Scientists want to know whether our aging fat cells are important to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's.

21 May 2019

Hidden reports masked the scope of widespread harm from faulty heart device

Faced with the possibility that a bout of abnormal heartbeats could end his life, in 2006, Dr. Marc Sicklick had a small device implanted in his chest that would shock it back into rhythm.

21 May 2019

Immunotherapy is the most prominent topic in skin cancer research, report reveals

A new report published today highlights the different research areas in the field of skin cancer, showing that immunotherapy is the most prominent topic and reveals the countries that are driving this research.

21 May 2019

Diabetes UK, Kent and Medway STP launch new tool to increase referrals to diabetes education courses

A new tool designed to help healthcare professionals boost referrals to structured education courses for people with diabetes is being announced by Diabetes UK and Kent and Medway STP today, 21st May 2019.

21 May 2019

Using AI to adapt and personalize live radio for people living alone with dementia

A £2.7m project is to use artificial intelligence to adapt and personalize live radio, with the aim of transforming life for people living alone with dementia.

21 May 2019

Owlstone Medical announces strategic collaboration with Actelion to improve lives of people with pulmonary hypertension

Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine today announces a strategic collaboration with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and a global leader in pulmonary arterial hypertension, to discover and validate a breath-based test to help facilitate the early diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and its subtypes.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 21 May 2019

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Researchers evaluate risk factors and outcomes for young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia

Research uncovers potential breakthrough in the understanding of tumor dormancy

New opioid accelerates recovery and prevents relapse to chronic pain

New assessment tools capture implicit signs of word knowledge in individuals with Level 3 ASD

Scientists discover biological reason why women are more likely to develop adrenal disorders

New cell co-culture platform holds promise for future of personalized medicine

New algorithm guides catheters to accurately locate atrial fibrillation sources

Blood proteins may be useful for predicting risk of developing heart failure

New study shows how a kidney biopsy can be used to tailor treatment for lupus patients

Study helps explain why lack of sleep is bad for the heart

Study suggests exercise as new primary prescription for psychiatric patients

Lung cancer screening using Google AI proves to be successful

Distractions and exercise may be key to managing chronic pain

Cannabidiol reduces cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with history of heroin abuse

Researchers explore link between aging fat cells and Alzheimer's

Hidden reports masked the scope of widespread harm from faulty heart device

Immunotherapy is the most prominent topic in skin cancer research, report reveals

Diabetes UK, Kent and Medway STP launch new tool to increase referrals to diabetes education courses

Using AI to adapt and personalize live radio for people living alone with dementia

Owlstone Medical announces strategic collaboration with Actelion to improve lives of people with pulmonary hypertension

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