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Researchers take important step towards preventing cancer metastasis

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute, together with colleagues from the pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, have taken an important step towards the development of an agent against the metastasis of certain cancers.

23 Aug 2019

Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among adults and kids with kidney failure

New research indicates that psychiatric illnesses are common in children and adults with kidney failure, and hospitalizations for such illnesses are associated with a higher risk of early death in adults.

22 Aug 2019

Heart attack patients with mild cognitive impairment less likely to receive proven treatment

A new study finds people who have mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which lies on the continuum of cognitive decline between normal cognition and dementia, are less likely to receive proven heart attack treatment in the hospital.

22 Aug 2019

Combination therapy for rheumatoid arthritis may lead to higher remission rates

Researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, recently found that patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may see less disease activity and higher remission rates after biologic therapy plus methotrexate (MTX) rather than either treatment alone.

22 Aug 2019

Updated recommendations for treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis released

Today, the American College of Rheumatology, in partnership with the Spondylitis Association of America and the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network, released the 2019 Update of the Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis.

22 Aug 2019

Worsening air pollution linked to poor mental health

According to a new large-scale study, rising air pollution can be associated with not just physical problems such as heart and lung diseases but also mental health problems such as depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

22 Aug 2019

Finding innovative treatments to help patients with traumatic brain injury

To treat a traumatic brain injury, researchers are thinking outside the box.

22 Aug 2019

Slow electrons to fight cancer

Ion beams are often used today in cancer treatment: this involves electrically charged atoms being fired at the tumor to destroy cancer cells.

22 Aug 2019

Computer model could be used to quickly evaluate new drugs for sickle cell disease

A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new computer model that simulates the way red blood cells become misshapen by sickle cell disease.

22 Aug 2019

Fasting reduces inflammation and improves chronic inflammatory diseases, study finds

Fasting regimens have gained public and scientific interest in recent years, but fasting shouldn't be dismissed as a fad. In a study published in Cell, Mount Sinai researchers found that fasting reduces inflammation and improves chronic inflammatory diseases without affecting the immune system's response to acute infections.

22 Aug 2019

Weight loss before arthroplasty improves some outcomes in patients with morbid obesity

In patients with morbid obesity, losing 20 pounds before knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty) leads to fewer hospital days and other outcome improvements, reports a study in the August 21, 2019 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

22 Aug 2019

Vaping promotes the same cellular responses found in smokers with emphysema

E-cigarette "vaping" is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking, but scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have uncovered evidence suggesting that vaping promotes the same cellular responses found in smokers who suffer with emphysema.

22 Aug 2019

Anxiety, depression associated with increased opioid use following surgery

Surgeons wielding their life-saving scalpels, laparoscopic tools, or other implements to repair or remove what ails their patients understand all too well that pain is an unavoidable part of the healing process. Yet the current opioid crisis has made the standard prescribing practices for these highly effective analgesics fraught with risk.

22 Aug 2019

New model developed to optimize and personalize radiotherapy for cancer patients

A personalized approach to cancer treatment has become more common over the last several decades, with numerous targeted drugs approved to treat particular tumor types with specific mutations or patterns.

22 Aug 2019

Ludwig study uncovers novel vulnerability in MYC-driven cancers

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a novel vulnerability in tumors that are driven by a common cancer gene known as MYC. Such cancers, it found, are highly dependent on the cell's machinery for making fats and other lipids.

22 Aug 2019

New therapy found to be effective for patients with a particular type of bone marrow cancer

Mount Sinai researchers have found a new type of therapy to be effective for patients with a particular type of bone marrow cancer that is resistant to several standard therapies, according to results of a clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine in August.

22 Aug 2019

Fatigue symptoms in Parkinson's disease linked to reduction in diastolic blood pressure

In a novel research study published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, investigators found that fatigue symptoms in Parkinson's Disease are associated with low diastolic blood pressure, paving the way for developing targeted treatments.

22 Aug 2019

Enzyme induced by stress associated with liver cancer growth

An enzyme induced by stress to help reduce production of damaging free radicals is also used by liver cancer to regulate two major cell proliferation pathways that enable the cancer to thrive, scientists report.

22 Aug 2019

Single course of antibiotics may boost colon cancer risk

In an extensive "data mining" analysis of British medical records, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center conclude that taking even a single course of antibiotics might boost--albeit slightly--the risk of developing colon cancer--but not rectal cancer--a decade later.

22 Aug 2019

High-intensity step training may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors

High-intensity step training that mimics real-world conditions may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors compared to traditional, low-impact training, according to new research published in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

22 Aug 2019

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Researchers take important step towards preventing cancer metastasis

Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among adults and kids with kidney failure

Heart attack patients with mild cognitive impairment less likely to receive proven treatment

Combination therapy for rheumatoid arthritis may lead to higher remission rates

Updated recommendations for treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis released

Worsening air pollution linked to poor mental health

Finding innovative treatments to help patients with traumatic brain injury

Slow electrons to fight cancer

Computer model could be used to quickly evaluate new drugs for sickle cell disease

Fasting reduces inflammation and improves chronic inflammatory diseases, study finds

Weight loss before arthroplasty improves some outcomes in patients with morbid obesity

Vaping promotes the same cellular responses found in smokers with emphysema

Anxiety, depression associated with increased opioid use following surgery

New model developed to optimize and personalize radiotherapy for cancer patients

Ludwig study uncovers novel vulnerability in MYC-driven cancers

New therapy found to be effective for patients with a particular type of bone marrow cancer

Fatigue symptoms in Parkinson's disease linked to reduction in diastolic blood pressure

Enzyme induced by stress associated with liver cancer growth

Single course of antibiotics may boost colon cancer risk

High-intensity step training may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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