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Worsening of quality of life in people with knee osteoarthritis associated with several risk factors

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the health-related quality of life of most people who have or have a higher risk of knee osteoarthritis remained unchanged over an eight-year trajectory.

8 Aug 2019

Obesity plagues Hispanics and blacks in Colorado, nation’s ‘healthiest’ state

Colorado stands out on the map of U.S. obesity rates, a cool green rectangle surrounded by more alarming shades of yellow, orange and red.

8 Aug 2019

Study evaluates role of caffeinated beverages as a potential trigger of migraine

Afflicting more than one billion adults worldwide, migraine is the third most prevalent illness in the world.

8 Aug 2019

HistoIndex, ILBS launch Center of Excellence to enhance NASH diagnostics and clinical trials

In a cross border collaboration, HistoIndex and the Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in New Delhi, India have jointly launched a Centre of Excellence to aid diagnostics and clinical trials focusing on NASH.

8 Aug 2019

Caffeine before bedtime has little effect on sleep quality, but alcohol and nicotine does

A new study has found that drinking coffee close to bedtime does not affect the quality of sleep, but that evening alcohol intake and smoking do.

8 Aug 2019

New Milford Hospital’s Eating Well program offers comfort to patients and caregivers

Diane and Phil Hannah started their lifelong journey together as neighbors who would talk to each other from their bedroom windows. They were high school sweethearts before they married in 1952.

8 Aug 2019

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in palliative care use among hospitalized patients with ESKD

Striking racial and ethnic disparities exist in the use of palliative care by hospitalized patients with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report. The findings were published today in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

8 Aug 2019

How to avoid and treat seasonal allergies

You may think you can't tell the difference between the symptoms caused by spring, summer and fall allergies.

8 Aug 2019

New method to enhance heart-attack repair using stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

The heart cannot regenerate muscle tissue after a heart attack has killed part of the muscle wall. That dead tissue can strain surrounding muscle, leading to a lethal heart enlargement.

8 Aug 2019

Study aims to reduce therapy for subsets of patients with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma

Each year, approximately 750 patients are diagnosed with neuroblastoma in North America, the most common form of cancer in infants less than one year old.

8 Aug 2019

New study evaluates effectiveness of blue light to reduce symptoms of psoriasis

A new study supports the use of virtual patients and in silico clinical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of blue light to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis.

8 Aug 2019

Adults with cerebral palsy at greater risk for mental health disorders

A new study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, highlights the need for increased awareness of mental health disorders among adults with cerebral palsy.

7 Aug 2019

Atrial fibrillation is common and incurable, but can be controlled

One of the most common problems cardiologists handle is atrial fibrillation, also called AFib or AF. AFib is an abnormal or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.

7 Aug 2019

Survey shows increasing use of opioids to treat migraine headaches

An increasing number of Americans are using opioids to treat their migraine headaches, despite the fact that opioids are not the recommended first-line therapy for migraine in most cases.

7 Aug 2019

Closed-loop brain stimulator based on sweat response for PTSD patients

For 8-million adults who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder in any given year, medication and cognitive therapy have been the treatment protocol.

7 Aug 2019

Blood clotting proteins in urine act as potent biomarkers for lupus

The team of researchers at the University of Houston found that blood clotting proteins, both the ones that promote blood clotting (prothrombic) and those that disperse them (thrombolytic) are elevated in the urine of patients with lupus nephritis (LN).

7 Aug 2019

Study: Patients transported by mobile stroke units instead of standard ambulance get faster treatment

Every second counts for stroke patients, as studies show they can lose up to 27 million brain cells per minute.

7 Aug 2019

New improved model for cancer wasting syndrome cachexia

A new model of cancer-related cachexia promises to help scientists understand why patients with cancer show severe wasting, which in turn may drive the development of better therapies.

7 Aug 2019

FDG-PET/CT may assist in surgical planning for head and neck cancer

The Journal of Clinical Oncology has published the results of the largest prospective multicenter trial conducted of FDG-PET/CT in head and neck cancer, providing rigorous data about its performance.

7 Aug 2019

Statement related to data inaccuracies with newly approved gene therapy

As a public health agency, we believe that it is critical to facilitate the development of innovative safe and effective medical products, like the cellular and gene therapy products that have shown enormous potential to treat previously untreatable diseases.

7 Aug 2019

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Worsening of quality of life in people with knee osteoarthritis associated with several risk factors

Obesity plagues Hispanics and blacks in Colorado, nation’s ‘healthiest’ state

Study evaluates role of caffeinated beverages as a potential trigger of migraine

HistoIndex, ILBS launch Center of Excellence to enhance NASH diagnostics and clinical trials

Caffeine before bedtime has little effect on sleep quality, but alcohol and nicotine does

New Milford Hospital’s Eating Well program offers comfort to patients and caregivers

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in palliative care use among hospitalized patients with ESKD

How to avoid and treat seasonal allergies

New method to enhance heart-attack repair using stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

Study aims to reduce therapy for subsets of patients with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma

New study evaluates effectiveness of blue light to reduce symptoms of psoriasis

Adults with cerebral palsy at greater risk for mental health disorders

Atrial fibrillation is common and incurable, but can be controlled

Survey shows increasing use of opioids to treat migraine headaches

Closed-loop brain stimulator based on sweat response for PTSD patients

Blood clotting proteins in urine act as potent biomarkers for lupus

Study: Patients transported by mobile stroke units instead of standard ambulance get faster treatment

New improved model for cancer wasting syndrome cachexia

FDG-PET/CT may assist in surgical planning for head and neck cancer

Statement related to data inaccuracies with newly approved gene therapy

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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