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Anti-inflammatory medicine can be effective in treating people with depression

The World Health Organization calls depression one of the most serious mental disorders, and researchers around the world are trying to improve treatment of the disease.

8 Apr 2019

Study of MS patients shows 18% were given wrong diagnoses

A recent study found that nearly 18 percent of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis before being referred to two major Los Angeles medical centers for treatment actually had been misdiagnosed with the autoimmune disease.

8 Apr 2019

New clinical trials to investigate combination immunotherapy for treating advanced cancers

City of Hope physician-scientists recently opened two clinical trials to investigate a combination of cytokines and immunotherapy that may be able to transform nearly-impossible-to-treat cancer into a disease that can be corralled into remission.

8 Apr 2019

Study finds no statistically significant effect of drug shortages on cancer treatment

For the vast majority of cancer drugs experiencing shortages over a seven-year period, a new USC research study found no statistically significant effect of shortages on chemotherapy treatment.

8 Apr 2019

MDMA has been shown to improve PTSD symptoms, but how?

According to a new study, MDMA can increase the sensitivity of the brain to learning the reward value of social behaviors, which may explain its effects on PTSD.

8 Apr 2019

Online cannabis oils contain dangerous amounts of psychoactive THC

Scientists have published a review in the BMJ which calls for more research and regulations surrounding CBD oils offered by online sellers, after it was found that most contain the psychoactive ingredient THC.

8 Apr 2019

Gum disease bacterium releases toxins that may cause Alzheimer's

Researchers have provided the strongest evidence to date that a bacterium involved in periodontitis contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and aspiration pneumonia.

8 Apr 2019

Immune cells key to predicting outcomes in cancer patients, study suggests

Scientists have identified key changes in immune cells within cancerous tumors that could help improve the development of treatments.

8 Apr 2019

People under 40 diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes have excess risks of dying from or developing heart disease

People under age 40 who are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to have or die from cardiovascular disease than those of similar age without diabetes and the excess risks were more pronounced in younger women, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

8 Apr 2019

Varian presents first preclinical results of breakthrough cancer therapy research

At the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, Varian, in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Department of Radiation Oncology and the Maryland Proton Treatment Center, presented publicly the first pre-clinical results of its research on ultra-high dose rate cancer treatments with protons.

From American Association for Cancer Research-AACR Annual Meeting 2019 8 Apr 2019

Sleep disruption leads to negativity bias, study shows

A sleepless night not only leaves us fatigued and distracted, it also makes us interpret things more negatively and makes us more likely to lose our temper.

8 Apr 2019

Rising rates of liver cancer deaths largely confined to individuals with less education

A new study reveals that rising rates of liver cancer deaths in the United States have largely been confined to individuals who have received less education, especially among men.

8 Apr 2019

First-of-its-kind human trial of new brain reading device to help speech and movement

The Stentrode™ is a device that is placed inside a blood vessel of the brain located in an area that controls movement (motor cortex). It is the only investigational technology of its kind that does not require open brain surgery.

8 Apr 2019

Study: About one-third of gluten-free foods tested positive for presence of gluten

Even tiny amounts of gluten in foods are troublesome for people with celiac disease, and restaurants may be the hardest places to avoid the protein, finds a study by Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, MS, Celiac Disease Center at NY-Presbyterian Hospital and assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School.

8 Apr 2019

New research finds anti-inflammatory drugs to be ineffective to prevent Alzheimer’s

Researchers have known for decades that inflammation accompanies Alzheimer's disease brain lesions. Several early studies suggested that "super-aspirins" or Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs could help avoid the disease.

8 Apr 2019

Study finds link between common virus and faster disease progression in cystic fibrosis

A new study has found that cystic fibrosis patients who have a common virus may experience faster disease progression than patients who do not have the virus. Signs of faster cystic fibrosis disease progression included earlier times to lung transplant referral and reaching the final stages of the disease.

8 Apr 2019

Medical Condition News

Anti-inflammatory medicine can be effective in treating people with depression

Study of MS patients shows 18% were given wrong diagnoses

New clinical trials to investigate combination immunotherapy for treating advanced cancers

Study finds no statistically significant effect of drug shortages on cancer treatment

MDMA has been shown to improve PTSD symptoms, but how?

Online cannabis oils contain dangerous amounts of psychoactive THC

Gum disease bacterium releases toxins that may cause Alzheimer's

Immune cells key to predicting outcomes in cancer patients, study suggests

People under 40 diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes have excess risks of dying from or developing heart disease

Varian presents first preclinical results of breakthrough cancer therapy research

Sleep disruption leads to negativity bias, study shows

Rising rates of liver cancer deaths largely confined to individuals with less education

First-of-its-kind human trial of new brain reading device to help speech and movement

Study: About one-third of gluten-free foods tested positive for presence of gluten

New research finds anti-inflammatory drugs to be ineffective to prevent Alzheimer’s

Study finds link between common virus and faster disease progression in cystic fibrosis

Study examines costs of cancer treatment associated with continued smoking

Real financial cost of heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical expenses

High-dose standard radiation treatment well-tolerated by patients with centrally located NSCLC

Researchers create online tool to determine genetic diversity and ancestry of cell lines

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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