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Study: Perivascular spaces contribute to worse cognitive health in older adults

Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought to be associated with more compromised cognitive skills, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Neurology.

22 Mar 2019

Many individuals recovering from addiction continue to suffer from chronic physical disease

Alcohol and other substance-use problems take enormous psychological and societal tolls on millions of Americans.

22 Mar 2019

Brain area that only processes spoken, not written words identified

Patients in a new Northwestern Medicine study were able to comprehend words that were written but not said aloud. They could write the names of things they saw but not verbalize them.

22 Mar 2019

Researchers identify a more effective treatment for cancer

Researchers from Mount Sinai and IBM have discovered a novel clue in explaining how cancer cells with identical genomes can respond differently to the same therapy.

22 Mar 2019

Toilet seat heart monitoring system

Researchers have made a gadget that could fit on top of a normal toilet seat and it can also measure the heart beat, blood pressure, blood levels of oxygen and other parameters. This means that this device could potentially detect heart disease victims by catching early signs of heart problems and save lives say researchers.

22 Mar 2019

Allergic reaction during pregnancy may alter sexual-development in offspring's brain

A single allergic reaction during pregnancy prompts sexual-development changes in the brains of offspring that last a lifetime, new research suggests.

22 Mar 2019

A change in focus could enable the development of new treatments for Alzheimer's disease

New research by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, urges scientists that are looking to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease to focus on the role of proteins in the brain that cause Alzheimer's disease. T

22 Mar 2019

New study offers insight into development of delusions

Delusions are one of the most common symptoms of psychosis, but little is known about what causes them. A new study from researchers at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute offers insight into the development of delusions, which could lead to better treatments for people with psychosis.

22 Mar 2019

TMJ disorders could be treated with tissue-engineered implants after successful animal study

It’s estimated that around 10 million Americans experience a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, with women being more susceptible than men. Affecting the jaw joint, TMJ disorders are characterized by pain around the jaw, ear, and temple, as well as difficulties in opening the mouth and significant clicking or grinding noises brought on by jaw movement.

21 Mar 2019

City of Hope receives $7.5 million in grant awards to study cutaneous T cell lymphoma

City of Hope recently received $7.5 million in grant awards to study a rare type of blood cancer that affects the skin: cutaneous T cell lymphoma.

21 Mar 2019

Q BioMed and Mannin Research collaborate with McMaster University to develop GDF15 biomarker glaucoma diagnostic kit

Q BioMed Inc., a commercial stage biotechnology acceleration development company, announced today that its technology partner Mannin Research Inc. has entered into a research collaboration with the Biointerfaces Institute at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada to develop a GDF15 biomarker diagnostic kit for monitoring glaucoma severity and progression.

From Q BioMed Inc. 21 Mar 2019

Itamar Medical launches next-generation WatchPAT system for home sleep apnea testing

Itamar Medical Ltd., a company that develops, manufactures and markets non-invasive diagnostic medical devices for sleep apnea with a focus on the cardiology market, today announced the launch of WatchPAT 300, the next generation WatchPAT system for home sleep apnea testing.

21 Mar 2019

Study estimates health and economic impacts of healthy food prescriptions

Healthy food prescriptions through Medicare and Medicaid could generate substantial health gains and be highly cost-effective, according to a study published March 19 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Yujin Lee and Dariush Mozaffarian of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Massachusetts, United States and colleagues.

21 Mar 2019

IgG antibodies play unexpected role in atherosclerosis

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that type IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis.

21 Mar 2019

Alzheimer's patients using antiepileptic drugs have twice the risk of pneumonia, study shows

People with Alzheimer's disease using antiepileptic drugs have twice the risk of pneumonia compared to non-users, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

21 Mar 2019

Researchers develop and validate scale for rating severity of mononucleosis

One to five percent of college students develop infectious mononucleosis each year, and about 10 percent are diagnosed six months later with chronic fatigue syndrome - a complex condition involving severe fatigue coupled with disabling cognitive and musculoskeletal symptoms.

21 Mar 2019

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Study: Perivascular spaces contribute to worse cognitive health in older adults

Many individuals recovering from addiction continue to suffer from chronic physical disease

Brain area that only processes spoken, not written words identified

Researchers identify a more effective treatment for cancer

Toilet seat heart monitoring system

Allergic reaction during pregnancy may alter sexual-development in offspring's brain

A change in focus could enable the development of new treatments for Alzheimer's disease

New study offers insight into development of delusions

TMJ disorders could be treated with tissue-engineered implants after successful animal study

City of Hope receives $7.5 million in grant awards to study cutaneous T cell lymphoma

Q BioMed and Mannin Research collaborate with McMaster University to develop GDF15 biomarker glaucoma diagnostic kit

Itamar Medical launches next-generation WatchPAT system for home sleep apnea testing

Study estimates health and economic impacts of healthy food prescriptions

IgG antibodies play unexpected role in atherosclerosis

Alzheimer's patients using antiepileptic drugs have twice the risk of pneumonia, study shows

Researchers develop and validate scale for rating severity of mononucleosis

Newly engineered nanoscale protein micelles can be tracked by MRI

Toilet-seat based cardiovascular monitoring system getting ready to begin commercialization

Butler Hospital receives COBRE grant to enhance research on neuropsychiatric illnesses

Study: Around one in hundred people has autism spectrum condition in China

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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