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Cancer’s complications: Confusing bills, maddening errors and endless phone calls

Carol Marley wants everyone to know what a life-threatening cancer diagnosis looks like in America today.

27 Feb 2019

New test could be a ‘game changer’ in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

The first test to quickly and accurately predict how people will respond to standard treatment for the most common type of leukemia has been developed at Cardiff University. The technology could guide doctors’ decisions on which drugs to give to patients.

27 Feb 2019

Existing drug for rare kidney disease could benefit patients with mitochondrial disorders

New preclinical findings from extensive cell and animal studies suggest that a drug already used for a rare kidney disease could benefit patients with some mitochondrial disorders--complex conditions with severe energy deficiency for which no proven effective treatments exist.

27 Feb 2019

New study explores stem cells to gain insight into rotator cuff disease

Rotator cuff tears are common injuries, and proper healing of the shoulder muscle is often difficult.

27 Feb 2019

Suppressing cancer-causing protein could correct increased fibrosis in scleroderma patients

A protein known to play a role in cancer may also be increasing fibrosis in scleroderma patients.

27 Feb 2019

Best proven drug to treat schizophrenia could be safely given to African descent people

A study led by researchers at Cardiff University means that more people of African descent who have treatment-resistant schizophrenia could be safely given the drug best proven to manage their symptoms.

27 Feb 2019

Breast cancer survivors more optimistic about changes occurred due to their illness

Two years after diagnosis, breast cancer survivors have four times more positive than negative thoughts about changes they experienced because of their illness, a new study found.

27 Feb 2019

Pioneering clinical trials offers hope to restore damaged cells in Parkinson's disease

The three-part multimillion-pound GDNF study was funded by Parkinson's UK with support from The Cure Parkinson's Trust and in association with the North Bristol NHS Trust.

26 Feb 2019

Groundbreaking AI technology could predict melanoma metastasis

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have developed groundbreaking technology to identify melanoma cells that are likely to metastasize to other parts of the body using artificial intelligence.

26 Feb 2019

Women who work longer than 55 hours per week are more likely to suffer depression

New research has found that women who worked for longer than 55 hours per week were more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression than women who worked the standard 35 to 40-hour week.

26 Feb 2019

Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

New research has shown that the risk of developing a red meat allergy after being bitten by a tick may be much higher than scientists had thought.

26 Feb 2019

$Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease$

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

In a study of older people with no clinical diagnosis or signs of dementia when hospitalized to repair hip fractures, Johns Hopkins researchers say they found biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in most of the patients’ spinal fluid samples.

26 Feb 2019

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

One in ten people over 40 in the UK is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis released today by Diabetes UK. The new figures show that there are 3.8 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK, and 90 per cent of those with Type 2.

26 Feb 2019

Ultrasonography of calcaneus offers comparable results to those obtained by DXA

In a study that could lead to wide use of inexpensive ultrasound screenings for osteoporosis, researchers found data from ultrasonography of the calcaneus was equal to data gathered using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, which is considered the gold standard for assessing bone health.

26 Feb 2019

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in U of T Engineering Professor Molly Shoichet's lab is helping University of Ottawa researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers.

26 Feb 2019

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

UCLA scientists have developed a new method to quickly screen hundreds of drugs in order to identify treatments that can target specific tumors.

26 Feb 2019

Using Pinterest to cope with chronic pain

A new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University that analyzed 502 posts on Pinterest about chronic pain revealed that the social media platform is helping people with chronic pain cope by sharing self-care and pain-management tips, venting about their pain's severity, and supporting others who are similarly suffering.

26 Feb 2019

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

A study released today from the Illinois Institute of Technology shows the benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of individuals with pre-diabetes and insulin resistance.

26 Feb 2019

New study analyzes impulsivity in Parkinson's patients treated with Deep Brain Stimulation

Promises of food, sums of money or entertaining pastimes: it does not matter what the temptation is, a new study shows that patients suffering from Parkinson's disease who are treated with Deep Brain Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus are not more impulsive than others when making decisions about a stimulus that they find particularly appealing.

26 Feb 2019

Researchers pinpoint a set of enzymes involved in colon cancer growth

University of Massachusetts Amherst food science researchers have pinpointed a set of enzymes involved in tumor growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer.

26 Feb 2019

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Cancer’s complications: Confusing bills, maddening errors and endless phone calls

New test could be a ‘game changer’ in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Existing drug for rare kidney disease could benefit patients with mitochondrial disorders

New study explores stem cells to gain insight into rotator cuff disease

Suppressing cancer-causing protein could correct increased fibrosis in scleroderma patients

Best proven drug to treat schizophrenia could be safely given to African descent people

Breast cancer survivors more optimistic about changes occurred due to their illness

Pioneering clinical trials offers hope to restore damaged cells in Parkinson's disease

Groundbreaking AI technology could predict melanoma metastasis

Women who work longer than 55 hours per week are more likely to suffer depression

Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

Ultrasonography of calcaneus offers comparable results to those obtained by DXA

Novel 3D hydrogel helps researchers to quickly screen potential cancer drugs

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

Using Pinterest to cope with chronic pain

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

New study analyzes impulsivity in Parkinson's patients treated with Deep Brain Stimulation

Researchers pinpoint a set of enzymes involved in colon cancer growth

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