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Poor blood oxygenation during sleep predicts chance of heart-related death

Elderly men who experience extended episodes of interrupted breathing while asleep have a high risk of heart problems. Research shows for the first time that poor blood oxygenation is a good indicator of the chance of heart-related death, which cannot be attributed to sleep apnoea alone.

18 Jan 2019

HeartFlow Analysis shows highest diagnostic performance for detecting coronary artery disease

HeartFlow, Inc. today announced the publication of the PACIFIC substudy showing that the HeartFlow FFRct Analysis demonstrates the highest diagnostic performance for detecting coronary artery disease compared to other non-invasive tests.

18 Jan 2019

Obesity can be risk factor for developing renal cell carcinoma, confirms study

A new study confirms the long-suspected role of obesity as a risk factor for developing renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, and identifies several specific obesity-related factors.

18 Jan 2019

Monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab prolongs survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancers of the skin and mucosa. Treatment options for the advanced stage have been very limited for patients with tumors of the head and neck, i.e. in the mouth, the pharynx or the larynx: If recurrences or metastases occur during or after platinum-based chemotherapy, the disease is generally considered incurable.

18 Jan 2019

New study suggests vital exhaustion as risk factor for dementia

A new study suggests that vital exhaustion - which can be perceived as an indicator of psychological distress - is a risk factor for future risk of dementia.

18 Jan 2019

Scientists pinpoint a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain

Leading a unique, collaborative research study with scientists across the globe, investigators at the University of Cambridge and Children's Hospital Los Angeles have pinpointed a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain.

18 Jan 2019

Behavioral experiments confirm that additional neurons improve brain function

Most neurons in the human brain are generated from neural stem cells during embryonic development. After birth, a small reservoir of stem cells remains in the brain that keeps on producing new neurons throughout life.

18 Jan 2019

Rising air pollution linked with increased ER visits for breathing problems

As levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) rise, more patients end up in the ER with breathing problems, according to the largest U.S. study of air pollution and respiratory emergency room visits of patients of all ages.

18 Jan 2019

UCLA researchers demonstrate new technique to develop cancer-fighting T cells

A study by UCLA researchers is the first to demonstrate a technique for coaxing pluripotent stem cells -- which can give rise to every cell type in the body and which can be grown indefinitely in the lab -- into becoming mature T cells capable of killing tumor cells.

18 Jan 2019

Researchers get close to developing elusive blood test for Alzheimer's disease

People with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, such as cognitive difficulties, behavior changes and mood swings, may wait months or even years to get a definitive diagnosis. That's because doctors lack a simple, accurate and inexpensive test for it.

18 Jan 2019

Newly developed risk score more effective at identifying type 1 diabetes

A new way of screening babies and adults for future risk of type 1 diabetes will be much more effective at identifying the condition than current methods, new research has concluded.

18 Jan 2019

New nuclear medicine method could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma

A new nuclear medicine method for detecting malignant melanoma, one of the most aggressive skin cancers, has been successfully tested for the first time in humans and could improve detection of both primary and metastatic melanoma.

18 Jan 2019

Novel targeted drug delivery system improves conventional cancer treatments

A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a novel targeted drug delivery system that can improve the pharmacological and therapeutic properties of conventional cancer treatments.

17 Jan 2019

Scientists design two AI algorithms to improve early detection of cognitive impairment

Researchers of the Pharmacy and Mathematics departments of the CEU UCH university in Valencia have collaborated in the design of two artificial intelligence algorithms that improve the screening of positive cases in the early detection of cognitive impairment in chemists.

17 Jan 2019

Research reveals risk for developing more than one mental health disorder

A recent study of 5.9 million individuals has provided the largest and most comprehensive study of comorbidity - the development of two or more mental disorders - to date.

17 Jan 2019

Research brings new hope to treating degenerative brain diseases

Alzheimer's disease is the most representative degenerative brain disease, accounting for 60 to 80% of all dementia cases. In search for new mechanism for AD, the research team led by Professor Seong-Woon Yu of Brain and Cognitive Sciences paid attention to the autophagy of microglia, brain immune cells, is suppressed by inflammation.

17 Jan 2019

New anti-inflammatory compound acts as 'surge protector' to reduce cancer growth

A new anti-inflammatory compound developed at the University of California, Davis, acts as a "surge protector" to suppress inflammation and reduce cancer growth, at least in mouse models of cancer.

17 Jan 2019

Multiple sclerosis therapies delay progression of disability

An international study finds multiple sclerosis treatments have long-term benefits, and that early treatment is important.

17 Jan 2019

Study provides comprehensive description of associations between mental disorders

The new research from the National Centre for Register-based Research at Aarhus BSS is the first of its kind to offer a comprehensive description of the risks of double diagnosis within the ten major groups of mental disorders - also called comorbidity.

17 Jan 2019

Many cancer patients have undiagnosed hepatitis

A new report has described an alarmingly high rate of undiagnosed acute and chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C in patients with cancer.

17 Jan 2019

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Poor blood oxygenation during sleep predicts chance of heart-related death

HeartFlow Analysis shows highest diagnostic performance for detecting coronary artery disease

Obesity can be risk factor for developing renal cell carcinoma, confirms study

Monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab prolongs survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma

New study suggests vital exhaustion as risk factor for dementia

Scientists pinpoint a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain

Behavioral experiments confirm that additional neurons improve brain function

Rising air pollution linked with increased ER visits for breathing problems

UCLA researchers demonstrate new technique to develop cancer-fighting T cells

Researchers get close to developing elusive blood test for Alzheimer's disease

Newly developed risk score more effective at identifying type 1 diabetes

New nuclear medicine method could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma

Novel targeted drug delivery system improves conventional cancer treatments

Scientists design two AI algorithms to improve early detection of cognitive impairment

Research reveals risk for developing more than one mental health disorder

Research brings new hope to treating degenerative brain diseases

New anti-inflammatory compound acts as 'surge protector' to reduce cancer growth

Multiple sclerosis therapies delay progression of disability

Study provides comprehensive description of associations between mental disorders

Many cancer patients have undiagnosed hepatitis

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