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Replacement of dysfunctional microglia has therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases

A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet supports the theory that replacement of dysfunctional immune cells in the brain has therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's disease.

19 Nov 2018

New report highlights key focus areas to help cancer screening realize its full potential

Cancer screening has contributed substantially to reduced incidence, morbidity, and mortality, but issues like access and quality care and have kept screening from fulfilling its full potential, according to a new report.

19 Nov 2018

New drug shows promise for treating people with peanut allergy

Controlled ingestion of peanut protein could help build tolerance in peanut allergy sufferers. Authors of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine say an oral immunotherapy drug they tested could be the first FDA-approved medication of its kind for people with peanut allergy.

19 Nov 2018

Concomitant use of sleeping pills and opioids found to prevalent among people with Alzheimer’s disease

One in five people with Alzheimer's disease who use a benzodiazepine are also concomitant users of an opioid, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

19 Nov 2018

Researchers identify gene vital for post-stroke recovery

Having certain specific variants of the PATJ gene predisposes to worse recovery from ischemic stroke. 7 out of 10 patients with these variants suffer severe sequelae three months after having a stroke, in other words, they are in a situation of dependence, compared to less than half of patients who do not present these variants.

19 Nov 2018

New glucose binding molecule could be key to better metabolic control for diabetics

Scientists from the University of Bristol have designed a new synthetic glucose binding molecule platform that brings us one step closer to the development of the world's first glucose-responsive insulin which, say researchers, will transform the treatment of diabetes.

19 Nov 2018

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Nightmares and insomnia often accompany posttraumatic stress disorder and increase suicide risk.

19 Nov 2018

Cardiff University collaborates with Takeda to identify new treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders

Cardiff University has formed a drug discovery collaboration with Takeda to identify new approaches for treating schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

From Takeda 19 Nov 2018

Shoulder ultrasounds could be used to predict diabetes

Researchers have shown that it may be possible to use ultrasound scans of a muscle in the shoulder to predict diabetes.

19 Nov 2018

Achieving new guideline blood pressure goals may prevent 3 million cardiovascular events

In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new blood pressure guidelines, lowering hypertension threshold to 130/80 mm Hg from the previous 140/90 mm Hg.

19 Nov 2018

New solution to stop spread of brain cancer

The tissues in our bodies largely are made of fluid. It moves around cells and is essential to normal body function.

19 Nov 2018

Researchers identify molecule to fight myotubular myopathy

Myotubular myopathy is a severe genetic disease that leads to muscle paralysis from birth and results in death before two years of age. Although no treatment currently exists, researchers from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, - working in collaboration with the University of Strasbourg, France, - have identified a molecule that not only greatly reduces the progression of the disease but also boosts life expectancy in animal models by a factor of seven.

19 Nov 2018

Study reveals impact of residual inflammatory risk on clinical outcomes after PCI

Patients who have persistently high levels of inflammation following percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease are significantly more likely to die from any cause or to have a heart attack within a year, according to a study of 7,026 patients published in the European Heart Journal.

19 Nov 2018

Molecular DNA analysis could facilitate more accurate prognosis, treatment of aggressive brain tumors

Meningiomas, a type of brain tumor, are usually easy to treat. However, there are a few subtypes that follow a very aggressive course and have high recurrence rates, i.e. there is a high risk of them coming back after treatment.

19 Nov 2018

Novel approach could provide painless, efficient alternative for treating eye diseases

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore scientists have developed a 'contact lens' patch with microneedles that could provide a painless and efficient alternative to current methods of treating eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.

19 Nov 2018

New report calls for greater awareness and emphasis on scale and impact of atrial fibrillation

Biosense Webster EMEA, a Division of Johnson & Johnson Medical NV/SA and leader in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation has today, during AF Association Global AF Aware Week, published a report that uncovers the growing burden of AF on patients, caregivers and healthcare systems across Europe.

19 Nov 2018

Urine test to check if patients take their medications will save the NHS money, say researchers

A research team led by scientists and doctors in Leicester and the Netherlands has shown that a urine test to measure whether patients are taking their medications will save the NHS money.

19 Nov 2018

Scientists equip new virus that kills carcinoma cells with protein

Scientists have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent cells that are tricked into shielding the cancer from the immune system.

19 Nov 2018

Surprising discovery about BH4 may rekindle interest in once-promising pathway

In 2013, renowned Boston Children's Hospital pain researcher Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD, and chemist Kai Johnsson, PhD, his fellow co-founder at Quartet Medicine, believed they held the key to non-narcotic pain relief.

19 Nov 2018

Scientists discover new inhibitor that decreases lung inflammation

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a new inhibitor which decreases lung inflammation and could hold the key to treating Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - a life-threatening disease which affects thousands of people in the UK.

18 Nov 2018

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Replacement of dysfunctional microglia has therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases

New report highlights key focus areas to help cancer screening realize its full potential

New drug shows promise for treating people with peanut allergy

Concomitant use of sleeping pills and opioids found to prevalent among people with Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers identify gene vital for post-stroke recovery

New glucose binding molecule could be key to better metabolic control for diabetics

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Cardiff University collaborates with Takeda to identify new treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders

Shoulder ultrasounds could be used to predict diabetes

Achieving new guideline blood pressure goals may prevent 3 million cardiovascular events

New solution to stop spread of brain cancer

Researchers identify molecule to fight myotubular myopathy

Study reveals impact of residual inflammatory risk on clinical outcomes after PCI

Molecular DNA analysis could facilitate more accurate prognosis, treatment of aggressive brain tumors

Novel approach could provide painless, efficient alternative for treating eye diseases

New report calls for greater awareness and emphasis on scale and impact of atrial fibrillation

Urine test to check if patients take their medications will save the NHS money, say researchers

Scientists equip new virus that kills carcinoma cells with protein

Surprising discovery about BH4 may rekindle interest in once-promising pathway

Scientists discover new inhibitor that decreases lung inflammation

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