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New app can predict likelihood of developing incisional hernia after abdominal surgery

A new app can predict the likelihood that a patient will develop an incisional hernia following abdominal surgery, using big data to potentially help address a problem effects one out of every eight of these surgical patients.

12 Apr 2019

FDA approves new treatment for adults with metastatic bladder cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Balversa (erdafitinib), a treatment for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer that has a type of susceptible genetic alteration known as FGFR3 or FGFR2, and that has progressed during or following prior platinum-containing chemotherapy.

12 Apr 2019

Smiling is the secret to happiness, according to experts

Scowling or smiling when you don’t feel like it could actually make you feel upset or happier, according to a new study.

12 Apr 2019

Johns Hopkins scientists design new cell model of aging-associated colon cancer risk

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say a new study of clusters of mouse cells known as "organoids" has significantly strengthened evidence that epigenetic changes, common to aging, play a essential role in colon cancer initiation.

12 Apr 2019

New clinical trial for patients with IBS-D offers real hope and drug free relief

A large clinical trial “RELIEVE-IBS-D” for patients with diarrhea predominant IBS included in the National Institute for Health Research portfolio has started recruitment in England.

12 Apr 2019

Experts in coloproctology will unite to promote global collaboration at 14th Annual ESCP conference

The 14th Annual ESCP conference, which unites global experts in coloproctology, will hear from several prolific key speakers over the course of three days, sharing research, innovation and best practice in Vienna this September.

12 Apr 2019

Arc Bio launches unique NGS-based metagenomics platform for pathogen detection

Arc Bio today revealed the second offering in its Galileo product line: a comprehensive next-generation sequencing test for the monitoring of post-transplant patients.

12 Apr 2019

Unisex, hormone-free contraceptive pill on the horizon

Side effects from hormonal contraceptives are common. That’s why one start-up is developing a hormone-free contraceptive that can be used by both men and women.

12 Apr 2019

Active lifestyle shown to repair spinal cord injuries

Leading an active lifestyle could help repair and regenerate damaged nerves of the spinal cord after an injury, according to new research.

12 Apr 2019

Particle-depleted diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment

Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered from the exhaust than when they are not, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

12 Apr 2019

New way to make food taste salty but with less sodium chloride

Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health.

12 Apr 2019

ACR praises Representatives Ruiz and Wenstrup for introducing bipartisan step therapy legislation

The American College of Rheumatology today praised Representative Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA) and Representative Brad Wenstrup, MD (R-OH) for introducing the "Safe Step Act" (H.R. 2279). If enacted, H.R. 2279 would place reasonable parameters around the use of step therapy among employer-sponsored health plans.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers identify ketamine-induced neural changes responsible for remission of depression

Researchers have identified ketamine-induced brain-related changes that are responsible for maintaining the remission of behaviors related to depression in mice -- findings that may help researchers develop interventions that promote lasting remission of depression in humans.

12 Apr 2019

Study finds wide variations in Medicaid reimbursements for radiation therapies

A new study finds wide state-by-state variations in Medicaid reimbursements to physicians who treat cancer patients with radiation therapies.

12 Apr 2019

New research on psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Dr. Stephen Maren, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, recently published significant research on the psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

12 Apr 2019

Biomolecular researcher provides comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan has published in Arthritis & Rheumatology journal a first-of-its-kind study - a comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis.

12 Apr 2019

Workings of ketamine in depressive illness decoded

Researchers have now found the exact mechanism of how the drug works in the brains of individuals with depression and can keep the symptoms down for more than a week.

12 Apr 2019

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

In 1989, two undergraduate students at the Free University of Brussels were asked to test frozen blood serum from camels, and stumbled on a previously unknown kind of antibody. I

12 Apr 2019

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

A newly published paper in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are overweight or obese.

12 Apr 2019

Stress related disorders linked to multiple types of cardiovascular disease

A group of researchers followed up a population of siblings and tried to estimate the connection between stress-related conditions and heart disease. Their study titled “Stress related disorders and risk of cardiovascular disease: population based, sibling controlled cohort study,” was published in the latest issue of the journal BMJ.

12 Apr 2019

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New app can predict likelihood of developing incisional hernia after abdominal surgery

FDA approves new treatment for adults with metastatic bladder cancer

Smiling is the secret to happiness, according to experts

Johns Hopkins scientists design new cell model of aging-associated colon cancer risk

New clinical trial for patients with IBS-D offers real hope and drug free relief

Experts in coloproctology will unite to promote global collaboration at 14th Annual ESCP conference

Arc Bio launches unique NGS-based metagenomics platform for pathogen detection

Unisex, hormone-free contraceptive pill on the horizon

Active lifestyle shown to repair spinal cord injuries

Particle-depleted diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment

New way to make food taste salty but with less sodium chloride

ACR praises Representatives Ruiz and Wenstrup for introducing bipartisan step therapy legislation

Researchers identify ketamine-induced neural changes responsible for remission of depression

Study finds wide variations in Medicaid reimbursements for radiation therapies

New research on psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Biomolecular researcher provides comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Workings of ketamine in depressive illness decoded

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

Stress related disorders linked to multiple types of cardiovascular disease

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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