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Cognitive decline in dementia is not reduced by high-intensity exercise

Results of a new study indicate that exercise does not delay the progression of cognitive impairment in older people with dementia.

17 May 2018

Researchers transplant retinal sheets derived from human embryonic stem cells in retinal degeneration mouse models

Researchers affiliated with the Kawasaki INnovation Gateway at SKYFRONT have developed new mouse models of retinal degeneration that enable transplantation of retinal sheets derived from human embryonic stem cells.

17 May 2018

International study finds viable treatment option for people with mild asthma

A large international study led by a Hamilton researcher has found a patient-centric treatment that works for people with mild asthma.

17 May 2018

Scientists disrupt two enzymes to shrink cancer cells

Before cell division, the long strings of the cell's DNA are wrapped tightly into the structures we know as chromosomes. This protects the cell's genetic material from physical and chemical damage.

17 May 2018

New study reveals the extent of brain damage due to elevated homocysteine

The amino acid homocysteine occurs naturally in the human body, generated as a byproduct of methionine metabolism.

17 May 2018

New mode of proton therapy for lung cancer developed by Beaumont shows promising results

"Beaumont researchers have invented a new mode of proton therapy for lung cancer," said Peyman Kabolizadeh, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director, Beaumont Proton Therapy Center in Royal Oak.

17 May 2018

Study aims to determine benefit of combining hyaluronic acid treatment with exercise for arthritis patients

A new study at Hospital for Special Surgery aims to determine if a hyaluronic acid treatment combined with an exercise program helps patients with knee arthritis more than exercise alone.

17 May 2018

Researcher develops small molecules that inhibit derailment of gene expression in cancer

Not everyone person who has a "cancer gene" will inevitably develop this disease in their lifetime. Thanks to a new area of research called epigenetics, we now know that many genes are only read under certain circumstances.

17 May 2018

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of brain scan, more accurately than current methods.

17 May 2018

New insights regarding challenges in rare disease diagnosis, drug approval, and patient access

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced today the publication of a series of articles offering important insight regarding the challenges in rare disease diagnosis, drug approval, and patient access.

17 May 2018

Bacterial signals are crucial to development of pre-leukemic myeloproliferation, study shows

A new study by researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine shows that bacterial signals are crucial to the development of a precursor condition to leukemia, which can be induced by disrupting the intestinal barrier or by introducing a bacterial infection.

17 May 2018

Mayo discovery could enable development of personalized ovarian, brain cancer treatments

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that a molecular communication pathway – thought to be defective in cancer – is a key player in determining the effectiveness of measles virus oncolytic cancer treatment in ovarian and aggressive brain cancers.

17 May 2018

FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines team up to develop cannabis-based treatments for epilepsies

A new partnership between FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological diseases based at RCSI and GreenLight Medicines, an indigenous Irish biopharmaceutical company has been formed to develop new cannabis-based treatments for drug-resistant epilepsies, and in particular, childhood epilepsies.

17 May 2018

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

In a landmark study, researchers found that patients treated with paramedic oxygen delivery using a newer, more flexible laryngeal breathing tube may have a greater survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest than the traditional intubation breathing tube.

17 May 2018

FDA approves new treatment to mitigate opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) for the mitigation of withdrawal symptoms to facilitate abrupt discontinuation of opioids in adults.

17 May 2018

Lowering blood cholesterol levels could enhance success of T-cell cancer immunotherapy

Cleveland Clinic researchers have demonstrated for the first time that lowering blood cholesterol levels could enhance the success of a specific type of T-cell immunotherapy in fighting cancer.

16 May 2018

UC San Diego scientists discover gene that helps prevent neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists know that faulty proteins can cause harmful deposits or "aggregates" in neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Although the causes of these protein deposits remain a mystery, it is known that abnormal aggregates can result when cells fail to transmit proper genetic information to proteins.

16 May 2018

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

16 May 2018

Musician Huey Lewis's struggle shines spotlight on Ménière's disease

The recent news revealing musician Huey Lewis's struggles with Ménière's disease has shined a spotlight on the neurological disorder. The symptoms, which include unpredictable bouts of dizziness, hearing loss and ringing in the ears, may get progressively worse over time and can greatly interfere with work, driving and daily activities.

16 May 2018

FDA allows KU Medical Center to begin clinical trial of novel cellular therapy for HR/SR aGvHD

The University of Kansas Medical Center announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared it to begin a first-in-human clinical trial of MSCTC-0010 in patients with de novo high-risk acute or steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (HR/SR aGvHD).

16 May 2018

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Cognitive decline in dementia is not reduced by high-intensity exercise

Researchers transplant retinal sheets derived from human embryonic stem cells in retinal degeneration mouse models

International study finds viable treatment option for people with mild asthma

Scientists disrupt two enzymes to shrink cancer cells

New study reveals the extent of brain damage due to elevated homocysteine

New mode of proton therapy for lung cancer developed by Beaumont shows promising results

Study aims to determine benefit of combining hyaluronic acid treatment with exercise for arthritis patients

Researcher develops small molecules that inhibit derailment of gene expression in cancer

New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia

New insights regarding challenges in rare disease diagnosis, drug approval, and patient access

Bacterial signals are crucial to development of pre-leukemic myeloproliferation, study shows

Mayo discovery could enable development of personalized ovarian, brain cancer treatments

FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines team up to develop cannabis-based treatments for epilepsies

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

FDA approves new treatment to mitigate opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults

Lowering blood cholesterol levels could enhance success of T-cell cancer immunotherapy

UC San Diego scientists discover gene that helps prevent neurodegenerative diseases

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

Musician Huey Lewis's struggle shines spotlight on Ménière's disease

FDA allows KU Medical Center to begin clinical trial of novel cellular therapy for HR/SR aGvHD

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