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Investigators determine specific treatable traits that can predict future asthma attacks

Investigators have assessed the prevalence of treatable traits in severe asthma and have determined which specific traits are predictive of future asthma attacks.

19 Sep 2018

New study reveals mechanisms that lead to cognitive decline in Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes has been linked with an increased risk of cognitive dysfunction and dementia, but the underlying mechanisms are uncertain.

19 Sep 2018

Arthritis common in individuals with varying degrees of depression, finds study

Arthritis is common in individuals with varying degrees of depression, according to a new International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry study.

19 Sep 2018

Analysis does not find any safety concerns of bivalent HPV vaccine

Infection with human papillomavirus can cause certain cancers in women and men, but HPV vaccines are highly effective in preventing infection with oncogenic HPV types.

19 Sep 2018

Processing speed important to higher order cognitive function in multiple sclerosis patients

A recent article by Kessler Foundation researchers underscores the importance of processing speed in overall cognitive function in individuals with multiple sclerosis and their performance of everyday life activities.

19 Sep 2018

Researchers harness Zika virus vaccine under development to target glioblastoma

Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have successfully harnessed a Zika virus vaccine under development to target and kill the brain cancer known as glioblastoma.

19 Sep 2018

Henry Ford Health System receives $600k grant to study genetic makeup of gliomas

Henry Ford Health System's Department of Neurosurgery was awarded a $600,000 grant by the Department of Defense to study the genetic makeup of gliomas, a type of brain cancer, in hope of identifying new therapies.

19 Sep 2018

Penn researchers find common thread linking almost all TNR expansion diseases

In a class of roughly 30 neurological disorders that includes ALS, Huntington's Disease and Fragile X Syndrome, the relevant mutant gene features sections of repeating base pair sequences known as short tandem repeats, or STRs. Healthy people have STRs of normal lengths distributed across their DNA.

19 Sep 2018

UCalgary study could help physicians make better treatment decisions for stroke

More than 80 percent of strokes are caused when a blood vessel to the brain becomes blocked, called an ischemic stroke.

19 Sep 2018

Sandalwood mimicking odorant could stimulate hair growth in humans

A chemical that mimics sandalwood has been found to have the ability to stimulate hair growth among humans finds a new study. This brings hope for people losing hair worldwide.

18 Sep 2018

Potential drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases garner $3 million grant

A new four-year, $3 million grant will enable Scripps Research scientists to advance compounds that may protect neurons in diseases caused by toxic protein accumulation, including Parkinson's, ALS, Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

18 Sep 2018

Air pollution increases risk of dementia

A new study has shown that air pollution raises the risk of dementia. The risk remains among people of all ages find researchers.

18 Sep 2018

Novel clinical trial to examine cannabis as potential treatment for essential tremor

Researchers at University of California School of Medicine are preparing to launch a novel clinical trial to examine the safety, efficacy and pharmacological properties of cannabis as a potential treatment for adults with essential tremor.

18 Sep 2018

Microbiota in the intestines and cell stress cause colon cancer

"With our study we originally wanted to study the role of bacteria in the intestines in the development of intestinal inflammation," explains Professor Dirk Haller from the Department of Nutrition and Immunology at the Weihenstephan Science Centre of the TUM.

18 Sep 2018

UNIST to accelerate discovery, development of new medicines for incurable diseases

On August 23, UNIST held a grand opening ceremony of Cellular Responses to Metabolic Stress Research Center in a bid to accelerate the discovery and development of breakthrough medicines for diseases thought to be incurable.

18 Sep 2018

Digital games for CVD-related self-management improve exercise capacity and energy expenditure

A scoping review of studies on game interventions for cardiovascular diseaseself-management found that the use of digital games improved exercise capacity and energy expenditure significantly.

18 Sep 2018

Study aims to investigate risk factors for PPCs in surgical patients with gastric cancer

As one of the most common malignant tumors, gastric cancer occupies the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with an increasing trend.

18 Sep 2018

Research finds physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and meningeal lymphatics

PureTech Health plc, an advanced biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines for dysfunctions of the Brain-Immune-Gut Axis, today notes the publication of research in Nature Neuroscience that identifies the physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and the meningeal lymphatics, through which immune cells traffic out of the central nervous system.

18 Sep 2018

NUS researchers develop new device for quick and accurate screening of diseases

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the National University of Singapore has developed a portable, easy-to-use device for quick and accurate screening of diseases.

18 Sep 2018

Amyloid β protein makes comeback as therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

For many years amyloid β protein was considered to be a promising therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease but, for a long time, research results were very disappointing.

18 Sep 2018

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Investigators determine specific treatable traits that can predict future asthma attacks

New study reveals mechanisms that lead to cognitive decline in Type 2 diabetes

Arthritis common in individuals with varying degrees of depression, finds study

Analysis does not find any safety concerns of bivalent HPV vaccine

Processing speed important to higher order cognitive function in multiple sclerosis patients

Researchers harness Zika virus vaccine under development to target glioblastoma

Henry Ford Health System receives $600k grant to study genetic makeup of gliomas

Penn researchers find common thread linking almost all TNR expansion diseases

UCalgary study could help physicians make better treatment decisions for stroke

Sandalwood mimicking odorant could stimulate hair growth in humans

Potential drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases garner $3 million grant

Air pollution increases risk of dementia

Novel clinical trial to examine cannabis as potential treatment for essential tremor

Microbiota in the intestines and cell stress cause colon cancer

UNIST to accelerate discovery, development of new medicines for incurable diseases

Digital games for CVD-related self-management improve exercise capacity and energy expenditure

Study aims to investigate risk factors for PPCs in surgical patients with gastric cancer

Research finds physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and meningeal lymphatics

NUS researchers develop new device for quick and accurate screening of diseases

Amyloid β protein makes comeback as therapeutic target for Alzheimer's 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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