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Experts to discuss concepts, methods of gender medicine and their impact on oncology

Gender-based approaches to studying and treating disease have remained largely unexplored in medical oncology, despite the field's growing interest in precision medicine and accumulating evidence that sex is a major factor in disease risk and response to treatment.

28 Aug 2018

Researchers develop new way to detect cancer cells in the blood using malaria protein

Cancer tumor cells in the blood can be more accurately and cheaply detected using a malaria protein, new research led by UNSW’s Chris Heeschen shows.

28 Aug 2018

Biochemist's startup secures license for developing technology that could treat PTSD

A biochemist's startup company announced Monday that it had secured an exclusive patent license agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory for a breakthrough technology that could help military veterans suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder.

28 Aug 2018

UTSA enters Guinness World Records for creating smallest medical robot

It can't be seen with a human eye. It doesn't look anything like C-3PO or R2-D2, or even BB-8. But, nevertheless, it is a robot and its creators from The University of Texas at San Antonio are now world record holders in the Guinness World Records for creating the Smallest Medical Robot.

28 Aug 2018

Dairy products appear to protect against mortality from cerebrovascular disease

The consumption of dairy products has long been thought to increase the risk of death, particularly from coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and cancer, because of dairy's relatively high levels of saturated fat.

28 Aug 2018

Low carbohydrate diet can increase risk of premature death, finds study

Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided, according to a large study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

New combination treatment could help some people with advanced melanoma

A UCLA-led study has found that a treatment that uses a bacteria-like agent in combination with an immunotherapy drug could help some people with advanced melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, live longer.

28 Aug 2018

New study reveals how cells connect and how these connections impact circadian rhythm

If you've ever experienced jet lag, you are familiar with your circadian rhythm, which manages nearly all aspects of metabolism, from sleep-wake cycles to body temperature to digestion.

28 Aug 2018

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

Patients with a rare skin disease, commonly called Butterfly Syndrome, that causes chronic blistering and extensive scarring also develop an aggressive and fatal form of cancer early in life.

28 Aug 2018

New minimally-invasive surgical technique may be most significant development in dialysis

A new minimally-invasive surgical technique for dialysis patients may be the most significant development in dialysis access in the last 50 years, according to the surgeon who performed the first two cases in the United States.

28 Aug 2018

Experts present arguments both against and supporting sugar consumption

Over the past 50 years researchers, clinicians, professional organizations, and health charities have waged war on sugar, calling for dietary recommendations to be changed and for a sugar tax on soft drinks and sweet treats in an effort to reduce obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

28 Aug 2018

Study reveals how gene variant affects chronic pain outcomes after trauma

The gene FKBP5 is a critical regulator of the stress response and affects how we respond to environmental stimuli. Previous studies have shown that certain variants of this gene play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, suicide risk, and aggressive behavior.

28 Aug 2018

New treatment can offer relief to people with chronic runny nose, postnasal drip and cough

A new treatment that delivers a freezing or near-freezing temperature to the back of the nose of patients can offer relief to people suffering from chronic stuffy or runny nose, postnasal drip and cough. These symptoms result from persistently inflamed nose and sinuses, a condition known as chronic rhinitis.

28 Aug 2018

Helping young patients gain more access to stroke preventive medications

People who survive a stroke in their 40s, 50s or early 60s may still have decades to live – but only if they take blood thinners, blood pressure drugs and other medications that can reduce their risk of a second stroke.

28 Aug 2018

Daily use of aspirin does not reduce occurrence of major cardiovascular events, finds ARRIVE trial

The role of aspirin in preventing a first heart attack or stroke among people at moderate risk of heart disease remains unclear.

28 Aug 2018

Low dose Aspirin daily – benefits and risks measured in two studies

Low dose Aspirin has been advocated to reduce the risk of a second heart attack or a stroke or other heart problems in persons who have had one episode. A major new study published in the Lancet, has found that taking Aspirin to prevent the first heart attack fails to work. In fact the risks of taking low dose Aspirin to prevent the first heart attack outweigh the benefits.

27 Aug 2018

$Study: Microvascular dysfunction can be major cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction$

Study: Microvascular dysfunction can be major cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Microvascular dysfunction, or small vessel disease, can be an important cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (preserved pumping capacity), an international team including researchers from Karolinska Institutet and AstraZeneca report in a study published in The European Heart Journal.

27 Aug 2018

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Experts to discuss concepts, methods of gender medicine and their impact on oncology

Researchers develop new way to detect cancer cells in the blood using malaria protein

Biochemist's startup secures license for developing technology that could treat PTSD

UTSA enters Guinness World Records for creating smallest medical robot

Dairy products appear to protect against mortality from cerebrovascular disease

Low carbohydrate diet can increase risk of premature death, finds study

New combination treatment could help some people with advanced melanoma

New study reveals how cells connect and how these connections impact circadian rhythm

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

New minimally-invasive surgical technique may be most significant development in dialysis

Experts present arguments both against and supporting sugar consumption

Study reveals how gene variant affects chronic pain outcomes after trauma

New treatment can offer relief to people with chronic runny nose, postnasal drip and cough

Helping young patients gain more access to stroke preventive medications

Daily use of aspirin does not reduce occurrence of major cardiovascular events, finds ARRIVE trial

Low dose Aspirin daily – benefits and risks measured in two studies

Study: Microvascular dysfunction can be major cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Amphetamine regimen does not improve post-stroke motor recovery

Study shows new options to lower heart disease risk in people with diabetes

Additional inhibitor could be key to helping anti-VEGF therapies overcome resistance in glioblastoma

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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