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New study links oral antibiotics with increased risk of kidney stones

The potential to promote antibiotic resistance in bacteria isn't the only reason to avoid using antibiotics when possible.

11 May 2018

Researchers develop new computational method to assess lung function

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new computational way of analysing X-ray images of lungs, which could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis and assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other lung diseases.

10 May 2018

Obesity linked with worse symptoms for lupus patients

In a recent Arthritis Care & Research study of 148 women with lupus, obesity was linked with worse disease activity, depressive symptoms, and symptoms of pain and fatigue. The association was consistent across different definitions of obesity.

10 May 2018

New therapeutic strategy exploits acquired vulnerability in drug-resistant cancer

Cancer cells that develop resistance to drugs, pay a price for this, by simultaneously developing a new vulnerability. If this acquired vulnerability can be identified, it may be exploited clinically.

10 May 2018

Enhancing the effects of vitamin D to curb type 2 diabetes

More than 27 million people in the United States are living with type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the population ages and a growing percentage of people become overweight or obese, that number is expected to increase.

10 May 2018

TGen scientists develop new quality-control assay to detect cancer from patient's blood sample

Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of cancer, and even how that cancer develops over time, with a simple blood test.

10 May 2018

Early intervention highly effective in reversing lymphedema

A study conducted by researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center has found that early, ongoing screening of lymphatic function and immediate patient-administered therapies are highly effective in improving outcomes for women at high risk for breast cancer related lymphedema.

10 May 2018

Depleted metabolic enzymes contribute to tumor growth in renal cancer

Kidney cancer, one of the ten most prevalent malignancies in the world, has increased in incidence over the last decade, likely due to rising obesity rates.

10 May 2018

Simple walking test helps identify patients at high risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction

The distance a patient can walk in 6-minutes before a heart operation may be a clue to whether that patient will develop problems with memory, concentration, and attention after the procedure, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

10 May 2018

Aravive Biologics demonstrates proof-of-mechanism for AVB-S6-500 in ongoing phase 1 study

Aravive Biologics, Inc. announced today that the company has demonstrated clinical proof-of-mechanism for AVB-S6-500 in neutralizing GAS6, based on analysis of the single ascending dose portion of the ongoing Phase 1 study.

10 May 2018

CMS approves national reimbursement coverage for CardiAMP Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial

BioCardia, Inc., a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved national reimbursement coverage for the CardiAMP Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial.

10 May 2018

Study: Older adults have high risk for OSA, yet illness remains vastly underdiagnosed

Older Americans are often at a high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, yet this illness remains vastly underdiagnosed, a new study finds.

10 May 2018

Phase 2 study of dexpramipexole in hypereosinophilic syndromes meets its co-primary endpoints

Knopp Biosciences LLC today announced the publication of a report in the journal Blood that a Phase 2 study of dexpramipexole in hypereosinophilic syndromes met its co-primary endpoints.

10 May 2018

New Facebook app provides much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of Alzheimer's patients

Researchers at IUPUI have developed a Facebook app that, a study shows, offers a way to provide much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.

10 May 2018

Scientists successfully graft neural precursor cells into spinal cords of syngeneic pigs with no immunosuppression

A major hurdle to using neural stem cells derived from genetically different donors to replace damaged or destroyed tissues, such as in a spinal cord injury, has been the persistent rejection of the introduced material, necessitating the use of complex drugs and techniques to suppress the host's immune response.

10 May 2018

UCLA professor creates compelling character to help Latinas deal with depression, anxiety

For years, MarySue Heilemann, an associate professor at the UCLA School of Nursing, has worked with Latinas dealing with depression and anxiety, looking for ways to connect them to effective treatment.

10 May 2018

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

A social worker, Lisel Vargas, recently visited Don Gregorio at his storm-damaged home in the steep hillsides of Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico's eastern coast near where Category 4 Hurricane Maria first made landfall last September.

10 May 2018

Scientific understanding of PSTD points to new treatment and prevention strategies

Recent advances in scientific understanding of how posttraumatic stress disorder develops and persists may lead to more effective treatment and even prevention of this debilitating disorder, according to the May/June special issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry, published by Wolters Kluwer.

10 May 2018

Researchers devise neuronal cookbook for turning skin cells into different types of neurons

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have devised what they call a "neuronal cookbook" for turning skin cells into different types of neurons.

10 May 2018

Virtual reality offers new hope in relieving physical and mental stress

We've all enjoyed losing ourselves in a good book, but what if the story could change our lived experience? It may sound like science fiction, yet Andrea Stevenson Won uses a similar concept to study how virtual reality can treat real-life pain.

10 May 2018

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New study links oral antibiotics with increased risk of kidney stones

Researchers develop new computational method to assess lung function

Obesity linked with worse symptoms for lupus patients

New therapeutic strategy exploits acquired vulnerability in drug-resistant cancer

Enhancing the effects of vitamin D to curb type 2 diabetes

TGen scientists develop new quality-control assay to detect cancer from patient's blood sample

Early intervention highly effective in reversing lymphedema

Depleted metabolic enzymes contribute to tumor growth in renal cancer

Simple walking test helps identify patients at high risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Aravive Biologics demonstrates proof-of-mechanism for AVB-S6-500 in ongoing phase 1 study

CMS approves national reimbursement coverage for CardiAMP Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Trial

Study: Older adults have high risk for OSA, yet illness remains vastly underdiagnosed

Phase 2 study of dexpramipexole in hypereosinophilic syndromes meets its co-primary endpoints

New Facebook app provides much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of Alzheimer's patients

Scientists successfully graft neural precursor cells into spinal cords of syngeneic pigs with no immunosuppression

UCLA professor creates compelling character to help Latinas deal with depression, anxiety

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

Scientific understanding of PSTD points to new treatment and prevention strategies

Researchers devise neuronal cookbook for turning skin cells into different types of neurons

Virtual reality offers new hope in relieving physical and mental stress

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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