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New analytics platform predicts and monitors chronic autoimmune conditions

IQuity, a Nashville-based data analytics company that specializes in predicting, detecting and monitoring chronic disease, today announced the launch of a revolutionary data mining and analytics platform that will predict and monitor chronic diseases within large populations.

26 Jul 2018

Multi-center study results demonstrate best-in-class performance of Bladder EpiCheck urine test

Nucleix Ltd., a leading cancer detection and screening company, announced today that the multi-center European study results with its Bladder EpiCheck urine test for the detection of bladder cancer recurrence, were published in the European Urology Oncology journal.

26 Jul 2018

CERENOVUS announces launch of novel stent retriever for treating stroke patients

CERENOVUS, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, announced the first patients have been treated with its new EMBOTRAP II Revascularization Device since it became commercially available in the U.S. EMBOTRAP II is a next-generation stent retriever used to capture and remove life-threatening blood clots from the brain following an ischemic stroke.

26 Jul 2018

New mouse model shows great promise for Rett syndrome research

In an article released today from Jeannie T. Lee, MD PhD of Massachusetts General Hospital, there is hope on the horizon for future research specific to Rett syndrome, a rare childhood neurodevelopmental disorder.

26 Jul 2018

Study supports clinical role of biomarker test to rule out the need for CT scan in TBI patients

Banyan Biomarkers, Inc., a pioneer in developing biomarkers for traumatic brain injury (TBI), today announced the publication of the results for the ALERT-TBI study, an international, multicenter clinical trial utilizing the Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator.

26 Jul 2018

New research reveals how gut bacteria and lipid metabolism may affect AD, other brain diseases

BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG, a global leader in targeted metabolomics, reported today the Alzheimer’s Disease Metabolomics Consortium’s new breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, which connects the Gut-Liver-Brain axis in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). During the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, researchers reported new data on how gut bacteria and lipid metabolism may influence AD.

26 Jul 2018

Immune cells may actually disrupt moisturizing glands and cause dry eye disease

Immune cells that normally rush in to protect the eyes from infection might actually be disrupting moisturizing glands and causing dry eye, a disease that afflicts more than 30 million people in the United States.

26 Jul 2018

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?

Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the front lines of disasters in such places as Haiti, Colombia, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. At home with his three kids and wife, Elaine, he’d always been unfailingly reliable, so when he forgot their wedding anniversary two years in a row, they both started to worry.

26 Jul 2018

New blood test helps patients with traumatic head injury to avoid costly CT scan

Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood biomarker that can indicate if patients with a head injury can avoid a costly CT scan because the blood test results indicate no traumatic brain injury

26 Jul 2018

Newly identified target may lead to discovery of treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases

Inflammation is part of the body's natural healing process. But when it becomes chronic, inflammation can lead to cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions.

26 Jul 2018

Scientists uncover new strategy to kill tumors without harming healthy cells

Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a new strategy to kill tumors, including some triple-negative breast cancers, without harming healthy cells, a discovery that could lead to more ways to treat tumors while reducing side effects.

26 Jul 2018

Adherence to Mediterranean diet may be linked to severity in psoriasis

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet, an eating plan filled with fruits and vegetables, legumes, cereals, bread, fish, fruit, nuts and extra-virgin olive oil, may be associated with the severity of the skin condition psoriasis.

26 Jul 2018

Researchers assess characteristics and skin cancer risk behaviors of sunless tanners

Many advertisements, articles and reports make bold statements regarding sunless tanning products - sprays, ointments, creams, foams, or lotions that promise tan skin without the increased risk of skin cancer that goes along with outdoor sunbathing or indoor tanning

26 Jul 2018

Medical Condition News

New analytics platform predicts and monitors chronic autoimmune conditions

Multi-center study results demonstrate best-in-class performance of Bladder EpiCheck urine test

CERENOVUS announces launch of novel stent retriever for treating stroke patients

New mouse model shows great promise for Rett syndrome research

Study supports clinical role of biomarker test to rule out the need for CT scan in TBI patients

New research reveals how gut bacteria and lipid metabolism may affect AD, other brain diseases

Immune cells may actually disrupt moisturizing glands and cause dry eye disease

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?

New blood test helps patients with traumatic head injury to avoid costly CT scan

Newly identified target may lead to discovery of treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases

Scientists uncover new strategy to kill tumors without harming healthy cells

Adherence to Mediterranean diet may be linked to severity in psoriasis

Researchers assess characteristics and skin cancer risk behaviors of sunless tanners

New sensor detects early-stage Parkinson's disease from the breath of patients

Disrupted transportation routes in nerve cells are main cause of Parkinson's disease

Study reveals key role of actin cytoskeletal dynamics in supporting immune cell function

Anti-cancer gene may switch side and promote cancer growth, shows study

New combination approach may help crush resistance to treatment in lung cancer patients

Researchers find compounds that may pave way for new drugs against diabetes, obesity

Study gives insights into how better clinical trials can address ‘critically low’ dementia research

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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