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Implantable device receives FDA approval as treatment option for central sleep apnea

A device serving as a new treatment option for moderate to severe central sleep apnea has been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

9 Oct 2017

Exposure to air pollution on route to school can decrease working memory growth, study reveals

A study conducted by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has revealed that air pollution exposure on home-to-school routes can have harmful effects on cognitive development in children. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of air pollution exposure during the home-to-school walking commute.

9 Oct 2017

Study provides insights into non-oncogenic addictions of tumors

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and UC San Diego have shown that tumors can ensure a more reliable nutrient supply by eliminating the p62 protein in surrounding stromal tissue.

9 Oct 2017

Patients with documented penicillin allergy more likely to develop surgical site infections, study finds

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators found that surgical patients believed to be allergic to penicillin were significantly more likely to develop surgical site infections than were patients with no documented allergy, a difference totally attributable to the alternative antibiotics used to prevent such infections.

9 Oct 2017

University of Akron researcher awarded NSF grant to study bone remodeling

Osteoporosis is a disease categorized by brittle bones and increased risk of fracture. Individuals with osteoporosis, and diseases like it, have access to a number of treatments but no permanent solution.

9 Oct 2017

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea.

9 Oct 2017

Scientists discover how ZATT protein fixes DNA damage caused by cancer treatment

An international team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health is the first to discover a new way that cells fix an important and dangerous type of DNA damage known as a DNA-protein cross-link.

6 Oct 2017

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing nanoencapsulated chemotherapy to treat skin cancer.

6 Oct 2017

New studies provide insight into treatments for Barrett's esophagus

The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy features several new studies evaluating various treatments for Barrett's esophagus (BE). Two of these studies are highlighted below. BE is a condition in which there are unusual changes to the cells lining the esophagus. It is believed to be most commonly due to inflammation from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

6 Oct 2017

Lifestyle factors have huge impact on regional variation in obesity rates, research finds

Lifestyle differences are to blame for regional variation in obesity rates in Scotland, research has found.

6 Oct 2017

Primary care practices unable to meet health care needs of cancer survivors, study finds

Primary care medicine is currently not able to meet the health care needs of cancer survivors, despite a decade-long effort by the medical establishment to move long-term survivorship care out of the specialists' realm, according to a new Rutgers study.

6 Oct 2017

Persistent cannabis use linked to violent behavior among young people with mental illness

A new study by researchers at the Institut en santé mentale de Montréal demonstrates that sustained used of cannabis is associated with an increase in violent behavior in young people after discharge from a psychiatric hospital.

6 Oct 2017

NTNU professors provide insight into pros and cons of early disease detection

Ever improving medical technology allows doctors to also discover conditions and precursors of disease that may never progress. To be on the safe side, most people still want to receive treatment.

6 Oct 2017

Most people in Canada do not know they have celiac disease, research suggests

Research on a large sample of Canadians suggests that most people with celiac disease don't know they have it.

6 Oct 2017

Researchers find surprising differences in first-ever whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have collaborated on the first-ever quantitative whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons in the mouse brain. These brain cells play a crucial role in regulating response to stimuli and have been widely implicated in many psychiatric conditions.

6 Oct 2017

Study findings provide new insight into inflammatory bowel disease

Findings from a study into Crohn's disease, led by William G. Kerr, Ph.D., of SUNY Upstate Medical University, and his collaborators at the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, provide the first evidence that patients with debilitating inflammatory bowel disease lack sufficient quantities of a protein that comes from the SHIP1 gene.

6 Oct 2017

UC Davis professor wins NIH award to develop ‘smart’ immune cells for cancer therapies

Assistant Professor Sean Collins, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences, has received a $1.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to advance the development of "smart" immune cells for therapies to treat cancer and other diseases.

6 Oct 2017

Research explains why mTOR inhibitors show limited ability to kill cancer

Anti-cancer drugs called mTOR inhibitors slow the growth of cancer cells but show limited ability to cause cancer cell death. New studies explain why.

6 Oct 2017

UTHealth researchers to study how gut bacteria play role in development of diabetes

A team of researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health has received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how gut bacteria play a role in the development of diabetes among residents of Starr County, Texas.

6 Oct 2017

Study: Patients with intellectual disability more likely to hospitalized for potentially preventable conditions

People with intellectual disabilities are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital with potentially preventable conditions, new research shows.

6 Oct 2017

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Implantable device receives FDA approval as treatment option for central sleep apnea

Exposure to air pollution on route to school can decrease working memory growth, study reveals

Study provides insights into non-oncogenic addictions of tumors

Patients with documented penicillin allergy more likely to develop surgical site infections, study finds

University of Akron researcher awarded NSF grant to study bone remodeling

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea

Scientists discover how ZATT protein fixes DNA damage caused by cancer treatment

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

New studies provide insight into treatments for Barrett's esophagus

Lifestyle factors have huge impact on regional variation in obesity rates, research finds

Primary care practices unable to meet health care needs of cancer survivors, study finds

Persistent cannabis use linked to violent behavior among young people with mental illness

NTNU professors provide insight into pros and cons of early disease detection

Most people in Canada do not know they have celiac disease, research suggests

Researchers find surprising differences in first-ever whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons

Study findings provide new insight into inflammatory bowel disease

UC Davis professor wins NIH award to develop ‘smart’ immune cells for cancer therapies

Research explains why mTOR inhibitors show limited ability to kill cancer

UTHealth researchers to study how gut bacteria play role in development of diabetes

Study: Patients with intellectual disability more likely to hospitalized for potentially preventable conditions

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