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Sense of smell may play key role in how the body deals with calories

Our sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so it may be no surprise that in experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, obese mice who lost their sense of smell also lost weight.

5 Jul 2017

Study: Personalized neoantigen vaccine stimulates strong anti-tumor response in melanoma patients

A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive "neoantigens" on tumor cells has been shown to stimulate a potent, safe, and highly specific immune anti-tumor response in melanoma patients, report scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

5 Jul 2017

High-throughput screening technique reveals new brain cancer drug targets

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and The Cleveland Clinic designed a way to screen brain tumor cells and identify potential drug targets missed by other methods.

5 Jul 2017

Anti-asthma drug shows blood glucose improvement among some patients with type 2 diabetes

After 12 weeks of taking an anti-asthma drug, a subset of patients with type 2 diabetes showed a clinically significant reduction in blood glucose during a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of Michigan researchers.

5 Jul 2017

SLU scientists receive grant to investigate link between diabetes drug and dementia risk

Saint Louis University researchers have received a $443,636 grant from the National Institute on Aging to investigate the relationship between the diabetes drug Metformin and dementia risk.

5 Jul 2017

Alzheimer’s disease specific brain deposits photographed for the first time in vivid detail

Scientists from the Britain's Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology have for the first time, clearly pictured what the deposits typically seen in a person with Alzheimer’s disease look like. This is a breakthrough in neurodegenerative diseases. The latest study showing the structure of tau protein was published in the journal Nature.

5 Jul 2017

ActuRx and Insillico Medicine collaborate to prevent, treat age-related illnesses

Can big data and financial engineering cure Cancer, Alzheimer's, and other age-related illnesses? ActuRx and Insillico Medicine think so.

5 Jul 2017

Discovery could impact understanding, treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

Scientists from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre may have cracked the code to understanding the function of special cells called regulatory T Cells.

5 Jul 2017

Pre-existing illness delays bowel cancer diagnosis

The researchers from the University of Exeter analysed clinical data from over 4,500 patients across the UK who were later diagnosed with bowel cancer.

5 Jul 2017

Study reveals link between higher BMI and increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases

Results of a new study add to the evidence of an association between higher body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, according to a study published by JAMA Cardiology.

5 Jul 2017

History of traumatic brain injury not related to cognitive decline, study shows

Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), little is known regarding how TBI influences the rate of age-related cognitive change.

5 Jul 2017

Color-tinted sunglasses may provide relief from photophobia in post-concussion patients

Following a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), patients may suffer from light sensitivity or photophobia, making it challenging to return to normal activities.

5 Jul 2017

Memocate offers solutions for interaction problems that arise from memory disorders

A startup based on University of Helsinki research offers solutions for the interaction problems that arise from memory disorders.

5 Jul 2017

Alcohol consumption in Europe puts population at increased risk of digestive cancers, report reveals

A United European Gastroenterology (UEG) report published on July 4, 2017 reveals details of alcoholic consumption in all 28 states of the European Union, with an average of 2 alcoholic drinks being consumed per day by EU citizens.

5 Jul 2017

People with chronic tic disorder have higher suicide risk than general population

People with Tourette's disorder or chronic tic disorder are over four times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

5 Jul 2017

Reducing DVT and leg ulcers through personalized compression socks

Professor Charles McCollum, who heads up the vascular studies unit, is a research vascular surgeon, and he developed four-layer bandaging technique, which is the gold standard treatment for healing up leg ulcers by compression.

5 Jul 2017

University of Manchester spin-out creates unique technology to improve eye health of aging population

A University of Manchester spin-out company, which has created a ‘unique’ optical technology for the rapid screening of eye diseases in a bid to improve the health of a growing and ageing population, is raising finance for the market launch of its first product and to support its R&D activities in ophthalmology diagnostics.

5 Jul 2017

BD announces Viva insulin pen needles as cost-effective option for people with diabetes

On the heels of the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act of 2017, effective this month, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced the BD Viva brand of insulin pen needles are now the most cost-effective option for insulin-injecting people with diabetes in the UK.

5 Jul 2017

Natural coloring agent found in vegetables could suppress inflammation, study finds

Lutein, a nutrient found in several highly coloured vegetables and fruits, can suppress inflammation, according to a new study by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden.

5 Jul 2017

Comprehensive surgical options could benefit osteoporosis patients with medication-related jaw necrosis

Osteoporosis patients who suffer drug side effects that result in painful exposed bone in the jaw could benefit if they are treated with one of the more comprehensive surgical options that could lower the risk of relapse and repeat surgery, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

5 Jul 2017

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Sense of smell may play key role in how the body deals with calories

Study: Personalized neoantigen vaccine stimulates strong anti-tumor response in melanoma patients

High-throughput screening technique reveals new brain cancer drug targets

Anti-asthma drug shows blood glucose improvement among some patients with type 2 diabetes

SLU scientists receive grant to investigate link between diabetes drug and dementia risk

Alzheimer’s disease specific brain deposits photographed for the first time in vivid detail

ActuRx and Insillico Medicine collaborate to prevent, treat age-related illnesses

Discovery could impact understanding, treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

Pre-existing illness delays bowel cancer diagnosis

Study reveals link between higher BMI and increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases

History of traumatic brain injury not related to cognitive decline, study shows

Color-tinted sunglasses may provide relief from photophobia in post-concussion patients

Memocate offers solutions for interaction problems that arise from memory disorders

Alcohol consumption in Europe puts population at increased risk of digestive cancers, report reveals

People with chronic tic disorder have higher suicide risk than general population

Reducing DVT and leg ulcers through personalized compression socks

University of Manchester spin-out creates unique technology to improve eye health of aging population

BD announces Viva insulin pen needles as cost-effective option for people with diabetes

Natural coloring agent found in vegetables could suppress inflammation, study finds

Comprehensive surgical options could benefit osteoporosis patients with medication-related jaw necrosis

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