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Researchers use artificial intelligence to predict patient's lifespan

A computer's ability to predict a patient's lifespan simply by looking at images of their organs is a step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to new research led by the University of Adelaide.

1 Jun 2017

TMS therapy offers hope for senior adults with depression

Late-life depression (LLD) is a frequent complication of the aging process, occurring in up to 5% of senior adults and in a higher proportion of subjects with coexistent medical illnesses.

1 Jun 2017

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a company applying the latest advances in deep learning to biomarker development, drug discovery and aging research, launched ALS.AI, a personalized drug discovery and biomarker development platform utilizing the latest advances in deep learning.

1 Jun 2017

Scientists identify new gene that prompts muscle stem cells to fuse together

A detour on the road to regenerative medicine for people with muscular disorders is figuring out how to coax muscle stem cells to fuse together and form functioning skeletal muscle tissues.

1 Jun 2017

Autism alone does not increase risk of violent offending

A diagnosis of autism alone does not increase the risk of violent offending, suggests a study published in the June 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

1 Jun 2017

Common acne medication can slow progress of relapsing-remitting MS, trial shows

A Canadian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute, at the Cumming School of Medicine, shows that minocycline, a common acne medication, can slow the progress of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who have recently experienced their first symptoms.

1 Jun 2017

Orlando Health deploys NanoKnife as new weapon in battle against pancreatic cancer

Oncologists at UF Health Cancer Center Orlando Health are deploying NanoKnife as a new weapon in the battle against pancreatic cancer.

1 Jun 2017

Impaired ability to understand social cues may be linked to brain changes in people with MS

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an impaired ability to understand how others feel and think may be linked to subtle brain changes, according to a study published in the May 31, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

1 Jun 2017

Chronic pain may occur when receptors migrate from nerve cell's surface to inner chambers

A study led by Columbia University Medical Center has shown that chronic pain may occur when pain receptors migrate from the nerve cell's surface to the cell's inner chambers, out of the reach of current pain medications.

1 Jun 2017

Key metabolic enzyme fuels molecular machinery to turn on memory genes after learning

Understanding how memories are made, retrieved, and eventually fade over a lifetime is the stuff of poems and song. To medical researchers, solving the mysteries of memory is even more elusive.

1 Jun 2017

Cardiologists advocate for atrial fibrillation procedure that limits radiation exposure

A technique to treat an irregular heartbeat that limits or eliminates patients' exposure to radiation should be more widely adopted by physicians, NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine cardiologists argue in a new review article in Heart Rhythm, published in the June print issue and previously published online.

1 Jun 2017

Study reveals key role of gut microbiota in treatment with classic diabetes medication

A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged. A recent study at Sahlgrenska Academy and University of Girona indicates that the clinical effect - control of blood glucose - is achieved through modulation of the gut microbiota.

1 Jun 2017

Researchers uncover new way to enhance function of immune cells to combat multiple myeloma

Researchers from Belgium led by Prof. Dirk Elewaut of the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research and the team of Prof. Vanderkerken and Prof. Menu at the Hematology and Immunology lab of the VUB uncovered a new way to enhance the function of a specific type of immune cell that destroys tumors in multiple myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer considered incurable.

1 Jun 2017

Penn State researchers show possible link between partial meltdown at TMI and thyroid cancers

Penn State College of Medicine researchers have shown, for the first time, a possible correlation between the partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station and thyroid cancers in the counties surrounding the plant.

1 Jun 2017

Researchers gain new insights into factors crucial for STIM1 activation

Triggered by decreases in ER Ca2+ level, conformational changes of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal domain in STIM1 would switch on its cytoplasmic domain (CT) to engage and gate ORAI channels on plasma membrane, resulting in Ca2+ influx.

1 Jun 2017

Experimental drug increases progression-free survival in pancreatic cancer patients, clinical trial shows

By adding an experimental drug to a standard chemotherapy regimen, a subset of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer had a significantly longer period before the cancer progressed as compared with those who received the standard treatment, according to a Phase 2 clinical trial led by an investigator at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

1 Jun 2017

Understanding stroke: Symptoms and treatment

A stroke is a "brain attack" and occurs when blood supply to the brain is cut off. According to Kenneth A. Levin, M.D., Medical Director, The Valley Hospital Stroke Center, "Most strokes are caused by a blood clot that has built up on the wall of a brain artery or one that has traveled there from another part of the body (an embolic stroke or ischemic stroke).

1 Jun 2017

Warning signs and risk factors for diabetes

Most of us know what we need to do to stay healthy. Eat right. Exercise. Maintain a healthy weight. But studies show we're not taking care of ourselves the way we should.c

1 Jun 2017

Scientists identify 100 genes that provide new entry points into understanding human memory

Scientists have identified more than 100 genes linked to memory, opening new avenues of research to better understand memory processing in the human brain.

1 Jun 2017

New method combines organoid technology with bioengineering to build better brains

A few years ago, Jürgen Knoblich and his team at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA) have pioneered brain organoid technology. They developed a method for cultivating three-dimensional brain-like structures, so called cerebral organoids, in a dish.

1 Jun 2017

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Researchers use artificial intelligence to predict patient's lifespan

TMS therapy offers hope for senior adults with depression

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Scientists identify new gene that prompts muscle stem cells to fuse together

Autism alone does not increase risk of violent offending

Common acne medication can slow progress of relapsing-remitting MS, trial shows

Orlando Health deploys NanoKnife as new weapon in battle against pancreatic cancer

Impaired ability to understand social cues may be linked to brain changes in people with MS

Chronic pain may occur when receptors migrate from nerve cell's surface to inner chambers

Key metabolic enzyme fuels molecular machinery to turn on memory genes after learning

Cardiologists advocate for atrial fibrillation procedure that limits radiation exposure

Study reveals key role of gut microbiota in treatment with classic diabetes medication

Researchers uncover new way to enhance function of immune cells to combat multiple myeloma

Penn State researchers show possible link between partial meltdown at TMI and thyroid cancers

Researchers gain new insights into factors crucial for STIM1 activation

Experimental drug increases progression-free survival in pancreatic cancer patients, clinical trial shows

Understanding stroke: Symptoms and treatment

Warning signs and risk factors for diabetes

Scientists identify 100 genes that provide new entry points into understanding human memory

New method combines organoid technology with bioengineering to build better brains

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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