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Simple eye test can diagnose early signs of glaucoma

A SIMPLE eye test could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma. In clinical trials, the pioneering diagnostic -- developed by researchers at University College London and the Western Eye Hospital -- allowed doctors to see individual nerve cell death in the back of the eye.

27 Apr 2017

New research on functional brain networks offers insights into causes and symptoms of epilepsy

Epilepsy is a complex neurological disorder that afflicts approximately 50 million people worldwide. Although this disease has been known to exist for centuries, the exact mechanism of its cardinal symptom, the epileptic seizure, remains poorly understood.

27 Apr 2017

Research reveals how alterations in excitation/inhibition balance may lead to psychiatric disorders

In a special issue of Biological Psychiatry titled "Cortical Excitation-Inhibition Balance and Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders", guest editors Dr. Alan Anticevic and Dr. John Murray, both of Yale University, bring together seven reviews that highlight advancements in understanding the balance of excitatory and inhibitory signaling in the brain, and what might happen when it goes awry.

27 Apr 2017

E-cigarettes do not promote development of cancer in laboratory cells

A new study found no evidence that a commercially available e-cigarette vapor promotes the development of cancer in laboratory cells. In contrast, smoke from a reference cigarette was positive for cancer-promoting activity at very low concentrations.

27 Apr 2017

Improvements to animal testing protocols could yield more useful clinical results

The use of animals in biomedical research has long been the focus of campaigns by animal rights activists. Two leading scientists writing in the European Journal of Internal Medicine give their expert view of the importance of animal testing to medical progress and present ways it could be further improved to yield more useful clinical results.

27 Apr 2017

Scientists announce ‘outstanding’ results of new blood cancer study

Scientists have described new results of a blood cancer study as 'outstanding' in tackling previously untreatable forms of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

27 Apr 2017

Nanoparticles can travel from the lungs into bloodstream and reach susceptible areas of cardiovascular system

Tiny particles in air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular disease, which can lead to premature death. But how particles inhaled into the lungs can affect blood vessels and the heart has remained a mystery.

27 Apr 2017

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature has published the first findings from the Cancer Research UK-funded Tracking Cancer Evolution through Treatment (Rx), TRACERx, lung cancer study, which reveals the increase in the risk of cancer relapse when lung tumors have unstable chromosomes.

27 Apr 2017

AI key to driving precision medicine in cancer?

It is worth noting that in the U.S. and in many countries, digital pathology is still at a very early stage, compared to many other fields that were digitized 15 or 20 years ago such as radiology. There have been some barriers to the adoption of digital pathology such as regulatory challenges that are only just now being overcome. Recently, the FDA approved the use of whole slide imaging software for primary diagnostics.

27 Apr 2017

Understanding and predicting tumor resistance may open door to additional treatment options

A collaborative Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and Moffitt Cancer Center team of researchers has proven the theory that, while resistance to targeted treatment in cancer is truly a moving target, there are opportunities to overcome the resistance that develops.

27 Apr 2017

Researchers to create new information technology for helping older adults with heart failure

A team of researchers is creating new information technology to help older adults with chronic heart failure. For the first time, researchers are capturing and working to empower individuals with their own heart health data.

27 Apr 2017

Study finds increase in illicit cannabis use and disorders after states passed medical marijuana laws

Illicit cannabis use and cannabis use disorders increased at a greater rate in states that passed medical marijuana laws than in other states, according to new research at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center.

27 Apr 2017

Researchers aim to test asthma drug for treating patients with heart disease

Researchers at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have launched an innovative new trial which aims to improve the recovery of patients with serious heart conditions.

27 Apr 2017

Study provides preliminary evidence that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study published in the April 26, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The vagus nerve extends from the brainstem to the abdomen and controls unconscious body processes like heart rate and food digestion.

27 Apr 2017

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

Results from a new study show that after an acetaminophen overdose the p53 protein plays a key role in preventing the progression of liver damage and signaling the liver to repair itself.

27 Apr 2017

UVA honored again as one of 69 NCI-designated cancer centers

University of Virginia Cancer Center has again been honored as one of just 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers for its work researching new and better cancer treatments.

26 Apr 2017

Yale study finds optimal radiation treatment for early-stage glottic cancer

Radiotherapy alone is often used to treat early-stage glottic cancer, a cancer of the vocal chords, however, the optimal radiation treatment schedule remains unknown.

26 Apr 2017

Study examines post-operative seizure outcomes after insular tumor resection

Winner of the Journal on Neuro-Oncology Award sponsored by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Doris Du Wang, MD, presented her research, Seizure Outcome After Surgical Resection of Insular Glioma, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting.

26 Apr 2017

Hospitals may be unfairly penalized for readmission of heart attack patients, study suggests

A program that penalizes hospitals for high early readmission rates of heart attack patients may be unfairly penalizing hospitals that serve a large proportion of African-Americans and those with more severe illness, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests.

26 Apr 2017

Study investigates plasticity of motor representations in patients with brain tumors

Winner of the Brainlab Community Neurosurgery Award, Sandro Krieg, MD, presented his research, Plasticity of Motor Representations in Patients with Brain Lesions: a Navigated TMS Study, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting.

26 Apr 2017

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Simple eye test can diagnose early signs of glaucoma

New research on functional brain networks offers insights into causes and symptoms of epilepsy

Research reveals how alterations in excitation/inhibition balance may lead to psychiatric disorders

E-cigarettes do not promote development of cancer in laboratory cells

Improvements to animal testing protocols could yield more useful clinical results

Scientists announce ‘outstanding’ results of new blood cancer study

Nanoparticles can travel from the lungs into bloodstream and reach susceptible areas of cardiovascular system

Unstable chromosomes in lung tumors increase risk of cancer relapse, study reveals

AI key to driving precision medicine in cancer?

Understanding and predicting tumor resistance may open door to additional treatment options

Researchers to create new information technology for helping older adults with heart failure

Study finds increase in illicit cannabis use and disorders after states passed medical marijuana laws

Researchers aim to test asthma drug for treating patients with heart disease

Study provides preliminary evidence that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

UVA honored again as one of 69 NCI-designated cancer centers

Yale study finds optimal radiation treatment for early-stage glottic cancer

Study examines post-operative seizure outcomes after insular tumor resection

Hospitals may be unfairly penalized for readmission of heart attack patients, study suggests

Study investigates plasticity of motor representations in patients with brain tumors

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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