Medical Condition News

RSS

Personalized music may benefit seniors with dementia living in nursing homes

Across the country, nursing home employees and families are trying personalized music playlists to help seniors cope with the disorienting, anxious experience of living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

10 May 2017

Researchers identify brain cells that drive fruit flies’ food choices based on nutrition needs

Using fruit flies, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a specific and very small set of brain cells -- dubbed dopamine wedge neurons -- responsible for driving the insects' food preferences toward what they need, rather than what they like.

10 May 2017

Regular use of common painkillers increases risk of heart attack, study reports

A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that when people use commonly prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating pain and inflammation, the risk of heart attack increases as early as in the first week of consumption and particularly within the first month of using such medication in high doses.

10 May 2017

BSR and RCGP introduce joint project to improve care for people with inflammatory arthritis

BSR and the RCGP have today launched a joint Quality Improvement project to improve care for people living with inflammatory arthritis.

10 May 2017

Sleep: perception and prioritization

The international survey on sleep that was recently conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Philips, was conducted to support World Sleep Day and the activities across the globe carried out on this day were to increase awareness of the importance of sleep health.

From Philips Healthcare 10 May 2017

New analysis finds low adherence to IAEA quality metrics across nuclear cardiology laboratories

A study in 65 countries has revealed low adoption of International Atomic Energy Agency recommendations to reduce nuclear cardiology radiation exposure.

10 May 2017

Scientists study cell’s reaction to Salmonella by visualizing protein chains at near-molecular level

With drug resistance being on the rise worldwide, bacterial infections pose one of the greatest global threats to human health. By deciphering the host-pathogen interaction on a molecular level, researchers hope to pave the way for new therapies.

10 May 2017

UK charity expects two million people to be diagnosed with cancer during next five years

Cancer Research UK expects around two million people to be diagnosed with cancer in the UK during the length of the next parliament according to new figures released today (Wednesday).

10 May 2017

UT Southwestern study sheds light on role of hormone ghrelin in blood glucose control

UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone ghrelin may have implications for development of new treatments for diabetes.

10 May 2017

Research illuminates how primary colorectal tumors contribute to premetastatic 'niche' formation

Primary colorectal tumors secrete VEGF-A, inducing CXCL1 and CXCR2-positive myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) recruitment at distant sites and establishing niches for future metastases, report Medical University of South Carolina investigators in an article published online ahead of print on April 28, 2017 by Cancer Research.

10 May 2017

Two widely used drugs show effectiveness in treating patients with CRVO-associated macular edema

Monthly eye injections of Avastin (bevacizumab) are as effective as the more expensive drug Eylea (aflibercept) for the treatment of central retinal vein occlusion, according to a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

10 May 2017

Scientists aim to revolutionize asthma treatment by replacing inhalers with new drug

A common treatment for asthma, which is the most prevalent chronic childhood disease, requires use of an inhaler. But a big problem with inhalers, used to deliver steroids and other drugs in an aerosol form, is that children often don't operate them properly.

10 May 2017

New seminar by CRF aims to provide patients and caregivers deeper understanding of heart failure

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation will hold a free seminar, "Broken Hearts: Living with Heart Failure," on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 for heart failure patients and caregivers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

9 May 2017

Low BMI may not be causal risk factor for Alzheimer's disease

A new large-scale genetic study found that low body mass index is likely not a causal risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, as earlier research had suggested, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

9 May 2017

Medical Condition News

Personalized music may benefit seniors with dementia living in nursing homes

Researchers identify brain cells that drive fruit flies’ food choices based on nutrition needs

Regular use of common painkillers increases risk of heart attack, study reports

BSR and RCGP introduce joint project to improve care for people with inflammatory arthritis

Sleep: perception and prioritization

New analysis finds low adherence to IAEA quality metrics across nuclear cardiology laboratories

Scientists study cell’s reaction to Salmonella by visualizing protein chains at near-molecular level

UK charity expects two million people to be diagnosed with cancer during next five years

UT Southwestern study sheds light on role of hormone ghrelin in blood glucose control

Research illuminates how primary colorectal tumors contribute to premetastatic 'niche' formation

Two widely used drugs show effectiveness in treating patients with CRVO-associated macular edema

Scientists aim to revolutionize asthma treatment by replacing inhalers with new drug

New seminar by CRF aims to provide patients and caregivers deeper understanding of heart failure

Low BMI may not be causal risk factor for Alzheimer's disease

Studies pave way for genome-targeted treatments in pancreatic cancer

Troponin elevations can occur in the absence of classic myocardial infarction, study shows

Intento's system allows patient to take the lead in stroke rehabilitation

Computer-generated physician aims to help patients better understand test results

Astronauts' exercise capacity goes down during spaceflight due to decreased blood vessel function

Researchers discover that microRNA can prevent excessive intestinal inflammation

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Latest News