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Tips to help prevent allergies during spring season

Global warming and climate change are in the headlines today. For allergy sufferers, the impact of warmer temperatures on their daily lives may soon become very apparent.

19 Apr 2017

Integrated disease management approach may benefit patients with CKD and gout, study suggests

A large-scale study examining the link between uncontrolled gout and the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) suggests that using an integrated disease management approach may help prevent the progression of CKD in these patients.

19 Apr 2017

Medicare's Hospital Compare portal underestimates AMI mortality rates, study finds

New analysis of Medicare's Hospital Compare portal shows the statistical methodology used to rate and compare hospitals underestimates mortality rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) at small hospitals.

19 Apr 2017

SLU researchers make advances in understanding plaque-causing protein in neurological disorders

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry Yuna Ayala, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University, and her research team made advances in understanding how a protein causes damaging plaques to build up in neurodegenerative illnesses like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and a form of dementia called frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

19 Apr 2017

Cartilage-mimicking material may allow surgeons to 3D print replacement knee parts

A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons to 3-D print replacement knee parts that are custom-shaped to each patient's anatomy.

19 Apr 2017

Study paves way to develop noninvasive diagnostic test for colorectal cancer

The type of bacteria in your gut may help diagnose colorectal cancer. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified specific types of bacteria that seem to be abundant in individuals with colorectal cancer.

19 Apr 2017

Brain cancer patient treated with malaria drug shows dramatic improvement

After her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl's doctors gave her only a few months to live.

19 Apr 2017

AATS consensus statement offers guidance on surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that can cause an increased risk of stroke, affects approximately 2.2 million Americans each year. According to projections, that number is set to double in the next 25 years.

19 Apr 2017

Noninvasive imaging test may spare benign kidney tumor patients from unnecessary surgery

The latest in a series of studies led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that addition of a widely available, noninvasive imaging test called 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT to CT or MRI increases the accuracy of kidney tumor classification.

19 Apr 2017

UGA researchers explore new ways of predicting thunderstorm asthma outbreaks

As allergy sufferers can attest, thunderstorm activity can exacerbate asthma and respiratory ailments. In fall 2016, when strong storms moved across southeastern Australia, a major thunderstorm asthma epidemic struck Melbourne and the surrounding area. High grass pollen concentrations dispersed by strong, gusty winds led to multiple deaths and a flood of residents seeking medical attention for respiratory problems.

19 Apr 2017

IRCM researchers discover how immunotherapy works in some cancer patients

What if our immune system could cure cancer? This logic seems almost too simple to be true, but it forms the basis of an emerging cancer treatment—immunotherapy.

19 Apr 2017

Doctors perform first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of stage IV tumor thrombus

A surgical team at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California has pushed the boundaries of clinical care by performing the first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of a stage IV tumor thrombus, which is when a kidney cancer tumor extends into the heart.

19 Apr 2017

CIRM funds clinical study to test safety, efficacy of new retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Cell therapy company jCyte is launching a phase 2b clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of its developmental retinitis pigmentosa (RP) treatment, jCell.

19 Apr 2017

Closed-loop brainwave technology reduces post-traumatic stress symptoms

A closed-loop acoustic stimulation brainwave technology significantly reduced symptoms in people suffering from post-traumatic stress in a small pilot study conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study is published in the April 19 online edition of the journal BMC Psychiatry.

19 Apr 2017

Diet based on plant protein may help prevent type 2 diabetes

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland adds to the growing body of evidence indicating that the source of dietary protein may play a role in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

19 Apr 2017

NICE approves Healios’ CBT service for treating children, young people with anxiety disorders

Healios, a pioneering digital healthcare company, has received endorsement from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in its approach to treat anxiety disorders in children and young people with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

19 Apr 2017

EXPERT tool specifies personalized workouts to prevent cardiovascular events

Personalized workouts to prevent heart disease can be designed by a new digital instrument, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

19 Apr 2017

New study finds 30% drop in bowel cancer mortality rates

The rate of new cases of bowel cancer in Austria has fallen by around 20% in the last ten years, while the associated mortality rate has fallen by nearly 30%.

19 Apr 2017

Addressing unmet needs in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer globally with over a million men diagnosed worldwide. We are fortunate in that better diagnostic techniques and better awareness means that men are often being diagnosed earlier, which gives them a better chance of being cured.

19 Apr 2017

Scalp cooling technology to fight cancer causing alopecia (hair loss) approved by the FDA

Paxman Coolers Limited announced today that The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company to market the Paxman Scalp Cooling System, a scalp cooling technology that was developed by a British family to reduce hair loss in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

From Paxman 19 Apr 2017

Medical Condition News

Tips to help prevent allergies during spring season

Integrated disease management approach may benefit patients with CKD and gout, study suggests

Medicare's Hospital Compare portal underestimates AMI mortality rates, study finds

SLU researchers make advances in understanding plaque-causing protein in neurological disorders

Cartilage-mimicking material may allow surgeons to 3D print replacement knee parts

Study paves way to develop noninvasive diagnostic test for colorectal cancer

Brain cancer patient treated with malaria drug shows dramatic improvement

AATS consensus statement offers guidance on surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Noninvasive imaging test may spare benign kidney tumor patients from unnecessary surgery

UGA researchers explore new ways of predicting thunderstorm asthma outbreaks

IRCM researchers discover how immunotherapy works in some cancer patients

Doctors perform first-ever robotic, minimally-invasive surgical removal of stage IV tumor thrombus

CIRM funds clinical study to test safety, efficacy of new retinitis pigmentosa treatment

Closed-loop brainwave technology reduces post-traumatic stress symptoms

Diet based on plant protein may help prevent type 2 diabetes

NICE approves Healios’ CBT service for treating children, young people with anxiety disorders

EXPERT tool specifies personalized workouts to prevent cardiovascular events

New study finds 30% drop in bowel cancer mortality rates

Addressing unmet needs in prostate cancer

Scalp cooling technology to fight cancer causing alopecia (hair loss) approved by the FDA

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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