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Novel C. elegans worm strain could serve as tool for testing interventions against AD

Researchers from Yale-NUS College have partnered with researchers from the National University of Singapore and SingHealth Group to develop a novel Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) worm strain which expresses an amyloid beta protein fragment involved in the development of human Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

25 Oct 2016

Sleep restriction alters abundance of gut bacteria, study shows

Results from a new clinical study conducted at Uppsala University suggest that curtailing sleep alters the abundance of bacterial gut species that have previously been linked to compromised human metabolic health.

25 Oct 2016

Innovative surgery to repair phrenic nerve injury improves breathing function

A study led by UCLA researchers found that in people with breathing difficulties caused by phrenic nerve injury surgical reconstruction of the nerve can lead to significant improvement in breathing and an increase in regular physical activities.

25 Oct 2016

TTP receives IOP Innovation Award for SonicSense technology

TTP has been awarded a prestigious Innovation Award by the Institute of Physics for its SonicSense technology, which turns inexpensive piezoelectric buzzers used in doorbells or smoke alarms into highly-accurate, stable and low-power gas sensors.

25 Oct 2016

New report puts forward recommendations aimed at speeding up access to innovative dementia medicines

A new report published by the government today (24 October), puts forward a number of recommendations aimed at speeding up the process by which the NHS implements newly developed drugs and medical procedures.

25 Oct 2016

Simple instruction sheet can increase patients' compliance to prescribed medications

Patients may be more likely to take their regularly prescribed medications for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension correctly before surgery when provided a simple instruction sheet, reveals a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016 annual meeting.

25 Oct 2016

Researchers design small compounds with potential to correct mitochondrial dysfunction

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited disorder that leads to a gradual loss of motor neurons and, eventually, paralysis. The condition is caused by genetic mutations that disrupts cells' energy factories, called mitochondria.

25 Oct 2016

New initiative aims to prevent opioid addition among surgical patients in Michigan

America's opioid drug epidemic has struck hard in Michigan. But now, a team from the University of Michigan is striking back at a key factor: opioid prescriptions for patients before and after surgery.

25 Oct 2016

Better general practice strategies may help reduce risk of hospital admissions

Hospital admission rates are 55 per cent higher in some areas than in others because of a greater prevalence of conditions such as diabetes, alcoholism, dementia and socioeconomic deprivation.

25 Oct 2016

Novel telemedicine speech therapy could improve dementia patient’s ability to recall words

A novel telemedicine speech therapy program for people with language problems due to dementia significantly improved their ability to recall words they had "lost," reports a new Northwestern Medicine study

25 Oct 2016

Fraunhofer FIT develops telemedicine portal for monitoring and advising type 2 diabetes patients

At Medica 2016, SYMILA, the Fraunhofer Application Center at Hamm, will demo a telemedicine Internet portal for diabetics, which was implemented on behalf of DITG - Deutsches Institut für Telemedizin und Gesundheitsförderung.

25 Oct 2016

Adherence to medical therapy linked to better outcomes for patients who had heart procedures

Patients who had a stent procedure or heart bypass surgery and continued with their prescribed medical therapy had significantly better outcomes than non-adherent patients, according to a study published today in the journal Circulation.

24 Oct 2016

New minimally invasive approach to diagnose hyperparathyroidism

Almost all of us have four parathyroid glands, located next to the thyroid gland in the neck. They are an organ only the size of a grain of rice, but critical for controlling our body's calcium levels.

24 Oct 2016

Calcium triggers virulence switch from acute to chronic lung infections

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a life-threatening pathogen in hospitals. About ten percent of all nosocomial infections, in particular pneumonia, are caused by this pathogen.

24 Oct 2016

Salk researchers develop new computer program to measure blepharosplasm severity

If two clinicians observe the same patient with blepharospasm -- uncontrollable muscle contractions around the eye -- they'll often come away with two different conclusions on the severity of the patient's symptoms.

24 Oct 2016

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Scientists have long known that chronic exposure to psychosocial stress early in life can lead to an increased vulnerability later in life to diseases linked to immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even mental illness.

24 Oct 2016

Many ulcerative colitis patients with anemia do not receive testing and treatment, study reports

Many patients with ulcerative colitis don't receive recommended testing and treatment for the common problem of iron deficiency anemia, reports a study in the October issue of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, official journal of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

24 Oct 2016

Medical Condition News

Novel C. elegans worm strain could serve as tool for testing interventions against AD

Sleep restriction alters abundance of gut bacteria, study shows

Innovative surgery to repair phrenic nerve injury improves breathing function

TTP receives IOP Innovation Award for SonicSense technology

New report puts forward recommendations aimed at speeding up access to innovative dementia medicines

Simple instruction sheet can increase patients' compliance to prescribed medications

Researchers design small compounds with potential to correct mitochondrial dysfunction

New initiative aims to prevent opioid addition among surgical patients in Michigan

Better general practice strategies may help reduce risk of hospital admissions

Novel telemedicine speech therapy could improve dementia patient’s ability to recall words

Fraunhofer FIT develops telemedicine portal for monitoring and advising type 2 diabetes patients

Adherence to medical therapy linked to better outcomes for patients who had heart procedures

New minimally invasive approach to diagnose hyperparathyroidism

Calcium triggers virulence switch from acute to chronic lung infections

Salk researchers develop new computer program to measure blepharosplasm severity

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Many ulcerative colitis patients with anemia do not receive testing and treatment, study reports

New approach could overcome large immunosuppressive tumors

UGA researchers developing big data methods to help tackle diseases

Research findings underscore striking heterogeneity of depression

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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