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MS patients have different patterns of gut microorganisms than healthy counterparts

A connection between the bacteria living in the gut and immunological disorders such as multiple sclerosis have long been suspected, but for the first time, researchers have detected clear evidence of changes that tie the two together.

12 Jul 2016

Selfish mutant mtDNA exploits cellular defenses to cause many diseases

Mitochondrial disorders are a chameleon-like set of diseases that take many different forms and vary widely from individual to individual.

12 Jul 2016

New eye test could help detect glaucoma earlier than current techniques

UNSW Australia scientists have developed a testing protocol that identifies the blinding eye disease glaucoma four years earlier than current techniques.

12 Jul 2016

Diabetic patients inspire family members, study finds

Better outcomes may be possible if family members receive support to help their loved ones with diabetes, according to the DAWN2 study, with analysis led by a Penn State College of Medicine researcher.

12 Jul 2016

Western-style diet impairs memory inhibition leading to dietary excess

Obesity may ultimately be a disease of the brain, involving a progressive deterioration of various cognitive processes that influence eating.

12 Jul 2016

First-of-its kind study investigates effects of palliative care for medical decision-makers, caregivers

Shannon Carson, MD, professor of medicine and division chief of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, along with co-principal investigator Judith Nelson, MD, JD, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Christopher Cox, MD, of Duke University, led a four-year, first-of-its kind clinical study on the effects of palliative care for medical decision-makers.

12 Jul 2016

New ESE guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for handling adrenal incidentalomas

The appropriate clinical response to adrenal incidentaloma should depend on the likelihood of malignancy, according to new guidelines published today by the European Society of Endocrinology, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours and first presented at ESE's annual European Congress of Endocrinology in May 2016.

12 Jul 2016

New education programme can help reduce risk of developing Type 2 diabetes

People at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can reduce their chances of getting the condition by more than 80 per cent by fully completing a new education programme, an NIHR-supported study has found.

12 Jul 2016

Research on Flattop protein could provide starting point for regenerative diabetes therapies

The marker Flattop subdivides the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas into those that maintain glucose metabolism and into immature cells that divide more frequently and adapt to metabolic changes.

12 Jul 2016

Scientists reveal how manipulating novel target in the brain could lead to new therapies for depression

Northwestern Medicine scientists have shown how manipulating a novel target in the brain using gene therapy could lead to new treatments for depression.

12 Jul 2016

Researchers make successful vaccine formulation that targets proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease

With more than 7.5 million new cases of Alzheimer’s disease a year, the race to find a vaccine and effective treatment for dementia is growing by the day.

12 Jul 2016

Sleep specialist stresses importance of good sleeping habits, routines as cornerstones of good sleep

Work-related stress makes many of us lose sleep, and catching up on lost sleep is high on the agenda as the summer holidays approach. Poor sleep can’t be turned into good overnight, but it pays off to try, as good sleeping habits keep us going on holiday and at work.

12 Jul 2016

Researchers reveal molecular mechanism of autophagy initiation

Researchers revealed that Atg13 links autophagy initiation factors to each other using a string-like conformation, thereby promoting the association of diverse elements of the autophagy initiation machinery, initiating autophagosome formation through the recruitment of Atg9 vesicles and phosphorylation of various Atg factors.

12 Jul 2016

Research findings unveil new avenues to monitor, treat lung cancer more effectively

A team of researchers from Singapore has discovered a class of small RNA molecules, known as oncomiRs, which are responsible for fuelling lung cancer.

12 Jul 2016

Manipulation of gut microbes can reverse negative effects of high fat diet, researchers find

Did you know that your gut sends neural messages to the brain to tell it when it is full? Researchers at the University of Georgia, Binghamton University, and Pennsylvania State University have now found that chronic consumption of high fat foods disturbs these neural messages in rats by shifting the populations of bacteria that ordinarily reside inside the gut.

12 Jul 2016

Medical Condition News

MS patients have different patterns of gut microorganisms than healthy counterparts

Selfish mutant mtDNA exploits cellular defenses to cause many diseases

New eye test could help detect glaucoma earlier than current techniques

Diabetic patients inspire family members, study finds

Western-style diet impairs memory inhibition leading to dietary excess

First-of-its kind study investigates effects of palliative care for medical decision-makers, caregivers

New ESE guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for handling adrenal incidentalomas

New education programme can help reduce risk of developing Type 2 diabetes

Research on Flattop protein could provide starting point for regenerative diabetes therapies

Scientists reveal how manipulating novel target in the brain could lead to new therapies for depression

Researchers make successful vaccine formulation that targets proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Sleep specialist stresses importance of good sleeping habits, routines as cornerstones of good sleep

Researchers reveal molecular mechanism of autophagy initiation

Research findings unveil new avenues to monitor, treat lung cancer more effectively

Manipulation of gut microbes can reverse negative effects of high fat diet, researchers find

Obese individuals may be more sensitive to overeating when presented with food cues

Action on Hearing Loss urges people with hearing deficits to inform GP about communication needs

Immunotherapy cancer trials presented to key opinion leaders

CNIO study shows proinflammatory molecule IL-17A can be key factor in development of NASH and HCC

International project to develop globally accessible bank of new cancer cell models for research

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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