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New survey shows how patients use social media to gain better understanding of health condition

A new survey from Health Union of more than 2,200 people with chronic health conditions and their caregivers illustrates how patients use online health information to better understand their health condition, learn about symptoms and treatment, and share experiences with other patients living with the same health condition.

16 Jun 2016

New research paves way for potential notch-based anticancer therapeutics

A recent study led by scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Univerity of Maryland School of Pharmacy and StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc., has identified a small-molecule inhibitor of the Notch pathway, paving the way for a potential new class of personalized cancer medicines.

16 Jun 2016

Study evaluates effectiveness of robotic approach over manual ablation in treating heart arrhythmia

Whether ablation of the highest-risk heart arrhythmia is best handled by a robot or the hands of an electrophysiologist should be answered by an international comparison of the two.

16 Jun 2016

Surgical treatment more effective than medical therapy for treating severely obese adolescents

An analysis of the results of a study of bariatric surgery and a separate trial of medical therapy in treating type 2 diabetes in teenagers with severe obesity shows that after two years of treatment, body mass index (BMI) and HbA1c, a measure of blood sugar control, are both significantly better with surgery.

16 Jun 2016

Drinking piping hot beverages may increase risk of esophagus tumors

Drinking piping hot coffee, tea and the caffeine-infused beverage yerba mate probably causes cancer, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday.

16 Jun 2016

New online Hypo Hub may help diabetic patients better understand signs, long term impact of hypos

To support the theme of this year’s Diabetes Week (12–18 June 2016), Setting the record straight, leading diabetes company, Novo Nordisk, is launching a new online information resource, Hypo Hub, to provide practical information and guidance for people living with diabetes to better understand the often misunderstood signs and long term impact of hypoglycaemia (hypos).

16 Jun 2016

Adaptive Biotechnologies demonstrates use of high-throughput sequencing platform for MRD

Adaptive Biotechnologies, the leader in combining next-generation sequencing (NGS) and expert bioinformatics to profile T- and B-cell receptors of the adaptive immune system, and collaborators will be presenting five studies demonstrating how Adaptive’s high-throughput sequencing platform enables diagnosis, detection and assessment of prognosis in hematological malignances and has increased sensitivity over flow cytometry.

16 Jun 2016

Very hot drinks probably cause cancer, warns WHO

The cancer agency of the World Health Organization says drinking very hot beverages is probably associated with esophageal cancer.

16 Jun 2016

Researchers explore how African-Americans use spirituality to ease burden of chronic illnesses

Spirituality plays a central role in many aspects of African-American culture, and University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing postdoctoral scholar Deborah Ejem, Ph.D., will explore how significant a factor it is in the relationships among patients with chronic illnesses and their caregivers and clinicians.

16 Jun 2016

Insurance coverage of CT colonography and other USPSTF-recognized tests could help fight CRC

Final United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) colorectal cancer screening recommendations assigned an "A" grade to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in those ages 50-75 years and provided a list of recognized screening exams.

16 Jun 2016

Complex 36-point therapeutic personalized program can help reverse memory loss in early AD patients

Results from quantitative MRI and neuropsychological testing show unprecedented improvements in ten patients with early Alzheimer's disease (AD) or its precursors following treatment with a programmatic and personalized therapy. Results from an approach dubbed metabolic enhancement for neurodegeneration are now available online in the journal Aging.

16 Jun 2016

IGF-1 protein may be key to prevent heart disease in older adults

As men and women grow older, their chances for coronary heart disease also increase. Atherosclerosis is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries, which can lead to serious problems, including heart attacks, strokes or even death.

16 Jun 2016

Study links whole grain consumption to positive health effects

Eating three more portions of dietary fiber a day--say, two pieces of whole grain bread and a bowl of whole grain breakfast cereal--is associated with a lower risk for all cardiovascular diseases and for dying of cancer, diabetes, and respiratory and infectious diseases, a study just published in the BMJ has shown.

16 Jun 2016

New immunotherapy treatment could change the way cancer is treated

In late 2015, former President Jimmy Carter announced that he was free of the metastatic melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain. In addition to surgery and radiation, Carter was treated with an immunotherapy drug, a new approach in cancer treatment that has a promising outlook.

16 Jun 2016

Researchers aim to explore whether cell transplantation can treat temporal lobe epilepsy

Researchers at Cardiff University's School of Medicine are about to explore whether it's possible to treat human temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) by transplanting immature neuron cells into the brain.

16 Jun 2016

Brain's reward system in obese people operates differently in response to food and dopamine

As young people reach adulthood, their preferences for sweet foods typically decline. But for people with obesity, new research suggests that the drop-off may not be as steep and that the brain's reward system operates differently in obese people than in thinner people, which may play a role in this phenomenon.

16 Jun 2016

Study finds high prevalence of suicide attempts among arthritis patients

One in every 26 men with arthritis have attempted suicide compared to one in 50 men without arthritis. Women with arthritis also had a higher prevalence of lifetime suicide attempts than women without arthritis (5.3% vs 3.2%), according to a recent study from the University of Toronto.

16 Jun 2016

CD38 enzyme linked to age-related metabolic decline

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified the enzyme, called CD38, that is responsible for the decrease in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) during aging, a process that is associated with age-related metabolic decline.

15 Jun 2016

New analytical technology could improve cancer treatment by establishing ideal dosing regimens

University of Oklahoma researchers will apply a new analytical technology that could ultimately provide a powerful tool for improved treatment of cancer patients in Oklahoma and beyond. Using mass spectrometry, an analytical instrument for sensitive detection and accurate

15 Jun 2016

New UCLA study reveals strategy to fight against pesticide-associated Parkinson’s disease

Exposure to a group of common pesticides, called dithiocarbamates, has long been associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, although the mechanism by which the compounds exert their toxicity on the brain has not been completely understood.

15 Jun 2016

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New survey shows how patients use social media to gain better understanding of health condition

New research paves way for potential notch-based anticancer therapeutics

Study evaluates effectiveness of robotic approach over manual ablation in treating heart arrhythmia

Surgical treatment more effective than medical therapy for treating severely obese adolescents

Drinking piping hot beverages may increase risk of esophagus tumors

New online Hypo Hub may help diabetic patients better understand signs, long term impact of hypos

Adaptive Biotechnologies demonstrates use of high-throughput sequencing platform for MRD

Very hot drinks probably cause cancer, warns WHO

Researchers explore how African-Americans use spirituality to ease burden of chronic illnesses

Insurance coverage of CT colonography and other USPSTF-recognized tests could help fight CRC

Complex 36-point therapeutic personalized program can help reverse memory loss in early AD patients

IGF-1 protein may be key to prevent heart disease in older adults

Study links whole grain consumption to positive health effects

New immunotherapy treatment could change the way cancer is treated

Researchers aim to explore whether cell transplantation can treat temporal lobe epilepsy

Brain's reward system in obese people operates differently in response to food and dopamine

Study finds high prevalence of suicide attempts among arthritis patients

CD38 enzyme linked to age-related metabolic decline

New analytical technology could improve cancer treatment by establishing ideal dosing regimens

New UCLA study reveals strategy to fight against pesticide-associated Parkinson’s disease

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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