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Emergency physicians propose three interventions to improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Although survival rates for people who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital are extremely low in most places, emergency physicians propose three interventions to improve survival rates and functional outcomes in any community and urge additional federal funding for cardiac resuscitation research in an editorial published online last Wednesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("IOM Says Times to Act to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival ... Here's How").

5 Jan 2016

Researchers to undertake long-term clinical trial of artificial pancreas system for type 1 diabetes patients

Researchers will soon undertake one of the largest-ever long-term clinical trials of a system designed to help regulate blood sugar levels of individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus. If the so-called artificial pancreas system performs in patients as hoped, it could lead to commercial trials and eventual regulatory approval in the United States and abroad.

5 Jan 2016

People can use physically active lifestyle to reduce effect of inherited obesity genes

People from around the world can use a physically active lifestyle to blunt the effect of inherited obesity genes, McMaster University researchers have found.

5 Jan 2016

Researchers discover methods for reducing age-related stem cell dysfunction, metabolic disease in aged mice

Mayo Clinic researchers have taken what they hope will be the first step toward preventing and reversing age-related stem cell dysfunction and metabolic disease. That includes diabetes, which affects 12.2 million Americans age 60 and older, according to the National Council on Aging.

5 Jan 2016

Crowdsourcing: the answer for rare disease diagnosis?

Medical crowdsourcing is like the ultimate consult service. A question arises, it is asked on the forum, and you can get answers from multiple specialties within minutes. It is harnessing the brightest minds in one place and using that power to do what we enjoy doing most – helping people.

4 Jan 2016

True Wearables launches world's first wireless, fully disposable, single-use pulse oximeter

True Wearables, Inc., a medical device start-up based in Orange County, CA, announced today Oxxiom, the world's first wireless, continuous, fully disposable, single-use pulse oximeter. Oxxiom measures arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and perfusion index (PI).

4 Jan 2016

Fraunhofer scientists use antibodies to detect cancer cells in tissue samples

Antibodies combat viruses and bacteria. They also attach themselves to cancer cells - in a typical, characteristic way. Fraunhofer scientists are using this property to detect cancer cells in tissue samples. Such rapid tests can already be applied by surgeons during operations - within a few minutes and without expensive equipment.

4 Jan 2016

Diet-to-Go launches new meal plan for individuals with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes

Diet-to-Go on January 4th announced it has launched a meal plan specifically created for people who have Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. The plan's calorie-controlled meals will also help people lose and manage their weight.

4 Jan 2016

Araim Pharmaceuticals forms new strategic collaboration with Vault Bioventures to market novel peptides

Araim Pharmaceuticals has formed a long-term strategic partnership with Vault Bioventures to facilitate the advancement to market of its novel peptide library which targets devastating injuries and chronic diseases underserved by current therapies.

4 Jan 2016

New book reveals that self-criticism can be mentally and physically harmful

A new book by Prof. Golan Shahar of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals that self-criticism can be both mentally and physically harmful, leading to mental disorder, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and even suicide.

4 Jan 2016

World's largest database for cancer drug discovery revolutionised by 3D techniques

THE world's largest database for cancer drug discovery has been revolutionised by adding 3D structures of faulty proteins and maps of cancer's communication networks, according to Cancer Research UK-funded research published in Nucleic Acid Research today (Monday).

4 Jan 2016

NCCLC patients with KRAS-related gene mutations may benefit from triple therapy

Although the most common type of lung cancer - non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - has recently seen major treatment advances in some genetic subtypes, other subtypes continue to evade effective treatment. (New therapies exist for NCCLC patients whose cancers harbor mutations in the ALK or EGFR genes, for example.)

4 Jan 2016

Study unravels mechanisms by which saffron-based crocin prevents liver cancer

Liver cancer remains among the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. New study lead by UAE University Prof. Amr Amin unravels mechanisms by which saffron-based 'crocin' protects against liver cancer.

4 Jan 2016

New study describes STING protein's role in potential suppression of colorectal cancer

A new study published today by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine reports on a key finding about the immune system's response to tumor development following studies on colorectal cancer.

4 Jan 2016

MUSC researchers receive $1.68 million NIH grant to study better treatment for chronic pancreatitis, diabetes

MUSC researchers received a $1.68 million National Institutes of Health grant to explore a better treatment for chronic pancreatitis, with the hopes that it also may shed light on a future cure for patients with type 1 diabetes.

4 Jan 2016

BioTE Medical Combat Trauma Treatment Study shows promising results in veterans with PTSD and TBI

A current BioTE Medical Combat Trauma Treatment Study (in conjunction with the Veterans Advocacy Center (VAC)) is showing promising results in helping veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

31 Dec 2015

Heart attack patients with bypass history more likely to have delayed treatment

Heart attack patients who had previously undergone cardiac bypass surgery are about twice as likely to have a delay in receiving angioplasty, or another form of revascularization, compared to heart attack patients who had no history of bypass surgery or previous angioplasty.

31 Dec 2015

Processed foods may increase likelihood of developing autoimmune diseases

In today's hustle and bustle world, processed foods are commonplace time-savers. But that convenience factor may come with a bigger price tag than previously known, says an international team of researchers.

31 Dec 2015

Study identifies several risk factors linked to low patient-accrual rates in cancer clinical trials

A new study by researchers at the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington has found that 20 percent of cancer clinical trials fail to draw enough participants to render verdicts on experimental therapies.

31 Dec 2015

Study: Taking high dose of vitamin D3 safe for people with multiple sclerosis

Taking a high dose of vitamin D3 is safe for people with multiple sclerosis and may help regulate the body's hyperactive immune response, according to a pilot study published by Johns Hopkins physicians in the Dec. 30 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

31 Dec 2015

Medical Condition News

Emergency physicians propose three interventions to improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Researchers to undertake long-term clinical trial of artificial pancreas system for type 1 diabetes patients

People can use physically active lifestyle to reduce effect of inherited obesity genes

Researchers discover methods for reducing age-related stem cell dysfunction, metabolic disease in aged mice

Crowdsourcing: the answer for rare disease diagnosis?

True Wearables launches world's first wireless, fully disposable, single-use pulse oximeter

Fraunhofer scientists use antibodies to detect cancer cells in tissue samples

Diet-to-Go launches new meal plan for individuals with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes

Araim Pharmaceuticals forms new strategic collaboration with Vault Bioventures to market novel peptides

New book reveals that self-criticism can be mentally and physically harmful

World's largest database for cancer drug discovery revolutionised by 3D techniques

NCCLC patients with KRAS-related gene mutations may benefit from triple therapy

Study unravels mechanisms by which saffron-based crocin prevents liver cancer

New study describes STING protein's role in potential suppression of colorectal cancer

MUSC researchers receive $1.68 million NIH grant to study better treatment for chronic pancreatitis, diabetes

BioTE Medical Combat Trauma Treatment Study shows promising results in veterans with PTSD and TBI

Heart attack patients with bypass history more likely to have delayed treatment

Processed foods may increase likelihood of developing autoimmune diseases

Study identifies several risk factors linked to low patient-accrual rates in cancer clinical trials

Study: Taking high dose of vitamin D3 safe for people with multiple sclerosis

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How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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