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Kangaroo mother care increases survival of low birth weight babies

Researchers at Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health at the University of Bergen followed 8400 low birth weight infants, from 2015 to 2018.

9 Jan 2020

$History of falls can predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women$

History of falls can predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women

The risk of fracture in postmenopausal women can be predicted by history of falls, according to new findings from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study at the University of Eastern Finland.

9 Jan 2020

United States sees unprecedented fall in deaths from cancer

The death rate from cancer in the US has seen the greatest fall from 2016-2017 since rates started to fall in 1992 says the ACS.

9 Jan 2020

Experts say source of newly identified virus in China must be found

Scientists have identified the virus likely to have caused a pneumonia-like illness that has caused an outbreak in Wuhan, China.

9 Jan 2020

Surgical removal of tumor may boost survival of patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas

For adult patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas -- one of the rarest and deadliest forms of brain cancer -- surgically removing the entire tumor may add many months or potentially years of survival beyond that offered by radiation and chemotherapy, according to results of a medical records study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 9 Jan 2020

Smoking dormant HIV virus out into the open to develop a cure

Ever since antiretroviral treatments against HIV infection were introduced in 1996, scientists have eagerly been hunting for a cure for the disease.

9 Jan 2020

Specific group of immune cells may influence Alzheimer’s disease

A new study has revealed that the immune system plays a crucial and previously unidentified role in Alzheimer's disease.

9 Jan 2020

Study demonstrates feasibility of giving entire course of radiation in less than a second

Cancer patients may one day be able to get their entire course of radiation therapy in less than a second rather than coming in for treatment over the course of several weeks, and researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania have taken the first steps toward making it a reality.

9 Jan 2020

New method for fabricating collagen fibrils facilitates research on the eye’s repair process

Cells called corneal keratocytes are innately programmed to come to the rescue if the eye is injured. This natural healing process sometimes fails, however, resulting in scarring and blindness. Scientists are still trying to understand why.

9 Jan 2020

New clues emerge as to how a 2,600-year-old brain was well-preserved

Scientists who investigated a well-preserved 2,600 year-old brain have found evidence to explain why it survived.

9 Jan 2020

Poor early life environment leaves permanent mark on adult brain

A severely deprived child may never really recover from the impact of deprivation early in life, finds a new study.

9 Jan 2020

Timing is key: preventing infant SHIV infection by PEP

Researchers tested methods to prevent development of SHIV, an infection similar to HIV, in infant macaque monkeys.

9 Jan 2020

Drinking tea thrice a week is linked with longer, healthier life

Drinking tea at least three times a week is linked with a longer and healthier life, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

9 Jan 2020

Researchers discover genes that could explain the Browning ability of white fat

Our fat cells, technically referred to as adipocytes, play an essential role in regulating energy balance in our body.

9 Jan 2020

“Rubber hand illusion” can help people overcome obsessive compulsive disorder

The famous, but bizarre, 'rubber hand illusion' could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder overcome their condition without the often unbearable stress of exposure therapy, suggests new research.

9 Jan 2020

PCORI announces new research funding opportunities to improve patient-centered outcomes

Following congressional reauthorization of its funding in December 2019, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) began accepting new proposals for research designed to help patients and those who care for them to weigh their options and make better-informed healthcare decisions.

9 Jan 2020

Novel biomaterial shows promise in treating cerebral aneurysms

Tim Becker, an associate professor of practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University, is developing a polypropylene glycol-based biomaterial called PPODA-QT, which is similar to body tissue, to treat aneurysms in the brain and improve outcomes for stroke and potential stroke patients.

9 Jan 2020