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Hysterectomy and mesh support used to repair vaginal prolapse may have similar outcomes

Two surgical procedures used to repair vaginal prolapse - one involving removal of the uterus via hysterectomy and the other employing mesh support that preserves the uterus - have comparable clinical outcomes after three years, according to new data from researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

17 Sep 2019

Familial hypercholesterolemia patients are vulnerable for future heart and stroke events

Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) were able to lower their cholesterol under FH specialty care, but many are still not meeting LDL-cholesterol targets, according to the FH Foundation's CASCADE FH® Registry.

17 Sep 2019

Research provides a window into new suicide risk profiles

Approximately 8.3 million adults in the United States reported thinking about suicide last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

17 Sep 2019

Scientists identify potential target for treating cardiac fibrosis

A research team led by scientists from the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has identified a potential target for treating heart failure related to fibrosis.

17 Sep 2019

Researchers develop new anti-cancer nanomedicine for targeted chemotherapy

Researchers at the University of Helsinki in collaboration with researchers from Åbo Akademi University, Finland and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China have developed a new anti-cancer nanomedicine for targeted cancer chemotherapy.

17 Sep 2019

Prestigious grant to use AI for better glucose control

The ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research of the University of Bern is the recipient of a grant from JDRF, the leading global funder for type 1 diabetes research.

17 Sep 2019

Relearning to walk after stroke using a therapeutic shoe

A therapeutic shoe engineered to improve stroke recovery is proving successful and expected to hit the market by the end of the year.

17 Sep 2019

Ability of people with autism to infer mental states from faces may have been underestimated

The ability of people with autism to read what someone is feeling or thinking by looking at their eyes and face may have been underestimated, according to research conducted by a developmental psychology expert from London's Kingston University.

17 Sep 2019

Deeper understanding of early life experiences can help fight frequent binge and bulimic behaviors

According to a new study in the journal Heliyon, published by Elsevier, dysfunctional eating patterns and habits in overweight and obese adults can be triggered by early life experiences that are deeply rooted within patients' personality features.

17 Sep 2019

Clinical trial finds no difference in pain response between SBRT and cEBRT for patients with spinal metastases

A Phase III, NRG Oncology clinical trial that compared radiosurgery or stereotactic body radiotherapy to the conventional radiotherapy for patients with spinal metastases indicated that there was no statistically significant difference between the treatments for pain response, adverse events, FACT-G, BPI, and EQ-5D scores.

17 Sep 2019

Pre-SRT PSA could serve as prognostic and predictive biomarker of benefit from hormone therapy

Initial results of NRG Oncology Clinical Trial RTOG 9601 in men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer receiving salvage radiotherapy demonstrated improvement in OS from the addition of long-term hormone therapy to SRT.

17 Sep 2019

Study finds high prevalence of severe mental disorders in prisons

Researchers have analyzed the cases of 1,328 patients sent to penitentiary psychiatric consultation by the medical services, the most comprehensive study conducted in Spain to date.

17 Sep 2019

Radiation therapy reduces episodes of deadly rapid heart rhythm

A single high dose of radiation aimed at the heart significantly reduces episodes of a potentially deadly rapid heart rhythm, according to results of a phase one/two study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

17 Sep 2019

Scientists pinpoint cause of fatal genetic disorder in children

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis appear to have solved a decades-long mystery regarding the precise biochemical pathway leading to a fatal genetic disorder in children that results in seizures, developmental regression and death, usually around age 3.

17 Sep 2019

Clinically undetectable Plasmodium relapse infections may still pose a threat

Nonhuman primates with clinically undetectable Plasmodium relapse infections still harbor parasitic gametocytes that may be infectious to mosquitoes, according to a study published September 19 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by F. Eun-Hyung Lee and Mary R. Galinski of Emory University, Tracey J. Lamb of the University of Utah, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 17 Sep 2019

Combination therapies can shrink lung tumors in mice and human cancer cells

Combining a new class of drug with two other compounds can significantly shrink lung tumors in mice and human cancer cells, finds a new study led by the Francis Crick Institute and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.

17 Sep 2019

Midwives need more support to deliver advice on alcohol consumption in pregnancy

A new study funded by the Institute of Alcohol Studies – ‘Alcohol guidelines for pregnant women: Barriers and enablers for midwives to deliver advice’ – highlights the inconsistency in official guidance that led to midwives giving different advice on alcohol consumption in pregnancy.

17 Sep 2019

Social isolation in adolescence disrupts brain development, mice study shows

Female mice housed alone during adolescence show atypical development of the prefrontal cortex and resort to habitual behavior in adulthood, according to new research published in eNeuro.

From Society for Neuroscience 17 Sep 2019

Researchers identify potential target for diabetes-associated Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have identified a protein that may contribute to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in type-2 diabetes, reports a new study of male mice and human brain tissue. The research could have implications for future drug development.

From Society for Neuroscience 17 Sep 2019

Researchers study typhoid genomes of travelers from different parts of the world

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi causes more than 20 million cases of typhoid fever each year, and disproportionately infects children in low and middle income countries.

From PLOS ONE 17 Sep 2019

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Hysterectomy and mesh support used to repair vaginal prolapse may have similar outcomes

Familial hypercholesterolemia patients are vulnerable for future heart and stroke events

Research provides a window into new suicide risk profiles

Scientists identify potential target for treating cardiac fibrosis

Researchers develop new anti-cancer nanomedicine for targeted chemotherapy

Prestigious grant to use AI for better glucose control

Relearning to walk after stroke using a therapeutic shoe

Ability of people with autism to infer mental states from faces may have been underestimated

Deeper understanding of early life experiences can help fight frequent binge and bulimic behaviors

Clinical trial finds no difference in pain response between SBRT and cEBRT for patients with spinal metastases

Pre-SRT PSA could serve as prognostic and predictive biomarker of benefit from hormone therapy

Study finds high prevalence of severe mental disorders in prisons

Radiation therapy reduces episodes of deadly rapid heart rhythm

Scientists pinpoint cause of fatal genetic disorder in children

Clinically undetectable Plasmodium relapse infections may still pose a threat

Combination therapies can shrink lung tumors in mice and human cancer cells

Midwives need more support to deliver advice on alcohol consumption in pregnancy

Social isolation in adolescence disrupts brain development, mice study shows

Researchers identify potential target for diabetes-associated Alzheimer's disease

Researchers study typhoid genomes of travelers from different parts of the world

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