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Study provides insight into how CBD influences the brains of people with psychosis

Published in Psychological Medicine, the research used fMRI scans to examine the brain activity of 13 people with a diagnosis of psychosis under the influence of a single dose of CBD or placebo and 16 controls whilst they were undertaking a memory task.

29 Jan 2020

Travel data reveals top 20 cities at risk of Wuhan coronavirus spread

The Wuhan coronavirus or 2019-N-CoV has spread across the globe, including Australia, United States, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

28 Jan 2020

Groundbreaking study to investigate why cancer returns in some people and not others

An eminent philanthropist and three time cancer survivor Dr James Hull has joined forces with six universities across the country to investigate why cancer returns in some people and not others.

28 Jan 2020

New research project aims to slow down the progression of heart failure

A new research project funded by the British Heart Foundation at the University of Manchester aims to find a way to slow down the progression of heart failure.

28 Jan 2020

Methylmercury exposure can attenuate the cardioprotective effects of fish

Higher serum long-chain omega-3 fatty acid concentration, a marker for fish consumption, was beneficially associated with cardiac performance in middle-aged and older men from eastern Finland.

28 Jan 2020

Just one minute of exercise per week can provide health benefits to older people

Just one minute of exercise per week is enough to provide health benefits to people over the age of 65, according to new research.

28 Jan 2020

Advancing birth triggers an early start to neuron death, mice study shows

Moving birth a day early triggers an early start to widespread neuron death, according to new research in mice published in eNeuro.

28 Jan 2020

BCG vaccine formulations vary widely in their characteristics, study shows

Each year, more than 100 million newborns around the world receive vaccinations against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or TB, which infects about one-quarter of the world's population.

28 Jan 2020

Specific gut microbes have the capacity to affect normal skeletal growth and maturation

Microbes are often seen as pathogens that cause disease, but the picture is actually more complex than that limited view.

28 Jan 2020

Widespread screening for islet autoantibodies reduces the occurrence of diabetic ketoacidosis

JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research, today announced new research that found widespread screening for islet autoantibodies reduced the occurrence of life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis among children with pre-symptomatic T1D.

28 Jan 2020

Key predictors for combination of alcohol use disorder and depression uncovered

For people with psychiatric disorders, comorbidity — or the presence of two or more disorders in a single patient — is quite common. One of the most common comorbidities is alcohol use disorder and major depressive disorder.

28 Jan 2020

Urine protein levels can help identify patients at higher risk for future loss of kidney function

High levels of protein in a patient's urine shortly after an episode of acute kidney injury is associated with increased risk of kidney disease progression, providing a valuable tool in predicting those at highest risk for future loss of kidney function.

28 Jan 2020

Global study identifies the best city designs to reduce transport-related injuries

City design combining more public transport and rail networks with smaller, low speed blocks are the best to reduce road transport injuries, according to a new global study co-authored by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

28 Jan 2020

Study shows wide variability in cost for orthobiologic therapies

The use of orthobiologics is a hot trend in orthopedics, but new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows wide variability in cost for these therapies.

28 Jan 2020

Bone marrow chip provides new strategy for understanding Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

A new research tool that mimics the behavior of diseased bone marrow provides a new strategy for understanding the bone marrow disease, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, and hopefully, developing new treatments.

28 Jan 2020

Concordia study investigates the link between cognition and hearing or vision loss

There is a long-established and widely recognized link between declines in sensory acuity -- particularly hearing and vision -- and cognition. Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, involving tens of thousands of participants across the country aged 45 to 85, backs this up.

28 Jan 2020

The challenge of new antibiotic discovery

It is important to discover antibiotic drugs and to bring them to clinical use, a task made all the more urgent by the increase in the number of infections that are resistant to existing antibiotics. However, this task is a formidable one.

28 Jan 2020

Weight loss surgery helps reverse respiratory issues in obese patients

Obesity is now considered a global health epidemic, affecting millions of people worldwide. In morbidly obese patients, the extra weight has taken a toll on their overall health, including predisposing them to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and respiratory issues. However, breathing issues in obese people may be reversed and relieved, thanks to weight loss surgery.

28 Jan 2020

Pulmonary imaging key to diagnosing vaping-related lung damage

In 2019, the emergence of mysterious lung disease in the United States has sparked global health attention. Now named as the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI), the disease causes lung damage, which is a serious and sometimes fatal complication of vaping.

28 Jan 2020

PCORI Board of Governors approve $12.2 million to find ways to treat different health conditions

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors today approved $12.2 million to fund four studies comparing the most effective ways to treat a range of health conditions that impose high burdens on patients, their families and the healthcare system.

28 Jan 2020

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Study provides insight into how CBD influences the brains of people with psychosis

Travel data reveals top 20 cities at risk of Wuhan coronavirus spread

Groundbreaking study to investigate why cancer returns in some people and not others

New research project aims to slow down the progression of heart failure

Methylmercury exposure can attenuate the cardioprotective effects of fish

Just one minute of exercise per week can provide health benefits to older people

Advancing birth triggers an early start to neuron death, mice study shows

BCG vaccine formulations vary widely in their characteristics, study shows

Specific gut microbes have the capacity to affect normal skeletal growth and maturation

Widespread screening for islet autoantibodies reduces the occurrence of diabetic ketoacidosis

Key predictors for combination of alcohol use disorder and depression uncovered

Urine protein levels can help identify patients at higher risk for future loss of kidney function

Global study identifies the best city designs to reduce transport-related injuries

Study shows wide variability in cost for orthobiologic therapies

Bone marrow chip provides new strategy for understanding Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

Concordia study investigates the link between cognition and hearing or vision loss

The challenge of new antibiotic discovery

Weight loss surgery helps reverse respiratory issues in obese patients

Pulmonary imaging key to diagnosing vaping-related lung damage

PCORI Board of Governors approve $12.2 million to find ways to treat different health conditions

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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