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Anti-aging study wins grant from William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation

The William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation has awarded Texas Biomed Associate Professor Marcel Daadi, Ph.D., with a grant of more than $100,000 to test a promising FDA-approved drug for reversing age-related cognitive decline and memory deficits observed in aged baboons.

18 Jun 2019

Consortium receives EU grant to develop new treatment for leishmaniasis

Professor Sanjeev Krishna and colleagues at St George's, University of London are heading a consortium that has been awarded EUR3.75 million to develop a treatment for one of the world's most neglected tropical diseases, leishmaniasis.

18 Jun 2019

Antidepressant treatment leads to impaired empathy regarding perception of pain

Antidepressant treatment, not only depression per se, can lead to reductions in behavioral and neural responses to pain empathy

18 Jun 2019

Link between frequent gaming and obesity appears true only in adults and not in children

A chubby teen lolling on the sofa for hours on end, the game controller in one hand, a bag of crisps at his side and a bottle of coke on the coffee table. This is the mental picture many people have of the typical gamer.

18 Jun 2019

Machine learning algorithms applied to biopsy images can improve gut disease diagnosis

A study published in the open access journal JAMA Open Network June 14 by scientists at the University of Virginia schools of Engineering and Medicine and the Data Science Institute says machine learning algorithms applied to biopsy images can shorten the time for diagnosing and treating a gut disease that often causes permanent physical and cognitive damage in children from impoverished areas.

18 Jun 2019

Researchers develop promising reconstruction method based on 3D-printed esophageal grafts

The loss of complete segments of the esophagus often results from treatments for esophageal cancer or congenital abnormalities, and current methods to re-establish continuity are inadequate.

18 Jun 2019

Gut microbiota linked with temperament traits in young children

Scientists in the FinnBrain research project of the University of Turku discovered that the gut microbes of a 2.5-month-old infant are associated with the temperament traits manifested at six months of age.

18 Jun 2019

Study: Tobacco and alcohol usage are common in British reality television shows

A new study in the Faculty of Public Health's Journal of Public Health finds that tobacco and alcohol usage are extremely common in British reality television shows.

18 Jun 2019

Duke researchers identify enzyme involved in regulating growth, spread of breast cancers

Immunotherapies have transformed cancer care, but their successes have been limited for reasons that are both complex and perplexing.

18 Jun 2019

Study shows persistence of gender bias by patients in the health care environment

A new study has shown that patients are significantly more likely to correctly identify male physicians and female nurses, demonstrating continuing gender bias in the health care environment.

18 Jun 2019

Researchers propose new model for studying age-related cognitive decline

People are living longer than ever before, but brain health isn't keeping up. To tackle this critical problem, a team of researchers has proposed a new model for studying age-related cognitive decline - one that's tailored to the individual.

18 Jun 2019

Three beagles successfully identify lung cancer by scent, shows study

Three beagles successfully showed they are capable of identifying lung cancer by scent, a first step in identifying specific biomarkers for the disease.

18 Jun 2019

Government policy and infrastructure have substantial impact on hospitalization of seniors

Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study.

18 Jun 2019

Almost 74% of Americans show concern about burnout among healthcare professionals

Nearly three-quarters of Americans are concerned about burnout among healthcare professionals, according to new survey data released today by ASHP.

18 Jun 2019

Study emphasizes need for better education to improve health care for LGBTQ

A first-of-its-kind survey of American neurologists reveals that more than half carry the mistaken belief that a patient's sexual orientation and gender identity have no bearing on treatment of neurologic illness.

18 Jun 2019

Inflammatory marker tests are not sensitive enough to rule out serious conditions, study finds

Blood tests that detect inflammation, known as inflammatory marker tests, are not sensitive enough to rule out serious underlying conditions and GPs should not use them for this purpose, according to researchers from the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Exeter and the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West.

18 Jun 2019

Georgia researcher receives grant to develop models to better predict mental health disorders

Vince Calhoun, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University and director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science, has received nearly $4 million from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health to develop new models that use brain imaging and genomic data to better predict mental health disorders

18 Jun 2019

Growing up on farm with animals may half risk of asthma and allergies, suggests study

Earlier research has shown that growing up on a farm with animals may as much as half the risk of asthma and allergies.

18 Jun 2019

Researchers find way to reinvigorate exhausted immune cells and stop cancer

The human immune system relies on a delicate balance of finely tuned cell types that keep germs and cancerous cells in check.

18 Jun 2019

Up to 80% of metastatic colorectal cancers spread to far areas before diagnoses

Up to 80% of metastatic colorectal cancers are likely to have spread to distant locations in the body before the original tumor has exceeded the size of a poppy seed, according to a study of nearly 3,000 patients by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

18 Jun 2019

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Anti-aging study wins grant from William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation

Consortium receives EU grant to develop new treatment for leishmaniasis

Antidepressant treatment leads to impaired empathy regarding perception of pain

Link between frequent gaming and obesity appears true only in adults and not in children

Machine learning algorithms applied to biopsy images can improve gut disease diagnosis

Researchers develop promising reconstruction method based on 3D-printed esophageal grafts

Gut microbiota linked with temperament traits in young children

Study: Tobacco and alcohol usage are common in British reality television shows

Duke researchers identify enzyme involved in regulating growth, spread of breast cancers

Study shows persistence of gender bias by patients in the health care environment

Researchers propose new model for studying age-related cognitive decline

Three beagles successfully identify lung cancer by scent, shows study

Government policy and infrastructure have substantial impact on hospitalization of seniors

Almost 74% of Americans show concern about burnout among healthcare professionals

Study emphasizes need for better education to improve health care for LGBTQ

Inflammatory marker tests are not sensitive enough to rule out serious conditions, study finds

Georgia researcher receives grant to develop models to better predict mental health disorders

Growing up on farm with animals may half risk of asthma and allergies, suggests study

Researchers find way to reinvigorate exhausted immune cells and stop cancer

Up to 80% of metastatic colorectal cancers spread to far areas before diagnoses

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