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Facebook takes a stand against Anti-vaxxers and vaccine misinformation

Vaccination conspiracy theories and false information regarding vaccination safety has led to decline in vaccine uptake among millions of parents for their children. This has resulted in the comeback of infections that could be prevented by widespread vaccination such as measles, whooping cough etc.

8 Sep 2019

Nanoparticles activated by X rays used to target deep tumours

A team of researchers from University of Texas at Arlington, University of Rhode Island and Brown University have collaborated to come up with use of nanoparticles in targeted therapy for deep seated cancers. Their success with the nanoparticples was published in a study titled, “X-ray induced photodynamic therapy with copper-cysteamine nanoparticles in mice tumors,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

8 Sep 2019

Drug tolerant Tuberculosis could soon be tracked using genes

A team of researchers from the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School have found genetic foot prints of tuberculosis bacteria that are resistant to the commonly used anti-tubercular drugs. This could help scientists develop drugs to combat drug resistance in tuberculosis.

8 Sep 2019

Mobile apps improve atrial fibrillation detection rates in a low-risk population

A new study has shown that mobile health (mHealth) devices are able to screen for the common cardiac disorder called atrial fibrillation (AF).

8 Sep 2019

Economic resurgence not associated with improvement in cardiovascular health

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine by the University of Alabama at Birmingham indicates that economic resurgence was not associated with improvement in cardiovascular health among American adults after the great economic recession of 2008-2009.

8 Sep 2019

Racial/ethnic minority students remain underrepresented in medical schools

Black, Hispanic, and American Indian students remain underrepresented in medical schools, despite increasing efforts to create a diverse physician workforce, according to a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

8 Sep 2019

Researchers discover role of GABA neurons in the central circadian clock

The research team led by Dr. Daisuke Ono and Prof. Akihiro Yamanaka of the Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, collaborating with Prof. Ken-ichi Honma and Prof. Sato Honma of Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, and Prof. Yuchio Yanagawa of Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine revealed that inhibitory neurons (GABAergic neurons) of the central circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) refine circadian output rhythms.

8 Sep 2019

Player athleticism may increase exposure to head impact in young football players

Speed, agility and strength are definitely assets on the football field. But when it comes to hits to the head, those talents may actually increase exposure for the young athletes who account for about 70% of this country's football players.

8 Sep 2019

Oral antibiotics that kill gut microorganisms can alter immune response to flu vaccines

The normal human gut microbiome is a flourishing community of microorganisms, some of which can affect the human immune system. In a new paper published this week in Cell, researchers found that oral antibiotics, which can kill gut microorganisms, can alter the human immune response to seasonal influenza vaccination.

8 Sep 2019

Akron professor receives NSF grant to help premature babies breathe

It's that sound we hear when healthy babies are born, just seconds after delivery -- a gasp of air, perhaps even a cry, as a newborn inflates its lungs for the very first time.

8 Sep 2019

Age affects efficacy of immunotherapy treatment for breast cancer, preclinical study reveals

Recent clinical trials have indicated that immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, which is designed to unleash a patient's immune system to attack cancer, has been revolutionary in its implications for breast cancer treatment, especially for its potential to treat patients with triple negative breast cancer.

8 Sep 2019

Vaping-related respiratory illness characterized by lipid-laden macrophages in the lungs

Doctors have identified a previously unrecognized characteristic of the vaping-related respiratory illness that has been emerging in clusters across the U.S. in recent months.

8 Sep 2019

UAB researchers identify biomarker for early beta cell death in Type 1 diabetes

Beta cells in the pancreas produce insulin. Their death is a key feature of Type 1 diabetes, and that loss starts long before diagnosis. However, there has been no straightforward way to measure that early loss.

8 Sep 2019

Researchers find synergistic connection between two deadly blood-clotting diseases

Two rare but potentially deadly blood-clotting diseases, namely thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or TTP, and hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, show similar pathologies -- a multitude of painful blockages in small blood vessels that cause varying degrees of organ injury throughout the body. However, the two disorders have distinct biological mechanisms.

8 Sep 2019

Medical Research News

Facebook takes a stand against Anti-vaxxers and vaccine misinformation

Nanoparticles activated by X rays used to target deep tumours

Drug tolerant Tuberculosis could soon be tracked using genes

Mobile apps improve atrial fibrillation detection rates in a low-risk population

Economic resurgence not associated with improvement in cardiovascular health

Racial/ethnic minority students remain underrepresented in medical schools

Researchers discover role of GABA neurons in the central circadian clock

Player athleticism may increase exposure to head impact in young football players

Oral antibiotics that kill gut microorganisms can alter immune response to flu vaccines

Akron professor receives NSF grant to help premature babies breathe

Age affects efficacy of immunotherapy treatment for breast cancer, preclinical study reveals

Vaping-related respiratory illness characterized by lipid-laden macrophages in the lungs

UAB researchers identify biomarker for early beta cell death in Type 1 diabetes

Researchers find synergistic connection between two deadly blood-clotting diseases

Study: One-third of children admitted in ICUs for sepsis show PTSD symptoms

Deep brain magnetic stimulation can improve symptoms of OCD

Scientists discover brain areas for understanding metaphors in healthy and schizophrenic people

Microplastics in water are causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health

Dating could increase depression

Study examines screening and treatment of opioid-induced low testosterone in men

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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