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Intermittent fasting shown to improve blood glucose levels

Researchers have shown that fasting can improve glycemic (blood sugar) responses in men with a high risk of developing diabetes, irrespective of how much food they eat.

30 Apr 2019

Oral contraceptives may reduce risk of ACL tears in women

Oral contraceptives may lower the risk of anterior cruciate ligament tears in women, according to a large observational study involving over 165,000 female patients (aged 15-49), published in The Physician and Sports medicine journal.

30 Apr 2019

Innovative treatment improves vision of a patient suffering from melanoma-associated retinopathy

Innovative treatment has improved the vision of a patient suffering from a rare cancer-related syndrome affecting the eye, new research in the journal JAMA Ophthalmol reports.

30 Apr 2019

Study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy

A new study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy and new fundamental insights into the relationship between neurons and their glial "helper" cells.

30 Apr 2019

People with low self-esteem do not get health benefit from perceived social support

Scientists have long known that the support of friends and family plays a key role in protecting people's physical health.

30 Apr 2019

JoVE records a successful MedUni Vienna radiopharmaceutical experiment

The renowned online scientific journal JoVE videos study experiments with the aim of improving the reproducibility of biomedical experiments.

30 Apr 2019

UVA researchers identify how cancers subvert wound healing process to grow and spread

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on how cancers hijack the body’s natural wound-healing response to grow and spread.

30 Apr 2019

Researchers synthesize peroxidase-mimicking nanozyme with low cost and superior catalytic activity

A KAIST research team doped nitrogen and boron into graphene to selectively increase peroxidase-like activity and succeeded in synthesizing a peroxidase-mimicking nanozyme with a low cost and superior catalytic activity.

30 Apr 2019

Nociceptin receptor is associated with PTSD resilience after trauma

Fewer receptors for the anti-stress brain chemical nociceptin is associated with less severe posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in college women who have experienced sexual violence, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier.

30 Apr 2019

Angiotensin receptor blockers could improve response to cancer immunotherapy

A research team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that combining a specialized version of an antihypertension drug with immune checkpoint blockers could increase the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

30 Apr 2019

Study finds promising new treatment for infants with Noonan Syndrome

Noonan Syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome typically evident at birth and often linked to early-onset severe heart disease.

30 Apr 2019

Study: Child and adolescent health improved but maternal mortality worsened in the U.S.

The United States is one of only eight countries in the world where decreases in child and adolescent mortality over a 27-year period haven't also been matched by reductions in maternal mortality, according to a new scientific study.

30 Apr 2019

SLU study suggests a more equitable way for Medicare reimbursement

Those who were enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid were sicker, had more cognitive impairments and difficulty functioning, and needed more social support than those who were not enrolled in both government programs, Saint Louis University research found.

30 Apr 2019

Study documents experience of African-American moms raising their children in the US

African-American moms share many traits with helicopter parents, specifically when it comes to being overprotective and hypervigilant about their children's lives. But their goal is not only to get them into college. It's survival.

30 Apr 2019

Study examines if caffeine could prevent harmful effects of PGE1 treatment on breathing

Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital presented results of a study that investigated whether there are any deleterious effects of prostaglandin E1 treatment on breathing and whether these effects would be prevented via pre-treatment with caffeine.

30 Apr 2019

Transplanting fecal microbiota may be the best treatment for antibiotic-resistant C. diff infection

Transplanting human donor fecal microbiota into the colon of a patient infected with Clostridiodes difficile may be the best treatment for those not helped by C. diff targeted antibiotics, according to an article in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

30 Apr 2019

Autism diagnoses in children as young as 14 months appears to be remarkably stable

Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder by trained professionals in children as young as 14 months are remarkably stable, suggesting that accurate screening and earlier treatment is feasible, report scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine in a study publishing online April 29, 2019 in JAMA Pediatrics.

30 Apr 2019

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Intermittent fasting shown to improve blood glucose levels

Oral contraceptives may reduce risk of ACL tears in women

Innovative treatment improves vision of a patient suffering from melanoma-associated retinopathy

Study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy

People with low self-esteem do not get health benefit from perceived social support

JoVE records a successful MedUni Vienna radiopharmaceutical experiment

UVA researchers identify how cancers subvert wound healing process to grow and spread

Researchers synthesize peroxidase-mimicking nanozyme with low cost and superior catalytic activity

Nociceptin receptor is associated with PTSD resilience after trauma

Angiotensin receptor blockers could improve response to cancer immunotherapy

Study finds promising new treatment for infants with Noonan Syndrome

Study: Child and adolescent health improved but maternal mortality worsened in the U.S.

SLU study suggests a more equitable way for Medicare reimbursement

Study documents experience of African-American moms raising their children in the US

Study examines if caffeine could prevent harmful effects of PGE1 treatment on breathing

Transplanting fecal microbiota may be the best treatment for antibiotic-resistant C. diff infection

Autism diagnoses in children as young as 14 months appears to be remarkably stable

Genetic makeup does not predispose people to tooth decay, study finds

Multigene test helps doctors to make effective treatment decisions for breast cancer patients

Prior radioprotection via EGLN inhibitor improves survival in mouse model of pancreatic cancer

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