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Study identifies a common denominator that triggers asthma in favorable environments

In recent decades, asthma has become a major public health problem. The exponential increase in asthma cases in industrialized countries over the past 50 years is due to major changes in our environment.

7 Oct 2019

Cincinnati Children's receives NIH grant renewal for collaborative research into eosinophilic disorders

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has received a 5-year, $7.57 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health to continue leading a consortium of organizations from around the country that will conduct clinical research into eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.

7 Oct 2019

Kessler researchers awarded grant to study effects of exercise in patients with MS

With a grant from the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, John DeLuca, PhD, Helen Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, will study the effects of different exercise regimens across multiple realms of symptoms and functioning in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

7 Oct 2019

Febrile infants may be at increased risk for infections

Infants with a high fever may be at increased risk for infections, according to research from Penn State College of Medicine.

7 Oct 2019

New genome-wide association study shines light on genetic risk factors for gout

Researchers, using a method called genome-wide association study, have illuminated the genetic underpinnings of high serum urate, the blood condition that brings on gout.

7 Oct 2019

Researchers study how allergens get on our nerves to drive inflammation in atopic dermatitis

Dry skin, pain, and itching... Atopic dermatitis affects the everyday lives of nearly 20% of children, and up to 5% of adults. The condition can have a significant impact on the quality of life of these patients.

7 Oct 2019

Study shows association between mushroom consumption and lower risk of prostate cancer

Results from the first long-term cohort study of more than 36,000 Japanese men over decades suggest an association between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer.

7 Oct 2019

Study shows relationship between duration of football played and CTE risk, severity

The risk and severity of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy increases with the number of years playing American football according to a new study that appears online in Annals of Neurology.

7 Oct 2019

Study identifies genetic marker which could personalize treatment for Crohn's disease

The largest study ever to look at why an expensive and commonly used group of drugs fails some patients with Crohn's disease has identified a genetic marker which could individualize drug treatment.

7 Oct 2019

Diabetes advances can help manage challenges associated with post-meal blood sugar levels

Mealtimes can become a difficult experience for individuals with diabetes. After a meal, blood sugar levels may soar as the food digests or unexpectedly plummet if an insulin dose was more than the meal required.

7 Oct 2019

Osaka University Hospital begins clinical research for prostate cancer diagnosis using PET imaging

Osaka University Hospital began Japan's first clinical research for diagnosis of prostate cancer using PET (positron emission tomography) scan results in September 2019.

7 Oct 2019

UCI researcher given NIH Director's New Innovator Award to study learning and memory

University of California, Irvine researcher Kevin Beier, PhD, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics in the School of Medicine, received a 2019 NIH Director's New Innovator Award to study learning and memory in an effort to discover new treatments for behavioral symptoms of chronic stress and depression.

7 Oct 2019

Simple computer model helps better understand memory processing in the brain

Brains are a mazy network of overlapping circuits -- some pathways encourage activity while others suppress it.

7 Oct 2019

Study highlights practice patterns and factors associated with prognosis of male breast cancer

A recent analysis reveals that treatment of male breast cancer has evolved over the years. In addition, certain patient-, tumor-, and treatment-related factors are linked with better survival. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

7 Oct 2019

Exercise can help protect cancer patients' heart from negative effects of therapies

Patients with cancer should receive a tailored exercise prescription to protect their heart, reports a paper published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

7 Oct 2019

Antidepressant use soars among people aged 65 and over

A study had found that there has been a rise in antidepressant use in people aged 65 and over, even though numbers of those depressed has not changed.

7 Oct 2019

Eco-friendly washing machines may harbor harmful bacteria

A new study has revealed that eco-friendly home washing machines may be facilitating the spread of harmful bacteria.

7 Oct 2019

Exercise may help reduce heart damage caused by chemotherapy

Cancer treatments can take a toll on the heart. The agents used to curb cancer cells can damage the heart or peripheral blood vessels. In some cases, they cause problems with clotting or blood lipids.

7 Oct 2019

People tend to eat more when eating with other people

When people eat together with other acquaintances or close friends, as in a family meal or eating with friends, they tend to eat more. This is called ‘social facilitation’ and is possibly traceable all the way back to basic human behavior, allowing people to survive better. The current analysis was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on 21 August 2019.

7 Oct 2019

Deep brain stimulation effective in resistant depression

A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry says deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment in depressed patients who do not respond to other forms of therapy. The study published on October 4, 2019, looked at the long-term effects on patients who had received electrical stimulation to the subcallosal cingulate area of the brain. The subcallosal cingulate area of the brain is also called Brodmann Area 25, and has been targeted by researchers as a possible focus for antidepressant stimulation.

7 Oct 2019

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Study identifies a common denominator that triggers asthma in favorable environments

Cincinnati Children's receives NIH grant renewal for collaborative research into eosinophilic disorders

Kessler researchers awarded grant to study effects of exercise in patients with MS

Febrile infants may be at increased risk for infections

New genome-wide association study shines light on genetic risk factors for gout

Researchers study how allergens get on our nerves to drive inflammation in atopic dermatitis

Study shows association between mushroom consumption and lower risk of prostate cancer

Study shows relationship between duration of football played and CTE risk, severity

Study identifies genetic marker which could personalize treatment for Crohn's disease

Diabetes advances can help manage challenges associated with post-meal blood sugar levels

Osaka University Hospital begins clinical research for prostate cancer diagnosis using PET imaging

UCI researcher given NIH Director's New Innovator Award to study learning and memory

Simple computer model helps better understand memory processing in the brain

Study highlights practice patterns and factors associated with prognosis of male breast cancer

Exercise can help protect cancer patients' heart from negative effects of therapies

Antidepressant use soars among people aged 65 and over

Eco-friendly washing machines may harbor harmful bacteria

Exercise may help reduce heart damage caused by chemotherapy

People tend to eat more when eating with other people

Deep brain stimulation effective in resistant depression

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