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New research finds anti-inflammatory drugs to be ineffective to prevent Alzheimer’s

Researchers have known for decades that inflammation accompanies Alzheimer's disease brain lesions. Several early studies suggested that "super-aspirins" or Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs could help avoid the disease.

8 Apr 2019

Study finds link between common virus and faster disease progression in cystic fibrosis

A new study has found that cystic fibrosis patients who have a common virus may experience faster disease progression than patients who do not have the virus. Signs of faster cystic fibrosis disease progression included earlier times to lung transplant referral and reaching the final stages of the disease.

8 Apr 2019

Common food preservative may influence effectiveness of flu vaccines

Michigan State University scientists have linked a common food preservative to an altered immune response that possibly hinders flu vaccines.

8 Apr 2019

AVITA Medical presents results highlighting outcomes for pediatric burn patients treated using RECELL System

AVITA Medical, a global regenerative medicine company, announced that interim results describing clinical outcomes for pediatric patients treated using the RECELL System were presented at the American Burn Association 51st Annual Meeting in Las Vegas by Jeffrey Carter, MD, FACS University Medical Center New Orleans Burn Center and LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine.

8 Apr 2019

Newly developed tool helps train clinicians to optimally care for older people

Among many breakthroughs that have made living longer possible, better health care--and more experts to make that care possible--loom large.

8 Apr 2019

Study examines costs of cancer treatment associated with continued smoking

This study was an economic evaluation and it used a model to examine the costs of subsequent cancer treatment associated with continued smoking by patients after their initial cancer treatment failed.

8 Apr 2019

Real financial cost of heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical expenses

The full financial cost of a heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical costs when lost work time for patients and caregivers is included.

8 Apr 2019

New HIV drug that is like a "Swiss Army knife of immunotherapies"

HIV is a tricky virus that causes a unique phenomenon where the virus hides within the immune cells of patients when they are on treatment with the antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs. When they are off the drugs, the virus comes back.

7 Apr 2019

High-dose standard radiation treatment well-tolerated by patients with centrally located NSCLC

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, a high-dose, precisely delivered radiotherapy, is considered the standard treatment for patients with medically inoperable, node-negative, non-small cell lung cancer.

5 Apr 2019

Researchers create online tool to determine genetic diversity and ancestry of cell lines

Cancer is a highly varied disease, with genetic differences among different tumor types, individuals and ancestral populations. These genetic differences can impact disease aggressiveness, the type of disease, and the response to therapy.

5 Apr 2019

NSAIDs ineffective for treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have known for decades that inflammation accompanies Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain lesions.

5 Apr 2019

Study estimates economic burden of smoking on cancer treatment

A study released today in JAMA Network Open reported that smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with substantial additional costs of cancer treatment.

5 Apr 2019

New clinical pathway reduces rate of debilitating complications for frail elderly trauma patients

A standardized interdisciplinary clinical pathway to identify and manage frailty in older patients has reduced the rate of one of the most debilitating complications for older patients--delirium--and kept patients from returning to the hospital within 30 days of treatment for traumatic injury.

5 Apr 2019

New study explains why heart failure patients have trouble with thinking and depression

Heart failure patients often have trouble with thinking and depression. A new study by University of Guelph researchers explains why and points to ways to prevent and treat both heart and brain maladies through the emerging field of circadian medicine.

5 Apr 2019

Dentists' diagnostic performance deteriorates when put under time pressure

Dentists can miss important details on x-rays when put under time pressure, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth.

5 Apr 2019

Autism enhances characteristics that help at home and at work, experts find

Autism enhances characteristics such as loyalty and focus which help those with the condition at work and in their relationships with others, experts have found.

5 Apr 2019

UCI discovery may lead to mitigation of side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs

In a study published in Science Advances magazine, researchers from the University of California, Irvine have captured, for the first time, the full-length structure of the rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), an enzyme that plays an indispensable role in human vision.

5 Apr 2019

Vascular changes in the eye reveal early cognitive impairment

Reduced blood capillaries in the back of the eye may be a new, noninvasive way to diagnose early cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease in which individuals become forgetful, reports a newly published Northwestern Medicine study.

5 Apr 2019

Dietary fiber could help prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Dietary fiber may be a new tool in the prevention of progressive lung disease, thanks to the production of anti-inflammatory short chain fatty acids, according to a new study by Australia's Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs at University of Newcastle, and the Centre for Inflammation, a partnership between The University of Technology Sydney and Centenary Institute.

5 Apr 2019

Eat intuitively, not restrictively

Listening to the body's cues and acting on these cues, instead of ignoring them, may improve diet success, according to researchers.

5 Apr 2019

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New research finds anti-inflammatory drugs to be ineffective to prevent Alzheimer’s

Study finds link between common virus and faster disease progression in cystic fibrosis

Common food preservative may influence effectiveness of flu vaccines

AVITA Medical presents results highlighting outcomes for pediatric burn patients treated using RECELL System

Newly developed tool helps train clinicians to optimally care for older people

Study examines costs of cancer treatment associated with continued smoking

Real financial cost of heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical expenses

New HIV drug that is like a "Swiss Army knife of immunotherapies"

High-dose standard radiation treatment well-tolerated by patients with centrally located NSCLC

Researchers create online tool to determine genetic diversity and ancestry of cell lines

NSAIDs ineffective for treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease

Study estimates economic burden of smoking on cancer treatment

New clinical pathway reduces rate of debilitating complications for frail elderly trauma patients

New study explains why heart failure patients have trouble with thinking and depression

Dentists' diagnostic performance deteriorates when put under time pressure

Autism enhances characteristics that help at home and at work, experts find

UCI discovery may lead to mitigation of side effects caused by erectile dysfunction drugs

Vascular changes in the eye reveal early cognitive impairment

Dietary fiber could help prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Eat intuitively, not restrictively

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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