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Researchers determine factors that cause stress development in the human body

In today's life, we often encounter situations when the organism's functions are overstrained, and the action of extreme factors causes the development of a stress response.

15 Mar 2019

New study could reveal the complex interaction between languages and human beings who use them

New research is helping scientists around the world understand what drives language change, especially when languages are in their infancy.

15 Mar 2019

Key discoveries could shed light on retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age and accounts for approximately 4% of childhood cancers. If not diagnosed early, retinoblastoma may result in loss of one or both eyes and can be fatal.

15 Mar 2019

Study confirms sensitivity of microbiological cultures for detecting cholera

Recently, the sensitivity of fecal microbiological cultures for detecting cholera has come under question. Researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases investigated this claim using a ‘vaccine probe’ analysis of a completed cholera vaccine cluster randomized trial to support the sensitivity of conventional microbiological culture for cholera.

15 Mar 2019

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust saw falls at night drop by a third on two wards that introduced the Oxehealth Digital Care Assistant technology, a clinical study has shown.

15 Mar 2019

Cell therapy may be alternative strategy for treatment of chronic kidney disease

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists are working on a promising approach for treatment of chronic kidney disease - regeneration of damaged tissues using therapeutic cells.

15 Mar 2019

Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

Surgery to remove multiple herniated or degenerated discs in the neck, a procedure known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, can be safely performed in an outpatient setting in select patients, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

15 Mar 2019

Long-awaited structure offers new insights into rejection of transplanted organs

Rejection of any kind is always hard to deal with, but when one's body rejects a precious organ transplant, the consequences can be devastating. Professor A. Vathsala, Co-director of the National University Centre for Organ Transplantation at the National University Hospital and Professor of Medicine, shared that between 30% to 40% of kidney transplants are lost over time to rejection.

15 Mar 2019

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

The typical length of stay in hospital after hip replacement and knee replacement procedures has decreased over the last decade from about four days to under two days.

15 Mar 2019

New method would allow doctors to detect earliest stages of cancers in the lymph nodes

The vast majority of cancer deaths occur due to the spread of cancer from one organ to another, which can happen either through the blood or the lymphatic system. However, it can be tricky to detect this early enough.

15 Mar 2019

Study reveals slow pace of under-5 mortality reduction in most sub-Saharan African countries

The relatively slow pace of neonatal and under-5 mortality reduction could prevent most countries in sub-Saharan Africa from achieving targets set in Sustainable Development Goal 3 by 2030, according to a study published March 12 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Iván Mejía-Guevara of Stanford University, USA and colleagues.

15 Mar 2019

Deadly inherited blood disorders cured with bone marrow transplant

Doubling the low amount of total body radiation delivered to patients undergoing bone marrow transplants with donor cells that are only "half-matched" increased the rate of engraftment from only about 50 percent to nearly 100 percent, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

15 Mar 2019

Study: More vitamin D may boost memory but too much could lead to slower reaction time

How much vitamin D can boost memory, learning and decision-making in older adults, and how much is too much?

15 Mar 2019

New research reveals overlooked impact of herbicide glyphosate on the environment

New research from McGill University reveals an overlooked impact that the widely used herbicide glyphosate may be having on the environment.

15 Mar 2019

Antiviral treatment improves survival for kidney transplant recipients infected with HBV or HCV

Prior to the development of antiviral therapy, kidney transplant recipients infected with either hepatitis B or hepatitis C experienced poor outcomes.

15 Mar 2019

Shorter treatment for Chagas disease found to be effective and safer than standard treatment

A two-week treatment course for adult patients with chronic Chagas disease showed, when compared to placebo, similar efficacy and significantly fewer side effects than the standard treatment duration of eight weeks, according to the results of a clinical trial in Bolivia led by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative.

14 Mar 2019

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Researchers determine factors that cause stress development in the human body

New study could reveal the complex interaction between languages and human beings who use them

Key discoveries could shed light on retinoblastoma

Study confirms sensitivity of microbiological cultures for detecting cholera

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Cell therapy may be alternative strategy for treatment of chronic kidney disease

Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

Long-awaited structure offers new insights into rejection of transplanted organs

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

New method would allow doctors to detect earliest stages of cancers in the lymph nodes

Study reveals slow pace of under-5 mortality reduction in most sub-Saharan African countries

Deadly inherited blood disorders cured with bone marrow transplant

Study: More vitamin D may boost memory but too much could lead to slower reaction time

New research reveals overlooked impact of herbicide glyphosate on the environment

Antiviral treatment improves survival for kidney transplant recipients infected with HBV or HCV

Shorter treatment for Chagas disease found to be effective and safer than standard treatment

Using organ-on-a-chip technology to reduce side effects of radiation therapy

IVF babies have increased in birthweight over the past 25 years, study reveals

Bacteria 'trap' could help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

New treatment approach could minimize brain damage caused by stroke

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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