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HyFly research project aims to break chains of infection and prevent pandemics

Global air travel isn't restricted to people and goods - infectious agents, too, can make their way on board as unwelcome passengers and travel great distances within a matter of hours.

1 Oct 2018

Gangrene-causing bacteria show promise as cancer treatment

Researchers have found that the bacteria responsible for causing gangrene could also be used to treat patients with certain cancers.

1 Oct 2018

New analysis confirms value of minimal residual disease as prognostic indicator in multiple myeloma

Adaptive Biotechnologies today announced that Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, published online an analysis of patient samples from the Intergroupe Francophone du Myéloma 2009 trial.

1 Oct 2018

Child sleep disorders on the rise due to social media and obesity

More and more children in England are being diagnosed with sleep problems, including nightmares, sleepwalking, and insomnia.

1 Oct 2018

Aspirin shown to prevent the spread of cancer

New research by Cardiff University has demonstrated a role for Aspirin in the treatment of bowel, prostate and breast cancer.

1 Oct 2018

Researchers identify genes that could help predict treatment outcomes for parasitic disease

Researchers at the University of York have identified genes in a parasite that could help clinicians predict drug treatment outcomes for patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil.

1 Oct 2018

Up to half of people with Alzheimer's disease use psychotropic drug, finds study

Up to half of people with Alzheimer's disease use a psychotropic drug, and one in five uses two or more psychotropics concomitantly, according to a study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland.

1 Oct 2018

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

The Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival, to be held in New York, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, will feature cutting-edge research studies from around the world that endeavor to answer urgent questions in the field of cancer immunotherapy to advance progress more rapidly for patients.

1 Oct 2018

EU countries lack capacity to rapidly move future Alzheimer's treatment into clinical use

The health care systems in some European countries lack the capacity to rapidly move a disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease from approval into widespread clinical use, which could leave 1 million people without access to transformative care if such a breakthrough occurs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

1 Oct 2018

New study describes workplace experiences of minority resident physicians in training

Workplace experiences of minority resident physicians in training are described in a new study.

1 Oct 2018

New project identifies immune checkpoint inhibition as potential treatment for angiosarcomas

Angiosarcoma Project, a patient-partnered genomics study, identified immune checkpoint inhibition as a potential treatment option for patients with angiosarcomas of the head, face, neck, or scalp, according to data presented at the fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference.

1 Oct 2018

Novel discovery could help to improve success of corneal transplants

A team of eye specialists at The University of Nottingham has made another novel discovery that could help to improve the success of corneal transplants for patients whose sight has been affected by disease.

1 Oct 2018

New insights into application of drug-eluting stents during percutaneous coronary intervention

Researchers at the Thorax Centrum Twente of Medisch Spectrum Twente and the University of Twente have recently completed their fourth major study into the application of drug-eluting stents during percutaneous coronary intervention.

1 Oct 2018

Scientists use machine learning to better predict learning difficulties in children

Scientists using machine learning - a type of artificial intelligence - with data from hundreds of children who struggle at school, identified clusters of learning difficulties which did not match the previous diagnosis the children had been given.

30 Sep 2018

New EU-funded project trials novel type of graft for replacement of aortic valves

The EU-funded project ARISE is trialing a novel type of graft for the replacement of aortic valves: it is using donated human heart valves that have been stripped of the donor’s cells to appease the recipient’s immune system.

29 Sep 2018

New project aims to develop strategies for more durable animal-derived heart valves

Animal-derived heart valves are preferred to mechanical ones for valve-replacement heart surgery because they are more biocompatible and do not require a life-changing regime of anticoagulant drugs.

29 Sep 2018

UB receives £1.78 million to find new therapies for treating heart failure and diabetes

The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.78 million by the Wellcome Trust for research aimed at finding new therapies to treat diseases such as heart failure, diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders.

29 Sep 2018

Researchers examine factors associated with mortality post- traumatic brain injury

Model system researchers have examined the factors associated with mortality among individuals aged 16 years and older who were more than one year post- traumatic brain injury.

29 Sep 2018

Patients report troubling health issues even up to two years after arthroscopic hip surgery

Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of patients reported troubling new health issues ranging from sleep problems, to arthritis to cardiovascular disease.

29 Sep 2018

Specially-designed wearable devices have potential to inform research into selective mutism

In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team led by Child Mind Institute researchers found that specially-designed wearable devices that passively capture and quantify child vocalization features have the potential to inform research into selective mutism by providing standardized, objective measurements that can aid in diagnosis and assess the efficacy of treatment approaches.

29 Sep 2018

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HyFly research project aims to break chains of infection and prevent pandemics

Gangrene-causing bacteria show promise as cancer treatment

New analysis confirms value of minimal residual disease as prognostic indicator in multiple myeloma

Child sleep disorders on the rise due to social media and obesity

Aspirin shown to prevent the spread of cancer

Researchers identify genes that could help predict treatment outcomes for parasitic disease

Up to half of people with Alzheimer's disease use psychotropic drug, finds study

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

EU countries lack capacity to rapidly move future Alzheimer's treatment into clinical use

New study describes workplace experiences of minority resident physicians in training

New project identifies immune checkpoint inhibition as potential treatment for angiosarcomas

Novel discovery could help to improve success of corneal transplants

New insights into application of drug-eluting stents during percutaneous coronary intervention

Scientists use machine learning to better predict learning difficulties in children

New EU-funded project trials novel type of graft for replacement of aortic valves

New project aims to develop strategies for more durable animal-derived heart valves

UB receives £1.78 million to find new therapies for treating heart failure and diabetes

Researchers examine factors associated with mortality post- traumatic brain injury

Patients report troubling health issues even up to two years after arthroscopic hip surgery

Specially-designed wearable devices have potential to inform research into selective mutism

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