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New study uncovers key protein in the production of insulin

The crucial hormone insulin needs help acquiring the right structure. A protein that assists in the process of insulin folding has just been discovered in a new study conducted by researchers at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

25 Jan 2019

NIH funds first artificial pancreas trial for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes in the U.S.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a R01 grant to a multi-institutional team to develop and evaluate a pregnancy-specific Artificial Pancreas in a sequence of in-clinic and transitional environment clinical trials.

25 Jan 2019

NIH researchers discover that anti-flu antibodies can inhibit two different viral proteins

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered that antibodies that may form the basis of a universal flu vaccine inhibit a second viral protein in addition to the one that they bind.

25 Jan 2019

Regular use of common pain relief medicines improves survival for head and neck cancer patients

Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found.

25 Jan 2019

New study will improve identification antenatal anxiety

A landmark study by experts at the University of Stirling will help health professionals improve the identification of severe and problematic anxiety in pregnant women.

25 Jan 2019

Study: CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against Zika virus

Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus, according to a study published January 24 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sujan Shresta of the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, and colleagues.

25 Jan 2019

UK launches plans to help combat antimicrobial resistance by 2040

The UK government has launched a 5-year action plan outlining how the nation intends to contribute to the containment and control of antimicrobial resistance by the year 2040.

25 Jan 2019

Thousands of girls in the UK have not been vaccinated against HPV

The PHE campaign to vaccinate all girls between the ages of 12 and 18 years against HPV was only achieved in two-thirds of the population between 2017-2018.

25 Jan 2019

Loss of muscle and body weight linked with disability in stroke patients

Loss of muscle and body weight is associated with disability after stroke, reports a study presented today at Heart & Stroke 2019, a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke, and published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle.

25 Jan 2019

Researchers discover new details of brain pathway related to impulsive behaviors

Researchers from Singapore and South Korea have uncovered new details of a brain pathway that can cause impulsive behaviors.

25 Jan 2019

Penn's novel ERAS protocol for spinal surgery patients reduces opioid use

A novel "Enhanced Recovery After Surgery" (ERAS) protocol developed by Penn Medicine for patients undergoing spinal and peripheral nerve surgery significantly reduced opioid use.

25 Jan 2019

Fish oil does not appear to provide therapeutic benefits for obese teens with uncontrolled asthma

Fish oil does not appear to improve asthma control in adolescents and young adults with uncontrolled asthma who are overweight or obese, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

25 Jan 2019

Lengthened medication time, counseling support can help cancer patients quit smoking

Quitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, yet almost half of cancer patients continue to smoke after they've been diagnosed.

25 Jan 2019

Copy number variants linked with 'schizophrenia-like' subtype of bipolar disorder

A form of rare genomic structural variation called copy number variants (CNVs) may be more closely associated with schizophrenia than bipolar disorder.

25 Jan 2019

Newly developed algorithm could give pig farms advance notice of PEDV outbreaks

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an algorithm that could give pig farms advance notice of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus outbreaks.

25 Jan 2019

Researchers find promising technique for estimating rural intravenous drug use

A study published today in the American Journal of Public Health estimates that 1,857 people injected drugs in the last six months in Cabell County, W.Va., a rural county with a population of 94,958. This estimate is based on an innovative survey technique that public health officials can now use in their own rural communities to address the opioid epidemic.

25 Jan 2019

Detecting Alzheimer’s in Hispanic patients may be more difficult than non-Hispanics

Researchers at Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, part of University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that autopsies of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when they were alive -- and confirmed by autopsy -- indicate many cognitive issues symptomatic of the condition are less noticeable in living Hispanic patients.

25 Jan 2019

New recovery pathway could speed up time to next treatment for pancreatic cancer patients

Pancreaticoduodenectomy, or the Whipple operation, is one of the most complex abdominal surgeries, and is commonly prescribed as a first line of therapy for cancer located within the pancreatic head.

25 Jan 2019

Gender-specific smoking cessation strategies may improve quit outcomes in women

Gender matters when it comes to smoking cessation. Women are 31 percent less likely to quit smoking successfully, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, in part because nicotine replacement therapy is thought to be more effective in male smokers.

25 Jan 2019

Research sheds new light on type of injuries occurring among children

Nearly 1 in 5 fifth-graders has received violent injuries, the majority delivered by guns or knives, according to recently published research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

25 Jan 2019

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New study uncovers key protein in the production of insulin

NIH funds first artificial pancreas trial for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes in the U.S.

NIH researchers discover that anti-flu antibodies can inhibit two different viral proteins

Regular use of common pain relief medicines improves survival for head and neck cancer patients

New study will improve identification antenatal anxiety

Study: CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against Zika virus

UK launches plans to help combat antimicrobial resistance by 2040

Thousands of girls in the UK have not been vaccinated against HPV

Loss of muscle and body weight linked with disability in stroke patients

Researchers discover new details of brain pathway related to impulsive behaviors

Penn's novel ERAS protocol for spinal surgery patients reduces opioid use

Fish oil does not appear to provide therapeutic benefits for obese teens with uncontrolled asthma

Lengthened medication time, counseling support can help cancer patients quit smoking

Copy number variants linked with 'schizophrenia-like' subtype of bipolar disorder

Newly developed algorithm could give pig farms advance notice of PEDV outbreaks

Researchers find promising technique for estimating rural intravenous drug use

Detecting Alzheimer’s in Hispanic patients may be more difficult than non-Hispanics

New recovery pathway could speed up time to next treatment for pancreatic cancer patients

Gender-specific smoking cessation strategies may improve quit outcomes in women

Research sheds new light on type of injuries occurring among children

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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