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Drug cocktail that increases lifespan discovered

A team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS College has discovered a combination of pharmaceutical drugs that not only increases healthy lifespan in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), but also delays the rate of ageing in them, a finding that could someday mean longer, healthier lives for humans.

22 Oct 2018

Study shows potential positive impact of group prenatal care on birth outcomes

A recent retrospective matched cohort study of more than 9,000 pregnant women found that women who received group prenatal care had a significantly lower risk of having a preterm birth or a low birth weight baby compared with women who received individual care only, after adjusting for number of individual care visits.

22 Oct 2018

Aspirin may be effective in preventing blood clots after knee replacement

When it comes to preventing blood clots after a knee replacement, good old aspirin may be just as effective as newer, more expensive drugs.

22 Oct 2018

People with periodontal disease less likely to reach healthy blood pressure ranges

People with high blood pressure taking medication for their condition are more likely to benefit from the therapy if they have good oral health, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

22 Oct 2018

Study findings could set new standard of care for advanced anal cancer

A new approach to treating advanced anal cancer is safer and more effective than the most widely used current treatment, according to the first ever randomized clinical trial in this group of patients.

22 Oct 2018

Duration of respiratory disturbances may better predict mortality risk from OSA

How long a person with obstructive sleep apnea stops breathing may be a better predictor of mortality risk from OSA than the number of times they stop breathing, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

22 Oct 2018

Immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab may improve survival in patients with MSI-high metastatic colorectal cancers

Immunotherapy with nivolumab and low-dose ipilimumab could become a new first line treatment in patients with some metastatic colorectal cancers following late-breaking results from the CheckMate-142 trial reported at the ESMO 2018 Congress in Munich.

22 Oct 2018

Researchers produce artificial antibody capable of blocking prions in the laboratory

Prion diseases affect the brain, causing neurodegenerative problems that always lead to death. They attracted attention in the late 1990s due to the "Mad Cow" scare.

22 Oct 2018

At-home biofeedback therapy effective in relieving difficult-to-treat constipation

Biofeedback therapy used at home is about 70 percent effective at helping patients learn how to coordinate and relax bowel muscles and relieve one of the most difficult-to-treat types of constipation, investigators report.

22 Oct 2018

Study suggests rising childhood obesity rates as cause for serious hip disease in adolescents

New research suggests that rising childhood obesity rates are causing more adolescents to develop a debilitating hip disease requiring urgent surgery.

22 Oct 2018

Free phone app helps low-income obese patients to lose weight

With the help of a free phone app, low-income obese patients with signs of cardiovascular risk lost a clinically meaningful amount of weight, finds new research from Duke University.

22 Oct 2018

HIV-infected Hispanics at higher risk of developing HPV-related cancers, finds study

A new study reveals that Hispanic HIV-infected adults in the United States are at a higher risk of developing cancers caused by the human papillomavirus than Hispanics from the general population.

22 Oct 2018

Prostate radiotherapy improves survival in men with low burden of metastatic disease

Radiotherapy to the prostate improves overall survival in men newly diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer who have a low metastatic disease burden but not in those with higher burden of disease, according to results from a pre-planned analysis of a large comparison study reported at ESMO 2018.

22 Oct 2018

Pilot clinical trial shows effectiveness of bioelectronic medicine device for lupus

A bioelectronic medicine device was effective in reducing pain and fatigue in patients with lupus, according to Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor Cynthia Aranow, MD, who will present pilot clinical trial results Tuesday at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Professional's Annual Meeting.

22 Oct 2018

Finnish study finds significant regional differences in endoscopic sinus surgery

Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common disease that is usually treated with intranasal medication and nasal saline lavage. Endoscopic sinus surgery) is considered when CRS is difficult to treat. The surgery aims to restore ventilation of paranasal sinuses and reduce inflammation.

22 Oct 2018

Not exercising is worse than smoking, diabetes or heart disease finds study

The study was published in the latest issue of the JAMA Network Open journal. For this the researchers followed up health, exercise and lifestyle data of 122,007 participants over 23 years to reach these conclusions.

21 Oct 2018

Breast cancer survival could be extended with two new drug combinations

A new study has shown that a combination of drugs palbociclib, along with hormone therapy can significantly increase the survival among women with advanced breast cancer.

21 Oct 2018

Radiotherapy can prolong survival in prostate cancer

A new major study from London has shown that radiotherapy can extend survival among patients with prostate cancer. The study shows that larger number of patients given standard therapy along with radiation therapy survived three years after the initiation of the study despite having a local spread of their cancer.

21 Oct 2018

High diet quality associated with lower risk of death in colorectal cancer patients

Colorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even those who improved their diets after being diagnosed, according to a new American Cancer Society study.

20 Oct 2018

Research provides insight into neurobiology of aggression and bullying

Duke-NUS researchers have discovered that a growth factor protein, called brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and its receptor, tropomyosin receptor kinase B affects social dominance in mice. The research has implications for understanding the neurobiology of aggression and bullying.

20 Oct 2018

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Drug cocktail that increases lifespan discovered

Study shows potential positive impact of group prenatal care on birth outcomes

Aspirin may be effective in preventing blood clots after knee replacement

People with periodontal disease less likely to reach healthy blood pressure ranges

Study findings could set new standard of care for advanced anal cancer

Duration of respiratory disturbances may better predict mortality risk from OSA

Immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab may improve survival in patients with MSI-high metastatic colorectal cancers

Researchers produce artificial antibody capable of blocking prions in the laboratory

At-home biofeedback therapy effective in relieving difficult-to-treat constipation

Study suggests rising childhood obesity rates as cause for serious hip disease in adolescents

Free phone app helps low-income obese patients to lose weight

HIV-infected Hispanics at higher risk of developing HPV-related cancers, finds study

Prostate radiotherapy improves survival in men with low burden of metastatic disease

Pilot clinical trial shows effectiveness of bioelectronic medicine device for lupus

Finnish study finds significant regional differences in endoscopic sinus surgery

Not exercising is worse than smoking, diabetes or heart disease finds study

Breast cancer survival could be extended with two new drug combinations

Radiotherapy can prolong survival in prostate cancer

High diet quality associated with lower risk of death in colorectal cancer patients

Research provides insight into neurobiology of aggression and bullying

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