Medical Research News

RSS

Researchers observe correlation between abnormal proteins and aggressive behavior in dementia

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or frontotemporal dementia.

12 Apr 2019

Research group develops extremely sensitive pancreatic cancer diagnostic method

Thus, the prospects for early pancreatic cancer detection are of enormous importance. Innovation Fund Denmark has just granted 13.1 million kroner for new and promising pancreatic cancer diagnostic technologies.

12 Apr 2019

Unreliable diagnostics for fish allergy testing

James Cook University scientists in Australia have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable - potentially putting lives at risk.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers describe a case of tick-borne relapsing fever in Mexico

Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever is a recurring fever caused by exposure to infected Borrelia bacteria.

12 Apr 2019

Smiling is the secret to happiness, according to experts

Scowling or smiling when you don’t feel like it could actually make you feel upset or happier, according to a new study.

12 Apr 2019

Johns Hopkins scientists design new cell model of aging-associated colon cancer risk

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say a new study of clusters of mouse cells known as "organoids" has significantly strengthened evidence that epigenetic changes, common to aging, play a essential role in colon cancer initiation.

12 Apr 2019

Active lifestyle shown to repair spinal cord injuries

Leading an active lifestyle could help repair and regenerate damaged nerves of the spinal cord after an injury, according to new research.

12 Apr 2019

Particle-depleted diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment

Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered from the exhaust than when they are not, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers identify ketamine-induced neural changes responsible for remission of depression

Researchers have identified ketamine-induced brain-related changes that are responsible for maintaining the remission of behaviors related to depression in mice -- findings that may help researchers develop interventions that promote lasting remission of depression in humans.

12 Apr 2019

Study finds wide variations in Medicaid reimbursements for radiation therapies

A new study finds wide state-by-state variations in Medicaid reimbursements to physicians who treat cancer patients with radiation therapies.

12 Apr 2019

New research on psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Dr. Stephen Maren, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, recently published significant research on the psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

12 Apr 2019

Bioengineered healing glove takes another key step toward commercialization

The revolutionary bioengineered healing glove created by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute and the University of Washington has completed another key step on the road toward commercialization.

12 Apr 2019

NASA Twins Study: Extended spaceflight has small, transient effect on the gut microbiome

A year in space seems to have a small but significant, transient effect on the gut microbiome, according to a new paper on the NASA Twins Study published in the journal Science.

12 Apr 2019

Biomolecular researcher provides comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan has published in Arthritis & Rheumatology journal a first-of-its-kind study - a comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis.

12 Apr 2019

Workings of ketamine in depressive illness decoded

Researchers have now found the exact mechanism of how the drug works in the brains of individuals with depression and can keep the symptoms down for more than a week.

12 Apr 2019

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

In 1989, two undergraduate students at the Free University of Brussels were asked to test frozen blood serum from camels, and stumbled on a previously unknown kind of antibody. I

12 Apr 2019

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

A newly published paper in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are overweight or obese.

12 Apr 2019

Stress related disorders linked to multiple types of cardiovascular disease

A group of researchers followed up a population of siblings and tried to estimate the connection between stress-related conditions and heart disease. Their study titled “Stress related disorders and risk of cardiovascular disease: population based, sibling controlled cohort study,” was published in the latest issue of the journal BMJ.

12 Apr 2019

Ohio researchers investigate racial disparity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Two top researchers at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine are working with two other institutions on a federally funded project to investigate why Hispanics are more prone to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers discover unique approach to treat some chronic inflammatory diseases

Inflammation is a balanced physiological response -- the body needs it to eliminate invasive organisms and foreign irritants, but excessive inflammation can harm healthy cells, contributing to aging and chronic diseases.

12 Apr 2019

Medical Research News

Researchers observe correlation between abnormal proteins and aggressive behavior in dementia

Research group develops extremely sensitive pancreatic cancer diagnostic method

Unreliable diagnostics for fish allergy testing

Researchers describe a case of tick-borne relapsing fever in Mexico

Smiling is the secret to happiness, according to experts

Johns Hopkins scientists design new cell model of aging-associated colon cancer risk

Active lifestyle shown to repair spinal cord injuries

Particle-depleted diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment

Researchers identify ketamine-induced neural changes responsible for remission of depression

Study finds wide variations in Medicaid reimbursements for radiation therapies

New research on psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Bioengineered healing glove takes another key step toward commercialization

NASA Twins Study: Extended spaceflight has small, transient effect on the gut microbiome

Biomolecular researcher provides comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Workings of ketamine in depressive illness decoded

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

High levels of blood lipids may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms in obese patients

Stress related disorders linked to multiple types of cardiovascular disease

Ohio researchers investigate racial disparity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Researchers discover unique approach to treat some chronic inflammatory diseases

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News