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Four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment for smokers

A four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment over existing guidelines that rely solely upon smoking history, capturing risk for people who have ever smoked, not only for heavy smokers, an international research team reports in JAMA Oncology.

12 Jul 2018

Deadlier subtype of metastatic prostate cancer found to be common than previously thought

A new study of prostate cancer in 202 men, whose cancers had spread and were resistant to standard treatment, found that a surprisingly large number of these cancers – about 17 percent – belong to a deadlier subtype of metastatic prostate cancer.

12 Jul 2018

Athletes with ADHD may be at greater risk for anxiety and depression after concussion

Athletes who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be at greater risk for experiencing persistent anxiety and depression after a concussion than people who do not have ADHD, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Sports Concussion Conference in Indianapolis, July 20 to 22, 2018. ADHD is a brain disorder that affects attention and behavior.

12 Jul 2018

Opioid patients face several barriers to treatment, study finds

In areas of the country disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, treatment programs are less likely to accept patients paying through insurance of any type or accept pregnant women, a new Vanderbilt study found.

12 Jul 2018

Machine-learning may aid in diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders

Could the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders one day be aided through the help of machine learning? New research from the University of Alberta is bringing us closer to that future through a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.

12 Jul 2018

Small device with motion sensors can predict older adults' risk of falling

Every year, more than one in three individuals aged 65 and older will experience a fall. Falls are the most common cause of injury in older adults, and can create ongoing health problems. But treatment and awareness of falling usually happens after a fall has already occurred.

12 Jul 2018

Georgia State professor receives federal grant to study virus similar to Ebola virus

Dr. Christopher Basler, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, director of the university's Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Microbial Pathogenesis, has received a two-year, $419,100 federal grant to study a virus similar to Ebola virus that causes disease in animals but not in humans.

12 Jul 2018

Novel therapeutic approach alleviates ALS-related muscular atrophy in mouse models

Supplementing a single protein found in the spinal cord could help prevent symptoms of Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

12 Jul 2018

People who regularly eat oranges less likely to develop macular degeneration, study shows

A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration than people who do not eat oranges.

12 Jul 2018

Internet filtering tools are ineffective in stopping teens from seeing explicit sexual content

The struggle to shape the experiences young people have online is now part of modern parenthood. As children and teenagers spend increasing amounts of time online, a significant share of parents and guardians now use Internet filtering tools (such as parental controls) to protect their children from accessing sexual material online.

12 Jul 2018

Research reveals why risks of complications in pregnancy vary based on baby's sex

The sex of a baby controls the level of small molecules known as metabolites in the pregnant mother's blood, which may explain why risks of some diseases in pregnancy vary depending whether the mother is carrying a boy or a girl, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

12 Jul 2018

Researchers uncover gene that plays role in cocaine addiction

Cocaine can have a devastating effect on people. It directly stimulates the brain's reward center, and, more importantly, induces long-term changes to the reward circuitry that are responsible for addictive behaviors.

12 Jul 2018

Individuals with obesity but no other metabolic risk factors do not have elevated mortality risk

Researchers at York University's Faculty of Health have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic risk factors, do not have an increased rate of mortality.

12 Jul 2018

Study uncovers possible link between iron loading, alcohol intake and mortality

Drinking heavily results in uncontrolled iron absorption into the body, putting strain on vital organs and increasing the risk of death, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition.

12 Jul 2018

Sodium nitroprusside treatment prevents schizophrenia symptoms in animal model

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo in Brazil have tested a treatment with sodium nitroprusside in a strain of rats that spontaneously develop some of the symptoms associated with schizophrenia.

12 Jul 2018

Study finds genetic heritage to be dominant factor in heart failure

Heart failure is known to be more common in certain families but whether this familial transition is caused by genetic or lifestyle factors.

12 Jul 2018

Scientists support viability of potential way to reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

A new commentary by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh on a study by Taiwanese epidemiologists supports the viability of a potential way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

12 Jul 2018

Scientists deliver nano-size packets of genetic code to treat brain tumors in mice

In a "proof of concept" study, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully delivered nano-size packets of genetic code called microRNAs to treat human brain tumors implanted in mice.

12 Jul 2018

Study explores childbirth preferences of pregnant women

Nearly four million women give birth in the U.S. each year, and it is the number one reason for all hospital admissions. But hospital satisfaction surveys generally don't include specific questions about women's experiences with their care in labor and delivery, according to researchers at Cedars-Sinai.

12 Jul 2018

Olfactory receptors perform a range of unknown functions outside the nose, reveals study

A review of more than 200 studies reveals that olfactory receptors--proteins that bind to odors that aid the sense of smell--perform a wide range of mostly unknown functions outside the nose.

12 Jul 2018

Medical Research News

Four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment for smokers

Deadlier subtype of metastatic prostate cancer found to be common than previously thought

Athletes with ADHD may be at greater risk for anxiety and depression after concussion

Opioid patients face several barriers to treatment, study finds

Machine-learning may aid in diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders

Small device with motion sensors can predict older adults' risk of falling

Georgia State professor receives federal grant to study virus similar to Ebola virus

Novel therapeutic approach alleviates ALS-related muscular atrophy in mouse models

People who regularly eat oranges less likely to develop macular degeneration, study shows

Internet filtering tools are ineffective in stopping teens from seeing explicit sexual content

Research reveals why risks of complications in pregnancy vary based on baby's sex

Researchers uncover gene that plays role in cocaine addiction

Individuals with obesity but no other metabolic risk factors do not have elevated mortality risk

Study uncovers possible link between iron loading, alcohol intake and mortality

Sodium nitroprusside treatment prevents schizophrenia symptoms in animal model

Study finds genetic heritage to be dominant factor in heart failure

Scientists support viability of potential way to reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Scientists deliver nano-size packets of genetic code to treat brain tumors in mice

Study explores childbirth preferences of pregnant women

Olfactory receptors perform a range of unknown functions outside the nose, reveals study

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