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Overweight or obese mothers may have babies with multiple self-regulatory problems

A mother's weight during early pregnancy may affect how well her baby is able to self-regulate during its first months and years of life.

10 Oct 2018

Functional brain connections for emotional regulation emerge during infancy

Researchers in the UNC Early Brain Development Study tracking the development of the brain's emotion circuitry in infancy found that adult-like functional brain connections for emotional regulation emerge during the first year of life.

10 Oct 2018

Retention in HIV care declines following release from incarceration

Fewer than half of people with HIV are retained in care three years after release from incarceration, according to a study in the U.S. published October 9 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Kelsey Loeliger of Yale School of Medicine, and colleagues.

10 Oct 2018

International audit of colorectal surgeries provides highly realistic reflection of current practices

The European Society of Coloproctology has undertaken a major international audit of colorectal operations to understand which are most widely used techniques across the world, which appear to be associated with the best outcomes and where further research needs to be undertaken.

10 Oct 2018

A new promising method for treating pancreatic cancer

A new approach to treating pancreatic cancer using 'educated killer cells' has shown promise, according to early research by Queen Mary University of London.

10 Oct 2018

Antiepileptic drug use associated with elevated stroke risk in Alzheimer’s patients

Antiepileptic drug use is associated with an increased risk of stroke among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The risk did not differ between old and new antiepileptic drugs.

10 Oct 2018

Global warming likely to impact all aspects of society

In a new report, IPCC warn that the aim of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC rather than 2ºC above pre-industrial levels could have a dramatic effect on society.

10 Oct 2018

Hispanic infants with congenital heart disease have worse outcomes, research finds

Hispanic infants with critical types of congenital heart disease have worse outcomes in their first year than do their non-Hispanic white counterparts, a difference largely driven by their mother's level of education and type of insurance coverage, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

10 Oct 2018

Gene types that drive racial disparities in myeloma identified

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase in myeloma diagnoses among African-Americans.

10 Oct 2018

Greater family size reduces cancer risk

Families with many children have a lower risk of cancer. Greater family size reduces the risk not only in women but also in men, a global study using data from 178 countries by the University of Zurich and the Adelaide Medical School has found.

10 Oct 2018

Discovery of gene mutation could offer benefit for people suffering from diabetes, heart disease, obesity

Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a distinct advantage over those who do not.

10 Oct 2018

Bug that causes stomach cancer may increase risk of colorectal cancers

A bacterium known for causing stomach cancer might also increase the risk of certain colorectal cancers, particularly among African Americans, according to a study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.

10 Oct 2018

Researchers aim to create more authentic organoids for drug testing, transplantation

Human embryos start as a tiny mass of cells that are all the same. The first step in growing from a homogenous ball of cells into a complex individual with distinct organs and tissues is for the cells to divide into distinct populations.

10 Oct 2018

University of Houston biologist explores therapeutic targets to prevent atherosclerosis

University of Houston biologist Michihisa Umetani, having discovered that a certain protein partnership acts to rapidly signal molecules inside blood vessels that danger is upon them, has been awarded $382,500 by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Oct 2018

Federal grant awarded to Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur for startup

A high-tech startup founded by an Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur has been awarded a federal grant to develop technology that aims to reduce the use of animals in chemical toxicity studies of food, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other products.

10 Oct 2018

Drug treatment at a young age could help reverse autism-like behavior in tuberous sclerosis

New research on autism has found, in a mouse model, that drug treatment at a young age can reverse social impairments. But the same intervention was not effective at an older age.

10 Oct 2018

Bridge-like structure within estrogen receptor could serve as new drug target for breast cancer

Many breast cancer drugs block estrogen receptors inside cancer cells. Blocking the receptors early in disease progression staves off metastasis.

10 Oct 2018

Pioneering software system hopes to make epilepsy surgery safer and easier

A team of researchers, clinicians and engineers from UCLH, UCL, King's College London and the Epilepsy Society have developed a world-leading software system called EpiNav, which stands for epilepsy navigation, and their work is being featured on tonight's episode of the BBC's Trust Me I'm a Doctor.

10 Oct 2018

Seizures start with a hush: A spike in inhibition

Some patients describe epileptic seizures like an earthquake from within, starting slow and growing without their control. To a brain researcher, seizures are an electrical firestorm of neuronal activation in the brain.

10 Oct 2018

Whey protein found to be most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild lost muscle

While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source in particular, whey protein, is most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild muscle lost from inactivity associated with illness or long hospital stays.

10 Oct 2018

Medical Research News

Overweight or obese mothers may have babies with multiple self-regulatory problems

Functional brain connections for emotional regulation emerge during infancy

Retention in HIV care declines following release from incarceration

International audit of colorectal surgeries provides highly realistic reflection of current practices

A new promising method for treating pancreatic cancer

Antiepileptic drug use associated with elevated stroke risk in Alzheimer’s patients

Global warming likely to impact all aspects of society

Hispanic infants with congenital heart disease have worse outcomes, research finds

Gene types that drive racial disparities in myeloma identified

Greater family size reduces cancer risk

Discovery of gene mutation could offer benefit for people suffering from diabetes, heart disease, obesity

Bug that causes stomach cancer may increase risk of colorectal cancers

Researchers aim to create more authentic organoids for drug testing, transplantation

University of Houston biologist explores therapeutic targets to prevent atherosclerosis

Federal grant awarded to Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur for startup

Drug treatment at a young age could help reverse autism-like behavior in tuberous sclerosis

Bridge-like structure within estrogen receptor could serve as new drug target for breast cancer

Pioneering software system hopes to make epilepsy surgery safer and easier

Seizures start with a hush: A spike in inhibition

Whey protein found to be most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild lost muscle

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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