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New study links urbanization, DDT's slow decay to increase in mosquito populations

Mosquito populations have increased as much as ten-fold over the past five decades in New York, New Jersey, and California, according to long-term datasets from mosquito monitoring programs.

6 Dec 2016

University of Leicester researcher reveals how new mothers turn to online support forums for advice

Many mothers are bypassing health services and turning to peer-to-peer support forums for advice and support as cuts are made to public funding, according to a researcher from the University of Leicester.

6 Dec 2016

Global experts meet at IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna

Global lung cancer researchers and patient advocates today emphasized that new models of delivering care and communicating about cancer care play an important role in the fight against lung cancer.

6 Dec 2016

New study shows cardiac screening is cost-effective and must be offered to all young people

The Government has “got it wrong” when it comes to listening to the recommendations of its National Screening Committee regarding the implementation of a UK cardiac screening programme for your young people.

6 Dec 2016

Researchers develop new compound that can take down defenses in M. tuberculosis

Part of the reason tuberculosis-causing bacteria are so good at colonizing the human body is that they have defenses against the body's immune system.

6 Dec 2016

New research suggests only 12% of older Americans have dental insurance

Only 12 percent of older Americans have some form of dental insurance and fewer than half visited a dentist in the previous year, suggests new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research on Medicare beneficiaries.

6 Dec 2016

Experimental T-cell therapy shows promise in preventing AML relapse

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced promising results from an early trial in which patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia received genetically engineered immune cells.

6 Dec 2016

Dual therapy safe and effective in patients with recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma

The combination of two new drugs that harness the body's immune system is safe and effective, destroying most cancer cells in 64 percent of patients with recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma, according to the results of an early-phase study.

6 Dec 2016

Sleep deprivation increases crash risk among drivers

Drivers who miss between one to two hours of the recommended seven hours of sleep in a 24-hour period nearly double their risk for a crash, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

6 Dec 2016

Men at risk of overeating in social situations, new study finds

Gorging at a holiday meal or friend's BBQ might have more to do with your ego than the quality of the food -- especially if you're a man.

6 Dec 2016

Scientists discover ribosomal protein-based cancer signature

A research team at the University of Basel's Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range of human tissues including tumors and discovered a cancer type specific signature.

6 Dec 2016

Tufts scientists discover reason for incidence of genetic error that causes many disorders

Tufts University researchers have discovered a possible explanation for the occurrence of a genetic error that causes over a dozen neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's disease, myotonic dystrophy and forms of spinocerebellar ataxia.

6 Dec 2016

3D-printed organ models could aid individualized dosimetry in nuclear medicine

In nuclear medicine, the goal is to keep radiation exposure at a minimum, while obtaining quality images.

6 Dec 2016

Chemotherapy drug combination appears to increase production of eggs in women's ovaries

Women treated with a common chemotherapy drug combination have more young eggs in their ovaries afterwards, research has found.

6 Dec 2016

Brains of people with autism share similar pattern of abnormal gene activity, UCLA study shows

Autism spectrum disorder is caused by a variety of factors, both genetic and environmental.

5 Dec 2016

UMass researchers develop new class of photodynamic molecules for treating deep-tissue tumors

UMass Medical School scientist Gang Han, PhD, and his team have designed a new class of molecules used in photodynamic therapy that are able to direct lamp light deep into tissue to kill cancer tumors.

5 Dec 2016

Scientists identify potential dual-acting therapeutic strategy for aggressive form of breast cancer

A promising new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer has been identified by Weizmann Institute scientists, as was recently reported in Cancer Research.

5 Dec 2016

Parenting education benefits all, mainly families from underserved populations

Parenting education can improve the skills of every mom and dad and the behavior of all children, and it particularly benefits families from low-income or otherwise underserved populations, a new study from Oregon State University suggests.

5 Dec 2016

Cost effective moisturizers could help prevent eczema in high-risk newborns

What if it was possible to prevent your child from getting eczema -- a costly, inflammatory skin disorder -- just by applying something as inexpensive as petroleum jelly every day for the first six months of his or her life?

5 Dec 2016

Simple, coordinated approach can improve chances of survival for high-risk AML patients

New research shows that quickly identifying patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and speeding the process to find them a stem cell donor and performing the transplant earlier, can significantly improve their chances of surviving for at least two years after diagnosis without a relapse.

5 Dec 2016

Medical Research News

New study links urbanization, DDT's slow decay to increase in mosquito populations

University of Leicester researcher reveals how new mothers turn to online support forums for advice

Global experts meet at IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna

New study shows cardiac screening is cost-effective and must be offered to all young people

Researchers develop new compound that can take down defenses in M. tuberculosis

New research suggests only 12% of older Americans have dental insurance

Experimental T-cell therapy shows promise in preventing AML relapse

Dual therapy safe and effective in patients with recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma

Sleep deprivation increases crash risk among drivers

Men at risk of overeating in social situations, new study finds

Scientists discover ribosomal protein-based cancer signature

Tufts scientists discover reason for incidence of genetic error that causes many disorders

3D-printed organ models could aid individualized dosimetry in nuclear medicine

Chemotherapy drug combination appears to increase production of eggs in women's ovaries

Brains of people with autism share similar pattern of abnormal gene activity, UCLA study shows

UMass researchers develop new class of photodynamic molecules for treating deep-tissue tumors

Scientists identify potential dual-acting therapeutic strategy for aggressive form of breast cancer

Parenting education benefits all, mainly families from underserved populations

Cost effective moisturizers could help prevent eczema in high-risk newborns

Simple, coordinated approach can improve chances of survival for high-risk AML patients

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