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Study shows that no two people have the same brain anatomy

Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study by researchers of the University of Zurich has shown.

10 Jul 2018

Study: Vitamin D unlikely to protect individuals from brain-related disorders

New research from South Australian scientists has shown that vitamin D is unlikely to protect individuals from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or other brain-related disorders.

10 Jul 2018

Type 1 diabetes patients five times more likely to end up in ER or hospital after a gap in health insurance

For a million American adults, living with type 1 diabetes means a constant need for insulin medication, blood sugar testing supplies and specialized care, to keep them healthy and prevent a crisis that could end up in an emergency room, a hospital bed or death.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice

In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Vienna investigated how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice in order to improve the safety and effectiveness of medication.

10 Jul 2018

Study finds how the brain perceives and reacts to predators

How the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators has been determined by researchers at The University of Queensland.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers design artificial intelligence system for predicting drug combinations' side effects

Last month alone, 23 percent of Americans took two or more prescription drugs, according to one CDC estimate, and 39 percent over age 65 take five or more, a number that's increased three-fold in the last several decades.

10 Jul 2018

New 'leadless' pacemakers less likely to cause complications, research finds

Pacemakers that don’t use wires to connect the device to the heart are successfully reducing the number of short-term and mid-term complications patients experience, a study in the United States has found.

10 Jul 2018

Multivitamin and mineral supplements do not prevent cardiovascular diseases

Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death, according to a new analysis of 18 studies published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers use miniature radio transmitters to track movements of kissing bugs

With the continuing advance of technology, radio tracking devices keep getting smaller and smaller. And that's bad news for stealthy insects like kissing bugs.

10 Jul 2018

Geography may be destiny in end-of-life care for cancer patients

When it comes to how much end-of-life care a patient with cancer receives, geography may, indeed, be destiny, according to new research led by Harvard Medical School that found striking differences in terminal care across different parts of the country.

10 Jul 2018

Certain antibodies against a carbohydrate could protect against malaria

Certain type of antibodies against α-Gal- a carbohydrate expressed by many organisms including the malaria parasite- could protect against malaria, according to a new study led by ISGlobal, an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

10 Jul 2018

Study identifies constellation of metabolites linked to ME/CFS

A study led by researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has identified a constellation of metabolites related to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

10 Jul 2018

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

A new positron emission tomography imaging method more fully evaluates the extent of rheumatoid arthritis by targeting translocator protein expression in the synovium (joint lining tissue).

10 Jul 2018

Fluorescent fish could help find origins of neuroblastoma

A new type of zebrafish that produces fluorescent tags in migratory embryonic nerve precursor cells could help a Rice University neurobiologist and cancer researcher find the origins of the third-most common pediatric cancer in the U.S.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers develop first comprehensive atlas of lung tumor cells

Researchers from VIB, Leuven University and University Hospital Leuven studied thousands of healthy and cancerous lung cells to create the first comprehensive atlas of lung tumor cells.

10 Jul 2018

Altitude sickness drug may offer significant gains for patients with glioblastoma

A drug used to treat altitude sickness -- as well as glaucoma, epilepsy, heart failure and seizures -- may also offer significant gains for patients with a fast-growing brain tumor known as glioblastoma, according to a study published July 4, 2018, in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

10 Jul 2018

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University have for the first time used a gene editing technique to successfully cure a genetic condition in a mouse model.

10 Jul 2018

Forest ecosystem influences tick-borne disease risk in the eastern US

In the eastern US, risk of contracting Lyme disease is higher in fragmented forests with high rodent densities and low numbers of resident fox, opossum, and raccoons.

10 Jul 2018

Microfluidic chip to detect sepsis proves successful in clinical study

Two years after inventing a microfluidic chip believed to help detect a life-threatening blood infection, researchers in the Texas Tech University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are finally seeing their product work successfully for human patients.

10 Jul 2018

New theory on Huntington's disease shows promise to open new avenues of drug development

McMaster University researchers have developed a new theory on Huntington's disease which is being welcomed for showing promise to open new avenues of drug development for the condition.

10 Jul 2018

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Study shows that no two people have the same brain anatomy

Study: Vitamin D unlikely to protect individuals from brain-related disorders

Type 1 diabetes patients five times more likely to end up in ER or hospital after a gap in health insurance

Researchers investigate how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice

Study finds how the brain perceives and reacts to predators

Researchers design artificial intelligence system for predicting drug combinations' side effects

New 'leadless' pacemakers less likely to cause complications, research finds

Multivitamin and mineral supplements do not prevent cardiovascular diseases

Researchers use miniature radio transmitters to track movements of kissing bugs

Geography may be destiny in end-of-life care for cancer patients

Certain antibodies against a carbohydrate could protect against malaria

Study identifies constellation of metabolites linked to ME/CFS

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

Fluorescent fish could help find origins of neuroblastoma

Researchers develop first comprehensive atlas of lung tumor cells

Altitude sickness drug may offer significant gains for patients with glioblastoma

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

Forest ecosystem influences tick-borne disease risk in the eastern US

Microfluidic chip to detect sepsis proves successful in clinical study

New theory on Huntington's disease shows promise to open new avenues of drug development

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