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Study finds molecular handle that chikungunya virus uses to enter into cells and cause arthritis

Chikungunya virus is a growing threat to the United States and other regions of the world as the mosquito that carries the virus expands its reach. Telltale symptoms of chikungunya infection are fever and joint pain that last about a week.

17 May 2018

Bacterial signals are crucial to development of pre-leukemic myeloproliferation, study shows

A new study by researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine shows that bacterial signals are crucial to the development of a precursor condition to leukemia, which can be induced by disrupting the intestinal barrier or by introducing a bacterial infection.

17 May 2018

Mayo discovery could enable development of personalized ovarian, brain cancer treatments

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that a molecular communication pathway – thought to be defective in cancer – is a key player in determining the effectiveness of measles virus oncolytic cancer treatment in ovarian and aggressive brain cancers.

17 May 2018

FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines team up to develop cannabis-based treatments for epilepsies

A new partnership between FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological diseases based at RCSI and GreenLight Medicines, an indigenous Irish biopharmaceutical company has been formed to develop new cannabis-based treatments for drug-resistant epilepsies, and in particular, childhood epilepsies.

17 May 2018

Study: Brazilians with less education more likely to perceive as being in poor health

Brazilians with less education are more likely to self-report as being in poor health, according to a study using data from nationwide surveys distributed every five years from 1998 to 2013.

17 May 2018

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

In a landmark study, researchers found that patients treated with paramedic oxygen delivery using a newer, more flexible laryngeal breathing tube may have a greater survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest than the traditional intubation breathing tube.

17 May 2018

ECDC whole genome sequencing study helps understand prevalence of drug-resistant gonorrhea

Can whole genome sequencing illustrate changes in drug susceptibility of gonorrhoea to antimicrobials used for treatment and so help to define more effective treatment regimens? The first study of this kind within an international surveillance programme for sexually transmitted infections shows distribution of drug-resistant gonorrhoea strains across Europe.

17 May 2018

Study identifies factors associated with substance use treatment engagement

About 22 million Americans are substance dependent (illicit drugs and alcohol), which interferes with routine life and requires treatment. Yet, only 2.5 million of these Americans participate in treatment services.

17 May 2018

Lowering blood cholesterol levels could enhance success of T-cell cancer immunotherapy

Cleveland Clinic researchers have demonstrated for the first time that lowering blood cholesterol levels could enhance the success of a specific type of T-cell immunotherapy in fighting cancer.

16 May 2018

UC San Diego scientists discover gene that helps prevent neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists know that faulty proteins can cause harmful deposits or "aggregates" in neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Although the causes of these protein deposits remain a mystery, it is known that abnormal aggregates can result when cells fail to transmit proper genetic information to proteins.

16 May 2018

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

16 May 2018

Mayo Clinic researchers identify new possible treatment choice for triple negative breast cancer

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Mayo Clinic researchers identified that an FDA drug approved for myelodysplastic syndrome may be useful to treat triple-negative breast cancer, which is one of the most aggressive and lethal types of breast cancer.

16 May 2018

Combination therapies targeting different cell types may be effective at treating colon cancer

Researchers in Germany have discovered that colon cancers are often resistant to existing drug treatments because they are composed of two different cell types that can replace each other when one cell type is killed.

16 May 2018

Study uncovers mechanism underlying brain malformation linked to severe epilepsy

One of the most frequent causes of drug-resistant epilepsy, considered a difficult disease to control, is a brain malformation known as focal cortical dysplasia.

16 May 2018

Research could help mental health professionals to better treat patients with psychoses

Psychotic disorders often are severe and involve extreme symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations in which people lose their sense of reality.

16 May 2018

Researchers discover mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice. Published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study found that a specific mutation can reduce the characteristic accumulation of the amyloid-beta peptide that occurs.

16 May 2018

Cognitive decline in older adults not linked to sexual activity or emotional closeness

Older people who enjoy a sexually active and emotionally close relationship with their partner tend to perform better at memory tests than sexually inactive older adults on a short-term basis, but this is not the case over a longer period of time.

16 May 2018

Study shows potential of using electronic health records for more complete clinical trial results

The study entitled "Long term extension of a randomized controlled trial of probiotics using electronic health records" led by researchers in the Swansea University Medical School and the College of Human and Health Sciences, was published in Scientific Reports.

16 May 2018

Detecting breast cancer with non-invasive 'disease screening pill'

For women, mammograms are a sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary, annual ritual. But this procedure doesn't always provide accurate results, and it exposes women to X-rays.

16 May 2018

Clinical study shows promising results of Nexodyn AcidOxidizing Solution in healing chronic wounds

APR Applied Pharma Research sa, the Swiss independent developer of science driven and patent protected healthcare products, today announces the publication in "Advances in skin & wound care" of the results of a clinical pilot study on the efficacy and tolerability of Nexodyn AcidOxidizing Solution, a sprayable Active Cleanser with ancillary antimicrobial activity developed for acute and chronic wound management.

16 May 2018

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Study finds molecular handle that chikungunya virus uses to enter into cells and cause arthritis

Bacterial signals are crucial to development of pre-leukemic myeloproliferation, study shows

Mayo discovery could enable development of personalized ovarian, brain cancer treatments

FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines team up to develop cannabis-based treatments for epilepsies

Study: Brazilians with less education more likely to perceive as being in poor health

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

ECDC whole genome sequencing study helps understand prevalence of drug-resistant gonorrhea

Study identifies factors associated with substance use treatment engagement

Lowering blood cholesterol levels could enhance success of T-cell cancer immunotherapy

UC San Diego scientists discover gene that helps prevent neurodegenerative diseases

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

Mayo Clinic researchers identify new possible treatment choice for triple negative breast cancer

Combination therapies targeting different cell types may be effective at treating colon cancer

Study uncovers mechanism underlying brain malformation linked to severe epilepsy

Research could help mental health professionals to better treat patients with psychoses

Researchers discover mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice

Cognitive decline in older adults not linked to sexual activity or emotional closeness

Study shows potential of using electronic health records for more complete clinical trial results

Detecting breast cancer with non-invasive 'disease screening pill'

Clinical study shows promising results of Nexodyn AcidOxidizing Solution in healing chronic wounds

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