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Online survey shows patient dissatisfaction with hypothyroidism treatments

In the spring of 2017, 12,146 individuals with hypothyroidism responded to an online survey posted on a variety of websites and social media for two months by the Program Committee of the Satellite Symposium on Hypothyroidism, organized by the American Thyroid Association.

8 May 2018

New movement monitoring technology helps detect elders at increased risk of falling

Technology that allows BMW's assembly lines to run more efficiently is now being used to accurately indicate when residents in Assisted Living Facilities are at increased risk of falling.

8 May 2018

New research finds simple solution to minimize noise-induced hearing loss

It's well known that exposure to extremely loud noises - whether it's an explosion, a firecracker or even a concert - can lead to permanent hearing loss. But knowing how to treat noise-induced hearing loss, which affects about 15 percent of Americans, has largely remained a mystery.

8 May 2018

Research shows possibility of new ways to address blood-brain barrier dysfunction in epilepsy

New findings from the University of Kentucky published in the Journal of Neuroscience demonstrate that there may be ways to address blood-brain barrier dysfunction in epilepsy.

8 May 2018

UH professor receives NIH grant to protect kidneys from obesity

UH professor of pharmacology Tahir Hussain has received $1.6M from the National Institutes of Health to examine a kidney cell that could prevent damage from inflammation caused by obesity.

7 May 2018

Beaumont and GVSU team up to develop lifesaving cough-assist device

The act of coughing may seem annoying, but for those who can no longer cough on their own because of a medical condition, it's a matter of life and death. Today, more people are surviving brain/spinal cord injuries caused by stroke and automobile accidents.

7 May 2018

Cancer scientists confirm oligometastasis hypothesis

In 1995, two University of Chicago-based cancer specialists suggested there was an intermediate state - somewhere between curable localized cancers and lethal widespread disease - for patients with metastatic cancer.

7 May 2018

Study identifies molecule that may be critical to repair of white matter

A new study identifies a molecule that may be critical to the repair of white matter, the fatty tissue wrapped around parts of brain cells that helps speed up communication. Damage to white matter is associated with several conditions, including multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy, and can occur in the brains of preterm babies.

7 May 2018

Novel 3D cancer model to accelerate development of new and better treatments

A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, working with local biotech company HemoShear Therapeutics, has created a three-dimensional model of a cancer tumor that he says has the potential to replicate the complex nature and behavior of a real tumor.

7 May 2018

New review of infants with congenital hyperinsulinism shows surgery benefits

A review of nearly 500 cases of infants with severe congenital hyperinsulinism who underwent partial or near-total removal of their pancreas for persistent hypoglycemia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia showed that surgeons can cure virtually all patients with the focal, or localized, form of the rare genetic disease.

7 May 2018

Tufts CTSI receives 2018 Clinical and Translational Science Award

Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center today announced that the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has named Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute a recipient of the 2018 Clinical and Translational Science Awards.

7 May 2018

Researchers analyze toxicity, other health risks of electronic tobacco heating system

The project was implemented in accordance with the request of the Government of Russian Federation on the evaluation of non-medicinal nicotine products. The inter-agency research group was based at the Semashko National Scientific Research Institute of Public Health.

7 May 2018

Research shows that amniotic fluid contains stem cells of kidney origin

Amniotic fluid, the liquid surrounding the fetus, can be routinely obtained without harming the mother or the baby. Previously, Prof. Dr. Adjaye's team and others demonstrated that amniotic fluid contains mesenchymal stem cells with great differentiation and regenerative potential.

7 May 2018

Brain-imaging study adds new evidence that infants track other people's beliefs

A brain-imaging study offers new support for the idea that infants can accurately track other people's beliefs.

7 May 2018

Study examines link between antipsychotic treatment during pregnancy and gestational diabetes risk

An increasing number of women are treated with antipsychotic drugs during pregnancy even though safety questions remain unanswered.

7 May 2018

New chemical sensing chip could detect cocaine within minutes

What if you could test for cocaine, opioids and marijuana as quickly as a breathalyzer identifies alcohol? A new, low-cost chemical sensing chip brings us one step closer to this technology, which has long been on the wish list of police officers and others looking to monitor drug use and curb dangerous driving.

7 May 2018

OU researchers receive $5.7 million NIH grant to accelerate antibiotic discovery

University of Oklahoma professors, Helen Zgurskaya and Valentin Rybenkov, and team are addressing the challenge and critical need for new antibiotics that can fight infections caused by the multi-drug resistant bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, considered an urgent threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

7 May 2018

New study launched to examine effects of rheumatologic agent on bone health

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have launched a pilot study to see how a drug that treats several related autoimmune disorders affects the skeleton.

7 May 2018

New data supports clinical use of DecisionDx-Melanoma test to inform SLNB options

Castle Biosciences, Inc., the skin cancer diagnostics company providing molecular diagnostics to improve cancer treatment decisions, today announced the presentation of data supporting clinical use of the DecisionDx®-Melanoma test to inform sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) recommendations.

7 May 2018

Brain activity, reactivity associated with depression and negative feelings in diabetics

For millions of Americans who are obese and living with diabetes or prediabetes, feelings of sadness, anger and anxiety are often part of daily life.

7 May 2018

Medical Research News

Online survey shows patient dissatisfaction with hypothyroidism treatments

New movement monitoring technology helps detect elders at increased risk of falling

New research finds simple solution to minimize noise-induced hearing loss

Research shows possibility of new ways to address blood-brain barrier dysfunction in epilepsy

UH professor receives NIH grant to protect kidneys from obesity

Beaumont and GVSU team up to develop lifesaving cough-assist device

Cancer scientists confirm oligometastasis hypothesis

Study identifies molecule that may be critical to repair of white matter

Novel 3D cancer model to accelerate development of new and better treatments

New review of infants with congenital hyperinsulinism shows surgery benefits

Tufts CTSI receives 2018 Clinical and Translational Science Award

Researchers analyze toxicity, other health risks of electronic tobacco heating system

Research shows that amniotic fluid contains stem cells of kidney origin

Brain-imaging study adds new evidence that infants track other people's beliefs

Study examines link between antipsychotic treatment during pregnancy and gestational diabetes risk

New chemical sensing chip could detect cocaine within minutes

OU researchers receive $5.7 million NIH grant to accelerate antibiotic discovery

New study launched to examine effects of rheumatologic agent on bone health

New data supports clinical use of DecisionDx-Melanoma test to inform SLNB options

Brain activity, reactivity associated with depression and negative feelings in diabetics

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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