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Biomarker panel can guide future therapeutic decisions for glioma patients

In an article published April 10th in the journal Cell Reports, researchers at the University of São Paulo describe a biomarker panel that could tell physicians which patients diagnosed with glioma, a type of brain cancer, will tend to progress to a more aggressive form of the disease in the event of relapse.

10 Apr 2018

Research identifies link between rare gene variants and survival after blood and marrow transplant

Blood and marrow transplant, or BMT, is a lifesaving and effective treatment for many patients, but the procedure can cause serious and life-threatening complications.

10 Apr 2018

Data-driven tool defines risk stages for children with chronic kidney disease

Experts in pediatric kidney disease have published a new staging system to help doctors better predict the length of time until a child with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will need to undergo a kidney transplant or start receiving dialysis. Although this type of prognostic guide exists for adults, this is the first such tool specific to children.

10 Apr 2018

Binge drinking by adolescents predicts health-risk behaviors

Underage drinking can lead to risky or harmful behaviors that include unintentional and unprotected sex, physical and sexual assault, traffic and other injuries, suicide, homicide, and overdoses.

10 Apr 2018

Scientists find new molecular target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Scientists searching for a therapy to stop the deadly and mostly untreatable lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), found a new molecular target that slows or stops the illness in preclinical laboratory tests.

10 Apr 2018

UT Southwestern's Dr. Nijhawan selected for ASCI's 2018 Seldin-Smith Award

UT Southwestern's Dr. Deepak Nijhawan became a co-recipient of the 2018 Donald Seldin-Holly Smith Award for Pioneering Research. The award recognizes Dr. Nijhawan's work identifying targets for cancer treatment.

10 Apr 2018

Cancer risk increases with longer wait time for diagnostic testing

The longer a patient with a positive screening result waits for diagnostic testing, the worse their cancer outcomes may become, according to a literature review of breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung studies in the journal CA led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Apr 2018

Japanese researchers develop new compound to enhance recovery of stroke patients

A team of Japanese researchers have developed a new compound that enhanced motor function recovery after brain damage in animal tests, according to a study published in the journal Science.

10 Apr 2018

Scripps Florida researchers awarded $2.875 million to destroy common form of leukemia

Christoph Rader, PhD, associate professor at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute, has been awarded a $2.875 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop unique antibody-drug conjugates engineered to eradicate one of the most common forms of leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia

10 Apr 2018

New system promises greater accuracy in determining heart transplant rejection and injury

The results of an international clinical trial for a new system of diagnosing heart transplant rejection and injury will be presented publicly for the first time at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation annual meeting, which will take place on April 11 and 12 in Nice, France.

10 Apr 2018

Newly discovered predictive biomarkers could help assess level of glioma recurrence risk

Researchers have identified specific predictive biomarkers that could help assess the level of risk for recurrence in patients with malignant glioma. The study, led by Henry Ford Health System's Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Public Health Sciences, was published today in Cell Reports.

10 Apr 2018

Patients with high-risk clinical features have greater risk for acute aortic dissection

Patients with one or more high-risk clinical features (tearing pain, hypotension, pulse deficit, neurologic deficit, new murmur) should be considered high risk for acute aortic dissection.

10 Apr 2018

New blood test may predict future heart disease risk

Despite heart disease and type 2 diabetes being among the leading causes of death in the U.S., the mechanisms leading to and linking these two diseases remain incompletely understood.

10 Apr 2018

Sex and racial gaps for cardiac rehabilitation referral could be reduced

Substantial sex and racial gaps exist for cardiac rehabilitation referral at hospital discharge, especially among females, African-Americans, Hispanic and Asian patients leading to less favorable outcomes and/or survival rates.

10 Apr 2018

Deprived areas found to have worse life expectancy and health outcomes

Life expectancy and health outcomes worsen the more deprived an area or population is, new research from Cass Business School has found.

10 Apr 2018

Researchers suggest alternative therapy for heart attack patients with beta blocker intolerance

Beta blockers have become a prescription drug staple for recovering heart attack patients. However, these blood pressure-reducing medications cannot be tolerated by many patients who are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease, including those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, the elderly, and diabetics.

10 Apr 2018

New study highlights lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food

Eat your vegetables is a well-worn message that weary parents have been giving reluctant children at the dinner table for generations.

10 Apr 2018

Houston Methodist-led research focuses on rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder

A rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder will soon be the focus of an international clinical research effort led by Houston Methodist and funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.

10 Apr 2018

New research sheds light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another

Researchers from the University of Leicester have shed new light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another. This could potentially help in our understanding of how and why a range of neurodegenerative diseases occur.

10 Apr 2018

Researchers explore treatment target for acute kidney injury

When you have diabetes then get an acute kidney injury there is a multiplier effect that can worsen your prognosis and destroy your kidneys.

10 Apr 2018

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Biomarker panel can guide future therapeutic decisions for glioma patients

Research identifies link between rare gene variants and survival after blood and marrow transplant

Data-driven tool defines risk stages for children with chronic kidney disease

Binge drinking by adolescents predicts health-risk behaviors

Scientists find new molecular target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

UT Southwestern's Dr. Nijhawan selected for ASCI's 2018 Seldin-Smith Award

Cancer risk increases with longer wait time for diagnostic testing

Japanese researchers develop new compound to enhance recovery of stroke patients

Scripps Florida researchers awarded $2.875 million to destroy common form of leukemia

New system promises greater accuracy in determining heart transplant rejection and injury

Newly discovered predictive biomarkers could help assess level of glioma recurrence risk

Patients with high-risk clinical features have greater risk for acute aortic dissection

New blood test may predict future heart disease risk

Sex and racial gaps for cardiac rehabilitation referral could be reduced

Deprived areas found to have worse life expectancy and health outcomes

Researchers suggest alternative therapy for heart attack patients with beta blocker intolerance

New study highlights lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food

Houston Methodist-led research focuses on rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder

New research sheds light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another

Researchers explore treatment target for acute kidney injury

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