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New technology detects the 'glow' to guide brain tumor resection

Research by Barrow Neurological Institute physicians and University of Washington scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was published in the April issue of World Neurosurgery.

10 May 2018

New case study shows CAR T therapy as viable option for AML patients

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy, also known as CAR T therapy, was named the biggest research breakthrough of 2017 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The personal gene therapy utilizes a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer.

9 May 2018

$Study shows how anxiety levels are linked to increased fracture risk in women$

Study shows how anxiety levels are linked to increased fracture risk in women

Anxiety has already been shown to take its toll on the human body in many ways, including increased risk for heart disease and gastrointestinal disorders.

9 May 2018

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

Depression in older adults may be linked to memory problems, according to a study published in the May 9, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 May 2018

Study examines Internet-delivered intervention to reach woman at risk for drinking during pregnancy

Alcohol use during pregnancy can lead to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, a range of effects that include lowered intelligence and developmental delays.

9 May 2018

Study: Stigmatizing language in medical records may play a role in how the patient is treated

A Johns Hopkins study found that physicians who use stigmatizing language in their patients' medical records may affect the care those patients get for years to come.

9 May 2018

Researchers develop toolkit to address menstruation-related needs of women during emergencies

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health with colleagues at the International Rescue Committee and 27 humanitarian organizations and agencies developed a toolkit to address the menstruation-related needs of girls and women fleeing disaster or conflict.

9 May 2018

International research collaboration aims to prevent heart arrhythmias with gene therapy

The most common and potentially lethal complication following a heart attack is the heart's inability to do one of its most basic jobs: beat at a normal rate.

9 May 2018

Study examines social perceptions of HIV-prevention drug among gay and bisexual men

A new study led by a UTSA researcher examines the social perceptions of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication to prevent HIV, among gay and bisexual men in Texas.

9 May 2018

Poor communication between brain's visual networks may increase risk of mental illness

Individual regions of the brain have to team up to get things done. And like in any team, the key to working together is communication.

9 May 2018

Mass vaccinations are not realistic option to prevent Ebolavirus outbreaks, study shows

Prophylactic mass vaccination programs are not a realistic option in the battle to prevent new Ebolavirus outbreaks, a University of Kent-led research team has shown.

9 May 2018

New research may help elucidate racial differences in prostate cancer

New research published in Molecular Oncology may help explain why African American men are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and a higher risk of dying from the disease compared with European American men.

9 May 2018

£4 million project seeks to find new therapies for promoting tissue repair

Stem cell scientists are to join forces with doctors to investigate methods of promoting tissue repair in the liver, lungs and joints.

9 May 2018

Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel more distress when viewing images to provoke OCD-related emotions than their unaffected siblings.

9 May 2018

Study links occupational exposures with higher incidence of COPD

An international team led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has provided new evidence about the role of occupational exposures as an important risk factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

9 May 2018

ICON announces results of new survey that examines key challenge of R&D efficiency

ICON plc, a global provider of drug development solutions and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced the results from a new survey of pharmaceutical executives and professionals by ICON and Pharma Intelligence, which examines the key challenge of declining research and development efficiency

9 May 2018

Johns Hopkins researchers identify protein clumps in diseased hearts

Similar to how protein clumps build up in the brain in people with some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, protein clumps appear to accumulate in the diseased hearts of mice and people with heart failure, according to a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

9 May 2018

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New technology detects the 'glow' to guide brain tumor resection

New case study shows CAR T therapy as viable option for AML patients

Study shows how anxiety levels are linked to increased fracture risk in women

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

Study examines Internet-delivered intervention to reach woman at risk for drinking during pregnancy

Study: Stigmatizing language in medical records may play a role in how the patient is treated

Researchers develop toolkit to address menstruation-related needs of women during emergencies

International research collaboration aims to prevent heart arrhythmias with gene therapy

Study examines social perceptions of HIV-prevention drug among gay and bisexual men

Poor communication between brain's visual networks may increase risk of mental illness

Mass vaccinations are not realistic option to prevent Ebolavirus outbreaks, study shows

New research may help elucidate racial differences in prostate cancer

£4 million project seeks to find new therapies for promoting tissue repair

Study: The brain processes emotion differently in patients with OCD than their unaffected siblings

Study links occupational exposures with higher incidence of COPD

ICON announces results of new survey that examines key challenge of R&D efficiency

Johns Hopkins researchers identify protein clumps in diseased hearts

Giving identical subsidies can get gold-standard medications into the hands of consumers

Newly developed technique allows researchers to study liver stage malaria

Disruption of the body's circadian rhythm linked to increased risk of breast cancer

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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