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Research identifies barriers that may prevent Black Americans from screening for CKD

The incidence of kidney failure is 3 times higher in Black Americans than in whites, and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease continues to rise among Black Americans while it has stabilized in other racial groups.

16 Mar 2018

Researchers find way to identify undiagnosed genetic diseases in electronic health records

Patients diagnosed with heart failure, stroke, infertility and kidney failure could actually be suffering from rare and undiagnosed genetic diseases.

16 Mar 2018

Researchers develop new algorithm to make CPR more effective

In the event of a cardiorespiratory arrest, two actions are crucial for the patient's survival: cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation.

16 Mar 2018

Alzheimer's disease also affects small blood vessels

A research conducted by the UAB demonstrates that mice suffering from this disease also have substantial malfunctions in small blood vessels, important in nourishing different organs and tissues and in regulating blood pressure, and which mainly affects females.

16 Mar 2018

IBN’s green tea-based drug nanocarriers show superior tumor-killing performance

The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology of A*STAR has reported superior results using new green tea-based nanocarriers to kill liver cancer cells, compared to existing drug delivery systems.

16 Mar 2018

Researchers produce complete 3D structure for yeast Nuclear Pore Complex

For the first time, researchers have produced a nearly complete three-dimensional structure for the yeast Nuclear Pore Complex. This discovery represents a major step toward identifying the atomic structure of the NPC, which soon may provide researchers with a better understanding of how the central transport channel functions.

15 Mar 2018

Special issue aims to bring medical cannabis into mainstream medicine

Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective in pain relief, and researchers are calling for the treatment to be properly established in our modern medical arsenal.

15 Mar 2018

Misconceptions about MMR vaccine found to influence usage of Zika vaccine

People's willingness to use a Zika vaccine when it's available will be influenced by how they weigh the risks associated with the disease and the vaccine, but also by their misconceptions about other vaccines, a new study has found.

15 Mar 2018

Researchers explore whether MERS-CoV is a threat for Africa

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a lethal disease in humans, caused by a coronavirus (MERS-CoV). It was first identified in man in 2012, in the Arabian Peninsula.

15 Mar 2018

Neuroscientists identify role of primary visual cortex in integrating head and visual movement signals

Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have identified a circuit in the primary visual cortex (V1) of the brain that integrates head- and visual-motion signals.

15 Mar 2018

Artificial sweetener sucralose worsens gut inflammation in mice with Crohn's disease

In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have found that, given over a six-week period, the artificial sweetener sucralose, known by the brand name Splenda, worsens gut inflammation in mice with Crohn's-like disease, but had no substantive effect on those without the condition.

15 Mar 2018

Songbirds provide insight into how specific neurons may guide vocal learning in humans

Songbirds are providing insight into how a specific set of neurons may guide the learning of vocal behaviors in humans.

15 Mar 2018

Transplanting enhanced interneurons restores brain rhythms in mouse model of Alzheimer’s

Like a great orchestra, your brain relies on the perfect coordination of many elements to function properly. And if one of those elements is out of sync, it affects the entire ensemble. In Alzheimer's disease, for instance, damage to specific neurons can alter brainwave rhythms and cause a loss of cognitive functions.

15 Mar 2018

Blacks often have higher air pollution exposure elevating their risk for heart disease, death

Blacks often have higher exposure to air pollution than whites, which may partially explain their higher risk heart disease and death compared to whites, according to new research in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, an American Heart Association journal.

15 Mar 2018

Study reveals impact of intense, changing work schedules experienced by medical interns

This week, thousands of graduating medical students around the country will find out where they'll head next, to start their residency training. But a new study gives the first objective evidence of the heavy toll that the first year of residency can take on their sleep, physical activity and mood.

15 Mar 2018

Omega-3 Index better predicts risk for death than serum cholesterol, study shows

A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology looked at the value of measuring blood levels of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids to assess an individual's risk for developing certain diseases.

15 Mar 2018

Eight-week hepatitis C treatment regimen may be just as effective as 12 weeks in black patients

A study by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute found that contrary to current hepatitis C treatment guidelines, an eight-week treatment regimen may be just as effective as 12 weeks in black patients.

15 Mar 2018

Dementia patients do not undergo diagnostic evaluation at onset of disease, study finds

A study conducted by a multidisciplinary Spectrum Health neurology team has found that dementia patients are not undergoing evaluation at the onset of the dementia process, a delay that prevents early, beneficial treatment.

15 Mar 2018

New blood test promises to eliminate guesswork in heart attack diagnosis

A new blood test developed by a University of Alberta physician promises to eliminate the guesswork clinicians face with an apparent heart attack.

15 Mar 2018

Cancer survivors become fatigued more quickly than their peers, study finds

Adults who have undergone successful cancer treatment years or decades previously become fatigued more quickly than their peers who don't have cancer histories, according to a new study in the journal Cancer from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

15 Mar 2018

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Research identifies barriers that may prevent Black Americans from screening for CKD

Researchers find way to identify undiagnosed genetic diseases in electronic health records

Researchers develop new algorithm to make CPR more effective

Alzheimer's disease also affects small blood vessels

IBN’s green tea-based drug nanocarriers show superior tumor-killing performance

Researchers produce complete 3D structure for yeast Nuclear Pore Complex

Special issue aims to bring medical cannabis into mainstream medicine

Misconceptions about MMR vaccine found to influence usage of Zika vaccine

Researchers explore whether MERS-CoV is a threat for Africa

Neuroscientists identify role of primary visual cortex in integrating head and visual movement signals

Artificial sweetener sucralose worsens gut inflammation in mice with Crohn's disease

Songbirds provide insight into how specific neurons may guide vocal learning in humans

Transplanting enhanced interneurons restores brain rhythms in mouse model of Alzheimer’s

Blacks often have higher air pollution exposure elevating their risk for heart disease, death

Study reveals impact of intense, changing work schedules experienced by medical interns

Omega-3 Index better predicts risk for death than serum cholesterol, study shows

Eight-week hepatitis C treatment regimen may be just as effective as 12 weeks in black patients

Dementia patients do not undergo diagnostic evaluation at onset of disease, study finds

New blood test promises to eliminate guesswork in heart attack diagnosis

Cancer survivors become fatigued more quickly than their peers, study finds

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