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Dendritic learning occurs much faster and in closer proximity to neurons, shows study

The brain is a complex network containing many billions of neurons. Each neuron is connected to thousands of others via links (synapses) which can be strong or weak.

30 Aug 2018

HKBU chemists discover metal-based inhibitor to treat triple-negative breast cancer

Chemists at Hong Kong Baptist University have discovered the use of a metal compound that inhibits the enzyme closely associated with triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most difficult forms of breast cancer to treat.

30 Aug 2018

Eating breakfast later and dinner earlier may help reduce body fat

Researchers at the University of Surrey have demonstrated that adjusting the timings of breakfast and dinner can reduce body fat.

30 Aug 2018

Ultralaser treatment reduces pain in patients with fibromyalgia

A new device that combines low-intensity laser light and therapeutic ultrasound considerably reduces the pain experienced by patients with fibromyalgia.

30 Aug 2018

$Genetics study uncovers key factors for fracture risk in osteoporosis$

Genetics study uncovers key factors for fracture risk in osteoporosis

The largest study ever to investigate the genetics of osteoporosis and fracture risk determined that only two examined factors - bone mineral density and muscle strength - play a potentially causal role in the risk of suffering osteoporotic fracture, a major health problem affecting more than 9 million people worldwide very year.

30 Aug 2018

Study opens new avenues for engineering smells and tastes

Every smell, from a rose to a smoky fire to a pungent fish, is composed of a mixture of odorant molecules that bind to protein receptors inside your nose.

30 Aug 2018

Study: First independent in-home use of brain-computer interface by ALS patients shows promise

Laboratory studies have shown the potential for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, who cannot move or speak, to communicate using a brain-computer interface.

30 Aug 2018

New model could predict personalized waiting time for progression in colorectal cancer

An evolutionary model utilizing serial blood samples from patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with anti-EGFR therapies in a phase II trial could predict personalized waiting time for progression.

30 Aug 2018

$Genome-wide association study provides insight into biologic mechanisms leading to fractures$

Genome-wide association study provides insight into biologic mechanisms leading to fractures

A paper titled "Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of fracture risk: genome wide association and mendelian randomization study" appeared today in the British Medical Journal.

30 Aug 2018

SMA treatment may be effective even if started in children seven months and older

A drug shown to be effective in the treatment of babies with the rare muscle-wasting disease spinal muscular atrophy may be effective for muscle control even when treatment is started in children seven months and older, according to a study published in the August 29, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Previous studies focused on children younger than seven months old.

30 Aug 2018

Surgeon shows how magnetic surgery reduces number of incisions and resultant scars

Nearly two decades ago, Dr. Jeffrey Cadeddu was watching TV when a lightbulb went off. The program showed teens using magnetic studs to avoid piercings in their lips, and Dr. Cadeddu, a surgeon, realized the same principal could be applied to his work, reducing the number of incisions and resultant scars.

30 Aug 2018

Novel approach reveals metabolic vulnerabilities in kidney cancer

In order to halt the growth of cancer cells, you have to know what feeds them. Researchers at the nationally recognized Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a novel approach using glucose that may open up new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.

30 Aug 2018

Component of cannabis could help in psychosis

Researchers from King’s College London have now found how the chemical cannabidiol or CBD from cannabis can reduce the abnormal brain activity in patients who are at risk of psychosis. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

30 Aug 2018

Ketamine’s role in treatment of depression: Study

The anaesthetic drug Ketamine has been shown to be beneficial in some cases of depression and suicidal ideation which have typically failed to respond to other standard antidepressant medications. A new study has explored the actual workings of ketamine in depression and found that the drug can act on the same receptors as opioid pain relievers.

30 Aug 2018

Researchers take major step forward in finding safe and non-addictive pain killer

With the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have been working to find a safe, non-addictive pain killer to help fight the current opioid crisis in this country.

30 Aug 2018

Cancer-hunting stem cells may be potential drug delivery tool for medulloblastoma

The latest in a series of laboratory breakthroughs could lead to a more effective way to treat the most common brain cancer in children.

30 Aug 2018

Eat one avocado per day for six months and get paid, weight loss study

A latest weight loss study from the Loma Linda University is looking for participants to consume avocados for them and get paid for it too. The study is to be called, “The Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial.”

30 Aug 2018

'Mystery illness' afflicting diplomats linked to RF/MW radiation

Writing in advance of the September 15 issue of Neural Computation, Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, says publicly reported symptoms and experiences of a "mystery illness" afflicting American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and China strongly match known effects of pulsed radiofrequency/microwave electromagnetic radiation.

30 Aug 2018

Clinical trial provides 'strong signal' that TAVR is safe for patients with low surgical risk

Results of a clinical trial using transcatheter aortic valve replacement provided a "strong signal" that it is safe for patients with low surgical risk, potentially helping to open the way for broader use of the minimally invasive procedure, also known as TAVR.

30 Aug 2018

Study evaluates relative importance of specific functional abilities after traumatic spinal cord injury

Independence in mobility is the single most important factor affecting quality of life in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury, reports a study in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

30 Aug 2018

Medical Research News

Dendritic learning occurs much faster and in closer proximity to neurons, shows study

HKBU chemists discover metal-based inhibitor to treat triple-negative breast cancer

Eating breakfast later and dinner earlier may help reduce body fat

Ultralaser treatment reduces pain in patients with fibromyalgia

Genetics study uncovers key factors for fracture risk in osteoporosis

Study opens new avenues for engineering smells and tastes

Study: First independent in-home use of brain-computer interface by ALS patients shows promise

New model could predict personalized waiting time for progression in colorectal cancer

Genome-wide association study provides insight into biologic mechanisms leading to fractures

SMA treatment may be effective even if started in children seven months and older

Surgeon shows how magnetic surgery reduces number of incisions and resultant scars

Novel approach reveals metabolic vulnerabilities in kidney cancer

Component of cannabis could help in psychosis

Ketamine’s role in treatment of depression: Study

Researchers take major step forward in finding safe and non-addictive pain killer

Cancer-hunting stem cells may be potential drug delivery tool for medulloblastoma

Eat one avocado per day for six months and get paid, weight loss study

'Mystery illness' afflicting diplomats linked to RF/MW radiation

Clinical trial provides 'strong signal' that TAVR is safe for patients with low surgical risk

Study evaluates relative importance of specific functional abilities after traumatic spinal cord injury

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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