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Anti-stress compounds provide new treatment approach for diabetes and obesity

For the first time, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich could prove that a stress protein found in muscle has a diabetes promoting effect. This finding could pave the way to a completely new treatment approach.

13 Dec 2017

Study finds barriers to stem cell transplant use among multiple myeloma patients from minority groups

A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida has found that barriers to patients receiving stem cell therapy as part of their treatment for multiple myeloma include income, education, insurance status and access to care at an academic center or facility that treats a high volume of patients.

13 Dec 2017

Mayo Clinic study: Increasing physical activity decreases risk of death from lymphoma

An observational study by researchers at Mayo Clinic has found that increasing physical activity not only decreased the risk of death from all causes but also decreased the risk of death specifically from lymphoma.

13 Dec 2017

Study reveals link between estrogen and infertility

A study published in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, may have identified the role of estrogen in problems associated with infertility. The results of the study showed the cause of some undiagnosed infertility problems and enabled various birth control methods.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers suggest role for MKL1 protein in development of inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including the two conditions ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, results in long-term inflammation of the gut and is associated with dysregulation of the immune system.

13 Dec 2017

Study provides new insights into development of Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastoma

Medulloblastoma is the most common type of solid brain tumor in children. Current treatments offer limited success and may leave patients with severe neurological side effects, including psychiatric disorders, growth retardation and cognitive impairment.

13 Dec 2017

Declining trend of salmonellosis cases has leveled off in the EU

The declining trend of salmonellosis cases in the European Union has leveled off according to the annual report on zoonotic diseases published today.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers adopt new approach to treating advanced prostate cancer

Scientists have proposed a new approach to preventing the proliferation of prostate tumor cells that are no longer responding to treatment. Prostate cancer can usually be cured via surgical removal of the tumor and/or the use of radiotherapy, but in one-fifth of cases, patients also require treatment with drugs to continue removing tumor cells. However, these drugs are only effective for up to three years, after which the cancer continues to develop.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers discover new way to attack drug-resistant prostate cancer cells

In most cases, prostate cancer is cured by surgical removal of the tumor and/or by radiotherapy. However, 20% of patients will need treatment to remove tumor cells but this treatment ceases to be effective after two or three years and the cancer develops further.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers take step toward using man-made nanoscale compounds to fight cancer

Researchers in Sweden have succeeded in taking the next step toward using man-made nanoscale compounds in the fight against cancer.

13 Dec 2017

Cellular self-digestion process plays role in development of autoimmune diseases

Autophagy allows cells to degrade and recycle their cellular components. Researchers at UZH have now demonstrated that the autophagy machinery in certain immune cells leads to the immune system attacking the central nervous system.

13 Dec 2017

Specialized physiotherapy provides many benefits for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Specialized ParkinsonNet physiotherapy leads to better care at lower costs. This is the conclusion of large-scale research conducted by the CZ healthcare insurance company and Radboudumc, who studied the medical claims declarations of over four thousand people with Parkinson's disease for a period of three years.

13 Dec 2017

Global representatives announce declaration to establish International Brain Initiative

A declaration to establish an International Brain Initiative has been made by representatives from some of the world’s major brain research projects, including the Human Brain Project.

13 Dec 2017

UQ researchers create new and improved version of ‘love hormone’

A new and improved version of the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.

13 Dec 2017

Novel ‘black box’ recorder captures surgeons' robotic surgery skills

You may know that your surgeon is using the latest minimally invasive technology for your surgery, but how do you know if they've mastered it? To help answer that question, researchers at Keck Medicine of USC looked to a custom recording tool similar in concept to a flight recorder on an airplane.

13 Dec 2017

Female veterans experience improvement in low back pain with course of chiropractic care

A new study finds that female veterans—one of the fastest growing populations receiving treatment through the Veterans Administration health care system—experience improvement in low back pain with a course of chiropractic care, according to the American Chiropractic Association.

13 Dec 2017

Study finds changes in the heart after spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injury affects the heart, that’s what research published in Experimental Physiology and carried out by researchers from University of British Columbia, Canada has found.

13 Dec 2017

New finding demonstrates what happens at cellular level during onset of type2 diabetes

Researchers at Dublin City University and their project partners in the EU FP7 funded DEXLIFE project have found fresh evidence to explain the processes that occur in the body's cells leading to the onset of type2 diabetes.

12 Dec 2017

Scientists gain crucial insights into cause of stuttering

One percent of adults and five percent of children are unable to achieve what most of us take for granted--speaking fluently. Instead, they struggle with words, often repeating the beginning of a word, for example "G-g-g-g-g-ood morning" or get stuck with single sounds, such as "Ja" for "January" although they know exactly what they want to say.

12 Dec 2017

Researchers discover how high glucose levels in pregnancy affect baby's heart

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have discovered how high glucose levels -- whether caused by diabetes or other factors -- keep heart cells from maturing normally.

12 Dec 2017

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Anti-stress compounds provide new treatment approach for diabetes and obesity

Study finds barriers to stem cell transplant use among multiple myeloma patients from minority groups

Mayo Clinic study: Increasing physical activity decreases risk of death from lymphoma

Study reveals link between estrogen and infertility

Researchers suggest role for MKL1 protein in development of inflammatory bowel disease

Study provides new insights into development of Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastoma

Declining trend of salmonellosis cases has leveled off in the EU

Researchers adopt new approach to treating advanced prostate cancer

Researchers discover new way to attack drug-resistant prostate cancer cells

Researchers take step toward using man-made nanoscale compounds to fight cancer

Cellular self-digestion process plays role in development of autoimmune diseases

Specialized physiotherapy provides many benefits for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Global representatives announce declaration to establish International Brain Initiative

UQ researchers create new and improved version of ‘love hormone’

Novel ‘black box’ recorder captures surgeons' robotic surgery skills

Female veterans experience improvement in low back pain with course of chiropractic care

Study finds changes in the heart after spinal cord injury

New finding demonstrates what happens at cellular level during onset of type2 diabetes

Scientists gain crucial insights into cause of stuttering

Researchers discover how high glucose levels in pregnancy affect baby's heart

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