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Prescription drug linked to marked slowing of stomach emptying and weight loss

Liraglutide injection, a prescription medication used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity is associated with marked slowing of stomach emptying and is an effective weight loss therapy. These are the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Mayo Clinic researchers published today in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

26 Sep 2017

PCORI Board awards $8.6 million for new study on psoriasis treatment

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors today approved $8.6 million to fund a new study comparing treatment options for people with psoriasis.

26 Sep 2017

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

Sangyong Jon, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST, and his team developed combined photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy for cancer by using Bilirubin (BR) nanoparticles.

26 Sep 2017

Research shows insulin as key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency

New research conducted at the stem cell centre, DanStem, at the University of Copenhagen shows that insulin is a key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency in mammals.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers will measure and examine how ‘resilience’ may lead to better HIV-related outcomes

With studies showing that African Americans living with HIV disproportionately struggle to remain in care and maintain suppressed HIV RNA levels, a team of public health researchers will look for solutions in a new way: They will systematically and rigorously identify the resources that successful patients draw upon to overcome the pervasive pitfalls that hinder others.

26 Sep 2017

Study finds gender, racial, and ethnic disparities among academic emergency medicine physicians

Gender, racial, and ethnic disparities, with regard to academic rank and compensation, continue to exist among academic emergency medicine physicians in spite of a move by leading organizations of emergency medicine to prioritize increasing diversity.

26 Sep 2017

Potential Zika vaccine blocks mother-to-fetus transmission and stops male testis infection

For the first time, a collaborative team led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown that a potential Zika vaccine quickly can protect fetuses against infection as well as protect males against testicular infection and injury.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers explore how C-section, formula feeding, and antibiotics alter infant's gut microbiome

A new analytical approach, described in open-access journal Frontiers in Pediatrics, shows how different interventions - cesarean section, formula feeding, and antibiotics - can alter an infant's developing gut microbiome.

26 Sep 2017

Universal screening not enough to improve language skills of deaf and hard-of-hearing children

Universal screening of newborns for hearing loss before they leave the hospital is not enough to improve language skills of children who are deaf and hard of hearing, according to a new study.

26 Sep 2017

Cyclists perform better in open-ended laboratory tests, study finds

Scientists at the University of Kent's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences have discovered that cyclists can perform better when they do not have to pace their efforts.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers put 'bioactive' glass in toothpaste to repair decayed teeth

A group at Queen Mary University of London have now developed a very fast dissolving 'bioactive' glass which they are putting in toothpaste to repair decayed teeth.

26 Sep 2017

Research reveals curious pattern of autism recurrence based on gender

Having one child with autism is a well-known risk factor for having another one with the same disorder, but whether and how a sibling's gender influences this risk has remained largely unknown.

26 Sep 2017

Drug combination produces synergistic effect against growth of triple-negative breast cancer

In the hunt for novel treatments against an aggressive form of breast cancer, researchers combined a new protein inhibitor with a chemotherapy drug to create a powerful combination that resulted in cancer cell death.

26 Sep 2017

MIT study sheds light on flu viruses' rapid evolution

Influenza viruses mutate rapidly, which is why flu vaccines have to be redesigned every year. A new study from MIT sheds light on just how these viruses evolve so quickly and offers a potential way to slow them down.

26 Sep 2017

Antibiotics reduce risk of recurrent staph infections in children, research shows

The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs to children diagnosed with uncomplicated staph infections. Such infections often occur on the skin and look like a pus-filled bug bite.

26 Sep 2017

Study finds no evidence of auditory nerve injury after recreational noise exposure

Exposure to loud noises during common recreational activities is widely cited as a cause of "hidden hearing loss." A new study of young adults, however, finds that while hearing is temporarily affected after attending a loud event, there is no evidence of auditory nerve injury or permanent hearing difficulties.

26 Sep 2017

MIPT scientist proposes unique model to predict cancer development

A scientist from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has proposed a model that can predict the number of key carcinogenic events for each cancer type based on the relationship between morbidity and age.

26 Sep 2017

New approaches to treat aggressive NUT midline carcinoma

Precision medicine, which custom-tailors therapies to the needs of individual patients, is becoming more and more important in cancer therapy. Today, molecular-biological diagnostics can precisely identify alterations in tumor cells.

26 Sep 2017

Study explores how tattoos may influence medical student's understanding of melanoma diagnosis

CANCER is on the rise and the need to be empathetic when giving a patient their diagnosis and throughout treatment is imperative.

26 Sep 2017

SBP researcher awarded $10.8 million grant to pursue development of new drug for substance abuse

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is pleased to announce the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health has awarded Nicholas Cosford, Ph.D., a three-year, $10.8 million grant to pursue the preclinical development of a new class of medicine to treat substance use disorders.

26 Sep 2017

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Prescription drug linked to marked slowing of stomach emptying and weight loss

PCORI Board awards $8.6 million for new study on psoriasis treatment

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

Research shows insulin as key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency

Researchers will measure and examine how ‘resilience’ may lead to better HIV-related outcomes

Study finds gender, racial, and ethnic disparities among academic emergency medicine physicians

Potential Zika vaccine blocks mother-to-fetus transmission and stops male testis infection

Researchers explore how C-section, formula feeding, and antibiotics alter infant's gut microbiome

Universal screening not enough to improve language skills of deaf and hard-of-hearing children

Cyclists perform better in open-ended laboratory tests, study finds

Researchers put 'bioactive' glass in toothpaste to repair decayed teeth

Research reveals curious pattern of autism recurrence based on gender

Drug combination produces synergistic effect against growth of triple-negative breast cancer

MIT study sheds light on flu viruses' rapid evolution

Antibiotics reduce risk of recurrent staph infections in children, research shows

Study finds no evidence of auditory nerve injury after recreational noise exposure

MIPT scientist proposes unique model to predict cancer development

New approaches to treat aggressive NUT midline carcinoma

Study explores how tattoos may influence medical student's understanding of melanoma diagnosis

SBP researcher awarded $10.8 million grant to pursue development of new drug for substance abuse

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