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Factors associated with disparities in breast cancer survival studied

According to a latest study, several factors are responsible for the differences in the survival statistics of the non-elderly women with breast cancer. For example in 2012, the health reports had revealed that black women have a 43% higher risk of death when affected with breast cancer compared to their white counterparts.

16 Oct 2017

Wake Forest Baptist scientists win grant to develop more effective treatments for brain cancer

Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancer that originates in the brain. Current therapies can slow the disease, but more often than not can't cure it.

16 Oct 2017

Scientists discover new non-genetic cause of resistance to anti-cancer therapies

The targeted anti-cancer therapies cetuximab and panitumumab are mainstays of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

16 Oct 2017

Portable scanner can measure limb disfigurement easily in patients with elephantiasis

An estimated 120 million people worldwide are infected with lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic, mosquito-borne disease that can cause major swelling and deformity of the legs, a condition known as elephantiasis.

16 Oct 2017

Medical students may be more confident than knowledgeable on nutritional recommendations

Ohio University researchers found medical students may be more confident than knowledgeable when it comes to nutrition. Of the 257 medical students studied, more than 55 percent were confident they could counsel patients on nutritional recommendations, but half did not achieve a passing score on a nutrition quiz, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

16 Oct 2017

Findings reveal how seizures can have lasting detrimental effects on memory

Although it's been clear that seizures are linked to memory loss and other cognitive deficits in patients with Alzheimer's disease, how this happens has been puzzling. In a study published in the journal Nature Medicine, a team of researchers reveals a mechanism that can explain how even relatively infrequent seizures can lead to long-lasting cognitive deficits in animal models.

16 Oct 2017

Stress may just as harmful to our body as bad diet, BYU study finds

We all know that a poor diet is unhealthy, but a new BYU study finds that stress may just as harmful to our bodies as a really bad diet.

16 Oct 2017

CHLA and Keck Medicine of USC develop new liquid biopsy for tumor of the retina

Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age. If not diagnosed early, retinoblastoma may result in loss of one or both eyes and can be fatal. Unlike most cancers that are diagnosed using a biopsy, retinoblastoma tumors cannot be directly biopsied.

16 Oct 2017

BU professor receives $693,695 award to understand risk factors linked to gun injuries

Bindu Kalesan, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, is the recipient of a three-year, $693,695 award from the U.S. Department of Justice to study "racial and ethnic differences in non-fatal firearm injuries using a spatiotemporal approach.

16 Oct 2017

BU researcher wins NIH award for research on molecular mechanism of senile cardiac amyloidosis

Lawreen H. Connors, PhD, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine, is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health High Priority, Short-Term Project Award, for her research "molecular mechanism of senile cardiac amyloidosis."

16 Oct 2017

Family approach can be effective strategy for managing chronic illness

Family members often play an important role in managing chronic illnesses, and a family approach may produce more effective, long-term benefits for the patient, according to a Penn State researcher.

16 Oct 2017

Einstein scientists share $9 million NIH grant for longevity research

Scientists now believe that the Fountain of Youth flows from our genes, or at least from the genes of people who live healthy lives to age 100 or later.

16 Oct 2017

Powering up fat cells could help acute myeloid leukemia patients

Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could help acute myeloid leukemia patients, according to a new study from McMaster University.

16 Oct 2017

Study identifies new biomarker for depression in diabetes

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic has identified a biomarker for depression in diabetes. Findings of epidemiological studies have shown an overall 2-fold increased prevalence of depression in patients with type 2 diabetes compared with the general population worldwide.

16 Oct 2017

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

The endogenous infection marker procalcitonin can help to guide the use of antibiotics when treating infections. The course of antibiotic therapy is shortened, and its side effects and mortality rate also decrease, as researchers from the University of Basel and other colleagues report in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

16 Oct 2017

Anti-hypertensive treatments do not restore microvascular function

Treatments for high blood pressure do not totally reverse its damaging effects on the vascular rhythms that help circulation of the blood say researchers.

16 Oct 2017

Researchers to investigate cellular changes leading to development of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is the most common of malign brain tumors in adults, and it currently has no cure. Now a research team led by Dr Claudia Barros, from the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and its Brain Tumour Research-funded Centre of Excellence, has secured funding from the Brain Research Trust, which will help to expose novel molecules and their modes of action responsible for the initiation and growth of the disease.

16 Oct 2017

Study finds link between sleep duration and measure of chromosomal health in sperm

A new study found a link between sleep duration and a measure of chromosomal health in sperm. The findings are published in the Journal of Sleep Research.

16 Oct 2017

Scientists validate biomarker indicative of brain cancer patient's prognosis and drug response

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sema4, and collaborating institutions including Colorado State University and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center reported results today from a glioblastoma study in which they validated a biomarker indicative of a patient's prognosis and likely response to specific therapies.

16 Oct 2017

Daily five-minute conversation improves hospitalized patients’ satisfaction with care

As hospitals seek to improve inpatient satisfaction, one effective way takes only a few minutes and no expensive equipment. A study at the University of Virginia School of Medicine recently found that a daily five-minute conversation that focused on hospitalized patients "as people" significantly improved their satisfaction with their medical care.

16 Oct 2017

Medical Research News

Factors associated with disparities in breast cancer survival studied

Wake Forest Baptist scientists win grant to develop more effective treatments for brain cancer

Scientists discover new non-genetic cause of resistance to anti-cancer therapies

Portable scanner can measure limb disfigurement easily in patients with elephantiasis

Medical students may be more confident than knowledgeable on nutritional recommendations

Findings reveal how seizures can have lasting detrimental effects on memory

Stress may just as harmful to our body as bad diet, BYU study finds

CHLA and Keck Medicine of USC develop new liquid biopsy for tumor of the retina

BU professor receives $693,695 award to understand risk factors linked to gun injuries

BU researcher wins NIH award for research on molecular mechanism of senile cardiac amyloidosis

Family approach can be effective strategy for managing chronic illness

Einstein scientists share $9 million NIH grant for longevity research

Powering up fat cells could help acute myeloid leukemia patients

Study identifies new biomarker for depression in diabetes

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

Anti-hypertensive treatments do not restore microvascular function

Researchers to investigate cellular changes leading to development of glioblastoma

Study finds link between sleep duration and measure of chromosomal health in sperm

Scientists validate biomarker indicative of brain cancer patient's prognosis and drug response

Daily five-minute conversation improves hospitalized patients’ satisfaction with care

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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