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Cocoa flavanol consumption linked to improvements in cardiometabolic biomarkers

To the tantalizing delight of chocolate lovers everywhere, a number of recent studies employing various methods have suggested that compounds in cocoa called flavanols could benefit cardiovascular health.

14 Oct 2016

Cleveland Clinic cancer researchers receive $2.4 million grant from NIH NHLBI

The National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a $2.4 million grant over four years to Cleveland Clinic cancer researchers Jaroslaw Maciejewski, M.D., and Richard Padgett, Ph.D., to test the hypothesis that alterations in the pattern of splicing of target genes play a major role in the establishment or progression of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

14 Oct 2016

New imaging method helps observe activation of neural circuits in the brain

Watching millions of neurons in the brain interacting with each other is the ultimate dream of neuroscientists! A new imaging method now makes it possible to observe the activation of large neural circuits, currently up to the size of a small-animal brain, in real time and three dimensions.

14 Oct 2016

Research to examine impact of complications and errors on surgeon's life

A survey is being launched today [Friday 14 October 2016] to help understand the psychological impact on surgeons of errors or complications which arise as a result of surgical procedures.

14 Oct 2016

Mild sedative could reduce risk of post-operative delirium

A mild sedative could greatly reduce the risk of people experiencing delirium after an operation, according to new research.

14 Oct 2016

Many Canadian territories restrict access to medications for treating hepatitis C, study finds

A study conducted by Canadian and Australian researchers shows that nearly everywhere in Canada, the provinces and territories impose obstacles to reimbursement of new direct-acting antivirals (DAA) to treat hepatitis C by because of their cost.

14 Oct 2016

New global Human Cell Atlas initiative could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment

An ambitious global initiative to create a Human Cell Atlas - a description of every cell in the human body as a reference map to accelerate progress in biomedical science - is being discussed at an International meeting in London this week.

14 Oct 2016

UPV participates in Lumiblast project to develop novel treatments for hard-to-treat brain tumours

The Polytechnic University of Valencia is taking part in Lumiblast, a European project to develop an innovative approach to hard-to-treat brain tumours like glioblastomas.

14 Oct 2016

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

Leukemia is a disease in which each cell can exhibit different genetic traits, and now Swedish researchers have found a cheap way to examine the individual cells. Reported in Nature Communications, the breakthrough could transform leukemia treatment.

14 Oct 2016

Knowingly taking placebo pills can help alleviate chronic back pain, study finds

Conventional medical wisdom has long held that placebo effects depend on patients' belief they are getting pharmacologically active medication.

14 Oct 2016

Young physician-scientists win Harry Winston Fellowships for innovative pediatric research

Dr. Claire Baldauf, Dr. Marjorie-Anne Guerra and Dr. Manal Habib have been named the recipients of the 2016-2017 Harry Winston Fellowships.

14 Oct 2016

Small changes in diet can reduce CVD risk by 30%

Exchanging few commercially regular-consumed food items with improved fat quality reduces total and LDL cholesterol.

14 Oct 2016

CTA tests motivate people with suspected coronary artery disease to adopt healthier lifestyle practices

UCLA researchers have found that undergoing a computer tomographic angiography was a better motivator to get people with suspected coronary artery disease to adopt healthier lifestyle practices than an exercise electrocardiography and stress test.

14 Oct 2016

Mental health researchers make promising breakthrough in early detection of psychosis

Mental health researchers have made a promising breakthrough in the early detection of the risk of psychosis, with the eventual hope that patients could be given appropriate treatments earlier to prevent psychotic episodes from occurring.

14 Oct 2016

Negative pressure wound therapy effectively heals deep perivascular groin infections

Shorter wound healing time, fewer dressing changes and the opportunity for earlier discharge from the hospital.

14 Oct 2016

Crohn's disease appears to have two distinct genetic subtypes, study finds

Crohn's disease, a common inflammatory disorder of the intestinal tract, can have devastating consequences for a patient's quality of life and is notoriously hard to treat successfully, in part because its course and severity vary so much from one case to the next.

14 Oct 2016

Medical Research News

Cocoa flavanol consumption linked to improvements in cardiometabolic biomarkers

Cleveland Clinic cancer researchers receive $2.4 million grant from NIH NHLBI

New imaging method helps observe activation of neural circuits in the brain

Research to examine impact of complications and errors on surgeon's life

Mild sedative could reduce risk of post-operative delirium

Many Canadian territories restrict access to medications for treating hepatitis C, study finds

New global Human Cell Atlas initiative could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment

UPV participates in Lumiblast project to develop novel treatments for hard-to-treat brain tumours

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

Knowingly taking placebo pills can help alleviate chronic back pain, study finds

Young physician-scientists win Harry Winston Fellowships for innovative pediatric research

Small changes in diet can reduce CVD risk by 30%

CTA tests motivate people with suspected coronary artery disease to adopt healthier lifestyle practices

Mental health researchers make promising breakthrough in early detection of psychosis

Negative pressure wound therapy effectively heals deep perivascular groin infections

Crohn's disease appears to have two distinct genetic subtypes, study finds

UA study questions safety and efficacy of selenium in reducing risk of colorectal cancer

Study provides insights into how species adapt to changing environments over many generations

Portsmouth scientist wins major award to develop treatments for MS patients

Substance NAD+ can extend life and postpone onset of aging processes

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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