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Inherited ventricular arrhythmia fairly common among Finnish Leonbergers

A new study in Finland has revealed that inherited malignant ventricular arrhythmia is fairly common among Finnish Leonbergers under three years of age. At its worst, such arrhythmia can result in the dog's sudden death.

10 Mar 2020

Combination of anti-cancer nanodrugs with Intralipid enhances therapeutic efficacy

Pairing chemotherapy nanodrugs with a nutritional supplement can lessen devastating side-effects while reducing the amount of the expensive drugs needed to treat cancer according to a study from Carnegie Mellon University and Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes.

10 Mar 2020

Routine childhood vaccination linked to long-term schooling attainment among adults in India

Vaccines have reduced the global burden of disease by preventing an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths worldwide each year. In India, the reduction in annual under-five deaths, from 3.4 to 1.2 million between 1990 and 2015, was largely due to expansions in coverage of routine childhood vaccination.

10 Mar 2020

Study finds dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer among adults under 50

There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer in adults under the age of 50, according to new research from the University of Bristol, UWE Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Mar 2020

Community characteristics may influence life expectancy

While lifestyle choices and genetics go a long way toward predicting longevity, a new study shows that certain community characteristics also play important roles.

10 Mar 2020

Modern virtual and augmented reality device can be used to simulate visual impairments

Published today, during World Glaucoma Week 2020, a new study demonstrates how commercially available head mounted displays can be used to simulate the day-to-day challenges faced by people with glaucoma.

10 Mar 2020

Colorectal cancer rates are increasing rapidly among young adults, study reveals

A population-based analysis from England indicates that the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing rapidly in young adults.

10 Mar 2020

New Europe-wide report explores the impact of AI on healthcare practitioners

A new report from EIT Health and McKinsey & Company has exposed an urgent need to attract, educate and train a generation of data literate healthcare professionals, whilst up-skilling the current workforce if we are to fully realize the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

10 Mar 2020

Can novel coronavirus affect pregnant women and their babies?

As the new coronavirus (COVID-19) becomes more of a concern for people around the world, fact and myth are increasingly being confused, particularly due to misinformation and unofficial advice being casually shared.

10 Mar 2020

Research reveals bias and stereotyping when recruiting patients for oncology clinical trials

New research reveals bias and stereotyping among clinical and research professionals who recruit patients to enroll in cancer clinical trials. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

10 Mar 2020

Alpha brain waves indicate how an individual will respond to bias

The strength of alpha brain waves reveals if you are about to make a biased decision, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.

10 Mar 2020

Researchers succeed in creating a common language to describe pain

For the first time, an international collaboration of researchers have succeeded in creating a complete overview of all pain conditions in the face, mouth and jaw and classifying them in the same way.

10 Mar 2020

Marinomed extends the range of Marinosolv applications

Marinomed Biotech AG has achieved promising results for further areas of application with its Marinosolv® technology platform in preclinical studies.

From Marinomed Biotech AG 10 Mar 2020

Kent med-tech company celebrates International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day celebrates the economic, cultural and political achievements of women as well as building and accelerating women's equality.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 10 Mar 2020

Study reports second ever case of a patient to be cured of HIV

A study of the second HIV patient to undergo successful stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene, finds that there was no active viral infection in the patient's blood 30 months after they stopped anti-retroviral therapy, according to a case report published in The Lancet HIV journal and presented at CROI.

10 Mar 2020

Knowing more about new infectious disease threat may not satisfy people

People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about a new infectious disease threat could also be more likely to believe they don't know enough, a new study suggests.

10 Mar 2020

New approach to stimulate immune cells may provide better protection against Alzheimer's

Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich and Denali Therapeutics (South San Francisco, CA, USA) have developed an approach to stimulate immune cells of the brain in such a way that they might possibly provide better protection against Alzheimer's disease.

10 Mar 2020

Clinical trial evaluates effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with overactive bladder

Keck Medicine of USC urologists are launching a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with an overactive bladder due to neurological conditions, such as a spinal cord injury or stroke, and idiopathic (unknown) causes.

10 Mar 2020

Dental shock: Six pulled teeth and one unexpected bill

The ache in three of Kathy McCracken's teeth started almost four years ago. It was hard for her to chew and swallow. She was sensitive to both hot and cold food.

10 Mar 2020

FAIR Health launches website feature to aid shared decision making for palliative care

Today FAIR Health launched a groundbreaking website feature that combines clinical and cost information to support seriously and chronically ill patients and their caregivers in the process of shared decision making with clinicians for three palliative care scenarios.

10 Mar 2020

Medical News

Inherited ventricular arrhythmia fairly common among Finnish Leonbergers

Combination of anti-cancer nanodrugs with Intralipid enhances therapeutic efficacy

Routine childhood vaccination linked to long-term schooling attainment among adults in India

Study finds dramatic increase in the incidence of bowel cancer among adults under 50

Community characteristics may influence life expectancy

Modern virtual and augmented reality device can be used to simulate visual impairments

Colorectal cancer rates are increasing rapidly among young adults, study reveals

New Europe-wide report explores the impact of AI on healthcare practitioners

Can novel coronavirus affect pregnant women and their babies?

Research reveals bias and stereotyping when recruiting patients for oncology clinical trials

Alpha brain waves indicate how an individual will respond to bias

Researchers succeed in creating a common language to describe pain

Marinomed extends the range of Marinosolv applications

Kent med-tech company celebrates International Women’s Day

Study reports second ever case of a patient to be cured of HIV

Knowing more about new infectious disease threat may not satisfy people

New approach to stimulate immune cells may provide better protection against Alzheimer's

Clinical trial evaluates effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with overactive bladder

Dental shock: Six pulled teeth and one unexpected bill

FAIR Health launches website feature to aid shared decision making for palliative care

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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