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Successful gene therapy trial in patients with X-linked Chronic Septic Granulomatosis

American and British teams led by Drs Kohn (University of California, Los Angeles), Malech (NIH), Williams (Boston Children's) and Trasher (Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) published yesterday in Nature Medicine the conclusive results of a gene therapy trial conducted in the United States and Great Britain in 9 patients with X-linked Chronic Septic Granulomatosis (X-CGD), a rare and severe immune dysfunction. Six of them are free of treatment for complications generated by the disease.

28 Jan 2020

The challenge of new antibiotic discovery

It is important to discover antibiotic drugs and to bring them to clinical use, a task made all the more urgent by the increase in the number of infections that are resistant to existing antibiotics. However, this task is a formidable one.

28 Jan 2020

Coronavirus death toll in China now 131 with 4,630 cases

Chinese meat markets sell the usual poultry, beef and pork and other forms of meat including rodents, yaks, snakes, tortoises, porcupines etc. With the rising number of people being infected with the novel Corona virus, fingers are pointing towards these small time sellers of unregulated meat that could be carrying the virus.

28 Jan 2020

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England

In the health agency’s report, there were 49,029 diagnoses made in 2018, which is about 8,000 more than the previous year, surpassing breast cancer with 47,476 cases. Lung cancer followed with 38,996 cases. The new data reveals that there were more cancers detected in 2018 in men than in women, with a total of 15,228 cases and 151,452, respectively.

28 Jan 2020

Weight loss surgery helps reverse respiratory issues in obese patients

Obesity is now considered a global health epidemic, affecting millions of people worldwide. In morbidly obese patients, the extra weight has taken a toll on their overall health, including predisposing them to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and respiratory issues. However, breathing issues in obese people may be reversed and relieved, thanks to weight loss surgery.

28 Jan 2020

Pulmonary imaging key to diagnosing vaping-related lung damage

In 2019, the emergence of mysterious lung disease in the United States has sparked global health attention. Now named as the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI), the disease causes lung damage, which is a serious and sometimes fatal complication of vaping.

28 Jan 2020

PCORI Board of Governors approve $12.2 million to find ways to treat different health conditions

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors today approved $12.2 million to fund four studies comparing the most effective ways to treat a range of health conditions that impose high burdens on patients, their families and the healthcare system.

28 Jan 2020

NIU professor gets $372,500 to study link between brain health and exercise

Angela Grippo's New Year's resolution is exercise, exercise, exercise, but the Northern Illinois University psychology professor won't be breaking a sweat or hitting the gym.

28 Jan 2020

Research provides insights about sex- and gender-specific aspects of medicine

At present, a focus on males in basic research and clinical trials means that models of disease are also based on men. Symptoms and disease progression in male patients are therefore considered the standard, while disease manifestations that are usually observed in women are judged "atypical".

28 Jan 2020

Study offers significant promise for treating an aspect of schizophrenia

Research by a University of Georgia psychologist shows that targeting one particular symptom of schizophrenia has a positive effect on other symptoms, offering significant promise for treating an aspect of schizophrenia that currently has no pharmaceutical options.

28 Jan 2020

Novel palladium compound acts against ovarian tumor cells

A group led by a researcher affiliated with the University of São Paulo's São Carlos Chemistry Institute (IQSC-USP) in Brazil has developed a novel palladium compound that acts against ovarian tumor cells without affecting healthy tissues. Palladium is a silvery white metal belonging to the same group as platinum.

28 Jan 2020

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces over $1.3 million to support Global BioImaging

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced over $1.3 million in funding to support Global BioImaging, an international network of bioimaging facilities and communities.

28 Jan 2020

Virtual assistants do not provide reliable and relevant information on medical emergencies

Virtual assistants don't yet live up to their considerable potential when it comes to providing users with reliable and relevant information on medical emergencies, according to a new study from University of Alberta researchers.

28 Jan 2020

Findings shed new light on how striatum processes information to plan, execute movements

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped how different nerve cells in the brain area striatum process information to plan and execute our movements at just the right time and with the right vigour. The results, presented in the journal Cell Reports, show that different cell types in the striatum receive signals from completely different parts of the cerebral cortex and thus respond to different types of information.

28 Jan 2020

Response to nation’s 1st coronavirus case draws on lessons from measles outbreak

When the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus spreading throughout China was confirmed last week in Washington state, public health workers were well prepared to respond, building on lessons learned during the outbreak of measles that sickened 87 people in the state in 2019.

28 Jan 2020

Study could lead to next-generation clinical testing for hidden hearing loss

A pair of biomarkers of brain function -- one that represents "listening effort," and another that measures ability to process rapid changes in frequencies -- may help to explain why a person with normal hearing may struggle to follow conversations in noisy environments, according to a new study led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers.

28 Jan 2020

Study questions application of AI to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence

An artificial neural network has identified a square structure within a triangular one in a crater on the dwarf planet Ceres, with several people agreeing on this perception. The result of this intriguing visual experiment, carried out by a Spanish neuropsychologist, calls into question the application of artificial intelligence to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI).

28 Jan 2020

QUT forum to address Australia's catastrophic fire season

Is it possible to create a truly bushfire-resistant house? What's the best way to donate to bushfires? How can you tell fact from fake news in this era of Twitter bots? How can we improve communication to save lives and property? These and more questions will be on the table at an important forum at QUT this Friday addressing Australia's catastrophic fire season.

28 Jan 2020

Zinc acetate lozenges did not reduce duration of common cold in randomized trial

Administration of zinc acetate lozenges to common cold patients did not shorten colds in a randomized trial published in BMJ Open.

28 Jan 2020

What parents need to know about the HPV vaccine

The vaccine that prevents infection from human papillomavirus (HPV) is nothing short of a medical marvel.

28 Jan 2020

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Successful gene therapy trial in patients with X-linked Chronic Septic Granulomatosis

The challenge of new antibiotic discovery

Coronavirus death toll in China now 131 with 4,630 cases

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England

Weight loss surgery helps reverse respiratory issues in obese patients

Pulmonary imaging key to diagnosing vaping-related lung damage

PCORI Board of Governors approve $12.2 million to find ways to treat different health conditions

NIU professor gets $372,500 to study link between brain health and exercise

Research provides insights about sex- and gender-specific aspects of medicine

Study offers significant promise for treating an aspect of schizophrenia

Novel palladium compound acts against ovarian tumor cells

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces over $1.3 million to support Global BioImaging

Virtual assistants do not provide reliable and relevant information on medical emergencies

Findings shed new light on how striatum processes information to plan, execute movements

Response to nation’s 1st coronavirus case draws on lessons from measles outbreak

Study could lead to next-generation clinical testing for hidden hearing loss

Study questions application of AI to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence

QUT forum to address Australia's catastrophic fire season

Zinc acetate lozenges did not reduce duration of common cold in randomized trial

What parents need to know about the HPV vaccine

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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