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14 years of investigations reveal how Nipah virus spreads from person to person

The deadly Nipah virus, which is carried by bats and occasionally infects people, is more likely to be transmitted from person to person when the infected patient is older, male and/or has breathing difficulties, according to a study co-led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 9 May 2019

Routine screening for SCD among refugees could help prevent life-threatening complications

Hematologists are zeroing in on the escalating humanitarian crisis in southern Europe by assessing the burden of blood disorders among refugees and identifying strategies to facilitate more timely identification and treatment of refugees with sickle cell disease.

9 May 2019

BioCity invests in high-power analytics platform for swimming and triathlon athletes

BioCity today announced an investment in INCUS Performance, a sports technology start-up that is helping athletes to train better using data.

9 May 2019

Could deep brain stimulation help resolve the opioid epidemic?

Researchers have developed an implant that has shown promise for reducing addiction rates. However, there are major ethical and financial concerns, which we have tried to cover in this news story.

9 May 2019

British teenager with life-threatening infection successfully treated with phage therapy

Doctors report success after treating a British teenager with bacteriophages. The case study is a step forward in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

9 May 2019

Study describes unusual occurrence of novel schistosome hybrids infecting Malawi children

LSTM's Professor Russell Stothard is senior author on a new paper in which researchers from the UK and Malawi have described the unusual occurrence of novel schistosome hybrids infecting children along the Shire River Valley.

9 May 2019

Sunscreen benefits can be obtained without compromising vitamin D levels

Sunscreen can reduce the sun's adverse effects, but there are concerns that it might inhibit the body's production of vitamin D.

9 May 2019

Finnish study finds higher risk of PTSD in children with immigrant father

Children born in Finland who had an immigrant father were two times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD than those with two Finnish parents, discovered researchers from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland.

9 May 2019

New drug targeting genetic weakness could become first treatment for childhood brain cancer

A new type of drug that targets a genetic weakness in an untreatable childhood brain cancer could become the first ever treatment designed to target the disease.

9 May 2019

Opioid overdose found to be most common cause of pregnancy-associated death in new moms

As the opioid epidemic rages on, one vulnerable group--new moms--have often been overlooked.

9 May 2019

AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

A team of researchers at MIT have developed an AI model that can predict breast cancer from mammogram images up to five years before a diagnosis can be made by doctors.

9 May 2019

Light therapy may dramatically reduce neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at MIT have found that light therapy can enhance synaptic function and protect against cell death in Alzheimer’s disease.

9 May 2019

Bariatric surgery before AF ablation reduces arrhythmia recurrence risk

A new study shows that overweight patients who have bariatric surgery before undergoing ablation reduce their risk of the arrhythmia returning.

9 May 2019

Survey reports large discrepancy in patient’s knowledge of cardiac implantable electronic devices

Results from a new survey are the first to report a large discrepancy in patient’s knowledge of their cardiac implantable electronic device.

9 May 2019

Promising radioisotope couple for cancer diagnosis and therapy

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in ACS Omega a promising combination of radioisotope-carrying molecules for use in radiotheranostics — a diagnosis-and-treatment approach based on the combination of medical imaging and internal radiation therapy with radioactive elements.

9 May 2019

Climate emergency: Shift towards plant-based diets vital to achieve net zero emissions

Major political parties are being urged to include veganism at the center of food and farming policies after declaring a national climate emergency.

9 May 2019

Why you should include natural sources of fiber in your diet

Like bad fats" and "good fats", carbohydrates can also be segregated into "bad carbs" and "good carbs" depending on their sugar levels and fiber content.

9 May 2019

FRAX tool useful in breast cancer patients treated with aromatase inhibitors

The FRAX® tool takes into account certain factors to determine the risk of bone fracture in the general population.

9 May 2019

Biomarker may help identify prostate cancer patients at increased risk of metastasis

For about 90 percent of men with prostate cancer, the cancer remains localized to the primary site, resulting in a five-year survival rate of almost 100 percent.

9 May 2019

Practical clinical applications of cardiac FFR-CT analysis

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 31-42(12) ; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0003, Talal Alzahrani, MD, Ahmed Tashkandi, MD, Abdullah Sarkar, MD, Claudio Smuclovisky, MD, James P. Earls, MD and Andrew D. Choi, MD, from the Division of Cardiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Diagnostic Imaging Center, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and the Department of Radiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA consider practical clinical applications of cardiac computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve.

9 May 2019

Medical News

14 years of investigations reveal how Nipah virus spreads from person to person

Routine screening for SCD among refugees could help prevent life-threatening complications

BioCity invests in high-power analytics platform for swimming and triathlon athletes

Could deep brain stimulation help resolve the opioid epidemic?

British teenager with life-threatening infection successfully treated with phage therapy

Study describes unusual occurrence of novel schistosome hybrids infecting Malawi children

Sunscreen benefits can be obtained without compromising vitamin D levels

Finnish study finds higher risk of PTSD in children with immigrant father

New drug targeting genetic weakness could become first treatment for childhood brain cancer

Opioid overdose found to be most common cause of pregnancy-associated death in new moms

AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

Light therapy may dramatically reduce neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

Bariatric surgery before AF ablation reduces arrhythmia recurrence risk

Survey reports large discrepancy in patient’s knowledge of cardiac implantable electronic devices

Promising radioisotope couple for cancer diagnosis and therapy

Climate emergency: Shift towards plant-based diets vital to achieve net zero emissions

Why you should include natural sources of fiber in your diet

FRAX tool useful in breast cancer patients treated with aromatase inhibitors

Biomarker may help identify prostate cancer patients at increased risk of metastasis

Practical clinical applications of cardiac FFR-CT analysis

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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