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Aurora Labs to develop 3D printed titanium medical implants

Aurora Labs is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding term sheet with two universities to develop 3D printing of titanium medical implants.

27 Feb 2019

New test could be a ‘game changer’ in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

The first test to quickly and accurately predict how people will respond to standard treatment for the most common type of leukemia has been developed at Cardiff University. The technology could guide doctors’ decisions on which drugs to give to patients.

27 Feb 2019

Resistance training as little as once per week improves the health of older adults

According to a recent research, resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when some people train as little as once per week. The benefits show in improvements in blood values, muscle strength and mental well-being.

27 Feb 2019

Study explores experience of pain during non-suicidal self-injury

Teen-agers and young adults who intentionally hurt themselves engage in such behavior based, in part, on how they experience pain and their emotional distress, according to a Rutgers study.

27 Feb 2019

Scientists develop tool to screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Scientists at the University of Southern California, Queen's University and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder quickly and affordably, making it accessible to more children in remote locations worldwide.

27 Feb 2019

Machine learning tool could prevent unnecessary treatments for kids with arthritis

Arthritis is not just an ailment of old age--it can affect children too, causing lifelong pain and disability in its most severe forms. Fortunately, some kids grow out of it. Knowing which patients will develop milder forms of disease could spare them unnecessary treatment and potential medication side effects but currently doctors have no way of predicting disease course or severity.

27 Feb 2019

Antimicrobials used to treat zoonotic diseases are becoming less effective, data reveals

Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and European Food Safety Authority reveal that antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis, are becoming less effective.

27 Feb 2019

Existing drug for rare kidney disease could benefit patients with mitochondrial disorders

New preclinical findings from extensive cell and animal studies suggest that a drug already used for a rare kidney disease could benefit patients with some mitochondrial disorders--complex conditions with severe energy deficiency for which no proven effective treatments exist.

27 Feb 2019

Night and weekend births have higher risk of delivery complications, study reveals

As if expecting mothers didn't have enough to worry about, a new study published in Risk Analysis: An International Journal found that the quantity of delivery complications in hospitals are substantially higher during nights, weekends and holidays, and in teaching hospitals.

27 Feb 2019

Innovative online intervention tool shows promise in preventing HIV

More than 67 percent of all new HIV infections in the United States in 2016 occurred as a result of transmission through sexual contact among men who have sex with men (MSM).

27 Feb 2019

New collaboration aims to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Banner Health are collaborating to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications.

27 Feb 2019

New study explores stem cells to gain insight into rotator cuff disease

Rotator cuff tears are common injuries, and proper healing of the shoulder muscle is often difficult.

27 Feb 2019

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Our kidneys filter out toxic waste from the blood and regulate the fluid balance in the body as well as the balance of electrolytes and acid/base amongst others. Kidneys are important organs whose functions most of us take for granted, but when kidneys silently stop working this can create a life threatening situation.

27 Feb 2019

Suppressing cancer-causing protein could correct increased fibrosis in scleroderma patients

A protein known to play a role in cancer may also be increasing fibrosis in scleroderma patients.

27 Feb 2019

Best proven drug to treat schizophrenia could be safely given to African descent people

A study led by researchers at Cardiff University means that more people of African descent who have treatment-resistant schizophrenia could be safely given the drug best proven to manage their symptoms.

27 Feb 2019

Breast cancer survivors more optimistic about changes occurred due to their illness

Two years after diagnosis, breast cancer survivors have four times more positive than negative thoughts about changes they experienced because of their illness, a new study found.

27 Feb 2019

Pharma execs dig in for a fight against outraged senators

Senators got their first opportunity Tuesday to prod drugmakers about the wallet-emptying prices they charge for prescription drugs.

27 Feb 2019

Ecological restoration projects involving indigenous peoples prove more successful

Ecological restoration projects actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities are more successful.

27 Feb 2019

Researchers find how bats remain immune to various infections

An international research team led by Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, has identified molecular and genetic mechanisms that allow bats to stay healthy while hosting viruses that kill other animals, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Microbiology.

27 Feb 2019

UVA expands telehealth capacity to better prevent or manage chronic conditions

The University of Virginia Health System is expanding its telehealth capacity to help patients across Virginia better prevent or manage chronic conditions that include diabetes, prediabetes and heart disease.

27 Feb 2019

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Aurora Labs to develop 3D printed titanium medical implants

New test could be a ‘game changer’ in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Resistance training as little as once per week improves the health of older adults

Study explores experience of pain during non-suicidal self-injury

Scientists develop tool to screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Machine learning tool could prevent unnecessary treatments for kids with arthritis

Antimicrobials used to treat zoonotic diseases are becoming less effective, data reveals

Existing drug for rare kidney disease could benefit patients with mitochondrial disorders

Night and weekend births have higher risk of delivery complications, study reveals

Innovative online intervention tool shows promise in preventing HIV

New collaboration aims to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications

New study explores stem cells to gain insight into rotator cuff disease

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Suppressing cancer-causing protein could correct increased fibrosis in scleroderma patients

Best proven drug to treat schizophrenia could be safely given to African descent people

Breast cancer survivors more optimistic about changes occurred due to their illness

Pharma execs dig in for a fight against outraged senators

Ecological restoration projects involving indigenous peoples prove more successful

Researchers find how bats remain immune to various infections

UVA expands telehealth capacity to better prevent or manage chronic conditions

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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