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New EU project aims to learn more about hormone-disrupting chemicals

Hormone-disrupting chemicals in our environment can affect early neurodevelopment in children, but little is known about the exact mechanisms for this interference. A new EU funded research project, coordinated from Karolinska Institutet, now aims to learn more and to develop better screening and testing tools.

26 Sep 2018

Yellow fever virus can be transmitted via tiger mosquitoes, shows research

Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak for several decades. To date, there have been 2,043 human cases including 676 fatalities, mainly occurring in ten Brazilian states including Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers create inexpensive system to test for dangerous levels of lead in water

The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks posed by the metal. Now researchers at the University of Houston have created an inexpensive system using a smartphone and a lens made with an inkjet printer that can detect lead in tap water at levels commonly accepted as dangerous.

26 Sep 2018

Protective gel sphere may offer probiotics a safer route to the intestines

The small intestine is a hotbed of microbial activity and a target of probiotic treatments for diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, among other conditions.

26 Sep 2018

GW educational pipeline program addresses regional health care workforce needs

The metropolitan Washington, D.C. region currently experiences health inequities related to access to care in underserved areas, disparities in chronic disease outcomes, provider shortages, and inadequate diversity of the health professions. Research has shown that a more diverse health care workforce can help address these problems.

26 Sep 2018

Research findings could bring relief to millions of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Patients undergoing cancer treatment confront a number of well-documented side effects.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers take first steps in developing 'paintable' chemotherapy for melanoma

Skin acts as the first line of defense against pathogens and other harmful material from outside the body. Yet this barrier also excludes some beneficial drugs that could treat skin diseases.

26 Sep 2018

Machine learning may be useful tool to predict outcomes for people at risk of psychosis, depression

Machine learning, also known as artificial intelligence, could be a useful tool for predicting how well people at high risk of psychosis or with recent onset depression will function socially in the future, an international research study has found.

26 Sep 2018

University of Birmingham receives £1.9 million for global heart research in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka

The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.9 million through the National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Program to fund world class research into a common heart condition in disadvantaged populations in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers develop promising allergy vaccine for hay fever

Using sugar molecules researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce treatment times and increase the effect of treatments.

26 Sep 2018

Recategorization recommendations for drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms

In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that if it clears phase III clinical trials, psilocybin should be re-categorized from a schedule I drug--one with no known medical potential--to a schedule IV drug such as prescription sleep aids, but with tighter control.

26 Sep 2018

University of Leicester lectures focus on newborns, migrants and home

Home is the theme of the first in the new series of lectures by University of Leicester PhD graduates, as they explore how long it takes babies in neonatal care to be sent home and how home-making practices are used by migrants to become familiar with a new place.

26 Sep 2018

Urine liquid biopsies could help monitor response to immunotherapy in bladder cancer patients

Scientists have shown for the first time that immune cells in the urine of bladder cancer patients accurately reflect those in the tumor environment, according to research published today (Wednesday) in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

26 Sep 2018

RTI Surgical showcases innovative spine portfolio at NASS 2018

RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, will showcase research reinforcing the strength of its spine portfolio, notably the Fortilink IBF series featuring TETRAfuse 3D Technology, at the North American Spine Society's 33rd Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, September 26-29.

26 Sep 2018

Medrisk provides telerehabilitation for injured workers in hurricane affected areas

Hurricane Florence set records for rainfall from a hurricane in both North and South Carolina. Flooding has rendered many roads impassable and more flooding is expected. The hurricane caused approximately $44 billion in property damage and lost output according to Moody's Analytics, and repairs and cleanup will take months.

26 Sep 2018

How Sensors are Changing the Way We Deliver Physiotherapy

An interview with Sandrine Ortega from SWORD Health, at the NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo, discussing the greatest barriers to physiotherapy in the UK, and how SWORD Phoenix is improving patient outcomes for musculoskeletal disorders.

From SWORD Health 26 Sep 2018

Study reveals changes in functioning of older individuals’ central nervous system

The central nervous system of older individuals responds to movement and initiates muscular contraction differently compared to young individuals.

26 Sep 2018

Survey: Physicians need more information to assess impact of NSCLC treatment sequencing

Results from a new global survey revealed that more than one-third (36%) of the 310 physicians surveyed do not think they have sufficient information required to make informed decisions on how to sequence treatments for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive (EGFR M+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

26 Sep 2018

Diabetes patients with poor blood sugar control face highest risk of serious infections

A new study has shown that diabetes patients with the poorest control of their blood sugars face the highest risks of hospitalization and death due to infections.

26 Sep 2018

Risk-profiling can help improve preventive measures against HIV

That men who have sex with men run a greater risk of HIV than others has been known since the virus was discovered. However a thesis from Karolinska Institutet now shows that it is a small sub-group of these men who account for the greater part of the risk increase.

26 Sep 2018

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New EU project aims to learn more about hormone-disrupting chemicals

Yellow fever virus can be transmitted via tiger mosquitoes, shows research

Researchers create inexpensive system to test for dangerous levels of lead in water

Protective gel sphere may offer probiotics a safer route to the intestines

GW educational pipeline program addresses regional health care workforce needs

Research findings could bring relief to millions of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Researchers take first steps in developing 'paintable' chemotherapy for melanoma

Machine learning may be useful tool to predict outcomes for people at risk of psychosis, depression

University of Birmingham receives £1.9 million for global heart research in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka

Researchers develop promising allergy vaccine for hay fever

Recategorization recommendations for drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms

University of Leicester lectures focus on newborns, migrants and home

Urine liquid biopsies could help monitor response to immunotherapy in bladder cancer patients

RTI Surgical showcases innovative spine portfolio at NASS 2018

Medrisk provides telerehabilitation for injured workers in hurricane affected areas

How Sensors are Changing the Way We Deliver Physiotherapy

Study reveals changes in functioning of older individuals’ central nervous system

Survey: Physicians need more information to assess impact of NSCLC treatment sequencing

Diabetes patients with poor blood sugar control face highest risk of serious infections

Risk-profiling can help improve preventive measures against HIV

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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