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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

Who is Your Possible Self?

An interview with My Possible Self, discussing how it is helping patients with mental health conditions who are waiting for NHS counseling.

From My Possible Self Limited 26 Sep 2018

Researchers to explore sex differences in cardiovascular and renal physiology

A person's sex can be a defining factor in how well--or how poorly--they respond to disease, therapy and recovery. Experts at the forefront of sex-specific research will convene next week at the sixth APS conference on sex differences in cardiovascular and renal physiology.

26 Sep 2018