Medical News

RSS

TPU researchers create 3D-printed models of children's hearts

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University are creating 3D-printed models of children's hearts. They are printed based on magnetic resonance imaging of real patients. These models are used as simulators for cardiac surgeons to plan and pre-work forthcoming operations.

11 Dec 2017

WSU scientists create injectable dye to track progression of diseases

Washington State University scientists have created an injectable dye that illuminates molecules with near infrared light, making it easier to see what is going on deep inside the body.

11 Dec 2017

Retirement’s revolving door: Why some workers can’t call it quits

In his view, Tim Franson utterly failed at retirement. After 20 years as a high-ranking vice president at drugmaker Eli Lilly, Franson and his wife, Chris, a successful real estate agent, thought they were quietly retiring nearly a decade ago to Bonita Springs, Fla.

11 Dec 2017

Smoking contributes to less increase in life expectancy among women with only primary education

Life expectancy in Sweden has risen steadily during the last few decades for most groups. One exception is women whose highest educational level is compulsory school. This is mostly because of smoking, says a new dissertation in sociology.

11 Dec 2017

Researchers generate 3D cell cultures to investigate mechanisms of drug resistance in breast cancer

An international research team headed by the University of Bern and the Netherlands Cancer Institute has developed 3D cell cultures in which genes can be specifically modified. They allow the study of genes that may cause therapy resistance in breast cancer.

11 Dec 2017

New, more easily administered therapies offer benefits for bleeding and clotting disorders

In three studies being presented today during the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, researchers report remarkable benefits from new, more easily administered therapies for bleeding and clotting disorders.

11 Dec 2017

Scientists develop software that predicts leukemia-specific immune targets

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have developed a software program that can accurately predict which tumor-specific markers will show up on the surface of leukemia cells in patients who have received stem cell transplants.

11 Dec 2017

Pairing immunotherapy drug with chemotherapy proves beneficial for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers report that pairing an immunotherapy drug with chemotherapy proved beneficial for some patients with acute myeloid leukemia whose disease did not respond to standard treatment or had relapsed.

11 Dec 2017

Opioids after surgery left her addicted. Is that a medical error?

In April this year, Katie Herzog checked into a Boston teaching hospital for what turned out to be a nine-hour-long back surgery.

11 Dec 2017

Study indicates decline in use of chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer patients

A study of nearly 3,000 women with early stage breast cancer indicates a recent, significant decline in the use of chemotherapy despite the lack of any change in national treatment recommendations or guidelines, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of Michigan.

11 Dec 2017

NYU Langone Health launches new heart transplant program

The Transplant Institute at NYU Langone Health has launched a new heart transplant program - the first new program of its kind in New York State in more than 15 years.

11 Dec 2017

Kidney dysfunction raises diabetes risk, study suggests

Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the converse also is true: Kidney dysfunction increases the risk of diabetes.

11 Dec 2017

In era of increased competition, hospitals fret over ratings

For two years, Saint Anthony Hospital here has celebrated its top-rated "A" grade from the national Leapfrog Group that evaluates hospital safety records. But this fall, when executives opened a preview of their score, they got an unwelcome surprise: a "C."

11 Dec 2017

Teachers call for ban on sale of energy drinks to under-16s in schools

One of Britain’s leading teaching unions is calling for schools to be banned from selling energy drinks to children aged under 16 due to the large amount of caffeine they contain.

11 Dec 2017

Combination of chemotherapy and targeted drug improves response in younger CLL patients

Among younger patients newly diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), treatment with a combination of chemotherapy and a molecularly targeted drug significantly improves response over what is typically seen with chemotherapy alone, according to an investigator-initiated multi-center phase II clinical trial.

11 Dec 2017

Medical News

TPU researchers create 3D-printed models of children's hearts

WSU scientists create injectable dye to track progression of diseases

Retirement’s revolving door: Why some workers can’t call it quits

Smoking contributes to less increase in life expectancy among women with only primary education

Researchers generate 3D cell cultures to investigate mechanisms of drug resistance in breast cancer

New, more easily administered therapies offer benefits for bleeding and clotting disorders

Scientists develop software that predicts leukemia-specific immune targets

Pairing immunotherapy drug with chemotherapy proves beneficial for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia

Opioids after surgery left her addicted. Is that a medical error?

Study indicates decline in use of chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer patients

NYU Langone Health launches new heart transplant program

Kidney dysfunction raises diabetes risk, study suggests

In era of increased competition, hospitals fret over ratings

Teachers call for ban on sale of energy drinks to under-16s in schools

Combination of chemotherapy and targeted drug improves response in younger CLL patients

Female, rural physicians retiring earlier than previously thought in British Columbia

Study finds percutaneous coronary intervention as recommendable treatment for left main coronary artery disease

Mayo Clinic researchers find emojis to be helpful in assessing patients' quality of life

St. Jude gene therapy offers hope for infants with 'bubble boy' disease

Air pollution exposure before or after conception linked to increased risk of birth defects in children

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

Latest News