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New diagnostic test uses machine learning to accurately detect aggressive prostate cancer

A new diagnostic developed by Alberta scientists will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to test for aggressive prostate cancer.

9 Jun 2017

UNIST introduces new robotic tool to improve mobility of stroke survivors

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a new robotic tool for assessments of muscle overactivity and movement dysfunction in stroke survivors.

9 Jun 2017

Researchers study space-exposed worms to improve understanding of regenerative health

Flatworms that spent five weeks aboard the International Space Station are helping researchers led by Tufts University scientists to study how an absence of normal gravity and geomagnetic fields can have anatomical, behavioral, and bacteriological consequences, according to a paper to be published June 13 in Regeneration.

9 Jun 2017

Scientists find way to recover protein structure after chemical denaturation

Scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg and Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found a way to recover a protein structure after its chemical denaturation.

9 Jun 2017

Text messaging shows great potential to improve management of diabetes

Low-income Hispanics with Type 2 diabetes who received health-related text messages every day for six months saw improvements in their blood sugar levels that equaled those resulting from some glucose-lowering medications, researchers with the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute reported today.

9 Jun 2017

Insecticides and chemicals used to combat Zika linked to reduced motor function in infants

A chemical currently being used to ward off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and a commonly used insecticide that was threatened with a ban in the United States have been associated with reduced motor function in Chinese infants, a University of Michigan study found.

9 Jun 2017

Cesarean patients prescribed more opioid pain medications than needed, study shows

Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid (narcotic) pain medications than needed upon release from the hospital, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows.

9 Jun 2017

Study shows benefits of CGM in adults with diabetes who take multiple daily injections

DexCom, Inc., the leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for people with diabetes, is presenting important clinical data for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, at the American Diabetes Association's 77th Scientific Sessions, June 9-13 in San Diego, California.

9 Jun 2017

Researcher develops system based on computational intelligence to improve management of care

Hospitals and all the other centers devoted to healthcare accumulate numerous databases with all the records of a whole host of physiological variables of the patients they treat.

9 Jun 2017

Removal of senescent cells could delay onset of age-related pathologies

A recent study, led by an international team of researchers confirms that targeted removal of senescent cells (SnCs), accumulated in many vertebrate tissues as we age, contribute significantly in delaying the onset of age-related pathologies.

9 Jun 2017

Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes birth defects in 5% of babies, study finds

According to a report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 5% of women in the U.S. and its territories who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects.

9 Jun 2017

Researchers define action profile of experimental drug intended to treat chronic pain

At high doses, drug candidate BIA 10-2474 binds not only to the protein that it targets, but to other proteins as well. It thus deactivates proteins that are involved in the metabolism of nerve cells.

9 Jun 2017

As Delaware insurance options shrink, families are ‘holding our breath’

Andy and Serena Ryan get their health coverage through the state's Affordable Care Act insurance exchange and are increasingly anxious about it.

9 Jun 2017

Combination treatment found to effective in patients with tophaceous gout

The drug lesinurad in combination with febuxostat was better at lowering blood levels of urate than febuxostat alone in a phase III clinical trial of 324 patients with tophaceous gout.

9 Jun 2017

Older patients with diabetes who are obese may have lower risk of premature death

Among older patients with diabetes, those who are overweight or obese may have a lower risk of dying prematurely than their normal weight counterparts. The finding comes from a recent analysis of published studies.

9 Jun 2017

Sami victims of domestic violence seek help less often than other Norwegians

People with Sami background who experience domestic violence seek help from the authorities less often than other Norwegians. A new report has looked at what may be done.

9 Jun 2017

Face recognition abilities apparent in fetuses

Recent research into foetal behaviour using 4D ultrasound technology indicates that a foetus in the third trimester can recognise and respond to face-like shapes.

9 Jun 2017

New discovery provides explanation for preterm infants' susceptibility to lung diseases later in life

Mice born into an oxygen-rich environment respond worse to the flu once fully grown due to an absence of certain lung cells, a discovery that provides a potential explanation for preterm infants' added susceptibility to influenza and other lung diseases later in their lives, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center

9 Jun 2017

Southern Research aims to develop new radiosensitizers that may greatly benefit cancer patients

Two out of three cancer patients are treated with radiation, but the therapy often fails to wipe out the tumor or slow its growth. Southern Research is working to develop a new class of drugs that will help the radiation deliver a more powerful punch to the disease.

9 Jun 2017

New calculator could provide useful information to kidney transplant candidates

Researchers have developed a calculator that estimates the likelihood that a given patient who receives a kidney transplant from a particular living donor would have a functioning kidney 5 and 10 years after transplantation.

9 Jun 2017

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New diagnostic test uses machine learning to accurately detect aggressive prostate cancer

UNIST introduces new robotic tool to improve mobility of stroke survivors

Researchers study space-exposed worms to improve understanding of regenerative health

Scientists find way to recover protein structure after chemical denaturation

Text messaging shows great potential to improve management of diabetes

Insecticides and chemicals used to combat Zika linked to reduced motor function in infants

Cesarean patients prescribed more opioid pain medications than needed, study shows

Study shows benefits of CGM in adults with diabetes who take multiple daily injections

Researcher develops system based on computational intelligence to improve management of care

Removal of senescent cells could delay onset of age-related pathologies

Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes birth defects in 5% of babies, study finds

Researchers define action profile of experimental drug intended to treat chronic pain

As Delaware insurance options shrink, families are ‘holding our breath’

Combination treatment found to effective in patients with tophaceous gout

Older patients with diabetes who are obese may have lower risk of premature death

Sami victims of domestic violence seek help less often than other Norwegians

Face recognition abilities apparent in fetuses

New discovery provides explanation for preterm infants' susceptibility to lung diseases later in life

Southern Research aims to develop new radiosensitizers that may greatly benefit cancer patients

New calculator could provide useful information to kidney transplant candidates

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