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Study reveals higher prevalence of epilepsy among sexual and gender minorities

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) - individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, non-binary, or gender-diverse - are twice as likely to report active epilepsy compared to non-SGM individuals, based on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) analysis of data from the population-based National Health Information Survey.

22 Jul 2024

Studies aim to identify adolescent girls who are at risk of developing migraine headaches

A migraine is not just a bad headache. It is a much-dreaded part of a neurologic disorder that has an array of possible symptoms, including pulsating cranial pain, waves of queasiness, bouts of vomiting, and hypersensitivity to light and sound.

22 Jul 2024

Virtual reality training to combat implicit bias in maternal health care

During a checkup with her obstetrician, Marilyn Hayes tells him about overwhelming exhaustion and possible symptoms of postpartum depression, such as feeling unsafe.

22 Jul 2024

Synthetic solutions for ethical and effective drug testing

Improving human quality of life with drug treatments is a complicated issue. Drug certification, including drug safety and reliability, entails a long series of tests and government approvals before the drug is available for anyone to use.

22 Jul 2024

Genetic and molecular risk factors discovered for subsequent stroke and MACE

People who experience an arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic stroke (TIA) are at an increased risk of suffering a second stroke or other major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), making it critically important to identify risk factors and treatments to prevent these subsequent occurrences.

22 Jul 2024

Research uncovers dengue’s surprising invasion strategies

Mosquito-borne viral infections once confined to tropical regions are spreading. Dengue virus infects up to 400 million people worldwide each year according to World Health Organization estimates, and no available treatments exist for this disease.

22 Jul 2024

Study reveals age-related differences in amputation rates following PAD surgery

People in their 50s with severe peripheral artery disease or PAD may be more likely than people in their 80s to undergo leg amputation one to five years after emergency surgery to restore blood flow to the lower limbs, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

22 Jul 2024

Foldable Pouch Actuator Enables Finger Extension in Rehabilitation Gloves

Soft rehabilitation gloves have become popular tools for helping patients with hand function-related disabilities recover finger movement.

22 Jul 2024

Research shows the ability of proteins to predict onset of many diverse diseases

Research on thousands of proteins measured from a drop of blood demonstrates the ability of proteins to predict the onset of many diverse diseases.

22 Jul 2024

Innovative genetic approaches to rare disease diagnosis

The majority of rare diseases have a genetic cause. The underlying genetic alteration can be found more and more easily, for example by means of exome sequencing (ES), leading to a molecular genetic diagnosis.

22 Jul 2024

Understanding Consumer-Consented Data to Optimize Clinical Trials and Digital Health Programs

In this interview, News Medical speaks with the Healthcare Business of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions about optimizing clinical trial screening and digital health programs through a better understanding of consumer-consented data.

From LexisNexis® Risk Solutions 22 Jul 2024

Amsterdam UMC to lead European consortium in search of solutions to stress among surgical team

On average, healthcare professionals involved in surgical procedures and care in hospitals experience more stress and burnout than other professional groups in Europe.

22 Jul 2024

New combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help reduce donor-specific immune response

A new combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help to reduce the donor-specific reaction against the transplanted organ without the need for maintenance triple immunosuppression.

22 Jul 2024

Brain coupling patterns as predictive markers for psychosis in 22q11.2DS

A UNIGE team shows that overly strong or weak interconnections between certain brain areas could be a predictive marker of the disease.

22 Jul 2024

Combination therapy incorporating three existing drugs shows potential for treating retinal degenerations

Drug repurposing shows promise in the treatment of retinal degenerations, according to a new study by an international team of researchers, published in Nature Communications.

22 Jul 2024

Empowering human intelligence: Strategies for healthy aging and memory

People can reduce their risk of age-related dementia by exercising their brains properly instead of Googling, according to a leading Canadian academic.

22 Jul 2024

Duke-NUS unveils LIVE Ventures to catalyze the commercialization of academic research

Duke-NUS Medical School today launched LIVE Ventures, a S$20 million incubation programme designed to catalyse the commercialisation of innovative academic research.

22 Jul 2024

Challenges and opportunities in rare tumor research

Ning Li et al., at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China, provides a comprehensive review on the challenges and opportunities in the field of rare tumor research and management.

22 Jul 2024

Rescue from above: How drones may narrow emergency response times

The drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED.

22 Jul 2024

Women with endometriosis have a significantly increased ovarian cancer risk, study finds

Researchers from the United States of America investigated the potential association between different subtypes of endometriosis and the incidence of ovarian cancer.

22 Jul 2024

Medical News

Study reveals higher prevalence of epilepsy among sexual and gender minorities

Studies aim to identify adolescent girls who are at risk of developing migraine headaches

Virtual reality training to combat implicit bias in maternal health care

Synthetic solutions for ethical and effective drug testing

Genetic and molecular risk factors discovered for subsequent stroke and MACE

Research uncovers dengue’s surprising invasion strategies

Study reveals age-related differences in amputation rates following PAD surgery

Foldable Pouch Actuator Enables Finger Extension in Rehabilitation Gloves

Research shows the ability of proteins to predict onset of many diverse diseases

Innovative genetic approaches to rare disease diagnosis

Understanding Consumer-Consented Data to Optimize Clinical Trials and Digital Health Programs

Amsterdam UMC to lead European consortium in search of solutions to stress among surgical team

New combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help reduce donor-specific immune response

Brain coupling patterns as predictive markers for psychosis in 22q11.2DS

Combination therapy incorporating three existing drugs shows potential for treating retinal degenerations

Empowering human intelligence: Strategies for healthy aging and memory

Duke-NUS unveils LIVE Ventures to catalyze the commercialization of academic research

Challenges and opportunities in rare tumor research

Rescue from above: How drones may narrow emergency response times

Women with endometriosis have a significantly increased ovarian cancer risk, study finds

How can super-resolution technology help study neurotransmission?

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

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