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Study can aid in developing patient-centered interventions for seniors with asthma

Although often considered a childhood health problem, asthma - a chronic inflammatory disease that causes recurrent cough, wheezing and chest tightness or shortness of breath - can cause serious illness for people age 60 and older, and little is known about the triggers of asthma specific to seniors.

31 Mar 2015

Researchers uncover relationship between two proteins linked to cerebral cavernous malformations

Researchers have uncovered new details about the relationship between two proteins associated with the formation of cerebral cavernous malformations, a little understood neurovascular disorder.

31 Mar 2015

New oral drug shows promise in patients with chronic kidney disease

Patients with chronic kidney disease may be treated with a class of medications called Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System inhibitors (RAASI's). Although these drugs protect the heart and kidney, a significant percentage of patients develop a dangerous side effect -- high potassium levels in the blood (hyperkalemia).

31 Mar 2015

Two different fat grafting approaches have similar effects in reversing signs of aging skin

Two approaches to fat grafting--injection of fat cells versus fat-derived stem cells--have similar effects in reversing the cellular-level signs of aging skin, reports a study in the April issue of , the official medical journal of the

31 Mar 2015

New approach allows researchers to trap and watch highly motile cells

Optical imaging of highly motile cells or cells in suspension, such as bacterial systems, yeast cells, and immune cells, is a challenging task, in many cases it is just not possible. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), for example, can spread very efficiently from an infected T cell to an uninfected T cell through direct cell-cell contact.

31 Mar 2015

New Johns Hopkins mobile app educates care providers on improving sleep, overall health of patients

Experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep hope to help patients get a better night’s sleep by providing health care staff members with a basic educational tool on their smartphones.

31 Mar 2015

Study finds link between brain alterations and functional decline in women at risk for Alzheimer's disease

In their latest brain imaging study on women at risk for Alzheimer's disease, York University researchers have found deterioration in the pathways that serve to communicate signals between different brain regions needed for performing everyday activities such as driving a car or using a computer.

31 Mar 2015

Six winners share £2 million to develop cutting-edge technology to prevent kidney disease

SIX winners, announced today, will receive a share of over £2 million as part of a Small Business Research Initiative competition aimed at developing cutting-edge technology solutions to help kidney patients.

31 Mar 2015

New Hospedia and thebigword partnership may benefit patients, clinicians across the UK

Hospedia, the leading provider of point of care systems for healthcare, has partnered with thebigword – a global, technology driven language solutions provider - to give patients and clinicians immediate access to interpreters directly at their bedside in 160 hospitals across the UK.

31 Mar 2015

Scientists develop nanoneedle technique to generate new blood vessels

Scientists have developed tiny 'nanoneedles' that have successfully prompted parts of the body to generate new blood vessels, in a trial in mice.

31 Mar 2015

ElectroCore selected as finalist in ‘Technology’ category at FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business awards

At the annual FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business awards held in London last week electroCore was one of six finalists in the ‘Technology’ category, in a competition that included over 250 companies, which Open Garden won for its FireChat digital app.

31 Mar 2015

Compact MRI and multimodality: an interview with Bernard Siow, UCL

CABI is a preclinical imaging laboratory where we have about ten modalities. We started off with MRI and we have a 9.4T high-field system.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 30 Mar 2015

BU lecturer investigates how classroom behaviour affects learning of Dyslexic children

Bournemouth University lecturer Dr Julie Kirkby is investigating the significance of copying and note-taking in the classroom and how it affects the learning of Dyslexic children.

30 Mar 2015

New peer-to-peer networking tool for people suffering from anxiety, depression

Researchers at MIT and Northwestern University have developed a new peer-to-peer networking tool that enables sufferers of anxiety and depression to build online support communities and practice therapeutic techniques.

30 Mar 2015

New drug shows potential against rare type of acute leukemia

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new drug that shows potential in laboratory studies against a rare type of acute leukemia. And additional studies suggest the same compound could play a role in prostate cancer treatment as well.

30 Mar 2015

Reoccurring oxygen deprivation during pregnancy affects offspring's liver function

Sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, is a potentially serious condition because it deprives the body of oxygen. It becomes an even more serious condition in pregnant women—who can be more prone to it—because the oxygen deprivation may affect the baby.

30 Mar 2015

COPD patients receiving home oxygen have higher risk of burn injury

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving home oxygen have a higher risk of burn injury. This study was published on March 30 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

30 Mar 2015

Study provides insights into climate, social factors that trigger dengue outbreaks

Researchers at Upstate Medical University, in collaboration with a team of international investigators studying dengue fever, have discovered new information on climate drivers of the disease and social risk factors that may be contributing to its spread, according to two scientific papers recently published in BMC Infectious Disease and BMC Public Health, open access, peer-reviewed online journals.

30 Mar 2015

Blueberries may be effective in treatment for PTSD

Up to 8 percent of people in the U.S. suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the result of witnessing or being the victim of a traumatic event. People with PTSD have been in a situation in which they were at risk of death, serious injury or sexual violence or have seen first-hand loved ones faces such threats. They may experience flashbacks, emotional detachment and jumpiness, among other symptoms that affect their ability to function in everyday life.

30 Mar 2015

Patient with severe Alzheimer's shows promising benefits during treatment with Bryostatin drug

Researchers at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine announced their findings from a new study entitled, "PSEN1 Variant in a Family with Atypical AD." An Alzheimer patient with very severe disease, genetically confirmed to have a known variant of PSEN1, showed promising benefits during treatment with the drug Bryostatin 1.

30 Mar 2015

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Study can aid in developing patient-centered interventions for seniors with asthma

Researchers uncover relationship between two proteins linked to cerebral cavernous malformations

New oral drug shows promise in patients with chronic kidney disease

Two different fat grafting approaches have similar effects in reversing signs of aging skin

New approach allows researchers to trap and watch highly motile cells

New Johns Hopkins mobile app educates care providers on improving sleep, overall health of patients

Study finds link between brain alterations and functional decline in women at risk for Alzheimer's disease

Six winners share £2 million to develop cutting-edge technology to prevent kidney disease

New Hospedia and thebigword partnership may benefit patients, clinicians across the UK

Scientists develop nanoneedle technique to generate new blood vessels

ElectroCore selected as finalist in ‘Technology’ category at FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business awards

Compact MRI and multimodality: an interview with Bernard Siow, UCL

BU lecturer investigates how classroom behaviour affects learning of Dyslexic children

New peer-to-peer networking tool for people suffering from anxiety, depression

New drug shows potential against rare type of acute leukemia

Reoccurring oxygen deprivation during pregnancy affects offspring's liver function

COPD patients receiving home oxygen have higher risk of burn injury

Study provides insights into climate, social factors that trigger dengue outbreaks

Blueberries may be effective in treatment for PTSD

Patient with severe Alzheimer's shows promising benefits during treatment with Bryostatin drug

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