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Clinical trial: Promising drug slows brain shrinkage in progressive MS patients

A promising drug slowed brain shrinkage in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) by nearly half, according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic. Very limited therapies are currently available for this disabling form of the disease.

30 Aug 2018

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

A newly developed rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply diagnosed heart ailments in patients in Peru, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

29 Aug 2018

Around 8.4 million deaths occur each year from poor quality of care in low- and middle-income countries

Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage are insufficient to close the enormous gaps that remain between what is achievable in human health and where global health stands today, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

29 Aug 2018

Scientists build model that predicts how temperature affects spread of Ross River virus

Scientists have built a model that predicts how temperature affects the spread of Ross River virus, a common mosquito-borne virus in Australia, according to a report in the journal eLife.

29 Aug 2018

Patients and families gather to gain more awareness, knowledge about myositis

In early 2015, Mike Matthews, a teacher, social worker, and counselor for the State of Kentucky, experienced a constellation of apparently unrelated health problems that doctors could not diagnose. He lost more than thirty pounds, had trouble swallowing and speaking, developed a rash over his knuckles and other parts of his body, and experienced extreme muscle weakness and fatigue.

29 Aug 2018

New wearable sensor helps patients with bipolar disorder safely monitor lithium levels

Patients living with bipolar disorder and depression will soon be able to use a unique wearable sensor to safely monitor their lithium drug levels.

29 Aug 2018

Researchers report how Zika proteins hijack host cells

Most people infected with Zika never show symptoms. But the virus sometimes causes severe disability -- from microcephaly in babies to weakness or partial paralysis in adults -- and there is no treatment.

28 Aug 2018

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

Patients with a rare skin disease, commonly called Butterfly Syndrome, that causes chronic blistering and extensive scarring also develop an aggressive and fatal form of cancer early in life.

28 Aug 2018

Helping young patients gain more access to stroke preventive medications

People who survive a stroke in their 40s, 50s or early 60s may still have decades to live – but only if they take blood thinners, blood pressure drugs and other medications that can reduce their risk of a second stroke.

28 Aug 2018

Antithrombin drug does not reduce risk of myocardial infarction, stroke in heart failure patients

The antithrombin drug rivaroxaban does not reduce the risk of a composite endpoint of survival, myocardial infarction and stroke after an episode of worsening heart failure in patients with heart failure, sinus rhythm, and coronary artery disease, according to late breaking results from the COMMANDER HF trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and with simultaneous publication in NEJM.

27 Aug 2018

MSU researchers move one step closer to solving arthritic disease in teenagers

A new Michigan State University study has found that a malfunctioning gene associated with a common arthritic disease that often starts in teenagers is now directly linked to the loss of vital immune cells that may prevent it.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers study contribution of race, ethnicity to retention of participants in TBI research

Researchers analyzed data from the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System National Data and Statistical Center to study the contribution of race and ethnicity to retention of participants in TBI research.

24 Aug 2018

People fall into trap of greater inactivity during middle age, research reveals

People are falling into a trap of greater inactivity during middle age, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, which calls for its findings to be considered in future national physical activity guidelines.

24 Aug 2018

A late-life surprise: Taking care of frail, aging parents

"This won't go on for very long," Sharon Hall said to herself when she invited her elderly mother, who'd suffered several small strokes, to live with her.

23 Aug 2018

Researchers describe reason for rapid development of gender dysphoria

For individuals with gender dysphoria, the conflict between experienced gender identity and sex observed at birth produces significant emotional distress.

23 Aug 2018

UAB awarded nearly $18.9 million to study effects and potential antidotes of arsenical exposure

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded nearly $18.9 million by the National Institutes of Health Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats Program and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to support the UAB Research Center of Excellence in Arsenicals.

23 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new subtype of multiple sclerosis

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new subtype of multiple sclerosis, providing a better understanding of the individualized nature of the disease.

22 Aug 2018

Scleroderma Foundation names Tulane professor as 'Doctor of the Year'

Dr. Lesley Ann Saketkoo, an associate professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been named Doctor of the Year by the Scleroderma Foundation. The award recognizes leadership and commitment to the community battling scleroderma, a disabling and life-limiting multi-organ autoimmune disease with progressive lung, heart, kidney, gastrointestinal tract and/or vascular involvement.

21 Aug 2018

Unique pain program helps surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively

A unique pain program is helping complex surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively, while offering alternative ways to cope with their pain and improve how they function.

20 Aug 2018

Chagas disease causes chronic heart disease and has spread outside of Latin America

Chagas disease, caused by infection with a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T cruzi), causes chronic heart disease in about one third of those infected.

20 Aug 2018

Disability News and Research

Clinical trial: Promising drug slows brain shrinkage in progressive MS patients

New rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply detects heart ailments for people in Peru

Around 8.4 million deaths occur each year from poor quality of care in low- and middle-income countries

Scientists build model that predicts how temperature affects spread of Ross River virus

Patients and families gather to gain more awareness, knowledge about myositis

New wearable sensor helps patients with bipolar disorder safely monitor lithium levels

Researchers report how Zika proteins hijack host cells

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

Helping young patients gain more access to stroke preventive medications

Antithrombin drug does not reduce risk of myocardial infarction, stroke in heart failure patients

MSU researchers move one step closer to solving arthritic disease in teenagers

Researchers study contribution of race, ethnicity to retention of participants in TBI research

People fall into trap of greater inactivity during middle age, research reveals

A late-life surprise: Taking care of frail, aging parents

Researchers describe reason for rapid development of gender dysphoria

UAB awarded nearly $18.9 million to study effects and potential antidotes of arsenical exposure

Researchers discover new subtype of multiple sclerosis

Scleroderma Foundation names Tulane professor as 'Doctor of the Year'

Unique pain program helps surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively

Chagas disease causes chronic heart disease and has spread outside of Latin America

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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