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Blood test rivals spinal fluid analysis in Alzheimer's detection

A study reveals blood test %p-tau217 matches or surpasses CSF tests in detecting Alzheimer's disease pathology, offering a less invasive, equally accurate alternative for diagnosis across various stages.

22 Feb 2024

Innovative MicroGlucagon solution aims to transform insulin therapy for type 1 diabetics

Researchers in Trondheim are developing a new medicine for diabetics who have to have daily injections of insulin. The key is a hormone that causes the smallest blood vessels to relax on the inside.

22 Feb 2024

Ginseng enhances muscle recovery and reduces fatigue in athletes

Ginseng is one of the most popular food supplements in the world. It is made out of various plants and herbs and is thought to provide many benefits, with numerous studies pointing at possible anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits as well as anti-cancer effects.

22 Feb 2024

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

More than a decade of new knowledge about neurodevelopmental risk in people with congenital heart disease has changed the thinking about who is most at risk and the factors that impact neurological development, learning, emotions and behaviors, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

22 Feb 2024

BGI Genomics enhances NIFTY prenatal testing kit with DNBSEQ-G99 platform for faster and accurate results

BGI Europe A/S, a wholly owned subsidiary of BGI Genomics, announced its NIFTY non-invasive prenatal testing kit and software (CE-IVDD List B) were granted an extension under its existing CE-IVDD certification to include the DNBSEQ-G99 model to meet the European Union regulations for medical devices.

22 Feb 2024

Study: Early advanced therapy significantly improves Crohn's disease outcomes

A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn's disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can drastically improve outcomes, including by reducing the number of people requiring urgent abdominal surgery for treatment of their disease by ten-fold.

22 Feb 2024

Major discovery improves the understanding of brain fog associated with Long COVID

Today, a team of scientists from Trinity College Dublin and investigators from FutureNeuro announced a major discovery that has profound importance for our understanding of brain fog and cognitive decline seen in some patients with Long COVID.

22 Feb 2024

Intravascular imaging improves survival in heart disease patients undergoing stent placement

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method.

22 Feb 2024

Youth fitness linked to lower atherosclerosis risk in middle-aged men

Men who were physically fit when they were young had a lower risk of atherosclerosis almost 40 years later, according to a study led by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden.

22 Feb 2024

The correlation between adopting unhealthy dietary habits and migraine severity

A recent study aimed to study the correlation between migraine severity and adopting unhealthy dietary habits. It also sought to identify specific foods that could trigger particular subtypes of migraine.

22 Feb 2024

Research identifies cancer risk patterns in families of men with fertility problems

For the first time researchers have identified patterns of risk for several different types of cancer in men with fertility problems and their families.

22 Feb 2024

Simple blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease may replace more invasive diagnostic methods

A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods such as spinal taps and brain scans.

22 Feb 2024

Link between gut microbiome and premature aging unveiled in chronic HIV patients

The Wistar Institute's associate professor Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., has demonstrated, with his lab and collaborators, a connection between viral damage to the gut and premature biological aging.

22 Feb 2024

Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations

Three ongoing federal lawsuits filed in South Carolina accuse the state of forcing boys and girls to undergo traumatic genital exams during child abuse investigations, even when no allegations of sexual abuse have been raised.

22 Feb 2024

Health care workers push for their own confidential mental health treatment

States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses.

22 Feb 2024

Underutilized obesity treatments could transform patient health

When someone has obesity, losing even 5% of their body weight can make a major difference in their health -- especially if they can keep from regaining it.

21 Feb 2024

Novel treatment for polycythemia vera shows promise in clinical trial

A novel treatment for polycythemia vera, a potentially fatal blood cancer, demonstrated the ability to control overproduction of red blood cells, the hallmark of this malignancy and many of its debilitating symptoms in a multi-center clinical trial led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

21 Feb 2024

Medicine News and Research

Blood test rivals spinal fluid analysis in Alzheimer's detection

Innovative MicroGlucagon solution aims to transform insulin therapy for type 1 diabetics

Ginseng enhances muscle recovery and reduces fatigue in athletes

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

BGI Genomics enhances NIFTY prenatal testing kit with DNBSEQ-G99 platform for faster and accurate results

Study: Early advanced therapy significantly improves Crohn's disease outcomes

Major discovery improves the understanding of brain fog associated with Long COVID

Intravascular imaging improves survival in heart disease patients undergoing stent placement

Youth fitness linked to lower atherosclerosis risk in middle-aged men

The correlation between adopting unhealthy dietary habits and migraine severity

Research identifies cancer risk patterns in families of men with fertility problems

Simple blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease may replace more invasive diagnostic methods

Link between gut microbiome and premature aging unveiled in chronic HIV patients

Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations

Health care workers push for their own confidential mental health treatment

Underutilized obesity treatments could transform patient health

Novel treatment for polycythemia vera shows promise in clinical trial

Scientists discover the Achilles heel of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer

Prompt engineering boosts AI's adherence to medical guidelines, study shows

Scripps Research scientists develop an antibody that blocks lethal snake toxins

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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