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Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren’t easy to find

Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as “whispering to the body through touch.”

8 Jun 2023

How the mixed messaging of vaccine skeptics sows seeds of doubt

It was a late-spring House of Representatives hearing, where members of Congress and attendees hoped to learn lessons from the pandemic. Witness Marty Makary made a plea.

8 Jun 2023

Shifting towards precision medicine for type 2 diabetes dietary management

Researchers reviewed existing data on the genetic factors and the gene-diet interactions that could alter dietary management of type 2 diabetes.

8 Jun 2023

Study analyzes the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Osteoporosis is a degenerative, debilitating bone disease that is increasingly prevalent in postmenopausal women.

8 Jun 2023

Parasite-host "coupling" mechanism could lead to new treatments for malaria

Transmitted through infected mosquitos, the malaria parasite, once in the human bloodstream, synchronously ruptures red blood cells and rapidly infects new red blood cells, beginning the cycle anew.

7 Jun 2023

Targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer provides benefit to patients after surgery

A clinical trial led by Yale Cancer Center shows that the drug osimertinib, a targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer, improved rates of survival and reduced risk of recurrence in patients after surgery.

7 Jun 2023

Bilingual, automated health tool effective in reducing alcohol use among Latino patients

An automated, bilingual, computerized alcohol screening and intervention health tool is effective in reducing alcohol use among Latino emergency department patients in the U.S., according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine.

7 Jun 2023

ATTR amyloidosis cardiomyopathy can be reversed, study reports

Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case described by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital.

7 Jun 2023

Middle-brain region linked to emotion control likely prompts females to kill their young

A middle-brain region tied to the control of emotions likely prompts females to kill their young, a new study in mice shows.

7 Jun 2023

Heart attack during the first COVID-19 lockdown reduced two years of patients’ lives

Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively, than their pre-COVID counterparts.

7 Jun 2023

Unlocking the complete potential of industrial hemp using genomics

Plant biologist Alex Harkess, PhD, and his lab at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology are on a mission to change the future of food and fiber crops, one flowering plant species at a time.

7 Jun 2023

Exposure to PFAS during pregnancy linked to increased risk of obesity in children

The risks of exposure to "forever chemicals" start even before birth, a new study confirms, potentially setting up children for future health issues.

7 Jun 2023

New insights into the mechanisms underlying progression of Huntington's disease

New research led by a University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine team is providing compelling insights into the mechanisms underlying the progression of Huntington's disease in an animal model.

7 Jun 2023

Patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia may benefit from treatment with ibrutinib plus venetoclax

First-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) led to high response and survival rates in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) whether or not their cancer harbored high-risk genetic features typically associated with poor outcomes, according to results published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

7 Jun 2023

Medicine News and Research

Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren’t easy to find

How the mixed messaging of vaccine skeptics sows seeds of doubt

Shifting towards precision medicine for type 2 diabetes dietary management

Study analyzes the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Parasite-host "coupling" mechanism could lead to new treatments for malaria

Targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer provides benefit to patients after surgery

Bilingual, automated health tool effective in reducing alcohol use among Latino patients

ATTR amyloidosis cardiomyopathy can be reversed, study reports

Middle-brain region linked to emotion control likely prompts females to kill their young

Heart attack during the first COVID-19 lockdown reduced two years of patients’ lives

Unlocking the complete potential of industrial hemp using genomics

Exposure to PFAS during pregnancy linked to increased risk of obesity in children

New insights into the mechanisms underlying progression of Huntington's disease

Patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia may benefit from treatment with ibrutinib plus venetoclax

Study: One in three people with Type 2 diabetes in Austria suddenly stop treatment

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

Volumetric bioprinting combined with melt electrowriting to create functional blood vessels

UVA scientists discover a key determinant of multiple sclerosis risk

Study focuses on contraceptive and pregnancy counseling for women with congenital heart defects

Spasticity in the lower extremities linked to higher odds of cryptorchidism in boys with cerebral palsy

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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