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Consumption of fermented dairy products may lower heart disease risk

Men who eat plenty of fermented dairy products have a smaller risk of incident coronary heart disease than men who eat less of these products, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

30 Oct 2018

Chronic hypertension: Risk of stillbirth higher for black than for white women

In the largest study of its kind in the UK, doctors from King's School of Life Course Sciences have found that ethnicity has a major impact on the risk of complications for pregnant women with long-term high blood pressure (chronic hypertension in pregnancy).

30 Oct 2018

LSD changes the communication patterns between the brain regions, shows study

LSD changes the communication patterns between regions of the brain, a new study by researchers of the University of Zurich and Yale University shows.

30 Oct 2018

Researchers show link between pathogenic mycobacteria in showerheads and lung infections

Researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder have now shown that the regions in the United States where pathogenic mycobacteria are most prevalent in showerheads are the same regions where nontuberculous mycobacterial lung infections are most common.

30 Oct 2018

Parkinson’s diagnoses expected to increase by 20%

A surge in Parkinson’s diagnoses is expected for people over the age of 60. Parkinson’s UK’s latest figures show that there are currently more than 77,000 people in the UK with Parkinson’s between the ages of 60 and 79. This is projected to increase by 20 percent by the year 2025 to more than 92,000. Currently, there is no cure and treatments are limited.

30 Oct 2018

Study reveals how Seneca Valley Virus interacts with tumor receptors

Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy.

30 Oct 2018

PrEP shown to be safe and effective for widespread use

New research presented at the HIV Drug Therapy Conference in Glasgow today shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis could be given to millions of people worldwide with no increased risk of safety issues during treatment.

30 Oct 2018

Researchers use mRNA-loaded carriers to target genetic instructions of protein in immune cells

Delivering an effective therapeutic payload to specific target cells with few adverse effects is considered by many to be the holy grail of medical research. A new Tel Aviv University study explores a biological approach to directing nanocarriers loaded with protein "game changers" to specific cells.

30 Oct 2018

Study finds increase in opioid-affected births to rural residents in rural and urban hospitals

The opioid epidemic has had devastating effects on families in rural communities, places where both maternity care and substance use treatment are limited.

30 Oct 2018

Scientists find ways to block nitration of amino acids to improve cancer immunotherapy

Immunotherapy -- harnessing T-cells to attack cancer cells in the body -- has given hope to patients who endure round after round of treatment, including chemotherapy, to little effect. For all of its promise, however, immunotherapy still benefits only a minority of patients -- a reality driving research in the field for ways to improve the relatively new approach.

30 Oct 2018

Physician-scientists treat first patient in the U.S. with focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain

University of Maryland physician-scientists have treated the first patient in the United States with MRI-guided focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain as part of a pilot clinical trial.

30 Oct 2018

Scientists find high levels of previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, environment

Scientists at Indiana University found high levels of a previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, in an electronic waste recycling facility and in the natural environment. People are likely to be exposed to this pollutant by breathing contaminated dust or through skin contact.

30 Oct 2018

Scientists find new approach to assess risks of overall health collapse in humans

Medical diagnoses mostly focuses on resolving isolated issues. But, fixing one problem may create others and even invoke an overall health collapse. Scientists now found a new approach to assess the risks of such collapse in humans and other animals using data from wearable sensors.

30 Oct 2018

NEC and Transgene sign MOU for strategic collaboration aimed at treating solid cancers

NEC Corporation and Transgene today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic collaboration aimed at the treatment of solid cancers.

30 Oct 2018

Patients receiving individual doses and conventional breast radiation experience similar side effects

In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer, larger individual doses experienced similarly low rates of late-onset side effects as those undergoing conventional radiation therapy. Findings from the multi-institutional U.K. FAST clinical trial were presented last week at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

30 Oct 2018

Lifestyle interventions may delay onset of Type 2 diabetes in patients with pre-diabetes

Lifestyle interventions, medication and surgery for patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes is proven to delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes in the majority of patients, but limited access to the often expensive treatments is fueling rising rates of the disease, according to research in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

30 Oct 2018

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Consumption of fermented dairy products may lower heart disease risk

Chronic hypertension: Risk of stillbirth higher for black than for white women

LSD changes the communication patterns between the brain regions, shows study

Researchers show link between pathogenic mycobacteria in showerheads and lung infections

Parkinson’s diagnoses expected to increase by 20%

Study reveals how Seneca Valley Virus interacts with tumor receptors

PrEP shown to be safe and effective for widespread use

Researchers use mRNA-loaded carriers to target genetic instructions of protein in immune cells

Study finds increase in opioid-affected births to rural residents in rural and urban hospitals

Scientists find ways to block nitration of amino acids to improve cancer immunotherapy

Physician-scientists treat first patient in the U.S. with focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain

Scientists find high levels of previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, environment

Scientists find new approach to assess risks of overall health collapse in humans

NEC and Transgene sign MOU for strategic collaboration aimed at treating solid cancers

Patients receiving individual doses and conventional breast radiation experience similar side effects

Lifestyle interventions may delay onset of Type 2 diabetes in patients with pre-diabetes

Higher screen time linked to increased levels of anxiety in children, finds study

Radiation therapy can lower risk of breast cancer recurrence in patients with ‘good risk’ DCIS

Atopic dermatitis found to be highly prevalent among adults in the U.S.

Almost 60% of truck drivers experience musculoskeletal pain, finds Canadian study

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