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Researchers discover potential new antimalarial treatment targets

Researchers have discovered crucial new processes that allow malaria parasites to escape red blood cells and infect other cells, offering potential new treatment targets.

20 Feb 2018

MS patients who feel stigmatized more likely to suffer from depression

People with Multiple Sclerosis -- MS -- who feel stigmatized are more likely to suffer from depression, according to researchers, who add that having a support system of friends and family and a sense of autonomy may help reduce the harmful effects of stigma.

20 Feb 2018

Adults with congenital heart disease have increased risk for dementia, study finds

A new study is believed to be the first to show a higher risk of dementia in adults who were born with heart disease.

20 Feb 2018

Postnatal depression impacts mother-child relationships for longer time frame

PND is well-known to have an adverse effect on mothers' relationships with their children. This has a subsequent impact on child development from early infancy to adolescence and influences emotional, cognitive, and physical development in children.

20 Feb 2018

Researchers provide safety data for common antiparasitic drug used to treat Chagas disease

Benznidazole is one of the two existing antiparasitic drugs for Chagas' disease treatment. However, it is a poorly tolerated drug and its use to treat chronic disease raises safety concerns. Knowledge about its toxicity profile is scarce and mostly based on post-marketing observational studies.

20 Feb 2018

Computerized tissue-imaging may help predict early recurrence of lung cancer

Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic are leading development of a computerized tissue-imaging program that could soon help identify which lung cancer patients are likely to face an earlier recurrence of the disease.

20 Feb 2018

Stanford researchers explore how gut bacteria respond to common changes in habitat

Researchers at Stanford University are studying how bacteria living in the gut respond to common changes within their habitat, working with mice.

20 Feb 2018

Scientists uncover genetic cause behind typhoid's antibiotic resistance

The genetic cause behind a strain of typhoid's resistance to five classes of antibiotics has been uncovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Public Health England and Aga Khan University, Pakistan.

20 Feb 2018

Moderate and severe exacerbations associated with decline in physical activity of COPD patients

A study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation, has shown that both moderate and severe exacerbations in COPD patients are associated with a decline in their physical activity level.

20 Feb 2018

Research findings could help develop new drugs to prevent, treat dry eye disease

With computers, smartphones and contact lenses now essential to modern life, many -- one out of every 10 Japanese people -- suffer dry eye disease.

20 Feb 2018

Blood or marrow transplantation survivors have higher risk of cognitive impairment

Allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation recipients are at a significantly higher risk of cognitive impairment in the years post-transplantation, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

20 Feb 2018

New computational method helps narrow down genetic targets for autism diagnosis

Autism is a spectrum of closely related symptoms involving behavioral, social and cognitive deficits. Early detection of autism in children is key to producing the best outcomes; however, searching for the genetic causes of autism is complicated by various symptoms found within the spectrum.

20 Feb 2018

Physical activity could be used as strategy for diabetes prevention

Exercising more reduces the risk of diabetes and could see seven million fewer diabetic patients across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, according to new research.

20 Feb 2018

Father's age can affect offspring lifespan, mice study shows

How does the father's age at conception affect his children? Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and fellow scientists have studied this question in mice.

20 Feb 2018

Women with type 1 diabetes not protected against coronary artery disease

Constrictions of the coronary blood vessels is a possible consequence of type 1 diabetes, and one that can eventually lead to myocardial infarction or heart failure.

20 Feb 2018

Older males could live longer with light intensity exercise, study suggests

A new study suggests that any level of exercise, including low intensity exercise, may extend life expectancy in older males.

20 Feb 2018

Study describes new protection mechanisms to fight neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

A new research study reveals RAC1 protein could be a new therapeutic target to study the molecular mechanisms related to the neurodegenerative processes in Parkinson's disease.

20 Feb 2018

New genetic risk score could help guide screening decisions for prostate cancer

One of the biggest challenges in treating prostate cancer is distinguishing men who have aggressive and potentially lethal disease from men whose cancer is slow-growing and unlikely to metastasize.

20 Feb 2018

Persistent bloating can be a sign of ovarian cancer, warns charity

The charity Target Ovarian Cancer that there is an "alarmingly low rate of awareness" among women that persistent bloating is a major symptom of ovarian cancer.

20 Feb 2018

Therapeutic target for glaucoma could have treatment ramifications for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

A therapeutic target to preserve vision in glaucoma patients could have treatment ramifications for age-related neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, according to findings released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

20 Feb 2018

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Researchers discover potential new antimalarial treatment targets

MS patients who feel stigmatized more likely to suffer from depression

Adults with congenital heart disease have increased risk for dementia, study finds

Postnatal depression impacts mother-child relationships for longer time frame

Researchers provide safety data for common antiparasitic drug used to treat Chagas disease

Computerized tissue-imaging may help predict early recurrence of lung cancer

Stanford researchers explore how gut bacteria respond to common changes in habitat

Scientists uncover genetic cause behind typhoid's antibiotic resistance

Moderate and severe exacerbations associated with decline in physical activity of COPD patients

Research findings could help develop new drugs to prevent, treat dry eye disease

Blood or marrow transplantation survivors have higher risk of cognitive impairment

New computational method helps narrow down genetic targets for autism diagnosis

Physical activity could be used as strategy for diabetes prevention

Father's age can affect offspring lifespan, mice study shows

Women with type 1 diabetes not protected against coronary artery disease

Older males could live longer with light intensity exercise, study suggests

Study describes new protection mechanisms to fight neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

New genetic risk score could help guide screening decisions for prostate cancer

Persistent bloating can be a sign of ovarian cancer, warns charity

Therapeutic target for glaucoma could have treatment ramifications for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

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