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CHLA participates in clinical trial using stem cells to treat rare congenital heart defect

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is announcing participation in the first-ever clinical trial using stem cells from umbilical cord blood to delay or even prevent heart failure in children born with a rare congenital heart defect that leaves them with half a heart.

5 Feb 2018

Depression treatment helps non-cancer pain patients to stop taking opioids

Opioid cessation in non-cancer pain may be more successful when depression is treated to remission, a Saint Louis University study shows.

5 Feb 2018

Parental enrollment in Medicaid may have health benefits for children

Enrolling in Medicaid may have health benefits not only for low-income parents but also for their children, according to a Johns Hopkins analysis of over 50,000 parent-child pairs.

5 Feb 2018

Researchers devise strategies to target glioma stem cells that could improve patient survival

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor and has one of the worst survival rates of all cancers.

5 Feb 2018

Scientists discover rare hypertension disease gene

More than a billion people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension). Prolonged hypertension damages blood vessels, which can result in damage to the heart, the kidneys, and the brain. Possible consequences include heart attack, kidney failure, and stroke.

5 Feb 2018

Loved one's experience has impact on woman's cancer prevention decisions

A woman's memories of a loved one's experience with cancer could play a significant role in how she approaches breast cancer prevention in her own life, a new study has found.

5 Feb 2018

Study shows connection between genetic variants for ADHD and educational attainment

A study published in the February 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that five novel genetic variants associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been identified by exploiting genetic overlap between ADHD and educational attainment.

5 Feb 2018

Early and targeted treatment of dnDSA preserves allograft function

Development of de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) is known to cause graft failure. Therefore, a protocol aimed at prospective monitoring and treating dnDSA--before it can cause graft damage--was developed for kidney transplant recipients at Children National Health System.

5 Feb 2018

Study reveals rising burden of atrial fibrillation among Asian patients

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia, and its prevalence is projected to rise continuously over the next few decades because of an aging population.

5 Feb 2018

Researchers receive major boost to explore long-standing paradigm in endocrinology

A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, seeking to upend a long-held theory explaining how hormones freely enter and exit cells, has received a major boost in the form of a $1 million award from the W. M. Keck Foundation.

5 Feb 2018

Moffitt study identifies new drug target that may reduce GVHD risk

Stem cell transplants can cure patients with high-risk leukemia or lymphoma. Graft-versus-host disease is a potentially life-threatening side effect that occurs when the donor's immune cells attack the recipient's normal tissues.

5 Feb 2018

Weight loss surgery helps prevent diabetes-related microvascular complications in obese patients

In a BJS analysis of published studies in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers found that weight loss surgery helps prevent the development of microvascular complications—which affect small blood vessels—better than medical treatment.

5 Feb 2018

Researchers develop optical fiber Bragg gratings that could be safely used in the body

For the first time, researchers have fabricated sensing elements known as fiber Bragg gratings inside optical fibers designed to dissolve completely inside the body.

5 Feb 2018

Research uncovers how viruses outsmart the immune system

How do viruses that cause chronic infections, such as HIV or hepatitis c virus, manage to outsmart their hosts' immune systems? The answer to that question has long eluded scientists, but new research from McGill University has uncovered a molecular mechanism that may be a key piece of the puzzle. The discovery could provide new targets for treating a wide range of diseases.

5 Feb 2018

Compounds derived from hops may improve cognitive, other functions in metabolic syndrome patients

A group of compounds derived from hops can likely improve cognitive and other functions in people with metabolic syndrome, new research at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University suggests.

5 Feb 2018

Study shows link between regular physical exercise and better lung function among smokers

Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function among current smokers. This is the main conclusion of a new study published in Thorax and led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute of Global Health, an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

5 Feb 2018

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CHLA participates in clinical trial using stem cells to treat rare congenital heart defect

Depression treatment helps non-cancer pain patients to stop taking opioids

Parental enrollment in Medicaid may have health benefits for children

Researchers devise strategies to target glioma stem cells that could improve patient survival

Scientists discover rare hypertension disease gene

Loved one's experience has impact on woman's cancer prevention decisions

Study shows connection between genetic variants for ADHD and educational attainment

Early and targeted treatment of dnDSA preserves allograft function

Study reveals rising burden of atrial fibrillation among Asian patients

Researchers receive major boost to explore long-standing paradigm in endocrinology

Moffitt study identifies new drug target that may reduce GVHD risk

Weight loss surgery helps prevent diabetes-related microvascular complications in obese patients

Researchers develop optical fiber Bragg gratings that could be safely used in the body

Research uncovers how viruses outsmart the immune system

Compounds derived from hops may improve cognitive, other functions in metabolic syndrome patients

Study shows link between regular physical exercise and better lung function among smokers

Diabetes patients twice as likely to develop cataract, study finds

Doctors receive permission to carry out first “three-person baby” procedure in UK

Lingering hypertension may go unnoticed among women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy

Cardiac arrest patients often lack follow-up of brain injuries, study finds

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