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Review finds no increased cancer risk for people taking oral diabetes medication

People taking a new oral medication for Type 2 diabetes can breathe a sigh of relief concerning suspicions they might be at an increased risk for many types of cancer, according to Indiana University researchers.

26 Sep 2017

Study: Gene linked to schizophrenia risk controls early neurodevelopment

A gene associated with the risk of schizophrenia regulates critical components of early brain development, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State University.

26 Sep 2017

New pig model for stroke could accelerate drug discovery process

It is well-known in the medical field that the pig brain shares certain physiological and anatomical similarities with the human brain. So similar are the two that researchers at the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have developed the first U.S. pig model for stroke treatments, which will provide essential preclinical data and speed the drug discovery process.

26 Sep 2017

Objective tool may help improve communication about prenatal weight gain, study shows

Significant improvements in communication between providers and patients surrounding gestational weight gain during prenatal care were found using a new combination of education and a tracking tool in a study by the Mother Baby clinical service line of Allina Health and Children's Minnesota.

26 Sep 2017

Breakthrough research offers new insight into function of the brain's anterior cingulate cortex

After four years of lab testing and complex neuro-decoding, a research team led by UNLV psychology professor James Hyman has struck a major breakthrough that could open the floodgates for research into the anterior cingulate cortex, or ACC, and how human brains learn.

26 Sep 2017

Violent crime rates found to be higher during warmer months

Among police officers, there's a maxim: Being a cop gets a whole lot busier when it's hot out. Now, a study by a pair of Drexel University researchers appears to back them up.

26 Sep 2017

Biomaterial-mediated growth factor delivery can restore perfusion of blood vessels in animal models

Ischemia is a serious medical condition in which the flow of blood and delivery of oxygen to tissues is restricted, thus resulting in pain, weakness, and more seriously, tissue and organ damage. Ischemia in muscle tissue, most commonly as a result of atherosclerosis, leads to life-threatening diseases like coronary artery disease and stroke, but also to chronic peripheral artery disease (PAD).

26 Sep 2017

Nerve stimulation therapy revives a 35-year-old man in vegetative state – sparks hope

A 20-year-old man from France fifteen years back met with a car accident and suffered damage to his brain putting him is a vegetative state or a state where from he never regained consciousness. Now he is 35 years and an experimental low-intensity nerve stimulation method has been found to stir him into a “minimally conscious state”.

26 Sep 2017

Pediatric researchers discover gene variants related to aggressive form of neuroblastoma

Pediatric researchers investigating the childhood cancer neuroblastoma have identified common gene variants that raise the risk of an aggressive form of that disease. The discovery may assist doctors in better diagnosing subtypes of neuroblastoma.

25 Sep 2017

$Hypofractionated breast radiation therapy safe and effective in women under 50, study finds$

Hypofractionated breast radiation therapy safe and effective in women under 50, study finds

A higher-dose, shorter form of radiation is safe, effective, and no more damaging to the breast tissue or skin of breast cancer patients under age 50 than it is in older patients.

25 Sep 2017

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

A new technique that targets drugs to specific cells could lead to improved therapies for diseases caused by an overactive immune response.

25 Sep 2017

Treating cartilage grafts with bone marrow concentrate before joint replacement speeds recovery

Biologic joint restoration using donor tissue instead of traditional metal and plastic may be an option for active patients with joint defects. Although recovery from a biologic joint repair is typically longer than traditional replacement, successful biologic restoration allows patients to return to full activity. However, in some cases, the transplanted bone does not heal correctly.

25 Sep 2017

Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day linked to reduced mortality risk in HIV-HCV patients

Patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at specific risk of end-stage liver disease and greater risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

25 Sep 2017

Study finds barriers to using public access defibrillators for treating cardiac arrests

A study led the University of Warwick suggests that people are reluctant to use public access defibrillators to treat cardiac arrests.

25 Sep 2017

Long-lasting effects of traumatic childhood experiences may be due to impaired neural connections

Researchers from the McGill Group for Suicide Studies, based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, have just published research in the American Journal of Psychiatry that suggests that the long-lasting effects of traumatic childhood experiences, like severe abuse, may be due to an impaired structure and functioning of cells in the anterior cingulate cortex.

25 Sep 2017

ACLS during transport not linked to increased survival for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

There is no association between prehospital advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and survival to hospital discharge in patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

25 Sep 2017

Diet plus alcohol may play key role in liver injury development

A new study published in Alcohol and Alcoholism finds that mice bred to consume high amounts of alcohol, but controlled by diet, did not necessarily develop the most severe liver injuries, suggesting that diet may pay an important role in liver injury development.

25 Sep 2017

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Review finds no increased cancer risk for people taking oral diabetes medication

Study: Gene linked to schizophrenia risk controls early neurodevelopment

New pig model for stroke could accelerate drug discovery process

Objective tool may help improve communication about prenatal weight gain, study shows

Breakthrough research offers new insight into function of the brain's anterior cingulate cortex

Violent crime rates found to be higher during warmer months

Biomaterial-mediated growth factor delivery can restore perfusion of blood vessels in animal models

Nerve stimulation therapy revives a 35-year-old man in vegetative state – sparks hope

Pediatric researchers discover gene variants related to aggressive form of neuroblastoma

Hypofractionated breast radiation therapy safe and effective in women under 50, study finds

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

Treating cartilage grafts with bone marrow concentrate before joint replacement speeds recovery

Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day linked to reduced mortality risk in HIV-HCV patients

Study finds barriers to using public access defibrillators for treating cardiac arrests

Long-lasting effects of traumatic childhood experiences may be due to impaired neural connections

ACLS during transport not linked to increased survival for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Diet plus alcohol may play key role in liver injury development

Metabolism can impact host's susceptibility to develop malaria

Study identifies novel molecular interactions that explain cognitive defects in Parkinson's disease

Study: Antibody neutralizes dengue and Zika virus in mice

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