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Study finds potential therapeutic target for KRAS-driven cancers

Approximately 20 percent of all human cancers have mutations in a gene called KRAS. KRAS-mutant cancers are among the most difficult to treat, with poor survival and resistance to chemotherapy.

3 Oct 2016

CCN article outlines unique treatment options for cardiovascular patients with HIV

Cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death for those living with HIV, as the infection has moved from a terminal disease to a chronic illness.

3 Oct 2016

CPAP therapy may help improve nighttime acid reflux symptoms in patients with OSA

A new study suggests that CPAP therapy may help improve the symptoms of nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

3 Oct 2016

Scientists find evidence of link between coronavirus and neurological disease

For the first time, researchers have found proof of a direct association between strain OC 43 of the human coronavirus (HCoV) and neurological disease in humans.

3 Oct 2016

Trial evaluates efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for treating migraines

Manual-therapy randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are difficult to perform because it's challenging to conceal a placebo when patients are able to physically feel a treatment that's being delivered.

3 Oct 2016

UEF research shows retinal changes may be detected earlier than brain changes

Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may manifest as pathological changes in the retina of the eye.

3 Oct 2016

Researchers uncover pneumonia causing bacteria as trigger for autoimmune disease GBS

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute life-threatening disease of the nervous system that leads to sensory disturbances and acute flaccid paralysis.

3 Oct 2016

Physically active asthmatic adults have less lung function decline than inactive individuals

In a study of adults with asthma, active individuals had slightly less lung function decline than inactive individuals.

3 Oct 2016

Scientists develop new detection system to identify cocaine at low concentrations

Researchers from Valencia and the Basque Country have developed a new method to detect cocaine and mycoplasma at very low concentrations.

3 Oct 2016

Alternative therapies appear to be effective in ameliorating IBS symptoms

A new review looks at the evidence behind the effectiveness of complementary or alternative therapies-including probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, fiber, and herbal medicinal products-for the treatment of bowel disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional constipation, and ulcerative colitis.

3 Oct 2016

Household dust exposes people to potentially harmful chemicals, study finds

Household dust exposes people to a wide range of toxic chemicals from everyday products, according to a study led by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.

3 Oct 2016

Difficulty to understand speech in noisy environments linked to hidden hearing loss in young adults

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, linked symptoms of difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments with evidence of cochlear synaptopathy, a condition known as "hidden hearing loss," in college-age human subjects with normal hearing sensitivity.

3 Oct 2016

Inhibiting single protein could help restore sensitivity to common treatment for breast cancer

A team of investigators led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has found, in animal models of human breast cancer, that inhibiting a single protein restores sensitivity to tamoxifen, a commonly used drug for treatment of some breast cancers.

3 Oct 2016

Research finds evidence linking number of ribosomal genes to bacterial growth rate and efficiency

Microbes that can reproduce rapidly in times of plenty have an evolutionary stockpile of extra genes that allows them to quickly respond to changing conditions such as oil spills or outbreaks of intestinal diseases.

3 Oct 2016

Researchers identify types of hospitals with high Medicaid losses from pediatric inpatient care

Freestanding children's hospitals had the largest financial losses for pediatric inpatients covered by Medicaid, suggesting hospitals may be unlikely to offset decreased Disproportionate Share Hospital payments from caring for fewer uninsured patients as a result of health insurance expansion, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

3 Oct 2016

GuidaBot receives $225,000 NSF grant to develop and commercialize robotic manipulator

GuidaBot, LLC, a joint venture between the University of Houston and Fannin Innovation Studio, has received a one-year, $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and commercialize a robotic manipulator designed to work within the powerful magnetic field of an MRI machine.

3 Oct 2016

Researchers discover potential new therapeutic target for treating obesity

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health and Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered a new mechanism in the mouse brain that regulates obesity.

3 Oct 2016

Smoking linked to thicker heart walls and worse heart function

Smoking is associated with thicker heart walls and reduction in the heart's pumping ability, two factors associated with increased risk of heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

3 Oct 2016

Scientists develop new method to produce embryos from non-egg cells

Scientists have shown for the first time that embryos can be made from non-egg cells, a discovery that challenges two centuries of received wisdom.

3 Oct 2016

Graded aerobic treadmill testing safe, tolerable in young patients with sports-related concussion

Graded aerobic treadmill testing is safe, tolerable, and useful in evaluating and managing cases of sports-related concussion in children and adolescents.

3 Oct 2016

Medical Research News

Study finds potential therapeutic target for KRAS-driven cancers

CCN article outlines unique treatment options for cardiovascular patients with HIV

CPAP therapy may help improve nighttime acid reflux symptoms in patients with OSA

Scientists find evidence of link between coronavirus and neurological disease

Trial evaluates efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for treating migraines

UEF research shows retinal changes may be detected earlier than brain changes

Researchers uncover pneumonia causing bacteria as trigger for autoimmune disease GBS

Physically active asthmatic adults have less lung function decline than inactive individuals

Scientists develop new detection system to identify cocaine at low concentrations

Alternative therapies appear to be effective in ameliorating IBS symptoms

Household dust exposes people to potentially harmful chemicals, study finds

Difficulty to understand speech in noisy environments linked to hidden hearing loss in young adults

Inhibiting single protein could help restore sensitivity to common treatment for breast cancer

Research finds evidence linking number of ribosomal genes to bacterial growth rate and efficiency

Researchers identify types of hospitals with high Medicaid losses from pediatric inpatient care

GuidaBot receives $225,000 NSF grant to develop and commercialize robotic manipulator

Researchers discover potential new therapeutic target for treating obesity

Smoking linked to thicker heart walls and worse heart function

Scientists develop new method to produce embryos from non-egg cells

Graded aerobic treadmill testing safe, tolerable in young patients with sports-related concussion

Microphysiological systems in drug discovery

Considerations for taking ASO discovery programs into animal models

Neurofilament light as a translational biomarker

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