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UC Irvine study shows how YHS effectively treats different forms of pain

Root extracts from the flowering herbal plant Corydalis yanhusuo, or YHS, has widely used for centuries as a pain treatment. Yet few studies have investigated how it works on different forms of pain, and little is known about its molecular mechanisms.

14 Sep 2016

Innovative procedure combining MRI and ultrasound can accurately diagnose prostate cancer

New research confirms that an innovative procedure combining MRI and ultrasound to create a 3D image of the prostate can more accurately locate suspicious areas and help diagnose whether it's prostate cancer.

14 Sep 2016

Mood stabilizers may decrease negative symptoms in psychiatric patients with specific genotype

A drug prescribed to many patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may decrease negative symptoms for people with a certain variant of the COMT gene, suggests a new study from researchers at Columbia University Medical Center.

14 Sep 2016

UofL investigators to explore liver disease in comprehensive fashion

Liver diseases are clinically important health problems and are generally underappreciated. The University of Louisville has brought together a critical mass of investigators to study liver diseases in a comprehensive fashion.

14 Sep 2016

Study shows faith-based community program as effective method for heart health education

HeartSmarts, a faith-based community education and outreach program, is an effective method for teaching underserved communities about heart health in New York City, according to a study published in the Journal of Religion and Health.

14 Sep 2016

Research findings hold promise for new therapies using proliferating cells to treat patients with FECD

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, identified rapidly proliferating cells (known as "neural crest-derived progenitor cells") in the corneal endothelium of specimens from normal corneas and from corneas with Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a condition in which the cells responsible for keeping the cornea clear die prematurely — often leading to blindness.

14 Sep 2016

Real-time MRI guidance could help target and deliver stem cell therapies

Working with animals, a team of scientists reports it has delivered stem cells to the brain with unprecedented precision by threading a catheter through an artery and infusing the cells under real-time MRI guidance.

14 Sep 2016

New value driven outcomes program makes difference in healthcare quality and cost

Bucking national trends, a new study shows that a program is making a difference in healthcare quality and cost.

14 Sep 2016

Clinical trial assesses efficacy of experimental treatment in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury

Physicians at Rush University Medical Center became the first in Illinois to inject AST-OPC1 (oligodendrocyte progenitor cells), an experimental treatment, into the damaged cervical spine of a recently paralyzed man as part of a multicenter clinical trial.

14 Sep 2016

Allergists show kids can be near food allergy triggers without fear

Allergists realize people who are severely allergic to a food can experience great anxiety when encountering the food in any form.

14 Sep 2016

Research findings may pave way for innovative treatments of multiple sclerosis

Researchers at the Research Center for Immunotherapy and the Focus Program Translational Neurosciences of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have identified a new mechanism that is involved in the development of autoimmune diseases.

14 Sep 2016

Americans believe cancer to be major health care challenge, Mayo Clinic survey reveals

While Zika remains a hot topic in the news, a new survey by Mayo Clinic reveals that Americans believe the country's most significant health care challenge is cancer.

14 Sep 2016

New funding boosts diabetes research at University of Warwick

Researchers based in the area which suffers the highest rate of type 2 diabetes in Europe are to receive specialist equipment to help them fight the disease.

14 Sep 2016

Study shows possibility to achieve immunological antibody memory with mucosal vaccination

If a vaccine is to protect the intestines and other mucous membranes in the body, it also needs to be given through the mucosa, for example as a nasal spray or a liquid that is drunk.

14 Sep 2016

Weeklong residential Ayurvedic program yields lasting increases in perceived well-being

Participants in the weeklong residential "Perfect Health Program," developed by author and researcher Deepak Chopra, MD, had significant and lasting increases in perceived well-being and reductions in anxiety compared to a control group that experienced relaxation alone.

14 Sep 2016

Researchers develop method to predict disease activity in multiple sclerosis

Cells in the immune system of patients with multiple sclerosis behave differently from those of healthy individuals. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have exploited this difference to develop a method that can predict disease activity in multiple sclerosis.

14 Sep 2016

Medical Research News

UC Irvine study shows how YHS effectively treats different forms of pain

Innovative procedure combining MRI and ultrasound can accurately diagnose prostate cancer

Mood stabilizers may decrease negative symptoms in psychiatric patients with specific genotype

UofL investigators to explore liver disease in comprehensive fashion

Study shows faith-based community program as effective method for heart health education

Research findings hold promise for new therapies using proliferating cells to treat patients with FECD

Real-time MRI guidance could help target and deliver stem cell therapies

New value driven outcomes program makes difference in healthcare quality and cost

Clinical trial assesses efficacy of experimental treatment in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury

Allergists show kids can be near food allergy triggers without fear

Research findings may pave way for innovative treatments of multiple sclerosis

Americans believe cancer to be major health care challenge, Mayo Clinic survey reveals

New funding boosts diabetes research at University of Warwick

Study shows possibility to achieve immunological antibody memory with mucosal vaccination

Weeklong residential Ayurvedic program yields lasting increases in perceived well-being

Researchers develop method to predict disease activity in multiple sclerosis

Cardiothoracic surgeons report high level of job satisfaction despite intense demands

Imperfect bite linked to poor postural and balance control

Controlled drinking more difficult to achieve than total abstinence from alcohol, study shows

Sunscreen with high factor can lower risk of melanoma

Microphysiological systems in drug discovery

Considerations for taking ASO discovery programs into animal models

Neurofilament light as a translational biomarker

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