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Novel point-of-care testing strategy can speed up treatment for respiratory illnesses

Doctors and researchers in Southampton have developed a novel way of using a swab test which can rapidly diagnose flu and other viral infections in patients with severe respiratory conditions - resulting in shorter courses of antibiotics and less time in hospital.

5 Apr 2017

Cellular markers of aging could reveal how insulin-producing cells begin to fail in type 2 diabetes

Diabetes researchers have puzzled for decades about why insulin-producing beta cells in one pancreatic islet often look and behave quite differently than their counterparts in the same islet or in nearby islets.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers develop stable brain implant based on anti-inflammatory coating

Complex neurotechnological devices are required to directly select and influence brain waves inside the skull's interior. Although it has become relatively easy to implement the devices, researchers are still faced with challenges when trying to keep them running properly in living organisms over time.

5 Apr 2017

NASA scientists develop new device to monitor neutron radiation

One of the main health concerns of living and working in space is the long-term exposure to high levels of radiation. NASA scientists have developed a new device to monitor radiation exposure to neutrons and are testing it on the International Space Station.

5 Apr 2017

Experimental treatment cures Marburg and Ravn virus infection in animals

Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that an experimental treatment cured 100 percent of guinea pigs and rhesus monkeys in late stages of infection with lethal levels of Marburg and Ravn viruses, relatives of the Ebola virus.

5 Apr 2017

New initiative aims to study relationship between brain and obesity

The Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University Medical Center has launched an initiative to study the relationship between the brain and metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers achieve new step towards treatment of myotubular myopathy using gene therapy

A team of researchers in France, led by Dr. Ana Buj-Bello (Genethon/Inserm) and teams at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School in the United States, achieved a new step towards the treatment of myotubular myopathy by gene therapy.

5 Apr 2017

Probiotics may help treat yeast infections, bowel problems in men with schizophrenia

In a small pilot study of men with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sheppard Pratt Health System say they have evidence that adding probiotics -- microorganisms, such as bacteria found in yogurts -- to the patients' diets may help treat yeast infections and ease bowel problems.

5 Apr 2017

Multivitamin use not linked to risk of major cardiovascular disease events

More than half of older American adults take a daily multivitamin supplement, but evidence of any clear health benefits is scarce.

5 Apr 2017

Deep, restorative sleep could ward off mental and physical disorders in old age

As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other nuisances as we lose our ability to generate the deep, restorative slumber we enjoyed in youth.

5 Apr 2017

Protein testing may become potential tool to detect prostate cancer

In 2016, more than 181,000 new cases of prostate cancer were reported in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is one of the earliest ways clinicians can detect prostate cancers in their patients.

5 Apr 2017

IBD patients with longer duration of disease have higher risk of developing NAFLD

Research led by a Houston Methodist gastroenterologist shows that patients who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for more than two decades have a higher risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

5 Apr 2017

Regulations on electronic cigarettes may impact effectiveness as cessation tool, study reveals

A study published today in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, reveals that regulations on electronic cigarettes (ECs) may impact their effectiveness as a cessation tool. This study might help explain some of the mixed results on the effectiveness of ECs that has been published in the literature.

5 Apr 2017

Newly-discovered mechanism for compound may help prevent neurologic damage

Researchers at Oregon State University have found that a compound called rapamycin has unusual properties that may help address neurologic damage such as Alzheimer's disease.

5 Apr 2017

Insilico Medicine announces launch of intelligently-formulated nutraceuticals in Europe

Insilico Medicine, Inc, a big data analytics company applying latest advances in deep learning to drug discovery, biomarker development, and aging research today announced that the line of nutraceuticals developed in collaboration with Life Extension will be available across Europe.

5 Apr 2017

OIST scientists use zebrafish model to unravel causes behind human LCA

Newborns babies can be at risk of congenital blindness, presenting sight defects due to lesions or to genetic mutations in their genome.

5 Apr 2017

Hand-held EEG device can quickly assess brain bleeding in head injuries

In a clinical trial conducted among adults in 11 hospitals, researchers have shown that a hand-held EEG device approved in 2016 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that is commercially available can quickly and with 97 percent accuracy rule out whether a person with a head injury likely has brain bleeding and needs further evaluation and treatment.

5 Apr 2017

Eating potassium-rich foods could be key to lowering blood pressure

Eating potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans, bananas - and even coffee - could be key to lowering blood pressure, according to Alicia McDonough, PhD, professor of cell and neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

5 Apr 2017

Zika-related birth defects reported by 1 in 10 US based pregnant women infected by the virus in 2016

The new Vital Signs report, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has reported that of 250 pregnant women confirmed with Zika infection in 2016, approximately 1 in 10 of them had a fetus or infant with virus-related birth defects. Thisreport is the first of its kind, to present an analysis from a sample of US women with a definite case of Zika infection during pregnancy.

5 Apr 2017

Scientists identify potential link between eating Marmite and brain function

Scientists at the University of York have discovered a potential link between eating Marmite and activity in the brain, through the apparent increase of a chemical messenger associated with healthy brain function.

5 Apr 2017

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Novel point-of-care testing strategy can speed up treatment for respiratory illnesses

Cellular markers of aging could reveal how insulin-producing cells begin to fail in type 2 diabetes

Researchers develop stable brain implant based on anti-inflammatory coating

NASA scientists develop new device to monitor neutron radiation

Experimental treatment cures Marburg and Ravn virus infection in animals

New initiative aims to study relationship between brain and obesity

Researchers achieve new step towards treatment of myotubular myopathy using gene therapy

Probiotics may help treat yeast infections, bowel problems in men with schizophrenia

Multivitamin use not linked to risk of major cardiovascular disease events

Deep, restorative sleep could ward off mental and physical disorders in old age

Protein testing may become potential tool to detect prostate cancer

IBD patients with longer duration of disease have higher risk of developing NAFLD

Regulations on electronic cigarettes may impact effectiveness as cessation tool, study reveals

Newly-discovered mechanism for compound may help prevent neurologic damage

Insilico Medicine announces launch of intelligently-formulated nutraceuticals in Europe

OIST scientists use zebrafish model to unravel causes behind human LCA

Hand-held EEG device can quickly assess brain bleeding in head injuries

Eating potassium-rich foods could be key to lowering blood pressure

Zika-related birth defects reported by 1 in 10 US based pregnant women infected by the virus in 2016

Scientists identify potential link between eating Marmite and brain function

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