Medical Research News

RSS

Johns Hopkins study highlights added risks of undiagnosed dementia in older adults

A Johns Hopkins study on data from more than 7,000 older Americans has found that those who show signs of probable dementia but are not yet formally diagnosed are nearly twice as likely as those with such a diagnosis to engage in potentially unsafe activities, such as driving, cooking, and managing finances and medications.

2 Jun 2016

Shift work alters internal body clock and leads to strokes, serious brain implications

Statistics show that some 15 million Americans don't work the typical nine-to-five. These employees (or shift workers), who punch in for graveyard or rotating shifts, are more prone to numerous health hazards, from heart attacks to obesity, and now, new research, published in Endocrinology, shows shift work may also have serious implications for the brain.

2 Jun 2016

$Sostdc1 gene may play vital role in fracture healing process$

Sostdc1 gene may play vital role in fracture healing process

New identification of a gene involved in the fracture healing process could lead to the development of new therapeutic treatments for difficult-to-heal injuries.

2 Jun 2016

Specific commercial red algae could help combat food allergies

Seaweed has long been a staple food in many Asian countries and has recently caught on as a snack food in America as a healthful alternative to chips. The edible algae that fall in the category of seaweed are low-calorie and packed with nutrients

2 Jun 2016

In-home radar, bed sensors can capture early signs of illness in older adults

Developing and evaluating motion-capture technology to help older adults "age in place" has been the focus of researchers at the University of Missouri for more than a decade.

2 Jun 2016

Black men with high degree of West African genetic ancestry have less central adiposity

Among black men, those with more genetic variants descended from West Africa may have a relatively lower risk of being overweight, obese and diabetic, according to a new study out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Arizona.

2 Jun 2016

Some women with ovarian cancer do not receive beneficial surgical treatment, study finds

Nearly 20 percent of women with ovarian cancer do not undergo surgery, despite it being a standard part of treatment recommendations, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2 Jun 2016

Woman with higher BMI can face more challenges to being physically active

For women, barriers to physical activity can vary by weight, according to new study by Dartmouth researchers.

2 Jun 2016

Scientists examine how common beverages affect people's hydration levels

Scientists at the universities of Stirling, Loughborough and Bangor are calling for the creation of a beverage hydration index to help people understand how different drinks can keep you hydrated.

2 Jun 2016

Study uncovers racial, working class discrimination in private mental health care market

A new study suggests that psychotherapists discriminate against prospective patients who are black or working class.

2 Jun 2016

Large national effort shows promise in reducing both catheter use and UTI rates

Right now, about one in five hospital patients has a catheter collecting their urine - and putting them at risk of a painful and potentially dangerous urinary tract infection, or UTI.

2 Jun 2016

UBC study finds lower HIV testing rates among gay men living in small cities

Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men are less likely to get an HIV test than their metropolitan counterparts, a UBC study shows.

2 Jun 2016

Nivolumab and ipilimumab combination could lead to effective treatment options for SCLC patients

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) represents approximately 14 percent of all types of lung cancer. Many patients with SCLC respond to initial chemotherapy; however, they eventually relapse and develop progressive disease that has no effective treatment options.

2 Jun 2016

Severe obesity may contribute to infection risk after bypass surgery

Severely obese patients who undergo a coronary artery bypass are more likely to develop an infection after surgery and stay in hospital longer, compared with people of normal weight, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Jun 2016

TxCell, LIED collaborate to develop CAR-Treg-based cellular immunotherapy for bullous pemphigoid

TxCell SA, a biotechnology company developing innovative, personalized cellular immunotherapies using regulatory T cells to treat severe chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announces the signature of a strategic R&D collaboration agreement with the Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, a leading institution in the field of translational research on skin blistering diseases, part of the University of Lübeck in Germany.

2 Jun 2016

PAN-EX supports neoadjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk rectal cancer

Patients with high-risk, locally advanced rectal cancer could benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy before undergoing chemoradiotherapy, suggest the results of a pooled analysis.

2 Jun 2016

Scientists reveal how ER+ breast cancer uses cholesterol-based molecule to evade anti-hormone treatments

New research funded by Breast Cancer Now has identified how the most common breast cancers could be using a cholesterol-based molecule to evade standard anti-hormone treatments, causing patients’ disease to return.

2 Jun 2016

Researchers explore use of miR-192 as clinical marker for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is regarded as the cancer type with the lowest survival rates. Fewer than seven in 100 patients survive the first five years after diagnosis. Clinicians attribute this devastating prognosis to two circumstances: Pancreatic cancers often do not cause any signs or symptoms and by the time they are detected they have already reached a very advanced stage in most cases.

2 Jun 2016

GET.ON online training course can effectively reduce depression risk

Inspired by promising tests of web-based health intervention measures, the researchers aimed to find out whether the risk of developing depression could be reduced by a six-week online training course called GET.ON. GET.ON is based on established therapy methods involving systematic problem solving and behavioural activation.

2 Jun 2016

Supportive leadership can help overcome language barriers to educate new parents about SBS/AHT

Language is a key obstacle to meeting guidelines for educating parents of newborns about "shaken baby syndrome"—also called abusive head trauma (SBS/AHT), reports a study in the Journal of Trauma Nursing, official publication of the Society of Trauma Nurses. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

2 Jun 2016

Medical Research News

Johns Hopkins study highlights added risks of undiagnosed dementia in older adults

Shift work alters internal body clock and leads to strokes, serious brain implications

Sostdc1 gene may play vital role in fracture healing process

Specific commercial red algae could help combat food allergies

In-home radar, bed sensors can capture early signs of illness in older adults

Black men with high degree of West African genetic ancestry have less central adiposity

Some women with ovarian cancer do not receive beneficial surgical treatment, study finds

Woman with higher BMI can face more challenges to being physically active

Scientists examine how common beverages affect people's hydration levels

Study uncovers racial, working class discrimination in private mental health care market

Large national effort shows promise in reducing both catheter use and UTI rates

UBC study finds lower HIV testing rates among gay men living in small cities

Nivolumab and ipilimumab combination could lead to effective treatment options for SCLC patients

Severe obesity may contribute to infection risk after bypass surgery

TxCell, LIED collaborate to develop CAR-Treg-based cellular immunotherapy for bullous pemphigoid

PAN-EX supports neoadjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk rectal cancer

Scientists reveal how ER+ breast cancer uses cholesterol-based molecule to evade anti-hormone treatments

Researchers explore use of miR-192 as clinical marker for pancreatic cancer

GET.ON online training course can effectively reduce depression risk

Supportive leadership can help overcome language barriers to educate new parents about SBS/AHT

CoppaFeel!: Breast Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate, So Why Should Awareness?

The CAR T Veteran: A Journey of Resilience, Remission, and Advocacy

Innovating for impact: Jordi Labs on aligning methodologies with FDA expectation

Latest News