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High long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content may lower risk of brain abnormalities

According to a new study, high long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content in blood may lower the risk of small brain infarcts and other brain abnormalities in the elderly.

17 Oct 2013

NIH funding helps develop chronic-pain network to accelerate research, treatments

What do migraine, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis have in common? All involve chronic pain.

17 Oct 2013

Detecting dangerous blood clots in the form of simple urine test

Detecting dangerous blood clots, which can cause life-threatening conditions such as strokes and heart attacks, leading causes of death for men and women in the U.S., has been a coveted and elusive goal.

17 Oct 2013

King's College researchers identify new biomarker that detects sepsis in blood

Researchers at King's College London have identified a biomarker - a biological 'fingerprint' - for sepsis in the blood, and showed it could be possible to diagnose the condition within two hours by screening for this biomarker at a patient's bedside.

17 Oct 2013

Common practice of using BMI to prioritize bariatric surgery patients needs to change: Research

Most people who receive bariatric surgery in Canada, and around the world, are obese women, even though their male counterparts are more at risk, especially if those men are smokers and have diabetes. These findings are demonstrated in newly published medical research from the University of Alberta

17 Oct 2013

New method to display viral DNA in host cells at single-molecule resolution

The medical, humanitarian and economical impact of viral diseases is devastating to humans and livestock. There are no adequate therapies available against most viral diseases, largely because the mechanisms by which viruses infect cells are poorly known.

17 Oct 2013

Most U.S. adolescents lack antibodies that may help protect against genital herpes, says study

A new study suggests a growing number of U.S. adolescents lack antibodies that may help protect them later in life against an increasingly important cause of genital herpes. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and available online, the findings show that fewer of today's teens have been exposed in their childhood to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), a common cause of cold sores, than U.S. adolescents in previous years.

17 Oct 2013

CardioFocus completes HeartLight EAS pivotal trial enrollment for symptomatic paroxysmal AF

CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, today announced that it has concluded enrollment of its U.S. pivotal trial evaluating the HeartLight system, for the treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal AF.

17 Oct 2013

Liverpool Care Pathway provides little clinical benefit for dying cancer patients

The first randomised trial to test the effectiveness of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) programme, developed and implemented widely to support patients as they near death, has found little clinical benefit compared with standard care for cancer patients dying in hospital.

17 Oct 2013

Air pollution hampers fetal growth

Exposure to common air pollutants and traffic during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of restricted fetal growth, even at levels well below those stipulated in current European Union (EU) air-quality directives, according to one of the largest studies of its kind, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

17 Oct 2013

Scientists identify recessive gene mutation that reduces certain protein affecting brain development

Though worlds apart, four unrelated families have been united in a medical mystery over the source of a rare inherited disorder that results in their children being born with abnormal brain growth and severe functional impairments.

17 Oct 2013

Doctors who make eye contact seem more empathetic to patients

Doctors who make a lot of eye contact are viewed as more likable and empathetic by patients, according to a new Northwestern Medicine- study.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers use technology to help immobilized stroke survivors regain some independence

A team of researchers from Montreal has found that stroke patients living with Locked-In Syndrome (LIS) who cannot move, swallow or even breathe on their own, can regain a remarkable level of independence with technological help.

17 Oct 2013

Study focuses on vaccine-preventable illnesses in myasthenia gravis patients

A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine is considered a good first step in collecting data on vaccine-preventable illnesses in patients with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disorder causing weakness and rapid fatigue of voluntary muscles.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers find 5-fold increase in high cholesterol risk

What leads to high cholesterol? Your genes and lifestyle factors may not explain it all. A study presented today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress has connected some of the risk for high cholesterol in adults to their mother's cholesterol levels before she even became pregnant.

17 Oct 2013

Study explores advantages of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for treating hyperparathyroidism

An open surgical procedure called bilateral neck exploration has been the gold standard operation for treating patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. But the development of a minimally invasive procedure to remove the parathyroid gland now offers a new option.

17 Oct 2013

Study shows that brains process pain of villains more than pain of people we like

Counterintuitive findings from a new USC study show that the part of the brain that is associated with empathizing with the pain of others is activated more strongly by watching the suffering of hateful people as opposed to likable people.

17 Oct 2013

Elderly people with hardening of arteries are more likely to have beta-amyloid plaques in brain

Even for elderly people with no signs of dementia, those with hardening of the arteries are more likely to also have the beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the October 16, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers find novel drug target for anaplastic thyroid carcinomas

Anaplastic thyroid carcinomas are aggressive tumors that do not respond to traditional radio- or chemotherapeutic agents, and there currently is no cure or effective treatment available. Median survival from diagnosis is 5 months, and although ATC accounts for only 1.7% of all thyroid cancers in the U.S., it is responsible for a large proportion of thyroid cancer-related deaths.

17 Oct 2013

Scientists uncover faulty brain mechanism that may underlie schizophrenia in humans

Working with mice genetically engineered to display symptoms of schizophrenia, neuroscientists at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT have uncovered a faulty brain mechanism that may underlie schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders in humans.

17 Oct 2013

Medical Research News

High long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content may lower risk of brain abnormalities

NIH funding helps develop chronic-pain network to accelerate research, treatments

Detecting dangerous blood clots in the form of simple urine test

King's College researchers identify new biomarker that detects sepsis in blood

Common practice of using BMI to prioritize bariatric surgery patients needs to change: Research

New method to display viral DNA in host cells at single-molecule resolution

Most U.S. adolescents lack antibodies that may help protect against genital herpes, says study

CardioFocus completes HeartLight EAS pivotal trial enrollment for symptomatic paroxysmal AF

Liverpool Care Pathway provides little clinical benefit for dying cancer patients

Air pollution hampers fetal growth

Scientists identify recessive gene mutation that reduces certain protein affecting brain development

Doctors who make eye contact seem more empathetic to patients

Researchers use technology to help immobilized stroke survivors regain some independence

Study focuses on vaccine-preventable illnesses in myasthenia gravis patients

Researchers find 5-fold increase in high cholesterol risk

Study explores advantages of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for treating hyperparathyroidism

Study shows that brains process pain of villains more than pain of people we like

Elderly people with hardening of arteries are more likely to have beta-amyloid plaques in brain

Researchers find novel drug target for anaplastic thyroid carcinomas

Scientists uncover faulty brain mechanism that may underlie schizophrenia in humans

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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