Medical Research: Latest World News and Information Document List
Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-09
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Medical Research News Publications - (169 Articles)
Don't Look at Me Like That - Gazes and Facial Expressions
Researchers decode new information about how humans process gazes and facial expressions.
Author: University of Würzburg
Publish Date: 2022-09-21Belief Change: A New Predictive Network Model
Belief revision study presents a framework to accurately predict if a person will change their opinion about a specific topic.
Author: Santa Fe Institute
Publish Date: 2022-08-21Scientists Restore Cell and Organ Function After Death
Using new technology developed that delivers a specially designed cell-protective fluid to organs and tissues, researchers restored blood circulation and other cellular functions an hour after their deaths.
Author: Yale University
Publish Date: 2022-08-06Bear Blood Protects Against Human Muscle Breakdown
Researchers observe muscle gain in cultured human skeletal muscle cells infused with serum from hibernating black bears.
Author: Hiroshima University
Publish Date: 2022-07-16Reversing Effects of Autism Linked Mutation in Brain Organoids
UC San Diego study reveals gene therapy reverses the effects of autism-linked mutation in brain organoids by using lab-grown human brain tissue to identify neural abnormalities in Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome and test gene therapy tools.
Author: University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2022-05-05 - Updated: 2022-08-17Mother's Empathy and Epigenetic Changes to Oxytocin Gene Link
Research article regarding study that shed light on inter-connectedness among Oxytocin gene, brain structure, and maternal empathy.
Author: University of Fukui, Japan
Publish Date: 2020-12-09 - Updated: 2021-02-27New Bone Bandage Accelerates Repair of a Break
Pro-Healing Biochemical bandage captures and holds a pro-healing molecule at site of a bone break to accelerate and improve natural healing process.
Author: Duke University
Publish Date: 2019-12-13New Urine Test Detects Onchocerciasis a Disease that Causes Blindness
Researchers develop urine diagnostic to detect parasitic worms that cause river blindness or onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 - 120 million people worldwide.
Author: Scripps Research Institute
Publish Date: 2018-09-02 - Updated: 2018-09-12Mobile Phone Radiation May Affect Adolescent Memory Performance
Research conducted looked at the relationship between exposure to RF-EMF from wireless communication devices and memory performance in adolescents.
Author: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Publish Date: 2018-07-28Tungsten: Concern Over Possible Health Risk by Human Exposure to Tungsten
New findings could add doubt over the once-universal assumption that tungsten poses little or no health risk to the general human population.
Author: McGill University
Publish Date: 2018-04-17Cancer Genome Atlas: Identifying Genetic Roots of Cancer
Scientists have completed genetic sequencing and analyses of over 11,000 tumors from patients, spanning 33 types of cancer - part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project.
Author: Julia Evangelou Strait - Washington University School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2018-04-05 - Updated: 2018-04-06Metabolomics - Promising Tool for Advancing in Treatment Personalization of Oncological Patients
Metabolomics studies have been successfully applied to get a better understanding of many diseases, including a number of neoplastic processes.
Author: Bentham Science Publishers
Publish Date: 2018-02-15Effects of Genetic Engineering by Changing DNA
Scientists involved in the field of genetic research have been moving toward the goal of being able to change DNA.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2017-12-20 - Updated: 2021-02-10Majority in Favor of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Screening
Recent research indicates most people are in favour of newborn screening for the potentially deadly condition spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Author: University of Warwick
Publish Date: 2017-12-09 - Updated: 2017-12-15Studying Chromosomes Centers May Reveal Link to Down Syndrome
PCR-based approach to a frontier of the human genome could speed discovery in chromosome-based diseases and birth defects.
Author: Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Publish Date: 2017-11-20 - Updated: 2020-06-02Drinking Glasses Can Contain Potentially Harmful Levels of Lead and Cadmium
Research reveals enamelled drinking glasses and popular merchandise can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium.
Author: University of Plymouth
Publish Date: 2017-11-07 - Updated: 2018-03-15Brain Games or Training Have No Effect On Decision Making or Cognitive Function
Study reveals commercial brain training with Lumosity have no effect on decision-making, and no effect on cognitive function beyond practice effects on the training tasks.
Author: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2017-07-10 - Updated: 2020-07-19Hope for Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia and Related Diseases
Neurodegenerative disease mechanism identified in studies of progressive neurodegenerative diseases provides hope for developing biomarker and potential drug for treating such diseases.
Author: University of California, Davis
Publish Date: 2017-06-08 - Updated: 2020-02-16Left-handed? Slender Face Identified as Marker for Left-Handedness
Study reveals people with a slender lower face are about 25% more likely to be left-handed.
Author: University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine
Publish Date: 2017-04-27Paralyzed Man Moves Legs Using Electrical Stimulation of Spinal Cord
Electrical stimulation on the spinal cord and physical therapy help man intentionally move his paralyzed legs, stand and make steplike motions.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2017-04-03Unexpected Link Between Cancer and Autism
A protein called SHANK prevents spread of breast cancer cells to surrounding tissue and it is known that its absence or gene mutations are related to autism.
Author: University of Turku
Publish Date: 2017-03-16 - Updated: 2021-03-27Potential New Causes for TMAU - A Fishy Smelling Body Odor Disorder
Study provides new insight into causes of trimethylaminura, a genetically transmitted metabolic disorder that leads to accumulation of a chemical that smells like rotting fish.
Author: Monell Chemical Senses Center
Publish Date: 2017-02-15 - Updated: 2020-05-12Gene Discovery Helps Children with Dystonia and Movement Disorder Walk Again
Researchers discover new genetic cause for dystonia, a movement disorder, enabling treatment with Deep Brain Stimulation which has been so successful that children have been able to walk again.
Author: University College London (UCL)
Publish Date: 2016-12-20 - Updated: 2021-04-15Brain Scans of Children with Tourette's Provides Clues
Researchers identify areas in the brains of children with Tourette's syndrome that appear markedly different from same areas in other children.
Author: Washington University School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2016-11-09Focused Ultrasound for Treatment of Essential Tremor Proves Safe and Effective
Researchers explore focused ultrasound for conditions ranging from breast tumors to Parkinsons Disease.
Author: University of Virginia Health System
Publish Date: 2016-08-25 - Updated: 2021-05-11WellSpringboard - Crowdfunding Medical Breakthroughs
WellSpringboard is a crowdfunding medical research platform from The University of Michigan Health System.
Author: University of Michigan Health System
Publish Date: 2016-06-10 - Updated: 2019-05-08Everyone Wants to Help the Ill - But Not the Unemployed
Research reveals why healthcare costs are running out of control, while costs to unemployment protection are kept in line.
Author: Aarhus University
Publish Date: 2016-06-06Candida Yeast Infection and Mental Illness Link
Study reveals yeast infection linked to mental illness and Candida infections also more common among those with memory loss.
Author: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Publish Date: 2016-05-05 - Updated: 2020-06-05Course of Human Evolution Could Change With Gene Editing Technology
New gene-editing technology could eliminate some inherited diseases but also change the course of human evolution.
Author: Issues in Science and Technology
Publish Date: 2016-04-07 - Updated: 2020-06-14Social Media - Study of Patient Experience Sharing
Research shows social media beneficial for sharing and building upon patient experiences.
Author: University of Leicester
Publish Date: 2016-03-24Genetic Cause of Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA) Identified
Researchers identify new mutation responsible for Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), a degenerative and ultimately fatal movement disorder.
Author: Hiroshima University
Publish Date: 2016-03-14 - Updated: 2022-08-17Short or Overweight? Socioeconomic Factors Link
Research reveals being a shorter man or overweight woman leads to lower chances in life - including lower income.
Author: University of Exeter
Publish Date: 2016-03-09 - Updated: 2020-11-05Brain Waves May Spread by Electrical Fields
Discovery could lead to possible new targets to investigate brain waves associated with memory and epilepsy and better understand healthy physiology.
Author: Case Western Reserve University
Publish Date: 2016-02-26 - Updated: 2021-06-20MicroRNA: A General Overview
Micro RNA (miRNA) is a small non-coding RNA molecule, containing about 22 nucleotides, found in plants, animals, and some viruses, which functions in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2016-01-29 - Updated: 2021-06-30Hope for Huntington's Disease Patients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers Identify Promising Molecule for Treatment of Huntington's Disease.
Author: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Publish Date: 2016-01-24Gene Editing - A Future Disease Cure?
Gene Editing has potential to help with diseases like cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia, and diseases where a single gene is broken.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2015-11-24 - Updated: 2017-09-22New ResearchKit Studies for Autism, Epilepsy & Melanoma - Apple
Apple announces new ResearchKit, enabling new studies on autism, epilepsy and melanoma for medical research.
Author: Apple
Publish Date: 2015-10-16Schistosomiasis Japonica: Skin Hyperthermia Treatment
Using hyperthermia to prevent and treat schistosomiasis as a result of its heat sensitivity.
Author: Science China Press
Publish Date: 2015-10-14 - Updated: 2021-06-27DNA Sequencing for Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) could be treated quickly and efficiently using DNA sequencing device.
Author: University of East Anglia
Publish Date: 2015-09-21 - Updated: 2017-06-26Detecting Klinefelter Syndrome Disorder in Boys
Klinefelter syndrome is the most common disorder of the male sex chromosomes, yet is rarely diagnosed in children.
Author: Columbia University Medical Center
Publish Date: 2015-09-02 - Updated: 2021-08-01Epigenetic Inheritance: Facts and General Information
General facts and information regarding Epigenetic inheritance, the transmission of information from a cell or multicellular organism to its descendants without that information being encoded in the nucleotide sequence of genes.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2015-08-26 - Updated: 2020-12-23Predicting if Children with DiGeorge Syndrome will Develop Autism or Psychosis
Genetic differences between people with chromosomal deletion, 22q11.2, or DiGeorge syndrome, who have autism and those with psychosis.
Author: University of California - Los Angeles
Publish Date: 2015-07-31 - Updated: 2017-06-26The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI)
Information regarding The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), a non-profit biotech that focuses on ALS research.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2015-07-20 - Updated: 2017-06-25Can You Hear Inaudible Sound Such as Wind Turbines
EMRP project asks if wind farms are harmful to humans, experts examine hearing in lower limit range of audible frequency range (infrasound), and upper limit range (ultrasound).
Author: Dr. Christian Koch
Publish Date: 2015-07-13 - Updated: 2020-09-15Google Maps for Human Body at Cellular Level
Using Google algorithms to zoom in and out from the whole joint down to cellular level as you would with Google Maps.
Author: University of New South Wales
Publish Date: 2015-03-30 - Updated: 2021-08-24The Personal Genome Project (PGP) at Harvard
Information regarding the Harvard Personal Genome Project, the founding project in the PGP network.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2015-03-27 - Updated: 2020-09-29Growing Muscle from Cells to Produce a Graft
Scientists grow leg muscle starting from engineered cells cultured in a dish to produce a graft for implanting.
Author: EMBO
Publish Date: 2015-02-26 - Updated: 2020-10-05Synthetic Triheptanoin Oil May Help Huntington's Disease
Study reveals a synthetic triglyceride oil called triheptanoin may provide hope for people with Huntingtons disease.
Author: American Academy of Neurology
Publish Date: 2015-01-10 - Updated: 2021-09-21Tobacco Smoke Toxins Can Increase SCI Pain and Worsen MS
Neurotoxin called acrolein found in tobacco smoke thought to increase pain in people with spinal cord injury.
Author: Purdue University
Publish Date: 2014-12-04 - Updated: 2020-11-13Converting Skin Cells into Sensory Neurons that Detect Body Sensations
Method to convert human skin cells into specialized neurons that detect pain, itch, touch and other bodily sensations.
Author: Scripps Research Institute
Publish Date: 2014-11-24 - Updated: 2020-11-19New Approach for Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The research paves a way for improving the efficacy of an already ALS approved drug, if the findings hold true in human clinical trials.
Author: Thomas Jefferson University
Publish Date: 2014-11-23 - Updated: 2020-11-19Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Combination Therapy for Ewing Sarcoma
Researchers have identified a promising new triple-drug combination therapy that exploits DNA repair problem in Ewing sarcoma tumors.
Author: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Publish Date: 2014-10-28ALS is a Protein Aggregation Disease
Researchers at Cornell University uncover new insight into underlying causes of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Author: Cornell University
Publish Date: 2014-10-27 - Updated: 2020-12-08Over 400 Genes Linked to Height Determination
Largest genome-wide association study to date roughly doubles the number of known gene regions influencing human height to more than 400.
Author: Boston Children's Hospital
Publish Date: 2014-10-11 - Updated: 2020-12-11Copper Compound May Help Lou Gehrig's Disease Patients
Researchers find copper compound may form basis for therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Author: Oregon State University
Publish Date: 2014-06-13 - Updated: 2021-11-29Daily Tomato Pill Improves Blood Vessels in Cardiovascular Disease Patients
A daily supplement of an extract found in tomatoes may improve the function of blood vessels in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Author: University of Cambridge
Publish Date: 2014-06-13 - Updated: 2014-09-02New Delhi Metallo-Beta Lactamase (NDM-1)
Information regarding SuperBug NDM-1 an enzyme that renders bacteria resistant to several antibiotics. A sign that a person is infected with bacteria carrying NDM-1 is the failure of antibiotic treatments.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2014-04-30 - Updated: 2021-08-30Bariatric Surgery Linked to Major Health Benefits
Bariatric surgery has positive effects not only on weight loss but also on diabetes and heart disease.
Author: University of Gothenburg
Publish Date: 2014-04-23 - Updated: 2016-04-06Mutant Protein in Muscle Linked to Kennedy's Disease or Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
New study indicate mutant protein levels in muscle cells, not motor neurons, fundamentally involved in SBMA, suggesting an alternative and promising new avenue of treatment.
Author: University of California - San Diego
Publish Date: 2014-04-17 - Updated: 2015-04-19Using Google Glass During Medical Surgery
Published study investigates tested applicability of Google Glass in daily pediatric surgical practice.
Author: Elsevier
Publish Date: 2014-04-17 - Updated: 2016-09-23Neural Prosthetics: New Hope for Medically Disabled
Information on research into neural prosthetic devices that surgeons can implant in brain tissue to compensate for disabilities to the human nervous system.
Author: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Publish Date: 2014-03-23 - Updated: 2021-08-19How Emotions are Mapped in the Human Body
Researchers find most common emotions trigger strong bodily sensations and the bodily maps of these sensations were topographically different for different emotions.
Author: European Research Council, The Academy of Finland and the Aalto University/aivoAALTO project
Publish Date: 2013-12-31 - Updated: 2021-02-25LASIK Eye Surgery Came from Leftover Thanksgiving Dinner
Interesting information on the discovery of LASIK Eye Surgery involving a turkey bone.
Author: The Optical Society
Publish Date: 2013-12-22 - Updated: 2021-02-27Advances in Genetic Sequencing Diagnose Paralympic Hopeful's Rare Condition
Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition where he is unable to store fat under his skin yet has type 2 diabetes and suffered hearing loss as a child.
Author: Wellcome Trust
Publish Date: 2013-06-16 - Updated: 2021-12-02Executioner Protein Provides New Options for Stroke ALS and SCI
Latest findings show that oxidation results in a much more targeted attack to specific parts of the cell.
Author: University of Central Florida
Publish Date: 2013-03-06 - Updated: 2021-05-19Omalizumab Effective in Treating Severe Hives and Itch
Commonly used asthma drug Omalizumab is highly effective in treating teens and adults chronically afflicted with hives and severe itchy rash.
Author: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Publish Date: 2013-02-24 - Updated: 2022-02-12Sunken Chest Syndrome - Non-surgical Treatment
Using a vacuum bell to treat pectus excavatum a common congenital deformity of the chest wall caused by overgrowth of cartilage in the ribs and sternum.
Author: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Publish Date: 2012-11-22Stem Cell Agency Funds Huntington's Disease Research
California stem cell agency approves grant proposal for researchers at UC Davis Health System toward FDA approved cellular therapy for HD patients.
Author: UC Davis Health System
Publish Date: 2012-07-30 - Updated: 2021-08-17How Our Hearing Sense Works
Researchers have gained important new insights into how our sense of hearing works when cells turn that hair movement into brain electrical signals.
Author: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Publish Date: 2012-05-12 - Updated: 2021-09-11Possible New Treatment for Fabry Disease
Promising new treatment for a rare childhood metabolic disorder known as Fabry disease.
Author: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Publish Date: 2011-12-22 - Updated: 2021-11-12Lyme Disease Research - More Aggressive Treatments
Standard treatment following a tick bite is 2 weeks of antibiotics however longer more aggressive treatment with antibiotics can help prevent Lyme disease.
Author: UNT Health Science Center
Publish Date: 2011-08-07Controlling Movements with Light
We are now going to use this method to find out exactly what goes wrong in the nerve cells in movement disorders such as ataxias.
Author: Ruhr-University Bochum
Publish Date: 2011-07-20Chloroquine Treatment for Arthritis, MS, Cancer, Other Diseases
Chloroquine represses inflammation which may provide new strategies for treating inflammation and autoimmune diseases such as arthritis multiple sclerosis and certain cancers.
Author: Van Andel Institute
Publish Date: 2011-07-19 - Updated: 2022-02-07Myelofibrosis - New Potential Treatment
New study sheds light on possible new approach to treat the bone marrow disease known as myelofibrosis by inhibiting an enzyme that connects extracellular fibers.
Author: Boston University School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2011-06-23Spinal Muscular Atrophy - New Approaches
New findings reveal loss of the SMA gene makes nerve fibers from the spinal cord unable to navigate toward and form synapses with the muscles they are meant to control.
Author: Children's Hospital Boston
Publish Date: 2011-06-11Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Research Shows Promise
Medical researchers may have uncovered a novel approach to treat Huntingtons disease an incurable and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disease.
Author: University of Leicester
Publish Date: 2011-06-02 - Updated: 2018-01-26Discovery May Block ALS Disease Process
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center research discovery may block ALS disease process.
Author: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Publish Date: 2011-04-19Fanconi Anemia: New Advances in Genetic Studies
Fanconi anaemia is a rare hereditary disease which mainly affects the bone marrow and causes it to produce less blood cells.
Author: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Publish Date: 2011-03-03 - Updated: 2022-05-19Converting Skin Cells to Beating Heart Cells
Converting adult skin cells directly into beating heart cells without the process of generating embryonic-like stem cells.
Author: Scripps Research Institute
Publish Date: 2011-01-31Onconase a Cure for Human Papillomavirus (HPV)?
Test results confirm two compounds showed excellent in vitro antiviral activity and no cellular toxicity at dose levels tested for Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
Author: Tamir Biotechnology, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-11-29 - Updated: 2022-04-22Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases is Feasible
Disability caused by a group of chronic infectious diseases found in very poor populations can now be substantially reduced according to a new report by WHO.
Author: WHO Geneva
Publish Date: 2010-10-18 - Updated: 2018-01-04Why People Who are Deaf Have Enhanced Vision
Persons who are deaf or blind often report enhanced abilities in their remaining senses.
Author: University of Western Ontario
Publish Date: 2010-10-10 - Updated: 2010-10-11Physicians Unfamiliar with Chagas Disease Survey Shows
Survey reveals Chagas disease information among obstetricians and gynecologists severely limited and highlights need for increased awareness.
Author: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Publish Date: 2010-10-10 - Updated: 2019-03-05Genes that Influence Human Height
Combination of large number of genes in an individual helps to determine a persons stature.
Author: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2010-09-30 - Updated: 2016-04-07World's First Transcontinental Anesthesia
Researchers and anesthesiologists will ultimately apply drugs intravenously which are then controlled remotely through an automated system.
Author: McGill University
Publish Date: 2010-09-10Leap Forward in Early Detection for Alzheimer's and Cancer
The work could pave the way for new tools to detect early stages of Alzheimers and cancer at the molecular level.
Author: National Physical Laboratory
Publish Date: 2010-09-08Vaccine Has Cut Child Cases of Bacterial Pneumonia
Children admitted to hospitals with bacterial pneumonia decreased by a fifth following introduction of a vaccine.
Author: Imperial College London
Publish Date: 2010-08-27 - Updated: 2015-03-15Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Fused Chromosomes by Making a Human Model
People with dicentric chromosomes can continue to function in a way that does not threaten their overall health.
Author: Duke Medicine News and Communications
Publish Date: 2010-08-16Chagas Disease T. cruzi and Dogs
Many of the dogs are not in good shape with parasites and worms and they just get scraps to eat, however eliminating the dogs is not an option.
Author: Emory University
Publish Date: 2010-07-12 - Updated: 2020-05-30Surgery Linked to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Possibility of transmission of the sporadic form of CJD through general surgery.
Author: FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
Publish Date: 2010-07-08Non-Stick Cookware and Carpet Coating Linked to Thyroid Disease
People with higher concentrations of PFOA in their blood have higher rates of thyroid disease.
Author: The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
Publish Date: 2010-01-21 - Updated: 2016-06-13Too much Television Wastes Lives and Causes Premature Death
High correlation between cardiovascular disease and the amount of time spent sitting watching television.
Author: trekdesk.com
Publish Date: 2010-01-15 - Updated: 2013-07-12Ongoing Human Evolution Could Explain Rise in Certain Medical Disorders
Pressures of human evolution could explain rise of disorders such as autism autoimmune diseases and reproductive cancers.
Author: Harvard University
Publish Date: 2010-01-11 - Updated: 2018-03-15Regenerating the Nerves - Combat Injuries
Treating wounded service men and women a new medical emphasis known as regenerative medicine.
Author: Discovery's Edge
Publish Date: 2009-12-24 - Updated: 2010-06-27New Therapy Targets for Amyloid Disease
Major step forward in our understanding of amyloid fibrils which play a role in such a large number of diseases.
Author: University of Leeds
Publish Date: 2009-12-04Microchip Detects Type and Severity of Cancer
Nano-materials microchip determines type and severity of cancer so it can be detected earlier for effective treatment.
Author: University of Toronto
Publish Date: 2009-09-27 - Updated: 2010-07-14Obesity Causes Over 124,000 New Cancers a Year in Europe
The number of new cases of obesity-related esophageal cancer was particularly high in the UK relative to the rest of Europe.
Author: ECCO the European Cancer Organization
Publish Date: 2009-09-24Using Magnetism to Turn Drugs On and Off
Combining magnetism with nanotechnology to turn drugs on and off in the human body.
Author: Childrens Hospital Boston
Publish Date: 2009-09-18 - Updated: 2010-06-29Lasers Promise Better Artificial Joints and Arterial Stents
Researchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants.
Author: Purdue University
Publish Date: 2009-09-15Artificial Intelligence Helps Diagnose Cardiac Infections
Software designed to mimic the human brain may help diagnose cardiac infections without invasive exam.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-09-14Study Rejects Cancer Fear of Most Common Heartburn Treatments
Fears about the cancer causing effects of heartburn drugs put to rest after largest ever study.
Author: Queen Mary University of London
Publish Date: 2009-09-09Lead in Bone Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Bone lead associated with higher risk of death particularly from cardiovascular disease.
Author: Harvard School of Public Health
Publish Date: 2009-09-09 - Updated: 2010-07-03Red Wine Health Benefits
Mystery unraveled that has perplexed scientists since red wine was first discovered to have health benefits.
Author: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Publish Date: 2009-07-30 - Updated: 2010-06-25Stressing Out Paying Bills Causes Weight Gain
Relationship between weight gain and stress in difficulty paying bills strained family relationships depression or anxiety disorder.
Author: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program
Publish Date: 2009-07-07Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Psychiatric Diseases
Therapeutic trials investigate effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in depression obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourettes syndrome.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-07-01 - Updated: 2010-07-11Risk of Transmission of Huntington's Disease to Children
Researchers quantified probability of male who carries high normal variant of Huntingtons Disease gene having a child who develops the disease.
Author: Boston University Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-06-09 - Updated: 2021-08-19Obesity and Diabetes Double Risk of Heart Failure
The twin epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes will continue to fuel an explosion in heart failure.
Author: European Society of Cardiology
Publish Date: 2009-05-31Caffeine Beneficial for Males with Lou Gehrig's Disease
Study investigates role of dietary intervention for ALS focused on an antioxidant popular in diets worldwide coffee.
Author: American Physiological Society
Publish Date: 2009-04-17 - Updated: 2018-03-15Vaccine for E. coli Diarrheal Diseases Discovered
Vaccine discovered for a strain of E. coli that kills 2 million to 3 million children each year in the developing world.
Author: Michigan State University
Publish Date: 2009-04-14Rare Eye Retinal Disorder Treatment Success
Patients with a rare blinding eye disease saw their vision improve after treatment with drugs to suppress their immune systems.
Author: University of Michigan Health System
Publish Date: 2009-04-14 - Updated: 2018-03-15Hospital Infections - Research may Lead to New Non-antibiotic Drugs
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most serious hospital infections or pathogens a common cause of lung infections.
Author: University of Chicago Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-04-08Mayo Clinic and IBM Host Medical Language Initiative
Biomedical informatics researchers at Mayo Clinic and IBM launched a Web site for the newly founded Open Health Natural Language Processing Consortium.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-04-05 - Updated: 2010-07-111,000 Kidney Transplant Milestone by Arizona Mayo Clinic
Approximately 55 percent of Mayo Clinic 1000 kidney transplants come from living donors.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-04-03Waking up During Surgery Prevention
Consciousness during general anaesthesia is an extremely distressing condition leading to post-operative psychological trauma.
Author: Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine
Publish Date: 2009-04-02 - Updated: 2010-06-30Point Genetic Disease Develops in Humans
The process of RNA splicing is vital to human cell development and survival.
Author: Brandeis University
Publish Date: 2009-03-27 - Updated: 2016-04-07Redefining DNA: Darwin from the Atom Up
Producing a self-sustaining molecule capable of Darwinian evolution and reproduction.
Author: American Chemical Society
Publish Date: 2009-03-23Garden Pea Fights High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
Proteins found in a pea show promise as natural food additive or new dietary supplement for fighting high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
Author: American Chemical Society
Publish Date: 2009-03-22 - Updated: 2011-11-01New TB Test Will Cut Diagnosis Time
On-site test to quickly diagnose tuberculosis TB and expose deadly drug-resistant strains that mingle undetected with treatable TB strains.
Author: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Publish Date: 2009-03-19 - Updated: 2010-10-05Shellfish and Inkjet Printers May Hold Key to Faster Healing
Traditionally, there have been two ways to join tissue together in the wake of a surgery sutures and synthetic adhesives.
Author: North Carolina State University
Publish Date: 2009-03-19Spinal Taps Carry Higher Risks for Infants and Elderly
An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly.
Author: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-03-18Potential Pathway for Drug Intervention
Molecular pathways that direct stem cells to produce glial cells yields insights into neurobiology of Downs syndrome and central nervous system disorders.
Author: Salk Institute
Publish Date: 2009-03-13 - Updated: 2016-06-13Biomarkers Detected for Chikungunya fever
Three specific biomarkers provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever CHIKF which is emerging as a threat in South-East Asia.
Author: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Publish Date: 2009-03-04 - Updated: 2016-03-07Drug Improves Mobility For Some Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Experimental drug fampridine 4-aminopyridine improves walking ability in some individuals with multiple sclerosis MS.
Author: ScienceDaily
Publish Date: 2009-02-27Arthritis Hinders Vital Physical Activity for Adults with Heart Disease
Arthritis affects more than half of adults with heart disease and appears to be a substantial barrier to utilizing physical activity to help manage their condition.
Author: Arthritis Foundation
Publish Date: 2009-02-26Dark Cells of Eye Retina Imaged for the First Time
A layer of dark cells in the eye retina has been imaged in a living retina for the first time.
Author: University of Rochester
Publish Date: 2009-02-26When Parents Seek Siblings of their Donor Conceived Children
Parents who conceived children with help of sperm or egg donors and try to find donors and other children conceived with the donors help often end up creating new forms of extended families.
Author: European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
Publish Date: 2009-02-23Researchers See Brain Memory
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging researchers can see information people are holding in memory based on patterns of activity in the brain.
Author: University of Oregon
Publish Date: 2009-02-20 - Updated: 2010-07-03NASA Study Predicted Rift Valley Fever Outbreak
An early warning system successfully predicted the 2006-2007 outbreak of the deadly Rift Valley fever in northeast Africa.
Author: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Publish Date: 2009-02-17 - Updated: 2014-10-16New Drug may Prevent Colon Cancer
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found a drug being tested to treat a range of human cancers significantly inhibited colon cancer.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-02-12 - Updated: 2010-10-16Angiogenesis Poor Survival in patients with Ovarian Cancer
Increased angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor expression associated with poor survival in women with sex cord-stromal ovarian tumors.
Author: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Publish Date: 2009-02-05Climate Change and Disease Spread
Climate change concerns raised about spread of arboviruses or disease viruses carried by arthropods mosquitoes midges and ticks.
Author: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Publish Date: 2009-02-05 - Updated: 2018-10-10Vaccines and Autism No Correlation
New epidemiological and biological studies refute the claim of a link between vaccines and autism.
Author: IDSA
Publish Date: 2009-02-01 - Updated: 2016-06-13Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases Drug Combination is Key
Combining the benefits of multiple drugs in a single pill may hold the key to treating neurodegenerative diseases.
Author: Neurotherapeutics
Publish Date: 2009-01-31Rheumatoid Arthritis - New Treatment Possible
Findings provide new insight into the pathogenic mechanism of RA and emphasize the importance of PIGF and flt-1 as potential candidates for Rheumatoid Arthritis therapy.
Author: Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2009-01-29 - Updated: 2009-02-03Omega 3 oils Ease Menopause Depression Symptoms
Omega 3 oils ease psychological distress and depressive symptoms often suffered by menopausal and perimenopausal women.
Author: Laval University
Publish Date: 2009-01-28Spinal Fluid Proteins Can Show Lou Gehrig's Disease
High levels of certain proteins in the spinal fluid could signal the onset of Lou Gehrigs disease.
Author: Penn State
Publish Date: 2009-01-28I Feel Your Pain: Neural Mechanisms of Empathy
Study uses brain imaging technique to see if possible to share pain observed in others provides insight into brain mechanisms involved in empathy.
Author: Cell Press
Publish Date: 2009-01-28 - Updated: 2015-09-09Acupuncture Pain Relieving Effects Limited
The pain relieving effects of acupuncture compared with placebo are small and seem to lack clinical relevance.
Author: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Publish Date: 2009-01-28 - Updated: 2016-05-20Rasagiline Hope for Parkinson's Patients
The drug Rasagiline slows the progression of Parkinsons disease a brain condition that robs peoples ability to move and function.
Author: University of South Florida Health
Publish Date: 2009-01-26 - Updated: 2010-07-11Immune System has Ability to Learn
Half of the immune system has a hidden talent finding will help scientists understand the human immune system.
Author: Washington University School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2009-01-26 - Updated: 2018-03-16New Way to Stop Autoimmune Diseases and Transplant Rejection
New finding opens up a new way to stop autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection in patients.
Author: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Publish Date: 2009-01-22 - Updated: 2009-03-29Dynamical Theory and 4-D Colorimetric Reveals Function of Living Brain
Researchers propose a theoretical model of the brains coordination dynamics and apply a novel 4D colorimetric method to human neuro-physiological data collected in the laboratory.
Author: Florida Atlantic University
Publish Date: 2009-01-21Impaired Kidney Function Raises Risk of Heart Problems in Elderly
Study reveals older adults with damaged kidneys are at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and stroke, and other causes of mortality.
Author: Public Library of Science
Publish Date: 2009-01-21 - Updated: 2022-08-18Antibiotic Resistant Disease ESBL Killing People
Health officials watch with apprehension as the antibiotic resistant bacteria ESBL continues to kill both people and pigs in Denmark.
Author: Anne Wolski
Publish Date: 2009-01-18 - Updated: 2010-06-27Researchers Assess the State of Stroke Telemedicine
Stroke telemedicine is a lifesaving practice developed nationally and internationally as a reliable means of aiding patients.
Author: Mayo Clinic
Publish Date: 2009-01-17 - Updated: 2015-01-21Slow Bone Healing in Seniors - New Research
Researchers have unraveled details of how aging causes broken bones to heal slowly in seniors.
Author: University of Rochester Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-01-15Abnormal DNA Repair Genes may Predict Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Abnormalities in genes that repair DNA replication may help identify people at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
Author: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Publish Date: 2009-01-15Traumatic Brain Injury Severity Reduced with Contraceptive Pill
Individuals with a traumatic brain injury see severity reduced by progesterone a contraceptive pills for women.
Author: Katie Kelley
Publish Date: 2009-01-14 - Updated: 2009-01-22Liver Disease Marked by Cell Stress
Researchers make link between onset of cell stress and the development of liver disease in humans.
Author: Katie Kelley
Publish Date: 2009-01-14 - Updated: 2011-10-28New Drug Holds Promise of Normal Diet for Sufferers of Phenylketonuria
New drug being developed at McGill University is offering Phenylketonuria sufferers hope of being able to eat normal protein rich diet.
Author: McGill University
Publish Date: 2009-01-14 - Updated: 2009-01-22Surgery Provides Good Outcome for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Research published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds gastrointestinal cancer survival rate of nearly 80 percent.
Author: Weber Shandwick Worldwide
Publish Date: 2009-01-14 - Updated: 2010-07-11Researchers Identify Protein Trigger of Breast Cancer
New protein trigger in the progression of breast cancer discovered by Canadian researchers at Universite de Montreal and University of Alberta.
Author: University of Montreal
Publish Date: 2009-01-14 - Updated: 2009-01-21Treadmill Exercise Improves Endurance for Patients with PAD
Patients with peripheral arterial disease who participated in treadmill exercise improved walking endurance and quality of life.
Author: Medical News
Publish Date: 2009-01-13 - Updated: 2013-12-22Epidurals and Spinal Anesthetics Safer than Previously Reported
Study into the major complications of epidurals and spinal anesthetics concludes previous studies over estimated the risks of severe complications.
Author: Oxford University Press
Publish Date: 2009-01-12Tiny Capsules May Provide Drug Delivery that Targets Diseased Cells
A tiny particle syringe composed of polymer layers and nanoparticles may provide drug delivery that targets diseased cells.
Author: Penn State
Publish Date: 2009-01-12 - Updated: 2010-06-30Mustard Gas Studies on U.S. Soldiers Race-Based
American scientists used mustard gas on soldiers for race based experiments during the Second World War.
Author: University of Alberta
Publish Date: 2009-01-11 - Updated: 2013-07-12Researchers Unlock Molecular Origin of Blood Stem Cells
Researchers have identified the location and developmental timeline in which bone marrow stem cells form in the mouse embryo.
Author: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2009-01-11Synthetic HDL Fights Cholesterol
Northwestern University scientists show synthetic high density lipoprotein HDL could help fight high cholesterol levels and heart disease.
Author: Northwestern University
Publish Date: 2009-01-09Unique Skeletal Muscle Design Contributes to Spine Stability
The design of a muscle along the spinal column may be key to spinal support and a healthy back.
Author: University of California - San Diego
Publish Date: 2009-01-07 - Updated: 2009-01-22Avian Flu Becoming More Resistant to Antiviral Drugs
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows the resistance of the avian flu virus to a major class of antiviral drugs.
Author: University of Colorado at Boulder
Publish Date: 2009-01-07 - Updated: 2010-07-08New Therapy may Ease Spinal Muscular Atrophy Symptoms - MU Researchers
Researchers have discovered a new therapeutic target that improves deteriorating skeletal muscle tissue caused by Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Author: University of Missouri
Publish Date: 2009-01-07 - Updated: 2010-09-28Fragile X Syndrome Fenobam Drug Evaluation
Findings by researchers could lead to a new drug for treating Fragile X Syndrome inherited disorder.
Author: Rush University Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-01-07 - Updated: 2022-07-13Smoking During Pregnancy Fosters Aggression in Children
Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada Netherlands study.
Author: University of Montreal
Publish Date: 2009-01-06 - Updated: 2010-01-17Proteins Role in Repairing Damaged Cells Revealed
University of Michigan researchers discovered a key protein in cells plays a critical role in two processes affecting the development of cancer.
Author: Nicole Fawcett
Publish Date: 2009-01-06 - Updated: 2010-06-27Folic Acid and Iodine in Australian and New Zealand Bread
Mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid (Australia) and iodine (Australia and New Zealand) was introduced from September 2009 under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-01-03 - Updated: 2019-11-30Leukaemia Drug Alemtuzumab Treats Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists have discovered alemtuzumab a drug used to treat leukaemia is effective in combating multiple sclerosis and is more effective than interferon beta-1a.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-01-03 - Updated: 2009-03-13Research Shows ACTEMRA Improves Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roche announces new therapy ACTEMRA tocilizumab can significantly inhibit structural damage to joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Author: Roche
Publish Date: 2009-01-03 - Updated: 2022-06-10Medication Overuse Headache (MOH) Research
Critical need to review current treatment strategies for the increasingly common problem of medication overuse headaches (MOH).
Author: Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2009-01-03 - Updated: 2020-12-03Curing Inflammatory Disease
Although many inflammatory diseases seem to have a genetic component some are triggered by other processes.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-01-03 - Updated: 2018-03-15
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