Medical News
Paper Sensors Remove Sting of Diabetic Testing
Medical Design Technology - 24 Dec 2018 18:00
Videos A technique that enables biologically active enzymes to survive the rigors of inkjet printing presents a promising alternative to routine blood screening exams faced by diabetic patients. The KAUST team used this ...
Brain activity predicts fear of pain
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2018 09:00
(Society for Neuroscience) Researchers applied a machine learning technique that could potentially translate patterns of activity in fear-processing brain regions into scores on questionnaires used to assess a patient's ...
Breast cancer drug impairs brain function
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2018 09:00
(Society for Neuroscience) A comprehensive study of monkeys given the breast cancer drug letrozole reveals side effects that impact the brain. Published in JNeurosci, the research establishes the common marmoset as an im...
Annals of Internal Medicine embargoed news; Catheter ablation superior to standard drug
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2018 09:00
(American College of Physicians) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials found that catheter ablation was superior to conventional drug therapy alone for patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Findi...
Pitt-led research describes how neurons could disconnect from each other in Huntington's disease
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2018 09:00
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Newly described mechanism called 'neuritosis' could play an important role in normal brain development, aging and neurodegenerative disease.
Regulation of feeding behavior and energy metabolism by galanin-like peptide (GALP)
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2018 09:00
(Bentham Science Publishers) Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is composed of 60 amino acid residues and its sequence is highly homologous across species. GALP is produced in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus and has diverse ph...
Muscle atrophy among critically ill kids occurs within one week of mechanical ventilation
EurekAlert! - 24 Dec 2018 09:00
(Children's National Health System) Children with life-threatening respiratory failure who require mechanical ventilation in a pediatric intensive care unit commonly experience rapid muscle atrophy, according to a study ...