Medical News
Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer
EurekAlert! - 27 Jan 2020 07:00
(Wiley) Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer by one-third, according to an analysis of all relevant published studies. The findings are published in BJS (British Journal of Surgery).
Study reveals similar survival of African-American and white men with prostate cancer in an equal-access health care system
EurekAlert! - 27 Jan 2020 07:00
(Wiley) Among men with prostate cancer who received care from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System, an equal-access health care system, African-American men did not have more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis ...
Study examines prostate cancer treatment decisions
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 23:43
A five-year follow-up study of more than 2,000 US men who received prostate cancer treatment is creating a road map for future patients regarding long-term bowel, bladder and sexual function in order to clarify expectati...
New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer's, asthma
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:48
Large holes in our cells have been implicated in depression, Alzehimer's disease, asthma, and even taste. Now, we know what two kinds of these pores look like, potentially creating new opportunities to discover effective...
Parkinson's disease may start before birth
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:48
People who develop Parkinson's disease before age 50 may have been born with disordered brain cells that went undetected for decades, according to new research. The research points to a drug that potentially might help c...
Researchers identify opportunities to advance genomic medicine
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:48
New study highlights milestones in the history of genetic discoveries; equitable and fair access required to address disparities.
Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:48
A green, single-celled organism called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has served as a model species for topics spanning algae-based biofuels to plant evolution. While algae have been used as dietary nutraceuticals that provid...
With high fiber diets, more protein may mean more bloating
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
People who eat high fiber diets are more likely to experience bloating if their high fiber diet is protein-rich as compared to carbohydrate-rich, according to a study.
Keto diet works best in small doses, mouse study finds
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
A ketogenic diet -- which provides 99 percent of calories from fat and only 1 percent from carbohydrates -- produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, researchers found in a stud...
Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a recent article.
An egg a day not tied to risk of heart disease
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your heart health may be solved, and about one a day is fine. A team of researchers found the answer by analyzing data from three large, long-term multinational stud...
Enhancing drug testing with human body-on-chip systems
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
Scientists have devised a functioning comprehensive multi-Organ-on-a-Chip (Organ Chip) platform that enables effective preclinical drug testing of human drug pharmacology.
Micro-scaled method holds promise as improved cancer diagnostic platform
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
A new method analyzes the combination of tumor genetic material (genomics) with deep protein and phosphoprotein characterization (proteomics) using a single-needle core biopsy from a patient's tumor, providing more detai...
Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
Researchers found that not only do individual mammalian cells in a population fail to respond synchronously to estrogen stimulation, neither do individual gene copies, known as alleles.
First-of-its-kind technology lights up lung cancer cells, helps improve patient outcomes
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 20:47
A groundbreaking tumor-highlighting technology -- OTL38 -- enhances the visualization of lung cancer tissue, providing surgeons with a significantly better chance of finding and removing more cancer than previously possi...
2.5G Base-T Ethernet RJ45 connectors available at Heilind
Medical Design Technology - 27 Jan 2020 19:09
Heilind Electronics, an authorized distributor for Stewart Connector, has expanded its selection of industrial Ethernet interconnects with the company's 2.5G RJ45 connectors. As Ethernet evolves in the central office to ...
PET/MRI identifies notable breast cancer imaging biomarkers
Science Daily - 27 Jan 2020 16:10
Researchers have identified several potentially useful breast cancer biomarkers that indicate the presence and risk of malignancy, according to new research.
How smart is your clothing?
Medical Design Technology - 27 Jan 2020 13:52
In the 18th & 19th century, a smart dresser was also called a dandy and the term normally implied a middle-class man who dressed to appear that he was in high society. A female was called a dandizette. As in most modern ...
Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of heart failure and premature death
EurekAlert! - 27 Jan 2020 07:00
(Wiley) Compared with routine care, weight loss surgery was linked with a reduced risk of hypertension, heart failure, and early death in a study based on information from a primary care database in the UK. The findings ...
Elsevier creates free information center on novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV
EurekAlert! - 27 Jan 2020 07:00
(Elsevier) For the benefit of healthcare professionals, medical researchers and the public, Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health, has created a Novel Coronavirus Informatio...
How personality predicts seeing others as sex objects
EurekAlert! - 27 Jan 2020 07:00
(Emory Health Sciences) Several personality traits related to psychopathy -- especially being openly antagonistic -- predict a tendency to view others as merely sex objects, finds a study by psychologists at Emory Univer...
Gene scissors against incurable muscular disease
EurekAlert! - 27 Jan 2020 07:00
(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) Duchenne type muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common hereditary muscular disease among children, leaving them wheelchair-bound before the age of twelve and reducing life expect...