Medical News
Genes related to down syndrome abnormalities may protect against solid tumors
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) Scientists from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago discovered that a set of genes with decreased exp...
Childhood connection to nature has many benefits but is not universally positive, finds review
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(British Ecological Society) A literature review by Dr Louise Chawla, Professor Emerita at the University of Colorado, finds that children are happier and more likely to protect the natural world when they have a greater...
Nanoparticle system captures heart-disease biomarker from blood for in-depth analysis
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a method combining sticky nanoparticles with high-precision protein measurement to capture and analyze a common marker o...
Bone-anchored leg prostheses also prove to be a valuable procedure after 5-year follow-up
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Radboud University Medical Center) After above-knee amputation, there is the option of a prosthesis that is placed directly in the thigh bone. Despite the fact that bone-anchored prostheses have been used for thirty yea...
CU researcher: Non-hormonal treatment for menopausal symptoms offers hope of relief
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) A non-hormonal therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms associated with menopause was found to be effective in a recent clinical trial, according to a published stu...
Cannabis in medicine: State of the evidence
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Springer) Cannabis is a drug that is illegal in large parts of the world. But the laws have been changing for a few years and more and more countries are starting to legalise hashish and marijuana. The book Cannabis in ...
Chemotherapy is used to treat less than 25% of people with localized sarcoma
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) UCLA researchers have found that chemotherapy is not commonly used when treating adults with localized sarcoma, a rare type of cancer of the soft tissues or bone. ...
Children's pester power a future target for interventions
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Elsevier) Children's pester power may contribute to improvements in their family's food environments. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, highlights the potential for c...
Cytiva licenses Allen Institute's advanced machine learning technology
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Allen Institute) Cytiva and the Allen Institute have entered into a license agreement to integrate the Allen Institute's machine learning technology with Cytiva's microscopy and image analysis systems to advance the dev...
Few changes seen in 'Big Five' personality traits during early days of COVID-19 pandemic
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(PLOS) A new study suggests that adults experienced few changes in 'Big Five' personality traits as a result of the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Angelina Sutin of Florida State University College of...
GSA's journals publish nine new articles on COVID-19 and Aging
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(The Gerontological Society of America) The Gerontological Society of America's highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19, and all are free to access. The following we...
Gut bacteria in people with Huntington's disease may be a potential drug target
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Monash University) A world first clinical study of the gut microbiome in people with Huntington's disease (HD) has found that it is not just a disease of the brain, but also of the body.
Inconsistent EPA regulations increase lead poisoning risk to kids, study finds
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Brown University) As new lead protection rules from the Environmental Protection Agency move toward finalization, research shows that tens of thousands of children are at increased risk under the current set of inconsis...
Marshall University researcher to study renal failure-associated cardiomyopathy
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) Komal Sodhi, M.D., an associate professor of surgery and biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has been awarded a $44...
New CT scanning method may improve heart massage
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Aarhus University) As part of an international collaboration, researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and University of Leicester, UK, have succeeded in developing a dynamic 3D CT scanning method that shows what ha...
OU Health Sciences Center receives $38 million grant for suicide prevention
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of Oklahoma) The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has been awarded a five-year, $38 million grant to lead and expand a national program dedicated to suicide prevention.
Penn's 'Enhanced Recovery' program significantly reduces post-op opioid use
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Penn Medicine researchers found that when an "Enhanced Recovery After Surgery" protocol was employed--which optimizes patients' surgical care before, during, and after surg...
People who feel dizzy when they stand up may have higher risk of dementia
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(American Academy of Neurology) Some people who feel dizzy or lightheaded when they stand up may have an increased risk of developing dementia years later, according to a new study published in the August 12, 2020, onlin...
Placebos prove powerful even when people know they're taking one
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Michigan State University) A team of researchers from Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Dartmouth College is the first to demonstrate that placebos reduce brain markers of emotional distress even whe...
Provider access to chronic opioid prescribing resources improves guideline adherance
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Boston Medical Center) Results of a new study find that providers participating in an intervention with education and resources to help manage chronic opioid therapy for patients with HIV and chronic pain are more likel...
Pulmonary fibrosis treatment shows proof of principle
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) A pre-clinical study led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's demonstrates that in mice the drug barasertib reverses the activation of fibroblasts that cause dangerous sc...
REM sleep tunes eating behavior
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of Bern) REM sleep tunes eating behavior.