Medical News
Children with asthma could benefit from prescribing according to genetic differences
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(European Lung Foundation) Selecting treatments according to genetic differences could help children and teenagers with asthma, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. ...
Genetic study of proteins is a breakthrough in drug development for complex diseases
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(University of Bristol) An innovative genetic study of blood protein levels, led by researchers in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC-IEU) at the University of Bristol, has demonstrated how genetic data can be us...
International registries show PCI rates increased in Japan, US
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(American College of Cardiology) Japan and the US have seen an increase in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, which is driven primarily by a rise in elective PCIs in Japan compared to non-elective in th...
Probiotics may help manage childhood obesity
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(European Society of Endocrinology) Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study foun...
The brain can induce diabetes remission in rodents, but how?
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) In rodents with type 2 diabetes, a single surgical injection of a protein called fibroblast growth factor 1 can restore blood sugar levels to normal for weeks or mon...
Viruses play critical role in evolution and survival of the species
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) New research in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology shows viruses also play a key evolutionary role in mammals' ability to reproduce and survive, according to scientists ...
Children use both brain hemispheres to understand language, unlike adults
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(Georgetown University Medical Center) Infants and young children have brains with a superpower, of sorts, say Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists. Whereas adults process most discrete neural tasks in sp...
Vitamin D levels in the blood can predict future health risks and death
EurekAlert! - 7 Sep 2020 06:00
(European Society of Endocrinology) Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health risks in aging men, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. These data suggest th...