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Scientists Map Elusive Toxic Proteins Linked To Alzheimer’s, Providing New Molecular Clues For Prevention
A team of researchers from McMaster University has mapped at atomic resolution a toxic protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, allowing them to better understand what is happen...Full Article
Study: Eyes Hold Clues For Treating Severe Autism More Effectively
Vocabulary tests for individuals with the severest forms of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, are notoriously inaccurate. They commonly ask the test-taker to point to an illus...Full Article
Medical Cannabis Use Uncovers New Possibilities For Patients
Medical cannabis legalization has been sweeping throughout countries worldwide as many look for alternatives to traditionally prescribed treatments and medications. Before the...Full Article
Health Policies Key Factor In Hospitalization Of Seniors
Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study. The study examined the experie...Full Article
Study Shows Healthcare Workers Often Care For Patients While Ill
Large numbers of healthcare workers risk transmitting respiratory viruses to patients and co-workers by attending work even when they have symptoms, according to a study publi...Full Article
Study Shows Experimental Drug Can Encourage Bone Growth In Children With Dwarfism
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Australia and seven other medical institutions report that an experimental drug called voso...Full Article
Researchers Find Genetic Cause For Fatal Response To Hepatitis A
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that caused an 11-year-old girl to suffer a fatal reaction to infection with the Hepatitis A virus (HAV). The study, which will ...Full Article
Terminally Ill Who Request Doctors Make Decisions For Them Undergo More Aggressive Final Treatments
Terminally ill patients who request that physicians make decisions on their behalf are more likely to receive aggressive treatments in the weeks before they die, according to ...Full Article
A Beginner’s Guide To Understanding Curative Therapies
Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of a series of articles of...Full Article
BRAINBox Solutions Working With Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Carilion Clinic To Bring mTBI Test To Market
A portable test to help people suspected of having concussions or mild traumatic brain injuries has received a boost from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. BRAINBox Solu...Full Article
Antioxidant Puts Up Fight, But Loses Battle Against Toxic Protein Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease
New research may explain why an antioxidant that protects the brain is also associated with deterioration in areas susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease. The antioxidant, supero...Full Article
6 "Firsts" In Advancing Regenerative Medicine Toward Patient Care
A statewide bipartisan initiative is transforming health care from a focus on treating disease to one of tapping the body's ability to heal itself. Regenerative Medicine Minne...Full Article
New Radiation Therapy Shows Promise For Treating Essential Tremor
Tyrus Agee thought his promising new career was doomed. He had only one year left to finish his Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of...Full Article
Synthetic Speech Generated From Brain Recordings
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virt...Full Article
Researchers’ Discovery Could Lead To Improved Therapies For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
A new multi-institution study spearheaded by researchers at Florida State University and the University of California, Los Angeles suggests a tiny protein could play a major r...Full Article
Study: Suicide Among Older Adults In Long-Term Care Suggests More Is Needed To Promote Mental, Social Well-Being
Clinicians, administrators and policymakers should consider ways to support the mental health and well-being of older adults as they go through residential transitions, accord...Full Article
Phantom Sensations: When The Sense of Touch Deceives
Without being aware of it, people sometimes wrongly perceive tactile sensations. A new study in the scientific journal "Current Biology" shows how healthy people can sometimes...Full Article
Gut Microbes Eat Our Medication
The first time Vayu Maini Rekdal manipulated microbes, he made a decent sourdough bread. At the time, young Maini Rekdal, and most people who head to the kitchen to whip up a ...Full Article
Penn Researchers Influence CDC’s Clarification On Prescribing Opioids For Cancer Pain
To reduce the number of people who may misuse, abuse, or overdose from opioids, multiple national agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have ...Full Article
Study Identifies Promising Target For Parkinson’s Intervention
An international research team led by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has identified a potential target for therapeutics that might help slow the progres...Full Article
Education, Intelligence May Protect Cognition, But Don’t Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
In a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that smarter, more educated people aren’t protected from the d...Full Article
For Dying Patients, Early Plans Can Improve Quality Of Life
Careful documentation of a hospice patient’s end-of-life wishes – and prominently noting that information in health records early – could prevent unwanted hospitalizations and...Full Article
Do Medical-Alert Bracelets Benefit Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease?
In a pilot study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), wearing a medical-alert bracelet or necklace was associated with a lower risk of developing kidney failure comp...Full Article
US Soldiers Have Worse Heart Health Than Civilians
Active duty Army personnel have worse cardiovascular health compared to people of similar ages in the civilian population, according to new research in Journal of the American...Full Article
Stopping Parkinson's Disease Before It Starts
An Osaka University-led research team has recently published findings that provide a ray of hope for the millions of Parkinson's disease (PD) sufferers worldwide. Although ...Full Article