http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. According to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, patients with Barrett's esophagus and early or pre-cancerous cells have been shown to significantly benefit from minimally invasive therapy delivered through an endoscope – a medical instrument used to look inside an organ or cavity in the body. Until recently, patients with these conditions were treated by surgery to remove the whole esophagus. Study results show that endoscope-based therapies have a high success rate; all of the damaged cells were removed in up to 95 percent of cases, greatly reducing the chances of cancer progression. Additionally, in over two-thirds of cases, patients had no biological signs of the return of disease for years. The study appears in the February issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-long-term-efficacy-minimally-invasive-therapy.html Cancer Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:09:44 EST news280591775 University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks, help the heart grow new tissue and blood vessels, and get the heart moving closer to how a healthy heart should. The results of the study were published Feb. 20 in Science Translational Medicine and clear the way for clinical trials to begin this year in Europe. The gel is injected through a catheter without requiring surgery or general anesthesia—a less invasive procedure for patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-hydrogel-regeneration-functionality-heart.html Medical research Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:04:52 EST news280591485 A new therapy could help suppress tremors in people with Parkinson's disease, an Oxford University study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-therapy-electricity-cancel-parkinson-tremors.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:08:08 EST news280382872 Fecal incontinence, or the inability to control the bowels, is a highly underreported and stigmatized condition, according to colorectal surgeons at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-physicians-procedure-fecal-incontinence-underreported.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:17:54 EST news267956221 (HealthDay) -- Varicose veins are a cosmetic issue for most people, but they can be a sign of a serious medical problem for others, an expert says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-varicose-veins-pants-year.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:22:27 EST news251295740 (Medical Xpress) -- The University of Illinois Hospital is the first center in North America to prescribe a new FDA-approved treatment for patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-patient-prescription-fda-approved-brain-tumor.html Cancer Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:22:03 EST news242295707