Archive: 11/12/2019

Promising new approach to treating some of the worst types of leukaemia

A collaborative research effort by Australian and US scientists has led to the discovery of a promising new approach to treating some of the worst types of leukaemia, including an aggressive leukaemia that mostly affects ...

Dec 11, 2019

Video discharge instructions in ED associated with less AOM symptomatology

Video discharge instructions in the emergency department are associated with less perceived acute otitis media (AOM) symptomatology compared to a paper handout. That is the finding of a study published in the December 2019 ...

Dec 11, 2019

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Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported study results showing the addition of tucatinib to capecitabine (Xeloda) and trastuzumab (Herceptin) significantly improved progression-free ...

Dec 11, 2019

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Study shows vision is not always the cause of learning disorders

Learning difficulties in schoolchildren are not always associated with visual problems, since they may be neurobiological or derived from other alterations such as dyslexia or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ...

Dec 11, 2019

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U.S. primary care doctors face challenges in coordinating care

Physicians from the United States and other high-income countries report difficulties with care coordination, with a substantial proportion of U.S. physicians not receiving timely notification or the information needed from ...

Dec 11, 2019

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Understanding autism: new research dispels common assumptions

Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg has made headlines not just for her passionate climate activism, but because she is outspoken about having autism. However, her treatment by some members of the media—even ...

Dec 11, 2019

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Taking fish oil tablets for four weeks improves 'night vision,' study says

Fish oil supplements can significantly improve 'night vision', according to a new study.

Dec 11, 2019

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Weaponizing stem cells in the war on diabetes

There's no sugar coating it—diabetes is shaping up to become one of the greatest health challenges in modern times. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in eleven individuals suffers from diabetes, and ...

Dec 11, 2019

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The right mouse model is crucial for Huntington's disease drug development

Huntington's disease (HD) is an incurable and fatal hereditary disease. Developing disease-modifying drugs to treat patients with HD depends on studying them in animal models. Scientists evaluated the mouse models used for ...

Dec 11, 2019

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A year after the first CRISPR babies, stricter regulations are now in place

It's been just over a year since the dramatic announcement of the world's first genome-edited babies using CRISPR technology. Since then, to the chagrin of some and the relief of others, there have been no more such announcements. ...

Dec 11, 2019

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