Archive: 21/12/2017

New class of anti-cancer drug effective against kidney cancer

Metastatic kidney cancer remains largely incurable. Despite a dozen treatments and several immunotherapies, survival rates beyond 5 years remain around 10 percent. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports ...

Dec 21, 2017

C7 nerve transfer improves function in spastic arm paralysis

(HealthDay)—C7 nerve transfer is beneficial for patients with unilateral arm paralysis for more than five years, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dec 21, 2017

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Increased physical fitness may offset cognitive deterioration in dementia

Physical fitness is associated with better cognitive performance in older adults with dementia, according to a new study from UCL.

Dec 21, 2017

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The real secret to a healthy holiday season? Ease up on yourself, expert says

We've all been there. The holiday reading is done, the leftover feast is ready for the compost and the scale is showing a new, higher, number. Regret and guilt is setting in.

Dec 21, 2017

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U.S. life expectancy drops as opioid deaths surge

(HealthDay)—The opioid epidemic continues to chip away at the average American life span, federal health officials reported Thursday.

Dec 21, 2017

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Cholera: worst epidemics of past decade

The cholera epidemic in Yemen, where it is afflicting one million people according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, ranks among the world's worst of the past decade.

Dec 21, 2017

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Team develops more accurate tool to track new HIV infections

Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute have led an effort to develop a more accurate way to gauge the incidence of HIV infections in large populations, which will improve research and prevention strategies worldwide.

Dec 21, 2017

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Protein analysis allows for treatment of eye-disease symptoms with existing drugs

Demonstrating the potential of precision health, a team led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine has matched existing drugs to errant proteins expressed by patients with a rare eye disease.

Dec 21, 2017

Researchers map molecular interaction that prevents aggressive breast cancer

Researchers in Italy have discovered how specific versions of a protein called Numb protect the key tumor suppressor p53 from destruction. The study, which will be published December 21 in the Journal of Cell Biology, suggests ...

Dec 21, 2017

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Poll: Health care is the issue that won't go away

As President Donald Trump completes his first year in office, Americans are increasingly concerned about health care, and their faith that government can fix it has fallen.

Dec 21, 2017

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Archive: 21/12/2017

New class of anti-cancer drug effective against kidney cancer

C7 nerve transfer improves function in spastic arm paralysis

Increased physical fitness may offset cognitive deterioration in dementia

The real secret to a healthy holiday season? Ease up on yourself, expert says

U.S. life expectancy drops as opioid deaths surge

Cholera: worst epidemics of past decade

Team develops more accurate tool to track new HIV infections

Protein analysis allows for treatment of eye-disease symptoms with existing drugs

Researchers map molecular interaction that prevents aggressive breast cancer

Poll: Health care is the issue that won't go away

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