Archive: 22/10/2018

Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer's disease

Pioneering research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity in the brain could hold the key to understanding Alzheimer's disease and might help identify effective treatments in the future.

Oct 22, 2018

0

51

Common use of antipsychotics shown ineffective for delirium in intensive care patients

Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) did not benefit from two antipsychotic drugs used to treat delirium, according to a large clinical trial funded by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National ...

Oct 22, 2018

Community health workers can reduce hospitalizations by 65 percent and double patient satisfaction with primary care

Community health workers—trusted laypeople from local communities who help high-risk patients to address social issues like food and housing insecurity—can help reduce hospital stays by 65 percent and double the rate ...

Oct 22, 2018

0

8

RNA thought to spread cancer shows ability to suppress breast cancer metastasis

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a form of RNA called metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) appears to suppress breast cancer metastasis in mice, ...

Oct 22, 2018

0

127

Doctors find 122 nails in Ethiopian's stomach

Ethiopian doctors extracted over a hundred iron nails and other sharp objects from the stomach of a patient in the capital Addis Ababa at the weekend.

Oct 22, 2018

Targeting specific genomic mutation in breast cancer improves outcomes, first study shows

Targeting a common mutation in patients with hormone receptor positive (HR+) HER2 negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer with the alpha-specific phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor alpelisib significantly improves ...

Oct 22, 2018

0

0

Is climate change causing a rise in the number of mosquito and tick-borne diseases?

Life in a single-family home in suburban America, one with a quiet and spacious backyard, surrounded by natural habitats, lush green vegetation, where beautiful birds, squirrels and other small mammals come and go, is the ...

Oct 22, 2018

0

0

Treatment of aggressive breast cancer improved by immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination

Patients with an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer can benefit from immunotherapy when used in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment, according to the results of a large international Phase III clinical ...

Oct 22, 2018

0

3

Some patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer live longer with immunotherapy

Immunotherapy improves survival in some patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer, according to late-breaking results from the IMpassion130 trial reported at the ESMO 2018 Congress in Munich.

Oct 22, 2018

0

8

Researchers discover drug cocktail that increases lifespan

A team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr. Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS College has discovered a combination of pharmaceutical drugs that not only increases healthy lifespan in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis ...

Oct 22, 2018

1

1804

page 6 from 12

«
»