Archive: 24/01/2017

Study finds fly growth mimics cancer cells, creating new tool in fight against disease

Scientists who study a molecule known to play a role in certain types of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders have a powerful new tool to study this compound due to research conducted at Indiana University.

Jan 24, 2017

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Researchers discover BRCA1 gene is key for blood forming stem cells

Researchers at from the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that the BRCA1 gene is required for the survival of blood forming stem cells, which could explain why patients with BRCA1 mutations do not have ...

Jan 24, 2017

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High maternal BMI during pregnancy unlikely to cause fatness in childhood and adolescence

There is little evidence to support any long-term impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) in pregnancy on a child's risk of fatness in childhood and adolescence, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Rebecca ...

Jan 24, 2017

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Lung cancer patients with anxiety, depression die sooner

Patients who experience anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer are more likely to die sooner, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency.

Jan 24, 2017

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Immigration fears among Latinos can impact baby size at birth

With deportation and discrimination fears currently on the minds of many in the United States, a University of Michigan study shows that the stress from an historic immigration raid is associated with Latina mothers delivering ...

Jan 24, 2017

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Is the mental healthcare system meeting the needs of sexual and gender minorities?

A study of mental health care and untreated depression among participants in Ontario, Canada, showed up to a 2.4 times greater self-perceived unmet need for transgender individuals and bisexual women compared to heterosexual, ...

Jan 24, 2017

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Deep brain stimulation studies in Alzheimer's disease pose ethical challenges

Promising, early studies of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease have paved a path for future clinical trials, but there are unique ethical challenges with this vulnerable population regarding ...

Jan 24, 2017

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New models for validating computational simulations of blood flow and damage in medical devices

A collaborative effort to improve the development of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodologies for evaluating "blood contacting" medical devices—receiving the Willem Kollf Award for top abstract at the ASAIO 2016 ...

Jan 24, 2017

New national Lyme Disease biobank to accelerate research by making samples available

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a national organization funding research to make Lyme disease easy to diagnose and simple to cure, announces the launch of the Lyme Disease Biobank, which is the first program to provide researchers ...

Jan 24, 2017

New MRI method aids long-term concussion prognosis

For concussion sufferers, even those who never lost consciousness, physicians may now be able to predict early on who is more likely to continue experiencing symptoms months or years after the head-jarring event, using a ...

Jan 24, 2017

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