Archive: 05/05/2016

Testing non-breast cancer genes in high-risk women leaves more questions than answers

Running large, multi-gene sequencing panels to assess cancer risk is a growing trend in medicine as the price of the technology declines and more precise approaches to cancer care gain steam. The tests are particularly common ...

May 5, 2016

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New technique can provide better cell transplants against Parkinson's disease

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used a completely new preclinical technique and analysis of tissue from patients to show exactly what happens when certain patients with Parkinson's disease are restored as a ...

May 5, 2016

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Miscommunication between gram-negative bacteria and cells can trigger lethal sepsis

Severe bacterial infections can push the human body into sepsis, a life-threatening cascade of inflammation and cell death that can be difficult to cure. Now, researchers at UConn Health have discovered how gram-negative ...

May 5, 2016

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Researchers identify new pathway leading to Alzheimer's disease

A newly discovered pathway leading to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) may unlock the door to new approaches for treating the disease.

May 5, 2016

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That new baby isn't imitating you

For decades, there have been studies suggesting that human babies are capable of imitating facial gestures, hand gestures, facial expressions, or vocal sounds right from their first weeks of life after birth. But, based on ...

May 5, 2016

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Research suggests diabetes drug acts differently from previous theories

A Mayo Clinic study suggests laboratory findings do not tell the whole story of how the diabetes drug metformin works to limit the level of glucose in the blood. The researchers found that metformin does not limit the action ...

May 5, 2016

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Antibody appears to attack cancer cells, leaving other cells unscathed

A research team from Duke Health has developed an antibody from the body's own immune system that preferentially attacks cancer cells.

May 5, 2016

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Research collaboration ids Serum biomarkers that Predict preclinical IBD development & complications

Years before inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is diagnosed and symptoms exist, biomarkers are already circulating that can help predict risk not only of disease development but also of complications, according to research ...

May 5, 2016

Algorithm can improve guidance of crash victims to most appropriate place for care

Important information on a motor vehicle crash can help ambulance personnel and hospital staff better direct crash victims to the most appropriate care, but getting that information into a meaningful format for those personnel ...

May 5, 2016

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Stem cell therapy shows potential for difficult-to-treat RA patient population

A study using a stem cell therapy to treat challenging refractory angina (RA) patients demonstrated promising results, including improved exercise time, reduced angina and reduced mortality. The RENEW results were presented ...

May 5, 2016

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