Archive: 07/09/2017

Researchers identify genetic alterations that make a type of brain cancer more aggressive

Among the cancerous brain tumors, 70 percent are astrocytomas. Fatal in as many as 90 percent of cases, astrocytomas originate in the largest and most numerous cells in the central nervous system, called astrocytes because ...

Sep 7, 2017

Eight priorities identified for tobacco control research

A new set of research priorities to support tobacco control will help ensure future research provides the greatest benefit to public health and value for money, according to an international group led by Oxford University ...

Sep 7, 2017

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A virtual heart to simulate arrhythmia

A group of researchers from MIPT and Ghent University (Belgium) has developed the first realistic model of the complex cardiac microstructure. The researchers hope that the model will elucidate the causes of fibrosis, which ...

Sep 7, 2017

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Researchers develop a fluidic device to track over time which cancer cells lead the invasive march

As cancer grows, it evolves. Individual cells become more aggressive and break away to flow through the body and spread to distant areas.

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Study offers a new mindset in the search for stroke therapies

UNSW researchers have identified a promising new avenue to explore in the search for stroke treatments, after translating findings from Alzheimer's disease.

Sep 7, 2017

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New referral pathway cuts palliative radiotherapy wait

(HealthDay)—Use of an advanced practice radiation therapist (APRT) may help reduce radiotherapy waiting times for palliative patients, according to a study published Aug. 29 in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences.

Sep 7, 2017

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Immunosuppressant response predicts aplastic anemia survival

(HealthDay)—Response to immunosuppressive therapy (IST) predicts overall survival (OS) in aplastic anemia (AA), according to a study published online Aug. 29 in the American Journal of Hematology.

Sep 7, 2017

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Care process use linked to reduced S. aureus mortality

(HealthDay)—Use of evidence-based care processes in routine care for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with reduced mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Sep 7, 2017

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Uptick in US stroke deaths sets off alarms: CDC

(HealthDay)—Progress in preventing stroke deaths in the United States has stalled after 40 years of decline, and may even be reversing, government health officials say.

Sep 7, 2017

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Science Says: How repeated head blows affect the brain

Researchers are tackling fresh questions about a degenerative brain disease now that it has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players after death. The suspected cause is repeated head blows, an almost unavoidable ...

Sep 7, 2017

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