Archive: 23/08/2017

Scientists discover common obesity and diabetes drug reduces rise in brain pressure

Research led by the University of Birmingham, published today in Science Translational Medicine, has discovered that a drug commonly used to treat patients with either obesity or Type II diabetes could be used as a novel ...

Aug 23, 2017

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Few smokers hospitalized with CHD get smoking cessation meds

(HealthDay)—Few smokers hospitalized for coronary heart disease (CHD) receive smoking cessation pharmacotherapy (SCP), according to a research letter published online Aug. 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Aug 23, 2017

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Research could treat Type I Diabetes by engineering pancreatic islets outside the body

Tiny packets of cells called islets throughout the pancreas allow the organ to produce insulin. Type 1 diabetes—also known as juvenile diabetes - tricks the immune system into destroying these islets. Patients must take ...

Aug 23, 2017

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Researchers develop faster, more accurate test for liver cancer

It's estimated that about 788,000 people worldwide died of liver cancer in 2015, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, according to the latest statistics from the World Health Organization. One of the major challenges ...

Aug 23, 2017

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Selecting most effective materials for dental pulp tissue engineering

To regenerate dental pulp tissue after emptying of a tooth's root canals researchers compared the effectiveness of 3D scaffolds made of natural or customized synthetic materials containing pulpal stem cells and dentin-derived ...

Aug 23, 2017

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Tick-borne disease research receives global boost

A unique scientific resource for the study of ticks and tick-borne diseases has moved to the University of Liverpool with exciting plans for international expansion.

Aug 23, 2017

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On the other hand, the immune system can also cause cancer

Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer and a subset of head and neck cancers worldwide. A University of Colorado Cancer Center paper describes a fascinating mechanism that links ...

Aug 23, 2017

NT-ProBNP-guided treatment no benefit in high-risk HFrEF

(HealthDay)—For high-risk patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), an amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP)-guided treatment strategy does not improve clinical outcomes versus ...

Aug 23, 2017

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Occult cancer found in ~5 percent with unprovoked VTE

(HealthDay)—About one in 20 patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) have occult cancer detected within one year, according to a review published online Aug. 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Aug 23, 2017

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In T2D, glycemic control up with continuous glucose monitoring

(HealthDay)—Adults with type 2 diabetes receiving multiple daily insulin injections randomized to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) have improved glycemic control versus usual care, according to a study published online ...

Aug 23, 2017

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