Archive: 25/07/2017

Biologics—the pricey drugs transforming medicine

In a factory just outside San Francisco, there's an upright stainless steel vat the size of a small car, and it's got something swirling inside.

Jul 25, 2017

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Surgery and therapy offer hope for patients with lymphedema

Imagine an ailment that swells one of your legs to four times its size—one that destroys quality of life, bringing with it immense pain, even shame. For Salvador Castellanos, that nightmare was a reality.

Jul 25, 2017

Possible treatment for deadly weight loss

Many cancer patients are susceptible to potentially lethal weight loss. Now researchers understand better why this happens, and perhaps how to prevent the condition. "Our goal is to know more about what happens in cancer ...

Jul 25, 2017

Family-led rehabilitation surprisingly ineffective in the recovery of stroke patients

Family-led rehabilitation is not effective in aiding the recovery of people who have suffered a stroke, a major international trial involving researchers at the University of Nottingham has suggested.

Jul 25, 2017

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Pediatric researchers offer solutions to bedwetting by children

If you're up in the middle of the night putting your child's soaked-through bed sheets and pajamas into the washing machine again, you might be wondering how long until you don't have to do this anymore. For most children, ...

Jul 25, 2017

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Safety of medical devices not often evaluated by sex, age, or race

Researchers at Yale and the University of California-San Francisco have found that few medical devices are analyzed to consider the influence of their users' sex, age, or race on safety and effectiveness.

Jul 25, 2017

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Rucaparib—targeting DNA repair and a patient's perpective

Inhibitors of the DNA repair enzyme poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) kill BRCA-deficient tumours, and have significant activity in single agent and combination therapy. Professor Herbie Newell, of Newcastle University ...

Jul 25, 2017

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Mothers with troubled childhoods more likely to have children with emotional and behavioural difficulties

Mothers who had a difficult or traumatic upbringing are more likely to have children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, according to a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Jul 25, 2017

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Visual clues we use during walking and when we use them

(Medical Xpress)—A trio of researchers with the University of Texas and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has discovered which phase of visual information processing during human walking is used most to guide the feet accurately. ...

Jul 25, 2017 report

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Why you should consider more than looks when choosing a fitness tracker

A UNSW study of five popular physical activity monitors, including Fitbit and Jawbone models, has found their accuracy differs with the speed of activity, and where they are worn.

Jul 25, 2017

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