Archive: 08/09/2017

Study explains why myasthenia patients relapse after treatment

A new Yale-led study helps explain why some myasthenia gravis (MG) patients relapse after initially responding to a drug called rituximab, commonly used to treat the incurable autoimmune disease marked by muscle weakness ...

Sep 8, 2017

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World Trade Center responders might face greater risk of HPV throat and tongue cancer

Researchers at Rutgers University – investigating the causes of head and neck cancers in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers – will take the lead in a study to determine whether the responders are at a greater ...

Sep 8, 2017

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New study offers high-resolution images of heart valves

On Aug. 30, a team led by associate professor of biomedical engineering Morten Jensen published an article in the scientific journal PLOS ONE titled "High resolution imaging of the mitral valve in the natural state with ...

Sep 8, 2017

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Virtual reality alleviates pain, anxiety for pediatric patients

As patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford undergo routine medical procedures, they are being whisked away to swim under the sea, zap flying cheeseburgers in outer space, catch basketballs using their heads ...

Sep 8, 2017

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Research shows aspirin could repair tooth decay

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have discovered that aspirin could reverse the effects of tooth decay resulting in a reduction in the need for fillings. Currently about 7 million fillings are provided by the NHS ...

Sep 8, 2017

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Website offers critical mosquito, disease information after Hurricane Harvey

Visitors to the Mosquito Safari website at http://mosquitosafari.tamu.edu will find comprehensive information on common mosquitoes, the diseases they carry and instructions for controlling the pest, said Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Sep 8, 2017

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Years after CDC report, money remains an obstacle to reforms

Even in a city that had become almost numb to gun violence, Wilmington's record-setting 154 shootings in 2013 proved to be a tipping point.

Sep 8, 2017

DNA sequencing could open up new drug indications for patients with rare cancers

Thanks to DNA sequencing, patients with rare cancers for which no standard treatment is available could receive existing therapies that work in patients treated for different cancers, but who carry the same genetic mutations. ...

Sep 8, 2017

City kids with asthma suffer less if they live near a park

Milan, Italy: Children with asthma who live in the city may have fewer days with symptoms the closer they live to parks and green spaces, according to research to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International ...

Sep 8, 2017

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Frailty and older men: Study identifies factors that speed/slow progression

As we age, we may be less able to perform daily activities because we may feel frail, or weaker than we have in the past. Frailer older adults may walk more slowly and have less energy. Frailty also raises a person's risks ...

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Archive: 08/09/2017

Study explains why myasthenia patients relapse after treatment

World Trade Center responders might face greater risk of HPV throat and tongue cancer

New study offers high-resolution images of heart valves

Virtual reality alleviates pain, anxiety for pediatric patients

Research shows aspirin could repair tooth decay

Website offers critical mosquito, disease information after Hurricane Harvey

Years after CDC report, money remains an obstacle to reforms

DNA sequencing could open up new drug indications for patients with rare cancers

City kids with asthma suffer less if they live near a park

Frailty and older men: Study identifies factors that speed/slow progression

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