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‘Xploro’ app helps pediatric cancer patients at The Christie understand proton beam therapy

Xploro® has teamed up with Manchester’s world leading cancer hospital, The Christie, to deliver state of the art technology that helps child patients understand how Proton Beam Therapy works.

15 May 2019

Immune system discovery could inform the development of new stem cell therapies

A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies for use in medicine, research suggests.

15 May 2019

Innovative transplantation technique helps find early signs of type 1 diabetes

By the time type 1 diabetes is diagnosed, most of the insulin-producing beta cells have already been destroyed.

15 May 2019

Type 1 diabetes symptoms are not recognized early enough among children in Quebec

Elwyn was a healthy 13 month-old toddler when she started drinking water from the bathtub. Over time, she became increasingly thirsty and demanded more and more breast milk.

14 May 2019

Study finds link between herbicide and human liver disease

Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, has been linked to liver disease in animal models.

14 May 2019

Patients with sleep apnea have higher risk of postoperative cardiovascular complications

According to a new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association, patients who have severe obstructive sleep apnea have a significantly higher risk of complications related to their heart in the first 30 days after major surgery.

14 May 2019

Sales of sugary drinks drop by 38% after beverage tax in Philadelphia

One year after Philadelphia passed its beverage tax, sales of sugary and artificially sweetened beverages dropped by 38 percent in chain food retailers, according to Penn Medicine researchers who conducted one of the largest studies examining the impacts of a beverage tax.

14 May 2019

New grant will provide high school curriculum that addresses air quality

A grant recently awarded to the Riverside Unified School District and UC Riverside will provide high school curriculum that addresses air quality, in a region that is among the worst polluters in the country.

14 May 2019

Dealing with hospital closure, pioneer Kansas town asks: What comes next?

A slight drizzle had begun in the gray December sky outside Community Christian Church as Reta Baker, president of the local hospital, stepped through the doors to join a weekly morning coffee organized by Fort Scott's chamber of commerce.

14 May 2019

Sepsis Alliance launches Maternal Sepsis Day to raise awareness and save lives

On May 15, 2019, Sepsis Alliance, the nation’s leading sepsis organization, is launching Maternal Sepsis Day, an annual observance to raise awareness of the unique signs and symptoms of maternal sepsis, bring to life the personal experiences of the women who survived it, and remember those who have died.

14 May 2019

Coffee and longevity – debate continues

There have been studies saying coffee drinking increases longevity and general health and also studies to the contrary.

13 May 2019

Deaths from cardiovascular disease have risen by 4 percent in the last 5 years

The number of people dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease in the UK is on the rise for the first time in 50 years, according to a new analysis.

13 May 2019

Whole grain cereals can provide health benefits by altering intestinal serotonin production

Adults consuming whole grain rye have lower plasma serotonin levels than people eating low-fiber wheat bread, according to a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

13 May 2019

Study finds lower survival rate among cancer patients in New Mexico

Researchers at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine have found that cancer patients in New Mexico have lower chances of survival when compared to the rest of the nation.

13 May 2019

Men who delay fatherhood put health of partners, unborn children at risk

Men who delay starting a family have a ticking "biological clock" -- just like women -- that may affect the health of their partners and children, according to Rutgers researchers.

13 May 2019

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

A UT Southwestern study suggests why urinary tract infections have such a high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women - several species of bacteria can invade the bladder walls.

12 May 2019

Innovative system for treating type 1 diabetes mellitus

Type 1 diabetes mellitus contributes to 10% of the total of cases of diabetes mellitus worldwide, mainly in young people and is regarded as a growing health risk.

10 May 2019

SLU researchers reveal how to turn off neuropathic pain in a laboratory setting

Facing an urgent need for safer and more effective therapies for those suffering from debilitating pain in the midst of an opioid crisis, Saint Louis University researchers are on a mission to find a non-narcotic off-switch for pain.

10 May 2019

First milk expression within 8 hours related to lactation success for very low-birth-weight infants

A study led by physician researchers at Boston Medical Center has shown that first milk expression within eight hours of giving birth is associated with the highest probability of mothers of very low-birth-weight infants being able to provide milk throughout hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit.

10 May 2019

New machine-learning approach discovers mechanism that helps antibiotics kill bacteria

Most antibiotics work by interfering with critical functions such as DNA replication or construction of the bacterial cell wall.

10 May 2019

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

‘Xploro’ app helps pediatric cancer patients at The Christie understand proton beam therapy

Immune system discovery could inform the development of new stem cell therapies

Innovative transplantation technique helps find early signs of type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes symptoms are not recognized early enough among children in Quebec

Study finds link between herbicide and human liver disease

Patients with sleep apnea have higher risk of postoperative cardiovascular complications

Sales of sugary drinks drop by 38% after beverage tax in Philadelphia

New grant will provide high school curriculum that addresses air quality

Dealing with hospital closure, pioneer Kansas town asks: What comes next?

Sepsis Alliance launches Maternal Sepsis Day to raise awareness and save lives

Coffee and longevity – debate continues

Deaths from cardiovascular disease have risen by 4 percent in the last 5 years

Whole grain cereals can provide health benefits by altering intestinal serotonin production

Study finds lower survival rate among cancer patients in New Mexico

Men who delay fatherhood put health of partners, unborn children at risk

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

Innovative system for treating type 1 diabetes mellitus

SLU researchers reveal how to turn off neuropathic pain in a laboratory setting

First milk expression within 8 hours related to lactation success for very low-birth-weight infants

New machine-learning approach discovers mechanism that helps antibiotics kill bacteria

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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