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Three breast cancer relapse tests recommended for NHS use

21/12/2018

Three tests designed to predict if breast cancer will come back after treatment have been recommended for use on the NHS. The tests could help women with breast cancer and their doctors to decide whether to have chemotherapy after surgery. In its updated guidelines, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the tests are offered to […]

Test detects protein associated with Alzheimer’s and CTE

20/12/2018

An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. This advance could lead to early diagnosis of these conditions and open new research into how they originate, according to National Institutes of Health […]

Molecule discovery holds promise for gene therapies for psoriasis

20/12/2018

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a protein that could hold the key to novel gene therapies for skin problems including psoriasis—a common, chronic skin disease that affects over 100 million people worldwide. The protein is a fragment of a larger molecule, called JARID2, which was previously believed to only be present in the developing embryo, where it […]

Study suggests universal meningitis vaccination is not cost-effective for college students

20/12/2018

A computer-generated model developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that providing universal vaccination against meningitis B infection to students entering college may be too costly to justify the absolute number of cases it would prevent. The study also suggests that if vaccine developers could significantly lower the price, universal vaccination might be worth requiring on college campuses. […]

Cognitive therapy helps reduce anxiety in COPD patients

19/12/2018

(HealthDay)—Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered by respiratory nurses is associated with reduced anxiety symptoms and is cost-effective for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study recently published in ERJ Open Research. Karen Heslop-Marshall, Ph.D., from Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, and colleagues randomly assigned 279 patients with COPD and anxiety […]

MRI technique shows unique signatures of concussion in rugby players

19/12/2018

Using MRI to study the brains of young female athletes has helped researchers develop an objective way to monitor a concussion injury. By using a technique that combines both structural and functional MRI information, Western University researchers were able to identify three unique signatures—one that shows acute brain changes after an athlete has suffered a concussion, another that can identify […]

High sodium intake may contribute to increased heart-disease deaths in China

19/12/2018

Nearly a fifth of heart disease deaths in adults aged 25-69 in 2011 may be attributed to high sodium diets in a large province in China. Reducing salt intake in the region could potentially save thousands of lives, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. […]

The science of saying goodbye to Santa

19/12/2018

Dear Parent, Santa here. I know this season has been hard. Your eight-year-old looked at you baldfaced and said I wasn’t real. How can this be? Is the innocence and magic already gone? It seems like just yesterday they were so easily convinced that crumbs on the plate were irrefutable evidence that I’d been there. And they have no respect […]

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