Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Royal Marsden and Epic Sciences conducted an international mutual study which discovered a novel blood test that can foresee advanced prostate cancer patient response to particular treatments, resulting in better survival.
Zika virus could be transmitted sexually. This discovery has been documented already, but the risks were not well understood. It was unknown whether other flaviviruses could be transmitted in the same manner.
Burgers, chocolates, pizzas, colas – the list of fast food consumption seems endless. It is not an issue if consumed once in a while. But when it becomes a regular habit and is left unchecked, it can lead to varied harmful effects, especially in children. Moderation is the key factor and a healthy home-cooked diet is an ultimate ideal.
Glaucoma is an eye disorder causing irreversible blindness and affects around 60 million people throughout the world. This condition leads to the loss of retinal ganglion cells, located near the surface of the retina. The prime focus of glaucoma research is to put an end to the loss of these cells in the initial stages.
Olli Jarva, Synopsys’s Software Integrity Group managing consultant, opined that hackers find healthcare data of more value than credit card or social security details, referring to the recent ransomware attack on Singapore’s government health database.
The research team from Stanford University have invented a novel wearable that could measure the level of a patient’s cortisol from their sweat. Cortisol is a hormone linked to stress, which takes several days to test. This scientific discovery was recently published in Science Advances.
Scientists from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a probable remedial target for kidney cancers with the same genetic alteration. It is well-known fact to scientists that this change in the genetic patterns can result in a plethora of blood vessels, which form a channel for nutrients to reach the tumors.
A Spanish research team who gained fame for introducing the MRI-based formula that grades the activity of luminal Crohn’s disease in 2011, recently developed and tested a fresh, easier adaptation of their MRI score that leads to a swifter assessment.
A report in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics revealed that Liver stiffness and liver fat (steatosis) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients improved considerably post-treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) resulting in sustained virological response (SVR). A fall in ALT levels and a rise in platelet count was observed six months after SVR.
Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder diagnosed during early childhood when a child is having problems with posture, gait and muscle tone. Cerebral palsy occurs due to damage of the cerebral portion of the brain that controls muscle tone and movements.
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