IMAGE: THE APP CAN DETECT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WHEN IT IS HELD AGAINST THE PERSON’S CHEST. A new application developed at the University of Turku, Finland, can detect atrial fibrillation that causes strokes. Atrial fibrillation can be detected with the mobile phone application without any extra equipment. The mobile application can save lives all over the...
Year: <span>2018</span>
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Researchers create a drug to extend the lives of men with prostate cancer
Fifteen years ago, Michael Jung was already an eminent scientist when his wife asked him a question that would change his career, and extend the lives of many men with a particularly lethal form of prostate cancer. “When I turned 55—I’m now 70—my wife, Alice, said to me, ‘What do you want to do for...
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Arthritis supplement may drive skin cancer
A new study suggests that chondroitin sulfate, which is a dietary supplement approved for use in osteoarthritis, may promote the growth of tumor cells in a type of melanoma that accounts for around half of all cases of the dangerous skin cancer. The researchers stress that their findings need to be confirmed in studies that...
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Human ‘chimeric’ cells restore crucial protein in Duchenne muscular Dystrophy
Cells made by fusing a normal human muscle cell with a muscle cell from a person with Duchenne muscular dystrophy — a rare but fatal form of muscular dystrophy — were able to significantly improve muscle function when implanted into the muscles of a mouse model of the disease. The findings are reported by researchers...
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TGen testing whether ultrasound can help fight pancreatic cancer
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – In the battle against pancreatic cancer, a Phoenix-based organization will soon begin testing a new method that may enhance the effectiveness of current treatments. The Translational Genomics Research Institute, or TGen, will begin testing with ultrasound next week. The organization is working with a Norwegian biotech company, Phoenix Solutions. “It could…significantly improve...
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Can you have internal shingles without a rash?
Shingles is a viral nerve infection that causes a painful rash and blistering on the skin. In some cases, the infection can spread to internal organs and can sometimes appear without a rash. Doctors refer to this as internal shingles. About 1 in 3 people in the United States will develop shingles during their lifetime....
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Many patients show signs of chronic kidney disease before diabetes diagnosis
Many patients who will later be diagnosed with diabetes show signs of chronic kidney disease (CKD) even before their diabetes diagnosis, according to a study by researchers with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and VA MidSouth Healthcare Network. Doctors have long known that patients with diabetes are at risk for kidney disease. But...
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Stroke prevention drugs may help reduce dementia risk for atrial fibrillation patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation could reduce the risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention medications, according to recommendations published online today in EP Europace, a European Society of Cardiology journal, and presented at EHRA 2018. The international consensus document was also published in HeartRhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), and Journal...
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Experts issue recommendations to improve testosterone prescribing practices
New scientific evidence has strengthened the case for reserving testosterone therapy for well-documented cases of hypogonadism, a condition where the body does not produce enough testosterone, Endocrine Society experts concluded in an updated Clinical Practice Guideline released today. The guideline, entitled “Testosterone Therapy in Men with Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” was published...
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Could cannabis help treat eczema and psoriasis? Scientists believe anti-inflammatory compound found in plant may offer hope to millions of patients
University of Colorado scientists have begun trials on a compound in the drug They believe CBD, which doesn’t cause a ‘high’, could treat some skin conditions The compound is already backed for its plethora of health benefits by the WHO Cannabis could treat eczema and psoriasis, researchers claim. University of Colorado scientists have begun...