by American Geriatrics Society Viral hepatitis is a disease that causes inflammation of the liver. There are three viruses responsible for most cases of the disease: hepatitis A, B, and C. Hepatitis A is typically caused by consuming contaminated food or water. Hepatitis B and C usually occur when someone comes in contact with infected...
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Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a pneumonia-causing bacteria. The research, a collaborative effort between the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne along with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region, shows pneumonia is the most...
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New diagnostic criteria proposed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
New criteria could identify more patients in early stages of disease, promote better care and stimulate research to slow and prevent COPD NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH DENVER – November 12, 2019 – Researchers at National Jewish Health and dozens of leading institutions around the nation have proposed new criteria for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
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Penn uncovers dose of medication more likely to put patients with pemphigus into remission
Findings may inform use of recent FDA-approved drug rituximab to better treat patients with pemphigus UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PHILADELPHIA – Pemphigus, an autoimmune disease mediated by B cells and which causes painful blisters and sores on the skin and mucous membranes, is a rare chronic autoimmune condition that can be fatal if...
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Nusinersen improves motor function in adults with spinal muscular atrophy
Study is first to report beneficial effects of Nusinersen in adults with longstanding spinal muscular atrophy type 3 IOS PRESS Amsterdam, November 11, 2019 -A study published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases presents the first evidence of mild improvement or stabilization of motor and respiratory function in adults with spinal muscular atrophy type 3...
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Biomarker blood test could reveal high risk heart patients in need of treatment
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS – Nov. 11, 2019 – Without occasionally looking under the hood, it’s difficult to predict whether expensive car repairs lie ahead. In a similar way, preventive cardiologists are looking for ways to detect early stage heart disease in people who aren’t currently in treatment. Preventive cardiology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center believe...
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High blood pressure common among black young adults
by American Heart Association About one in four young adults has high blood pressure. But few are getting treated, with new research concluding black young adults are especially vulnerable. In a study that included 15,171 black, Mexican American and white adults, researchers found that nearly 31% of black young adults had high blood pressure, also...
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Malaria hides in people without symptoms
by Anna Gotskind, Duke University It seems like the never-ending battle against malaria just keeps getting tougher. In regions where malaria is hyper-prevalent, anti-mosquito measures can only work so well due to the reservoir that has built up of infected humans who do not even know they carry the infection. In high-transmission areas, asymptomatic malariais...
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Bilingualism and dementia: How some patients lose their second language and rediscover their first
by David Murphy, Aedin Ni Loingsigh, Ingeborg Birnie and Thomas H Bak, The Conversation For many people with dementia, memories of early childhood appear more vivid than their fragile sense of the present. But what happens when the present is experienced through a different language than the one spoken in childhood? And how might carers...
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The origins of trypophobia
by Chrissie Giles, Mosaic Julia was around 11 the first time it happened. She let herself into her dad’s apartment in Malmö, Sweden, dropped her schoolbag and flopped on to the sofa. She switched on the TV and turned to her favorite channel in time for the cartoons. The screen filled up with a cartoon...