Thailand Medical News

Implanted Neurostimulators Not Only Controls Epileptic Seizures But Also Reduces Comorbid Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 03, 2020 5 years ago

Individuals with drug-resistant epilepsy also can have deleterious neuropsychiatric symptoms like anxiety, depression, psychosis and impaired memory. These have negative impacts on quality of life, and there is an unmet need to improve therapy for such patients. Diagnosing and monitoring such neurobehavioral symptoms is challenging because their presentation can overlap with seizures. Dr Sandip...

Human Sperm Quality Rapidly Affected By Dietary Intakes

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 03, 2020 5 years ago

Human sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, in which healthy young men were fed a diet rich in sugar. The study, which has been published in PLOS Biology, gives new insight into the function of sperm, and may in the long term contribute to new diagnostic methods to measure sperm quality. D...

Short-Chain Fatty Acids Produced From Gut Microbiome Enhances Stroke Recovery

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 03, 2020 5 years ago

Supplementing the body with short chain fatty acids can improve stroke recovery, according to research in animal models recently published in JNeurosci. Short chain fatty acid supplementation may be a non-invasive addition to stroke rehabilitation therapies. Post-stroke neuronal plasticity is altered by short-chain fatty acid treatment. Credit: Sadler et al., JNeurosci 2019 ...

New Artificial Pancreas Developed By University Of Virginia Gets US FDA Approval

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 03, 2020 5 years ago

The regulatory drug and medical device agency, the US FDA has approved an artificial pancreas system based on technology from the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology that automatically monitors and regulates blood glucose levels. Dr Boris Kovatchev, Ph.D., director of the UVA center told Thailand Medical News, "We are excited that our decade-long research, which rec...

Risk Of Post-Surgery Heart Attack Doubled For Individuals With Cannabis Dependence

Source: Thailand Cannabis News Jan 02, 2020 5 years ago

Individuals with active cannabis dependence and abuse were nearly twice as likely to suffer a heart attack after surgery, according to a study led by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto. The research, published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), also found the pre...

Machine Learning Platforms Generates More Alerts For Drug Errors

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 02, 2020 5 years ago

A new machine learning platform can generate clinically valid alerts for medication errors that might be missed with existing clinical decision support (CDS) systems, according to a study published in the January issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Dr Ronen Rozenblum, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined the ability ...

Novel Cannabinoid Study Paves The Way For Targeted Drug Protocol

Source: Thailand Cannabis News Jan 02, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers from the University of Aberdeen have identified parts of a gene that could open the door to treatment with medical cannabis for millions of people. Despite being promising, the potential of cannabinoids in treating disease, addiction and obesity has been hampered due to the unpredictability of adverse side-effects which can include depression and psychosis. At present there ...

New Cannabis Derivative, HU-308 Is Able To Treat Side Effects From Parkinson's Disease

Source : Thailand Cannabis News Jan 02, 2020 5 years ago

A new drug that provides the benefits derived from medicinal cannabis without the "high" or other side effects may help to unlock a new treatment for Parkinson's disease. HU-308 is the new drug that lessens devastating involuntary movements called dyskinesias, a side effect from years of treatment for Parkinson's disease. The new research, published in Neurobiology of Disease,...

New Study Shows That Intravenous Injections Are More Potent And Effective Versus Conventional Intradermal Mode Of Delivering Tuberculosis Vaccine

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 02, 2020 5 years ago

Globally, more individuals die from tuberculosis (TB) than any other infectious disease, even though the vast majority were vaccinated. The vaccine just isn't that reliable. But a new Nature study finds that simply changing the way the vaccine is administered could dramatically boost its protective power. Medical researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and t...

New Study Says Genetics Is A Poor Predictor Of Risk For Most Diseases

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 01, 2020 5 years ago

According to new research by University of Alberta, in most cases, your genes have less than five percent to do with your risk of developing a particular disease. The researchers examined two decades of data from studies on the relationships between common gene mutations, also known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and different diseases and conditions in a largest meta-anal...

Researchers Discover Way To Allow Drugs To Penetrate Through The Blood-Brain Barrier

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 01, 2020 5 years ago

Biomedical engineers from University of Connecticut have designed a non-toxic, biodegradable device that can help medication move from blood vessels into brain tissues, a route traditionally blocked by the body's defense mechanisms. The research findings are published in the PNAS Journal. Typically, blood vessels in the brain are lined by cells fitted together tightly, forming a so-call...

Neurodegeneration And Amyloid Accumulation Can Be Predicted By Objective Subtle Cognitive Difficulties

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 01, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System report that accumulating amyloid, an abnormal protein linked to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) occurred faster among persons deemed to have "objectively-defined subtle cognitive difficulties" (Obj-SCD) than among persons considered to be...

Thailand Medical News Brief Overview On Thailand’s Medical And Healthcare Outlook, and Prospects For 2020

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 01, 2020 5 years ago

2020 will herald a new period of increased health and medical incidences in Thailand as a whole and this might seem contradictory to the fact that the amount of medical advances, and even high tech such as AI etc coming on board into the medical industry. With the emergence of the local “lazy economy” due to the tech and startup invasion, not only will food delivery, online shopping...

Drinking Whole Milk Reduces Risk Of Obesity In Children

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 31, 2019 5 years ago

A new meta-analysis study led by St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto found children who drank whole milk had 40 per cent lower odds of being overweight or obese compared with children who consumed reduced-fat milk. The study findings, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, analyzed 28 studies from seven countries that explored the relationship between child...

Dementia Vaccine On The Horizon After Successful Testing On Animal Models

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 31, 2019 5 years ago

A new preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful animal testing. The American-led research is looking to develop effective immunotherapy via a new vaccine to remove 'brain plaque' and tau protein aggregates linked to Alzheimer's disease. Successful results in recent studies in bigenic mice models supports progression to human trials ...

Storing Patient’s Medical Records Below the Skin’s Surface With A Quantum Dot Dye

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 31, 2019 5 years ago

Each year, a lack of vaccination leads to about 1.5 million preventable deaths, primarily in developing nations. One factor that makes vaccination campaigns in those nations more difficult is that there is little infrastructure for storing medical records, so there’s often no easy way to determine who needs a particular vaccine. Researchers from MIT have now developed a novel way to recor...

Veisalgia Or Hangovers: The New Year Guide

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 31, 2019 5 years ago

Debaucherous evening last night? You’re probably dealing with Veisalgia, the medical term for hangover right now. This unpleasant phenomenon has been dogging humanity since our ancestors first happened upon fermentation. Hangovers happen as your body tries to protect itself from alcohol’s toxic effects. Nasty vertigo-inducing, cold sweat-promoting and vomit-producing sensation...

Researchers From The University Of Virginia Have Discovered A New Organelle In Human Cells That Helps Prevent Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 31, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a new organelle inside our cells that helps to prevent cancer by ensuring that genetic material is sorted correctly as cells divide. Dr P. Todd Stukenberg, PhD, of UVA’s Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics & the UVA Cancer Center. Credit: Dan Addison | UVA The study team have conn...

US FDA Rejects First Long-Acting HIV Drug Called Cabenuva

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 30, 2019 5 years ago

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) declined the approval of the first long-acting, monthly HIV drug called Cabenuva. The regulatory agency’s decision to decline the approval was due to concerns related to the manufacturing and control process, and not due to the safety and effectiveness of the drug. Pharma giant, ViiV Healthcare Ltd., the manufacturer of Cabenuva, told Thailand Me...

Nipah Virus, A Possible Emerging Global Threat

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 30, 2019 5 years ago

Public Health officials and infectious disease specialists around the world are warning that the deadly Nipah virus which has already caused a stir across South and South East Asia, could emerge as the next deadly global threat with any new mutations taking place. They said the virus has “serious epidemic potential.” The Nipah virus was identified in 1999 in Singapore and Mala...

Routine Blood Markers Can be Used To Predict Risk Of Disease And Death

Source : Thailand Medical News Dec 30, 2019 5 years ago

A recent study suggests that some readings from routine blood tests could help identify people at higher risk of disease and death related to disease. Doctors currently use the readings as markers of immune condition and inflammation. The researchers analyzed 12 years of data from 31,178 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). It was found tha...

Periodontitis (Gum Disease) Linked With Higher Risk Of High Blood Pressure/Hypertension

Source:Thailand Medical News Dec 30, 2019 5 years ago

Individuals with gum disease (periodontitis) have a greater likelihood of high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Professor Dr Francesco D'Aiuto of UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK and senior author told Thailand Medical News, "We observed a linear association ie the...

Researchers Claim Kratom Usage To Treat Addiction And Pain Is Unsafe And There Is Risk Of Liver Injury

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 30, 2019 5 years ago

Kratom is increasingly being used to manage pain and treat opioid addiction in the US and Europe but it's not safe to use as an herbal supplement, according to new research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Dr William Eggleston, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Binghamton University, had been seeing more and more patients presenting w...

US FDA Approves Ubrelvy (Ubrogepant) As New Treatment For Adults With Migraine

Source : Thailand Medical News Dec 30, 2019 5 years ago

The US drug regulatory agency,the FDA has approved Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) tablets for the acute (immediate) treatment of migraine with or without aura (a sensory phenomenon or visual disturbance) in adults. Ubrelvy is not indicated for the preventive treatment of migraine. It is the first drug in the class of oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists approved for the acute treatment ...

Israel's Icecure Gets US FDA To Expand To Treat Tumours In Liver, Kidney Besides Breast Tumors

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 29, 2019 5 years ago

IceCure Medical, an Israel based company said that it received US regulatory approval to expand the use of its cryoablation technology to treat benign and cancerous tumors in livers and kidneys. The IceCure's treatment platform uses special needles to inject liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy tumors without the need for surgery. IceCure had initially focused on breast tumors, but now th...

Study Shows Alarming Prevalence Of Human Toxocariasis With Experts Calling For Preventive Interventions

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 29, 2019 5 years ago

Toxocariasis is an infection transmitted from animals to humans (zoonosis) caused by the parasitic roundworms commonly found in the intestine of dogs (Toxocara canis) and cats (T. cati). Human toxocariasis (HT), affects close to one-fifth of the world's population and deserves increased attention, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. Dr. Ali Rostami of Babol Uni...

Singaporean NUS Researchers Develop Tiny Microsensor Implants For Round-The-Clock Health Monitoring

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 29, 2019 5 years ago

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has innovatively developed tiny subcutaneous implants that can continuously measure a person’s blood glucose, heart rate and other physiological conditions. They developed a new wireless reader that is so sensitive to minute changes in a sensor’s readings that it enables the creation of sub-millimetre microsensors, t...

Radiation Technologists And Radiologists Have Higher Risk Of Cataract Due To Occupational Radiation Exposure

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 29, 2019 5 years ago

According to a new study in a large prospective cohort of US radiation technologists, higher cumulative occupational exposure to low-dose radiation is associated with excess additive risk (EAR) of developing cataract. Dr. Mark P. Little of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland told Thailand Medical News, "Our findings, if confirmed, have important implications for clinical sc...

First Generic Versions Of Anticoagulant Drug Eliquis Approved By US FDA

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 29, 2019 5 years ago

The American drug regulatory agency, the US FDA has approved two applications for the first generics of Eliquis (apixaban) tablets to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Apixaban is also indicated for the prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which may lead to pulmonary embolism (PE), in patients who have undergone hip or knee repl...

New Wearable Medical Device To Help Millions That Have Problems Swallowing

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 29, 2019 5 years ago

A new wearable monitoring medical device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into the market. Purdue researchers created wearable technology to help people with swallowing disorders. Credit: Jared Pike/Purdue University Dr Georgia A. Malandraki, an Associate Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences...

Study Shows Plant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Foodborne Infections

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 28, 2019 5 years ago

University Of Texas Southwestern researchers report that animal models fed a plant-rich diet are less susceptible to gastrointestinal (GI) infection from a pathogen such as the one currently under investigation for a widespread E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce. A strain of E. coli known as EHEC, which causes debilitating and potentially deadly inflammation in the colon ...

Researchers From Russia Develop MRI Platform That Can Predict Intelligence Levels In Children

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 28, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) Russia, Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE) have recently developed a MRI-based adolescent intelligence prediction platform. For the first time ever, the Skoltech scientists used ensemble methods based on deep learning 3-D networks to deal with this challenging prediction task. The ...

Researchers From University of Toronto Discover New Therapeutic Target For Bowel/Colorectal Cancer.

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 28, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from the University of Toronto have identified a key protein that supports the growth of many colorectal cancers. The study, which is published in the Journal of Cell Biology, reveals that a protein called Importin-11 transports the cancer-causing protein βcatenin into the nucleus of colon cancer cells, where it can drive cell proliferation. Inhibiting this transport ...

Study Shows That Females With Single Dose Of HPV Vaccine Obtain Similar Protection As Multiple Doses

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 28, 2019 5 years ago

A recent study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from the potential cancer-causing virus, according to research published in JAMA Network Open from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). More than 34,800 new cancer diagnoses are linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) annually just in America alone according to the Cen...

Japanese Researchers Identify Placental Protein SNAT4 That is Critical To Healthy Fetal Development

Source : Thailand Medical News Dec 28, 2019 5 years ago

Japanese researchers from Riken BioResource Research Center have identified a protein that transports essential amino acids across the placenta and its critical contribution to normal embryonic development in mammals. Typically, the placenta provides a supportive environment for developing mammalian fetuses. One of its most important roles is to supply nutrients, including amino acids, from the...

Neuropeptide Y Can Be Used As A Biomarker To Predict Heart Failure Patients Risk Of Dying Within 1 To 3 Years

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 28, 2019 5 years ago

A new study by researchers from University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) revealed a new way to predict which patients with "stable" heart failure ie those who have heart injury but do not require hospitalization, have a higher risk of dying within one to three years. Although people with stable heart failure have similar characteristics, some have rapid disease progression while othe...

Functional Iron Deficiency Could be Affecting Individuals With Fatty Liver Disease To Not Exercise

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 27, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from Edith Cowan University, Australia have found that a chronic disease affecting up to 80 per cent of overweight people may be causing an iron deficiency that simply leaves them too tired to get off the couch. The incidence of fatty liver disease globally is about 25% or 1 of of 4 adults and is often associated with being overweight or obese. If left untreat...

Medical Tattooing: New Device Helps Plastic Surgeons Perform 3D Nipple Tattoos For Breast Reconstruction Surgeries

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 27, 2019 5 years ago

Medical tattooing is a critical reconstructive component in women following mastectomy. recently, novel three-dimensional tattooing techniques mimicking depth by using light and shadow principles have allowed for aesthetically superior results. Three-dimensional tattoos offer a new alternative for creating a natural-looking nipple after breast reconstruction. For most women, accessing th...

Researchers Discover Replication and Death Processes Of The Hepatitis D Virus

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 27, 2019 5 years ago

A research team led by INRS Professor Dr Patrick Labonté has identified the role of a key process in the replication cycle of the hepatitis D virus, an infection that is still very difficult to cure and affects 15 to 20 million people worldwide. HDV or hepatitis D virus has a specific target: it infects only people carrying the hepatitis B virus (HBV). As with other co-infections, the co...

Proton Therapy More Effective For Cancer And With Lesser Side Effects Compared To Conventional Radiation Or Chemotherapy

Source: Thailand Medical news Dec 27, 2019 5 years ago

CANCER A new study shows that Proton therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations for cancer patients when compared with traditional radiation, while cure rates between the two groups are almost identical. The study findings come from an expanded analysis of the largest review of its kind, performed by researchers in the Pe...

Research Shows That The Risk Of Seven Types Of Cancer Can Be Lowered By Recommended Physical Activity Or Exercise Levels

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 27, 2019 5 years ago

CANCER NEWS A collated analysis of nine prospective studies involving more than 760,000 adults finds that recommended amounts of leisure-time physical activity were linked to a lower risk for seven cancers, with several cancer types having a 'dose/response' relationship. The research study was led by investigators at the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and...