Thailand Medical News

New MRI-Guided Ultrasound Protocol Eradicates Prostate Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 03, 2019 5 years ago

A new MRI-guided procedure that uses therapeutic ultrasound effectively treats prostate cancer with minimal side effects, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). This diagram shows controlled and precise ablation using TULSA-PRO. Credit: UCLA Researchers said the incision-free technique could also be used to treat benign enl...

Opioid Overdose Risk Is High After Medical Treatment Using Buprenorphine Ends

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Individuals with opioid addiction face a high risk of overdose after ending treatment with the medication buprenorphine, even when treated for 18 months, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found. For individuals who were treated with buprenorphine continuously for 6 to 18 months, about 5% needed medical treatment for an opioid overdo...

Study Shows That Regular Teeth Brushing And Good Oral Hygiene Linked To Lower Heart Failure Risk

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

According to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), regular teeth brushing and proper oral hygiene is linked with lower risks of atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Past research suggests that poor oral hygiene leads to bacteria in the blood, causing inflammation in the body. Inflammation increases...

Numerous Pharma And Biotech Companies To Face Bankruptcy In 2020

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Many big pharma and biotech conglomerates are going through a tough time. As businesses struggles, significant debt and legal liabilities put some industry players at particularly high risk of declaring bankruptcy in the near future, including large drugmakers like Teva Pharmaceutical and Bausch Health as well as small biotechs including Clovis Oncology and Puma Biotechnology. A pharma industry...

Age-Related Eye Issues: Cataracts And Macular Degeneration

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Cataracts Cataracts in the elderly are a normal phenomenon, resulting from the aging process of the eye and affecting everyone, without exception. They occur when the lens of the eye gradually loses its transparency, like a window that gets dirty with the seasons. The light that enters the eye passes through opaque areas and generates blurred vision, without the possibility of improving i...

New Study Finds Even Short Holidays To A Severely Polluted City Is Bad For One’s Health

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Unfortunately many people do research about things such as such as the weather, how to get around a city and where to access free Wi-Fi, when planning a vacation or business trip abroad but one important piece of information that they don't look at is a city's air pollution levels. A recent study by researchers at UCLA shows that even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city...

US FDA Grants Imfinzi Priority Review For Treatment Of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Pharma Conglomerate, AstraZeneca announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and granted Priority Review for Imfinzi (durvalumab) for the treatment of patients with previously untreated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Small Cell Lung Cancer is an aggressive, fast-growing form of lung cancer that r...

Pentax Medical Unveils New US FDA Approved DEC HD Duodenoscope With Disposable Cap

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

The New Duodenoscope Features Sterile, Disposable Cap and Elevator to Reduce Contamination and Minimize Reprocessing Burdens. PENTAX Medical touts the medical device’s ease of control, and ability to view the mucosa and visualize it in high-definition, and to find the papilla for successful cannulation. Medical device giant, PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in diagno...

Incyte Secures FDA Priority Review For Bile Duct Cancer Drug

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Biopharmaceutical company Incyte has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for priority review its New Drug Application (NDA) for pemigatinib as a treatment for patients with cholangiocarcinoma. Typically, Cholangiocarcinoma is cancer that forms in the bile duct, with patients often diagnosed at a late or advanced stage. The drug Pemigatinib is a selecti...

DIY Guide For Checking For Mouth Or Oral Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

Most people, including doctors and dentists, don't think much about oral or mouth cancer on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the death rate for oral cancer is higher than for any other type of cancer, including malignant melanoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and cervical and thyroid cancers. Oral cancer is hard to detect because it is typically a small painless white or red spot in the mout...

New Supersize MRI Machine To Deal With Global Obese Epidemic

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 02, 2019 5 years ago

As a result of a global obesity epidemic with more people having larger body sizes and weights, the Russian NUST MISIS Engineering Center for Industrial Technologies together with Research and production company Magneton have developed a new Russian MRI device capable of diagnosing patients weighing up to 250 kg. Up to now, this figure has been 120-150 kg. Another advantage of the Russian device f...

Health Benefits Of Folate Or Vitamin B9

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

Dietary Supplements Folate is a water soluble B vitamin also known as B9 and folacin, folate is a naturally occurring nutrient in foods, while folic acid is the synthetic form found in enriched foods and dietary supplements. Vitamin B9 or Folate is best known for its role in the prevention of neural tube defects (NTDs) , which are birth defects of the brain and spine, specifically anence...

Engineered Insulin-Producing Cells Activated By Light For New Drug Free Diabetes Treatment

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Tufts University have successfully transplanted engineered pancreatic beta cells into diabetic mice, then caused the cells to produce more than two to three times the typical level of insulin by exposing them to light. The light-switchable cells are designed to compensate for the lower insulin production or reduced insulin response found in diabetic individuals. The study publi...

Study Shows That In IVF, Selecting Embryos for IQ, Height Not Practical Currently

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

Even with all the advances in IVF and the understanding of the combined effects of multiple genes on complex traits in humans, efforts to choose embryos based on the likelihood of their carrying such traits would be unlikely to meet with much success, researchers report in a news study that was published in the journal,Cell. To date, it has been possible for decades for would-be par...

Australian Medical Startup Genetic Signatures Raises US$25 Million

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

Australian molecular diagnostics startup: Genetic Signatures has raised US $25 million, it said last week. The participating investors in the financing were Regal Funds Management, Perennial Value Management, Asia Union Investments, and Karst Peak Capital, a spokesman for Genetic Signatures said. Asia Union Investments is the family office of Genetic Signaures majority holder and Cofounder Chris A...

HalioDx And OSE Immunotherapeutics Announce Research Partnership on Immune Biomarkers for NSCLC Treatment

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

Biotech News Biotech giants, OSE Immunotherapeutics. a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative immunotherapies, and HalioDx, the immuno-oncology diagnostic company, has announced a partnership to conduct a translational investigation of immune biomarkers as part of the ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of neoepitope combination Tedopi® in non-small ce...

The Importance Of The Circadian Rhythm In Human Health

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

The medical term circadian rhythm was created to describe the oscillations in the human body functions observed during 24 hours. The function of the circadian rhythm is to act as a regulator of cells and coordinate the internal physiological and behavioral processes in humans. The circadian rhythm plays a very important role in human health. While it is argued that the autonomous rhythms mu...

First Implantable Magnet Resonance Detector Brain Probe Developed By Neuroscientists To Measure Neuronal Activity

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

German and Swiss neuroscientists and electrical engineers have developed a highly sensitive implant that enables to probe brain physiology with unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution. They introduce an ultra-fine needle with an integrated chip that is capable of detecting and transmitting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data from nanoliter volumes of brain oxygen metabolism. The break...

Study Shows Tai Chi Helps Individuals With Dementia

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Bournemouth University has found that Tai Chi brings positive health benefits to older people with dementia. The new TACIT Trial looked at the benefits that Tai Chi can bring for people with dementia, specifically looking at whether Tai Chi could prevent falls and improve quality of live. "We were really interested to see if Tai Chi improves balance and prevents fall...

Very Few Nutritional Supplements Actually Benefit The Heart

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

Health Supplements Online sites and store shelves are filled with nutritional supplements that promise to help with everything from protecting the heart to lowering cholesterol. Despite those claims, only a few supplements have been shown to provide some protection against cardiovascular disease. Dr Miguel Quinones, M.D., a cardiologist with Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vasc...

More Than 50% Of All Females With HIV Are Diagnosed Late In Europe

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 01, 2019 5 years ago

It seems that the European Healthcare System is much backwards than even Asia when it comes to HIV. Many women in the WHO European Region, particularly those in their 40s, are diagnosed at a late stage of HIV infection when their immune system is already starting to fail. They are three to four times more likely to be diagnosed late than younger women. From data for 2018 released last wee...

Polyphenol-Rich Clove Extract Significantly Lowers After-Meal Blood Sugar By 21.5% In Healthy People And By 27.5% in Prediabetics

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

As a result of the human body ability to metabolize blood sugar breaking down, it sets off a cascade of harmful events that accelerates systemic aging. Even “high normal” blood sugar raises heart disease and stroke risk.1-3 This loss of glucose control motivated scientists to evaluate whether an extract from cloves can lower&n...

Research Indicates That Babies Born With HIV Should Start Antiretrovirals Immediately

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

For babies are born with HIV, starting treatment within hours to days is critical and important according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard. Unfortunately the norm in many countries is to wait for weeks or even months. The study findings, from a small but unique study in Botswana, could influence care in Africa and other regions hit hard by the virus. They also might offer a ...

Researchers From Helsinki University Develop New Platform To Faster Detect Celiac Disease Antibodies

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

Medical researchers from the University of Helsinki have developed a new diagnostic method for the rapid on-site measurement of antibodies from patient samples. They have applied this new method for the diagnostics of celiac disease, with promising results. Point-of-care (POC) testing is a rapidly growing sector, bringing medical testing from central laboratories to where the patient is rec...

HDAC9 Gene Identified As Playing Role In Hardening Of Blood Vessel Walls

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

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a specific gene, the HDAC9 gene in the calcification of the human aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body. Typically, Cardiovascular Arterial wall calcification is the buildup of calcium in the blood vessel walls, which can often be a predictor of serious cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes. Scientists have long ...

UCLA’s New Automated Platform Assist In Identifying Cancer Cell Metabolism Inhibitors

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

Researchers from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new rapid automated method for testing hundreds of molecules at a time to find out which ones block cancer cells from consuming glucose, the sugars they need to spread and grow. The researchers told Thailand Medical News that by utilizing robotics, they were able to test 3,555 compounds on non-small-cell lung cancer ...

New Portable Photoacoustic Breast Imaging System For Breast Cancer Developed By University Of Buffalo

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

Researchers from the University Of Buffalo have developed a new, portable breast imaging system that has the potential to better identify breast cancer in women with dense breast tissue. That is among the findings of a study published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering . The research study was led by University at Buffalo researchers in collaboration with Roswell...

Hydromethylthionine Slows Cognitive Decline In Early Alzheimer

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

A new research study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease by TauRx Therapeutics that is based in Singapore with research facilities in Scotland, has reported unexpected results of a pharmacokinetic analysis of the relationship between treatment dose, blood levels and pharmacological activity of the drug hydromethylthionine on the brain in over 1,000 patients with mild-to-m...

Study Confirms High-Fat Diet Fuels Prostate Cancer Progression

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

Dr. David P. Labbé, a scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and his colleagues were recently able to discover what molecular events occur for prostate cancer to progress faster and to be deadlier when patients eat a high-fat diet in an extensive research study. In a study published in Nature Communications, they showed that saturated f...

Research Shows Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Could Be Cured By Aspirin

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

Study that was published by Australian researchers in early 2019 now going into human trials starting 2020. Medical research led by the Centenary Institute in Sydney has found a brand new target for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis; our scientists have uncovered that the tuberculosis bacterium hijacks platelets from the body's blood clotting system to weaken our immune systems. TB or T...

Leg Pain Can Be Signs Of Peripheral Artery Disease Especially In Men

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

Pain in the legs while walking or doing other activities could be a sign of peripheral artery disease, an expert says. Typically, peripheral artery disease (PAD) develops silently, narrowing blood vessels until a shortfall in the supply of nutrients and oxygen causes cramps and leg pain, explained Dr. Faisal Aziz, chief of vascular surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Cente...