Thailand Medical News

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...

US FDA Approves New Dementia Treatment Patch, SID710

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

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved South Korean company SK Chemicals’ patch-type Alzheimer’s drug, SID710. The drug which has already secured approval in the European Union in 2013, is the generic version of Novartis’ Exelon Patch for the treatment of dementia symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The approval marks the first time...

Researchers Discover New Roche Flu Drug, Xofluza Can Drive Resistance In Influenza Viruses

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

In January this year, an 11-year old boy in Japan went to a medical clinic with a fever and was diagnosed with influenza, a strain called H3N2, and was sent him home with a new medication called baloxavir (Xofluza). For a few days, he felt better, but on February 5, despite taking the medication, his fever returned. Two days later, his 3-year-old sister also came down with a fever. She, too, was d...

Brain Ultrasound (MRgFUS Thalamotomy) For Relieving Tremors In Parkinson’s Disease

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

According to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), a procedure that applies pulses of focused ultrasound to the brain is safe and effective for reducing tremors and improving quality of life in people with essential tremor (ET) or Parkinson’s disease (PD) tremor. (MRgFUS) thalamotomy or magnetic resonance-guided focused ul...

Researchers Discover Tendon Stem Cells Which Can Be Used For Healing Injuries

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

New research by the Carnegie Institution of Washington reveals the existence of tendon stem cells that could potentially be harnessed to improve tendon healing and even to avoid surgery. The buildup of scar tissue often makes recovery from torn rotator cuffs, jumper’s knee, and other tendon injuries a painful, challenging process, often leading to secondary tendon ruptures. Carnegi...

Study Finds Three Anti-Seizure Drugs Similarly Effective for Severe Form of Epilepsy Known As Status Epilepticus

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

A recent study by Michigan Medicine finds that the three most common treatment options administered in the emergency department for patients who experience refractory status epilepticus are equally safe and effective. Typically, Status Epilepticus is characterized by individual seizures or multiple seizures close together lasting more than five minutes with a loss of consciousness. If not treated...

Self-Testing Urine Kits For Prostate Cancer

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

Medical researchers from University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital that had developed a simple urine test for prostate cancer detection, have also come up with a home version self-test kit. The Prostate Cancer Urine Testing Kit The researchers pioneered the test which diagnoses aggressive prostate cancer and predicts whether patients will require trea...

Cornell Researchers Discover T-box Structures In Bacteria For Potential Antibiotic Targets

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

Researchers from Cornell University have uncovered the structure of a regulatory mechanism unique to bacteria, paving the way for designing new antibiotics targeted to pathogens. As the threat of antibiotic-resistant germs grows, the discovery offers hope for finding an alternative way to target disease-causing bacteria. The researchers led by first author Dr Robert Battaglia, a graduate ...

MIT Researchers Develop New Quick And Accurate Medical-Image Analysis Platform

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

Researchers From Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) have devised a method that accelerates the process for creating and customizing templates used in medical-image analysis, to guide faster and more accurate disease diagnosis. Typically, use of medical image analysis is to crunch datasets of patients’ medical images and capture structural relationships that may indicate...

Study Finds Another Negative Side Effect Of PPI Usage, This Time Linked To Increased Risk Of Acute Gastroenteritis

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

Despite numerous emerging studies showing the various side effects of PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) that many ‘lazy doctors’ have been prescribing patients much to the detriment of the patients’ long term health, the USA FDA and other regulatory bodies worldwide have yet to modify and issue box or label warnings on PPIs or even take it off the market. Studies have shown that P...

Researchers From University Of California Discover MLLT3 Gene That Helps Blood Stem Cells To Multiply

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

Researchers from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a link between a protein and the ability of human blood stem cells to self-renew. In a study published in the journal Nature, the team reports that activating the protein causes blood stem cells to self-renew at least twelvefold in laboratory conditions. Multiplying blood stem cells in conditions outside t...

South Dakota State University Discover Flavonoid Metabolite 2,4,6-Trihydroxybenzoic Acid That Fights Colorectal Cancer

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

Flavonoids which are phytochemicals found in fruits and vegetables, can help prevent colorectal cancer. Though studies conducted during the last 20 years have established this, scientists have struggled to determine how flavonoids are responsible for cancer prevention. Associate professor Jayarama Gunaje, left, and doctoral student Ranjini Sankaranarayanan of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sci...

Chemotherapy Refined To Only Target Cancer Cells And Leaves Healthy Ones Untouched

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

Typically, it is a feeling that many who receive a cancer diagnosis can identify with: heartbreak and fear, followed by hopes that chemotherapy will save the day. Unfortunately, for many patients, chemo's painful side effects cause them to stop treatment prematurely. Fortunately, a research team headed by Professor Alexander Binshtok, head of the Pain Plasticity Research Group at the Hebrew U...

Stem Cell Therapy Helps In Post Heart Attack Through Inflammatory Process

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

A new study by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center shows that stem cell therapy helps hearts recover from a heart attack, although not for the biological reasons originally proposed two decades ago that today are the basis of ongoing clinical trials. This is the conclusion of a Nov. 27 study in Nature that shows an entirely different way that heart stem cells help the injured heart n...

Development Of Memory Problems Can Be Prevented By A Healthy Diet and Frequent Aerobic Exercise

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

Mild cognitive impairment or Cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND is a condition that affects your memory and may put you at risk for Alzheimer's disease and dementia. According to the American Geriatrics Society signs of mild cognitive impairment may include frequently losing things, forgetting to go to events and appointments, and having more trouble coming up with words than other p...

Study Finds Fertility Treatments Increases Risk Of Genetic Disorders

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

Eventhough epigenetic disorders ie diseases caused by faulty gene expression are rare overall, babies born using fertility treatments have up to an 11-fold higher risk of inheriting them. According to a new study from the Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI), the problem likely lies with the technology, not the mother’s age. The recent study found that fertility treatments caused ...

Study Shows Psoriasis Caused By Genetic Changes In Skin Stem Cells

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

A new research study by the Medical University of Vienna indicates that Psoriasis is caused by genetic changes in the skin stem cells. Psoriasis is not a congenital disorder it only occurs later on in life and has various causes, such as stress or UV irradiation, some of which have not yet been explored. In biomedical science, this frequently occurring inflammatory skin disease is usually as...

New CRUP Program Makes Enhancer Prediction Fast And Easy For Geneticists

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

Typically, It is the wish of every molecular geneticist: an easy-to-use program that compares data sets from different cellular conditions, identifies enhancer regions and then assigns them to their target genes. A research team led by Martin Vingron at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin has now developed a program that masters all of this. Dr Martin Vingron, Director and H...

Smartphone, TV And Computer Use Linked With Symptoms Of Anxiety In Adolescence

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

A recent study by researchers Dr Boers, Afzali and Dr Conrod who are affiliated with CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal, reveals that social media use, television viewing and computer use are linked to an increase in anxiety symptoms among adolescents. The research findings, published in academic outlet the Canadian Journ...

Study By Aarhus University, Denmark Shows That The Same Genes Are Linked To Autism and ADHD

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

Globally, approximately 1.6 percent of schoolchildren have autism and 2.8 percent are diagnosed with ADHD. Autism and ADHD are different developmental disorders, but they can have certain common symptoms. For example, children with autism can demonstrate violent or aggressive behavior, be impulsive, and have problems in school and with social relations and these same symptoms can be shared by chil...

Yale Professor Develops Portable And Affordable MRI That Everyone Can Access

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

Dr Jonathan Rothberg, a Yale University adjunct professor of genetics and a serial inventor from Connecticut has come up with a portable MRI intended, like his other devices, to make health care more affordable and accessible. Dr Rothberg who had previously developed and commercialized high-speed DNA sequencing, said a smaller and portable MRI used to scan the brain and other parts of the ...

Phase Three Clinical Trials Shows That Bempedoic Acid Significantly Reduces LDL-Cholesterol And Also Haemoglobin A1c

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

Bempedoic acid is an oral, once-daily ATP citrate lyase (ACL) inhibitor that reduces cholesterol synthesis in the liver and is currently undergoing regulatory review Bempedoic acid lowered LDL-Cholesterol by 17% on top of maximally-tolerated statin therapy at 12 weeks, and the effect was durable through 52 weeks1 Overall adverse events in the bempedoic acid treatment arm were comparable to pla...

University Of Western Ontario Starts Clinical Trials Of New Imaging Tracer For Prostate Cancer

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

University of Western Ontario are conducting a new clinical study that looks to move doctors and patients closer to earlier and more precise detection of recurrent prostate cancer that would clarify treatment decisions and lead to more confident courses of action and better health outcomes. The multi-center trial registry testing the use of a new imaging tracer ie the prostate specific membrane a...

Omega3 Fish Oil Linked With Colorectal Cancer Prevention

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

Researchers from Vanderbilt University have discovered that increased dietary intake of fish oil, with its "healthy" omega-3 fatty acids, has been proposed to reduce risk of colorectal cancer. How it works is unclear, but it is thought to modify lipid signaling molecules associated with inflammation and carcinogenesis. According to Thailand Medical News, Dr Harvey Murff, MD, MPH, and ...

New Wearable Sweat Sensor Can Detect Metabolites And Nutrients In Human Body

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

Biomedical researchers from California Institute Of Technology or Caltech have developed an ultrasensitive wearable sweat sensor that can monitor various metabolites and nutrients in the human body. Blood tests are a tried-and-true way of evaluating what is going on with your body, but the discomfort is unavoidable. In a new research paper, biomedical engineers led by Dr Wei Gao, assistant...

Most Blood Stocks For Transfusion Found To Possess Contaminants Ranging From Caffeine To Various Medications

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

If you think that all blood that you receive during blood transfusion is pure, think again. Scientists at Oregon State University upon analyzing blood samples taken from various blood banks have shown that most blood come laden with medications, caffeine, supplements etc. In their research involving conducting mass spectrometry research, Dr Richard van Breemen and Dr Luying Chen worked with var...

Men More Prone To Cancer Due To TP53 Mutations On X Chromosome

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

A new research by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has shed new light on why men are more likely than women to get cancer, uncovering a new role for the X chromosome in affecting cancer risk and mortality. While males are known to have a higher risk of developing, and dying from, cancer compared to women even when matched for other known cancer risk factors like age, race, smoking histor...

Researchers From University Of Zurich Issue Warning That New Migraine Medications Could Kill Patients With High Blood Pressure

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

Medical researchers from University of Zurich are warning that a new class of migraine medications that work by blocking αCGRP, a neuropeptide which causes vasodilation, for example in the meninges could endanger the lives of those with high blood pressure. The very same neuropeptide, αCGRP which is formed in the muscles during physical activity, protects the heart is extremely vita...

New Study Shows That Regular Fasting Has Numerous Health Benefits

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

Two new studies published in the American Heart Association medical journals show that regular fasting is associated with lower rates of heart failure and a longer life span. Medical researchers sought to shed new light on the centuries-old debate about how fasting affects health. Recent studies have shown it contributes to reductions in blood pressure, "bad" LDL cholesterol...

Researchers From Queen Mary University Developing First Known Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer

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

Medical researchers from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with the Zhengzhou University in China have developed a personalized vaccine system that could ultimately delay the onset of pancreatic cancer. The research study provides strong proof-of-concept for the creation of a vaccine for cancer prevention in individuals at high risk of developing this disease and to slow down tum...

Herpes Virus Strain HHV-6A Linked To Multiple Sclerosis

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

Swedish medical researchers from Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method to separate between two types of a common herpes virus (HHV-6) that has been linked to multiple sclerosis (MS). By analyzing antibodies in the blood against the most divergent proteins of herpesvirus 6A and 6B, the medical scientists were able to show that Multiple Sclerosis patients carry the herpesvirus 6A to a gr...