Thailand Medical News

New Stem Cell Therapy To Improve Memory and Prevent Seizures After Traumatic Brain Injury

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 19, 2019 5 years ago

University of California researchers have developed a breakthrough stem cell therapy to improve memory and prevent seizures in mice following traumatic brain injury. In the research, the University of California (Irvine) team transplanted embryonic progenitor cells (a specialized type of stem cells) capable of generating inhibitory interneurons, a specific type of nerve cell that controls th...

Study Confirms Gut Microbiota Imbalance (Dysbiosis) Linked To Onset Of Colorectal Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 19, 2019 5 years ago

A new study by researchers from the gastroenterology team at Henri-Mondor AP-HP Hospital and University Paris-Est Créteil, led by Professor Iradj Sobhani, together with teams from Inserm and the Institut Pasteur Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis Unit (U1202), led by Professor Philippe Sansonetti,holder of the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Chair at the Collège de France,have dem...

MiSight, New Contact Lens That Slows Myopia Progression In Children Approved By US FDA

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 19, 2019 5 years ago

The first contact lens indicated to slow the progression of myopia in children ages 8 to 12 years, called MiSight, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. The disposable single-use soft contact lenses should be discarded after one-day use and are not intended to be worn overnight. They are indicated to correct and slow progression of myopia in children with he...

Doctors Caution About Feather Filled Duvets, Pillows And Beddings After Numerous Health Cases Emerged

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 19, 2019 5 years ago

Doctors are cautioning individuals after numerous incidences of health related incidences have risen with regards to usage of beddings, duvets and pillows that are filled with feathers. Cases of lung inflammations, allergies and other respiratory problems have risen not only in UK but also in the US, China, Australia and also other Asian countries. Despite being a premium commodity as the...

New CRISPR/Cas9 ‘Targeted Disruption’ Therapy To Suppress Aging

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 18, 2019 5 years ago

Salk Institute researchers have developed a new gene therapy to help decelerate the aging process. Aging is a leading risk factor for a number of debilitating conditions, including heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's disease, to name a few. This makes the need for anti-aging therapies all the more urgent. The research findings, published in the journal Nature Medicine, highligh...

Canadian Cancer Trends During The Last 5 Decades

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 18, 2019 5 years ago

According to a new study on cancer trends in Canada from 1971 to 2015 published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association),the overall rate of new cancer cases is decreasing in men but increasing in women younger than 80 years, and obesity-related cancers are increasing in young people, according to a study on cancer trends. Dr. Darren Brenner, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary...

China Diagnoses Third Case Of Pneumonic Plague While Thousands Quarantined

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 18, 2019 5 years ago

China has announced that a 55-year-old man has been diagnosed with pneumonic plague after killing and eating a wild rabbit, adding to two plague cases already discovered in the capital Beijing. A media statement from the health authority in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region north of Beijing said that as of Saturday the man was being treated at a hospital in the city of Huade. Health investi...

Dispelling The Myths About The Benefits Of The Lemon Water Fad

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 18, 2019 5 years ago

The lemon water hype started about 4 years ago in the US and spread globally and started to rise increasingly in 2017 to the point that celebrities were swearing by it, commercial bottled versions started to appear in supermarkets, organic stores and wellness centres and even so called prominent medical news sites were disseminating fake news about its merits. (google search lemon water and you ca...

New Stem Cell Transplant Protocol Reduces Complications For Blood Cancer Treatments

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 18, 2019 5 years ago

The breakthrough discovery of the UM171 molecule, by Dr. Guy Sauvageau and Dr Anne Marinier, made headlines in 2014 following an article in Science journal. Hailed by some as a revolution, even a miracle, in the field of blood stem cell transplantation, the UM171 molecule is delivering on its promise. Results from a two-year clinical trial, which used the UM171 molecule in blood...

Diabetes Rising Exponentially Worldwide With 463 Million Diabetics Currently

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 18, 2019 5 years ago

The latest edition of the IDF (International Diabetes Federation) Diabetes Atlas (the 9th edition) shows that more than 463 million people worldwide are currently living with diabetes. China leads the lists with more than 116 million diabetics, followed by India with 77 million diabetics and America in third place with 31 million diabetics. Though Thailand did not secure a place am...

Study Shows The Herb Saffron Helps In Depression

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 17, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from Murdoch University, Australia have conducted a new study that shows saffron may assist adults with depression when it is taken in conjunction with pharmaceutical antidepressants. Dr. Adrian Lopresti and Professor Peter Drummond, and UWA researcher Professor Sean Hood found greater reductions in depressive symptoms when adults with persistent depression, and currently ...

Female Hygiene Products Packed With Dangerous Volatile Organic Compounds

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 17, 2019 5 years ago

A disturbing discovery has unveiled that not only are many female hygiene products laden with numerous types of dangerous volatile organic compounds(VOCs) but these chemicals can actually end up in the bloodstream of the users where it can create untold health catastrophes. Many VOCs are carcinogenic ie cancer causing and they can also cause a variety of immunity related issues and are also end...

Researchers From University Of Birmingham Discover Correlation Between Inflammation And Mental Sluggishness

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 17, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered an explanation for the correlation between mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness. Around 12 million UK citizens have a chronic medical condition, and many of them report severe mental fatigue that they characterize as 'sluggishness' or 'brain fog'. This condition is often as debilitating as the diseas...

US FDA Approves Vascepa, A Highly Purified Omega-3 Fatty Acid Heart Drug To Expand Label

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 17, 2019 5 years ago

A panel of specialists from the US Food and Drug Administration has approved allowing Amarin Corp Plc's fish-oil derived drug, Vascepa to be used as an add-on therapy for reducing the chance of heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients with cardiovascular disease. Everyone of the 16 panelists voted that the drug should be sold as a medicine to reduce the risk of cardiovascular eve...

Common Drugs and Supplements That Can Cause Liver Damage

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 17, 2019 5 years ago

The human liver is the largest organ inside the body, and it plays a vital role. In fact, its function is so important that without it, the body would die within less than 24 hours. The liver serves as a processing plant for the nutrients obtained from food and a detoxification center for various chemicals and compounds produced in the body as a result of various cellular and internal processes an...

Novartis‘s Adakveo Approved By US FDA To Treat Sickle Cell Disease

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 16, 2019 5 years ago

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AG's Adakveo (crizanlizumab) as new medicine that can help reduce extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups for patients 16 and older. The monthly infusion, which halves occurrences of sickle cell pain episodes, will carry a list price of roughly US$82,000 to US$114,000 per year, depending on dosing. Unfortunately, sickle cell dise...

Chlamydia Vaccine On The Horizon

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 16, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from Danish SSI and Imperial College London have recently published promising results from the first clinical trials of a vaccine against chlamydia. This represents a significant step toward a preventative treatment for the world’s most common sexually transmitted bacterial disease. Currently, chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection ...

Singapore Researchers Develop New Approach To Activate Insulin Production In Pre-Diabetes Stage

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 16, 2019 5 years ago

Medical researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered that a type of immune cell known as a pancreatic islet macrophage is capable of promoting insulin production during the pre-diabetes phase. Assitant Professor Yusof Ali from NTU The medical researchers believe that the macrophages could be harnessed through new targeted treatments to prevent typ...