Thailand Medical News

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...