Thailand Medical News

Effects Of African Swine Fever Crisis: Global Shortage of Heparin and Virologists Warns That A Mutation Affecting Humans Is Very Highly Possible.

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

Around one third of the world’s pigs are expected to die from African swine fever as authorities grapple with a complex disease spreading rapidly in the globalization era, the World Organization for Animal Health’s president, Dr. Mark Schipp commented yesterday during a press conference. From an initial expectation of 25 percent, the figure was upgraded to 33 percent or one third due t...

Sanofi: The Pharma Company With A Heart, Slashes TB Drug Prices

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

Sanofi, the French pharmaceutical giant today announced that it will slash prices of its TB drugs by almost 66 percent in a bid to help the global fight against Tuberculosis which is on the increase and has caused more than 1.8 million deaths in 2018 alone. Sanofi's rifapentine The move comes as the United Nations seeks to galvanize the campaign against TB and also as US researchers are dev...

New Non-Drug Curcumin Based Nanocapsules As Antibiotics To Fight Superbugs

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

Medical researchers from the universities of Leeds, Münster and Erlangen have uncovered a novel antibiotic-free approach that could help prevent and treat one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens, using nanocapsules made of natural ingredients. The Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacterial pathogen carried by 4.4 billion people worldwide, with the highest prevalence in Afri...

Identifying Vulnerabilities In Cancer Using CRISPR

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

A group of genomic researchers led by Dr Julián Cerón of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), has taken advantage of the similarity between the amino acids and genes of humans and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and their expertise in CRISPR gene editing to mimic in C. elegans, the SF3B1 mutations found in human tumors. Although the one-millimeter worm t...

AI For Predicting Risk Of Thyroid Cancer

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

A novel study from The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health has demonstrated that a non-invasive method of ultrasound imaging, combined with a Google-platform machine-learning algorithm, could be used as a rapid and inexpensive first screen for thyroid cancer. Typically, thyroid nodules are small lumps that form within the thyroid gland and are quite common in the general population, ...

Thailand Still Has Long Way From Becoming A Medical, Research, Biotech and Medical Device Development Hub

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

Despite the recent commendable initiatives by the Thai Government and various agencies in trying to spearhead Thailand as a Regional Hub for medical and biotech procedures, medical research, biomedical innovations and even as a production hub for biotech products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, it will still take a long way before this realization can actually can take place and one of...

Researchers Discover Inflammatory Protein That Can Stop Herpes Virus Spread

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

In a major breakthrough research, medical scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine have discovered a function in a pro-inflammatory protein that could play an important part in improving current and future therapeutics for the herpes virus. The research study, published in the Journal of Immunology, investigated whether the protein IL-36g is an essential component of the immu...

Cells Involved In Age-Related Macular Degeneration That Causes Blindness In The Elderly Finally Identified

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

Medical researchers from Yale University, the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University in a joint study discovered that glial cells (or support cells), and vasculature cells tasked with providing blood to the retina as well as cone cells contribute to degeneration of the macula, in the central part of the retina. Currently, age-related macular d...

New Target for Treatment Of Gout

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

A new joint study by research scientists from the Washington State University, Amity University and Stanford University have revealed a new therapeutic target for the treatment of gout, a common type of arthritis that causes episodes of painful and stiff joints. The new study reveals that blocking a signaling molecule known as TAK1 can suppress inflammation caused by gout. The research lay...

New Safer Noninvasive Method To Detect Liver Disease

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

Researchers from Georgia State University have developed a safer and more sensitive contrast dye for MRI tests that can be used to provide the first effective, noninvasive method for detecting and diagnosing early-stage liver diseases, including liver fibrosis. Dr Jenny Yang, a Regents' Professor in Chemistry at Georgia State and the associate director of the university's Center for Dia...

AI Able To Identify Pre-Malignant Breast Lesions That Will Develop To Advanced Cancer

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

Professor Anant Madabhushi, one of the world’s leading biomedical engineers who has authored over 380 peer-reviewed journal articles, the owner of over 120 patents and is the acclaimed authority on AI and computational imaging as well as personalized diagnostics recently unveiled yet another study done at Case Western Reserve University that could help better determine which patie...

Pentagamavumon-1 (PGV-1) Extracted From Turmeric (Curcumin) Shows Promise In Treating Cancer

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

A recent study by scientists from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan reports how an experimental drug agent stops cancer cells from growing. 12 years ago, Indonesian scientists initially reported pentagamavumon-1 (PGV-1), an analogue of a molecule found in turmeric and that has been since discovered to have anti-cancer effects. In the new study, tests on cancer cells and ani...

Using Soundwaves To Target Drugs To Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer

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

Tohoku University researchers in Japan are studying using soundwaves to target sites for drug delivery to treat metastatic breast cancer. Drugs can be safely delivered to cancerous lymph nodes via the lymphatic system and then released inside the nodes using sound waves. The researchers have so far tested the treatment on animal models with metastatic breast cancer and have published their finding...

New Vaccine For Killer Tuberculosis (TB) On The Horizon

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

Researchers from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said that they are closing in on a new game-changing vaccine for tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease that claimed some 1.8 million lives last year. The existing Bacille-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine licensed for humans in 1921 is only proven to be effective for children under five for limited forms of tuberculosis. It does not protec...

Doctors Do Not Know How To Treat 300 Million Patients With 3,585 Rare Diseases!

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

Unknown to many despite all the advances in technology, pharmaceuticals, genetics and medicine, there are over 3585 rare diseases that modern medicine knows little about and neither do doctors know how to treat these diseases that affects more than 300 million people globally! Rare diseases represent a growing global problem. Until now, the lack of data made it difficult to estimate their...

Warning: Taking Excessive Vitamin B3 (Niacin) Can Lead To Eye Damage and Blindness

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

Unknown to many people, taking excessive or above the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of Vitamin B3 (Niacin) can lead to a serious eye condition known as niacin-induced cystoid maculopathy, a form of retinal swelling. If untreated or not diagnosed in time, it can lead to serious permanent eye damage and even blindness. Unfortunately, many people take Vitamin B3 to lower their cholesterol...

Cellular Pathway Of Liver Cancer Uncovered And Key Protein Clathrin Identified

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

Medical researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) in Spain have discovered the critical involvement of a cell membrane protein in the development and progression of liver cancer. Clathrin, the protein is known for its key role in the process of internalization of molecules from the extracellular space into the cell, called endocytosis. In this process, the cell memb...

Study Shows Daily Avocado Intake Lowers Bad Cholesterol and Enhances Heart Health

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

A new study by Pennsylvania State University indicates that eating one avocado daily help keep "bad cholesterol" at bay. Bad cholesterol refers to both oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and small, dense LDL particles. In a randomized, controlled study, the medical researchers found that eating one avocado a day was associated with lower levels of LDL in adults with overweight or obe...

More Than A Third Of Patients On Blood Thinners Take OTC Products That Can Cause Dangerous or Fatal Interactions.

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

More than 33 percent of people prescribed direct-acting oral anticoagulants such as apixaban used over-the-counter products that could cause dangerous internal bleeding. People on these medications largely lacked knowledge of some potentially serious interactions. Direct-acting oral anticoagulants are the drug of choice for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrilla...

EDITORIAL: Are Bacteria, Viruses And Cancer Cells Having Their Own Research Labs Somewhere In The Universe Developing Their Resistance Strategies. Is Modern Medicine Looking At The Wrong Perspectives?

Source: EDITORIAl, Thailand Medical News Oct 29, 2019 5 years ago

I know that I might get criticized by some in the medical community as being the owner of numerous medical online portals and also medical print media, I should not be making such comments. But seriously think about what I am stating. This article is purely to invoke some deep and critical thinking. One cannot help but to question whether there is an inert superior intelligence in bacteria, vir...

Study Confirms Aspirin Helps To Decrease Rate Of Intracranial Aneurysm Growth

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

An international study involving medical researchers from the US and Japan have concluded that Aspirin helps decrease the growth of Intracranial Aneurysm. The researchers using big data analysis, conducted a database search to investigate whether aspirin can aid in the prevention of intracranial aneurysm rupture by hindering aneurysm growth. The researchers identified 146 patients harboring mul...

New Portable Device To Detect Skin Cancer

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

Medical researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, US have developed a technique using shortwave rays used in cellphones and airport security scanners, that detects skin lesions and determines whether they are cancerous or benign, a technology that could ultimately be incorporated into a handheld device that could rapidly diagnose skin cancer without a scalpel in sight. C...

As Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Infections Increases, Price Of Treatments To Also Increase Drastically Worldwide

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

According to WHO, Tuberculosis was responsible for 1.5 million deaths in 2018. Despite advances in medical sciences, Tuberculosis infections are on the increase and spreading with drug resistant strains manifesting in numerous locations worldwide. A newly developed and approved three-drug treatment for tuberculosis will be available in 150 countries including South-East Asia, India and So...

Japanese Researchers Discover New Biomarker For Schizophrenia Using Hydrogen Sulphide in Human Hair

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

Medical researchers from RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Tokyo have discovered a biomarker for schizophrenia. Working with animal models, postmortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, the researchers discovered that a subtype of schizophrenia is related to abnormally high levels hydrogen sulfide in the brain. Studies showed that this abnormality likely results from a DNA-modifying react...