Thailand Medical News

Gene Therapy To Treat Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 06, 2020 5 years ago

A recent study shows the feasibility of using gene therapy to treat the progressive neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The study, which demonstrated the effectiveness of direct delivery of gene therapy into the brain of a mouse model of CTE, is published in Human Gene Therapy. Dr Ronald Crystal and colleagues from Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY,...

Air Pollution Accelerates Worsening Of Bone Health.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 06, 2020 5 years ago

Although some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented ie lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and a long etcetera, but for many others there is less scientific evidence. Such is the case of bone health: there are only a few studies and results are inconclusive. Now, a study in India led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has found an association bet...

An Individual’s First Encounter With The Type Of Flu Virus Is Extremely Important

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 06, 2020 5 years ago

A new study shows that the first strain of influenza virus we encounter during childhood sets the course of how our immune system responds to exposures later in life. How successfully a person can fend off the flu depends not only on the virus’ notorious ability to change with the season, but also on the strain first encountered during childhood, according to new research published...

Aspirin-Like Compounds Could Treat Various Human Diseases And Ailments

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 06, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have discovered 95 potential new human protein targets for salicylate compounds and provide a roadmap for future drug development against dozens of diseases. Individuals have used aspirin to treat pain, fever and inflammation for more than a century, and the drug is also used to reduce the risk of strokes, heart attacks and some cancers. An estimated 12...

China Rules Out SARS In Mysterious Viral Pneumonia Outbreak While Numbers Being Infected Increases

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 06, 2020 5 years ago

Health authorities in China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not the flu-like virus SARS that killed hundreds more than a decade ago. The pneumonia-like infection was first reported last week in Wuhan, a central Chinese city with a population of over 11 million leading to online speculation about a resurgence of the highly contagious SARS viru...

Xvision: An Augmented Reality Surgical Guidance System By Augmedics Gets US FDA Approval

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 05, 2020 5 years ago

Chicago-based startup, Augmedics, which developes surgical virtual reality technologies, has received US FDA 510k clearance for its augmented reality (AR) xvision system. Xvision is comprised of a headset that emulates “X-ray vision” during surgery by projecting 3D navigation data onto the surgeon’s retina. Designed using transparent hardware components, the headset allows a surg...

Chinese Develop Platform Utilizing AI And Machine Learning Algorithm With Cancer Methylation Signatures To Diagnose Colorectal Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 05, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China have developed an AI and machine-learning algorithm platform with cancer methylation signatures to diagnose colorectal cancer. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes their new approach to diagnosis and prognostication of colorectal cancer and how well it wor...

New Approach In Developing Effective Antimalarial Drugs

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 05, 2020 5 years ago

Every year more than 200 million people are affected by Malaria worldwide, and resistance to antimalarial treatments is constantly increasing. This infectious disease is caused by Plasmodium parasites that are capable of adapting to varied environments. During the parasite's life cycle, it lives in the salivary glands of the mosquito vector before infecting the liver and then the blo...

Spanish Researchers Develop New Protocol To Identify Leukemic Stem Cells

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 05, 2020 5 years ago

AML or Acute myeloid leukemia is the most common type of leukemia in adults. It is characterized by the pathological expansion of immature cells (myeloblasts) that invade the bone marrow and expand into the blood, affecting the production of the rest of the healthy cells. Although patients usually respond well to chemotherapy-based treatments, a large proportion of them eventually relapse or show ...

MIT Researchers Develop New Platform To Rapidly Test If Chemicals Are Carcinogenic And Causes DNA Damage

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 05, 2020 5 years ago

It is estimated that there are approximately 85,000 industrial chemicals currently in use, in products such as clothing, cleaning solutions, carpets, and furniture. For the vast majority of these chemicals, scientists have little or no information about their potential to cause cancer. Image Credit : MIT Typically, the detection of DNA damage in cells can predict whether cancer will d...

Malignant Melanoma Risk Lowered After Bariatric Surgery While Obesity Increases Its Risk

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 04, 2020 5 years ago

A new study shows that bariatric surgery is associated with a distinct reduction in skin-cancer risk, a study shows. This finding can be described as a key piece of evidence that substantiates the connection between weight loss and malignant skin cancer. Dr Magdalena Taube, the first author behind the study and a researcher in molecular and clinical medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of ...

Mysterious Viral Pneumonia From China Now Spreads To Hong Kong With Authorities There Stepping Up Measures

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 04, 2020 5 years ago

Authorities in Hong Kong activated a newly created "serious response" level Saturday as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought back by visitors from mainland China. Five possible cases have been reported in Hong Kong of a mysterious viral pneumonia that has also infected at least 44 people in Wuhan, an inland city west of Shanghai and about...

Kidney Transplant Recipients Urged To Stick To Mediterranean Diet To Preserve Kidney Health

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 04, 2020 5 years ago

A research study indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may help kidney transplant recipients maintain transplant kidney function. The findings appear in an January 2020 issue of The Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Even with improvements in the survival of transplanted kidneys in the early years after transplantation, loss of kidney function...

Lingonberry Juice Lowers High Blood Pressure

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 04, 2020 5 years ago

A new study has found that long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the function of blood vessels. Typically at some point in their lives, many people develop elevated blood pressure, even hypertension and functional disturbances in blood vessels related to low-grade inflammation. In addition to drug therapies, nutrition has a key role in the management...

Harvard Researchers Discover That Bile Acids Help Regulate Gut Immunity And Inflammation

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 04, 2020 5 years ago

The research findings of the two studies by Harvard Medical School, both conducted in animal models, show that bile acids promote the differentiation and activity of several types of T cells involved in regulating inflammation and linked to intestinal inflammatory conditions. They also reveal that gut microbes are critical for converting bile acids into immune-signaling molecules. The resear...

Researchers Discover How Certain Chemical Compounds In Creams And Cosmetics Trigger Allergic Skin Reactions

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 04, 2020 5 years ago

How different chemical compounds in creams, cosmetics, and other consumer products trigger allergic reactions in the skin has remained somewhat mysterious for a long time. Finally a new study suggests the way some chemicals displace natural fats in skin cells may explain how many common ingredients trigger allergic contact dermatitis, and encouragingly, suggests a new way to treat the ...