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Latests Medical News from around the world and also Thailand, bringing you updates, discoveries, studies and findings on various aspects and diseases in the medical world. Most of these articles are not only meant for Doctors In Thailand or Hospitals In Thailand but also for any patients or health conscious individuals wanting to know more.

"Bad" Gut Microbiome Linked To Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Obesity In Teenagers

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

According to a new research by medical professionals from the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, teenagers with obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have more “unhealthy or bad ” gut bacteria, suggesting the microbiome may play a role in the disorder. The research findings was published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...

CHINA’S VIRUS EPIDEMIC : A Potential Replica Of The 1918 Flu Pandemic That Infected 500 Million Globally and Killed More Than 45 Million People?

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

18 cities In China now In lockdown affecting 56 million people, death toll now 45 and numbers infected have risen to almost 1,500. A ghastly scene form the 1918 Flu Pandemic China has now expanded the lockdown to cover a total of 18 cities affecting 57 million people with more cities coming under lockdown the next few days. It has also declared that the country is in a state of emergency ...

New Precision Diagnostic Platform For Colorectal Cancer Using AI and Machine Learning.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

A recently developed technique could dramatically reduce the number of colorectal cancer patients who unnecessarily undergo major surgery to remove tumors, instead of a minimally invasive procedure. Leading biomedical scientist Dr Xin Wang of City University of Hong Kong and colleagues have used AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning to identify a gene expression pat...

Yoghurt Consumption May Decrease The Risk Of Breast Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers are saying that one of the causes of breast cancer may be inflammation triggered by harmful bacteria. The scientists say their idea, as yet unproven is supported by the available evidence, which is that bacterial-induced inflammation is linked to cancer. The new research published in the journal Medical Hypotheses is by Lancaster University medical stud...

New Study Shows That Foods and Dietary Changes Can Influence The Cultivation Of Bacteriophages In The Gut According To Needs

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers from San Diego State University in a new study suggests that ancient viruses called biophages may be just the set of tools needed to cultivate a healthy microbiome. Over the last few years, study after study has said that the overall health of the internal microbiome ecosystem in the gut is critical for overall health and can play a major factor in the development of diseases such as...

BREAKING NEWS: First Clinical Studies Shows That The New China’s 2019-nCoV Virus Closely Resembles SARS With Almost The Similar Potency

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

The 2019-nCoV virus that is rapidly spreading in China and nearby countries seems to trigger symptoms similar to those seen in the severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) coronavirus outbreak in 2003, two new studies show. The first clinical study was published on Jan. 24 in The Lancet journal, these are the first clinical studies conducted on patients struc...

Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure To Infants and Young Children Linked To Structural Brain Changes

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

A recent study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of 12. Researchers from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that children with higher levels of TRAP exposure at birth had reductions at age 12 in gray matter volume and cortical t...

Latest News Updates On China’s 2019-nCoV Epidemic : Death Toll Now 41, Official Figures Of Number Infected 1,287, France Reports 3 Cases, Nepal One and Another in US

Source : Thailand Medical News Jan 25, 2020 5 years ago

Official figures on Saturday morning from Chinese health authorities are that 41 people have so far died from the new coronavirus strain in China while 1,287 people are infected although the numbers in state hospitals all over China are showing a different scenario. France has reported three cases of individuals infected with the 2019-nCoV virus while a second case has also been reported in the ...

China’s 2019-nCoV Epidemic Updates: 13 Cities Now Under Lockdown, Death Toll 31, 2 New Cases in Singapore and Additional cases in Korea and Japan

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

13 Cities in China are now on lockdown involving a population of about 35 million people. The cities include Wuhan, Ezhou, Huanggang, Chibi, Xiantao, Zhijiang, Qianjiang, Huangshi, Xianning and Yichang, HuangZhou, Yangxin and Xiushui. More cities are expected to be placed in lockdown over the weekened. So far as of 5pm (Bangkok Time) today, 31 people have died from the disease including t...

Fluctuations And Spikes In Blood Pressure Of Young Adults Indicates High Risk Of Future Cardiovascular Problems In Middle Age

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Frequent fluctuations and wide swings in blood pressure readings among young adults are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease by middle age, a new analysis led by Duke University medical researchers shows. The research finding, published in JAMA Cardiology, suggests that the current practice of averaging blood pressure readings to determine...

Experts Warn That Climate Change Would Unlock New Microbes And Increase Heat-Related Deaths

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

An alarming article by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Professors published recently in The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) warn that global climate change is likely to unlock dangerous new microbes, as well as threaten humans' ability to regulate body temperature. Candida auris-a new microbe All of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professors including Dr ...

Blood-Based Biomarkers That Can Identify Delirium Risk And Severity

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have identified blood-based biomarkers associated with both delirium duration and severity in critically ill patients. This finding opens the door to easy, early identification of individuals at risk for longer delirium duration and higher delirium severity and could potentially lead to new treatments of this ...

Breakthrough Research: Most Viral Disease Borne By Mosquitoes Can Be Prevented Using Aldara Cream

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Aldara or Imiquimod, a skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral diseases such as Zika and dengue, according to new research from the University of Leeds. Their research findings have identified a new way we might prevent infection from a wide variety of dangerous viruses. Currently, the climate issues, coupled with an increasingly inter...

Belgium Researchers Discover New Way To Stop Metastasis By Preventing Cancer Cells From Accumulating Fat

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Professor Dr Olivier Feron, an oncology researcher at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, in his research as to how understand how metastases form from a tumor, had previously also demonstrated that the most aggressive cancer cells use significant amounts of lipids as energy sources. Now, Prof. Feron has discovered that cancer cells store lipids i...

China’s 2019-nCoV Virus Updates: Death Toll Now 26 With More Than A Thousand Infected and New Cases In Vietnam and Singapore.

Source:Thailand Medical News Jan 24, 2020 5 years ago

Virus Spreading Globally While WHO Still Dragging New cases of individuals being infected with China’s 2019-nCoV virus are emerging in countries like Vietnam, and Singapore. To date so far the virus has emerged in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, Thailand, US and Mexico. In the UK, fourteen cases are being investigated. Many are also concerned about the Philippines where the healthca...

More Chinese Cities On Lockdown , Besides Wuhan , Now Huanggang and Ezhou As Well While Infection Rates Are Soaring

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

The situation in China is now getting worrisome with more cities are on lockdown. Initially Wuhan with a population of 11 million was placed on lockdown. Now Huangggang with a population of 7.5 million and Ezhou with a population of I million is also being placed in lockdown. Speculations are that certain parts of Shanghai , Shenzhen and even Beijing will be next. Chinese Army ...

Key facts That All Thais And Non-Chinese Foreigners Should Know About The New Coronavirus Virus In China

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

The new virus in China that is currently the centre of global attention is called the 2019-nCo V virus, the name given by the WHO or The World Health Organisation. A Typical Coronavirus The virus belongs to a class of viruses called coronaviruses. Coronaviruses belong to the subfamily Coronavirinae in the family Coronaviridae, in the order Nidovirales. Coronaviru...

New Polymer Nerve Guide Allows Damaged Nerves To Regrow

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created a biodegradable nerve guide ie a polymer tube filled with growth-promoting protein that can regenerate long sections of damaged nerves, without the need for transplanting stem cells or a donor nerve. Dr Lauren Kokai, Ph.D., (left) developed the technology used for this project when she was a graduate studying und...

Early Childhood Exposure To Chickenpox Linked To Decreased Risk Of Shingles

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

Individuals who are exposed to as a child, with chickenpox (varicella) are around 30% less likely to develop shingles (herpes zoster) over 20 years, finds a study in The BMJ. The study results support the theory that re-exposure to the herpes zoster virus in adulthood (after chickenpox infection as a child), boosts immunity to shingles, but does not provide complete protection. I...

2019-nCoV: New Coronavirus In China Outbreak Traced To Snakes

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

Often, emerging viral infections from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections, pose major threats to global public health, and understanding their origins can help investigators design defensive strategies against future outbreaks. A recent study provides important insights on the potential origins of the most recent outbreak of viral pneumonia in China, which started in the middle of Decemb...

17 People Now Dead In China As New Coronavirus Strain Is Fast Spreading And Wuhan City Is In Shut Down

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 5 years ago

The number of deaths in China as a result of the new coronavirus is fast increasing by the hour and so has the number being infected. According to Chinese officials the number has now jumped to 17 deaths with hundreds more in critical conditions and the number of infected is rising exponentially. The Chinese government is also imposing a “defacto city shutdown and quarantine”. Wuhan...