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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.

Bacillus Subtilis : A Gut Bacteria That Could Prevent Parkinson’s Disease

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 16, 2020 5 years ago

A new research suggests that a common bacteria that boosts digestive health can slow and even reverse build-up of a protein associated with Parkinson's Disease. Based on previous research linking brain function to gut bacteria, this study in a Parkinson's model of roundworms, identified a probiotic or so-called good bacteria which prevents the formation of toxic clumps that sta...

Cancer Genes That Promote Metastasis Identified, Paving The Way For Therapeutics To Prevent Cancer Spread

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 16, 2020 5 years ago

Two cancer-promoting genes MYC and TWIST1 co-opt immune system cells to enable cancer cells to spread, but blocking a key step in this process can help prevent the disease from developing. These research findings, published today in eLife, may help clinicians to identify cancer patients at risk of metastasis, a process where cancer cells spread to other parts of the body....

Researchers Discover Brain Blood Flow Sensor Which Could Lead To New Treatments For Hypertension And Dementia

Source : Thailand Medical News Jan 16, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers from University College London (UCL) have discovered the mechanism that allows the brain to monitor its own blood supply, a finding in rats which may help to find new treatments for human conditions including hypertension (high blood pressure) and dementia. For many years, scientists have suspected that the brain had a way of monitoring and regulating its own ...

Public Warned To be Wary About Online Probiotic Health-Benefit Claims

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 15, 2020 5 years ago

The general public should be wary of searching for probiotics information online as most webpages originate from unreliable sources and the health-benefit claims are often not supported by robust scientific evidence. In a new study, published in Frontiers in Medicine, cautions that while Google is adept at sorting the most reliable websites to the top of the list, the majority of webs...

China Issues Statement Indicating That the New Virus Causing Pneumonia Could Spread Between Humans

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 15, 2020 5 years ago

Chinese officials said Wednesday that the possibility that a new virus in central China could spread between humans cannot be ruled out, though the risk of transmission at the moment appears to be low. Health surveillance officer use temperature scanner to monitor passengers arriving at the Hong Kong International airport . Fifty-nine people in the city of Wuhan have received a preliminary diag...

Research Indicates That Long-Term Skin Irritation And Inflammation Increases Risk Of Tumor Growth

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 15, 2020 5 years ago

A new research has shown that an antibody that usually helps defend the skin against harmful substances or infections may promote tumor growth during chronic tissue inflammation. The skin's defenses against environmental assault can help tumors to grow when skin is exposed to chronic inflammation, finds a study in mice published in eLife. Typically, the IgE antibody is most ...

New Remarkable Protocol For Treating Strokes Using Exosomes

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 15, 2020 5 years ago

Many are not aware that it has been almost a quarter century since the first drug was approved for stroke. But what's even more striking is that only a single drug remains approved today for stroke treatment. Fortunately a new research by medical scientists at the University Of Georgia is about to change that. The medical scientists, funded by the National Institutes of Health, presented&nb...

Immune Evasion And Cancer Progression Promoted By Thrombin And Blood Platelets

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 15, 2020 5 years ago

Study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital (OSUCCC—James) reveals how a clotting protein and blood platelets can promote cancer progression and suppress immune responses to cancer. The study findings show how thrombin, a clotting protein in the blood, causes blood platelets to release transforming growt...

Researchers Develop New Treatment Protocol For Drug Resistance Advanced Bile Duct Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 15, 2020 5 years ago

A research led by medical oncologists at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) shows how resistance to a promising targeted drug develops in patients with a rare, lethal cancer of the bile ducts called cholangiocarcinoma. The research, reported in the journal Molecular Cancer Ther...

Research Discovers That A Type Of Circular RNA Known As CDR1as Limits Skin Cancer Spread

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 14, 2020 5 years ago

A new study has found that a mysterious piece of genetic material restrains the spread of skin cancer cells, but is frequently lost as they mature. Published online in Cancer Cell, the new work revolves around circular RNA, a recently described type of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Often, DNA blueprints are converted into RNA and then into proteins with cellular functions. While most RNA a...

Researchers From The Ontario Institute For Cancer Research Identify New Subtypes Of Pancreatic Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 14, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the University Health Network (UHN) have discovered detailed new information about the subtypes of pancreatic cancer. A better understanding of the disease groups may lead to new treatment options and improved clinical outcomes for this lethal disease. Dr Faiyaz Notta and Dr Steven Gallinger Credit: OICR The resea...

Study Reveals That Brain Pressure Controls Eye Pressure, Providing New Ways To Treat Glaucoma

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 14, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) have discovered a novel feedback pathway from the brain to the eye that modulates eye pressure, a significant advancement in the effort to diagnose and treat glaucoma. Glaucoma is associated with increased pressure in the eye due to a reduce ability of the eye to maintain proper fluid drainage. The heightened pressure applies mechanical ...

Burnout Syndrome Associated With Atrial Fibrillation (Irregular Heartbeat)

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 14, 2020 5 years ago

Experiences of being fatigue, feeling excessively tired, devoid of energy, demoralised, and irritable? You may have burnout, a syndrome associated with a potentially deadly heart rhythm disturbance. That's the conclusion of a large study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Study author Dr. Parveen K. G...

Researchers Discover Vitamin B6 Accelerates Acute Myeloid Leukemia Progression

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 14, 2020 5 years ago

Medical scientists have discovered that Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) grows by taking advantage of the vitamin B6 to accelerate cell division. The research team from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) suggest they could halt the growth of this cancer by limiting its ability to manipulate the enzyme that pushes vitamin B6 to make proteins esse...

New Biomarker And Potential Treatment To Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Discovered

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 14, 2020 5 years ago

A new study led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation points to a groundbreaking discovery about a new potential treatment and prevention for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study team, led by Dr. Fang Liu, Senior Scientist and Head of Molecular Neuroscience in CAMH's Campbell Family Mental Health Research ...

Sestrin, A Protein That Can Give You The Benefits Of Exercise Without Working Out

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 13, 2020 5 years ago

Be it a brisk walk around the park or high-intensity training at the gym, exercise does a body good. But what if you could harness the benefits of a good workout or exercise without ever moving a muscle? Researchers from Michigan University Department Of Medicine are studying a class of naturally occurring proteins called Sestrin that have been found to mimic many of exercise’s effects in...

Node Positive Bladder Cancer Can Be Treated With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 13, 2020 5 years ago

According to a new clinical trial, targeted forms of radiotherapy can effectively treat bladder cancer which has spread to the lymph nodes of the pelvis. This form of cancer, known as node positive bladder cancer has a particularly poor prognosis and hasn’t usually been treated with radiotherapy. Patients are traditionally offered palliative treatment to manage their pain and other symptoms ...

Study Shows That Low Levels Of Lymphocyte Blood Cells (Lymphopenia) Indicates Increased Risk Of Death

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 13, 2020 5 years ago

Lymphopenia, a condition in which a patient exhibits lower levels of lymphocyte blood cells could be an early warning for future illness, as low counts were associated with a 60% increase in death from any cause, found a Danish study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Dr Stig Bojesen along with other coauthors from his research team told Thailand Medical News via a phone intervi...

Patients With Non-HPV Related Oropharynx Cancer Have Higher Risk Of Early Death

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 13, 2020 5 years ago

Emerging results from a new research indicates that there is a higher risk of early death among patients with oropharynx cancer when not caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), than those whose tumors are HPV-positive. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The increasing incidence of oropharynx cancer--a type of throat cance...

Herpes Viruses Originated From Africa, The Continent Where Most Infectious Diseases Are ‘Born’

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 13, 2020 5 years ago

A new research conducted by an Italian research team from the IRCCS Medea in collaboration with the University of Milan have shown that the origins of two extremely common pathogens in human populations today, herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 are from Africa. The study findings have just been published in the advanced online edition of Molecular Biology and Evolution. As...

Newer Substitutes For Bisphenol A (BPA) In Consumer Goods Even More Toxic and Can Disrupt Heart Function Easily

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 13, 2020 5 years ago

Bisphenol A (BPA), newer substitutes or counterpart replacement bisphenosl (BPS) can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to a new University of Guelph study. The research is the first to show the instant effects bisphenols (BPS) can have on the heart. Biomedical Sciences Professor Dr Glen Pyle, who conducted the study with former master's student Dr Me...

The Green Smoothie Fad At Bangkok Spas and Health Clubs Can Actually Do More Harm

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 13, 2020 5 years ago

The sudden new fad of consuming green smoothies especially by young adults in Bangkok which is being promoted by several spas, health clubs and gyms and can be even found in online food delivery services and also at outlets that are sprucing up all over in areas like Silom, Rajrasong, Lardpharao, Sukhumvit etc is becoming a ‘health’ trend that could actually do more harm than good if m...

Researchers Discover Missing Protein p75NTR In Brain May Be The Cause Of Autism

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 12, 2020 5 years ago

Medical scientists at Rutgers University-Newark have discovered that when a key protein needed to generate new brain cells during prenatal and early childhood development is missing, part of the brain goes haywire, causing an imbalance in its circuitry that can lead to long-term cognitive and movement behaviors characteristic of autism spectrum disorder. Dr Juan Pablo Zanin, Rutgers-Newark resea...

Researchers Discover How Dangerous Immune Reactions Are Prevented by Dying Cells

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 12, 2020 5 years ago

Human cells that die in the body can keep the immune system in check, thus preventing unwanted immune responses against the body's own tissues. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have now identified a receptor on murine immune cells that activates this protective mechanism and can thus prevent dangerous autoimmune reactions in which the immune system attacks the patient's ow...

Low Muscle Mass Can Increase Risk Of Health Conditions And Lower Survival Rates Of Those Sick

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 12, 2020 5 years ago

Following diets that lead to weigh loss might not always result in better health, especailly if you lose muscle mass. Sedentary lifestyles and age also leads to muscle mass loss can lead to a wide range of chronic illnesses or even aggravate current health conditions. Diet and nutrition expert Dr Carla Prado has written extensively about the dangers of low muscle mass across...

Molecular Mechanisms Of The Wonder Drug : Metformin

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 12, 2020 5 years ago

Costing less than one Thai baht per dose, metformin is cheap Type 2 diabetes drug that has been gaining recognition as a wonder drug in recent times because of numerous medical and clinical studies showing its effectives in preventing and treating certain cancers, infections, even certain neurodegenerative diseases and also immune diseases. Metformin has its distant roots in Medieval folk medic...

Anomaly In Tumor Suppressor Genes Discovered With Regards To Prostate Cancer, Paving Path To New Anti-Cancer Drugs

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 12, 2020 5 years ago

Similar to security screenings to make sure nothing harmful makes its way into a crowded area, cells in the human body use checkpoints to control their growth and prevent harmful mutations from making their way into new cell populations and causing trouble. Every cell that divides and replicates its DNA must clear at least three checkpoints – all of which call on specialized genes known as t...

Study Shows Millions Of Young Females Getting Unnecessary Outdated Pelvic Exams

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 12, 2020 5 years ago

Despite the fact that pelvic examinations and cervical cancer screenings are no longer recommended for most females under age 21 during routine health visits, a new study has found that millions of young women are unnecessarily undergoing the tests, which can lead to false-positive testing, over-treatment, anxiety, and needless cost. Medical researchers at University of California San Francisco...

Why Gut Infections Can Sometimes Lead To Serious Chronic Conditions Like IBS

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 11, 2020 5 years ago

At times, the end of an intestinal infection is just the beginning of more misery. Of those who contract traveler's diarrhea, for example, an unlucky few go on to develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. Medical scientists aren't sure exactly how this happens, but some think an infection may contribute to IBS by damaging the gut n...

China Health Authorities Report First Death From Mysterious Viral Pneumonia Outbreak

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 11, 2020 5 years ago

Health authorities in China on Saturday officially announced that a 61-year-old man had become the first person to die from viral pneumonia believed caused by a new virus from the same family as SARS, which claimed hundreds of lives more than a decade ago. Fifty-nine people with pneumonia-like symptoms have so far been diagnosed with the new virus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, ...

Sleep Apnea Can Be Improved By Losing Fat In The Tongue

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 11, 2020 5 years ago

For a long time now, it has been found that losing weight is an effective treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), but why exactly this is the case has remained unclear. Now, researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that improvements in sleep apnea symptoms appear to be linked to the reduction of fat in one unexpected body part — th...

Class Of Antibiotics Called Aminoglycosides Can Used To Treat Frontotemporal Dementia

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 11, 2020 5 years ago

Medical researchers at the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine have found that a class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides could be a promising treatment for frontotemporal dementia. University of Kentucky researchers (from left) Matthew Gentry, Haining Zhu and Lisha Kuang co-authored a study that shows a class of antibiotics could be a promising therapy for frontotemporal dementi...

Brunel University Researchers Discover Prozac Can Be Used To Treat Pediatric Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 11, 2020 5 years ago

The controversial anti-depressant drug Prozac could be used to tackle one of the deadliest childhood tumours and possibly other types of cancer, medical scientists said. Prozac or fluoxetine as it is called by its chemical name, works to fight the highly aggressive neuroblastoma, which is most common in young children. The research breakthrough led by Brunel University London could spare young...

Korean Researchers Develop World’s First Smart Photonic Contact Lens For Diabetic Diagnosis And Retinopathy Treatment

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 11, 2020 5 years ago

A Korean research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has developed technology that allows diagnosis of diabetes and treatment of diabetic retinopathy just by wearing a 'smart light-emitting diode (LED) contact lens.' With this technology, it is anticipated that development of wearable diagnostic and therapeutic devices for diabetes will be realized. Professo...

Latest Study Shows That 8 Percent Of Chinese Men Are Problem Drinkers

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 10, 2020 5 years ago

A new large study of Chinese adults, published by the scientific journal Addiction, has found that eight percent of men in China are problem drinkers, and that problem drinking is more prevalent among men of lower socio-economic status and in rural areas. Problem drinking is associated with significantly increased risk of physical and mental health problems and premature death. Alcohol consum...

Diabetes Drug, Sitagliptin Can Be Repurposed To Help To Prevent Miscarriage

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 10, 2020 5 years ago

A new drug designed to tackle diabetes could also be repurposed as the first treatment to prevent miscarriage by targeting the lining of the womb itself, according to a clinical trial led by the University of Warwick. The studied treatment works by increasing the amount of stem cells in the lining of the womb, improving conditions in the womb to support pregnancy. The new research by Warwick Me...

Using Smartphone Cameras To Diagnose Urinary Tract Infections

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 10, 2020 5 years ago

University of Bath medical researchers and biological engineers have developed a test that could help medics quickly diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs), using a normal smartphone camera. Credit: University Of Bath Almost similar in principle to a pregnancy test, the process can identify the presence of harmful E. coli bacteria in a urine sample in just 25 minutes. As well as bei...

Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome Have Increased Risk Of Blood Clot Recurrence

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 10, 2020 5 years ago

Individuals with metabolic syndrome—a set of conditions including obesity, impaired glucose metabolism, elevated levels of fats and cholesterol in the blood, and high blood pressure, are more likely to experience recurrent blood clots, according to a new study published today in Blood Advances. Among patients diagnosed with a type of blood clot known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), those...

21-Gene Recurrence Score Used By Oncologists Can Also Be Used For Radiation Decision-Making

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 10, 2020 5 years ago

A recent research shows that a test oncologists commonly used to guide chemotherapy treatment for post-breast cancer surgery patients may also help them decide whether radiation therapy may be of benefit. Commonly known as the 21-gene recurrence score, the test is a personalized analysis of the activity of 21 genes found in a patient's breast tumor tissue. The score can be...

Individuals With Heart Disease Have Higher Risk Of Kidney Failure

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 10, 2020 5 years ago

A new study indicates that cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, and stroke are each linked with a higher risk of developing kidney failure. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of JASN, highlight the importance of protecting the kidney health of individuals diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. The kidneys and the heart ...

New Study Shows Drinking Green Tea Linked With A Longer and Healthier Life

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 10, 2020 5 years ago

According to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), drinking green tea at least three times a week is linked with a longer and healthier life. First author Dr. Xinyan Wang, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing told Thailand Medical News, “Habitual tea consumption is associated with lower risks...

Golodirsen (Vyondys 53): Second Drug For Treatment Of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gets US FDA Approval

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 09, 2020 5 years ago

Australian medical research led by Professor Steve Wilton and Professor Sue Fletcher and licensed to Sarepta Therapeutics has delivered a second treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, with the drug gaining accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Basically affecting boys, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness...

China Issues Statement That New Strain Of Coronavirus Is Behind Mysterious Viral Pneumonia Outbreaks

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 09, 2020 5 years ago

Health authorities in China have announced that the mysterious pneumonia outbreak that struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS, which killed hundreds of people more than a decade ago. Medical scientist Dr Xu Jianguo told the Thailand Medical News that experts had "preliminarily determined" a new type of coronavirus was behind the outbreak, ...

Korean Molecular Neurobiologists Identifies Gene Interactions Responsible For Cognitive Defects In Down Syndrome With New Potential Treatments In The Pipeline

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 09, 2020 5 years ago

Memory and learning impairments in a Down syndrome mouse model were reversed by correcting expression of a gene that influences the generation of new neurons in the brain. The finding could pave the way to treat the cognitive impairment associated with Down syndrome in humans. Typically, adult neurogenesis is the process of generating new neurons in the adult brain. Defects in this proces...

New Next Generation Wound Gel That Treats And Prevents Infections Including Those Caused By Multi-Resistant Bacteria

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 09, 2020 5 years ago

Medical Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new hydrogel based on the body's natural peptide defense. It has been shown to prevent and treat infections in wounds. The formulation kills multi-resistant bacteria, something that is increasing in importance with antibiotic resistance growing globally. Dr Artur Schmidtchen, Professor of Dermatology and Venereology at Lund Uni...

New Non-Toxic Drug: SVC112, Derived From Flowers Of Bouvardia Ternifolia Plant Targets Cancer Stem Cells And Prevents Metastasis

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 09, 2020 5 years ago

The flowers of the firecracker bush (Bouvardia ternifolia), native to Mexico and the American Southwest, which are red and tube-shaped is now the attention of cancer researchers all around the world. These flowers provides the chemical bouvardin, which the lab of University of Colorado Cancer Center and CU Boulder researcher, Dr Tin Tin Su, Ph.D., and others have shown to slow a cancer's...