A new gene associated with disease severity in models of rheumatoid arthritis has been identified by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The discovery could provide a new pathway for treatment and a way to measure the prognosis of patients diagnosed with the autoimmune condition
Inflammation is part of the body's natural healing process. But when it becomes chronic, inflammation can lead to cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and other conditions. Inflammasomes—protein-based molecular machines—trigger inflammation in response to different signals generated by cell stress, tissue injury or infectious organisms
Almost one in eight children aged 2-9 years living in India may have at least one neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD), according to prevalence estimates published this week in PLOS Medicine
Prescribing hypnotics such as zolpidem (multiple brands), zopiclon (Lunesta, Sunovion), or zaleplon (Sonata, Pfizer) to treat sleep problems in dementia patients significantly increases fracture risk in this vulnerable population, new research shows.
A new study, conducted as part of an NIHR-funded project on diabetic retinopathy screening, has identified important barriers, and enablers, associated with screening attendance
The risk of having no or only one child is elevated for women with an unfavorable prepregnancy lipid profile, according to a study published in the June issue of BMJ Open
In the present study, researchers examined the effects on the brain of the 2-month treatment with methylphenidate extended-release formulation (OROS-MPH) using [Tc-99m] TRODAT-1SPECT in a sample of treatment-naïve adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, suggests new drug targets and potent early-stage drug candidates could lead to regenerative medicines for multiple sclerosis and other debilitating neurological diseases
Kidney disease doesn't just affect a patient's body, it's hard on their brain too—but no one really knows to what extent. Now, new research by Queen's University researcher Gord Boyd at Kingston Health Sciences Centre is offering intriguing insights into the kidney-brain connection that could change the way that kidney disease is assessed and treated in future
Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) could become an alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for treating lower-urinary-tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH-LUTS), but further study is needed, a new Swiss study suggests
Researchers from the University of Exeter, King's College London and the University of Bergen are presenting two studies at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2018 (AAIC) highlighting a significant increase in harmful side effects related to the use of commonly prescribed opioid painkillers in people with dementia, compared to those on a placebo
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has developed a new female mouse model for the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome and in the process found evidence that relieving symptoms of the genetic disorder may require only partial expression of the normal copy of the involved gene, MECP2