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Women with pregnancy-related diabetes may be at risk for chronic kidney disease

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Gestational diabetes may predispose women to early-stage kidney damage, a precursor to chronic kidney disease, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study appears in Diabetes Care. Gestational diabetes occurs only in pregnancy and results when the level of blood sugar is too high. The condition increases the risk for preterm […]

Doctors warn that breast cancer is still seen as a white woman’s disease

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Clinicians and researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Homerton Hospital are encouraging black women to visit their GP if they notice any changes in their breasts. The call comes following the publication of a Queen Mary research paper which shows that among black women, breast cancer is often still perceived as “a disease of whiteness”. The study, […]

Lyme disease is on the rise – an expert explains why

18.05.2018 Health Problems

May marks the beginning of the summer season when black-legged ticks that spread Lyme disease are more prevalent – even in California. Earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that cases of tickborne diseases had more than doubled from 2004 to 2016, from 22,000 to 48,000, and that Lyme disease accounted for 82 percent […]

Antibacterial in your toothpaste may combat severe lung disease

17.05.2018 Health Problems

A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with an already FDA-approved drug. Michigan State University researchers have found that when triclosan, a substance that reduces or prevents bacteria from growing, is combined with an antibiotic called tobramycin, it kills the cells that protect the CF bacteria, known as […]

So you found a tick. You’re worried about Lyme disease. Now what?

11.05.2018 Health Problems

You go for a walk in the woods, return home, and later notice a tiny new bump behind your ear. A closer look reveals the bump to be a passenger from the forest. You have a tick. Now what? The first step is to remove that sucker with tweezers, said University Distinguished Professor of Biology Kim Lewis, who directs Northeastern’s Antimicrobial […]

Heart failure—the Alzheimer’s disease of the heart?

09.05.2018 Health Problems

Similar to how protein clumps build up in the brain in people with some neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, protein clumps appear to accumulate in the diseased hearts of mice and people with heart failure, according to a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers. In experiments described in the May 11 issue of the journal Circulation […]

Researchers: Former NHL player Jeff Parker had brain disease

05.05.2018 Health Problems

Researchers say former NHL player Jeff Parker suffered from a brain disease that has been linked with repeated head injuries in athletes. The diagnosis comes from Boston University’s CTE Center. Parker is at least the seventh pro hockey player diagnosed with the disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which led to a $1 billion settlement between the NFL and former players. Parker […]

Treating infectious disease with the help of antimicrobial peptides

02.05.2018 Health Problems

Against the backdrop of increasing antibiotic resistance, the FORMAMP project has trialled nanotechnology-based delivery systems and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), to deliver new tools in the fight against infectious diseases. It has been calculated that increased microbial resistance is responsible for an estimated 25 000 deaths per year, costing EUR 1.5 billion, across the EU. In the quest for new therapies […]

3-D printing is transforming care for congenital heart disease

30.04.2018 Health Problems

3-D printing is an emerging technology that is impacting the way cardiologists treat patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a review paper published today in JACC: Basic to Translational Science. The prevalence of CHD is approximately nine per 1,000 live births, and overall survival rates have steadily increased for even the most complex diseases; however, these patients face […]

A wearable device intervention to increase exercise in peripheral artery disease

24.04.2018 Health Problems

A home-based exercise program, consisting of wearable devices and telephone coaching, did not improve walking ability for patients with peripheral artery disease, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), was led by Mary McDermott, MD, ’92 GME, the Jeremiah Stamler Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School […]

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