» Robotic surgery is safer and improves patient recovery time
15/05/22 15:32 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly (20 per cent) less time in hospital, concludes a new clinical trial.
» Hormonal changes during menopause are directly related to decline in cardiovascular health
15/05/22 15:32 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Levels of bad cholesterol rise during menopause, and 10% of this increase is likely due to shifts in sex hormones. Women usually undergo menopause at the age of 48 to 52 years, leading to a decline in estrogen and increase in follicle-st...
» Novel biomaterial prevents rejection of transplants for type 1 diabetes
13/05/22 21:07 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
A team develops a novel biomaterial that, when mixed with islets, allows islets to survive after transplant without the need for long-term immunosuppression.
» Early study finds new lymphoma drug effective
13/05/22 15:32 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
In early research, the oral medication zanubrutinib was found to help most patients with a slow-growing type of cancer known as marginal zone lymphoma.
» Antibiotics can lead to fungal infection because of disruption to the gut's immune system
13/05/22 15:32 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Patients prescribed antibiotics in hospital are more likely to get fungal infections because of disruption to the immune system in the gut, according to a new study.
» Six lithium dose predictors for patients with bipolar disorder
13/05/22 01:05 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Six predictors could help determine the amount of lithium needed to treat patients with bipolar disorder, according to a large study. The study also pinpoints genetic markers that seem to influence how quickly the body eliminates lithium...
» Researchers seek to improve success of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
12/05/22 20:40 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
A study investigates the reasons for decreasing remission rates for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy).
» Skin drug treatments may regress dangerous birthmarks and prevent melanoma
12/05/22 17:41 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
About one in 20,000 infants is born with what's called a congenital giant nevus -- a huge, pigmented mole that may cover much of the face and body. Due to the mole's appearance and its risk of later developing into skin cancer, many pati...
» Researchers develop wireless implantable vascular monitoring system
12/05/22 16:19 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Researchers are improving the odds for patients with the development of an implantable soft electronic vascular monitoring system. Their smart stent and printed soft sensors, is capable of wireless real-time monitoring of hemodynamics wi...
» Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes
12/05/22 16:18 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.
» Study finds increased risk of dementia after hospitalization for major TBI
12/05/22 13:27 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
People who have been hospitalized for a major traumatic brain injury (TBI) may have a higher risk of developing dementia when compared to people who do not have a TBI, according to a new study. Major TBI was defined as having bleeding in...
» Multiple sclerosis: Glatiramer acetate compatible with breastfeeding, study suggests
11/05/22 16:36 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
For patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), becoming a mother is fraught with difficult questions: is it acceptable to continue disease modifying treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding to keep the disease at bay, or does t...
» Some shunts used after epilepsy surgery may risk brain shifting and chronic headaches
11/05/22 14:27 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
A new study associates some types of shunts used after epilepsy surgery with brains shifting toward the side of the skull.
» Taking ownership of your health
11/05/22 12:57 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Researchers show that making healthy lifestyle choices relating to diet, exercise, alcohol intake, smoking status, sleep duration, and weight management result in a longer lifespan. The benefits of healthy choices were also seen among ol...
» Brain searches for the best way to move the body
10/05/22 19:15 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Research that examines how the body adapts to new movements is shedding new light on how the nervous system learns, and could help to inform a wide range of applications, from customized rehabilitation and athletic training to wearable s...