Carenity

Chronic pain: New compound may replace opioids

20 Jul 2018 • 2 comments

Researchers tested an alternative to opioids in a mouse model of chronic pain and found it to be safe, effective, and possess none of the side effects of opioids. A person is said to have chronic...

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Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

How does diabetes affect wound healing?

20 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

Diabetes can cause wounds to heal more slowly. This raises the risk that someone with diabetes will develop infections and other complications. A person who manages their diabetes well can improve...

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Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes: Switching to common drugs raises risk of complications

20 Jul 2018 • 5 comments

A new study, published in the journal BMJ, finds that switching to a class of drugs called sulfonylureas could raise the risk of complications for people living with type 2 diabetes. Researchers set...

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Multiple sclerosis

Potential new MS drug could regenerate myelin

20 Jul 2018

New research could lead to treatments for multiple sclerosis that regenerate myelin, the fatty coating that insulates nerve fibers and protects signals between brain cells. Scientists from the...

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Cancer
Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

'Link between diabetes and cancer risk firmly established'

20 Jul 2018 • 2 comments

That diabetes and cancer are linked in some way is by no means a new idea, but it had never previously been confirmed. Now, a major new study draws a firm conclusion: diabetes raises a person's risk...

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Frontotemporal dementia
Sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnoea linked with brain changes seen in dementia

19 Jul 2018

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with changes to the structure of the brain that are also seen in the early stages of dementia, a new study has found. Walls of the throat relax and narrow...

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Cardiovascular diseases

Getting to the heart of the matter: can we prevent cardiovascular disease?

19 Jul 2018

The dramatic increase in age-associated disorders such as cardiovascular disease represents a major burden on modern society. Researchers at the University of Leuven, Belgium, are working to prevent...

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Cardiovascular diseases

Risk of heart rhythm disorder increases the more you smoke

19 Jul 2018

Those who smoke a substantial amount are at a greater risk of a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a European...

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Alzheimer's disease
Herpes

Alzheimer’s and herpes virus link has been highlighted in new study

19 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

A new commentary by scientists at the universities of Manchester and Edinburgh, UK, on a study by Taiwanese epidemiologists has shown support for the link between the herpes virus and reduced risk of...

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HIV/AIDS

Record three in five HIV-carriers now have access to drugs: UN

18 Jul 2018

Paris, July 18, 2018 (AFP) - Almost three in five people infected with HIV, or 21.7 million globally, took antiretroviral therapy in 2017 -- a new record for anti-AIDS drug access, the UN's HIV/AIDS...

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Skin cancer

Australia scientists develop 'world first' melanoma blood test

18 Jul 2018

Sydney, July 18, 2018 (AFP) - Australian researchers said Wednesday they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a "world first" breakthrough that could save many...

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Gene-editing damages DNA more than previously thought: study

18 Jul 2018

Paris, July 16, 2018 (AFP) - A revolutionary gene editing technique hailed as the future of disease eradication and mooted for a Nobel prize may be less precise and cause more cell damage than...

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