Thailand Medical News

Medical Scientists Discover Pathway To Reverse Genetic Defect Of Friedreich's Ataxia

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

Medical scientists at Tufts University have identified a molecular mechanism that could reverse the genetic defect responsible for Friedreich's ataxia, a neurodegenerative disease that leaves its victims with difficulty walking, a loss of sensation in the arms and legs and impaired speech caused by degeneration of nerve tissue in the spinal cord. The researchers report today in the Procee...

Resolution Of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Further Improved By Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

AI and medical researchers of the ICAI Group–Computational Intelligence and Image Analysis–of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed an unprecedented method that is capable of improving brain images obtained through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using artificial intelligence. This novel model manages to increase image quality from low resolution to high r...

Mebendazole Found To Enhance The Effects Of Docetaxel During Chemotherapy In Prostate Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

Medical scientists at the University of Glasgow and Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute have tested close to 1000 existing medicines and discovered that a cheap drug commonly used to treat parasitic worm infection could be a game-changing treatment for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men and the second most common cause of cancer death for men globally. &nbs...

Study Shows That Fish Oil Supplements Helps Males To Be More Fertile and To Have Larger Testicles

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 19, 2020 5 years ago

A new study by researchers from the University of Southern Denmark indicates that couples struggling to get pregnant might want to add a little more fish in their diet. Young males and middle aged males who take fish oil supplements appear to have better sperm quality and higher testosterone levels than those who don't, as well as larger testicles, the researchers report. Th...

Study From London Research Centre Says almost Two Thousand People Infected With Mysterious Virus In China

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

The real number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus that has killed two people in China is likely to be thousands more than officially reported, medical researchers have said. The breaking news comes as Chinese health authorities said on Saturday that they have discovered four more cases of pneumonia following an outbreak of what is believed to be a new coronavirus strain....

Pharma Company That launched First US FDA Approved Cannabis Based Epilepsy Drug Post US$ 296 Million in Sales Turnover For First Year.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Sales figures for the first cannabis-based medicine in the United States are in and they’re telling a bullish story, according to GW Pharmaceuticals CEO Justin Gover. The drug, Epidiolex, which contains cannabidiol to treat severe forms of epilepsy, brought in $104 million in net sales in the fourth quarter and a total of $296 million in 2019 across the globe, the British pharma...

Scurvy Found In A Developed Country Like Canada In This Modern Era

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

The debilitating condition remembered as a disease of pirates, Scurvy is still found in a developed country like Canada. The disease, which is caused by a vitamin C deficiency, can result in bruising, weakness, anemia, gum disease, hemorrhage, tooth loss, and even death if undiagnosed and untreated. Researchers from McMaster University surveyed the data of patients of Hamilton's two ho...

New Cancer Driving Mutations Discovered In The Non-Coding DNA Regions

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), in an unprecedented pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes, have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that, when altered, may lead to cancer growth and progression. The research, published in Molecular Cell, reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new avenues of research and ultimately to better&n...

New Medical Controversy: Non-Communicable Diseases Like Obesity, Heart Disease, And Diabetes May Be Communicable After All

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Currently, non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer and lung disease are the most common causes of death, accounting for 70 percent of deaths worldwide. These diseases are considered "non-communicable" because they are thought to be caused by a combination of genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors and can't be transmitted between people. However, a new resea...

New Study Confirms Soybean Oil Is Unhealthy And It Causes Genetic Changes In the Brain

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Genetic changes in the brain occur as a result of consuming soybean oil according to a new emerging research study. A team of medical scientists and researchers from University Of California, Riverside (UCR) have shown that soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression. Often used f...

PPIs Or Acid Reflux Drugs Affects Cognitive Abilities Of Breast Cancer Survivors

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers from New Ohio State University have shown an association between breast cancer survivors' use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and reports of problems with concentration and memory. On average, cognitive problems reported by PPI users were between 20 and 29 percent more severe than issues reported by non-PPI users. PPIs are sold under such brand names as Nexium, Prevacid ...

America Begins Airport Screenings As SARS-Linked Virus Kills 2 In China

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

Health authorities in US will begin screening passengers Friday arriving from a Chinese city at the heart of a mysterious SARS-linked virus, officials said, after an outbreak that has stricken dozens claimed a second life. More confirmed cases meanwhile have now been reported outside China, two in Thailand, one in Japan, one in Korea, 5 in Singapore, lots more in Hong Kong and Taiwan even as he...

WARNING: US FDA Issues Statement That Weight-Control Drug Lorcaserin Increases Cancer Risk

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2020 5 years ago

According to the results of a clinical trial assessing the safety of the drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that the prescription weight control medicine lorcaserin (Belviq, Belviq XR) may increase the risk for cancer. A Staff from the agency told Thailand Medical News, "We cannot conclude that lorcaserin contributes to the cancer risk but "wanted to make the ...