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Scientists confirm correlation between colitis and colon cancer

Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Jan 23, 2019 3 years ago

Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer and now scientists report one way it resets the stage to enable this common and often deadly cancer. Inflammation is supposed to be a short-term response to an infection or other irritant in the body that is essential to eliminating it. But when inflammation persists, it can contribute to a myriad of common condit...

Researchers discover method to invigorate the immune system to eradicate cancer.

Source: University of Pennsylvania Jan 22, 2019 3 years ago

Immune cells called macrophages are supposed to serve and protect, but cancer has found ways to put them to sleep. Now researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells. It is well established that macrophages can either support cancer cell growth and spread or hinder ...

New Antibiotic developed to fight deadly drug resistant bacteria in intestines.

Source: Flinders University Jan 21, 2019 3 years ago

A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a drug resistant superbug. Bacteria are winning the fight against antibiotics as they evolve to fight off traditional treatments, threatening decades of advancements in modern medicine, with predictions they will kill over 10 million people by 2050. The scientific development o...

Research Gene therapy promotes faster nerve regeneration

Source: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW Jan 20, 2019 3 years ago

Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have shown that treatment using gene therapy leads to a faster recovery after nerve damage. By combining a surgical repair procedure with gene therapy, the survival of nerve cells and regeneration of nerve fibers over a long distance was stimulated for the first time. The discovery, pu...

Killing tumours by targeting their viral DNA

Source: Hong Kong Baptist University Jan 19, 2019 3 years ago

Epstein-Barr virus infects more than 95 percent of people, usually without symptoms. But sometimes its persistence in cells can lead to tumor formation. Now, researchers from Hong Kong and the UK have developed a fluorescing, molecular-sized probe, called L2P4, which can inhibit Epstein-Barr-related tumor growth while allowing researchers to see the targeted tumor cells. Epstein-Barr v...

US FDA STARTS PROBE AND ISSUE DOCTOR WARNINGS! Paclitaxel-Coated Devices for PAD Potentially Tied to Increased Deaths.

Source: US FDA Jan 18, 2019 3 years ago

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert regarding the possibility of an increased risk of death associated with the use of paclitaxel-coated balloons and paclitaxel-eluting stents for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The FDA's communication follows a recent meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Heart Association ...

National, Regional, Global - Future Opportunities For Thailand’s Medical Device Companies

Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2019 3 years ago

Various research reports on Thailand’s role in the production, local dissemination and exportation to domestic as well as international markets for medical devices reveal healthy forecasts. Predications are that the medical device market in the country will continue to grow at average rates of between 8.5-10% per annum. Such strength in growth opens exciting opportunities for the Me...

New Stem Cell Therapy To Treat Diabetes

Source: Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis Jan 18, 2019 3 years ago

Scientists working to develop more effective treatments for diabetes are turning to stem cells. Such cells can be transformed into cells that produce insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have tweaked the recipe for coaxing human stem cells into insulin-secreting beta cells and shown that the resulting cells are more ...

Engineered Proteins, Centyrins Shows Potential Against Staphylococcus Aureus

Source: NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine Jan 17, 2019 4 years ago

A new class of engineered proteins may counter infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus -- a bacterial species considered one of the largest global health threats, a new study suggests. Published online Jan. 16 in Science Translational Medicine, the study is the result of a five-year research partnership between scientists at NYU School of Medicine and Janssen Research & Dev...

HKU Discovers A New Broad Spectrum Antiviral Drug, AM580

Source: Hong Kong University Jan 16, 2019 4 years ago

The world has been repeatedly plagued by infectious disease outbreaks, including SARS and MERS coronaviruses, avian influenza viruses, and Zika virus. A team at the Medical Faculty of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) led by Professor Yuen Kwok-yung and Dr Shuofeng Yuan of the Department of Microbiology, has discovered a novel broad-spectrum antiviral drug that would be strategic for epidemic c...

The New Sexually-Transmitted Epidemic In Asia

Thailand Medical News Jan 16, 2019 4 years ago

The bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is sexually transmitted and can cause inflammation of the urinary and genital tracts in men and women. This germ may also be linked to other problems, including some cases of arthritis and, in women, pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. MG appears to be spread by unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse, as it can be detected in fluid s...

Back to the future with CD4 testing: Improving HIV care in low- and middle-income countries

Source: PLOS Jan 15, 2019 4 years ago

A practical resource-based public health approach for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals living in low- and middle-income countries could save thousands of lives, according to an Essay published January 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Mark Tenforde of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues. Effective antir...

Study Shows Vonoprazan improves heartburn faster than lansoprazole

Source: Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan Jan 15, 2019 4 years ago

In a recent study conducted by Professor Dr. Tadayuki Oshima and Professor Dr. Eitatsu Arai from Hyogo College of Medicine, in Japan , demonstrated that the potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB) vonoprazan demonstrates superior efficacy in the treatment of patients with erosive oesophagitis compared with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lansoprazole, with the results of a small ...

Hormone therapy essential for post menopause women against knee osteoarthritis

Source: North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Jan 14, 2019 4 years ago

There is an ongoing debate regarding the relationship between knee osteoarthritis and hormone therapy (HT), with small-scale studies providing mixed results. A new large-scale study from Korea shows that women receiving HT had a significantly lower prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis compared with women who did not take hormones. Study results are published online in Menopause, the ...

Unidentified Immune Cells Plays Role In Spondyloarthritides

Source: VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Jan 13, 2019 4 years ago

Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2% of the Western population. Cytokine blockade of Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and more recently Interleukin-17 (IL-17) has revolutionized the perspectives of patients suffering from this disease by achieving high levels of therapeutic efficacy. The disease differs substantially from rheumatoid arthr...

Ibrutinib, A New and Better Drug For Leukemia

Source: Loyola University Health System Jan 12, 2019 4 years ago

A landmark study co-authored by a Loyola Medicine oncologist has found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The drug, ibrutinib, attacks cancer cells without damaging normal cells, thus causing fewer side effects. The drug is taken as a pill once a day -- much more convenient than ...

Drug That Stop Cancer Metastasis Finally Identified.

Source: University Of Basel Jan 11, 2019 4 years ago

The most deadly aspect of breast cancer is metastasis. It spreads cancer cells throughout the body. Researchers at the University and the University Hospital of Basel have now discovered a substance that suppresses the formation of metastases. In the journal Cell, the team of molecular biologists, computational biologists, and clinicians reports on their interdisciplinary approach. The ima...

Epstein-Barr Virus (A Type Of Herpes Virus) Linked to Schizophrenia.

Source: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Jan 10, 2019 4 years ago

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sheppard Pratt Health System shows that people in the study with schizophrenia also have higher levels of antibodies against the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis, so-called mono. Researchers proposed two explanations for the association of heightened immune responses in patients with schizophrenia and EBV in...

Study shows that Choline may help fight Alzheimer

Source: Arizona State University Jan 09, 2019 4 years ago

In a new study, researchers at the Biodesign Institute explore a safe and simple treatment for one of the most devastating and perplexing afflictions: Alzheimer's disease (AD). Lead authors Ramon Velazquez and Salvatore Oddo, along with their colleagues in the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center (NDRC), investigate the effects of choline, an important nutrient that ma...

Research Leads to Discovery Of New Colorectal Biomarker and also Potential Tumor Control Drug

Source: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Jan 08, 2019 4 years ago

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new blood vessels that could serve as a marker for the early detection of colorectal cancers. In laboratory studies, investigators found that expression of the protein, called beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase-V (beta-1,4-GalT-V), was increased in human colorectal cancer tumor cells compared ...

New Approach In Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases By Targeting Discovered Polyglutamine Toxic Proteins

Source: DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) Jan 07, 2019 4 years ago

A research team led by Professor Sung Bae Lee of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Professor Daehee Hwang of New Biology (Vice-head of the Plant Age and Life Research Group, IBS) has identified the early neuropathology mechanism of structural characteristics of polyglutamine toxic protein on neurodegenerative brain disorders. It was through a joint research with Professor Yuh Nung Jan at the Howard...

Common Yeast and other Fungi cause Brain Infections and also Impair Memory

Source: Baylor College of Medicine Jan 06, 2019 4 years ago

Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a mouse model to study the short-term consequences of fungal infection in the brain. The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications the unexpected finding that the common yeast Candida albicans, a type of fungus, can cross the blood-b...

Messenger RNA in Aerosol Forms To Cure Lung Diseases

Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 06, 2019 4 years ago

Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to produce therapeutic proteins, holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases. The biggest obstacle to this approach so far has been finding safe and efficient ways to deliver mRNA molecules to the target cells. In an advance that could lead to new treatments for lung disease, MIT researchers have now designed an inhalable form of mRNA. This aerosol...

New Novel Treatment Approach for Cystic Fibrosis

Source: University Of Zurich Jan 01, 2019 4 years ago

Cystic fibrosis is a severe hereditary disease of the lung, for which there is currently no cure. The underlying cause of the disease is a malfunction of the chloride channel CFTR, which prevents the secretion of chloride in certain body cells. This leads to dehydration of the mucus layer in the lung. A promising approach for treating cystic fibrosis is the activation of the calcium-activated chlo...

Antibiotic Resistant Escheria Coli In Thailand’s Neighbour, Vietnam could pose a Nightmare for the Asian Region.

Source: Osaka University Dec 30, 2018 4 years ago

A team of researchers led by Osaka University examined the dissemination of colistin-resistant bacteria among residents of rural communities in Vietnam to find that the prevalence of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli (CR-E) in the intestines was extremely high, at about 70 percent. This Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a non-pathogenic bacterium, so the residents have no symptom...

Study shows High Fat and High Cholesterol Diets lead to Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Disease.

Source: University of Southern California Dec 28, 2018 4 years ago

A new study by Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers shows there's yet another reason to avoid a high fat, high cholesterol diet: It can trigger changes in the immune system that lead to a serious form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NAFLD is one of the most common causes of liver disease in the United States, and an estimated 2...

Breast Cancer Drug; Letrozole found to impair brain function. Countries like India have already banned the usage of the drug.

Source: University Of Toronto Dec 26, 2018 4 years ago

Letrozole was found to damage normal function in the hippocampus of monkeys The animals also showed anxiety and hot flashes after four weeks of treatment Side effects like fatigue are experienced by up to 30% of women on the drug A drug commonly given out to breast-cancer patients may affect their brain function and memory, research suggests.Letrozole is primarily used to treat b...

Scientists Baffled By Cause of Seasonal AFM (Acute Flaccid Myelitis) that causes paralysis in individuals but also fears that more Global Outbreaks are likely in coming years.

Source: Dallas Morning News (Anna Kuchment) Dec 25, 2018 4 years ago

Medical researchers fear that more children will develop paralysis from a mysterious polio like illness that has struck every two years since 2014. The condition, known as acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is rare and has reached its peak for 2018. It will likely continue to fade as winter approaches. But many believe it will be back. D68 Enterovirus "AFM is here, and it doesn't se...

Discovery of SLC Genes paves the path for new targets for inflammatory diseases and atherosclerosis treatments.

Source: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine Dec 23, 2018 4 years ago

A group of genes called SLCs that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical roles in atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), inflammation, and likely obesity and other metabolic diseases, new research suggests.The discovery was made by researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in the context of how our bodies recognize and remove dying cells. SLC Gene &nb...

Scientists discover new subset of immune cells that may lead to new chronic inflammation treatments.

Source: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dec 22, 2018 4 years ago

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a subset of helper T cells that may help to redefine understanding and treatment of chronic, debilitating inflammatory disorders. The study focused on a family of helper T cells called Th17 cells. Th17 cells help to launch the immune response against fungal infection and other threats. These cells can also fuel the destructive i...

Researchers Advocate Caution In The Rapid Immunotherapy Drug Development and Clinical Trials Sectors.

Source: Yale University Dec 21, 2018 4 years ago

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists suggest that as the number of clinical trials in cancer immunotherapy grows exponentially, some caution should be exercised as we continue to better understand the biology of these new therapeutic targets. The findings are published today in the journal Cell. Researchers around the world have been racing to create therapies that unleash th...

Phase Three Trial shows Sarafenib effective in halting the progression of Aggressive Fibromatosis (Desmoid Tumors)

Source: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Dec 20, 2018 4 years ago

In a phase three clinical trial, a drug called sorafenib stopped progression of desmoid tumors for two years in 80 percent of patients who completed treatment, a significant increase in progression-free survival compared with placebo. (Progression-free survival is the length of time a patient lives without worsening of the disease). There is no standard of care for patients with desmo...

Engineered Heart Cells -A Novel Solution To Cardiology Issues.

Source: Rutgers University Dec 15, 2018 4 years ago

Scientists have taken an important step toward the goal of making diseased hearts heal themselves -- a new model that would reduce the need for bypass surgery, heart transplants or artificial pumping devices. A team of Rutgers scientists, including Leonard Lee and Shaohua Li, have taken an important step toward the goal of making diseased hearts heal themselves -- a new model that would reduce ...

Aging T Cells: The Cause of Age Related Immunity Deficiences.

Source: Harvard Medical School Dec 14, 2018 4 years ago

The elderly suffer more serious complications from infections and benefit less from vaccination than the general population. Scientists have long known that a weakened immune system is to blame but the exact mechanisms behind this lagging immunity have remained largely unknown. Now research led by investigators at Harvard Medical School suggests that weakened metabolism of immune T cells may be p...

Vegetables and Fruits in Government-sponsored School Lunches For Needy Thai Students Contaminated with Toxins!

Source: Thai PBS World Dec 13, 2018 4 years ago

Vegetables and fruits found in lunches for students under the government-sponsored lunch programme are almost 100 percent contaminated with pesticides and 99 percent of the urine samples from students and teachers in four provinces were tested with organophosphate, a deadly toxic pesticide that attacks nervous system. The above alarming findings were the result of a research jointly conducted by...

Drug Combo of Metformin and Syrosingopine has potential in future Cancer Therapy

Source: University of Basel Dec 13, 2018 4 years ago

A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth—this was discovered by researchers from the University of Basel's Biozentrum two years ago. In a follow-up study, recently published in Cell Reports, the scientists report that this drug cocktail induces cancer cell death by switching off their energy supply. The widely used...

Flavonoid 2HF (2'-Hydroxyflavanone) from citrus fruits proves effective in treating leishmaniasis infections and also shows promise in cancer chemotherapy.

Source: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil Dec 12, 2018 4 years ago

Current treatment options for the parasitic disease leishmaniasis are largely ineffective, expensive, and tend to be plagued by resistant parasites and side effects. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have showed that a natural flavonoid is effective at treating Leishmania amazonensis infections. Leishmaniasis is endemic to 98 countries and affect...

Research shows that most dialysis patients at risk of brain injury.

Source: University of Glasgow Dec 11, 2018 4 years ago

Kidney dialysis can cause short-term 'cerebral stunning' and may be associated with progressive brain injury in those who receive the treatment for many years. For many patients with kidney failure awaiting a kidney transplant or those not suitable for a transplant, dialysis is a life-saving treatment. New research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in the Journal Ame...

New antibiotics in development and trial stages to treat pneumonia

Source: TMN Dec 10, 2018 4 years ago

CAP or Community-acquired pneumonia disproportionately affects older people, with high rates of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Although pneumococcal vaccines are routinely recommended for this population, fewer than 40% of adults age 60 and older get vaccinated. Thus, antibiotics are key to treating CAP in the elderly—and the earlier that antibiotic therapy starts, the bett...

Visual Inspection not sufficient in accurate diagnosis of skin cancer according to research.

Source: University of Birmingham Dec 09, 2018 4 years ago

The large scale systematic review published in The Cochrane Library as part of a Special Collection of Cochrane Systematic Reviews bringing together a vast body of research on the accuracy of tests used to diagnose skin cancer. The suite of eleven reviews was led by Dr Jac Dinnes at the University of Birmingham and supported by the Cochrane Skin Group and a team of over 30 researc...

Cancer Vaccine On The Horizon After Major Breakthrough.

Source: University of Montreal Dec 07, 2018 4 years ago

A team of researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at Université de Montréal has demonstrated that a cancer vaccine can work. Not only that, it could become an extremely effective, non-invasive and cost-effective cancer -fighting tool. The team's work was published yesterday in Science Translational Medicine.The discovery repres...

Proteins Of Muscle Cells Targeted To Develop New Meds For Blood Pressure.

Source: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, US. Dec 06, 2018 4 years ago

Scientists have identified a key player in blood pressure regulation and have shown that switching it off reduces blood pressure in mice.Their study ends much uncertainty about the contribution this molecule makes to high blood pressure and could lead to the development of new drugs. High blood pressure affects millions worldwide and is a leading cause of heart attack and stroke. Blo...

Bacterial Protein, DnaK, promotes cancer, new research shows.

Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine Dec 05, 2018 4 years ago

The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) announced today the discovery that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell's ability to respond to and repair DNA damage, a known origin of cancer. Little or no mycoplasma DnaK DNA sequences were found associated with the tumor, which was ful...

New non-invasive method to detect bladder cancer

Source: Tuff University Dec 04, 2018 4 years ago

A research team led by Tufts University engineers has developed a non-invasive method for detecting bladder cancer that might make screening easier and more accurate than current invasive clinical tests involving visual inspection of bladder. In the first successful use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) for clinical diagnostic purposes, the researchers have been able to identify signature features ...

Phase 2 trial of Tisagenlecleucel in CAR-T cell therapy indicates promising results for patients with B-cell lymphoma.

Source: University of Chicago Medical Center Dec 03, 2018 4 years ago

An international phase-2 trial of a CAR-T cell therapy—to be published on-line Dec. 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine (and presented at the ASH annual meeting in San Diego)—found that 52 percent of patients responded favorably to the therapy; 40 percent had a complete response and 12 percent had a partial response. One year later, 65 percent percent of those patients w...

HDAC (Histone Deacetylase) inhibitors used in cancer therapies can also treat human papillomavirus infections

Source: University Of Alabama at Birmingham Dec 02, 2018 4 years ago

Preclinical experiments by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers suggest the cancer drugs vorinostat, belinostat and panobinostat might be repurposed to treat infections caused by human papillomaviruses, or HPVs. HPV infections caused an estimated 266,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2012, according to the World Health Organization. Routine screening by Pap smears or HPV D...

TRIM5-alpha plays an important role in the HIV fight.

Source: University Of Montreal Dec 01, 2018 4 years ago

Of the 50 million people around the world infected with HIV, less than one per cent have immune systems strong enough to suppress the virus for extended periods of time. These special immune systems are known as "elite controllers." But how do they actually fight HIV? Canadian scientists think they've found an important clue. TRIM5 Alpha protein Working in collaboration with a team...

Novel stem cell protocol for leukemia

Source: University Of Zurich Nov 30, 2018 4 years ago

Stem cell transplantation is effective against leukemia. In many cases, however, the transferred immune cells of the donor also attack the recipients' healthy tissue—often with fatal consequences. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now identified a molecule that plays a key role in this process. Blocking this molecule could significantly improve the outcome of patients receivin...

New Gene therapy for Parkinson's therapy creates new brain circuits for motor function.

Source: Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Nov 29, 2018 4 years ago

Scientists have uncovered that an emerging gene therapy for Parkinson's disease creates new circuits in the brain associated with improved motor movement. These findings, published today in Science Translational Medicine by Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor David Eidelberg, MD, and his team, explain the therapeutic mechanisms involved in the emerging Parkinson's ...

Study shows that manipulating CD8 T cell behavior is the key to HIV Suppression In the infected.

Source: Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine Nov 28, 2018 4 years ago

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified two patients with HIV whose immune cells behave differently than others with the virus and actually appear to help control viral load even years after infection. Moreover, both patients carry large amounts of virus in infected cells, but show no viral load in blood tests. While based on small numbers, the data suggest that long-term viral remission migh...

Study discovers molecular driver of Prostrate Cancer.

Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Nov 27, 2018 4 years ago

A new study has identified a novel molecular driver of lethal prostate cancer, along with a molecule that could be used to attack it. The findings were made in laboratory mice. If confirmed in humans, they could lead to more effective ways to control certain aggressive types of prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death for men in the world. Men whose prostrate cancer tumor...

Study on how to stop cancer cells from moving and spreading sheds new light with promising results.

Source: University of Minnesota Nov 26, 2018 4 years ago

A new study by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers shows how they stopped cancer cells from moving and spreading, even when the cells changed their movements. The discovery could have a major impact on millions of people undergoing therapies to prevent the spread of cancer within the body. After targeting the "motors" that generate forces in cancer cells to move, the cancer ce...

Mechanism of infection process of the gastrointestinal bacteria Clostridium Difficile discovered.

Source: VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Nov 25, 2018 4 years ago

Scientists from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research identified the mechanisms by which the bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile kills intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), thus destroying the protective mucosal barrier of the intestinal tract. The researchers demonstrate the physiological relevance of this process during infection and have published their findings in Nature Commu...

Study Identifies 35 kidney genes linked to chronic kidney disease.

Source: University Of Manchester Nov 23, 2018 4 years ago

An international study lead by University of Manchester scientists has discovered the identity of genes that predispose people to chronic kidney disease. The discovery is a major advance in understanding of the significantly under-diagnosed disorder which, if left undetected, can lead to failing kidneys that need dialysis or kidney transplantation. The discovery of 35 kidney &n...

Announcement of the Prince Mahidol Laureates 2018

Source: Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Thailand) Nov 22, 2018 4 years ago

On 21 November 2018, the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation under the Royal Patronage (PMAF) held a joint press conference at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, to announce the 27th Prince Mahidol Laureates for 2018 in the field of Medicine and Public Health. Ms. Busadee Santipitaks, Director-General of the Department of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, in the capacity of the ...

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COVID-19 Research: New Study Reveals That Specific Types Of T-Cells Are Targeted By The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus In Patient’s Immune System

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May 27, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Could Disulfiram- A Drug To Prevent Alcoholism, Aid In Inhibiting Cytokine Storms In COVID-19?

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May 26, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING ALERT! COVID-19: Italian Researchers Discover Brain Lesions On COVID-19 Patients

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May 23, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! COVID-19 Patients Could Also Develop Thyroid Infections

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May 21, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19: Study Shows That COVID-19 Infections Could Lead To Delirium, PTSD and Other Psychiatric Disorders

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May 19, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: Silymarin From Milk Thistle Could Perhaps Also Be Used As An Adjuvant Supplement To Help COVID-19 Patients

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May 18, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! COVID-19 Supplements: Could Rutin Be The Secret Ingredient In China’s TCM Formulations That Helped Treat COVID-19 As Adjuvant Protocols?

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May 15, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! COVID-Research: Study Confirms That SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Can Be Spread Through Speech

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 14, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Worrying Gastrointestinal Abnormalities Revealed In Abdominal Imaging Studies Of COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Clinical Care: Kidney Failure Emerging As A Common Occurrence From COVID-19 Infections

Source: COVID-19 Clinical Care
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! COVID-19 Alerts: Children Are At High Risk For Critical Complications And Death From COVID-19

Source: COVID-19 Alerts
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Therapeutics: Computational Screenings Show A Variety Of Natural Phytochemicals Could Have Efficacy Against SARS-CoV-2 Including EGCG From Green Tea

Source: COVID-10 Therapeutics
May 11, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Drugs: Study Shows Common And Cheap Heartburn Drug Famotidine Improves Outcomes Of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Drugs
May 11, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Warnings! SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Infection Could Activate Dormant Tuberculosis

Source: COVID-19 Warnings
May 09, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: New Study Shows Vitamin D Could Be Linked To COVID-19 Mortality And Infection Rates

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
May 08, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! COVID-19 Alerts: British Doctors Warns Of New Anomaly Of COVID-19 Patients Appearing Normal Despite Suffering From Severe Hypoxia

Source: COVID-19 Alerts
May 04, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! COVID-19 Research: Glycosaminoglycans Such As Heparin Could Emerge As New Antivirals For COVID-19 Disease

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 04, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Study Shows How Cytokine Storms Actually Depletes T-Cells In COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 03, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: Study Shows Dietary Selenium Influences Outcome Of COVID-19 Disease

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
Apr 30, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! Research Reveals That COVID-19 Attacks Hemoglobin In Red Blood Cells, Rendering It Incapable Of Transporting Oxygen. Current Medical Protocols Could All Be Wrong!

Source: COVID-19 Research
Apr 09, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Acute Gastrointestinal Injury Occurs In Almost 86 Percent Of Critical Condition Covid-19 Patients, Often Leading To Sepsis And Death

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 30, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Guidelines To Prevent Drug-Induced Prolongation Of QTc That Often Results In Sudden Cardiac Death In Covid-19 Patients

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 26, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Doctors Warned About Using ECMO On Covid-19 Patients Due To Lymphopenia

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 25, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: New Medical Study Shows That COVID-19 Patients In Severe Conditions Should Lie Face Down To Facilitate Breathing

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 25, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! Medical Experts Say That Anosmia Which Is The Loss Of Smell And Ageusia Which Is Loss Of Taste, Could Be Signs Of Covid-19 Infection.

Source: Covid-19 News
Mar 23, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING NEWS! Study Confirms That Lopinavir–Ritonavir Ineffective In Treating Covid-19

Source: Covid-19 Treatments And Drugs News
Mar 20, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! Medical Experts Are Saying That The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Could Attack In A Series Of Waves With New Mutated Strains

Source: SARS-Cov-2 Research
Mar 17, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! Coronavirus Research Reveals That People With Blood Type A Have Higher Risk Of Contracting Covid-19 Compared To Blood Type O Which Has A Lower Risk

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 17, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! New Coronavirus Research Shows That The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Has A Fourth Route Of Attacking Human Host Cells Making It A Real Super Virus

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 15, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! New Covid-19 Research Shows That Viral Shedding Duration By Infected SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Patients Can Between 8 to 37 Days

Source : Covid-19 Research News
Mar 12, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! More Emerging Chinese Research Studies Shows That The SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus Also Attacks The Kidneys, Pancreas and Liver

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 11, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Also Detectable In Urine Samples

Source: SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus Research
Mar 08, 2020 2 years ago

Coronavirus Might Be Affecting The World For The Next 18 Months Or More While WHO Says The Virus Will Most Likely Not Retreat For Summer

Source: Covid-19 News
Mar 07, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! New Studies Shows How Coronavirus Affects GI Tract and Also Highlights Fecal Transmissions As Another Route For Viral Spread

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 06, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING NEWS: Recovered Patient In Japan Gets Reinfected. New York Microbiologists Warns That Coronavirus Remains Dormant In Treated Patients But For A While

Source: Coronavirus Reinfections News
Feb 27, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! The Evolving Coronavirus Is Outwitting The World! Quarantines Deemed As Non-Effective As Incubation Period Can Be Limitless! Diagnostics Also Being Questioned

Source : Coronavirus News
Feb 26, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! As Coronavirus Spreads Worldwide, It Is Evolving And New Anomalies Being Reported. British Epidemiologist Are Predicting That Coronavirus Could Be Affecting The World For Another 18 Months If Not Longer.

Source : Thailand Medical News
Feb 25, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! New Research Indicates That Certain Nutraceuticals Could Help In Both Influenza And Coronavirus Infections

Source: Thailand Medical News
Feb 25, 2020 2 years ago

What Constitutes A Fever When We Are Talking About The Coronavirus.

Source : Thailand Medical News
Feb 11, 2020 2 years ago

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