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Rheumatoid arthritis predictable in Mexican families

Rheumatoid arthritis predictable in Mexican families

Family members of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk to develop the disease themselves. However, it is not clear which family members will eventually be affected. A Mexican study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology has now shown that the presence of specific antibodies in the blood is a tell-tale for the development for RA within five years. Continue reading

Children often asymptomatic virus carriers

Children often asymptomatic virus carriers

According to an American cohort study, children younger than five years carry respiratory viruses fifty percent of the time. This is not always accompanied by health complaints: symptoms were only reported in 37 percent of the study time, researchers from the University of Utah state in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Continue reading

White fat turns brown when exposed to epinephrine

White fat turns brown when exposed to epinephrine

Cold-activated brown fat cells burn fat to produce warmth, instead of storing it like white fat cells. However, according to scientists from the US and Greece, it is now possible to turn white fat cells into brown fat cells in humans. This discovery opens up new opportunities for the fight against obesity, the research groups write in Cell Metabolism. Continue reading

3D printed drug approved by FDA

3D printed drug approved by FDA

Since its launch, the 3D printer has become increasingly popular. Among others, the medical sector has found many applications for the device, like the production of prostheses, models for surgery practice and cartilage implants. Now pharmacy has its first FDA-approved 3D printed drug developed by Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company. Continue reading

Diagnosing oesophageal cancer with a sponge

Diagnosing oesophageal cancer with a sponge

In practice, oesophageal cancer is diagnosed by taking a biopsy, but according to scientists of the University of Cambridge this method does not detect all aberrant cell populations. In Nature Genetics they describe their new method with a sponge that scrapes cells of the whole oesophageal wall. Continue reading

Magnet therapy alleviates tinnitus

Magnet therapy alleviates tinnitus

According to a research group from Portland, US, strong magnetic fields can reduce local brain activity thereby alleviating tinnitus complaints. The randomised, participant and observer-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial with 64 patients was published in JAMA Otorhinology Head and Neck Surgery. Continue reading

Fluorescence improves search for colorectal polyps

Fluorescence improves search for colorectal polyps

Because colorectal polyps can transform into cancer, they are generally removed upon identification during colonoscopy. However, small and flat polyps are often missed during this procedure. Scientists at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have therefore developed a molecular technique which visualises these polyps by making them fluorescent, they write in Nature Medicine. Continue reading

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