Popular diabetes drugs may reduce the risk of dementia
People with type 2 diabetes who are treated with GLP-1 agonists have a decreased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden…
New Urine Test Can Improve Accuracy for Early Detection of Bladder Cancer in Patients with Hematuria
A streamlined urine DNA test more accurately detects primary bladder cancer, reducing the need for more invasive cystoscopy, reports The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
A sleep apnoea collar enhances diagnostics of canine sleep-disordered breathing
A doctoral study completed at the University of Helsinki investigated the diagnostic possibilities for canine sleep apnoea, as well as its predisposing risk factors and potential symptoms.
More effective cancer treatment with iontronic pump
When low doses of cancer drugs are administered continuously near malignant brain tumours using so-called iontronic technology, cancer cell growth drastically decreases.
Massive increase in the global economic cost of invasive mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit
An international study led by scientists from IRD, CNRS and MNHN reveals the massive increase in the global economic cost of the invasive Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus…