Rachel Lutz

A new methodology for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has demonstrated the difference between autistic and non-autistic brains for the first time, according to a study published in Brain.

The Asthma Ally app can track patients' symptoms and alert their physicians when those symptoms are not under control, according to findings of a study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Using an ultrasound to predict tenosynovitis may also predict early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to the results of a study presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) in Rome, Italy earlier this summer.

Using biomaterial scaffold in a spinal cord injury promotes nerve regeneration, according to findings published in the journal Tissue Engineering, Part A.

Hepatitis C patients' liver damage may be severely underestimated and under diagnosed, according to a recently published study inThe American Journal of Gastroenterology.

The molecular mechanism permitting the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) to survive in nearly 50% of humans' stomachs has been identified, according to research published in Science Advances

The source of neuropathic pain is a biological process called endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, according to findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Patients with moderate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have a similar risk of joint fracture that requires surgery as RA patients with high disease activity.

High-sodium diets could be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) in addition to genetic predisposition and additional factors, according to research published in The FASEB Journal.

The Mediterranean DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet may lower a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to findings published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia. The study authors believed this is true even if the diet is not meticulously followed.

Building multiple sclerosis (MS) patients' confidence can improve their quality of life, according to a study published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Certain groups of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may see more benefits from adding a combination of aclidinium bromide and formoterol to their existing treatment, according to research conducted by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG).

Women seek medical care more frequently than men after treatment for asthma in the emergency department, according to findings published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Older spinal cord injury patients are less likely to get surgery than younger patients with the same injury, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Low vitamin D levels in otherwise healthy young women may increase their risk for depression, according to findings published in Psychiatry Research.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may do better with subcutaneous methotrexate compared with oral dosing, according to findings published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Patients with multiple sclerosis experience decreased connectivity between brain regions leading to the cognitive changes that are a trademark of the disease, according to research published in Neuropsychology.

Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis may be delivered like a vaccine, according to findings from Science Translational Medicine.

A nanometric sensor may be able to identify biomarkers of pathological conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica, and certain types of cancer, according to research published in Sensors Journal.

Female mice models felt pain differently than their male counterparts, according to a study published in Nature Neuroscience.

Dementia drugs may pose a risk for patient death more than previously understood, claims a JAMA Psychiatry study.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often display inhibited mitochondrial protein pathways, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Brain networks of schizophrenia patients are denser than healthy subjects, according to research in JAMA Psychiatry.

Medical marijuana is often labeled incorrectly or insufficiently, according to a research letter from JAMA.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be able to be treated with a newly validated drug target.

Patients with multiple sclerosis may have an increased risk of earlier death, a study in Neurology found.

Rheumatoid arthritis therapy that focuses on early and more intensive treatment produces DMARD-free sustained remission, according to findings from researchers at the Karolinska Institutet.

A sleep apnea device may effectively slow the progression of diabetes in at risk patients.

A computer model may be able to predict post-traumatic stress disorder on an individual level.

Autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis are more common in women, though mice models may clue researchers into the reasoning behind the phenomena.