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Researchers Find Genetic Tie to Improved Survival Time for Pulmonary Fibrosis

5 hours ago − University of Colorado Denver
AURORA, Colo. (May 21, 2013) – Research into genetic features of pulmonary fibrosis by physicians and scientists at the University of Colorado School of Medicine may lead to improved treatment of this deadly lung disease, according to a paper published online by JAMA. …
• Researchers Find Genetic Risk Factor for Pulmonary Fibrosis − 5 hours ago
• Biomarkers Discovered for Inflammatory Bowel Disease − 5 hours ago
• Treatment with Antidepressant Results in Lower Rate of Mental Stress-induced Cardiac Ischemia − 5 hours ago
• Early Use of Tracheostomy for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Not Associated with Improved Survival − 5 hours ago
• Reducing Caloric Intake Delays Nerve Cell Loss − 5 hours ago
• Novel RNA-based Classification System for Colorectal Cancer − 5 hours ago
• Integrating Mental Health Care into HIV Care − 5 hours ago
• H. Pylori, Smoking Trends, And Gastric Cancer in US Men − 5 hours ago
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Aids
05-10-13

Study Finds Gaps in 'Decision Aids' Designed to Help Determine Right Cancer Screening Option

Protein
05-20-13

Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer's Disease Identified

Patients
05-20-13

New Colonoscope Provides Ground-breaking View of Colon
Orlando, FL (May 18, 2013) — A ground-breaking advance in colonoscopy technology signals the future of colorectal care, according to research presented today at Digestive Disease Week (DDW). Additional research…
Clinic
05-20-13

Breakup of Physician, Drug Company Relationship Could Improve Health Care, Cut Cost
PORTLAND, Ore. – A new report suggests that improved health care and significant reductions in drug costs might be attained by breaking up the age-old relationship between physicians and…
Cells
05-06-13

Possible Treatment for Serious Blood Cancer
A single antibody could be the key to treating multiple myeloma, or cancer of the blood, currently without cure or long-term treatment. "We tested the antibody in various…
Tumor
05-20-13

Genetic Diversity Within Tumors Predicts Outcome in Head And Neck Cancer
A new measure of the heterogeneity – the variety of genetic mutations – of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common…
Treatment
05-15-13

Long-term ADHD Treatment Increases Brain Dopamine Transporter Levels, May Affect Drug Efficacy
Long-term treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with certain stimulant medications may alter the density of the dopamine transporter, according to research published May 15 in the open access…
Sdb
05-20-13

Study Finds That Sleep Apnea And Alzheimer's Are Linked
ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA─A new study looking at sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and markers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neuroimaging adds to the growing body of…
Hamlet
05-21-13

New Tumor-killer Shows Great Promise in Suppressing Cancers

Immune
05-20-13

Immune Protein Could Stop Diabetes in Its Tracks

Proteins
05-20-13

The Compound in the Mediterranean Diet That Makes Cancer Cells 'Mortal'
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests that a compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death. By altering a very specific step…
Medicine
05-14-13

Can Breastfeeding Protect Against ADHD?

Practices
05-14-13

CLABSI Prevention Efforts Result in Up to 200,000 Infections Prevented in Intensive Care Units
CHICAGO (May 13, 2013) – New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 200,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) have been…
Treatment
05-21-13

UofL Scientists Uncover How Grapefruits Provide a Secret Weapon in Medical Drug Delivery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Grapefruits have long been known for their health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionize how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumor…
Disease
11-08-12

Measuring Metabolism Can Predict Alzheimer's Progress with 90% Accuracy
When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, scientists usually — and understandably — look to the brain as their first center of attention. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University say…
Cancer
05-21-13

IMRT May Not Be More Effective Than Older Radiation Techniques After Prostatectomy

Tspo
05-21-13

Drugs Found to Both Prevent And Treat Alzheimer's Disease in Mice
Researchers at USC have found that a class of pharmaceuticals can both prevent and treat Alzheimer's Disease in mice. The drugs, known as "TSPO ligands," are currently used…
Surgery
05-21-13

People on Higher Incomes Are Happier with New Knees
Knee replacement surgery is a very common procedure. However, it does not always resolve function or pain in all the recipients of new knees. A study by Robert Barrack,…
Cells
05-20-13

Team Finds Mechanism Linking Key Inflammatory Marker to Cancer

Test
05-21-13

New Test Better Detects Elephantiasis Worm Infection

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Cancer, Oncology
Novel RNA-based Classification System for Colorectal Cancer

5 hours ago − Public Library of Science
A novel transcriptome-based classification of colon cancer that improves the current disease stratification based on clinicopathological variables and common DNA markers is presented in a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. (A transcriptome is all RNA produced by a population of cells.) Pr. Pierre Laurent-Puig and colleagues from INSERM in Paris, France used genetic information from a French multicenter study supported by the "Ligue contre le cancer" to…
• H. Pylori, Smoking Trends, And Gastric Cancer in US Men − 5 hours ago
• Small Cancer Risk Following CT Scans in Childhood And Adolescence Confirmed − 5 hours ago
• Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Those with Mental Illness And General Population − 5 hours ago
• Changing Cancer's Environment to Halt Its Spread − 5 hours ago
• MU Researchers Develop Radioactive Nanoparticles That Target Cancer Cells − 10 hours ago
• UofL Scientists Uncover How Grapefruits Provide a Secret Weapon in Medical Drug Delivery − 10 hours ago
 
AIDS, HIV

New Drug Enhances Radiation Treatment for Brain Cancer in Preclinical Studies


7 days ago − Virginia Commonwealth University
• Study Finds Gaps in 'Decision Aids' Designed to Help Determine Right Cancer Screening Option − 11 days ago
• Biosensor That Detects Antibiotic Resistance Brings Us One Step Closer to Fighting Superbugs − 13 days ago
• Study: Using Anticholinergics for as Few as 60 Days Causes Memory Problems in Older Adults − 14 days ago
• Bonding with Your Virtual Self May Alter Your Actual Perceptions − 19 days ago
• Flu And Bacteria: Better Prognosis for This Potentially Fatal Combination − 25 days ago
• UK Study Shows Potential New Way to Detect Colorectal And Other Cancers − 26 days ago
 
Stroke, Cerebral Infarction
Post-approval TAVI Registry Shows High Rates of Device Success at 1 Year

5 hours ago − European Society of Cardiology
21 May 2013, Paris, France: One-year results from SOURCE XT – one of the largest, post-approval transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) registries to-date – reported today at EuroPCR 2013 show good clinical outcomes in routine clinical practice, with high rates of device success for all access approaches, valve sizes and delivery systems. …
• Mediterranean Diet Seems to Boost Ageing Brain Power − Yesterday
• USF Researchers Find Far-reaching, Microvascular Damage in Uninjured Side of Brain After Stroke − Yesterday
• Atherosclerotic Disease Heredity Mapped in Nationwide Study − Yesterday
• Stroke Patients Respond Similarly to After-stroke Care, Despite Age Difference − 4 days ago
• SUMO Wrestling Cells Reveal New Protective Mechanism Target for Stroke − 4 days ago
• Depression Linked to Almost Doubled Stroke Risk in Middle-aged Women − 5 days ago
 
Surgery
Novel RNA-based Classification System for Colorectal Cancer

5 hours ago − Public Library of Science
A novel transcriptome-based classification of colon cancer that improves the current disease stratification based on clinicopathological variables and common DNA markers is presented in a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. (A transcriptome is all RNA produced by a population of cells.) Pr. Pierre Laurent-Puig and colleagues from INSERM in Paris, France used genetic information from a French multicenter study supported by the "Ligue contre le cancer" to…
• Dietary Advice on Added Sugar Is Damaging Our Health, Warns Heart Expert − 5 hours ago
• Early Removal of Adenoids And Tonsils Can Help Pediatric Sleep Apnea Symptoms − 5 hours ago
• Better Behavior After Tonsil/Adenoid Surgery for Kids with Sleep Breathing Trouble? − 10 hours ago
• Tonsil Surgery Improves Some Behaviors in Children with Sleep Apnea Syndrome − 10 hours ago
• Surgery on Adenoid, Tonsils Improves Outcomes in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea − 10 hours ago
• People on Higher Incomes Are Happier with New Knees − 14 hours ago
 
Infectious Disease
JPIDS: Releases Consensus Statement on Research Definitions for Drug-resistant TB in Children

10 hours ago − Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
ARLINGTON, VA, May 21, 2013—The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) today released its June issue, which includes a consensus statement of the global Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. It establishes standardized definitions, measurements, and other key attributes that will effect research. This is the first step as the group of international stakeholders collaborate to raise visibility and share evidence and resources that can improve children's…
• Estimates Reveal Low Population Immunity to New Bird Flu Virus H7N9 in Humans − 14 hours ago
• New Test Better Detects Elephantiasis Worm Infection − Yesterday
• Leading Explanations for Whooping Cough's Resurgence Don't Stand Up to Scrutiny − Yesterday
• Predicting Infectious Influenza − Yesterday
• Germ-fighting Vaccine System Makes Great Strides in Delivery − Yesterday
 
Nutrition, Obesity
H. Pylori, Smoking Trends, And Gastric Cancer in US Men

5 hours ago − Public Library of Science
The contribution of H. pylori and smoking trends to the decline in gastric cancer in US men. Trends in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and smoking explain a significant proportion of the decline of intestinal-type noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (NCGA) incidence in US men between 1978 and 2008, and are estimated to continue to contribute to further declines between 2008 and 2040. …
• Dietary Advice on Added Sugar Is Damaging Our Health, Warns Heart Expert − 5 hours ago
• Genetic Risk for Obesity Found in Many Mexican Young Adults − 10 hours ago
• Early IV Nutrition for Certain Patients Does Improve Survival Or Reduce ICU Length of Stay − Yesterday
• Change in Cycle Track Policy Needed to Boost Ridership, Public Health − 5 days ago
• Cholesterol-lowering Drug May Reduce Exercise Benefits for Obese Adults, MU Study Finds − 6 days ago
 
Pharmaceutical

Salk Scientists Develop Drug That Slows Alzheimer's in Mice


8 days ago − Salk Institute
• Immune Protein Could Stop Diabetes in Its Tracks − Yesterday
• Breakup of Physician, Drug Company Relationship Could Improve Health Care, Cut Cost − Yesterday
• Pharmaceutical Advances Offer New Options for Health Outcomes − Yesterday
• Germ-fighting Vaccine System Makes Great Strides in Delivery − Yesterday
• Brain-imaging Study Links Cannabinoid Receptors to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder − 7 days ago
 
Urology
Older Prostate Cancer Patients Should Think Twice Before Undergoing Treatment

Yesterday − University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multicenter study led by researchers in the UCLA Department of Urology. …
• Study Finds Gaps in 'Decision Aids' Designed to Help Determine Right Cancer Screening Option − 11 days ago
• New Prostate Cancer Test Improves Risk Assessment − 13 days ago
• More African-Americans Have Kidney Transplants, but Few Are from Live Donors − 13 days ago
• Amplification of a Stat5 Gene Produces Excess Oncogenic Protein That Drives Prostate Cancer Spread − 14 days ago
• Robot-assisted Kidney Cancer Surgery Offers Many Benefits, but at a Cost − 14 days ago
 
Obstetrics, Gynaecology
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery Less Effective Than Expected

6 days ago − University of Utah Health Sciences
SALT LAKE CITY – Research conducted by the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, an initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health, has revealed that the long-term success rates of a surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse are lower than expected. Nearly one-third of women develop anatomic or symptomatic treatment failure within five years of undergoing sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse, according to a study published in the May 15…
• OHSU Research Team Successfully Converts Human Skin Cells into Embryonic Stem Cells − 6 days ago
• Non-communicable Diseases Account for Half of Adult Female Deaths in Rural Bangladesh − 7 days ago
• New BUSM Study Explores Providers' Perceptions of Parental Concerns About HPV Vaccination − 7 days ago
• Women with Unintended Pregnancy Are More Likely to Suffer from Postpartum Depression − 14 days ago
• What Do Ob/Gyns in Training Learn About Menopause? Not Nearly Enough, New Study Suggests − 20 days ago
 
Pathology
Dietary Advice on Added Sugar Is Damaging Our Health, Warns Heart Expert

5 hours ago − BMJ-British Medical Journal
He calls on the UK's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Department of Health "to act swiftly" to tackle the rising obesity crisis and increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes. In 2003 the World Health Organization stated that "added sugars" should contribute no more than 10% of total energy intake. This was in line with the UK government's Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy…
• Drugs Found to Both Prevent And Treat Alzheimer's Disease in Mice − 10 hours ago
• Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer's Disease Identified − Yesterday
• New Study Pinpoints Biochemical Mechanism Underlying Fibrosis Following Glaucoma Surgery − 4 days ago
• Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing Auto Emissions Turns HDL Cholesterol from 'Good' to 'Bad' − 6 days ago
• Newly Described Type of Immune Cell And T Cells Share Similar Path to Maturity − 7 days ago
 
Psychiatry
Antidepressant Reduces Stress-induced Heart Condition

5 hours ago − Duke University Medical Center
DURHAM, N.C. – A drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety may improve a stress-related heart condition in people with stable coronary heart disease, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. …
• Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Those with Mental Illness And General Population − 5 hours ago
• Asthma Symptoms Impair Sleep Quality And School Performance in Children − 14 hours ago
• Child Maltreatment Increases Risk of Adult Obesity − 20 hours ago
• Genetic Predictors of Postpartum Depression Uncovered by Hopkins Researchers − 20 hours ago
• Mediterranean Diet Seems to Boost Ageing Brain Power − Yesterday
 
Pediatrics
Asthma Symptoms Impair Sleep Quality And School Performance in Children

14 hours ago − American Thoracic Society
ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ─ The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study. …
• First Long-term Study Reveals Link Between Childhood ADHD And Obesity − Yesterday
• Whole-cell Vaccine Was More Effective Than Acellular Vaccine During CA Pertussis Outbreak − Yesterday
• New Research Identifies Risks, Interventions for Children's GI Health − 3 days ago
• New Study Recommends Using Active Videogaming ('exergaming') to Improve Children's Health − 4 days ago
• Rotavirus Vaccine Developed in India Demonstrates Strong Efficacy − 7 days ago
 
Neurology

Research Reveals Possible Reason for Cholesterol-drug Side Effects


11 days ago − University of Arizona
• Diabetes Drug Tested in Parkinson's Disease Patients − Yesterday
• Study Brings Greater Understanding of Tumor Growth Mechanism − 5 days ago
• Patients Fare Better at Hospitals Using Get with the Guidelines-Stroke − 5 days ago
• Skin Cancer May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease − 6 days ago
• Alzheimer's Markers Predict Start of Mental Decline − 7 days ago
 
Cardiology
Post-approval TAVI Registry Shows High Rates of Device Success at 1 Year

5 hours ago − European Society of Cardiology
21 May 2013, Paris, France: One-year results from SOURCE XT – one of the largest, post-approval transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) registries to-date – reported today at EuroPCR 2013 show good clinical outcomes in routine clinical practice, with high rates of device success for all access approaches, valve sizes and delivery systems. …
• Biodegradable Stent Proves Non-inferior to Drug-eluting Stent − 5 hours ago
• Antidepressant Reduces Stress-induced Heart Condition − 5 hours ago
• New Research Identifies Risks, Interventions for Children's GI Health − 3 days ago
• Control of Heart Disease Risk Factors Varies among Outpatient Practices − 4 days ago
• Late Breaking Clinical Trials Introduced for First Time at EHRA EUROPACE 2013 − 5 days ago
 
Radiology
More Than One-third of Texas Women Still Receive Unnecessary Breast Biopsy Surgery

4 days ago − University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Many women in Texas who are found to have an abnormality on routine mammogram or discover a lump in one of their breasts end up having an old-fashioned surgical biopsy to find out whether the breast abnormality is malignant. Since 2001, national expert panels have recommended that the first course of action for women with breast lumps or masses should be minimally invasive biopsy. …
• Individuals Who Drink Heavily And Smoke May Show 'Early Aging' of the Brain − 4 days ago
• Digital Mammography Cancer Detection Rates May Vary Significantly − 7 days ago
• Brain-imaging Study Links Cannabinoid Receptors to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder − 7 days ago
• Stanford Researchers Develop New Technique to Track Cell Interactions in Living Bodies − 15 days ago
• Researchers Reveal New More Precise Method of Performing Electroconvulsive Therapy − 15 days ago
 
Endocrinology

Women's Reproductive Ability May Be Related to Immune System Status


4 days ago − University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Breakthrough for IVF? − 5 days ago
• Robotic Transplant an Option for Obese Kidney Patients − 6 days ago
• OHSU Research Team Successfully Converts Human Skin Cells into Embryonic Stem Cells − 6 days ago
• What Do Ob/Gyns in Training Learn About Menopause? Not Nearly Enough, New Study Suggests − 20 days ago
• Secondhand Smoke Presents Greater Threat to Teen Girls Than Boys − 21 days ago
 
Endocrinology

NIH Study Provides Clarity on Supplements for Protection Against Blinding Eye Disease


15 days ago − National Eye Institute
• New Study Pinpoints Biochemical Mechanism Underlying Fibrosis Following Glaucoma Surgery − 4 days ago
• First Corneal Transplant with Pre-loaded Donor Tissue Performed at Mass. Eye And Ear − 14 days ago
• Study Evaluates Effect of Different Supplements on Reducing Risk of Progression to Advanced AMD − 15 days ago
• Glaucoma Drug Can Cause Droopy Eyelids − 14 hours ago
• Outdoor Recess Time Can Reduce the Risk of Nearsightedness in Children − 20 days ago
 
Dermatology
More Severe Psoriasis Explains the Higher Costs of Care for Men

6 days ago − Umea University
Men often suffer from more severe cases of psoriasis than women, which may explain why the cost of care for men is higher. This is the conclusion of researchers at Sweden's Umeå University in a new study. It is known that psoriasis affects about as many women as men. However, it has been shown, both in Sweden and internationally, that men receive more frequent and more expensive care…
• Sunshine Could Benefit Health And Prolong Life, Study Suggests − 14 days ago
• Surgery for Nonfatal Skin Cancers Might Not Be Best for Elderly Patients − 22 days ago
• Medicaid-insured Children Have Limited Access to Dermatologists, SLU Researchers Find − 22 days ago
• Sharing Examination Questions Threatens Trust in Medical Profession − 22 days ago
• BUSM Study Reveals Novel Mechanism by Which UVA Contributes to Photoaging of Skin − 26 days ago
 
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