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Researchers explore relationship between emotions and poor prognosis in heart disease

Intense distress and fear of dying, which many people experience when suffering the symptoms of a heart attack, are not only fairly common emotional responses but are also linked to biological changes that occur during the event, according to new research published online today in the European Heart Journal.

2 Jun 2011

New noise study aims to solve 'wind turbine syndrome'

University of Adelaide acoustics researchers are investigating the causes of wind turbine noise with the aim of making them quieter and solving 'wind turbine syndrome'.

2 Jun 2011

Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves sexual health in men with chronic heart failure

A new study published in the journal Clinical Cardiology reveals that in men with chronic heart failure, cardiac resynchronization therapy improves patients' libido, erectile dysfunction, and sexual performance.

2 Jun 2011

Alexion's sBLA for Soliris receives FDA Priority Review designation to treat aHUS

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the Company's request for Priority Review of its supplemental Biologics License Application for Soliris as a treatment for patients with atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.

1 Jun 2011

Scientists find no link between XMRV retrovirus and human disease

Delineation of the origin of the retrovirus known as XMRV from the genomes of laboratory mice indicates that the virus is unlikely to be responsible for either prostate cancer or chronic fatigue syndrome in humans, as has been widely published.

1 Jun 2011

Mouse virus not responsible for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, new study finds

Two years ago, a widely publicized scientific report plucked an old mouse virus out of obscurity and held it up as a possible cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. According to a new study published today by a group of researchers in California, Wisconsin and Illinois, that report was wrong.

1 Jun 2011

Eculizumab effective for treating hemolytic-uremic syndrome from EHEC

In the online version of the New England Journal of Medicine, physicians and scientists in Heidelberg, Montreal, and Paris reported on the successful treatment of three young children who were suffering from a severe hemolytic-uremic syndrome after an infection with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.

1 Jun 2011

Chronic fatigue syndrome and mouse virus – no association

An earlier study published in 2009 had claimed that a mouse virus was the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome. New evidence suggests that this assumption is wrong. According to latest evidence the earlier study findings were likely based on contaminated lab samples, US researchers said Tuesday.

1 Jun 2011

AAPA recognizes nation's top five Physician Assistants with PAragon Awards

The American Academy of Physician Assistants today recognizes five of the nation's top PAs with the Academy's highest honor, the PAragon Awards.

31 May 2011

Complementary technologies for rapid EHEC identification and detection

With the recent outbreak in Europe of Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), Roche Applied Science and TIB Molbiol are providing scientists with complementary technologies that can be used for the rapid identification and detection of EHEC.

30 May 2011

Preparticipation cardiac screening required for college athletes

Sudden cardiac death in young athletes who had not previously exhibited symptoms is a relatively rare yet tragic event. This occurs in around 60-80 young athletes annually in the United States.

27 May 2011

Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care

Disparities between racial/ethnic minorities and whites cross all aspects of stroke care, according to an American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement.

27 May 2011

NHLBI stops AIM-HIGH combination clinical trial in high blood cholesterol

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial studying a blood lipid treatment 18 months earlier than planned. The trial found that adding high dose, extended-release niacin to statin treatment in people with heart and vascular disease, did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and stroke.

27 May 2011

Patients with Sj-gren's syndrome have emotional problems, worse mental wellbeing

The results of a Dutch study of 300 patients demonstrated that 22% of patients with Sj-gren's syndrome were classified as clinically 'alexithymic' compared to 12% of healthy controls. Subsequent results of the study showed that higher levels of alexithymia were moderately correlated with worse mental wellbeing in both groups (Pearson's correlation (r) ≥ 0.32, p< 0.001), showing that there is a proven link between the two.

26 May 2011

Mayoly-Spindler, ProteaBio complete MS1819 Phase I/IIA trial in malabsorption syndrome

ProteaBio Europe SAS, announced today that the company, in partnership with Mayoly-Spindler, has successfully completed a Phase I/IIA human clinical trial for their MS1819 recombinant Lipase.

26 May 2011

Investigators receive NIH grant to help move gene therapy for MPS IIIB toward clinical trials

Investigators at Nationwide Children's have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to help move a therapy for MPS IIIB that has been shown effective in mice toward clinical trials in humans.

26 May 2011

Taking prenatal vitamins early during pregnancy can reduce risk of having children with autism

Women who reported not taking a daily prenatal vitamin immediately before and during the first month of pregnancy were nearly twice as likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder as women who did take the supplements - and the associated risk rose to seven times as great when combined with a high-risk genetic make-up, a study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute has found.

26 May 2011

Lx Therapies, BioCis partner to form Laurantis Pharma

BioCis Pharma Oy and Oy Lx Therapies Ltd. announced today that the companies have combined to create Laurantis Pharma Oy, a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical development company.

26 May 2011

Researchers devise new genetic technique for IVF embryos

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have devised a new technique, which helps couples that are affected by or are carriers of genetic diseases have in vitro fertilized babies free of both the disease in question and other chromosomal abnormalities. The results were reported in the April issue of Fertility and Sterility.

24 May 2011

Studies consistently confirm health benefits of fruit consumption

What do apples, blueberries and prunes have in common? If you guessed that they are all fruits you would be correct. However, that would only be scratching the surface. The fact is that studies consistently confirm the benefits of eating a variety of fruit daily. These benefits include better blood profiles, increased bone density and a strong defense against obesity.

24 May 2011

Syndrome News and Research

Researchers explore relationship between emotions and poor prognosis in heart disease

New noise study aims to solve 'wind turbine syndrome'

Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves sexual health in men with chronic heart failure

Alexion's sBLA for Soliris receives FDA Priority Review designation to treat aHUS

Scientists find no link between XMRV retrovirus and human disease

Mouse virus not responsible for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, new study finds

Eculizumab effective for treating hemolytic-uremic syndrome from EHEC

Chronic fatigue syndrome and mouse virus – no association

AAPA recognizes nation's top five Physician Assistants with PAragon Awards

Complementary technologies for rapid EHEC identification and detection

Preparticipation cardiac screening required for college athletes

Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care

NHLBI stops AIM-HIGH combination clinical trial in high blood cholesterol

Patients with Sj-gren's syndrome have emotional problems, worse mental wellbeing

Mayoly-Spindler, ProteaBio complete MS1819 Phase I/IIA trial in malabsorption syndrome

Investigators receive NIH grant to help move gene therapy for MPS IIIB toward clinical trials

Taking prenatal vitamins early during pregnancy can reduce risk of having children with autism

Lx Therapies, BioCis partner to form Laurantis Pharma

Researchers devise new genetic technique for IVF embryos

Studies consistently confirm health benefits of fruit consumption

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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