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Oxygen-filled microbubbles make breast tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy

Injecting breast cancer with oxygen-filled microbubbles makes tumors three-times more sensitive to radiation therapy and improves survival in animal models of the disease.

30 Jan 2018

Researchers use gene therapy that lengthens telomeres to cure pulmonary fibrosis in mice

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially lethal disease associated with the presence of critically short telomeres, currently lacking effective treatment.

30 Jan 2018

UAMS Myeloma Institute expert compiles new book on Castleman disease

Castleman disease, a rare disorder of the lymph nodes and related tissues, was identified and named more than a half-century ago but, until recently, no one had written a book exclusively about it.

30 Jan 2018

Analysis reveals drop in long-term opioid use among military veterans

A new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, published by Springer, shows that opioid prescribing has dropped after a peak in 2012. Lead author Katherine Hadlandsmyth of the Iowa City VA Healthcare System and the University of Iowa in the US further noted that the decline was mostly due to decreases in long-term opioid prescribing, which carries much greater risk for harmful side effects, addiction and overdose, relative to short-term prescribing.

30 Jan 2018

New study shows decline in benefits from smoking cessation medications over time

A new Tel Aviv University study published in Addiction finds that only eight out of 100 smokers who take smoking cessation medications will have benefited from taking smoking medications after one year's time.

30 Jan 2018

Researchers describe severe toxicity with AAV9-based high-dose gene therapy in animal models

Researchers have described severe, life-threatening toxicity in monkeys and piglets given high doses of gene therapy delivered using an adeno-associated virus (AAV9) vector capable of accessing spinal cord neurons.

30 Jan 2018

NUS scientists develop new way to wirelessly deliver light for cancer treatment

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore has developed a way to wirelessly deliver light into deep regions of the body to activate light-sensitive drugs for photodynamic therapy.

30 Jan 2018

Shorter courses of radiation effective for treatment of slow-growing skin cancers

A recent Penn State College of Medicine physician's study review suggests that shorter courses of radiation are preferable to longer ones for older patients receiving treatment for slow-growing skin cancers.

30 Jan 2018

Verbal short-term memory can be improved by directly stimulating specific brain area, study finds

Tickling the brain with low-intensity electrical stimulation in a specific area can improve verbal short-term memory. Mayo Clinic researchers report their findings in Brain.

30 Jan 2018

Treatment quality for heart failure should be measured on guideline adherence, not patient volume

Adherence to treatment guidelines, not patient volume, is a better method to predict treatment outcome in patients with heart failure, finds new study.

30 Jan 2018

New palliative radiation techniques could provide better quality of life for lung cancer patients

While palliative radiation therapy is used to ease pain in patients with advanced lung cancer, it often has adverse effects on the esophagus which leads to symptoms like heartburn and difficulty swallowing.

29 Jan 2018

Role of genetics behind immune disease risk could be missed, scientists suggest

The role of genetics in the risk of having an immune disease could be missed in research, scientists suggest.

29 Jan 2018

Researchers win $6.5 million NIH grant to personalize diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis

An experienced interdisciplinary team of psoriasis and computational researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has received a $6.5M, 5-year grant from the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

29 Jan 2018

Study shows safety, efficacy of intravenous bevacizumab treatment for HHT related bleeding

Intravenous bevacizumab should be considered as a first-line therapy for the treatment of refractory bleeding in patients with severe hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, reports Mayo Clinic Proceedings

29 Jan 2018

Researchers reveal important role of estrogen in neuroblastoma

The female sex hormone estrogen can perform an important role in neuroblastoma, a form of cancer mainly affecting young children.

29 Jan 2018

Treating domestic violence as a medical problem

Fanny Ortiz, a mother of five who lives just east of downtown Los Angeles, spent nearly a decade married to a man who controlled her and frequently threatened her. Then, she said, his abuse escalated. "He would physically hit me in the face, throw me on the wall," she recalled.

29 Jan 2018

Therapy News and Research

Oxygen-filled microbubbles make breast tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy

Researchers use gene therapy that lengthens telomeres to cure pulmonary fibrosis in mice

UAMS Myeloma Institute expert compiles new book on Castleman disease

Analysis reveals drop in long-term opioid use among military veterans

New study shows decline in benefits from smoking cessation medications over time

Researchers describe severe toxicity with AAV9-based high-dose gene therapy in animal models

NUS scientists develop new way to wirelessly deliver light for cancer treatment

Shorter courses of radiation effective for treatment of slow-growing skin cancers

Verbal short-term memory can be improved by directly stimulating specific brain area, study finds

Treatment quality for heart failure should be measured on guideline adherence, not patient volume

New palliative radiation techniques could provide better quality of life for lung cancer patients

Role of genetics behind immune disease risk could be missed, scientists suggest

Researchers win $6.5 million NIH grant to personalize diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis

Study shows safety, efficacy of intravenous bevacizumab treatment for HHT related bleeding

Researchers reveal important role of estrogen in neuroblastoma

Treating domestic violence as a medical problem

FDA approves new radioactive drug for treatment of rare digestive tract cancers

UEA researchers unravel secret behind success of giardia parasites

Global effort toward HIV cure published in Special Issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Researchers uncover key protein that rescues progression of adult spinocerebellar ataxia

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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