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New study finds underutilization of PR therapy among older COPD patients

A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston investigating trends on the use of pulmonary rehabilitation therapy among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease found that this therapy was underutilized, despite its health benefits and cost effectiveness.

10 Jun 2016

Intrinsic subtyping of breast cancer can aid prognosis, treatment of tumor patients

Published in JAMA Oncology, Principal Investigator of Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology´s Translational Genomics Group, Team Leader of translational genomics and targeted therapeutics in solid tumors at the August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, and Head of Medical Oncology at the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona, Aleix Prat has led a study showing the intrinsic subtyping of breast cancer by means of a genomic test as the most important prognostic factor in advanced or metastatic hormone-sensitive breast cancer.

10 Jun 2016

Study shows rheumatologists underestimate disease severity in OA patients

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are more likely to have the impact of their condition underestimated by rheumatologists than patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

10 Jun 2016

Tackling Healthcare Challenges in a Changing World: an Interview with Professor Jeremy Nicholson

As individuals and as populations our risks of getting diseases are determined partly genetically and partly from the environment that we live in. An important part of that environment that mediates between the outside world and the inside world of our bodies is the microbiome.

10 Jun 2016

New drug ixekizumab helps clear severe psoriasis symptoms

About 80 percent of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis saw their disease completely or almost completely cleared with a new drug called ixekizumab, according to three large, long-term clinical trials led by Northwestern Medicine.

10 Jun 2016

BNPs have potential to enable early diagnosis, long-term treatment of RA with minimal side effects

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that tiny particles made of a biodegradable polymer (BNPs -- biodegradable polymer nanoparticles) have the potential to enable early detection and efficient long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with minimal side effects.

10 Jun 2016

Antibody-positive patients treated with infliximab less likely to benefit from infliximab biosimilar

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that when antibodies develop in response to the biological treatment Remicade (infliximab), they also cross-react with the biosimilar of infliximab (CT-P13: Inflectra or Remsima).

10 Jun 2016

Scientists discover new ZBTB7A gene mutation that promotes growth of cancer cells

Biomarkers play an important role in modern cancer medicine. They are used as tools to diagnose cancers more precisely and to better predict the course of the disease.

10 Jun 2016

New IVF-based technique can reduce risk of mothers passing on mitochondrial disease to infants

A new IVF-based technique is likely to lead to normal pregnancies and reduce the risk that babies born will have mitochondrial disease, according to researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Disease at Newcastle University.

9 Jun 2016

Whole-exome sequencing can help characterize genetic alterations for commonly used bladder cancer cell lines

Much of basic cancer research is based on studies with cultured cancer cells. However, the usefulness of these studies greatly depends on how accurately these cancer cells grown in a dish represent human tumors.

9 Jun 2016

UAB receives new image-guided robotic system for early prostate cancer diagnosis

The world-renowned iSR'obotTM Mona Lisa makes its way to the United States, providing urologic surgeons with a tool to diagnose prostate cancer earlier through accurate diagnosis and precise localization that may allow for targeted treatments in the future.

9 Jun 2016

NMR-based metabolomics: an interview with Prof. Claudio Luchinat

Professor Claudio Luchinat, University of Florence and co-founder of the Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), speaks to News-Medical about his research in NMR-based metabolomics.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 9 Jun 2016

Transplantation of hpNSCs into non-human primates modeled with PD promotes behavioral recovery

A multi-center team of researchers in the U.S. testing the potential of cell therapy for treating Parkinson's disease (PD) has found that grafting human parthenogenetic stem cell-derived neural stem cells (hpNSCs) into non-human primates modeled with PD promoted behavioral recovery, increased dopamine concentrations in the brain, and induced the expression of beneficial genes and pathways when compared to control animals not transplanted with stem cells.

9 Jun 2016

Aromatherapy-based foot massages may provide inexpensive, simple way to manage anxiety

Researchers at Okayama University conduct the first community-based study on the effects of self-administered aromatherapy foot massage on stress and anxiety symptoms. The results suggest aromatherapy massages might provide an inexpensive, simple way of managing anxiety.

9 Jun 2016

Mathematical approach can help achieve optimal dosing for various drugs

In treating diseases with drugs, dosing is critical; too little is ineffective, while too much can be lethal. Colorado State University's Brad Reisfeld takes a mathematical approach to achieving optimal dosing for various drugs.

9 Jun 2016

U-M study compares early-use and longer-duration stimulant medication with nonstimulant therapy for ADHD

Youth who take Ritalin, Adderall or other stimulant medications for ADHD over an extended period of time early in life are no more at risk for substance abuse in later adolescence than teens without ADHD, according to a University of Michigan study.

9 Jun 2016

Migraine drug has quick onset of action

The drug TEV-48125, shown to be effective for chronic migraine in a phase II trial, appears to work within 3 to 7 days of injection, researchers report.

9 Jun 2016

Researchers identify lymphatic endothelial lineage that shows potential for new anti-cancer treatment

Identifying the cell of origin is crucial to understanding how a tumor develops and metastasizes and for developing targeted therapies.

8 Jun 2016

Prolonged exposure to EAS systems can affect health of cardiac device patients

Electronic anti-theft systems still post a threat to cardiac device patients, according to research presented today at CARDIOSTIM - EHRA EUROPACE 2016 by Professor Robert Stevenson, senior scientist at Greatbatch Medical in Santa Clarita, California, US.

8 Jun 2016

Medical Applications of World’s Smallest Differential Pressure Sensor

In this interview, Daniel Trautlein, Medical Sales Director at Sensirion, talks about the applications of the world’s smallest differential pressure sensor.

From Sensirion Inc 8 Jun 2016

Therapy News and Research

New study finds underutilization of PR therapy among older COPD patients

Intrinsic subtyping of breast cancer can aid prognosis, treatment of tumor patients

Study shows rheumatologists underestimate disease severity in OA patients

Tackling Healthcare Challenges in a Changing World: an Interview with Professor Jeremy Nicholson

New drug ixekizumab helps clear severe psoriasis symptoms

BNPs have potential to enable early diagnosis, long-term treatment of RA with minimal side effects

Antibody-positive patients treated with infliximab less likely to benefit from infliximab biosimilar

Scientists discover new ZBTB7A gene mutation that promotes growth of cancer cells

New IVF-based technique can reduce risk of mothers passing on mitochondrial disease to infants

Whole-exome sequencing can help characterize genetic alterations for commonly used bladder cancer cell lines

UAB receives new image-guided robotic system for early prostate cancer diagnosis

NMR-based metabolomics: an interview with Prof. Claudio Luchinat

Transplantation of hpNSCs into non-human primates modeled with PD promotes behavioral recovery

Aromatherapy-based foot massages may provide inexpensive, simple way to manage anxiety

Mathematical approach can help achieve optimal dosing for various drugs

U-M study compares early-use and longer-duration stimulant medication with nonstimulant therapy for ADHD

Migraine drug has quick onset of action

Researchers identify lymphatic endothelial lineage that shows potential for new anti-cancer treatment

Prolonged exposure to EAS systems can affect health of cardiac device patients

Medical Applications of World’s Smallest Differential Pressure Sensor

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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