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Resveratrol can maintain morphine’s pain-relieving effects

Resveratrol—the same natural polyphenol found in red wine—preserves the potent pain-relieving effect of morphine in rats that have developed morphine tolerance, suggests a study in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

26 Sep 2012

Study: 42% of patients with advanced non-malignant conditions prefer home death

Improved home care resources for people with conditions such as dementia, who would prefer to die at home, are key to providing better end of life care and reducing the strain of the UK's ageing population on the NHS, according to researchers at King's College London.

26 Sep 2012

UTMB to continue long-term study on healthy and unhealthy teen dating relationships

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received a three-year, nearly $750,000 grant from the United States Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice to continue a long-term study on healthy and unhealthy teen dating relationships.

26 Sep 2012

Kidney disease linked with risk of death and ESRD even in patients without hypertension or diabetes

Two new studies from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium found that the presence of chronic kidney disease itself can be a strong indicator of the risk of death and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) even in patients without hypertension or diabetes.

26 Sep 2012

Daytime oxygen link to poor sleep in COPD

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experience poorer sleep quality than those without the disease, say the authors of an Irish study.

25 Sep 2012

Osteopathic manipulation improves spine mobility in obese

Osteopathic manipulative therapy, when combined with specific exercises, has an added benefit of improving kinematics of the thoracic spine in obese patients with chronic low back pain, Italian study findings show.

25 Sep 2012

Sarawak Biodiversity Centre in Malaysia, OSU to develop and commercialize anticancer agent

The Ohio State University has signed an agreement with the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre in Malaysia to collaborate on the further development and commercialization of a promising anticancer agent derived from a tropical tree that grows on the island of Borneo.

25 Sep 2012

Public, private sectors must engage to increase chances of success in fighting NCDs

"Some academics and non-profit organizations are skeptical of the motives of the increasing number of multinational companies who seek partnerships to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs)," Derek Yach, senior vice president of global health and agriculture policy at PepsiCo and former head of NCDs at WHO, writes in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

25 Sep 2012

Chronic respiratory disease treatments: an interview with Dr Sven Jan-Anders Karlsson, CEO of Verona Pharma

There are many different chronic respiratory diseases. Verona Pharma is mainly focused on two diseases: asthma and COPD. Asthma is a very common disease and unfortunately it has been increasing in prevalence in developed countries. This is the same with COPD; however, there may be different reasons for this.

25 Sep 2012

New clinical trial to evaluate DEX-M74 against hereditary inclusion body myopathy

Researchers have launched a clinical trial to evaluate the drug candidate DEX-M74 as a treatment for a rare degenerative muscle disease, hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM). National Institutes of Health scientists from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will conduct the clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center.

25 Sep 2012

Celleration introduces new MIST 360 Applicator

Celleration, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic ultrasound healing technologies, announces the launch of its new MIST 360 Applicator.

25 Sep 2012

Low aerobic fitness risk factor for chronic kidney disease in men

Young men with low levels of aerobic fitness are more likely to have albuminuria or glomerular hyperfiltration, both early signs of chronic kidney disease, than those with higher levels of fitness.

24 Sep 2012

Age at onset influences juvenile dermatomyositis course

Children diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis at age 3 years or earlier have milder symptoms than patients with later onset, research suggests.

24 Sep 2012

Study on epigenetics link of PTSD and respiratory disease in 9/11 responders

The "Epigenetics Link of PTSD and Respiratory Disease in 9/11 Responders" study is the first to investigate the association between genetic changes and the development of both conditions in the 9/11 responder patient population. Approximately 500 patients treated at the LI-CCE for both conditions will be evaluated during the two-year study.

24 Sep 2012

Study to examine SYMPLICITY renal denervation system for treatment-resistant hypertension

The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center will participate in a national clinical trial to treat the most challenging form of high blood pressure.

24 Sep 2012

Ohr commences Phase II clinical trial of Squalamine for wet-AMD

Ohr Pharmaceutical today announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Squalamine Eye Drops for the treatment of the wet form of age-related macular degeneration.

24 Sep 2012

PTEN inhibitor can trigger growth of small eggs

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered that a chemical can trigger the maturation of small eggs to healthy, mature eggs, a process that could give more women the chance of successful IVF treatment in the future. The results have been published in the revered journal PloS ONE.

24 Sep 2012

Even partially matched bone marrow transplants can eliminate sickle cell disease in some patients

In a preliminary clinical trial, investigators at Johns Hopkins have shown that even partially matched bone marrow transplants can eliminate sickle cell disease in some patients, ridding them of painful and debilitating symptoms and the need for a lifetime of pain medications and blood transfusions.

24 Sep 2012

Exposure to near-roadway air pollution can cause or exacerbate asthma in L.A. County children

Research conducted at the University of Southern California (USC) indicates that at least 8 percent of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County can be attributed to traffic-related pollution at homes within 75 meters (a little less than 250 feet) of a busy roadway.

24 Sep 2012

Maternal choline intake could essentially change fetal genetic expression into adulthood

Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on the obstetrician's list of recommendations.

24 Sep 2012

Chronic News and Research

Resveratrol can maintain morphine’s pain-relieving effects

Study: 42% of patients with advanced non-malignant conditions prefer home death

UTMB to continue long-term study on healthy and unhealthy teen dating relationships

Kidney disease linked with risk of death and ESRD even in patients without hypertension or diabetes

Daytime oxygen link to poor sleep in COPD

Osteopathic manipulation improves spine mobility in obese

Sarawak Biodiversity Centre in Malaysia, OSU to develop and commercialize anticancer agent

Public, private sectors must engage to increase chances of success in fighting NCDs

Chronic respiratory disease treatments: an interview with Dr Sven Jan-Anders Karlsson, CEO of Verona Pharma

New clinical trial to evaluate DEX-M74 against hereditary inclusion body myopathy

Celleration introduces new MIST 360 Applicator

Low aerobic fitness risk factor for chronic kidney disease in men

Age at onset influences juvenile dermatomyositis course

Study on epigenetics link of PTSD and respiratory disease in 9/11 responders

Study to examine SYMPLICITY renal denervation system for treatment-resistant hypertension

Ohr commences Phase II clinical trial of Squalamine for wet-AMD

PTEN inhibitor can trigger growth of small eggs

Even partially matched bone marrow transplants can eliminate sickle cell disease in some patients

Exposure to near-roadway air pollution can cause or exacerbate asthma in L.A. County children

Maternal choline intake could essentially change fetal genetic expression into adulthood

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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