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Pipeline Embolization Device safe, effective for treatment of complex brain aneurysms

A recently introduced technology called the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) can provide a less-invasive approach for difficult-to-treat aneurysms of the arteries supplying blood to the front of the brain, reports a study in the July issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer.

22 Jun 2016

Highly structured nutrition therapy provides substantial impact on A1C, body weight and lipid profiles

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have announced the results of a study that may change how nutrition therapy is delivered to overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

22 Jun 2016

Moffitt researchers develop mathematical model to show differences in subpopulations of tumors

Tumors are composed of many subpopulations of cells. A general consensus among scientists is that these subpopulations are due to random mutations. However, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers found that these assumptions may be incorrect.

22 Jun 2016

Classical music by Mozart and Strauss could lower blood pressure and heart rate

The music of Mozart and Strauss is able to lower blood lipid concentrations and the heart rate.

22 Jun 2016

Insilico Medicine collaborates with Asia Genomics to develop advanced personalized longevity suite

Insilico Medicine Inc, a big data analytics company located at the Emerging Technology Centers at the Johns Hopkins University at Eastern, announced an agreement with Asia Genomics, a Singapore-based rapidly growing molecular diagnostics company specializing in clinical genomics & genetic testing operating in major Asian countries including Vietnam, Malaysia and China.

22 Jun 2016

New CAR-based therapy using combined cancer target could be effective for solid tumors

Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), engineered from a patient's own immune cells, have been successful for treating blood cancers, but using CARs for solid tumors has been limited by side effects to normal tissues containing the protein targeted by the engineered cells.

22 Jun 2016

Researchers play crucial role in crafting diagnostic criteria for functional GI disorders

With no laboratory test available to diagnose functional gastrointestinal disorders, proper diagnostic criteria are critical for clinicians to make an accurate determination of what ails their patients.

22 Jun 2016

Inflammatory response to mosquito bites can help spread viral infections

Mosquito bite sites are not just itchy, irritating nuisances - they also make viral infections spread by the insects far worse, new research has found.

22 Jun 2016

VUMC researchers aim to decode genetic underpinnings of human immune system

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center this month began recruiting volunteers to participate in a clinical trial aimed at decoding the human "immunome," the genetic underpinnings of the immune system.

22 Jun 2016

New protein risk score may help predict cardiovascular risk in patients with CHD

In a study appearing in the June 21 issue of JAMA, Peter Ganz, M.D., of the University of California-San Francisco, and colleagues conducted a study to develop and validate a score to predict risk of cardiovascular outcomes among patients with coronary heart disease using analysis of circulating proteins.

21 Jun 2016

Clinical trial finds pioglitazone drug safe and effective for NASH patients

Researchers have found that an existing diabetes drug can be used to halt progression of another disease that is a leading cause of liver transplants.

21 Jun 2016

Unmanned drones could be economical to deliver vaccines quickly in developing countries

Using unmanned drones to deliver vaccines in low- and middle-income countries may save money and improve vaccination rates, new research led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center suggests.

21 Jun 2016

Study finds increase in pollen allergies among Swedish adults

The prevalence of pollen allergies among adults in Sweden has increased. However, the prevalence of allergies to furred animals, mites or mold has not. These were the results of a new study at Sahlgrenska Academy.

21 Jun 2016

Kidney transplant recipients with inflammation prior to surgery more likely to develop diabetes

Up to 30 percent of people who receive organ transplants will develop diabetes, but researchers are unsure why. Although doctors typically blame immunosuppressive drugs that transplant recipients take to prevent organ rejection, it's unclear why some people develop the lifelong disorder, while others do not.

21 Jun 2016

Potential therapeutic approaches to combat chronic myeloid leukemia

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) develops through chromosomal alterations in blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and usually occurs in older persons. Around 20 percent of adults diagnosed with leukemia suffer from this type of blood cancer.

21 Jun 2016

Researchers identify 38 independent genomic regions linked to migraine

The results of the largest genetic study on migraine thus far were published online in the journal Nature Genetics today, June 20. The study was based on DNA samples of 375,000 European, American and Australian participants. Almost 60,000 of them suffer from migraine.

21 Jun 2016

Researchers identify new myosin kinase that could optimize heart contractions

The heart is the only muscle that contracts and relaxes continuously over a lifetime to pump oxygen-rich blood to the body's organs. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center now have identified a previously unrecognized enzyme that could optimize contraction and lead to new strategies to treat heart failure.

21 Jun 2016

Cytoreductive nephrectomy can extend survival of metastatic kidney cancer patients

Surgery to remove a cancerous kidney can often lengthen the lives of patients receiving targeted therapy for metastatic kidney cancer, but only about three in ten such patients undergo the procedure, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

21 Jun 2016

New study sheds light on sexual health of gay and bisexual men

More gay and bisexual men than ever are getting tested for HIV, according to new data from the National Gay Men's Sex Survey. The survey is the largest of its kind in the UK and sheds light on the sexual health of men who have sex with men.

21 Jun 2016

Researchers aim to improve medical treatment for people with insect venom allergy

A team of researchers has elucidated individual profiles of allergy reactivity in patients that are not protected after treatment with immunotherapy. The aim is to improve medical treatment of people who are allergic to insect stings.

21 Jun 2016

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Pipeline Embolization Device safe, effective for treatment of complex brain aneurysms

Highly structured nutrition therapy provides substantial impact on A1C, body weight and lipid profiles

Moffitt researchers develop mathematical model to show differences in subpopulations of tumors

Classical music by Mozart and Strauss could lower blood pressure and heart rate

Insilico Medicine collaborates with Asia Genomics to develop advanced personalized longevity suite

New CAR-based therapy using combined cancer target could be effective for solid tumors

Researchers play crucial role in crafting diagnostic criteria for functional GI disorders

Inflammatory response to mosquito bites can help spread viral infections

VUMC researchers aim to decode genetic underpinnings of human immune system

New protein risk score may help predict cardiovascular risk in patients with CHD

Clinical trial finds pioglitazone drug safe and effective for NASH patients

Unmanned drones could be economical to deliver vaccines quickly in developing countries

Study finds increase in pollen allergies among Swedish adults

Kidney transplant recipients with inflammation prior to surgery more likely to develop diabetes

Potential therapeutic approaches to combat chronic myeloid leukemia

Researchers identify 38 independent genomic regions linked to migraine

Researchers identify new myosin kinase that could optimize heart contractions

Cytoreductive nephrectomy can extend survival of metastatic kidney cancer patients

New study sheds light on sexual health of gay and bisexual men

Researchers aim to improve medical treatment for people with insect venom allergy

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