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Fracture liaison service reduces risk of fragility fractures in older adults

Studies have shown that anyone age 50 or older who suffers a fragility fracture – a bone break sustained in a fall from a standing height or less – is two to five times more likely to experience a second fracture than someone who hasn't had one. The odds that a person who's suffered two such fractures will have a third are even higher.

17 May 2014

Viewpoints: GOP attacks on health law; challenging assumptions about Obamacare politics; is employer mandate worth it?

A crucial component of the Republican Party's assault on the Affordable Care Act always has been ignorance -- that is, the promotion of ignorance about the ACA's benefits among the general population. Now, from the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., comes hard evidence that the campaign worked, bigtime. In its latest national survey to determine how the healthcare reform act has been working, McKinsey found that the perceived cost of health insurance still was the No. 1 reason given by respondents for not enrolling (Michael Hiltzik, 5/14).

16 May 2014

Researchers test genomic sequencing for women with triple negative breast cancer

Indiana University cancer researchers are testing whether therapy incorporating advanced genomic technology will provide better outcomes than current treatments for those with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

15 May 2014

Virtualscopics reports record revenues in first quarter 2014

VirtualScopics, Inc., a leading provider of quantitative imaging solutions, today reported the financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

15 May 2014

Novel targeted drug shows promise in treating patients with advanced pigmented villonodular synovitis

A novel targeted drug shows promise in treating patients with advanced pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), a rare neoplastic joint disorder, according to new phase I data from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and other institutions highlighted to media today in advance of the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which will take place from May 30 to June 3 in Chicago.

15 May 2014

NSHOA and Caris Life Sciences collaborate to establish personalized cancer care program

North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates and Caris Life Sciences today announced a collaboration to establish a personalized cancer care program for patients in the greater Long Island area.

12 May 2014

Luminex announces group B strep as fifth assay planned for launch menu of ARIES

Luminex Corporation today announced that Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) is the fifth assay planned for the launch menu of its new sample-to-answer system, ARIES™.

From Luminex 12 May 2014

FLUIDDA's breakthrough imaging technology helps optimize COPD treatment

FLUIDDA's breakthrough imaging technology was used to assess the mode of action of Roflumilast, a novel drug to treat patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

9 May 2014

Flatiron Health agrees to acquire Altos Solutions

Altos Solutions, creators of OncoEMR, the first web-based oncology-specific electronic medical record, today announced an agreement to be acquired by Flatiron Health.

9 May 2014

Leica and Affymetrix launch fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays

Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) and Leica Biosystems announce the launch of Affymetrix' fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays ViewRNATM eZ Assays on the Leica BOND RX staining platform.

8 May 2014

Molecular subtyping provides insights into how to treat breast cancer

New evidence showing that the MammaPrint® and BluePrint® tests provide insights into how to treat breast cancer was presented at the annual conference of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS).

7 May 2014

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and George Mason University today announced the creation of a strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

7 May 2014

iQBS researchers develop new gene expression analysis approach for identifying cancer genes

Dartmouth Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS) researchers developed a new gene expression analysis approach for identifying cancer genes.

5 May 2014

DNA 'sat nav' allows direct access to homes of ancestors alive 1,000 years ago

Tracing where your DNA was formed over 1,000 years ago is now possible due to a revolutionary technique developed by a team of international scientists led by experts from the University of Sheffield.

2 May 2014

UCSD neurosurgeons study MRI-guided biopsy approach to diagnose patients with brain cancer

Neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Heath System have, for the first time, combined real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology with novel non-invasive cellular mapping techniques to develop a new biopsy approach that increases the accuracy of diagnosis for patients with brain cancer.

2 May 2014

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

People with multiple sclerosis who for one year followed a plant-based diet very low in saturated fat had much less MS-related fatigue at the end of that year - and significantly less fatigue than a control group of people with MS who didn't follow the diet, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study being presented today at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

2 May 2014

New computational model rapidly assess therapy outcomes in prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis

A new computational model that simulates bone metastasis of prostate cancer has the potential to rapidly assess experimental therapy outcomes and help develop personalized medicine for patients with this disease, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

2 May 2014

Researchers develop tool to identify biogeography of worldwide individuals

Biogeographical data is useful in screening for disease risk and drug sensitivity associated with certain ethnic groups. A team of researchers, including an investigator from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has developed a tool to accurately identify the biogeography of worldwide individuals. Previous tools were accurate in identifying place of origin within homogeneous European populations but highly inaccurate for places with significant immigration, such as the U.S.

30 Apr 2014

GEN Publishing introduces semi-monthly digital publication focusing on OMICs technologies

GEN Publishing recently introduced Clinical OMICs a semi-monthly digital publication focusing on the application of OMICs technologies in clinical settings. These advanced techniques, such as next-gen sequencing, are beginning to transform medical care just as they revolutionized basic life science research over the past decade-and-a-half.

26 Apr 2014

Researchers study likely effects of radiation on brain during deep space mission

Johns Hopkins scientists report that rats exposed to high-energy particles, simulating conditions astronauts would face on a long-term deep space mission, show lapses in attention and slower reaction times, even when the radiation exposure is in extremely low dose ranges.

25 Apr 2014

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Fracture liaison service reduces risk of fragility fractures in older adults

Viewpoints: GOP attacks on health law; challenging assumptions about Obamacare politics; is employer mandate worth it?

Researchers test genomic sequencing for women with triple negative breast cancer

Virtualscopics reports record revenues in first quarter 2014

Novel targeted drug shows promise in treating patients with advanced pigmented villonodular synovitis

NSHOA and Caris Life Sciences collaborate to establish personalized cancer care program

Luminex announces group B strep as fifth assay planned for launch menu of ARIES

FLUIDDA's breakthrough imaging technology helps optimize COPD treatment

Flatiron Health agrees to acquire Altos Solutions

Leica and Affymetrix launch fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays

Molecular subtyping provides insights into how to treat breast cancer

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

iQBS researchers develop new gene expression analysis approach for identifying cancer genes

DNA 'sat nav' allows direct access to homes of ancestors alive 1,000 years ago

UCSD neurosurgeons study MRI-guided biopsy approach to diagnose patients with brain cancer

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

New computational model rapidly assess therapy outcomes in prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis

Researchers develop tool to identify biogeography of worldwide individuals

GEN Publishing introduces semi-monthly digital publication focusing on OMICs technologies

Researchers study likely effects of radiation on brain during deep space mission

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