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Simple assay to improve treatment for idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Simple blood tests could help physicians decide which patients with a particular autoimmune kidney disease can forgo potentially toxic medications and which need to be treated, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

7 Sep 2012

CIRM awards Cedars-Sinai $1.3M to study stem cell therapy for heart attacks

A team of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute stem cell researchers today was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to continue study of an experimental stem cell therapy that treats heart attack patients with heart-derived cells. Earlier this year, data from the first clinical trial of the stem cell treatment showed the therapy helped damaged hearts regrow healthy muscle.

7 Sep 2012

Test to identify potentially deadly calcium deposits in tissues and blood vessels

A new test could help identify and treat individuals at risk of developing potentially deadly calcium deposits in their tissues and blood vessels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Heart disease is the number one killer of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and vascular calcification is thought to play a major role.

7 Sep 2012

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards SCOR program grant to Walter and Eliza Hall Institute team

Research into the natural process of cell death, its role in the development of blood cancers and harnessing cell death to improve cancer therapies has seen a Walter and Eliza Hall Institute research team from Melbourne, Australia, awarded a grant of more than $6 million by the US-based Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

7 Sep 2012

Genetic test to help prescribe proper dose of blood-thinner warfarin

Patients suffering from dangerous blood clots will receive genetic testing to help health professionals at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System prescribe the proper dose of the blood-thinner warfarin.

7 Sep 2012

Nano biosensor measures and analyzes glucose without needle pricks

Pricking a finger everyday is just part of everyday life for many diabetes patients. A non-invasive measurement approach could release them from the constant pain of pin pricks. The linchpin is a biosensor engineered by Fraunhofer researchers: A tiny chip combines measurement and digital analysis - and can be radioed to a mobile device.

7 Sep 2012

Exposure to household chemical may raise cardiac risk

Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid may be associated with cardiovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease, say researchers.

7 Sep 2012

Unrecognized heart attack prevalent in older diabetes patients

The prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction by cardiac magnetic resonance in elderly patients is higher than that of recognized MI and is associated with increased mortality, say researchers.

7 Sep 2012

Long-term prognosis excellent for patients with IgA nephropathy

For patients with a common kidney disease who have normal kidney function and only minor urinary abnormalities at the time of diagnosis, the long-term prognosis is excellent and no special treatments are needed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

7 Sep 2012

American troops with noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus may benefit from novel strategies

Antioxidants, dietary supplements and high-tech brain imaging are among some of the novel strategies that may help detect, treat and even prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus among American troops, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

7 Sep 2012

George Washington University receives two grants for medical and health research

The George Washington University today announced that it has received two grants totaling nearly $24.5 million dollars, the largest grant allocation the university has received in recent history.

7 Sep 2012

Biopsies may misdiagnose eosinophilic esophagitis

University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder that causes swelling in the esophagus and painful swallowing.

7 Sep 2012

Study finds excellent outcomes for patients with acute liver failure after LDLT

Patients in Japan who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for acute liver failure (ALF) were classified as having excellent outcomes, with ten-year survival at 73%.

7 Sep 2012

University of Rhode Island engineers develop new blood-testing technology

A team of engineers and students at the University of Rhode Island has developed an advanced blood-testing technology that incorporates a smartphone application, a hand-held biosensor and a credit card-sized cartridge to provide rapid, accurate biological analysis and wireless communication of test results.

7 Sep 2012

The Institute of Cancer Research, CRT and Astex to discover and develop novel drug candidates

Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, Cancer Research Technology Limited (CRT) and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have initiated a collaboration to discover and develop drug candidates targeting an undisclosed epigenetic target in a blood cancer with high unmet medical need.

7 Sep 2012

Lack of Atoh1 master gene can lead to sudden infant death syndrome

When mice are born lacking the master gene Atoh1, none breathe well and all die in the newborn period. Why and how this occurs could provide new answers about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but the solution has remained elusive until now.

7 Sep 2012

Hebrew University researcher develops anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic family of drugs

A synthetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic family of drugs to combat a variety of illnesses while avoiding detrimental side effects has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher.

7 Sep 2012

Longer looks: Insurers balk at price of new asthma relief; Despite health law, costs still overwhelming for some patients

For two decades, Patricia DiGiusto struggled with severe asthma. Powerful medications and frequent use of her inhaler could not prevent repeated trips to the emergency room. ... Two years ago, Ms. DiGiusto's doctor told her about a new procedure called bronchial thermoplasty, the first non-drug therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration for patients with severe asthma.

7 Sep 2012

Small weight gain enough to increase a college student's systolic blood pressure

As a college student, you may be happy simply not to have gained the "Freshman 15." But a University of Illinois study shows that as little as 1.5 pounds per year is enough to raise blood pressure in that age group, and the effect was worse for young women.

7 Sep 2012

Postop complications are greatest risk for 30-day readmission

Postoperative complications, particularly gastrointestinal, are the greatest driver behind 30-day hospital readmissions, show study results involving data for over 1000 general surgery patients.

6 Sep 2012

Blood News and Research

Simple assay to improve treatment for idiopathic membranous nephropathy

CIRM awards Cedars-Sinai $1.3M to study stem cell therapy for heart attacks

Test to identify potentially deadly calcium deposits in tissues and blood vessels

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards SCOR program grant to Walter and Eliza Hall Institute team

Genetic test to help prescribe proper dose of blood-thinner warfarin

Nano biosensor measures and analyzes glucose without needle pricks

Exposure to household chemical may raise cardiac risk

Unrecognized heart attack prevalent in older diabetes patients

Long-term prognosis excellent for patients with IgA nephropathy

American troops with noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus may benefit from novel strategies

George Washington University receives two grants for medical and health research

Biopsies may misdiagnose eosinophilic esophagitis

Study finds excellent outcomes for patients with acute liver failure after LDLT

University of Rhode Island engineers develop new blood-testing technology

The Institute of Cancer Research, CRT and Astex to discover and develop novel drug candidates

Lack of Atoh1 master gene can lead to sudden infant death syndrome

Hebrew University researcher develops anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic family of drugs

Longer looks: Insurers balk at price of new asthma relief; Despite health law, costs still overwhelming for some patients

Small weight gain enough to increase a college student's systolic blood pressure

Postop complications are greatest risk for 30-day readmission

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