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Researchers reveal how cancer cells use energy to move and divide so quickly

Cancer cells and normal cells both divide and move, but with cancer cells it's like they're on steroids: everything is bigger, faster, more.

15 Jun 2016

Veterinarian conducts clinical trials to improve cancer treatment for animals, humans

Raelene Wouda's passion for improving cancer treatment starts with our four-legged friends.

15 Jun 2016

Creating essential medicines list can help protect against drug shortages

Queen's University researcher Jacalyn Duffin and colleagues are recommending that Canada create a list of essential medicines to help protect against drug shortages.

15 Jun 2016

Researcher employs high-resolution imaging, mechanical mapping to gauge structural integrity of cornea

A biomedical engineer at the University of Houston is developing new techniques to map the structural integrity of the human cornea, work that could lead to more effective therapies for degenerative corneal disease.

15 Jun 2016

IVR system with brief intervention message encourages patients to talk to doctors about drinking habits

Primary care doctors are reluctant to talk to patients about their drinking habits, for fear of being perceived as judgmental. But a simple, intervention that encourages discussion could resolve this issue, according to a recent study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

15 Jun 2016

Opioid use common among Medicare beneficiaries after hospital discharge

Nearly 15 percent of opioid-naïve patients hospitalized under Medicare are discharged with a new prescription for opioids, according to a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

15 Jun 2016

CHLA study provides novel insights into the brain mechanisms linked to Prader-Willi syndrome

A study published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics by researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles provides novel insights into the brain mechanisms underlying the insatiable hunger and subsequent obesity in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.

15 Jun 2016

Liraglutide cardioprotective in high-risk Type 2 diabetes patients

Findings of the LEADER trial show that liraglutide treatment may confer a reduced risk of cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes and a high vascular risk.

15 Jun 2016

Mortality risk high among diabetes patients with prior CV events

Patients with Type 2 diabetes and acute coronary syndromes have a substantially increased risk of death in the 18 months after hospital admission for subsequent major nonfatal cardiovascular events, US researchers report.

15 Jun 2016

New survey reveals more than half of patients prescribed opioids have leftover pills

In the midst of an epidemic of prescription painkiller addiction and overdose deaths, a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health survey suggests that more than half of patients prescribed opioids have leftover pills -- and many save them to use later.

14 Jun 2016

Caffeine use may not improve alertness after three nights of restricted sleep

A new study found that after restricting sleep to 5 hours per night, caffeine use no longer improved alertness or performance after three nights.

14 Jun 2016

AASM releases recommendations to reduce sleep-related health problems in children, teenagers

For the first time, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine has released official consensus recommendations for the amount of sleep needed to promote optimal health in children and teenagers to avoid the health risks of insufficient sleep.

14 Jun 2016

FDG-PET imaging tracks ability of atezolizumab to bolster immunity against NSCLC

Non-small cell lung cancers have a collective reputation for not responding very well to chemotherapy. Researchers at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) are presenting a means of evaluating an immunotherapy that fights off NSCLC by strengthening a patient's own immune system.

14 Jun 2016

Molecular imaging technique could help optimize radiotherapy dose to combat NETs

Aggressive neuroendocrine cancer is something of a dark horse--a rare, elusive and persevering force linked to discouraging long-term survival rates.

14 Jun 2016

Darapladib drug can protect against vision loss in diabetic patients

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast and University College London have discovered that a drug, originally developed to treat cardiovascular disease, has the potential to reduce diabetes related blindness.

14 Jun 2016

Databases of proteins' 3-D shapes help identify more than 850 DNA mutations linked to cancer

Examining databases of proteins' 3-D shapes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified more than 850 DNA mutations that appear to be linked to cancer.

14 Jun 2016

Chronic sleep restriction may impair performance in healthy, elite atheletes

A new study found that chronic sleep restriction negatively affects athletic performance.

14 Jun 2016

Study provides more insight into treatment options for severe hemophilia A

Families of children with severe hemophilia A may want to take a fresh look at treatment options from human plasma. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 26 showed that participants who received a recombinant therapy— the present standard in the United States — developed antibodies or "inhibitors" to the treatments at almost twice the rate as those whose treatments were made from human plasma.

14 Jun 2016

Tiny molecular scaffolding could be key to fight against antibiotic resistance

Tiny molecular scaffolding that joins molecules together could be the key to our battle against antibiotic resistance. Research published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters shows that carbon nanodot scaffolding assembled with small molecules called polyamines can kill some dangerous drug-resistant bacteria, including Acinetobacter baumanii and Klebsiella pneumonia.

14 Jun 2016

AASM release pediatric sleep recommendations

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), an organisation that supports and promotes better sleep health, has released guidelines on the number of hours of sleep that children and teenagers need to minimise sleep related health problems.

14 Jun 2016

Medicine News and Research

Researchers reveal how cancer cells use energy to move and divide so quickly

Veterinarian conducts clinical trials to improve cancer treatment for animals, humans

Creating essential medicines list can help protect against drug shortages

Researcher employs high-resolution imaging, mechanical mapping to gauge structural integrity of cornea

IVR system with brief intervention message encourages patients to talk to doctors about drinking habits

Opioid use common among Medicare beneficiaries after hospital discharge

CHLA study provides novel insights into the brain mechanisms linked to Prader-Willi syndrome

Liraglutide cardioprotective in high-risk Type 2 diabetes patients

Mortality risk high among diabetes patients with prior CV events

New survey reveals more than half of patients prescribed opioids have leftover pills

Caffeine use may not improve alertness after three nights of restricted sleep

AASM releases recommendations to reduce sleep-related health problems in children, teenagers

FDG-PET imaging tracks ability of atezolizumab to bolster immunity against NSCLC

Molecular imaging technique could help optimize radiotherapy dose to combat NETs

Darapladib drug can protect against vision loss in diabetic patients

Databases of proteins' 3-D shapes help identify more than 850 DNA mutations linked to cancer

Chronic sleep restriction may impair performance in healthy, elite atheletes

Study provides more insight into treatment options for severe hemophilia A

Tiny molecular scaffolding could be key to fight against antibiotic resistance

AASM release pediatric sleep recommendations

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