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Mediterranean diet cuts risk of developing AMD

Evidence is mounting that a poor diet plays an important role in the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the United States.

1 Oct 2018

Phase 3 ECHELON-2 clinical trial evaluating ADCETRIS plus CHP meets primary endpoint

Seattle Genetics, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced today that the phase 3 ECHELON-2 clinical trial met its primary endpoint.

1 Oct 2018

Patients report troubling health issues even up to two years after arthroscopic hip surgery

Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of patients reported troubling new health issues ranging from sleep problems, to arthritis to cardiovascular disease.

29 Sep 2018

Study shows Bartonella infections in vampire bats are highly prevalent in Peru and Belize

Bartonella are bacteria that cause endocarditis, a potentially life-threatening illness in humans and domestic animals.

29 Sep 2018

Study: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had tried several types of drug

Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had used more than one type of the drug, including cannabis products that were combustible, edible or vaporized.

29 Sep 2018

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization, critical illness and major infection may diminish brain structures that are most commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease.

28 Sep 2018

Pfizer announces FDA approval of VIZIMPRO for first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated metastatic NSCLC

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved VIZIMPRO [vih-ZIM-pro] (dacomitinib), a kinase inhibitor for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new mathematical technique to study brain waves

A U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientist has collaborated with a team of researchers from the University of North Texas to develop a new data processing technique that uses electroencephalogram, or EEG, time series variability as a measure of the state of the brain.

27 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new tool to screen for sleep apnea in people with epilepsy

Rutgers researchers have developed a tool to help neurologists screen for obstructive sleep apnea in people with epilepsy whose seizures can be magnified by sleep disorders.

27 Sep 2018

No scientific reason available to assume link between BPA uptake and MIH in children

Depending on symptomatic and phenotypic severity the condition of chalky teeth is categorised into three levels. The symptoms of chalky teeth were first described in 1978, with the term molar-incisor hypomineralisation introduced in 2001.

27 Sep 2018

Study reveals changes in functioning of older individuals’ central nervous system

The central nervous system of older individuals responds to movement and initiates muscular contraction differently compared to young individuals.

26 Sep 2018

Understanding mosquitoes’ mating behavior is key for developing vector control strategies

The ears of male mosquitoes amplify the sound of an approaching female using a self-generated phantom tone that mimics the female's wingbeats, which increases the ear's acoustic input by a factor of up to 45,000, finds a new UCL-led study.

26 Sep 2018

New technology helps detect smallest magnetic fields produced in neuronal networks

The scientists in Freiburg will produce and optimize NV centers in diamond in order to achieve highly sensitive magnet field detectors working at room temperature, and by those means develop the world's first laser threshold magnetometer.

25 Sep 2018

IQWiG recommends update in health care aspects of DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’

Disease management programmes should be regularly updated to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge.

25 Sep 2018

Physical activity may have beneficial effects for people with rare Alzheimer's disease

For individuals carrying a genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease, engaging in at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week may have beneficial effects on markers of Alzheimer's disease brain changes and may delay cognitive decline, according to a new study available online by Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association as an article in press, corrected proof.

25 Sep 2018

Study: Optimizing dopaminergic treatment improves non-motor symptoms and quality of life

Non-motor symptoms are common in late-stage Parkinson's disease as the frequency and severity of most of these symptoms increase with advancing disease. Optimizing dopaminergic treatment in the most severe stages can affect non-motor symptoms and improve quality of life, report scientists in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease.

25 Sep 2018

Using multi-level approach to reduce underage drinking among youths on rural reservations

Underage drinking is a concern all over the country. Among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, there are especially serious issues: alcohol use and heavy drinking at an early age increase risks for lifetime alcohol problems, and American Indians and Native Alaskans have reported younger onsets than other groups.

24 Sep 2018

Environmental biologist explores how songbirds stay slim despite overeating

Noticing that songbirds, such as finches, never seem to get fat despite overeating at bird feeders, London environmental biologist Lewis Halsey wondered whether the amount of energy birds put into singing, fidgeting, or exercising could be adjusted in ways that regulate weight.

24 Sep 2018

New online, sound matching tool offers tinnitus sufferers potential treatment options

A tea kettle, buzzing cicada or screeching noise? Tinnitus suffers are being invited to use a new online, sound matching tool to help better understand their type of tinnitus and the potential treatments that might be able to help them.

24 Sep 2018

ADCETRIS drug receives approval in Japan as frontline treatment option for Hodgkin lymphoma

Seattle Genetics, Inc. today announced that its collaborator, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine as a frontline treatment option for CD30-positive Hodgkin lymphoma patients in Japan.

24 Sep 2018

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Mediterranean diet cuts risk of developing AMD

Phase 3 ECHELON-2 clinical trial evaluating ADCETRIS plus CHP meets primary endpoint

Patients report troubling health issues even up to two years after arthroscopic hip surgery

Study shows Bartonella infections in vampire bats are highly prevalent in Peru and Belize

Study: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had tried several types of drug

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Pfizer announces FDA approval of VIZIMPRO for first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated metastatic NSCLC

Researchers develop new mathematical technique to study brain waves

Researchers develop new tool to screen for sleep apnea in people with epilepsy

No scientific reason available to assume link between BPA uptake and MIH in children

Study reveals changes in functioning of older individuals’ central nervous system

Understanding mosquitoes’ mating behavior is key for developing vector control strategies

New technology helps detect smallest magnetic fields produced in neuronal networks

IQWiG recommends update in health care aspects of DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’

Physical activity may have beneficial effects for people with rare Alzheimer's disease

Study: Optimizing dopaminergic treatment improves non-motor symptoms and quality of life

Using multi-level approach to reduce underage drinking among youths on rural reservations

Environmental biologist explores how songbirds stay slim despite overeating

New online, sound matching tool offers tinnitus sufferers potential treatment options

ADCETRIS drug receives approval in Japan as frontline treatment option for Hodgkin lymphoma

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