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Mind-body medicine can ward off more heart attacks compared to conventional prevention programs

Mind-body medicine (MBM) is a holistic approach that has the potential to ward off more heart attacks than conventional prevention programs. That is the conclusion reached by Holger Cramer and colleagues in a systematic review and meta-analysis presented in the latest issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015; 112: 759-67).

26 Nov 2015

Columbia University data scientists create world's first catalog of therapeutic venom

What doesn't kill you could cure you. A growing interest in the therapeutic value of animal venom has led a pair of Columbia University data scientists to create the first catalog of known animal toxins and their physiological effects on humans.

26 Nov 2015

Novel anticancer agent appears to have greater potency, longer efficacy than irinotecan and topotecan

In the five decades since camptothecin was first isolated from the bark of a tree used in traditional Chinese medicine and identified as a powerful anticancer agent, several thousand chemicals with similar structures and functions have been investigated. And while two of these analog compounds, irinotecan and topotecan, have been approved in the U.S. as treatments for cancer, both are associated with significant shortcomings.

26 Nov 2015

Chikungunya may cause severe brain infection

The mosquito-borne virus chikungunya may lead to severe brain infection and even death in infants and people over 65, according to a new study that reviewed a chikungunya outbreak on Reunion Island off the coast of Madagascar in 2005-2006.

26 Nov 2015

Study: Mother Nature may help lower cholesterol levels in pregnant women

When it comes to effective solutions for lowering cholesterol levels in pregnant women, Mother Nature may know best.

26 Nov 2015

Research reveals MECP2 Duplication Syndrome can be reversed

The methyl CpG binding protein 2 gene (MECP2) produces a protein of the same name, the level of which is critical for normal brain function. Mutations leading to protein under-expression cause Rett Syndrome while gene duplication causing over-expression lead to MECP2 Duplication Syndrome. Both disorders are severely debilitating childhood neurological diseases.

26 Nov 2015

Key finding aids quest to produce liver cell therapies

Stem cell scientists have made a key find that aids the quest to produce therapies for patients with liver damage.

26 Nov 2015

University of Georgia researchers evaluate potential new strategy to combat drug-resistant diseases

Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a model for evaluating a potential new strategy in the fight against drug-resistant diseases.

26 Nov 2015

Researchers successfully combine antibody-drug conjugate with immunotherapy to attack breast cancer cells

To more efficiently treat breast cancer, scientists have been researching molecules that selectively bind to cancer cells and deliver a substance that can kill the tumor cells, for several years. Researchers from the University and University Hospital Basel have now for the first time successfully combined such an antibody-drug conjugate with a therapy that stimulates the immune system to attack tumor cells.

26 Nov 2015

Study points to new avenue for developing potential strategies to thwart HIV virus

Nearly 37 million people worldwide are living with HIV. When the virus destroys so many immune cells that the body can't fight off infection, AIDS will develop. The disease took the lives of more than a million people last year.

26 Nov 2015

Scientists map out genes that keep cancer cells alive

Scientists have mapped out the genes that keep our cells alive, creating a long-awaited foothold for understanding how our genome works and which genes are crucial in disease like cancer.

26 Nov 2015

Researchers begin landmark clinical study to restore normal insulin secretion in people with type 1 diabetes

Investigators at Montreal's Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital and McGill University Health Centre have announced the start of a landmark clinical study aimed at restoring normal insulin secretion in people with longstanding type 1 diabetes.

26 Nov 2015

Queen's University Belfast-led study examines potential of new technology that could save lives in ICUs

A potentially revolutionary new technology - that could saves thousands of lives in Intensive Care Units around the world - is being trialled in a UK study co-led by Queen's University Belfast.

26 Nov 2015

Bile pigment may provide natural protection from heart attacks

New hope in the fight against cardiovascular disease has arrived, following breakthrough research identifying a pigment in our bile which could protect us.

26 Nov 2015

Researchers encourage more caution in use of ADHD medicine

Authors of new Cochrane Review remain uncertain about effect of widely used medicine on ADHD symptoms, despite large amount of research. Some evidence of increased sleeplessness and loss of appetite leads researchers to encourage more caution in use of methylphenidate.

26 Nov 2015

Allergan, Rugen Therapeutics collaborate to discover and develop novel therapies for ASD and OCD

Allergan plc, a leading global pharmaceutical company, and Rugen Therapeutics, a start-up biotechnology company focused on the development of novel treatments for unmet CNS disorders and funded by the F-Prime Biomedical Research Initiative, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive collaboration to support the discovery and development of novel therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Obsessive Compulsive disorders (OCD).

25 Nov 2015

Seqirus announces FDA approval of Fluad for seasonal influenza

Seqirus announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Fluad (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted) to help protect those aged 65 years and older against seasonal influenza. Fluad is the first adjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccine approved in the United States; it was specifically developed for the adult population aged 65 and older.

25 Nov 2015

EDDA Technology receives FDA clearance for IQQA-Guide system for surgical procedures

EDDA Technology, a global leading provider in advanced imaging-guided precision treatment solutions, announced today that the company has received FDA clearance on IQQA-Guide, a system that supports intra-operative precision 3D navigation for surgical procedures of thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic soft-organs.

25 Nov 2015

Mathematical models may help to predict risk of cancer spread following surgery

The size of a surgically removed tumor is generally thought to relate to the risk of the cancer spreading to other regions of the body. But because tumor cells may metastasize at different times and the rate of spread is difficult to assess, the relationship between tumor size and the relative risk of recurrence after surgery is challenging to calculate.

25 Nov 2015

Stress-related gene affects post-concussive symptoms after car crashes

Variations in a gene that affect the body's responses to stress influence the risk of developing so-called post-concussive symptoms (PCS) after car crashes, reports a study in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

25 Nov 2015

Medicine News and Research

Mind-body medicine can ward off more heart attacks compared to conventional prevention programs

Columbia University data scientists create world's first catalog of therapeutic venom

Novel anticancer agent appears to have greater potency, longer efficacy than irinotecan and topotecan

Chikungunya may cause severe brain infection

Study: Mother Nature may help lower cholesterol levels in pregnant women

Research reveals MECP2 Duplication Syndrome can be reversed

Key finding aids quest to produce liver cell therapies

University of Georgia researchers evaluate potential new strategy to combat drug-resistant diseases

Researchers successfully combine antibody-drug conjugate with immunotherapy to attack breast cancer cells

Study points to new avenue for developing potential strategies to thwart HIV virus

Scientists map out genes that keep cancer cells alive

Researchers begin landmark clinical study to restore normal insulin secretion in people with type 1 diabetes

Queen's University Belfast-led study examines potential of new technology that could save lives in ICUs

Bile pigment may provide natural protection from heart attacks

Researchers encourage more caution in use of ADHD medicine

Allergan, Rugen Therapeutics collaborate to discover and develop novel therapies for ASD and OCD

Seqirus announces FDA approval of Fluad for seasonal influenza

EDDA Technology receives FDA clearance for IQQA-Guide system for surgical procedures

Mathematical models may help to predict risk of cancer spread following surgery

Stress-related gene affects post-concussive symptoms after car crashes

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