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Inhibition of Tyk2 enzyme promotes anti-cancer activity

Tyrosine kinase 2 (Tyk2) is an enzyme involved in intracellular signalling and has an important role in activating the immune system.

11 Sep 2015

Professor Hawking to open inaugural Cambridge Rare Disease Summit on 14 September, 2015

Professor Hawking was famously diagnosed with the rare motor neuron disease at 21, and was told science had no answers. He has of course gone on to live a long and productive life, and the Cambridge Rare Disease Summit will discuss how to make this a reality for the 3.5 million other Britons who live with a rare disease.

11 Sep 2015

Envision inaugurates 10th Annual Conference, honors outstanding achievements in low vision rehabilitation

Envision, the Wichita, Kan.-based not-for-profit organization that supports those who are blind and visually impaired, officially opened its 10th Annual Conference at The Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver this morning with a session honoring outstanding commitment to improving the quality of life of those who are blind and visually impaired and keynote addresses from two individuals representing the great athletic accomplishments those with vision loss can achieve.

11 Sep 2015

AfBPM launches new access survey for people with acute/chronic pain during Pain Awareness Month

In support of Pain Awareness Month, the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management (AfBPM) today affirmed the need to balance access to appropriate pain management with responsible medicine use, and highlighted a new access survey for people with or affected by acute or chronic pain.

11 Sep 2015

Johns Hopkins researchers develop new resource tool to monitor trends in geriatric health services

Using data from their detailed analysis of senior medical services offered by nearly 5,000 U.S. hospitals before the 2009 passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), researchers led by a Johns Hopkins geriatrician say they have developed a Senior Care Services Scale (SCSS) that suggests a serious “mismatch” between what’s offered and what older adult populations need.

11 Sep 2015

Intake of cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function, lowers blood pressure

Two recently published studies in the journals Age and the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) demonstrate that consuming cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function and lessens the burden on the heart that comes with the ageing and stiffening of arteries.

11 Sep 2015

Researchers discover new strategy for attacking cancer cells

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a new strategy for attacking cancer cells that could fundamentally alter the way doctors treat and prevent the deadly disease.

11 Sep 2015

BerGenBio honored with Nordic Stars Award for innovation in Nordic life science community

BerGenBio AS ("BerGenBio" or the "Company"), an oncology biopharmaceutical company, today announces that it has been awarded one of this year's Nordic Stars Awards at the Nordic Life Science Days 2015 conference held in Stockholm, Sweden on 9-10 September, 2015.

11 Sep 2015

ACR releases two new publications to improve treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica, gout

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has released two new publications - recommendations aimed at improving the treatment of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and new classification criteria for gout.

10 Sep 2015

Study sheds light on postictal generalised EEG suppression

A study in Neurology finds postictal generalised EEG suppression to be more common in patients who are not given prompt oxygen, and after type 1 generalised convulsive seizures.

10 Sep 2015

UVA researchers identify new strategy for attacking cancer cells

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a new strategy for attacking cancer cells that could fundamentally alter the way doctors treat and prevent the deadly disease. By more selectively targeting cancer cells, this method offers a strategy to reduce the length of and physical toll associated with current treatments.

10 Sep 2015

New DNA analysis may guide personalized management of hepatocellular carcinoma

Detection of small fragments of tumor DNA, known as circulating tumor DNA, in a patient's pre-surgery serum samples predicts early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and may guide treatment, according to a study published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the basic and translational science journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

10 Sep 2015

Northwestern University nanoscientist wins Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research

Northwestern University scientist Chad A. Mirkin, one of the world's leaders in nanotechnology research and its application, has been awarded the inaugural $400,000 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research from the National Academy of Sciences.

10 Sep 2015

Masayo Takahashi awarded inaugural Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize

The Gladstone Institutes is pleased to present the inaugural Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize to Masayo Takahashi, MD, PhD, a faculty member and project leader in the Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration at the RIKEN Centre for Developmental Biology in Japan.

10 Sep 2015

Nicotine reinforcement demonstrated in study with ‘never-smokers’

In a study with 18 adults who had never smoked, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have demonstrated one of the earliest steps — nicotine “reinforcement” — in the process of addiction, and shown that some people are far more vulnerable to nicotine addiction than others.

10 Sep 2015

Race, ethnicity may influence physician-patient decision-making process

Racial and ethnic inequalities in medical care are widely documented in literature. However, variations in Americans' experiences with healthcare, specifically regarding physician-patient communication and shared decision-making about treatment plans, are not well understood.

10 Sep 2015

BWH partners with MCHS to develop unique fetal program

Experts from BWH will partner with MCHS to provide recommendations related to the development of the program, including establishing a high-risk-fetal labor and delivery unit at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, slated to open in 2017, as well as guidance on clinical protocols and opportunities for training and education.

10 Sep 2015

Old prescription medicines may cause more harm than good

Many of us are guilty of neglecting our medicine cabinet - specifically, our prescriptions. Sometimes we feel the need to hang onto them, perhaps because they were costly or "just in case."

10 Sep 2015

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

Today, the United States Surgeon General issued a call to action to address major public health challenges such as heart disease and diabetes. Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities articulates the health benefits of walking while addressing the fact that many communities unacceptably lack safe and convenient places for individuals to walk or wheelchair roll.

10 Sep 2015

Discovery opens door to new way of thinking about ancient ancestors

An international team of scientists, including one from the University of Colorado Denver and another from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, announced the discovery Thursday of a new species of hominin, a small creature with a tiny brain that opens the door to a new way of thinking about our ancient ancestors.

10 Sep 2015

Medicine News and Research

Inhibition of Tyk2 enzyme promotes anti-cancer activity

Professor Hawking to open inaugural Cambridge Rare Disease Summit on 14 September, 2015

Envision inaugurates 10th Annual Conference, honors outstanding achievements in low vision rehabilitation

AfBPM launches new access survey for people with acute/chronic pain during Pain Awareness Month

Johns Hopkins researchers develop new resource tool to monitor trends in geriatric health services

Intake of cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function, lowers blood pressure

Researchers discover new strategy for attacking cancer cells

BerGenBio honored with Nordic Stars Award for innovation in Nordic life science community

ACR releases two new publications to improve treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica, gout

Study sheds light on postictal generalised EEG suppression

UVA researchers identify new strategy for attacking cancer cells

New DNA analysis may guide personalized management of hepatocellular carcinoma

Northwestern University nanoscientist wins Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research

Masayo Takahashi awarded inaugural Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize

Nicotine reinforcement demonstrated in study with ‘never-smokers’

Race, ethnicity may influence physician-patient decision-making process

BWH partners with MCHS to develop unique fetal program

Old prescription medicines may cause more harm than good

US Surgeon General issues national call to action to address major public health challenges

Discovery opens door to new way of thinking about ancient ancestors

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