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EMA's CHMP recommends approval of Praluent (alirocumab) for use in patients with hypercholesterolemia

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sanofi today announced that the European Medicine Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion for the marketing authorization of Praluent (alirocumab), recommending its approval for use in certain adult patients with hypercholesterolemia.

24 Jul 2015

New study reveals protein's critical role in development and progression of AML

A new study by researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reveals a protein's critical - and previously unknown -- role in the development and progression of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing and extremely difficult-to-treat blood cancer.

24 Jul 2015

Performance evaluation process helps surgeons improve surgical practice and teamwork

A performance evaluation process used widely by Fortune 500 companies accurately and effectively assesses surgeons' adherence to core standards of excellence and spurs changes in behavior to improve surgical practice and teamwork, according to a new study published online as an "article in press" in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

24 Jul 2015

Nicotine products could be harmful to children

The Food and Drug Administration recently announced it intends to require warning labels and child-resistant packaging on liquid nicotine products such as those used in e-cigarettes.

24 Jul 2015

Case Western cancer researchers develop algorithm to detect DNA copy-number alterations in tumors

An algorithm dubbed ENVE could be the Google for genetic aberrations — and it comes from Case Western Reserve.

24 Jul 2015

V-PPRN approved to receive $1.4 million to participate in second phase of PCORnet

The Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network, led by Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania and George Casey, MBA, Vice President of the Vasculitis Foundation, has been approved to receive a three-year $1.4 million award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute as part of the second phase of the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.

24 Jul 2015

U of T researchers discover DNA ambulance

U of T researchers have discovered how severely damaged DNA is transported within a cell and how it is repaired.

24 Jul 2015

Researchers question benefits of deworming intervention in school-age children

Deworming children may not improve school attendance and the evidence that informs international policy needs to be re-appraised following a major re-analysis by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

24 Jul 2015

Aggressive vaccination effort reduces transmission of measles among North American Amish communities

An aggressive vaccination effort in response to the 2014 measles outbreak among North American Amish communities in Ohio significantly reduced the transmission of measles and the expected number of cases, according to a new study, even though under-vaccination among the North American Amish and in other communities around the United States led to the highest national annual number of reported cases in 2014 in the last 20 years.

24 Jul 2015

SCCA named among nation's best for adult cancer care

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has been named among the best in the nation for adult cancer care by U.S. News & World Report. The 2015-2016 U.S. News Best Hospitals ranking specifically cited care provided by the University of Washington Medical Center, one of SCCA's three founding partners.

24 Jul 2015

UTHealth's Kayo Fujimoto awarded grant to study genetic and social aspects of HIV transmission

Kayo Fujimoto, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, has been awarded a grant to study the genetic and social network aspects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission.

24 Jul 2015

Migraines may increase risk of stroke among smokers

New research suggests older people who experience migraines may have an increased risk of stroke, but only if they are smokers. The study is published in the July 22, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

24 Jul 2015

New Histone Antibody Specificity Database allows scientists to find right antibodies for biomedical research

For years, a crisis has been brewing in molecular biology. The problem is that antibodies--research tools used to identify key proteins at work in a cell--aren't always what they seem. Unreliable antibodies have led to numerous instances of false findings, failed experiments, and wasted money and samples.

24 Jul 2015

South Asians living in the U.S. more reluctant to seek medications for treating pain

When compared with other ethnicities, Asians are the most unsatisfied with the health care they received in the United States, previous research has shown. This dissatisfaction with health care partly is caused by health practices in the U.S. clashing with the practices Asian patients and families may be more used to experiencing overseas.

24 Jul 2015

WSU scientists suggest that glyphosate not present in human breast milk

Washington State University scientists have found that glyphosate, the main ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, does not accumulate in mother's breast milk.

24 Jul 2015

Researchers identify barriers and possible catalysts to delirium detection in emergency department

An estimated one to two million older adults with delirium visit hospital emergency departments in the United States annually. Yet about two-thirds of the cases of this sudden and potentially lethal change in mental status are unrecognized by emergency department clinicians who are under time pressure and almost always managing multiple patients at once.

24 Jul 2015

Body fat can send stress signals, say University of Florida Health researchers

The brain's effect on other parts of the body has been well established. Now, a group that includes two University of Florida Health researchers has found that it's a two-way street: Body fat can send a signal that affects the way the brain deals with stress and metabolism.

24 Jul 2015

New Penn study finds link between graduate medical training and brand name statin prescribing

Physicians in training are twice as likely to order a costly brand-name statin (used to lower blood cholesterol levels) when supervised by senior physicians who prefer those medications in their own practice, according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

24 Jul 2015

Endocrine Society selects 18 endocrinologists as winners of 2016 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 18 accomplished endocrinologists as winners of the organization's prestigious 2016 Laureate Awards.

24 Jul 2015

Methodist Healthcare, Mayo Clinic collaborate to better serve patients and their families

Methodist Healthcare and Mayo Clinic announced today that Methodist has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a national network of health care providers committed to better serving patients and their families through collaboration.

24 Jul 2015

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EMA's CHMP recommends approval of Praluent (alirocumab) for use in patients with hypercholesterolemia

New study reveals protein's critical role in development and progression of AML

Performance evaluation process helps surgeons improve surgical practice and teamwork

Nicotine products could be harmful to children

Case Western cancer researchers develop algorithm to detect DNA copy-number alterations in tumors

V-PPRN approved to receive $1.4 million to participate in second phase of PCORnet

U of T researchers discover DNA ambulance

Researchers question benefits of deworming intervention in school-age children

Aggressive vaccination effort reduces transmission of measles among North American Amish communities

SCCA named among nation's best for adult cancer care

UTHealth's Kayo Fujimoto awarded grant to study genetic and social aspects of HIV transmission

Migraines may increase risk of stroke among smokers

New Histone Antibody Specificity Database allows scientists to find right antibodies for biomedical research

South Asians living in the U.S. more reluctant to seek medications for treating pain

WSU scientists suggest that glyphosate not present in human breast milk

Researchers identify barriers and possible catalysts to delirium detection in emergency department

Body fat can send stress signals, say University of Florida Health researchers

New Penn study finds link between graduate medical training and brand name statin prescribing

Endocrine Society selects 18 endocrinologists as winners of 2016 Laureate Awards

Methodist Healthcare, Mayo Clinic collaborate to better serve patients and their families

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How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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