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Study suggests reasons for disparities in obesity rates between African-American and white women

A new study suggests the reasons for disparities in obesity rates between African-American and white women are far more complex than the usual go-to culprits of socioeconomics, fruit and vegetable intake, and exercise.

2 May 2014

Medical physicists find new ways to use speed of video game processors to improve patient care

Medical physicists at UT Southwestern Medical Center are finding new ways to use the speed of video game processors to promote research that is aimed at improving patient care.

2 May 2014

New findings show combination of statins and omega-3 fatty acid may potentially reduce cardiovascular risk

New findings from an in vitro study, led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), show that the combination of statins and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 fatty acid, may potentially reduce cardiovascular risk.

2 May 2014

Tel Aviv University pinpoints mechanism that causes rare and severe congenital syndrome

In the 1950s and 1960s, pregnant women with morning sickness were often prescribed the new drug thalidomide. Shortly after the medicine was released on the market, a reported 10,000 infants were born with an extreme form of the rare congenital phocomelia syndrome, which caused death in 50 percent of cases and severe physical and mental disabilities in others.

2 May 2014

Viewpoints: Health overhaul doesn't necessarily help the sick; single payer doesn't mean cheaper

Now that it's clear that Obamacare is here to stay, its supporters should focus on making the program better. Fixes are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of responsiveness and of good management. And the Affordable Care Act does have its flaws. Here's a big one: It favors screening over diagnosis.

2 May 2014

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

People with multiple sclerosis who for one year followed a plant-based diet very low in saturated fat had much less MS-related fatigue at the end of that year - and significantly less fatigue than a control group of people with MS who didn't follow the diet, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study being presented today at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

2 May 2014

New computational model rapidly assess therapy outcomes in prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis

A new computational model that simulates bone metastasis of prostate cancer has the potential to rapidly assess experimental therapy outcomes and help develop personalized medicine for patients with this disease, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

2 May 2014

Cedars-Sinai director honored for lifetime of achievement in field of liver transplantation

Andrew S. Klein MD, MBA, director of the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center is being honored for a lifetime of achievement in the field of liver transplantation by the Los Angeles chapter of the American Liver Foundation.

2 May 2014

Findings suggest usage of statins after surgery may reduce risk of prostate cancer recurrence

Men who begin taking statins after prostate cancer surgery are less likely to have a recurrence of their cancer, according to a retrospective analysis led by researchers at Duke Medicine.

2 May 2014

3 rules of thumb to reduce childhood obesity

Kristopher Kaliebe, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, offers parents and caregivers three simple family-oriented goals to overcome the complex problem of childhood obesity and related mental disorders.

2 May 2014

RedRick Technologies to highlight benefits of radiology reading room environment at SIIM meeting

RedRick Technologies, a provider of custom engineered ergonomic reading workstations, monitor mounting solutions and reading room environments, is attending the upcoming Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting on May 15 - 17, in Long Beach, CA.

2 May 2014

Virginia researchers develop new combination therapy that could potentially treat multiple myeloma

Each year, more than 25,000 Americans are diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that often develops resistance to therapies.

2 May 2014

$RTOG 9003: Hyperfractionated RT improves overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer$

RTOG 9003: Hyperfractionated RT improves overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer

Patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with hyperfractionated radiation therapy (HFX) experienced improved local-regional control and, with patients censored at five years, improved overall survival with no increase in late toxicity, according to a study published in the May 1, 2014 edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology ● Biology ● Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

2 May 2014

Scientists develop experimental drug that prolongs lifespan in mouse model of accelerated aging

Northwestern Medicine- scientists have newly identified a protein's key role in cell and physiological aging and have developed - in collaboration with Tohoku University in Japan -- an experimental drug that inhibits the protein's effect and prolonged the lifespan in a mouse model of accelerated aging.

2 May 2014

UT Southwestern docs receive grants for innovative studies on lung cancer pathways, drug therapy

Two UT Southwestern doctors have received more than a half-million dollars in grants from the Department of Defense for innovative studies on lung cancer pathways and to test the effectiveness of a potentially less expensive drug therapy.

2 May 2014

Biotech to the rescue

MIT professor Ram Sasisekharan's three biotech companies — Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Cerulean Pharma, and Visterra — share a similar goal.

1 May 2014

Sleep habits associated with memory in old-age

A new research study led by Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in May, shows an association between midlife and later life sleeping habits with memory; and links extreme sleep durations to worse memory in later life. The study suggests that extreme changes in sleep duration from middle age to older age may also worsen memory function.

1 May 2014

Human fat: A Trojan horse to fight brain cancer?

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have successfully used stem cells derived from human body fat to deliver biological treatments directly to the brains of mice with the most common and aggressive form of brain tumor, significantly extending their lives.

1 May 2014

Possible link between aggressive prostate cancer and vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency was an indicator of aggressive prostate cancer and spread of the disease in European-American and African-American men who underwent their first prostate biopsy because of abnormal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and/or digital rectal examination (DRE) test results, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

1 May 2014

Sun tanning equals skin damage: New awareness campaign

It only takes a few bad sunburns or trips to the tanning bed to put someone at risk for melanoma. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States and when left untreated, melanoma is the most dangerous and aggressive form. It accounts for more than 9,000 of the 12,000-plus skin cancer deaths each year. In observance of May's Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) is focusing on helping teens keep their skin safe this spring with a new infographic.

1 May 2014

Medicine News and Research

Study suggests reasons for disparities in obesity rates between African-American and white women

Medical physicists find new ways to use speed of video game processors to improve patient care

New findings show combination of statins and omega-3 fatty acid may potentially reduce cardiovascular risk

Tel Aviv University pinpoints mechanism that causes rare and severe congenital syndrome

Viewpoints: Health overhaul doesn't necessarily help the sick; single payer doesn't mean cheaper

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

New computational model rapidly assess therapy outcomes in prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis

Cedars-Sinai director honored for lifetime of achievement in field of liver transplantation

Findings suggest usage of statins after surgery may reduce risk of prostate cancer recurrence

3 rules of thumb to reduce childhood obesity

RedRick Technologies to highlight benefits of radiology reading room environment at SIIM meeting

Virginia researchers develop new combination therapy that could potentially treat multiple myeloma

RTOG 9003: Hyperfractionated RT improves overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer

Scientists develop experimental drug that prolongs lifespan in mouse model of accelerated aging

UT Southwestern docs receive grants for innovative studies on lung cancer pathways, drug therapy

Biotech to the rescue

Sleep habits associated with memory in old-age

Human fat: A Trojan horse to fight brain cancer?

Possible link between aggressive prostate cancer and vitamin D deficiency

Sun tanning equals skin damage: New awareness campaign

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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