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New study invalidates concerns about radioactivity in migratory marine predators

When the Fukushima power plant released large quantities of radioactive materials into nearby coastal waters following Japan's massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami, it raised concerns as to whether eating contaminated seafood might impair human health--not just locally but across the Pacific.

31 Aug 2017

St. Jude creates world’s largest collection of pediatric solid tumor samples

In an effort to improve outcomes for patients with some of the deadliest childhood cancers, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have created the world's largest collection of pediatric solid tumor samples, drug-sensitivity data and related information and have made the resource available at no charge to the global scientific community.

31 Aug 2017

Protein intake three times a day could be linked to greater mass, muscle strength in the elderly

Loss of muscle is an inevitable consequence of aging that can lead to frailty, falls or mobility problems. Eating enough protein is one way to remedy it, but it would seem that spreading protein equally among the three daily meals could be linked to greater mass and muscle strength in the elderly.

31 Aug 2017

$Novartis gets FDA approval for novel immunocellular therapy to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL$

Novartis gets FDA approval for novel immunocellular therapy to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) suspension for intravenous infusion, formerly CTL019, the first chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy, for the treatment of patients up to 25 years of age with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is refractory or in second or later relapse.

30 Aug 2017

HHMI scientists expand access to new resource for studying pediatric cancers

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have created an extensive resource for studying pediatric cancers, which they are sharing widely to help accelerate research.

30 Aug 2017

Decreasing sedentary time 21 minutes per day can help maintain muscle mass, health

Finnish researchers conducted one of the largest and longest studies to find out if it is possible to reduce sedentary time and if the reduction will result in any health benefits during one year.

30 Aug 2017

Tiny tears in membranes of bone cells may be key to strong bones

The force gravity and physical activity put on our bones causes tiny tears in the membranes of the tiny cells that enable us to make or break down bone, scientists say.

29 Aug 2017

Immunotherapy that uses existing cancer drugs in a new way delivers promising results

Immunotherapy is an emerging field in the global fight against cancer, even though scientists and clinicians have been working for decades to find ways to help the body's immune system detect and attack cancerous cells.

29 Aug 2017

Spaceflight causes many significant changes in the human body, research shows

A team of scientists from Russia and Canada has analyzed the effect of space conditions on the protein composition in blood samples of 18 Russian cosmonauts. The results indicated many significant changes in the human body caused by space flight.

29 Aug 2017

Bacterial community in the gut of Parkinson's patients differs from that of healthy people

Parkinson's disease is an insidious disease: by the time it manifests as the typical motor dysfunctions such as tremors or muscle rigidity, portions of the brain have already been irreversibly destroyed.

29 Aug 2017

Scientists discover way to treat severe inflammation from mosquito-borne diseases

Scientists have discovered a way that could help treat severe inflammation from an infectious mosquito-borne disease during outbreaks.

29 Aug 2017

Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

Statins are highly effective for preventing heart attacks by reducing low-density lipoprotein or "bad" cholesterol.

29 Aug 2017

Exercise plus calorie reduction may help improve muscle function in older adults

Improved muscle performance starts with better mitochondrial function. Older adults who are overweight may improve their muscle function with a weight loss program that combines exercise and calorie reduction, according to researchers from Florida Hospital, in Orlando, Fla., who present their findings today at the American Physiological Society's Physiological Bioenergetics: Mitochondria from Bench to Bedside conference in San Diego.

29 Aug 2017

Long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs can slow muscle growth in young people

The long-term use of over-the-counter (OTC) anti-inflammatory drugs can inhibit muscle growth in young, healthy individuals engaging in weight training, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, reporting on the effects of ibuprofen on the skeletal muscles and published in Acta Physiologica.

28 Aug 2017

Study findings do not support routine use of oxygen therapy in all patients with heart attack symptoms

Oxygen therapy does not improve survival in patients with heart attack symptoms, according to late-breaking research presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress and published in the NEJM.

28 Aug 2017

Biomedical engineering researchers aim to attack two banes of cardiovascular disease

Biomedical engineering researchers will attack two banes of cardiovascular disease - heart failure after heart attacks and the scourge of resistant high blood pressure - with $4.8 million in National Institutes of Health grants that begin this fall.

26 Aug 2017

Hospital enables young patients with cerebral palsy, disabilities to take part in therapeutic riding program

The Adaptive Sports Academy at Hospital for Special Surgery's Lerner Children's Pavilion is enabling young patients with cerebral palsy or another physical challenge to participate in activities they never dreamed possible.

26 Aug 2017

Enhanced levels of NPs in adipose tissue protect against obesity and insulin resistance

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in Lake Nona, Florida have shown that enhanced natriuretic peptide (NP) signaling in adipose tissue protects against obesity and insulin resistance.

26 Aug 2017

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

Doctors from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System have completed a clinical trial that demonstrates how osteoid osteoma, a benign but painful bone tumor that commonly occurs in children and young adults, can be safely and successfully treated using an incisionless surgery method called magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU).

24 Aug 2017

Studies aim to better understand potential health benefits of red raspberries

Initial findings from several studies - including both human subjects and animals - on the potential health benefits of red raspberries were presented earlier this year at the 2017 Experimental Biology conference in Chicago.

24 Aug 2017

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New study invalidates concerns about radioactivity in migratory marine predators

St. Jude creates world’s largest collection of pediatric solid tumor samples

Protein intake three times a day could be linked to greater mass, muscle strength in the elderly

Novartis gets FDA approval for novel immunocellular therapy to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

HHMI scientists expand access to new resource for studying pediatric cancers

Decreasing sedentary time 21 minutes per day can help maintain muscle mass, health

Tiny tears in membranes of bone cells may be key to strong bones

Immunotherapy that uses existing cancer drugs in a new way delivers promising results

Spaceflight causes many significant changes in the human body, research shows

Bacterial community in the gut of Parkinson's patients differs from that of healthy people

Scientists discover way to treat severe inflammation from mosquito-borne diseases

Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

Exercise plus calorie reduction may help improve muscle function in older adults

Long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs can slow muscle growth in young people

Study findings do not support routine use of oxygen therapy in all patients with heart attack symptoms

Biomedical engineering researchers aim to attack two banes of cardiovascular disease

Hospital enables young patients with cerebral palsy, disabilities to take part in therapeutic riding program

Enhanced levels of NPs in adipose tissue protect against obesity and insulin resistance

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

Studies aim to better understand potential health benefits of red raspberries

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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