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Linagliptin shows efficacy, tolerability in adults with T2D and liver disease

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company announce new data that reinforce the efficacy and tolerability of linagliptin in people with Type 2 Diabetes and liver disease, as well as Asian people with T2D aged 65 years or older.

7 Nov 2013

Stroke patients treated at hospitals with neurology residency programs benefit from tPA drugs

Stroke patients treated at hospitals with neurology residency programs are significantly more likely to get life-saving clot-busting drugs than those seen at other teaching or non-teaching hospitals, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.

7 Nov 2013

UCLA launches first university-based military medicine center to care for wounded veterans

UCLA has launched the first university-based military medicine center on the West Coast, thanks to a generous donation from two sons in honor their father, the inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronald A. Katz.

7 Nov 2013

Diagnostic technology advancing but barriers prevent integration into care, IDSA report warns

Despite advances in diagnostic technology, there is an urgent need for tests that are easy to use, identify the bug causing an infection and provide results faster than current tests, according to a report from the Infectious Diseases Society of America published today in a special supplement to Clinical Infectious Diseases.

7 Nov 2013

Investigators find potential new target for treatment of low-grade gliomas

Investigators at Johns Hopkins have found a known genetic pathway to be active in many difficult-to-treat pediatric brain tumors called low-grade gliomas, potentially offering a new target for the treatment of these cancers.

7 Nov 2013

Decision-making process may occur in localized region of the prefrontal cortex

While eating lunch you notice an insect buzzing around your plate. Its color and motion could both influence how you respond. If the insect was yellow and black you might decide it was a bee and move away. Conversely, you might simply be annoyed at the buzzing motion and shoo the insect away. You perceive both color and motion, and decide based on the circumstances. Our brains make such contextual decisions in a heartbeat.

7 Nov 2013

Study focusing on safety of adolescent bariatric surgery published in JAMA Pediatrics

Initial results of a first and largest of its kind study focusing on the safety of adolescent bariatric surgery were published this week in JAMA Pediatrics. The "Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery" study is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is being conducted at five sites in the U.S., including Nationwide Children's Hospital.

7 Nov 2013

MGH researchers identify probable mechanism for pain-induced cognitive impairment

The pain caused by a surgical incision may contribute to the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction, a sometimes transient impairment in learning and memory that affects a small but significant number of patients in the days following a surgical procedure.

7 Nov 2013

Researchers identify markers of social disability in 2 to 6-month-old infants

Researchers at Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine have identified signs of autism present in the first months of life.

7 Nov 2013

New study uses genomic sequencing to develop treatments for castration-resistant prostate cancer

A new study at Mayo Clinic is using genomic sequencing to develop customized treatments for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer, a progressive and incurable stage of prostate cancer, which no longer responds to hormone therapies that stop or slow testosterone production.

7 Nov 2013

MU researchers find more accurate laboratory method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer

Researchers from the University of Missouri have found a more accurate laboratory method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The disease causes more than 38,000 deaths each year in the United States, and kills 94 percent of people with the illness within five years, according to the National Cancer Institute.

7 Nov 2013

Buyang Huanwu Decoction regulates neural stem cell behavior in ischemic brain

The traditional Chinese medicine Buyang Huanwu Decoction has been shown to improve the neurological function of patients with stroke.

7 Nov 2013

UnitedHealthcare CEO: Medicare advantage benefit cuts are 'the new frontier'

AARP Medicare plans, administered by insurance giant UnitedHealthCare, have been under scrutiny lately for belt tightening, ranging from dropping Silver Sneakers to dropping thousands of physicians from their networks.

7 Nov 2013

Study: Increased duration of breastfeeding could be associated with decreased incidence of autism

In an article appearing in Medical Hypotheses on September 20, a New York-based physician-researcher from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine has called for the testing of umbilical cord blood for levels of a growth protein that could help predict an infant's propensity to later develop autism.

6 Nov 2013

ASU incorporates with seven research universities to establish Science and Technology Center

Arizona State University is teaming up with seven other research universities to establish a new Science and Technology Center (STC), sponsored by the National Science Foundation with an initial five-year, $25-million grant (extendable for another five years).

6 Nov 2013

Eye contact during early infancy may be key to early identification of autism

Eye contact during early infancy may be a key to early identification of autism, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health.

6 Nov 2013

SDSU receives $8.5M NIH grant to develop new heart treatments using stem cells

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a prestigious Program Project Grant totaling more than $8.5 million over five-years to San Diego State University to better understand how the heart heals and ways stem cells can help the heart repair itself.

6 Nov 2013

IPHI receives grants to increase awareness of health-care service delivery and related policy issues

The Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) has received grants totaling $423,236 from the California HealthCare Foundation and The California Endowment to increase awareness of evidence-based policies to address a wide range of health issues facing California and the nation.

6 Nov 2013

Advanced prostate cancer therapies: an interview with Dr. Nancy Dawson, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

The prostate gland produces part of the seminal fluid that protects sperm. It is located in front of the rectum and under the bladder, and surrounds the urethra, the tube through which urine flows from the bladder to and out of the penis.

6 Nov 2013

Bipolar primary care prevalence varies by assessment method

The prevalence of bipolar disorder in primary care varies considerably according to the assessment method used, study findings suggest.

6 Nov 2013

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Linagliptin shows efficacy, tolerability in adults with T2D and liver disease

Stroke patients treated at hospitals with neurology residency programs benefit from tPA drugs

UCLA launches first university-based military medicine center to care for wounded veterans

Diagnostic technology advancing but barriers prevent integration into care, IDSA report warns

Investigators find potential new target for treatment of low-grade gliomas

Decision-making process may occur in localized region of the prefrontal cortex

Study focusing on safety of adolescent bariatric surgery published in JAMA Pediatrics

MGH researchers identify probable mechanism for pain-induced cognitive impairment

Researchers identify markers of social disability in 2 to 6-month-old infants

New study uses genomic sequencing to develop treatments for castration-resistant prostate cancer

MU researchers find more accurate laboratory method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer

Buyang Huanwu Decoction regulates neural stem cell behavior in ischemic brain

UnitedHealthcare CEO: Medicare advantage benefit cuts are 'the new frontier'

Study: Increased duration of breastfeeding could be associated with decreased incidence of autism

ASU incorporates with seven research universities to establish Science and Technology Center

Eye contact during early infancy may be key to early identification of autism

SDSU receives $8.5M NIH grant to develop new heart treatments using stem cells

IPHI receives grants to increase awareness of health-care service delivery and related policy issues

Advanced prostate cancer therapies: an interview with Dr. Nancy Dawson, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Bipolar primary care prevalence varies by assessment method

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