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New report examines key scientific questions for human stem cell research

A strategic report from the European Science Foundation examines the key scientific questions for human stem cell research in the context of the rapidly emerging field of regenerative medicine.

6 Nov 2013

New Asian poll highlights major considerations when managing Type 2 Diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced results from a poll conducted with almost 800 physicians treating people with Type 2 Diabetes, in Japan, China, India and South Korea.

6 Nov 2013

Colorectal cancer screening rates remain too low, reveals new Vital Signs report

Colorectal cancer screening rates remain too low, with about one in three adults (ages 50 to 75 years) not being tested for colorectal cancer, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 Nov 2013

New drug combination therapy effectively kills cancer cells

Results from a recent preclinical study have shown that a new drug combination therapy being developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center effectively killed colon, liver, lung, kidney, breast and brain cancer cells while having little effect on noncancerous cells. The results lay the foundation for researchers to plan a future phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of the therapy in a small group of patients.

6 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Law is not the fault of health system's 'age-old woes;' Obama's 'empty pledge;' dysfunctional website was inevitable

The angst over the Obamacare rollout has obscured two truths: First, the computer glitches -- while deeply embarrassing -- are a tech problem that is fixable. Second, the cancellation of some Americans' insurance policies and premium hikes for others reflect longstanding problems in the health care system that weren't suddenly caused by the Affordable Care Act. The great advancement in Obamacare is that it finally provides a framework to address these flaws (11/5).

6 Nov 2013

AMGA honors Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group with Acclaim Award

The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group is the Honoree the American Medical Group Association's Acclaim Award.

6 Nov 2013

Molecular mechanisms underlying effects of acupuncture on neuropathic pain

Peripheral or central nerve injury often leads to neuropathic pain, a chronic condition that can manifest behaviorally as spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia, and which also results in neurological dysfunction.

6 Nov 2013

Tel Aviv University researchers study long-term effects of torture on human pain system

Israeli soldiers captured during the 1973 Yom Kippur War were subjected to brutal torture in Egypt and Syria. Held alone in tiny, filthy spaces for weeks or months, sometimes handcuffed and blindfolded, they suffered severe beatings, burns, electric shocks, starvation, and worse.

6 Nov 2013

Researchers use machine learning approach to accurately diagnose breast cancer

Software that can recognize patterns in data is commonly used by scientists and economics. Now, researchers in the US have applied similar algorithms to help them more accurately diagnose breast cancer.

6 Nov 2013

Olympic gold medallist opens new Leicester Diabetes Centre

Five-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave will officially open the new Leicester Diabetes Centre on Thursday 7 November 2013.

6 Nov 2013

CHPA lends support for Restoring Access to Medication Act

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association is pleased to lend its support for the Restoring Access to Medication Act (S. 1647) introduced by U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.).

6 Nov 2013

One Lambda gets CE mark approval in Europe for C1qScreen assay

One Lambda Inc., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific and a leading producer of in vitro diagnostic products for the human leukocyte antigen transplant community, has received CE mark approval in Europe for its C1qScreen assay.

6 Nov 2013

Research: Chronic stress changes gene activity in immune cells before reaching bloodstream

New research shows that chronic stress changes gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. With these changes, the cells are primed to fight an infection or trauma that doesn't actually exist, leading to an overabundance of the inflammation that is linked to many health problems.

6 Nov 2013

Researchers link species of intestinal bacteria to onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers have linked a species of intestinal bacteria known as Prevotella copri to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, the first demonstration in humans that the chronic inflammatory joint disease may be mediated in part by specific intestinal bacteria.

6 Nov 2013

Ventana partners with Incyte to develop companion diagnostic tests for oncology drug programs

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Incyte Corporation to collaborate on the development of companion diagnostic tests for Incyte's oncology drug programs, beginning with the Incyte IDO1 inhibitor program.

5 Nov 2013

Cellular Biomedicine Group gets approval to conduct ReJoin Phase IIb trial for Knee Osteoarthritis

Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc., a biomedicine firm engaged in the development of new treatments for degenerative and cancerous diseases, today announced that it has received approval to conduct a Phase IIb clinical trial for ReJoin, a human adipose-derived mesenchymal precursor cells (haMPC) therapy bio-engineered for Knee Osteoarthritis.

5 Nov 2013

Stanford researchers receive $1.37M grant to study on immune systems of pediatric cancer patients

Kathleen Sakamoto, MD, PhD, and Irving Weissman, MD, of the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, have received a $1.37 million grant from CureSearch for Children's Cancer to research the effects of an antibody that has been shown to be effective against human cancers in animal models.

5 Nov 2013

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has selected 15 accomplished endocrinologists as winners of the organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards.

5 Nov 2013

Financial interests ‘driving IMRT uptake for prostate cancer’

A study suggests that the recent rapid uptake of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer in the USA has been driven by urologists with financial conflicts of interest.

5 Nov 2013

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

Health anxiety is a relatively new diagnosis and has not been adopted fully. The nearest approximation and formal classification systems is ‘illness anxiety’ as diagnosed in DSM-5, published in May 2013 (DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, p.315).

5 Nov 2013

Medicine News and Research

New report examines key scientific questions for human stem cell research

New Asian poll highlights major considerations when managing Type 2 Diabetes

Colorectal cancer screening rates remain too low, reveals new Vital Signs report

New drug combination therapy effectively kills cancer cells

Viewpoints: Law is not the fault of health system's 'age-old woes;' Obama's 'empty pledge;' dysfunctional website was inevitable

AMGA honors Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group with Acclaim Award

Molecular mechanisms underlying effects of acupuncture on neuropathic pain

Tel Aviv University researchers study long-term effects of torture on human pain system

Researchers use machine learning approach to accurately diagnose breast cancer

Olympic gold medallist opens new Leicester Diabetes Centre

CHPA lends support for Restoring Access to Medication Act

One Lambda gets CE mark approval in Europe for C1qScreen assay

Research: Chronic stress changes gene activity in immune cells before reaching bloodstream

Researchers link species of intestinal bacteria to onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Ventana partners with Incyte to develop companion diagnostic tests for oncology drug programs

Cellular Biomedicine Group gets approval to conduct ReJoin Phase IIb trial for Knee Osteoarthritis

Stanford researchers receive $1.37M grant to study on immune systems of pediatric cancer patients

Endocrine Society announces winners of organization's prestigious 2014 Laureate Awards

Financial interests ‘driving IMRT uptake for prostate cancer’

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

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