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New approach for reducing levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease

An innovative therapeutic strategy for reducing the levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease uses a new approach called exon skipping to remove the disease-causing component of the essential protein, huntingtin.

11 Feb 2014

KKH doctors develop novel DIVA System for blood pressure management

New trial results1 have shown that the world's first Double Intravenous Vasopressor Automated (DIVA) System affords superior control of maternal blood pressure in women undergoing caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia, when compared with manually-administered medication to manage reduced blood pressure (vasopressor).

10 Feb 2014

New study co-led by scientists sheds light on role of genes, blood lipid levels in cardiovascular health

New genetic evidence strengthens the case that one well-known type of cholesterol is a likely suspect in causing heart disease, but also casts further doubt on the causal role played by another type.

10 Feb 2014

Tips to maintain heart-healthy lifestyle for kids and adolescents

It's never too early for you to start taking care of your heart.

6 Feb 2014

Pleasant auditory representations can help blind "see" colors and shapes

Using auditory or tactile stimulation, Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs) provide representations of visual information and can help the blind "see" colors and shapes. SSDs scan images and transform the information into audio or touch signals that users are trained to understand, enabling them to recognize the image without seeing it.

5 Feb 2014

Splicing findings offer lung cancer clues

Researchers from Spain have identified several new splicing events regulated by the oncogenic splicing factor SRSF1 in lung cancer, suggesting that their dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of the disease.

4 Feb 2014

'Spontaneous' changes in immune cells on a daily basis may lead to cancers, says study

Immune cells undergo 'spontaneous' changes on a daily basis that could lead to cancers if not for the diligent surveillance of our immune system, Melbourne scientists have found.

3 Feb 2014

University of Liverpool receives funding to continue reducing impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs

The Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Drug Safety Science at the University of Liverpool has received three million pounds of new funding from MRC to allow it to continue reducing the impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs.

30 Jan 2014

Study reveals alarming increase in oropharyngeal cancers among young adults

A new study reveals an alarming increase in oropharyngeal cancers among young adults. While the exact cause for this phenomenon is unknown, the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be to blame.

30 Jan 2014

Waist circumference measurements help to detect children and adolescents with cardiometabolic risk

A study led by researchers from IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) and published in the journal Plos One concludes that including waist circumference measurements in clinical practice, together with the traditional height and weight measurements, would make it easier to detect children and adolescents with cardiometabolic risk, i.e. those with a higher predisposition to suffer from arteriosclerosis or type 2 diabetes.

29 Jan 2014

Researchers identify unique area of human brain associated with cognitive powers

Oxford University researchers have identified an area of the human brain that appears unlike anything in the brains of some of our closest relatives.

29 Jan 2014

Researchers identify therapeutic target for cervix cancer

Gene related to the proliferation of cancerous cells blocked through molecular technology. A group of researchers from Mexico's General Hospital, Health Secretariat, Medicine Faculty and the Institute of Cellular Physiology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) identified a therapeutic target for cervix cancer: gene CDKN3.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers develop valid humanized model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute recently announced study findings showing the successful development of a humanized preclinical model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), providing scientists with a much needed tool to accelerate novel therapeutic research and development.

28 Jan 2014

Saint Luke receives $3.4M to investigate health benefits, cost-effectiveness of novel cardiac procedures

aint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute has been awarded a $3.4 million, three-year grant from Boston Scientific to investigate and better define the success, safety, health benefits, and cost-effectiveness of novel methods to open challenging blocked coronary arteries previously thought untreatable through minimally invasive techniques.

28 Jan 2014

Scientists start clinical trial of EDP-788 oral antibiotic to treat MRSA infections

Scientists have begun the first human clinical trial of EDP-788, an investigational oral antibiotic intended to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.

27 Jan 2014

The Academy of Radiology Welcomes passage of omnibus appropriations bill

The Academy of Radiology Research thanks Congress and the President for their support of the omnibus appropriations bill. This legislation contains a $1 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a $10 million increase for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).

27 Jan 2014

Medical Research News and Research

New approach for reducing levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease

KKH doctors develop novel DIVA System for blood pressure management

New study co-led by scientists sheds light on role of genes, blood lipid levels in cardiovascular health

Tips to maintain heart-healthy lifestyle for kids and adolescents

Pleasant auditory representations can help blind "see" colors and shapes

Splicing findings offer lung cancer clues

'Spontaneous' changes in immune cells on a daily basis may lead to cancers, says study

University of Liverpool receives funding to continue reducing impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs

Study reveals alarming increase in oropharyngeal cancers among young adults

Waist circumference measurements help to detect children and adolescents with cardiometabolic risk

Researchers identify unique area of human brain associated with cognitive powers

Researchers identify therapeutic target for cervix cancer

Researchers develop valid humanized model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Saint Luke receives $3.4M to investigate health benefits, cost-effectiveness of novel cardiac procedures

Scientists start clinical trial of EDP-788 oral antibiotic to treat MRSA infections

The Academy of Radiology Welcomes passage of omnibus appropriations bill

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Loyola professor receives prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

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