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Intercalated erlotinib/chemotherapy shows mixed results in NSCLC

A study comparing erlotinib alone with erlotinib intercalated with chemotherapy has failed to demonstrate a clear advantage of the combination strategy when used to treat relapsed patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, Dutch researchers report.

30 Sep 2013

Novel nuclear MRI technique delivers roughly 10-nanometer spatial resolution

A team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University has devised a novel nuclear magnetic resonance imaging technique that delivers a roughly 10-nanometer spatial resolution.

30 Sep 2013

Research on bone-derived hormone could lead to new treatments for memory loss, depression

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have found that the skeleton, acting through the bone-derived hormone osteocalcin, exerts a powerful influence on prenatal brain development and cognitive functions such as learning, memory, anxiety, and depression in adult mice.

27 Sep 2013

Study: French horn players are one of the most at-risk groups of developing NIHL

Professional French horn players may need to seriously consider adopting effective strategies to prevent noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). A new study published online in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) found further evidence that French horn players are one of the most at-risk groups of developing NIHL among professional orchestral musicians.

25 Sep 2013

Use of insulin pump with sensor reduces rate of severe hypoglycemia

Use of an insulin pump with a sensor that suspends insulin delivery when blood glucose falls below a set threshold reduced the rate of severe and moderate hypoglycemia among patients with type 1 diabetes and impaired awareness of hypoglycemia, according to a study in the September 25 issue of JAMA.

25 Sep 2013

Frequency of marijuana use not linked to health services utilization or health status

Researchers from Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine have found frequency of marijuana use was not significantly associated with health services utilization or health status. These findings currently appear online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

24 Sep 2013

Study shows need for improved detection of sepsis for all women in labor

Rates of severe sepsis and deaths from sepsis among U.S. women hospitalized for delivery have risen sharply over the last decade, reports a study in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

24 Sep 2013

QoL questionnaire predicts nocturia, risk for falling

A study of Japanese outpatients highlights the association between nighttime voiding and bone fractures, after showing that the Nocturia Quality-of-Life questionnaire can identify patients at risk for both.

23 Sep 2013

Study sheds light on investment levels across 12 key marketing, education and payer activities

In order for a new product to gain a foothold in today's competitive pharmaceutical market, executives must understand where and when to invest in key launch activities. At the same time, product launch leaders have to balance the goals of containing expenditures and generating a successful launch.

21 Sep 2013

More AIDS-defining illnesses and severe side effects occur with appropriate comparator therapy

The drug combination of elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil (elvitegravir fixed combination, trade name: Stribild) has been approved in Germany since May 2013 for the treatment of adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).

21 Sep 2013

MRE imaging technique accurately detects chronic liver disease in children

A new, non-invasive imaging technique, magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), can now help physicians accurately detect fibrosis (scarring) in children with chronic liver disease - a growing problem due in part to increasing obesity rates.

21 Sep 2013

Personality traits can be correlated to health care consumption, study finds

Psychiatrists and psychologists have long understood that an individual's personality can define how he or she views the world around them, reacts to situations, and interacts with others. It now appears that personality traits can be linked to the frequency with which older adults use expensive health care services.

21 Sep 2013

Human breast tumors transplant could be valuable tools in search for better treatments

Breast cancer that spreads to other organs is extremely difficult to treat. Doctors can buy patients time, but a cure remains elusive. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that human breast tumors transplanted into mice are excellent models of metastatic cancer and could be valuable tools in the search for better treatments.

20 Sep 2013

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

Gen Xers and baby boomers should no longer ignore their hearing loss, says the Better Hearing Institute, which is raising awareness of the link between cardiovascular and hearing health in recognition of World Heart Day on September 29th.

20 Sep 2013

WUSTL engineers apply new imaging technique to understand brain’s biomechanics

The human body has a lot of jobs to do, and its mechanical features, such as strength and flexibility, are important to how well it does them. Washington University in St. Louis engineers are now applying a new imaging technique to a model of brain tissue to see how stiff or soft it might be.

20 Sep 2013

Researchers examine evolutionary selective pressure for MC1R gene among Spaniard and European populations

The proclivity of Spaniards to bask in regions like the Costa del Sol while their northern European counterparts must stay under cover to protect their paler skin or risk skin cancer is due in large part to the pigment producing qualities of the MC1R gene locus.

19 Sep 2013

Wayne State University initiates groundbreaking multiple sclerosis study

A groundbreaking study in multiple sclerosis focusing on "remyelination in the brain" has been initiated by Omar Khan, M.D., professor and chair of neurology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

19 Sep 2013

New optical imaging tool enables scientists to observe tumors and uncover inner workings

Scientists seeking new ways to fight cancer often try to understand the subtle, often invisible, changes to DNA, proteins, cells, and tissue that alter the body's normal biology and cause disease.

18 Sep 2013

Cleveland Clinic creates spin-off company to develop vaccine for preventing breast cancer

Cleveland Clinic Innovations has created a spin-off company to develop a preventive breast cancer vaccine based on research from Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute.

18 Sep 2013

Researchers find winter viruses may be behind sleep-disordered breathing spike in children

A good night's sleep is important to our children's development. But with the first day of school just passed, many children are at increased risk for sleep breathing disorders that can impair their mental and physical development and hurt their academic performance.

18 Sep 2013

Frequency News and Research

Intercalated erlotinib/chemotherapy shows mixed results in NSCLC

Novel nuclear MRI technique delivers roughly 10-nanometer spatial resolution

Research on bone-derived hormone could lead to new treatments for memory loss, depression

Study: French horn players are one of the most at-risk groups of developing NIHL

Use of insulin pump with sensor reduces rate of severe hypoglycemia

Frequency of marijuana use not linked to health services utilization or health status

Study shows need for improved detection of sepsis for all women in labor

QoL questionnaire predicts nocturia, risk for falling

Study sheds light on investment levels across 12 key marketing, education and payer activities

More AIDS-defining illnesses and severe side effects occur with appropriate comparator therapy

MRE imaging technique accurately detects chronic liver disease in children

Personality traits can be correlated to health care consumption, study finds

Human breast tumors transplant could be valuable tools in search for better treatments

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

WUSTL engineers apply new imaging technique to understand brain’s biomechanics

Researchers examine evolutionary selective pressure for MC1R gene among Spaniard and European populations

Wayne State University initiates groundbreaking multiple sclerosis study

New optical imaging tool enables scientists to observe tumors and uncover inner workings

Cleveland Clinic creates spin-off company to develop vaccine for preventing breast cancer

Researchers find winter viruses may be behind sleep-disordered breathing spike in children

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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