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New model developed to predict atrial fibrillation stroke risk factors

A more accurate and reliable stroke prediction model has been developed to help physicians decide whether to start blood-thinning treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation, as described in the current online issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.

21 Jun 2013

High strength satin drugs do not increase risk of kidney injury among heart attack survivors

A higher strength of cholesterol-lowering drugs, or statins, did not increase the risk of kidney injury among heart attack survivors, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series Webinar.

20 Jun 2013

Exposure to high-fat diet in womb leads to increased body fat in offspring

Exposure to a high-fat diet in the womb and after birth can permanently change the cells in the brain that control food intake, predisposing monkeys to overeating and an increased preference for fatty and sugary foods, a new study finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

kisspeptin hormone effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, shows study

The naturally occurring hormone kisspeptin effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, according to a clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF) study. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

Scientists discover molecular pathway that can prevent death of oocytes due to chemotherapy

Young women who have cancer treatment often lose their fertility because chemotherapy and radiation can damage or kill their immature ovarian eggs, called oocytes. Now, Northwestern Medicine- scientists have found the molecular pathway that can prevent the death of immature ovarian eggs due to chemotherapy, potentially preserving fertility and endocrine function.

18 Jun 2013

Researchers to study benefits, side effects of four widely used therapies in adults with type 2 diabetes

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are seeking 150 adults with type 2 diabetes to take part in the local arm of a major national clinical trial that will compare benefits and side effects of four widely used therapies to lower blood-sugar levels.

18 Jun 2013

Investigators recruit subjects for Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program

Boston Children's Hospital today announced that investigators are now recruiting subjects for the world's first pediatric hand transplant program. The Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program, led by principal investigator Amir Taghinia, MD, and William Harmon, MD, is a research-based program that will offer bi-lateral hand transplants for children living without two functioning hands.

17 Jun 2013

Eli Lilly, BIPI support ADA's call for independent review of incretin-based therapies

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company support the American Diabetes Association call for an independent review of the safety data of incretin-based therapies.

17 Jun 2013

Research reveals that men who experience RLS may have higher risk of dying earlier

Men who experience restless legs syndrome may have a higher risk of dying earlier, according to research that appears in the June 12, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Jun 2013

Smartphone users can now diagnose diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing

Today's technological innovation enables smartphone users to diagnose serious diseases such as diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing into a small gadget, a nanofiber breathing sensor, mounted on the phones.

12 Jun 2013

GSA selects five early career researchers as recipients of fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Award

The Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce the selection of five early career researchers - one graduate student and four postdoctoral researchers - as recipients of a fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics.

12 Jun 2013

Data points to potential role of immunosuppression in protecting organs from inflammation after injury

In the largest study of its kind, physicians from the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center have determined that outcomes for traumatic injury in patients with organ transplants are not worse than for non-transplanted patients, despite common presumptions among physicians.

11 Jun 2013

Debate over a dying child and a lack of transplant organs

Several columnists explore the difficult questions raised by the case of Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old with cystic fibrosis who needs a lung transplant to survive.

10 Jun 2013

Discovery sheds new light on causes of debilitating diseases and birth defects

Danish researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The research significantly contributes to understanding why some children are born with malformations and why children and adults may develop life-threatening diseases.

10 Jun 2013

Whitehead Institute researchers identify drug target for anemia

Researchers at Whitehead Institute have identified a protein that is the target of glucocorticoids, the drugs that are used to increase red blood cell production in patients with certain types of anemia, including those resulting from trauma, sepsis, malaria, kidney dialysis, and chemotherapy.

10 Jun 2013

Greenwall Foundation names Peter Reese as 2013 Greenwall Faculty Scholar in Bioethics

The Greenwall Foundation has named Penn Medicine's Peter Reese, MD, MSCE, a leading voice for improving organ donor rates and access to transplant, as a 2013 Greenwall Faculty Scholar in Bioethics.

10 Jun 2013

Doctors create bioengineered blood vessel and implant it in the arm of kidney disease patient

In a first-of-its-kind operation in the United States, a team of doctors at Duke University Hospital helped create a bioengineered blood vessel and implanted it into the arm of a patient with end-stage kidney disease.

7 Jun 2013

Researchers demonstrate how modified citrus pectin works against cancer

A new review by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine highlights a large body of published research demonstrating how modified citrus pectin, works against cancer.

4 Jun 2013

Cancer immunotherapy shows promise in treating patients with metastatic tumors

Cancer immunotherapy is showing promise in treating patients with a variety of advanced, metastatic tumors, as evidenced by two newly unveiled studies from Yale Cancer Center.

4 Jun 2013

Study supports role of skin sodium in blood pressure regulation

It's time to expand the models for blood pressure regulation, according to clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze, M.D. Titze and his colleagues have identified a new cast of cells and molecules that function in the skin to control sodium balance and blood pressure.

4 Jun 2013

Kidney News and Research

New model developed to predict atrial fibrillation stroke risk factors

High strength satin drugs do not increase risk of kidney injury among heart attack survivors

Exposure to high-fat diet in womb leads to increased body fat in offspring

kisspeptin hormone effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, shows study

Scientists discover molecular pathway that can prevent death of oocytes due to chemotherapy

Researchers to study benefits, side effects of four widely used therapies in adults with type 2 diabetes

Investigators recruit subjects for Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program

Eli Lilly, BIPI support ADA's call for independent review of incretin-based therapies

Research reveals that men who experience RLS may have higher risk of dying earlier

Smartphone users can now diagnose diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing

GSA selects five early career researchers as recipients of fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Award

Data points to potential role of immunosuppression in protecting organs from inflammation after injury

Debate over a dying child and a lack of transplant organs

Discovery sheds new light on causes of debilitating diseases and birth defects

Whitehead Institute researchers identify drug target for anemia

Greenwall Foundation names Peter Reese as 2013 Greenwall Faculty Scholar in Bioethics

Doctors create bioengineered blood vessel and implant it in the arm of kidney disease patient

Researchers demonstrate how modified citrus pectin works against cancer

Cancer immunotherapy shows promise in treating patients with metastatic tumors

Study supports role of skin sodium in blood pressure regulation

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