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Proteus Digital Health teams up with leading organisations to bring digital health technology to the UK

Leading digital medicines company Proteus Digital Health is partnering with Eastern Academic Health Science Network, The Northern Health Science Alliance and Oxford University, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and Oxford Academic Health Science Network to bring digital health technology and global operations and manufacturing to the UK.

10 Mar 2014

Findings provide new target for development of novel therapies to manage chronic pain

Scientists have shown for the first time that the abnormalities in the way the brain experiences pain may be to blame for the chronic pain suffered by osteoarthritis patients.

10 Mar 2014

Inherited Alzheimer's neuronal damage begins 10 to 20 years before symptoms appear

In a paper published in the prestigious journal Science Translational Medicine, Professor Colin Masters from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and University of Melbourne - and colleagues in the UK and US - have found rapid neuronal damage begins 10 to 20 years before symptoms appear.

10 Mar 2014

Doctors' unconscious biases does not affect high BP treatment for minority patients, says study

Doctors' unconscious biases favor whites but do not affect high blood pressure treatment for their minority patients, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study, even though a previous study by the same research group found that doctors' biases are reflected in lower ratings by African-American patients.

7 Mar 2014

Prescriptions for benzodiazepines with opioid analgesics may lead to medication-related deaths

Prescriptions for benzodiazepines are rising in primary care, and their frequent combined use with opioid analgesics may be contributing to medication-related deaths, a finding that goes largely unreported, according to Stanford researchers.

7 Mar 2014

Neuroscientist hopes to paint fuller picture of minds and bodies in Neuroscape lab

How does an autistic child take in information when he sits in a classroom abuzz with social activity? How long does it take someone with multiple sclerosis, which slows activity in the brain, to process the light bouncing off the windshield while she drives?

7 Mar 2014

Ohr Pharmaceutical partners with CSHL to develop trodusquemine and related analogs

Ohr Pharmaceutical, a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for large unmet medical needs, and leading global cancer research center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today announced the establishment of DepYmed Inc., a new joint venture to develop trodusquemine and related analogs.

6 Mar 2014

Inflammation and stress combine in bipolar and schizophrenia subtypes

Researchers have found that some individuals with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia have combined stress response and immune dysfunctions.

6 Mar 2014

Alzheimer's disease may contribute to close to as many deaths as heart disease

A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease may contribute to close to as many deaths in the United States as heart disease or cancer. The research is published in the March 5, 2014, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Mar 2014

Research shows how patient experiences can be used to improve healthcare

A research project led by Oxford University is showing how patient experiences can be used to improve healthcare - not through targets and surveys, but by getting doctors, nurses and patients talking together about care on the ward.

6 Mar 2014

New study uses Lumosity games to detect subtle cognitive impairments in patients with cirrhosis

A new study from the University of Washington has found that performance on Lumosity games can distinguish between patients with cirrhosis of the liver, pre-cirrhotic patients, and healthy controls. The study used Lumosity games as psychometric tests to detect subtle cognitive impairments in patients with cirrhosis. The study is published in the March issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

6 Mar 2014

Washington Hospital recognized as 'Baby-Friendly Hospital'

Washington Hospital has earned the distinction as a "Baby-Friendly Hospital" from the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program launched by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. The designation recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding and mother/baby bonding. Fewer than 175 hospitals in the U.S. are "Baby-Friendly."

6 Mar 2014

Minimally invasive surgery outcomes show favorable results in low back pain patients

Beaumont research findings published in the February online issue of Spine shows that patients who have a low back surgery called minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, end up better off in many ways than patients who have more invasive surgery to alleviate debilitating pain.

5 Mar 2014

UTHealth study to assess deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

A pilot study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) will assess the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the medial forebrain bundle of the brain for treatment-resistant depression.

5 Mar 2014

Plant pigment could prevent damage to nerves linked with childhood form of SMA

The research team have found that a plant pigment called quercetin - present in some fruits, vegetables, herbs and grains - could help to prevent damage to the nerves associated with the childhood form of motor neurone disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

5 Mar 2014

Researchers find ways to selectively pinpoint and target cancer cells

In current research related to improving cancer treatments, one promising area of research is the effort to find ways to selectively pinpoint and target cancer cells while minimizing effects on healthy cells.

5 Mar 2014

Eisai collaborates with Biogen Idec to develop and commercialize treatment options for AD

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Idec announced today that they have entered into a collaboration to develop and commercialize two of Eisai's clinical candidates for Alzheimer's disease (AD), E2609 and BAN2401.

5 Mar 2014

Study: Thickness of brain's cortex linked with person's change in IQ

Rate of change in the thickness of the brain's cortex is an important factor associated with a person's change in IQ, according to a collaborative study by scientists in five countries including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre.

5 Mar 2014

Young adult smokers may experience changes in structures of brains due to cigarette smoking

The young, it turns out, smoke more than any other age group in America. Unfortunately, the period of life ranging from late adolescence to early adulthood is also a time when the brain is still developing.

5 Mar 2014

Researchers identify eight neural subnetworks in mammalian cerebral cortex

The mammalian cerebral cortex, long thought to be a dense single interrelated tangle of neural networks, actually has a "logical" underlying organizational principle, reveals a study appearing Feb. 27 in the journal Cell.

4 Mar 2014

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Proteus Digital Health teams up with leading organisations to bring digital health technology to the UK

Findings provide new target for development of novel therapies to manage chronic pain

Inherited Alzheimer's neuronal damage begins 10 to 20 years before symptoms appear

Doctors' unconscious biases does not affect high BP treatment for minority patients, says study

Prescriptions for benzodiazepines with opioid analgesics may lead to medication-related deaths

Neuroscientist hopes to paint fuller picture of minds and bodies in Neuroscape lab

Ohr Pharmaceutical partners with CSHL to develop trodusquemine and related analogs

Inflammation and stress combine in bipolar and schizophrenia subtypes

Alzheimer's disease may contribute to close to as many deaths as heart disease

Research shows how patient experiences can be used to improve healthcare

New study uses Lumosity games to detect subtle cognitive impairments in patients with cirrhosis

Washington Hospital recognized as 'Baby-Friendly Hospital'

Minimally invasive surgery outcomes show favorable results in low back pain patients

UTHealth study to assess deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

Plant pigment could prevent damage to nerves linked with childhood form of SMA

Researchers find ways to selectively pinpoint and target cancer cells

Eisai collaborates with Biogen Idec to develop and commercialize treatment options for AD

Study: Thickness of brain's cortex linked with person's change in IQ

Young adult smokers may experience changes in structures of brains due to cigarette smoking

Researchers identify eight neural subnetworks in mammalian cerebral cortex

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