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NYU Langone Medical Center celebrates 65th anniversary of Rusk Rehabilitation

Howard A. Rusk, MD (1901-1989), a tall, soft-spoken physician from NYU Langone Medical Center and widely considered "the father of rehabilitation medicine," set about to establish a facility founded on the belief that care should focus on the whole person—not just on their physical illness or disability, but also on their emotional, psychological, and social needs as well.

10 Jun 2015

Bay Area Lyme Foundation announces winners of 2015 Emerging Leader Award

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, the leading national nonprofit funder of innovative Lyme disease research, today announced that the winners of its 2015 Emerging Leader Award, are collaborators Nira Pollock, MD, PhD, and John Branda, MD.

10 Jun 2015

Researchers generate computer models for targeted drug therapy on DIPG cancer cells

The results of a recent study on targeted therapy of a specific type of brain cancer were published by Nature Medicine showing specific progress in cancer treatment.

10 Jun 2015

UTHealth microbiologist recognized for teaching excellence

Kevin Morano, Ph.D., a microbiologist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has been recognized for teaching excellence by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.

10 Jun 2015

Kravis Children's Hospital named one of country's top children's hospitals in pediatric specialties

The Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai ranked again among the country's top children's hospitals in pediatric specialties, according to the newly issued U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" guidebook for 2015-2016.

9 Jun 2015

Sanofi announces results from Phase IIIb ELIXA study of Lyxumia in adults with diabetes and high CV risk

Sanofi announced today the presentation of full results of the Phase IIIb ELIXA study, which was designed to assess the cardiovascular (CV) safety of Lyxumia (lixisenatide) in adults with type 2 diabetes and high CV risk.

8 Jun 2015

DalCor, MHI partner to conduct Phase III clinical trial of investigational cardiovascular drug

DalCor Pharmaceuticals and the Montreal Heart Institute announced today a collaboration in principle to conduct an international Phase III clinical trial which could result in a major clinical advance in cardiovascular personalised medicine.

8 Jun 2015

New research finds that stroke ages person's brain function by almost eight years

Having a stroke ages a person's brain function by almost eight years, new research finds - robbing them of memory and thinking speed as measured on cognitive tests.

8 Jun 2015

Eating less late at night may help reduce effects of sleep deprivation

Eating less late at night may help curb the concentration and alertness deficits that accompany sleep deprivation, according to results of a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented at SLEEP 2015, the 29th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

5 Jun 2015

New Penn study links physical activities with better sleep habits

Physical activities, such as walking, as well as aerobics/calisthenics, biking, gardening, golfing, running, weight-lifting, and yoga/Pilates are associated with better sleep habits, compared to no activity, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

5 Jun 2015

Keeping blood sugar levels under control can help protect hearts from diabetes-related damage

Day in and day out, for years on end, millions of people with diabetes prick their fingers to test their blood sugar level. And many may wonder if all the careful eating, exercise and medication it takes to keep those levels under control is really worth it.

4 Jun 2015

Penn Medicine researchers explore primary player involved in T cell exhaustion

Sometimes even cells get tired. When the T cells of your immune system are forced to deal over time with cancer or a chronic infection such as HIV or hepatitis C, they can develop 'T cell exhaustion,' becoming less effective and losing their ability to attack and destroy the invaders of the body.

4 Jun 2015

People with high moral reasoning skills show increased gray matter in brain

Individuals with a higher level of moral reasoning skills showed increased gray matter in the areas of the brain implicated in complex social behavior, decision making, and conflict processing as compared to subjects at a lower level of moral reasoning, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with a researcher from Charité Universitätsmediz in Berlin, Germany.

4 Jun 2015

Women & Infants Hospital awarded $5 million NIH grant to support COBRE for Perinatal Biology

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has recently received a nearly $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support an Institutional Development Award Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for Perinatal Biology.

4 Jun 2015

Majority of breast cancer patients unaware of the effect of double mastectomy

A survey of women with breast cancer found that nearly half considered having a double mastectomy. But of those who considered it, only 37 percent knew that the more aggressive procedure does not improve survival for women with breast cancer.

3 Jun 2015

MGH researchers develop bioartificial replacement limbs suitable for transplantation

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has made the first steps towards development of bioartificial replacement limbs suitable for transplantation. In their report, which has been published online in the journal Biomaterials, the researchers describe using an experimental approach previously used to build bioartificial organs to engineer rat forelimbs with functioning vascular and muscle tissue.

3 Jun 2015

Reflection in medical education is a fundamental tool to help prevent burnout

Drawing on its Jesuit Catholic heritage, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine has long understood the importance of reflection in medical education as a key element in physician formation.

3 Jun 2015

Teens start misusing ADHD drugs and other stimulants earlier than you might think

Despite stereotypes about college students resorting to black-market Ritalin to help them cram for exams, young people are actually most likely to start misusing prescription stimulant drugs in their high school years, according to new University of Michigan Medical School research.

3 Jun 2015

Scientists identify gene mutation that causes color blindness

A rare eye disorder marked by color blindness, light sensitivity, and other vision problems can result from a newly discovered gene mutation identified by an international research team, including scientists from Columbia University Medical Center.

3 Jun 2015

Celldex’s lead program RINTEGA demonstrates overall survival benefit in patients with recurrent glioblastoma

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. today presented positive results from the Company’s randomized, double‐blind Phase 2 study of RINTEGA (rindopepimut) in patients with EGFRvIII‐positive, recurrent glioblastoma at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

2 Jun 2015

Medical School News and Research

NYU Langone Medical Center celebrates 65th anniversary of Rusk Rehabilitation

Bay Area Lyme Foundation announces winners of 2015 Emerging Leader Award

Researchers generate computer models for targeted drug therapy on DIPG cancer cells

UTHealth microbiologist recognized for teaching excellence

Kravis Children's Hospital named one of country's top children's hospitals in pediatric specialties

Sanofi announces results from Phase IIIb ELIXA study of Lyxumia in adults with diabetes and high CV risk

DalCor, MHI partner to conduct Phase III clinical trial of investigational cardiovascular drug

New research finds that stroke ages person's brain function by almost eight years

Eating less late at night may help reduce effects of sleep deprivation

New Penn study links physical activities with better sleep habits

Keeping blood sugar levels under control can help protect hearts from diabetes-related damage

Penn Medicine researchers explore primary player involved in T cell exhaustion

People with high moral reasoning skills show increased gray matter in brain

Women & Infants Hospital awarded $5 million NIH grant to support COBRE for Perinatal Biology

Majority of breast cancer patients unaware of the effect of double mastectomy

MGH researchers develop bioartificial replacement limbs suitable for transplantation

Reflection in medical education is a fundamental tool to help prevent burnout

Teens start misusing ADHD drugs and other stimulants earlier than you might think

Scientists identify gene mutation that causes color blindness

Celldex’s lead program RINTEGA demonstrates overall survival benefit in patients with recurrent glioblastoma

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