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Consumers' desire to own the best and latest product contributes to global environmental issues

In the life of almost every household appliance, there comes that moment of out with the old and in with the new. However, while electrical and electronic equipment have never been more efficient, economical or in demand, consumers' desire to own the best and the latest is contributing to an environmental issue of increasing seriousness and concern.

9 Jul 2015

Partnerships between healthcare insurers and pharmaceutical companies promote real-world value

PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI) reports that market forces are driving new sector collaborations– pairing traditional drug makers with insurers, health systems, patient groups and technology firms – to maximize real-world value and health outcomes.

9 Jul 2015

MGH investigators report that medication could augment benefits of bariatric surgery

New findings about the mechanisms involved - or not involved - in the effects of the most common form of bariatric surgery suggest that combining surgery with a specific type of medication could augment the benefits of the procedure. In a report that has been published online in the journal Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital investigators report that the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) do not utilize neurologic pathways controlled by the serotonin 2C receptor.

9 Jul 2015

NSU cancer researcher selected for prestigious J. William Fulbright award

Nova Southeastern University cancer researcher Appu Rathinavelu, Ph.D., was selected for a prestigious J. William Fulbright award to conduct cancer research and training in India. Dr. Rathinavelu is associate dean for institutional planning and development at NSU's College of Pharmacy and executive director of NSU's Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research.

9 Jul 2015

Scientists detail how stereomicroscopy can help in assessing issues within gastrointestinal tract

A technology whose roots date to the 1800s has the potential to offer an extraordinary new advantage to modern-day medicine.

9 Jul 2015

Cost of childbirths can vary depending on the type of hospital, shows study

The cost of having a baby can vary by almost $10,000 depending on which hospital is chosen, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a study published in the July issue of the journal Health Affairs.

9 Jul 2015

Annual financial impact of smoking on California's economy tallied at $18.1 billion

Today Nicotine & Tobacco Research publishes the third in a series of studies on the cost of smoking in California, one of the first US states to implement a comprehensive tobacco control program.

9 Jul 2015

Faster weight gain during inpatient treatment safe, effective for anorexia patients

A new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers of patients hospitalized with anorexia nervosa shows that a faster weight gain during inpatient treatment — well beyond what national standards recommend — is safe and effective.

9 Jul 2015

Progesterone hormone can benefit breast cancer patients

AROUND half of all breast cancer patients could one day benefit from having the cheap and widely-available female hormone progesterone added to their treatment, according to Cancer Research UK funded research published in Nature today (Thursday).

9 Jul 2015

Chemicals used in plastics linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, diabetes in children and adolescents

According to a new series of studies out of NYU Langone Medical Center, two chemicals increasingly used during manufacturing to strengthen plastic wrap, soap, cosmetics, and processed food containers have been linked to a rise in risk of high blood pressure and diabetes in children and adolescents.

9 Jul 2015

Simple blood test could detect early stages of type 1 diabetes

Scientists at the MRC's Clinical Sciences Centre in West London are the first to show that a small molecule circulates in the blood of people who are in the early stages of type 1 diabetes. A simple blood test could detect this biological marker years, maybe decades, before symptoms develop.

9 Jul 2015

International research team identifies new gene associated with 4H leukodystrophy

Leukodystrophies are deadly neurodegenerative diseases that affect one in 7,000 children and remain incurable. These genetic diseases attack myelin or the "insulating rubber sheath" surrounding neurons, which leads to deteriorating health for affected children.

9 Jul 2015

UK study suggests new approach to develop highly-potent drugs

A new study led by University of Kentucky researchers suggests a new approach to develop highly-potent drugs which could overcome current shortcomings of low drug efficacy and multi-drug resistance in the treatment of cancer as well as viral and bacterial infections.

9 Jul 2015

U-M researchers develop first-ever 3D model to help study treatment for pelvic organ prolapse

It's a mysterious condition often linked to childbirth that causes distress and discomfort and requires surgery for more than 200,000 women a year - but there's no good way to study it. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed the first-ever 3D complete computer model to help study treatment for pelvic organ prolapse, a weakening of muscles and ligaments that causes organs like the bladder to drop from their normal place. For many women, the condition causes urinary problems, painful intercourse and uncomfortable pressure.

9 Jul 2015

New research identifies potential treatment for primary effusion lymphoma

New research from the University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a potential treatment for a rare but previously incurable form of lymphoma that is observed primarily in patients with HIV/AIDS infection.

8 Jul 2015

Ludwig, CRI launch clinical trials to evaluate immunotherapies for treatment of GBM and solid tumors

Ludwig Cancer Research and the Cancer Research Institute have launched clinical trials evaluating an immunotherapy for the treatment of the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), and a combination of immunotherapies for a variety of solid tumors.

8 Jul 2015

Retinal function, structure changes in proliferative diabetic retinopathy revealed

Patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy exhibit marked visual dysfunction and structural changes in both the inner and outer retinal layers, research findings indicate.

8 Jul 2015

Scientists elucidate which mechanisms block natural killer cells and how this could be lifted

Natural killer cells of the immune system can fend off malignant lymphoma cells and thus are considered a promising therapeutic approach. However, in the direct vicinity of the tumor they lose their effect.

8 Jul 2015

Novartis announces FDA approval of Entresto to reduce risk of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Entresto™ tablets, previously known as LCZ696, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.

8 Jul 2015

Galmed signs License Agreement for development of blood-based companion diagnostic tool

Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a once-daily, oral therapy for the treatment of liver diseases, announced today that it has entered into a Research, Option and License Agreement ("License Agreement") and a Share Purchase Agreement with One Way Liver Genomics S.L., for the development of a non-invasive, blood-based companion diagnostic tool.

8 Jul 2015

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Consumers' desire to own the best and latest product contributes to global environmental issues

Partnerships between healthcare insurers and pharmaceutical companies promote real-world value

MGH investigators report that medication could augment benefits of bariatric surgery

NSU cancer researcher selected for prestigious J. William Fulbright award

Scientists detail how stereomicroscopy can help in assessing issues within gastrointestinal tract

Cost of childbirths can vary depending on the type of hospital, shows study

Annual financial impact of smoking on California's economy tallied at $18.1 billion

Faster weight gain during inpatient treatment safe, effective for anorexia patients

Progesterone hormone can benefit breast cancer patients

Chemicals used in plastics linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, diabetes in children and adolescents

Simple blood test could detect early stages of type 1 diabetes

International research team identifies new gene associated with 4H leukodystrophy

UK study suggests new approach to develop highly-potent drugs

U-M researchers develop first-ever 3D model to help study treatment for pelvic organ prolapse

New research identifies potential treatment for primary effusion lymphoma

Ludwig, CRI launch clinical trials to evaluate immunotherapies for treatment of GBM and solid tumors

Retinal function, structure changes in proliferative diabetic retinopathy revealed

Scientists elucidate which mechanisms block natural killer cells and how this could be lifted

Novartis announces FDA approval of Entresto to reduce risk of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization

Galmed signs License Agreement for development of blood-based companion diagnostic tool

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