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ADA lowers BMI cut point for screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes

The American Diabetes Association announced today that they are lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point for which they recommend screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes. These new guidelines derives from a position statement that will be published in the January issue of Diabetes Care, showing that many Asian Americans develop type 2 diabetes at lower BMI levels than the population at large.

24 Dec 2014

Transcranial direct current stimulation can help modify attention to threat

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a painless treatment strategy that uses weak electrical currents to deliver targeted stimulation to the brain via electrodes placed on the scalp. tDCS has shown promise in treating mood, anxiety, cognition, and some symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

24 Dec 2014

Researchers identify mutations that destabilize DNA structure that turns a gene off

Researchers at the University of Louisville's James Graham Brown Cancer Center have identified for the first time mutations that destabilize a DNA structure that turns a gene off. These mutations occur at four specific sites in what is known as the "hTERT promoter" in more than 75 percent of glioblastomas and melanomas.

24 Dec 2014

Scientists image zinc atoms released by fertilized mammalian egg

Sparks literally fly when a sperm and an egg hit it off. The fertilized mammalian egg releases from its surface billions of zinc atoms in "zinc sparks," one wave after another, found a Northwestern University-led interdisciplinary research team that includes experts from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.

24 Dec 2014

Patent recognizes peptide that reduces tissue damage

A Kansas State University research team has received a patent for its use of a peptide that has been shown to prevent or reduce damage to intestinal tissue.

24 Dec 2014

Researchers describe key group of small DNA fragments in neurone regulation and maturity

A study led by researchers from the University of Toronto and involving the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona has described a group of small DNA fragments that are key in neurone regulation and maturity.

24 Dec 2014

Cancer could be broken down by its evolving defense mechanism

Turning the tables, Katherine Borden at the University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) has evoked Star Trek's Borg in her fight against the disease.

24 Dec 2014

Whole-genome sequencing can identify patients' risk for hereditary cancer

UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have demonstrated that whole-genome sequencing can be used to identify patients' risk for hereditary cancer, which can potentially lead to improvements in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and care.

24 Dec 2014

Innovative software predicts sudden cardiac death in patients at risk of arrhythmia

At Galway Hospital, in Ireland, a device is currently used to "predict" cardiac events in people at risk of sudden cardiac death.

24 Dec 2014

PTC begins rolling NDA submission for Translarna to treat nmDMD

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has commenced a rolling submission of a New Drug Application to the United States Food and Drug Administration for Translarna™ for the treatment of nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy (nmDMD).

23 Dec 2014

Conference raises concerns regarding lack of scientific data on products containing botanicals

The challenges related to assessing the safety of botanicals in foods and food supplements and regulating their use were highlighted at a conference held in Denmark in November 2014.

23 Dec 2014

EB Pharma licenses tipifarnib from Janssen to study potential new therapy for HDV

EB Pharma, LLC., a subsidiary of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has executed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, for an exclusive license, to tipifarnib in the field of virology and a related, clinical stage back-up compound.

23 Dec 2014

First successful vaccination of deer against chronic wasting disease

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere say that a vaccination they have developed to fight a brain-based, wasting syndrome among deer and other animals may hold promise on two additional fronts: Protecting U.S. livestock from contracting the disease, and preventing similar brain infections in humans.

23 Dec 2014

Different antidepressants may affect pregnant women differently

About 15 percent of women in the United States suffer from anxiety disorders and depression during their pregnancies, and many are prescribed antidepressants. However little is known about how early exposure to these medications might affect their offspring as they mature into adults.

23 Dec 2014

Pivotal trial of Elios melanoma vaccine to be conducted at top U.S. cancer hospitals

Elios Therapeutics, LLC recently received FDA approval of its Investigational New Drug (IND) application and its randomized phase IIb trial planned to enroll 120 stage III and IV (resected) melanoma patients to assess the ability of a personalized vaccine to prevent recurrence.

23 Dec 2014

Research News and Research

ADA lowers BMI cut point for screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes

Transcranial direct current stimulation can help modify attention to threat

Researchers identify mutations that destabilize DNA structure that turns a gene off

Scientists image zinc atoms released by fertilized mammalian egg

Patent recognizes peptide that reduces tissue damage

Researchers describe key group of small DNA fragments in neurone regulation and maturity

Cancer could be broken down by its evolving defense mechanism

Whole-genome sequencing can identify patients' risk for hereditary cancer

Innovative software predicts sudden cardiac death in patients at risk of arrhythmia

PTC begins rolling NDA submission for Translarna to treat nmDMD

Conference raises concerns regarding lack of scientific data on products containing botanicals

EB Pharma licenses tipifarnib from Janssen to study potential new therapy for HDV

First successful vaccination of deer against chronic wasting disease

Different antidepressants may affect pregnant women differently

Pivotal trial of Elios melanoma vaccine to be conducted at top U.S. cancer hospitals

Endogenous retroviruses play critical role in body's immune defense against bacterial, viral pathogens

Medical researchers at Saint Louis University bring hope to those in pain and sickness

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Study reveals why older people are at higher risk for developing cancer

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