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Researchers use ultrasound to destroy cancerous tissue in brain

Researchers in Zurich, Switzerland have successfully used focused ultrasound for the first time to non-invasively ablate part of a recurrent glioma tumor through a patient's intact skull.

7 Apr 2014

Caffeine has positive effect on tau deposits in Alzheimer's disease

As part of a German-French research project, a team led by Dr. Christa E. Müller from the University of Bonn and Dr. David Blum from the University of Lille was able to demonstrate for the first time that caffeine has a positive effect on tau deposits in Alzheimer's disease.

7 Apr 2014

Women who had radiotherapy for breast cancer may have increased risk of lung tumour

Women who have radiotherapy for breast cancer have a small but significantly increased risk of subsequently developing a primary lung tumour, and now research has shown that this risk increases with the amount of radiation absorbed by the tissue.

7 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 7, 2014

Today's headlines include stories about the next round of health law challenges the Obama administration faces as well as the new Medicare Advantage rates scheduled to be announced today.

7 Apr 2014

Research roundup: Mental health parity; nurses' workload; can restaurants reduce portion size?

Historically, health insurance covered mental health care differently than other medical care. Recent laws have begun bringing them into balance. ... Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) in 2008. ... the MHPAEA applied to large group health plans, both fully and self-insured, and included a cost exemption.

7 Apr 2014

TSRI scientists solve long-standing mystery about sense of touch

A study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has helped solve a long-standing mystery about the sense of touch.

7 Apr 2014

New insights provide novel therapeutic approach against cancer

A major discovery that brings a new drug target to the increasingly exciting landscape of cancer immunotherapy was published yesterday by researchers from La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology and their collaborators from other institutes.

7 Apr 2014

OncoSec Medical to re-launch Phase II cutaneous T-cell lymphoma trial under protocol amendment

OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing its ImmunoPulse DNA-based immunotherapy to treat solid tumors, will re-launch its Phase II cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) trial under a protocol amendment.

7 Apr 2014

Viewpoints: Debate rolls on about enrollment numbers; Ryan's plan 'squeezes seniors'

You can forgive a little football-spiking, even if Obamacare is far from the end zone. The White House this week announced that the number of people who enrolled in new individual health-care insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act topped 7 million and could still rise.

7 Apr 2014

Compounds from plant confer protective effects against breast cancer, say researchers

Compounds derived from plant-based sources - including garlic, broccoli and medicine plants - confer protective effects against breast cancer, explain researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), partner with the UPMC CancerCenter.

7 Apr 2014

Report estimates number of previously uninsured people who gained coverage: 5.4 million

According to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, consumers who obtained insurance through the federal and state online insurance marketplaces were not simply swapping out other insurance. In many cases, according to the survey, the health law is having its intended effect.

7 Apr 2014

Low-dose aspirin not significantly associated with pregnancy loss

The Effects of Aspirin in Gestation and Reproduction (EAGeR) medical trial has found that, in general, low-dose aspirin is not beneficial for future pregnancy outcomes in women with prior pregnancy loss.

7 Apr 2014

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase 1 clinical trial of pan-RAF inhibitor LY3009120

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7 Apr 2014

Study identifies touch-activated molecule in skin cells

In a study published in the April 6 online edition of the journal Nature, a team of Columbia University Medical Center researchers led by Ellen Lumpkin, PhD, associate professor of somatosensory biology, solve an age-old mystery of touch: how cells just beneath the skin surface enable us to feel fine details and textures.

7 Apr 2014

Staying disease-free improves dramatically for ovarian cancer patients

The probability of staying disease-free improves dramatically for ovarian cancer patients who already have been disease-free for a period of time, and time elapsed since remission should be taken into account when making follow-up care decisions, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), a partner with UPMC CancerCenter.

7 Apr 2014

18 Dems join House GOP on bill to change law's definition of full time

The legislation is bolstered by Republican charges that employers are cutting part-time workers' hours so that they don't have to provide insurance to those workers.

7 Apr 2014

Study shows PET imaging monitors prostate cancer progression without need for so many biopsies

Your body's cells have two major interconnected energy sources: the lipid metabolism and the glucose metabolism. Most cancers feed themselves by metabolizing glucose, and thus can be seen in Positron Emission Topography (PET) scans that detect radiolabeled glucose.

7 Apr 2014

Head and neck cancers associated with genetic alterations could be sensitive to existing cancer drug

An examination of the genetic landscape of head and neck cancers indicates that while metastatic and primary tumor cells share similar mutations, recurrent disease is associated with gene alterations that could be exquisitely sensitive to an existing cancer drug.

7 Apr 2014

Research suggests NEDD9 scaffolding protein activates oncogenic signaling pathways in cancer cells, encourages metastases

Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center have shown that NEDD9, a scaffolding protein responsible for regulating signaling pathways in the cell, promotes the growth and spread of epithelial ovarian cancer.

7 Apr 2014

Calif.'s Latino enrollment soared in final days; hand-wringing continues over Md.'s online marketplace

Enrollment by Latinos in California's healthcare insurance exchange surged in the final month of sign-ups after an intensive push to reach that key population.

7 Apr 2014

Research News and Research

Researchers use ultrasound to destroy cancerous tissue in brain

Caffeine has positive effect on tau deposits in Alzheimer's disease

Women who had radiotherapy for breast cancer may have increased risk of lung tumour

First Edition: April 7, 2014

Research roundup: Mental health parity; nurses' workload; can restaurants reduce portion size?

TSRI scientists solve long-standing mystery about sense of touch

New insights provide novel therapeutic approach against cancer

OncoSec Medical to re-launch Phase II cutaneous T-cell lymphoma trial under protocol amendment

Viewpoints: Debate rolls on about enrollment numbers; Ryan's plan 'squeezes seniors'

Compounds from plant confer protective effects against breast cancer, say researchers

Report estimates number of previously uninsured people who gained coverage: 5.4 million

Low-dose aspirin not significantly associated with pregnancy loss

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase 1 clinical trial of pan-RAF inhibitor LY3009120

Study identifies touch-activated molecule in skin cells

Staying disease-free improves dramatically for ovarian cancer patients

18 Dems join House GOP on bill to change law's definition of full time

Study shows PET imaging monitors prostate cancer progression without need for so many biopsies

Head and neck cancers associated with genetic alterations could be sensitive to existing cancer drug

Research suggests NEDD9 scaffolding protein activates oncogenic signaling pathways in cancer cells, encourages metastases

Calif.'s Latino enrollment soared in final days; hand-wringing continues over Md.'s online marketplace

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