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Dartmouth researchers develop unique approach to treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Dartmouth researchers have developed a novel and unique approach to treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a form of blood cancer that often requires repeated chemotherapy treatments to which it grows resistant.

17 Mar 2014

GOP, former Mass. Sen. Brown eye New Hampshire seat

In Nebraska, a Republican Senate candidate opposing the health law once consulted for firms trying to implement it.

17 Mar 2014

82% of college football players return to field after ACL surgery, shows study

High-level college football players frequently return to the field after an ACL reconstruction, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day.

17 Mar 2014

Social pressures rather than physical dangers may restrict e-cigarette use, says university professor

As part of the Psychology Invited Speakers Seminar Series at the University of Leicester, Professor Jason Hughes from the University's Department of Sociology will today argue that e-cigarettes, which are currently unregulated throughout the United Kingdom, will soon face legislation that will restrict and ban them - and that concerns about social dangers, more than physical dangers to health, will be the cause of it.

17 Mar 2014

Patients with cleft palate can benefit from bone lengthening technique

A technique called distraction osteogenesis can create increased length of the upper jaw in patients with cleft lip and palate deformities, reports a study in the March issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, edited by Mutaz B. Habal, MD, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

17 Mar 2014

Lawsuit shines light on doctor-device maker relationship

The Wall Street Journal looks at a lawsuit that is revealing just how doctors -- and thusly consumers -- are influenced by device makers. And Google moves into the emergency room.

17 Mar 2014

Research reveals that hippocampus stores memories by their temporal context

Before I left the house this morning, I let the cat out and started the dishwasher. Or was that yesterday? Very often, our memories must distinguish not just what happened and where, but when an event occurred - and what came before and after.

17 Mar 2014

Adherent stromal cells derived from human placenta improve tendon healing, shows study

According to Dr. Scott Rodeo of New York's Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), although the findings of a recent study should be considered preliminary, adherent stromal cells derived from human placenta appear promising as a readily available cell source to aid tendon healing and regeneration.

17 Mar 2014

New gaming technology receives national awards

Television shows have been using tension between hospital personnel as compelling drama for years. But, in the real world, misunderstandings and miscommunication in the healthcare environment can cause errors with long-lasting, even fatal consequences.

17 Mar 2014

FDA grants Fast Track designation to Edison’s lead drug EPI-743

Edison Pharmaceuticals today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track designation to EPI-743, the company's lead drug, for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia. EPI-743 is being developed for pediatric and adult mitochondrial disease, including Friedreich's ataxia.

17 Mar 2014

When it comes to enrollment rates, some states, regions outpace others

The Washington Post notes that the Northeast appears to be doing the best with enrollment, but western states are doing well with implementation.

17 Mar 2014

Study explores the effect of falling incomes

Becoming poor makes people feel unhappy immediately due to the loss of income and status and this does not improve, even over the long term.

17 Mar 2014

Obama administration rule raises more questions about the individual mandate's reach

News outlets report that a hardship exemption was added that could potentially make it much easier for people to get around the requirement that they have health insurance.

17 Mar 2014

Study suggests effective therapeutics for IBD may hinge on targeting GM-CSF axis

The protein GM-CSF plays a critical role in maintaining immune tolerance in the gut, with defects in the protein increasing the susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), according to a new mouse study by a team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

17 Mar 2014

Researchers discover USP9X gene that sheds new light on mysteries of brain development, disability

Research from the University of Adelaide has confirmed that a gene linked to intellectual disability is critical to the earliest stages of the development of human brains.

17 Mar 2014

Driving simulator may help people with hemianopia to drive safely

A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving.

17 Mar 2014

Brain-mapping experiment proves that schizophrenia patients have impaired ability to imitate

According to George Bernard Shaw, "Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning." According to psychologists, imitation is something that we all do whenever we learn a new skill, whether it is dancing or how to behave in specific social situations.

17 Mar 2014

Scientists discover gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels, reduced risk of heart attacks

Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks -- a finding that opens the door to using this knowledge in testing or treatment of high cholesterol and other lipid disorders.

17 Mar 2014

Professor wins Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for research on immune system

Michael Reth has won the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, awarded by the Paul Ehrlich Foundation, for his research on the immune system. For the first time since 1996, the prize goes to a scientist working in Germany.

17 Mar 2014

Researchers discover certain proteins in osteoclasts that may be used to destroy cardiovascular calcification

Cardiovascular calcification (deposits of minerals in heart valves and blood vessels) is a primary contributor to heart disease, the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

17 Mar 2014

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Dartmouth researchers develop unique approach to treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

GOP, former Mass. Sen. Brown eye New Hampshire seat

82% of college football players return to field after ACL surgery, shows study

Social pressures rather than physical dangers may restrict e-cigarette use, says university professor

Patients with cleft palate can benefit from bone lengthening technique

Lawsuit shines light on doctor-device maker relationship

Research reveals that hippocampus stores memories by their temporal context

Adherent stromal cells derived from human placenta improve tendon healing, shows study

New gaming technology receives national awards

FDA grants Fast Track designation to Edison’s lead drug EPI-743

When it comes to enrollment rates, some states, regions outpace others

Study explores the effect of falling incomes

Obama administration rule raises more questions about the individual mandate's reach

Study suggests effective therapeutics for IBD may hinge on targeting GM-CSF axis

Researchers discover USP9X gene that sheds new light on mysteries of brain development, disability

Driving simulator may help people with hemianopia to drive safely

Brain-mapping experiment proves that schizophrenia patients have impaired ability to imitate

Scientists discover gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels, reduced risk of heart attacks

Professor wins Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for research on immune system

Researchers discover certain proteins in osteoclasts that may be used to destroy cardiovascular calcification

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