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km23-1 protein involved in spread of colon cancer may lead to new treatments for disease

Understanding how the protein km23-1 enables in the spread of colon cancer may lead to new treatments for the disease, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

28 Jun 2013

'Sleep Mask' prototype: The world's first non-invasive treatment for sight loss

Rt Hon David Willetts MP has seen the 'Sleep Mask' prototype - the world's first non-invasive treatment for sight loss that will save the need for expensive hospital treatment - at Northumbria University's Northern Design Centre (NDC).

28 Jun 2013

RUCDR Infinite Biologics receives $44.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from NIMH centre

RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world's largest university-based biorepository, received a $44.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Mental Health earlier this month to support its NIMH Center for Collaborative Genomics Research on Mental Disorders, which provides services to NIMH-funded scientists engaged in genomic research on mental disorders.

28 Jun 2013

Decorin protein in blood inhibits tumor progression, say researchers

Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered that decorin, a naturally occurring protein that circulates in the blood, acts as a potent inhibitor of tumor growth modulating the tumor microenvironment.

28 Jun 2013

People receiving emergency gallbladder surgery are more likely to experience complications

If you have severe pain just below the right side of your rib cage, you may have a gallbladder problem. And it is typically better to seek medical attention sooner than later.

28 Jun 2013

Use of antibacterial soaps containing chemical triclocarban may harm nursing babies

A mother's prolonged use of antibacterial soaps containing the chemical triclocarban may harm nursing babies, according to a recent study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

28 Jun 2013

Rural women with breast cancer less likely to receive radiation therapy after lumpectomy

Rural women with breast cancer are less likely than their urban counterparts to receive recommended radiation therapy after having a lumpectomy, a breast-sparing surgery that removes only tumors and surrounding tissue, a study by Mayo Clinic and others found.

28 Jun 2013

Study shows infants can recognize each other's emotions

Although it may seem difficult for adults to understand what an infant is feeling, a new study from Brigham Young University finds that it's so easy a baby could do it.

28 Jun 2013

Computer simulation for predicting effectiveness of combination therapies for colon tumors

Scientist at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have used a computer simulation for predicting the effectiveness of various combination therapies for colon tumors. The study has been published in the current issue of the professional journal Molecular Systems Biology*.

28 Jun 2013

Study: Children with Crohn's disease have enterovirus in their intestines

A new study reveals that all children with Crohn's disease that were examined had a commonly occurring virus - an enterovirus - in their intestines. This link has previously not been shown for this chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder. The findings are being published today in the latest issue of the international journal Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology.

28 Jun 2013

Study suggests amylin deposits are a new biomarker for age-related dementia and Alzheimer's

A second amyloid may play a role in Alzheimer's disease, UC Davis researchers find. A protein secreted with insulin travels through the bloodstream and accumulates in the brains of individuals with type 2 diabetes and dementia, in the same manner as the amyloid beta (Αβ) plaques that are associated with Alzheimer's disease, a study by researchers with the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center has found.

28 Jun 2013

Janssen receives complete response letter from FDA for XARELTO sNDA

Janssen Research & Development, LLC today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a complete response letter for the supplemental New Drug Application for XARELTO (rivaroxaban) to reduce the risk of stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

28 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 28, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that the high court sent a tentative signal Thursday that it was moving toward hearing a case on the regulation of abortion-inducing drugs.

28 Jun 2013

Eleven Biotherapeutics reports positive results from EBI-005 Phase 1b/2a study in patients with DED

Eleven Biotherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company designing and engineering novel and differentiated protein-based biotherapeutics for ocular diseases, announced today positive topline clinical results from a 6-week randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled Phase 1b/2a study of EBI-005 in patients with dry eye disease.

28 Jun 2013

TSRI scientists identify small molecules to control genetic defect responsible for muscular dystrophy

For the first time, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified small molecules that allow for complete control over a genetic defect responsible for the most common adult onset form of muscular dystrophy.

28 Jun 2013

Treating people in doc's offices instead of ERs may not save as much as thought

Helping people avoid the ER and caring for them in doctors' offices instead may not help save as much money to the health care system as initially thought, a new study suggests.

28 Jun 2013

Study examines the best type of dialysis access for elderly patients

Elderly patients with kidney failure may not gain the same benefits from what's considered the gold standard for accessing the blood for dialysis compared with younger patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

28 Jun 2013

Curing type 1 diabetes: an interview with Dr. Habib Zaghouani, MU School of Medicine

Type 1 diabetes is an attack by the immune system of the islet of Langerhans within the pancreas. Basically, the islet of Langerhans harbor beta cells, which produce insulin and when the islets are attacked, the beta cells destruct and there is no more insulin. When the insulin level goes low, blood glucose levels go high and that creates a problem.

28 Jun 2013

Weekend reading: Chemo revolution, Lyme disease confusion and the residency mismatch

Because I've lived so long with anxiety, there were lots of things I figured I'd never, ever do - having children was one of them. In fact, in my 20s, before I'd managed to stumble on the combination of drugs and exercise that allows me to be as sane as I can expect to be, I was so sure I'd never give birth that I got a tattoo of a giant koi fish extending from one end of my abdomen to the other. ... I found myself in a very ironic situation: my decision to have a child was the result of a sense of stability I enjoyed due to taking an array of anti-anxiety medications that I would be strongly advised by most doctors to stop taking now that I was pregnant (Alissa Nutting, 6/23).

28 Jun 2013

State legislature directs UC system to allocate $15M annually to UCR medical school

A budget compromise worked out and signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown means that UC Riverside's School of Medicine will receive full and continuous funding of $15 million per year - long-sought assistance that enables the school to flourish and greatly facilitates its ongoing accreditation.

28 Jun 2013

Research News and Research

km23-1 protein involved in spread of colon cancer may lead to new treatments for disease

'Sleep Mask' prototype: The world's first non-invasive treatment for sight loss

RUCDR Infinite Biologics receives $44.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from NIMH centre

Decorin protein in blood inhibits tumor progression, say researchers

People receiving emergency gallbladder surgery are more likely to experience complications

Use of antibacterial soaps containing chemical triclocarban may harm nursing babies

Rural women with breast cancer less likely to receive radiation therapy after lumpectomy

Study shows infants can recognize each other's emotions

Computer simulation for predicting effectiveness of combination therapies for colon tumors

Study: Children with Crohn's disease have enterovirus in their intestines

Study suggests amylin deposits are a new biomarker for age-related dementia and Alzheimer's

Janssen receives complete response letter from FDA for XARELTO sNDA

First Edition: June 28, 2013

Eleven Biotherapeutics reports positive results from EBI-005 Phase 1b/2a study in patients with DED

TSRI scientists identify small molecules to control genetic defect responsible for muscular dystrophy

Treating people in doc's offices instead of ERs may not save as much as thought

Study examines the best type of dialysis access for elderly patients

Curing type 1 diabetes: an interview with Dr. Habib Zaghouani, MU School of Medicine

Weekend reading: Chemo revolution, Lyme disease confusion and the residency mismatch

State legislature directs UC system to allocate $15M annually to UCR medical school

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