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Study combines induced pluripotent stem cell technology and genetic correction to treat DMD

Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have combined genetic repair with cellular reprogramming to generate stem cells capable of muscle regeneration in a mouse model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

7 Mar 2013

Roundup: States form panels to fight federal powers, health law; Review shows 3,000 dropped from Medicaid in Pa. were eligible

One bill would make it a felony to enforce the new federal health care law, punishable by up to five years in prison. Another prohibits a physician from asking a patient about firearms.

7 Mar 2013

Human brain can learn to treat relevant prosthetics as substitute for non-working body parts

The human brain can learn to treat relevant prosthetics as a substitute for a non-working body part, according to research published March 6 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Mariella Pazzaglia and colleagues from Sapienza University and IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia of Rome in Italy, supported by the International Foundation for Research in Paraplegie.

7 Mar 2013

University of Sunderland pharmaceutical scientists receive CFUK grant for research into cystinosis

Pharmaceutical scientists at the University of Sunderland have been awarded £125,000 by the Cystinosis Foundation (CF) UK to fund the next stage of their research into a rare genetic disease.

7 Mar 2013

New image-guided programming method can improve hearing in cochlear implant users

Imagine suddenly being able to hear the words and tone of the person across the table from you in a crowded restaurant when once you only heard overwhelming noise. Or speaking on the telephone with confidence because what you hear is now crisp and clear. Longtime cochlear implant users are reporting such dramatic improvements in their hearing, thanks to new image-guided programming methods developed by Vanderbilt University researchers.

7 Mar 2013

Drugs that inhibit buildup of acylcarnitines may block axonal degeneration

Anyone whose hand or foot has "fallen asleep" has an idea of the numbness and tingling often experienced by people with peripheral nerve damage. The condition also can cause a range of other symptoms, including unrelenting pain, stinging, burning, itching and sensitivity to touch.

6 Mar 2013

DBS helps anorexia patients achieve and maintain improvements in body weight, mood and anxiety

In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) helps some patients achieve and maintain improvements in body weight, mood, and anxiety.

6 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Doctors, nurses not reaping same health care 'bonanzas' as other providers; House GOP spending plan doesn't solve budget problems

When I followed the money trail in Time magazine's story "A Bitter Pill" behind the drugs, medical devices or CT scan equipment that the patients or their insurance companies were billed for, the profit margins for the hospitals that supplied them, as high as they were, were eclipsed by the margins of the manufacturers that sold them to the hospitals.

6 Mar 2013

Neuromonitoring predicts functional outcome after rectal cancer surgery

Intraoperative neuromonitoring of the bladder and internal anal sphincter can accurately predict postsurgical urinary and anorectal function, research suggests.

6 Mar 2013

Drug to relieve pain of feline osteoarthritis identified

The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam significantly improves nighttime physical activity in cats with osteoarthritis, indicating its potential as a pain reliever in this feline population, report Canadian researchers.

6 Mar 2013

Foreign-born adoptees most at risk for psychiatric disorders

Foreign-born adoptees have the highest rates of psychiatric disorders among migrants, show the results of a large, Danish population-based cohort study.

6 Mar 2013

Lactated Ringer’s safety caution in cardiac arrest

Prehospital intravenous loading with lactated Ringer’s solution may reduce the chances for survival with good neurologic outcome among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an observational study suggests.

6 Mar 2013

After sequester, what comes next?

News outlets report that the next step for some GOP lawmakers will revolve around a budget plan that will end deficits by 2023. Along those lines, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has suggested a change in his Medicare plan.

6 Mar 2013

IRIN series examines concept of 'resilience'

"No one working in the aid community in recent years could have avoided the buzzword 'resilience' -- but what does the term mean practically and how has it helped shape action on the ground?" IRIN asks in one of a "series of articles exploring what resilience means for vulnerable communities, and its impact on the architecture of aid."

6 Mar 2013

'End The Neglect' blog interviews NTD expert

The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases' "End The Neglect" blog briefly interviews Ellen Agler, CEO of the END Fund, about neglected tropical diseases (NTD), noting the conversation took place at a recent event titled, "Uniting to Combat NTDs: Translating the London Declaration into Action."

6 Mar 2013

Minn. House passes bill to create a health exchange

An amendment restricting abortion coverage was also approved. In Connecticut, the state awarded a contract to handle its exchange to a company that has come under fire in the state before.

6 Mar 2013

Across the nation, C-section rates show wide variation

C-sections, a very common operating room procedure, can boost the cost of delivery from about $9,000 for a vaginal birth to $13,000.

6 Mar 2013

USAID addressing GBV in humanitarian response to disasters

Anita Malley, acting senior displacement and protection policy adviser for USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, writes in USAID's "IMPACTblog" about the office's commitment "to finding solutions to address gender-based violence (GBV) as a part of our humanitarian response to disasters."

6 Mar 2013

New bedside electronic device can determine the cause of severe dizziness

A bedside electronic device that measures eye movements can successfully determine whether the cause of severe, continuous, disabling dizziness is a stroke or something benign, according to results of a small study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

6 Mar 2013

Empowering women will improve food security, U.N. expert says

"Governments must adopt food security strategies that empower women as this is an effective way to reduce hunger and malnutrition, a United Nations expert said" Monday, the U.N. News Centre reports.

6 Mar 2013

Research News and Research

Study combines induced pluripotent stem cell technology and genetic correction to treat DMD

Roundup: States form panels to fight federal powers, health law; Review shows 3,000 dropped from Medicaid in Pa. were eligible

Human brain can learn to treat relevant prosthetics as substitute for non-working body parts

University of Sunderland pharmaceutical scientists receive CFUK grant for research into cystinosis

New image-guided programming method can improve hearing in cochlear implant users

Drugs that inhibit buildup of acylcarnitines may block axonal degeneration

DBS helps anorexia patients achieve and maintain improvements in body weight, mood and anxiety

Viewpoints: Doctors, nurses not reaping same health care 'bonanzas' as other providers; House GOP spending plan doesn't solve budget problems

Neuromonitoring predicts functional outcome after rectal cancer surgery

Drug to relieve pain of feline osteoarthritis identified

Foreign-born adoptees most at risk for psychiatric disorders

Lactated Ringer’s safety caution in cardiac arrest

After sequester, what comes next?

IRIN series examines concept of 'resilience'

'End The Neglect' blog interviews NTD expert

Minn. House passes bill to create a health exchange

Across the nation, C-section rates show wide variation

USAID addressing GBV in humanitarian response to disasters

New bedside electronic device can determine the cause of severe dizziness

Empowering women will improve food security, U.N. expert says

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