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What happens if you’re forced to switch health plans when you’re sick?

Joanna Joshua, 39, panicked when she opened a letter from her family's insurer, Cigna, only to learn it was pulling out of California's individual market next year.

26 Aug 2017

New research program receives DKK 100 million in funding from Novo Nordisk Foundation

The newly established research program, 'Program for Translational Hematology', has just received DKK 100 million in funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

From Novo Nordisk 24 Aug 2017

ARDS survivors often leave hospital ICU with prolonged post-intensive care syndrome

Patients who survive acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) often leave a hospital intensive care unit with debilitating mental, physical, or cognitive problems that may limit their quality of life.

24 Aug 2017

Acid-sensing receptor may have significant relevance to physiological response in panic disorder

Panic disorder is a syndrome characterized by spontaneous and recurrent episodes of incapacitating anxiety. It typically emerges during adolescence or early adulthood and can take an exhausting emotional and physical toll on the body.

24 Aug 2017

New strategy allows researchers to identify potential treatments for altered levels of MeCP2

Having twice the normal amount of the protein MeCP2, a condition called MECP2 duplication syndrome, causes severe progressive neuropsychiatric disorders that include intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, motor dysfunction and other medical complications.

24 Aug 2017

Researchers find that Piezo1 protein can detect change in blood flow during exercise

The research team - led by the University of Leeds - has found that a protein called Piezo1 in the lining of blood vessels is able to detect a change in blood flow during exercise.

24 Aug 2017

Researchers use small molecule to relieve symptoms of Rett syndrome in mouse model

Vanderbilt University researchers have relieved symptoms of Rett syndrome in a mouse model with a small molecule that works like the dimmer switch in an electrical circuit.

23 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover evidence linking mental health disorders and disturbances to gut microbiome

Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may help psychiatrists treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

23 Aug 2017

Antipsychotics commonly prescribed to adults with IDD, study finds

Antipsychotic medication is frequently being prescribed to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), often without a psychiatric diagnosis, a new study conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences has found.

23 Aug 2017

Study findings may help develop marker to identify anxiety in fragile X syndrome patients

Anxiety occurs at high rates in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. Children with co-occurring anxiety tend to fare worse, but it can be hard to identify in infants.

23 Aug 2017

Infants’ safe sleep recommendations - SIDS & SUID

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been a cause for concern for a while now. The New Zealand Cot Study and European data in the 1990’s had found that sleeping in prone position was dangerous for infants.

21 Aug 2017

New research finds major disabilities in 80% of Ebola survivors one year after discharge

New research, conducted by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the University of Liverpool, highlights the need for long-term rehabilitation of Ebola survivors after almost 80% of those interviewed were found to have major limitations in mobility, cognition, and vision.

21 Aug 2017

Study examines factors that drive people's behavior for adhering to safe infant sleeping practices

It is still common for infants to be placed in unsafe sleeping positions by their caregivers, report researchers from Yale and Boston University. Fewer than half of infants are always placed on their backs for sleep, the recommended safe sleep position.

21 Aug 2017

Food allergies: Mechanism underlying cross-reaction between cypress pollen and certain fruits revealed

Working in collaboration with teams from the Czech Republic and Japan, researchers from the Institut Pasteur, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), and Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM) have identified, for the first time, the likely origin of the cross-reactivity between cypress pollen, peaches and citrus fruits.

18 Aug 2017

FDA approves Besponsa – Pfizer’s new drug for rare form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin) in the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) - a rare form of ALL.

17 Aug 2017

$FDA approval provides new, targeted treatment option for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL$

FDA approval provides new, targeted treatment option for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

17 Aug 2017

NIH researchers unravel how male, female mouse embryos acquire sex-specific reproductive systems

A protein called COUP-TFII determines whether a mouse embryo develops a male reproductive tract, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

17 Aug 2017

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels that exhibit many of the symptoms and drug reactions associated with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome -- an extremely rare genetic disease that causes symptoms resembling accelerated aging in children.

16 Aug 2017

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Scientific evidence reporting on the use of cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is too limited to conclude its safety or efficacy, say researchers from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

15 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new method to more accurately measure systolic blood pressure

An estimated 1 in 3 U.S. adults have high blood pressure. Blood pressure levels are often assessed by using automatic blood pressure devices.

14 Aug 2017

Syndrome News and Research

What happens if you’re forced to switch health plans when you’re sick?

New research program receives DKK 100 million in funding from Novo Nordisk Foundation

ARDS survivors often leave hospital ICU with prolonged post-intensive care syndrome

Acid-sensing receptor may have significant relevance to physiological response in panic disorder

New strategy allows researchers to identify potential treatments for altered levels of MeCP2

Researchers find that Piezo1 protein can detect change in blood flow during exercise

Researchers use small molecule to relieve symptoms of Rett syndrome in mouse model

Researchers uncover evidence linking mental health disorders and disturbances to gut microbiome

Antipsychotics commonly prescribed to adults with IDD, study finds

Study findings may help develop marker to identify anxiety in fragile X syndrome patients

Infants’ safe sleep recommendations - SIDS & SUID

New research finds major disabilities in 80% of Ebola survivors one year after discharge

Study examines factors that drive people's behavior for adhering to safe infant sleeping practices

Food allergies: Mechanism underlying cross-reaction between cypress pollen and certain fruits revealed

FDA approves Besponsa – Pfizer’s new drug for rare form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

FDA approval provides new, targeted treatment option for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

NIH researchers unravel how male, female mouse embryos acquire sex-specific reproductive systems

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Researchers develop new method to more accurately measure systolic blood pressure

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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