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Less gray matter in brain not linked to reading disabilities in people with dyslexia

In people with dyslexia, less gray matter in the brain has been linked to reading disabilities, but now new evidence suggests this is a consequence of poorer reading experiences and not the root cause of the disorder.

15 Jan 2014

Brain's structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain, say scientists

Everybody feels pain differently, and brain structure may hold the clue to these differences. In a study published in the current online issue of the journal Pain, scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have shown that the brain's structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain.

15 Jan 2014

Longer reads: Hospice drains Medicare; false Obamacare 'horror stories;' growing up without vaccines

Hospice patients are expected to die: The treatment focuses on providing comfort to the terminally ill, not finding a cure. To enroll a patient, two doctors certify a life expectancy of six months or less. But over the past decade, the number of "hospice survivors" in the United States has risen dramatically, in part because hospice companies earn more by recruiting patients who aren't actually dying, a Washington Post investigation has found. Healthier patients are more profitable because they require fewer visits and stay enrolled longer (Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating, 12/26).

9 Jan 2014

K2M receives FDA clearance to market CAYMAN Minimally Invasive plate system

K2M, Inc., the largest privately held spinal device company in the world focused on developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasive procedures, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market CAYMAN Minimally Invasive, the latest addition to the company’s CAYMAN product family of plate systems already featuring CAYMAN Anterior, CAYMAN Buttress and CAYMAN Lateral.

9 Jan 2014

Mild electronic stimulation therapy to upper airway during sleep effective in reducing OSA

Results published in a new study in the Jan. 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine report that mild electronic stimulation therapy to the upper airway during sleep is effective in reducing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

9 Jan 2014

Researchers use stem cells to study bone disorders from patients afflicted with genetic bone disease

Researchers have developed a new way to study bone disorders and bone growth, using stem cells from patients afflicted with a rare, genetic bone disease.

9 Jan 2014

Implantation of sleep apnea device can lead to improvements for patients with OSA

Implantation of a sleep apnea device called Inspire- Upper Airway Stimulation therapy can lead to significant improvements for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

9 Jan 2014

Loyola's Surgery Department ranked 18th in NIH medical school funding in 2013

The Surgery Department of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine ranked 18th in the nation in National Institutes of Health medical school funding in 2013, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

7 Jan 2014

DePuy Synthes Spine announces the U.S. launch of new tissue implant for spine fusion surgery

DePuy Synthes Spine, in collaboration with DePuy Synthes Biomaterials, announced today the U.S. launch of CONFORM SHEET, a hydrated, pliable and totally demineralized cancellous bone matrix that fills voids during posterolateral spinal fusion surgery and provides a natural scaffold for new bone formation.

7 Jan 2014

DePuy Synthes develops CONFORM SHEET allograft implant for spinal fusion surgery

DePuy Synthes Spine, in collaboration with DePuy Synthes Biomaterials, announced today the U.S. launch of CONFORM SHEET™, a hydrated, pliable and totally demineralized cancellous bone matrix that fills voids during posterolateral spinal fusion surgery and provides a natural scaffold for new bone formation.

7 Jan 2014

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

Recent data shows that more than 500,000 women in the U.S. report drinking during pregnancy, with about 20 percent of this population admitting to binge drinking.

31 Dec 2013

Rho-associated protein kinase regulates hippocampal neurite growth, microtubule formation

Rho-associated protein kinase is an essential regulator of cytoskeletal dynamics during the process of neurite extension. However, whether Rho kinase regulates microtubule remodeling or the distribution of adhesive proteins to mediate neurite outgrowth remains unclear.

28 Dec 2013

Study shows beneficial effects of normobaric oxygen on cerebral ischemic injury

Normobaric oxygen has the rapid and non-invasive characteristics and may have therapeutic effects on ischemic/hypoxic disease.

28 Dec 2013

Transient receptor potential channel A1 causes calcitonin gene-related peptide release in neurons

Transient receptor potential channel A1 is one of the important transducers of noxious stimuli in the primary afferents, which may contribute to generation of neurogenic inflammation and hyperalgesia.

26 Dec 2013

Cell transplantation, gene therapy combination to open new therapeutic avenues for Alzheimer's disease

In a recent study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 33, 2013), Prof. Feng Li and team from Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University in China, synthesized a 19-nt oligonucleotide targeting BACE1, the key enzyme in amyloid beta protein (Aβ) production, and introduced it into the pSilenCircle vector to construct a short hairpin (shRNA) expression plasmid against the BACE1 gene.

24 Dec 2013

Researchers identify molecular link between liver cancer, obesity, alcoholism, and hepatitis

Obesity, alcoholism, and chronic hepatitis all increase the risk of getting liver cancer, which is the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Obesity in particular is driving a significant increase in liver cancer in the United States.

20 Dec 2013

Reverse Medical's BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device gets CE Mark approval

Reverse Medical Corporation today announced CE Mark approval for European commercialization of their BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device and the first European clinical case. The BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device is intended for use with occlusive devices in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

19 Dec 2013

Anatomy News and Research

Less gray matter in brain not linked to reading disabilities in people with dyslexia

Brain's structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain, say scientists

Longer reads: Hospice drains Medicare; false Obamacare 'horror stories;' growing up without vaccines

K2M receives FDA clearance to market CAYMAN Minimally Invasive plate system

Mild electronic stimulation therapy to upper airway during sleep effective in reducing OSA

Researchers use stem cells to study bone disorders from patients afflicted with genetic bone disease

Implantation of sleep apnea device can lead to improvements for patients with OSA

Loyola's Surgery Department ranked 18th in NIH medical school funding in 2013

DePuy Synthes Spine announces the U.S. launch of new tissue implant for spine fusion surgery

DePuy Synthes develops CONFORM SHEET allograft implant for spinal fusion surgery

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

Rho-associated protein kinase regulates hippocampal neurite growth, microtubule formation

Study shows beneficial effects of normobaric oxygen on cerebral ischemic injury

Transient receptor potential channel A1 causes calcitonin gene-related peptide release in neurons

Cell transplantation, gene therapy combination to open new therapeutic avenues for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers identify molecular link between liver cancer, obesity, alcoholism, and hepatitis

Reverse Medical's BARREL Vascular Reconstruction Device gets CE Mark approval

Collaborative pharmaceutical project focusing on paediatric formulation development gets go-ahead

Researchers gain better understanding of neurochemical basis of addiction with optogenetics

Four U.S. researchers to receive grants to improve cognition in individuals living with Down syndrome

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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