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Phase 3 trial: TYSABRI improves vision in MS patients

Results recently presented from a study of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients taking TYSABRI (natalizumab) are supported by a Canadian woman's improved vision since starting the therapy.

25 Nov 2010

New findings provide insight into brain development

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have identified key components of a signaling pathway that controls the departure of neurons from the brain niche where they form and allows these cells to start migrating to their final destination. Defects in this system affect the architecture of the brain and are associated with epilepsy, mental retardation and perhaps malignant brain tumors.

25 Nov 2010

Neptune, Acasti completes preclinical program comparing CaPre with Lovaza

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. subsidiary, Acasti Pharma Inc., reports the completion of its preclinical program designed to compare the lipid management effects of Acasti's drug candidate CaPre versus prescription drug Lovaza.

25 Nov 2010

Hospital errors in U.S. continue despite efforts: Study

A new study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) showed that all the efforts to make American hospitals error free and safe are inadequate.

25 Nov 2010

Biomedical Market Newsletter announces 20th year in business

Biomedical Market Newsletter, Inc., a veteran medical industry information provider, has announced its 20th year in business.

25 Nov 2010

Unique collaboration results in new bandage splint for hip surgery patients

The new splint can reduce the need for large external support structures to fixate the hip following hip surgery. The secret behind the fast development is collaboration between a research scientist, an enterprise and a full-time student using this case for her bachelor project.

25 Nov 2010

Subconscious change of heart could happen in response to failure in a competitive situation

You may think of your love for your mate as the noble emotion of a pure heart, but some primitive parts of your brain are taking a decidedly more pragmatic approach to the subject, according to Stanford biologists.

25 Nov 2010

Study on using Public Relations to launch, grow and extend brands throughout a product's lifecycle

Traditionally, Public Relations has served as a limited marketing tool for generating brand awareness and reaching consumers. More recently, the reach and potential of Public Relations has greatly expanded through technologies such as Web sites, online social networks, information alerts and blogs. Meanwhile, traditional media sources continue to play an important role.

25 Nov 2010

New study finds no decrease in patient harm at hospitals

Despite concerted efforts, no decreases in patient harm were detected at 10 randomly selected North Carolina hospitals between 2002 and 2007, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

25 Nov 2010

Immunity-enhancing probiotics may be the best line of defense for good health

Good bacteria, bad bacteria, billions of bacteria—sounds downright germy. But the truth is that research in gut health is germinating more insight into the role bacteria, also known as "probiotics," play in our overall health and wellness.

25 Nov 2010

Laboratories obtain satisfactory scores in measuring heavy metals: Study

A new study which benchmarks the abilities of laboratories around the world to measure heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, methylmercury and inorganic arsenic) in seafood has been published today by the Joint Research Centre.

25 Nov 2010

UMDNJ researchers develop comprehensive strategy for recovery from smoking addiction

Researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), following 10 years of studying tobacco use among smokers with mental illness, have developed a comprehensive strategy for recovery from smoking addiction that could serve as a nationwide model.

25 Nov 2010

Researchers explain molecular mechanism that induces HER2+ tumours to ignore cell signals

About 30% of breast cancer patients have tumours that show rapid growth and invasion through the body. A common denominator in all of these cases is the presence of a large number of Her2 proteins in tumour cellular membranes. Consequently, these aggressive tumours are referred to as HER2+. Scientists working in the Metastasis Laboratory (MetLab) at IRB Barcelona headed by ICREA researcher Roger Gomis, have described the molecular mechanism that induces HER2+ tumours to ignore the signals that protect cells from excessive growth.

25 Nov 2010

Costs of occupational asthma in the UK

Workplace asthma costs the UK at least -100 million a year, and may be as high as -135 million, reveals research published online in Thorax.

25 Nov 2010

Kids who feel part of the team are more likely to stay active and healthy

It's never fun riding the bench - but could it also make you less likely to be physically active in the future?

25 Nov 2010

WHO/UN-HABITAT report documents health disparities facing women in developing country urban areas

Womens News Network/Guardian Development Network examines a WHO/United Nations Human Settlements Programme report released last week that highlighted the health disparities affecting populations living in urban areas.

25 Nov 2010

$ESCEO and IOF publish position paper on link between upper thigh bone fractures and bisphosphonate use$

ESCEO and IOF publish position paper on link between upper thigh bone fractures and bisphosphonate use

Leading experts from the European Society on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) have published a timely position paper on the association between subtrochanteric femoral (upper thigh bone) fractures and long-term treatment with bisphosphonates.

25 Nov 2010

Collective efforts in transplantation reduces risk of treatment-related complications in blood cancer

A decade of refinements in marrow and stem cell transplantation to treat blood cancers significantly reduced the risk of treatment-related complications and death, according to an institutional self-analysis of transplant-patient outcomes conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

25 Nov 2010

Participation in Better Beginnings, Better Futures project improves social, academic functioning of children

Children living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more likely to succeed if they participate in a community-based prevention program, according to findings released recently from a multi-year research study based at Queen's University.

25 Nov 2010

Weather associated with trauma admissions

Every 5-C rise in maximum temperature pushes up the rate of hospital admissions for serious injuries among children, reveals one of the largest studies of its kind published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

25 Nov 2010

Research News and Research

Phase 3 trial: TYSABRI improves vision in MS patients

New findings provide insight into brain development

Neptune, Acasti completes preclinical program comparing CaPre with Lovaza

Hospital errors in U.S. continue despite efforts: Study

Biomedical Market Newsletter announces 20th year in business

Unique collaboration results in new bandage splint for hip surgery patients

Subconscious change of heart could happen in response to failure in a competitive situation

Study on using Public Relations to launch, grow and extend brands throughout a product's lifecycle

New study finds no decrease in patient harm at hospitals

Immunity-enhancing probiotics may be the best line of defense for good health

Laboratories obtain satisfactory scores in measuring heavy metals: Study

UMDNJ researchers develop comprehensive strategy for recovery from smoking addiction

Researchers explain molecular mechanism that induces HER2+ tumours to ignore cell signals

Costs of occupational asthma in the UK

Kids who feel part of the team are more likely to stay active and healthy

WHO/UN-HABITAT report documents health disparities facing women in developing country urban areas

ESCEO and IOF publish position paper on link between upper thigh bone fractures and bisphosphonate use

Collective efforts in transplantation reduces risk of treatment-related complications in blood cancer

Participation in Better Beginnings, Better Futures project improves social, academic functioning of children

Weather associated with trauma admissions

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