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Taiwanese research team develops large-scale proactive cancer treatment system first-generation prototype

A Taiwanese research team, led by Prof. Ming-Shing Young of Department of Electrical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), has successfully developed a large-scale proactive cancer treatment system first-generation prototype which includes Frequency-Adjustable High Frequency Induction Heating Machine (HFIHM) and 3D Magnetically Guiding Endoscope System (3DMGES).

25 Jan 2011

Raptor completes enrollment in DR Cysteamine Phase 3 clinical trial in cystinosis

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp., today announced it has completed enrollment in its Phase 3 clinical trial of its proprietary delayed-release oral formulation of cysteamine bitartrate ("DR Cysteamine") in patients with nephropathic cystinosis ("cystinosis").

24 Jan 2011

Healthcare workers can help improve quality of life for end of life patients

Healthcare workers can most directly affect quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced stage lung cancer by helping manage symptoms such as pain, lack of energy, shortness of breath, coughing, difficulty sleeping and dry mouth, according to a study recently published in the journal Oncology Nursing Forum.

24 Jan 2011

R-Tech Ueno announces completion of RK-023 Phase 2a study for androgenetic alopecia

R-Tech Ueno, is pleased to announce that the Phase 2a clinical study of RK-023 to treat androgenetic alopecia was completed by January 21, 2011.

24 Jan 2011

Psychological Science journal releases new research findings

The insula has been implicated in evaluative and affective processes. New findings indicate that the insula may be broadly involved in integrating affective and cognitive processes. Participants rated the positivity and negativity of picture stimuli and how emotionally arousing they found the pictures to be.

24 Jan 2011

Accent Dual Mode RF System is a less invasive anti-aging skin care technology

What most don't realize is that there is a revolutionary, virtually pain-free technology that delivers dramatic skin tightening and wrinkle reduction results without the pain and recovery of needle injections. Always at the forefront of the latest anti-aging skin care technologies, Manhattan-based JUVA Skin and Laser Center specializes in the Accent Dual Mode RF System.

24 Jan 2011

Functional tests are necessary to understand human disease despite genetic sequencing

Despite what you might have heard, genetic sequencing alone is not enough to understand human disease. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have shown that functional tests are absolutely necessary to understand the biological relevance of the results of sequencing studies as they relate to disease, using a suite of diseases known as the ciliopathies which can cause patients to have many different traits.

24 Jan 2011

Math may help assess how rapidly stem cells and cancer-causing cousins increase numbers

The difficult task of sorting and counting prized stem cells and their cancer-causing cousins has long frustrated scientists looking for new ways to help people who have progressive diseases.

21 Jan 2011

Researchers map complex choreography used by immune system's T cells to recognize pathogens

Researchers have for the first time mapped the complex choreography used by the immune system's T cells to recognize pathogens while avoiding attacks on the body's own cells.

21 Jan 2011

Neuros Medical announces initial feasibility study results of HFAC Nerve Block technology

Neuros Medical, Inc., a medical device company announced today initial feasibility study results of their patented high frequency alternating current (HFAC) Nerve Block technology from their first patient. The study is a short-term, 30-day test per patient, focusing on chronic residual limb pain. Nearly one million patients suffer from chronic residual limb pain in the U.S.

20 Jan 2011

Koronis' KP-1461 drug causes extra mutations to occur in HIV genome in HIV-infected patients

Recently published Phase 2a clinical trial results show that the frequency of specific, drug-induced mutations in the HIV genome can be significantly increased by administering KP-1461, a drug being developed by Koronis Pharmaceuticals based on its novel Viral Decay Acceleration (VDA) drug mechanism.

20 Jan 2011

AER changes journal name to Insight: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness

With its mission of providing insight into issues surrounding blindness, the journal of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) will now express that vision in its name. Insight: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness has been the journal's new title as of January 1, 2011.

20 Jan 2011

Best friends influence children's physical activity

Boys and girls who take part in physical activity with their best friend in the neighbourhood where they live have higher levels of physical activity, new research has found. With many children not doing enough physical activity the findings could help with the UK's current health care concerns.

19 Jan 2011

Race and region play major role in health outcomes of people infected with HIV

Women, nonwhites, and people in the southern United States who were newly infected with HIV and followed for an average of four years experienced greater HIV/AIDS-related morbidity compared to men and people of other races living in other regions of the country. The findings, published in the February 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, underscore the urgent need to improve the health of these populations in order to reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality in the U.S.

19 Jan 2011

San Diego hospital tests RFID-based drug-management system developed by MEPS Real Time

RFID Journal features MEPS Real Time's Intelliguard drug management system story.

19 Jan 2011

BHI, NHLBI and AHA join to promote American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day

The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) announced today that it is joining with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to promote American Heart Month in February and to celebrate National Wear Red Day® on February 4, 2011.

19 Jan 2011

New patented technique offers unprecedented view of DNA damage

New technology providing the first view of DNA damage throughout the entire human genome developed by Cardiff University scientists could offer a valuable new insight into the development and treatment of conditions like cancer.

19 Jan 2011

Molecular imaging procedure may detect beta-amyloid in brain, increase accuracy of AD diagnosis

Preliminary research suggests that use of a type of molecular imaging procedure may have the ability to detect the presence of beta-amyloid in the brains of individuals during life, a biomarker that is identified during autopsy to confirm a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, according to a study in the January 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Jan 2011

Antidepressant medication reduces frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

Women who were either in the transition to menopause or postmenopausal experienced a reduction in the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes with the use of the antidepressant medication escitalopram, compared to women who received placebo, according to a study in the January 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Jan 2011

Severe asthma in early childhood may lead to premature loss of lung function during adolescence: Study

Severe asthma in early childhood may lead to premature loss of lung function during adolescence and more serious disease during adulthood, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine report. Early identification and treatment of children with severe asthma is important to help stem asthma progression.

19 Jan 2011

Frequency News and Research

Taiwanese research team develops large-scale proactive cancer treatment system first-generation prototype

Raptor completes enrollment in DR Cysteamine Phase 3 clinical trial in cystinosis

Healthcare workers can help improve quality of life for end of life patients

R-Tech Ueno announces completion of RK-023 Phase 2a study for androgenetic alopecia

Psychological Science journal releases new research findings

Accent Dual Mode RF System is a less invasive anti-aging skin care technology

Functional tests are necessary to understand human disease despite genetic sequencing

Math may help assess how rapidly stem cells and cancer-causing cousins increase numbers

Researchers map complex choreography used by immune system's T cells to recognize pathogens

Neuros Medical announces initial feasibility study results of HFAC Nerve Block technology

Koronis' KP-1461 drug causes extra mutations to occur in HIV genome in HIV-infected patients

AER changes journal name to Insight: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness

Best friends influence children's physical activity

Race and region play major role in health outcomes of people infected with HIV

San Diego hospital tests RFID-based drug-management system developed by MEPS Real Time

BHI, NHLBI and AHA join to promote American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day

New patented technique offers unprecedented view of DNA damage

Molecular imaging procedure may detect beta-amyloid in brain, increase accuracy of AD diagnosis

Antidepressant medication reduces frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

Severe asthma in early childhood may lead to premature loss of lung function during adolescence: Study

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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