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Workplace bullying or violence linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems

People who are bullied at work or experience violence at work are at higher risk of heart and brain blood vessel problems, including heart attacks and stroke, according to the largest prospective study to investigate the link, which is published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

18 Nov 2018

New model of FSHD could be useful to study effectiveness of experimental therapeutics

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is the most prevalent dominantly inherited muscular dystrophy in the world. To date, there are no pharmacologic treatments available for the more than 850,000 people affected worldwide.

17 Nov 2018

UCLA biologists uncover how head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders

UCLA biologists have discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes that can lead to serious brain disorders.

17 Nov 2018

Static and dynamic physical activities offer varying protection against heart disease

While it is well known that physical activity is important for heart health, neither research nor recommendations consistently differentiate between the benefits of different types of physical activity.

17 Nov 2018

Obesity significantly increases risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

A Cleveland Clinic genetic analysis has found that obesity itself, not just the adverse health effects associated with it, significantly increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. The paper was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open.

17 Nov 2018

New first-line treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphoma approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) injection in combination with chemotherapy for adult patients with certain types of peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

16 Nov 2018

Personalized scheduling of radiotherapy using genetic data could reduce side effects

A new clinical study led by the University of Leicester and conducted in the HOPE clinical trials facility at Leicester's Hospitals has revealed the pivotal role that changing the time of day that a patient receives radiotherapy could play in altering radiotherapy toxicity.

16 Nov 2018

Gene editing could be used to halt kidney disease in patients with Joubert syndrome

For the first time scientists have identified how to halt kidney disease in a life-limiting genetic condition, which may pave the way for personalized treatment in the future.

16 Nov 2018

American Cancer Society study links social isolation to higher mortality risk

A large American Cancer Society study links social isolation with a higher risk of death from all causes combined and heart disease for all races studied, and with increased cancer mortality in white men and women.

16 Nov 2018

Long term exposure to road traffic noise linked with greater obesity risk

Long term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with increased risk of obesity. This was the conclusion of a study involving the participation of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a research center supported by the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation. The study has been published in Environment International.

16 Nov 2018

Sucking your baby’s pacifier could improve their health

A new study has found that sucking on a baby's pacifier is linked to lower IgE levels, an antibody that is increased in allergies and asthma.

16 Nov 2018

Autism linked to prolonged connection between brain regions

Researchers have discovered that the symptoms seen in autism may be linked to how regions of the brain communicate.

16 Nov 2018

Researchers identify LZTR1 as evolutionarily conserved component of RAS pathway

Mutations in RAS proteins initiate many of the most aggressive tumors, and the search for pharmacological inhibitors of these proteins has become a priority in the battle against cancer. Michail Steklov, Francesca Baietti, and colleagues from the Anna Sablina lab identified LZTR1 as an evolutionarily conserved component of the RAS pathway.

16 Nov 2018

Drug used to treat dizziness may slow down growth of triple-negative breast cancer

Screening Food and Drug Administration approved compounds for their ability to stop cancer growth in the lab led to the finding that the drug flunarizine can slow down the growth of triple-negative breast cancer in an animal model of the disease.

16 Nov 2018

NIH awards over $1.8 million to husband-and-wife doctors to test new breast cancer approach

Husband-and-wife doctors at the University of Virginia Cancer Center have been awarded more than $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health for their effort to improve radiation therapy and breast surgery for patients with early-stage breast cancer.

16 Nov 2018

Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, National Jewish Health and Centro de Neumología Pediátrica in Puerto Rico have been awarded nearly $10 million as part of a 5-year grant from the U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to address the root causes of asthma by studying 4,000 children in Puerto Rico, where asthma prevalence and deaths are among the highest in the world.

16 Nov 2018

Nexus announces availability of Arsenic Trioxide Injection in the US

Nexus Pharmaceuticals announced today the immediate availability in the United States for Arsenic Trioxide Injection. Nexus Pharmaceuticals' Arsenic Trioxide Injection is available as 10 mg per 10 mL vial for injection.

16 Nov 2018

Researchers find metabolite shuttle between cells in the liver that may combat tissue fibrosis

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have made a discovery which could lead to a new way of thinking about how disease pathogenesis in the liver is regulated, which is important for understanding the condition nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is incredibly common and growing.

16 Nov 2018

New shoe insole technology could help diabetic ulcers heal better while walking

Diabetes can lead to ulcers that patients don't even feel or notice until the sight of blood. And because ulcers can't heal on their own, 14 to 24 percent of diabetics in the U.S. who experience them end up losing their toes, foot or leg.

16 Nov 2018

Person's sex hormones may play key role in trauma survival, finds study

A person's sex hormones may play a role in trauma survival, according to a Kansas State University researcher who has received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.

16 Nov 2018

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Workplace bullying or violence linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems

New model of FSHD could be useful to study effectiveness of experimental therapeutics

UCLA biologists uncover how head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders

Static and dynamic physical activities offer varying protection against heart disease

Obesity significantly increases risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

New first-line treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphoma approved by FDA

Personalized scheduling of radiotherapy using genetic data could reduce side effects

Gene editing could be used to halt kidney disease in patients with Joubert syndrome

American Cancer Society study links social isolation to higher mortality risk

Long term exposure to road traffic noise linked with greater obesity risk

Sucking your baby’s pacifier could improve their health

Autism linked to prolonged connection between brain regions

Researchers identify LZTR1 as evolutionarily conserved component of RAS pathway

Drug used to treat dizziness may slow down growth of triple-negative breast cancer

NIH awards over $1.8 million to husband-and-wife doctors to test new breast cancer approach

Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

Nexus announces availability of Arsenic Trioxide Injection in the US

Researchers find metabolite shuttle between cells in the liver that may combat tissue fibrosis

New shoe insole technology could help diabetic ulcers heal better while walking

Person's sex hormones may play key role in trauma survival, finds study

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