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New treatment for adults with rare, life-threatening blood disease receives FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ultomiris (ravulizumab) injection for the treatment of adult patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare and life-threatening blood disease.

21 Dec 2018

FDA approves new treatment for rare disease of the bone marrow and blood

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs) infusion for the treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm in adults and in pediatric patients, two years of age and older.

21 Dec 2018

Combination of statins and Mediterranean diet more effective in reducing cardiovascular mortality risk

For those who have already had a heart attack or a stroke, the combination of statins and Mediterranean Diet appears to be the most effective choice to reduce the risk of mortality, especially from cardiovascular causes.

21 Dec 2018

Air pollution linked with development of Alzheimer's in Mexico City children

A new study by researchers at the Universities of Montana, Valle de México, Boise State, Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría and Paul-Flechsig-Institute for Brain Research heightens together with German company Analytik Jena concerns over the evolving and relentless Alzheimer's pathology observed in young Metropolitan Mexico City urbanites.

21 Dec 2018

Bacterial resistance to last-resort antibiotic is spreading at alarming rate in Vietnam

Researchers have discovered that polymyxin E-resistant Escherichia coli is widely prevalent among people living in rural Vietnam.

21 Dec 2018

Revolutionary ‘Heart in a Box’ transplantees hope for a bright future this Christmas

Last year two critically ill heart patients were facing an uncertain future, but this Christmas Scotland’s first revolutionary ‘Heart in a Box’ transplantees are looking forward with hope.

21 Dec 2018

New data demonstrates clinical utility of AlloSure in repeat kidney transplant recipients

CareDx, Inc., a leading molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value diagnostic solutions for transplant patients, today announces the publication of data demonstrating the clinical utility of measuring AlloSure in repeat kidney transplant recipients in the American Journal of Transplantation.

21 Dec 2018

Researchers reveal how dietary intervention can help prevent autoimmune disease in mice

Could a change in diet be beneficial to people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus? A Yale-led team of researchers have revealed how a dietary intervention can help prevent the development of this autoimmune disease in susceptible mice.

21 Dec 2018

New bacteria-based drug delivery system could radically expand cancer treatment options

An interdisciplinary team of three Virginia Tech faculty members affiliated with the Macromolecules Innovation Institute has created a drug delivery system that could radically expand cancer treatment options.

21 Dec 2018

IU study focuses on repetitive subconcussive head impacts in sports

A new study by Indiana University researchers has found that eyeball and eyelid movement, or oculomotor function, which is used to detect symptomless brain injury, can be impaired by mild, repetitive head impacts in football players. But the function may adapt mid-season, even as athletes continue to incur head impacts.

21 Dec 2018

Interval of time to biochemical failure could be used as surrogate endpoint for prostate cancer

An analysis of the NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-RTOG 9202 showed that the interval of time to biochemical failure, or the time it takes for previously treated cancer to return as indicated by prostate specific antigen rise, could be used as a surrogate endpoint for locally advanced prostate cancer.

21 Dec 2018

Researchers discover new changes occurring in the brain in early Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have discovered new changes occurring in the human brain in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

21 Dec 2018

GW researchers receive NIH funding to study causes of high risk of heart disease in HIV patients

Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease are major complications of HIV infection and cannot currently be treated by antiretroviral treatments.

21 Dec 2018

New research examines cancer metabolism at multiple scales

No matter what form cancer takes in the body, it starts at the cellular level and grows via metabolism run amok.

21 Dec 2018

Study: Cholesterol uptake is decreased in GM3S-deficient cells

Approximately 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States is caused by heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

21 Dec 2018

Lupus Research Alliance announces 2018 recipients of the Distinguished Innovator Award

The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the 2018 recipients of the Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award in Lupus and Autoimmunity: Nir Hacohen, PhD and Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD. Dr. Hacohen is seeking better ways to treat lupus kidney disease, the major cause of illness and death among patients with lupus.

21 Dec 2018

CHLA researcher reveals how leukemia burrows within the bone marrow

Actually, cancer can hide. A researcher at Children's Hospital Los Angeles tells us exactly how leukemia burrows within bone marrow, where it is shielded from chemotherapy treatments.

21 Dec 2018

Experts in Parkinson's research propose roadmap for drug trials targeting alpha-synuclein

A recently discovered protein, alpha-synuclein, has become one of the most attractive targets for developing new drugs with the potential to slow down or arrest the progression of Parkinson's disease

20 Dec 2018

Ultrasensitive test detects corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer's and CTE

An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a condition found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma.

20 Dec 2018

Urine drug testing can be useful tool for addiction treatment in primary care setting

A new study performed by Boston Medical Center and faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine shows that urine drug testing can be a useful tool to treat patients with opioid use disorder in a primary care setting.

20 Dec 2018

Medical Condition News

New treatment for adults with rare, life-threatening blood disease receives FDA approval

FDA approves new treatment for rare disease of the bone marrow and blood

Combination of statins and Mediterranean diet more effective in reducing cardiovascular mortality risk

Air pollution linked with development of Alzheimer's in Mexico City children

Bacterial resistance to last-resort antibiotic is spreading at alarming rate in Vietnam

Revolutionary ‘Heart in a Box’ transplantees hope for a bright future this Christmas

New data demonstrates clinical utility of AlloSure in repeat kidney transplant recipients

Researchers reveal how dietary intervention can help prevent autoimmune disease in mice

New bacteria-based drug delivery system could radically expand cancer treatment options

IU study focuses on repetitive subconcussive head impacts in sports

Interval of time to biochemical failure could be used as surrogate endpoint for prostate cancer

Researchers discover new changes occurring in the brain in early Alzheimer's disease

GW researchers receive NIH funding to study causes of high risk of heart disease in HIV patients

New research examines cancer metabolism at multiple scales

Study: Cholesterol uptake is decreased in GM3S-deficient cells

Lupus Research Alliance announces 2018 recipients of the Distinguished Innovator Award

CHLA researcher reveals how leukemia burrows within the bone marrow

Experts in Parkinson's research propose roadmap for drug trials targeting alpha-synuclein

Ultrasensitive test detects corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer's and CTE

Urine drug testing can be useful tool for addiction treatment in primary care setting

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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