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Brief sleep intervention reduces risk of obesity years later

When it comes to obesity prevention, sleep is not usually something that springs to mind, but a University of Otago research team has found we should not underestimate its importance.

6 Sep 2018

Newly discovered marker can identify patients who would benefit from novel asthma treatments

Researchers at RCSI, Stanford University and Oregon Health Sciences University have discovered a marker which can help determine which asthma patients are likely to benefit from a new treatment which targets inflammatory cells called Eosinophils.

6 Sep 2018

Mycovia initiates two Phase 3 clinical trials to evaluate VT-1161 in patients with RVVC

Mycovia Pharmaceuticals, making its official debut as a company developing therapies in women's health and dermatology, today announced the initiation of two Phase 3 clinical trials called VIOLET to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its lead candidate, VT-1161, in patients with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

6 Sep 2018

Verastem doses first patient in Phase I/II clinical trial of duvelisib in combination with venetoclax

Verastem, Inc., operating as Verastem Oncology, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing medicines to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, today announced dosing of the first patient in a multicenter Phase I/II clinical trial at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center of duvelisib in combination with venetoclax in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

6 Sep 2018

BeiGene collaborates with SpringWorks to evaluate new combinational therapy for solid tumors

BeiGene, Ltd., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer, and SpringWorks Therapeutics, a clinical-stage rare disease and oncology company focused on sourcing and developing innovative treatments for underserved patient populations, announced today that the companies have entered into a global clinical collaboration agreement to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of combining BeiGene's investigational RAF dimer inhibitor, lifirafenib and SpringWorks Therapeutics' investigational MEK inhibitor, PD-0325901, in patients with advanced solid tumors.

6 Sep 2018

Study examines link between brain function and impact of life events on depression

A study in adolescent girls reports that recent life events impact depressive symptoms differently, depending on how the brain responds to winning and losing.

6 Sep 2018

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Doctors do the darndest things. Take the one who walked right up to Dan Thomas, MD, at a lecture, got into the ready position, and proceeded to perform several squats as Thomas watched, puzzled.

6 Sep 2018

Research finds why foods high in unsaturated fats protect against cardiovascular disease

Foods high in unsaturated fats may protect against cardiovascular disease, and new research published today in Nature Communications has uncovered why.

6 Sep 2018

Researchers develop fully-automated medical image analysis program to detect breast tumors

Researchers from the University of Adelaide's Australian Institute for Machine Learning are developing a fully-automated medical image analysis program to detect breast tumors. The program uses a unique style to focus on the affected area.

6 Sep 2018

Researchers discover natural plant compound that shuts down uveal melanoma cell growth

A natural plant compound exploits a newly identified Achilles' heel in a cancer of the eye, uveal melanoma.

6 Sep 2018

New system accelerates discovery of chemical compounds that inhibit enzyme implicated in cancers

Researchers at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a system to accelerate the discovery of chemical compounds that inhibit an enzyme implicated in a number of cancers.

6 Sep 2018

AACI/CCAF annual meeting to highlight perspectives on future of cancer research and care

Perspectives on the future of cancer research and care, including the latest on CAR T-cell therapy, Big Data management, and international partnerships, will highlight the 2018 joint annual meeting of the Association of American Cancer Institutes and the Cancer Center Administrators Forum, September 30 – October 2, in Chicago.

6 Sep 2018

Chalmers University professor develops new theory for origin of 'phantom limb pain'

Dr Max Ortiz Catalan of Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed a new theory for the origin of the mysterious condition, 'phantom limb pain'. Published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, his hypothesis builds upon his previous work on a revolutionary treatment for the condition, that uses machine learning and augmented reality.

6 Sep 2018

Medical Condition News

Brief sleep intervention reduces risk of obesity years later

Newly discovered marker can identify patients who would benefit from novel asthma treatments

Mycovia initiates two Phase 3 clinical trials to evaluate VT-1161 in patients with RVVC

Verastem doses first patient in Phase I/II clinical trial of duvelisib in combination with venetoclax

BeiGene collaborates with SpringWorks to evaluate new combinational therapy for solid tumors

Study examines link between brain function and impact of life events on depression

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Research finds why foods high in unsaturated fats protect against cardiovascular disease

Researchers develop fully-automated medical image analysis program to detect breast tumors

Researchers discover natural plant compound that shuts down uveal melanoma cell growth

New system accelerates discovery of chemical compounds that inhibit enzyme implicated in cancers

AACI/CCAF annual meeting to highlight perspectives on future of cancer research and care

Chalmers University professor develops new theory for origin of 'phantom limb pain'

Study examines unnecessary medicine use in patients with advanced lung cancer

Smoking cessation linked with reduced dementia risk

Georgia State researcher wins federal grant to study cardiovascular complications in diabetes

UA researchers receive $4.4 million grant to focus on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Denser airway nerves connected with more severe asthma symptoms

New LSU research aims to prevent kidney failure caused by type 2 diabetes

New study finds clusters of abnormal connectivity in cerebellum of adults with HF-ASD

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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