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Progesterone and lipoic acid combination ameliorates death of photoreceptors in the retina

Retinitis pigmentosa is a rare and hereditary neurodegenerative disease which causes vision loss due to the death of photoreceptors in the retina, and for which there is currently no treatment.

31 Jul 2018

New discovery may lead to targeted treatment for copper metabolism disorders

Individuals with defects in copper metabolism may soon have more targeted treatment options thanks to a discovery by a research team led by Dr. Vishal Gohil of Texas A&M AgriLife Research in College Station.

31 Jul 2018

UVA heart failure program slashes mortality rate and reduces costs, study finds

A University of Virginia Health System program that provides follow-up care for heart failure patients after they leave the hospital significantly improves survival and other outcomes while saving money, a new study finds.

31 Jul 2018

Glaucoma Research Foundation-funded research makes breakthrough in treatment of glaucoma

Glaucoma Research Foundation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for glaucoma, today announced a team of neuroscience researchers, led by Adriana Di Polo, PhD, at University of Montreal, have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of glaucoma.

31 Jul 2018

European Commission approves Pfizer’s first oncology biosimilar

Pfizer Inc. today announced the European Commission has approved TRAZIMERA, a biosimilar to Herceptin (trastuzumab), for the treatment of human epidermal growth factor overexpressing breast cancer and HER2 overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

31 Jul 2018

Inhibiting a protein could enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered inhibiting a previously known protein could reduce tumor burdens and enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments.

31 Jul 2018

Long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in muscles

A new study finds that long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in the muscles. The discovery could lead to new treatments for people with chronic illness or disease. The study, the first of its kind in humans - is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

31 Jul 2018

Study: Obese patients have high risk of infection and death after colon surgery

Do obese patients have a higher risk of infection and dying after colon surgery? In a study published in the August issue of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, investigators from the University of Alabama at Birmingham sought to answer this question.

31 Jul 2018

Cancer cells proliferate less when their internal pH is lowered, study shows

A new computational model has allowed researchers to identify new therapeutic targets that can attack cancer cells by lowering their intracellular pH. The study, which is the result of collaboration between IRB Barcelona, the Moffitt Cancer Center, and the University of Maryland, has been published in Nature Communications.

31 Jul 2018

FDA approves first ever non-surgical treatment for rare neuroendocrine cancers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever non-surgical treatment for the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma.

31 Jul 2018

New research into how cells communicate could pave way for improved cancer treatments

Pioneering new research into the way in which cells communicate with each other could hold the key to unlocking new, improved treatment for life-threatening diseases, including cancer.

31 Jul 2018

Study uncovers why elderly people struggle to swallow

A new study has revealed people naturally lose muscle and function in the throat as they age, making it harder for food to move from the mouth to the space above the food pipe.

31 Jul 2018

EKF Diagnostics to showcase new Stanbio GA assay kit at AACC 2018

EKF, announces it will highlight a new Stanbio Chemistry Glycated Albumin assay kit and its newly FDA cleared DiaSpect Tm hemoglobin point of care analyzer.

From EKF Diagnostics 31 Jul 2018

New study may lead to improved treatment for type 2 diabetes

Improved treatment for type 2 diabetes might result from a new study by University of Queensland researchers.

31 Jul 2018

Gene linked to hair loss could be exploited to improve cancer immunotherapy

A gene that's associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be exploited to improve cancer immunotherapy, suggests a new mouse study by Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) researchers.

31 Jul 2018

New study explores human T cell function under inflammatory conditions

The Marshall University School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineGenomics Core, recently released a new study that explores human T cell function under inflammatory conditions.

31 Jul 2018

New study ranks poor mental health as one of costliest forms of sickness for U.S. workers

Poor mental health ranks as one of the costliest forms of sickness for U.S. workers and may sap billions of dollars from the country's income growth, according to a team of researchers.

31 Jul 2018

Study: Brief period of inactivity can trigger diabetic symptoms in vulnerable patients

Just two weeks without much activity can have a dramatic impact on health from which it is difficult to recover, according to researchers who studied overweight older adults at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

31 Jul 2018

Research may help advance search for more effective drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease

Two new studies published by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital illustrate that not all forms of amyloid-beta protein - the protein thought to initiate Alzheimer's disease - play an equally menacing role in the progress of the disease.

31 Jul 2018

Leading-edge radiation therapy offered by Loyola Medicine to broad range of cancer patients

Loyola Medicine is among the select centers that offer a broad range of cancer patients a leading-edge form of radiation therapy that is delivered during surgery.

31 Jul 2018