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Alzheimer’s Research UK calls on pharma to continue supporting dementia research

Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling for a recommitment from pharmaceutical companies to continue efforts to fund research into dementia, the leading cause of death in the UK.

10 Jan 2018

New discovery could help treat breast cancer through precision medicine

University of Alberta researchers have discovered a mechanism that may make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment. The research team found that the protein RYBP prevents DNA repair in cancer cells, including breast cancer.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers awarded grant to repurpose FDA-approved drugs for treating Alzheimer's patients

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and collaborators have received a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to identify FDA-approved medications that could be repurposed to treat Alzheimer's disease.

9 Jan 2018

Deportation fears linked to cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas

A recent study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley's Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health found that worry about deportations was associated with multiple cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas from California's Salinas Valley, an area with a large immigrant community.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers uncover powerful new model for studying hallmark of vascular disease

While refining ways to grow arterial endothelial cells in the lab, a regenerative biology team at the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison unexpectedly unearthed a powerful new model for studying a hallmark of vascular disease.

9 Jan 2018

Vanderbilt and Lundbeck collaborate to develop novel approach for treating schizophrenia

Vanderbilt University has signed separate licensing and research collaboration agreements with Lundbeck, a global pharmaceutical company based in Denmark, to develop a novel approach for treating schizophrenia.

9 Jan 2018

New blood stabilization method prolongs lifespan of blood samples for CTC profiling

A new blood stabilization method, developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine, significantly prolongs the lifespan of blood samples for microfluidic sorting and transcriptome profiling of rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs), living cancer cells carried in the bloodstream.

9 Jan 2018

Magic mushrooms substance Psilocybin on trial for treatment of depression

There are ongoing studies that look at the effect of hallucinogenic psychedelic substance Psilocybin or “magic mushrooms” in the treatment of depression.

9 Jan 2018

Gas detecting electronic pill for diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments

Scientists from the RMIT University, Melbourne, have made an electronic pill that can detect special gases in the gut and help doctors diagnose gastrointestinal ailments such as irritable bowel syndrome.

9 Jan 2018

KTU students working on development of dissolving lenses for patients with glaucoma

Students' team from Kaunas University of Technology is working on a development of dissolving contact eye lenses, which can be of great assistance for those suffering from glaucoma.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers aim to improve lung cancer detection using simple blood test

Simple blood tests can reveal a great deal about a person's health. They can uncover infection, anemia, diabetes and high cholesterol and provide clues about many other conditions.

9 Jan 2018

Scientists find gene that predisposes Greenlanders to obesity

Greenland is like many other countries struggling with overweight and obesity. Both environment and genetics play a role in development of obesity.

9 Jan 2018

Key synaptic proteins could be targets for early interventions in patients with dementias

One of the most intriguing properties of the brain is its means to undergo synaptic plasticity which represents the basis for learning and memory, abilities that severely decline in the case of a dementia.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers discover why exercise is good and high blood pressure is bad for the heart

When the heart is put under stress during exercise, it is considered healthy. Yet stress due to high blood pressure is bad for the heart. Why? And is this always the case? Researchers of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research and of Heidelberg University Hospital have obtained new findings which indicate that a previously undetected signal pathway causes or protects from heart failure - depending on the type of stress.

9 Jan 2018

Study finds greater attention to surprise in veterans with PTSD

Fireworks on nights other than the fourth of July or New Year's Eve might be nothing more than inconsiderate neighbors, but for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the shock of noise and light may trigger a deeply learned expectation of danger.

9 Jan 2018

Neighborhood factors may play role in influencing heart failure risk

Neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors in low-income areas may significantly predict heart failure risk beyond individual health factors and socioeconomic status, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

9 Jan 2018

Leukemia patients currently ineligible for targeted therapy may benefit from new drugs

Patients with an aggressive form of leukemia, currently ineligible for any type of targeted therapy, may in fact benefit from some of these new drugs, according to new research by Queen Mary University of London.

9 Jan 2018

Longer sedentary time linked to higher levels of internal and abdominal fat

A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, UK - a partnership between Leicester's Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has found new evidence to suggest that longer periods of sedentary time (defined as any sitting/reclining activity with low energy expenditure) are more strongly associated with the amount of fat deposited around internal organs.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers develop drug that supports cellular traffic jam theory in ALS/FTD

Neurodegeneration in ALS/FTD may be caused by TDP-43 aggregation in the cytoplasm, causing cellular traffic jams. The trial drug can sequester TDP-43.

9 Jan 2018

Study finds common contraceptive shot may increase HIV risk

A recent study found an association between HIV risk and the use of the common birth control medications DMPA, among women from sub-Saharan Africa.

9 Jan 2018

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Alzheimer’s Research UK calls on pharma to continue supporting dementia research

New discovery could help treat breast cancer through precision medicine

Researchers awarded grant to repurpose FDA-approved drugs for treating Alzheimer's patients

Deportation fears linked to cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas

Researchers uncover powerful new model for studying hallmark of vascular disease

Vanderbilt and Lundbeck collaborate to develop novel approach for treating schizophrenia

New blood stabilization method prolongs lifespan of blood samples for CTC profiling

Magic mushrooms substance Psilocybin on trial for treatment of depression

Gas detecting electronic pill for diagnosis of gastrointestinal ailments

KTU students working on development of dissolving lenses for patients with glaucoma

Researchers aim to improve lung cancer detection using simple blood test

Scientists find gene that predisposes Greenlanders to obesity

Key synaptic proteins could be targets for early interventions in patients with dementias

Researchers discover why exercise is good and high blood pressure is bad for the heart

Study finds greater attention to surprise in veterans with PTSD

Neighborhood factors may play role in influencing heart failure risk

Leukemia patients currently ineligible for targeted therapy may benefit from new drugs

Longer sedentary time linked to higher levels of internal and abdominal fat

Researchers develop drug that supports cellular traffic jam theory in ALS/FTD

Study finds common contraceptive shot may increase HIV risk

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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