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PCORI Board awards $8.6 million for new study on psoriasis treatment

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors today approved $8.6 million to fund a new study comparing treatment options for people with psoriasis.

26 Sep 2017

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

Sangyong Jon, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST, and his team developed combined photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy for cancer by using Bilirubin (BR) nanoparticles.

26 Sep 2017

Study finds no evidence of auditory nerve injury after recreational noise exposure

Exposure to loud noises during common recreational activities is widely cited as a cause of "hidden hearing loss." A new study of young adults, however, finds that while hearing is temporarily affected after attending a loud event, there is no evidence of auditory nerve injury or permanent hearing difficulties.

26 Sep 2017

MIPT scientist proposes unique model to predict cancer development

A scientist from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has proposed a model that can predict the number of key carcinogenic events for each cancer type based on the relationship between morbidity and age.

26 Sep 2017

New approaches to treat aggressive NUT midline carcinoma

Precision medicine, which custom-tailors therapies to the needs of individual patients, is becoming more and more important in cancer therapy. Today, molecular-biological diagnostics can precisely identify alterations in tumor cells.

26 Sep 2017

Study explores how tattoos may influence medical student's understanding of melanoma diagnosis

CANCER is on the rise and the need to be empathetic when giving a patient their diagnosis and throughout treatment is imperative.

26 Sep 2017

SBP researcher awarded $10.8 million grant to pursue development of new drug for substance abuse

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is pleased to announce the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health has awarded Nicholas Cosford, Ph.D., a three-year, $10.8 million grant to pursue the preclinical development of a new class of medicine to treat substance use disorders.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers identify new mechanism that causes hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's disease

A KAIST research team has identified a new mechanism that causes the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's disease, namely tremors, rigidity, and loss of voluntary movement.

26 Sep 2017

Study reveals impact of changes in temperature, air pressure on heart failure patients

Could decreases in temperature cause heart failure and death? An increase in hospitalization and death in elderly patients with heart failure could be associated with changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure, according to a new study in Environment International.

26 Sep 2017

Injections of hunger hormone blocker can halt typical weight gain in mice

Mayo Clinic scientists have shown that injections of a hunger hormone blocker in mice can halt the typical weight gain after dieting and help prevent rebound obesity in the long term. The research findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

26 Sep 2017

Existing drugs may be able to improve therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia, mice study shows

Two drugs, already approved for safe use in people, may be able to improve therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a blood cancer that affects myeloid cells, according to results from a University of Iowa study in mice.

26 Sep 2017

Seniors treated for depression experience comparable improvements as younger patients, study reveals

A new Cedars-Sinai study reveals that older adults being treated for depression experience comparable improvements in quality of life and functioning as do younger adults treated for the same condition.

26 Sep 2017

Long-term occupational strain linked to increased risk of hip osteoarthritis

People who in the course of their work put long-term physical strain on their bodies have an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis of the hip. This is especially the case for lifting and carrying heavy loads over long periods of time.

26 Sep 2017

Review finds no increased cancer risk for people taking oral diabetes medication

People taking a new oral medication for Type 2 diabetes can breathe a sigh of relief concerning suspicions they might be at an increased risk for many types of cancer, according to Indiana University researchers.

26 Sep 2017

Study: Gene linked to schizophrenia risk controls early neurodevelopment

A gene associated with the risk of schizophrenia regulates critical components of early brain development, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State University.

26 Sep 2017

New pig model for stroke could accelerate drug discovery process

It is well-known in the medical field that the pig brain shares certain physiological and anatomical similarities with the human brain. So similar are the two that researchers at the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have developed the first U.S. pig model for stroke treatments, which will provide essential preclinical data and speed the drug discovery process.

26 Sep 2017

Biomaterial-mediated growth factor delivery can restore perfusion of blood vessels in animal models

Ischemia is a serious medical condition in which the flow of blood and delivery of oxygen to tissues is restricted, thus resulting in pain, weakness, and more seriously, tissue and organ damage. Ischemia in muscle tissue, most commonly as a result of atherosclerosis, leads to life-threatening diseases like coronary artery disease and stroke, but also to chronic peripheral artery disease (PAD).

26 Sep 2017

Nerve stimulation therapy revives a 35-year-old man in vegetative state – sparks hope

A 20-year-old man from France fifteen years back met with a car accident and suffered damage to his brain putting him is a vegetative state or a state where from he never regained consciousness. Now he is 35 years and an experimental low-intensity nerve stimulation method has been found to stir him into a “minimally conscious state”.

26 Sep 2017

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

A new technique that targets drugs to specific cells could lead to improved therapies for diseases caused by an overactive immune response.

25 Sep 2017

Study finds barriers to using public access defibrillators for treating cardiac arrests

A study led the University of Warwick suggests that people are reluctant to use public access defibrillators to treat cardiac arrests.

25 Sep 2017

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PCORI Board awards $8.6 million for new study on psoriasis treatment

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

Study finds no evidence of auditory nerve injury after recreational noise exposure

MIPT scientist proposes unique model to predict cancer development

New approaches to treat aggressive NUT midline carcinoma

Study explores how tattoos may influence medical student's understanding of melanoma diagnosis

SBP researcher awarded $10.8 million grant to pursue development of new drug for substance abuse

Researchers identify new mechanism that causes hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Study reveals impact of changes in temperature, air pressure on heart failure patients

Injections of hunger hormone blocker can halt typical weight gain in mice

Existing drugs may be able to improve therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia, mice study shows

Seniors treated for depression experience comparable improvements as younger patients, study reveals

Long-term occupational strain linked to increased risk of hip osteoarthritis

Review finds no increased cancer risk for people taking oral diabetes medication

Study: Gene linked to schizophrenia risk controls early neurodevelopment

New pig model for stroke could accelerate drug discovery process

Biomaterial-mediated growth factor delivery can restore perfusion of blood vessels in animal models

Nerve stimulation therapy revives a 35-year-old man in vegetative state – sparks hope

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

Study finds barriers to using public access defibrillators for treating cardiac arrests

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