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Promising brain cancer vaccine developed at Roswell Park receives orphan drug status from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded orphan drug status to a promising immunotherapy vaccine developed at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

8 Aug 2017

U.S. News names Roswell Park as 2017–18 Best Hospital for cancer

Roswell Park Cancer Institute has been named a 2017–18 Best Hospital for cancer by U.S. News & World Report.

8 Aug 2017

Biological bypass found safe for patients with coronary artery disease

A new gene therapy that targets the heart and requires only one treatment session has been found safe for patients with coronary artery disease, according to a successful trial carried out in Finland.

8 Aug 2017

Researchers reveal promising results of new noninvasive method of ICP monitoring

Researchers from Klinikum Stuttgart and the University of Erlangen, Germany, report preliminary findings that show a noninvasive method of monitoring intracranial pressure (ICP) that could rival the gold standards of invasive intraventricular and intraparenchymal monitoring.

8 Aug 2017

Habitual players of action video games have less grey matter in their brain, study reveals

Neuroscientists should think twice before getting patients to play video games as a way to boost their brain power, a new study conducted at Université de Montréal suggests. Why? Because in many cases, gaming can do more harm than good.

8 Aug 2017

Review provides comparison of state-level Medicaid hearing aid coverage for older adult beneficiaries

Medicaid does not cover hearing aids in 22 states. Coverage varies greatly in the remaining 28 states based on the degree of hearing loss and types of benefits available.

8 Aug 2017

Living near food outlets has little impact on individual's BMI, research suggests

Living near fast-food restaurants and supermarkets has little impact on an individual's body mass index, according to new Indiana University research.

7 Aug 2017

Some people better than others at recovering from wounded heart, says USC study

Some people are better than others at recovering from a wounded heart, according to a new USC Stem Cell study published in Nature Genetics.

7 Aug 2017

Sugar reduction can lead to improvement in health of overweight children and adults

Osteopathic physicians suggest shifting the conversation from weight to health for overweight children and adults, asking patients to reduce their sugar intake to see measurable improvements in metabolic function.

7 Aug 2017

Health gap widens between Appalachia and rest of the U.S.

Sandy Willhite doesn't mind driving 45 minutes to the nearest shopping center. But living in Hillsboro, W.Va., became problematic when she had to travel nearly six hours for proper foot treatment.

7 Aug 2017

Newly discovered biomarker linked to rare metabolic disorders may facilitate better diagnosis

A newly discovered biomarker associated with a rare metabolic disorder may facilitate better diagnosis and identification of new drugs for clinical trials for the disease, according to researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

7 Aug 2017

Researchers identify decreased brain pH levels in mouse models of mental disorders

Your body's acid/alkaline homeostasis, or maintenance of an adequate pH balance in tissues and organs, is important for good health.

7 Aug 2017

Gestational exposure to diesel exhaust could increase susceptibility to adult heart failure

According to a study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, gestational exposure to airborne particles derived from diesel exhaust can modify DNA in utero and alter the expression of genes that potentially increase susceptibility to adult heart failure.

7 Aug 2017

Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents deposit in the brain

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine has provided new guidance in the use of contrast agents during MRI scans. Emerging research suggests gadolinium-based contrast agents, injected in a patient's veins to brighten tissues in MRI images, accumulate in the brain.

7 Aug 2017

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Promising brain cancer vaccine developed at Roswell Park receives orphan drug status from FDA

U.S. News names Roswell Park as 2017–18 Best Hospital for cancer

Biological bypass found safe for patients with coronary artery disease

Researchers reveal promising results of new noninvasive method of ICP monitoring

Habitual players of action video games have less grey matter in their brain, study reveals

Review provides comparison of state-level Medicaid hearing aid coverage for older adult beneficiaries

Living near food outlets has little impact on individual's BMI, research suggests

Some people better than others at recovering from wounded heart, says USC study

Sugar reduction can lead to improvement in health of overweight children and adults

Health gap widens between Appalachia and rest of the U.S.

Newly discovered biomarker linked to rare metabolic disorders may facilitate better diagnosis

Researchers identify decreased brain pH levels in mouse models of mental disorders

Gestational exposure to diesel exhaust could increase susceptibility to adult heart failure

Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents deposit in the brain

New device uses AI algorithm to monitor sleep with radio waves

New clinical trial examines potential role of drug combination therapy to eliminate LAM cells

Extract from red hot peppers boosts metabolic rate, study shows

Bioactive 'tissue papers' show potential for regenerative medicine

Researchers win $1.4 million federal grant to study new treatment approaches for intestinal inflammation

New SAROS™ 15 oxygen concentrator for combat casualty care launched by Caire

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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