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New drug can reduce tardive dyskinesia in patients with schizophrenia, mood disorder

Antipsychotic treatment can cause involuntary movements such as lip smacking, tongue protrusions and excessive eye blinking. These movements typically occur after more than 3 months of treatment and are called tardive dyskinesia.

7 Apr 2017

Study of interactions between chemokines pinpoints potential targets for treatment of inflammation

Signal molecules called chemokines often work in tandem to recruit specific sets of immune cells to sites of tissue damage.

7 Apr 2017

Visually impaired musician receives gift of sight through Augmented Reality developed by NuEyes

Two weeks ago, Robert "BlindDog" Cook received the gift of sight through Augmented Reality developed by NuEyes featuring ODG Smartglasses in California. Philip Monroe of TxEyeTech is the Texas distributor for NuEyes that demonstrated the glasses for BlindDog.

7 Apr 2017

Study offers new hope for early attack against Alzheimer's

Catch it early. Those are watchwords in the battle against a host of illnesses, from heart disease to cancer to Type 2 diabetes.

7 Apr 2017

JAPhA articles highlight role of pharmacists in controlling opioid crisis

Pharmacists often face serious challenges when trying to balance the needs of patients with chronic pain and preventing prescription drug misuse, abuse, and overdose.

7 Apr 2017

Study finds thalamic DBS to be safe, effective treatment for young adults with Tourette syndrome

A surgical technique that sends electrical impulses to a specific area of the brain reduces the "tics," or involuntary movements and vocal outbursts, experienced by young adults with severe cases of Tourette syndrome, according to a new study led by investigators from NYU Langone Medical Center.

7 Apr 2017

New research effort aims to better understand impact and progression of COPD

Duke University's MURDOCK Study, the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today the launch of a new collaborative research effort to closely follow 850 people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

7 Apr 2017

UC Riverside professor receives grant to explore therapeutic target for treating IBD patients

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. A protective protein that plays a key role in this disease is "T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase" or TCPTP.

7 Apr 2017

Study compares insulin pump therapy and injections in type 1 diabetes patients during Ramadan fasting

A new study examining the risk of fasting during Ramadan for people with type 1 diabetes compared blood glucose control and the rates of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia between users of insulin pump therapy versus multiple daily insulin injections.

7 Apr 2017

Patients with inducible urticaria can benefit from treatment with asthma drug

Patients who develop itchy wheals in response to cold or friction benefit from treatment with omalizumab, a drug normally used to treat asthma.

7 Apr 2017

Queen's and AWARE announce new online support service for adults with depression

Queen's University Belfast and AWARE, the national depression charity for Northern Ireland, announce a new online support service for adults with depression to mark World Health Day (Friday 7 April).

7 Apr 2017

Researchers uncover critical pathway that helps pancreatic cancer cells turn off immune system

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have uncovered a critical pathway by which pancreatic cancer cells turn off the immune system charged with attacking them. The findings appear in a paper published online in Nature Medicine April 10.

7 Apr 2017

Study shows how prefrontal cortex may teach hippocampus to differentiate goal-related memories

Neurons in the prefrontal cortex "teach" neurons in the hippocampus to "learn" rules that distinguish memory-based predictions in otherwise identical situations, suggesting that learning in the present helps guide learning in the future, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published April 5 in the journal Neuron.

7 Apr 2017

Article highlights link between diabetes and depression as likely cause for increased self-harm rates

Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality.

7 Apr 2017

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in collaboration with Universitat Politécnica de Valencia and CIBER's Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, have designed a laser device specifically designed for optical hyperthermia applications.

7 Apr 2017

Ammonium levels in urine may help identify serious health risks in CKD patients

New research indicates that measuring ammonium excretion in the urine may be help identify patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who face serious health risks. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

7 Apr 2017

Study compares burden of adverse events in patients implanted with HeartMate 3 and Heartmate II

A six-month analysis of the pivotal MOMENTUM 3 trial found that patients implanted with the new HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system (LVAS) had fewer adverse clotting and bleeding events than patients implanted with the control, HeartMate II LVAS.

7 Apr 2017

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Bielefeld University is strengthening its cooperations in medical research. In five new projects, scientists at the university are cooperating with the University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

7 Apr 2017

Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to celiac disease, according to new research from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

Expert encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents

In a New England Journal of Medicine editorial published last week, Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., provides expert commentary on bioresorbable stents, an alternative to the traditional stents used in patients with cardiac conditions.

6 Apr 2017

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New drug can reduce tardive dyskinesia in patients with schizophrenia, mood disorder

Study of interactions between chemokines pinpoints potential targets for treatment of inflammation

Visually impaired musician receives gift of sight through Augmented Reality developed by NuEyes

Study offers new hope for early attack against Alzheimer's

JAPhA articles highlight role of pharmacists in controlling opioid crisis

Study finds thalamic DBS to be safe, effective treatment for young adults with Tourette syndrome

New research effort aims to better understand impact and progression of COPD

UC Riverside professor receives grant to explore therapeutic target for treating IBD patients

Study compares insulin pump therapy and injections in type 1 diabetes patients during Ramadan fasting

Patients with inducible urticaria can benefit from treatment with asthma drug

Queen's and AWARE announce new online support service for adults with depression

Researchers uncover critical pathway that helps pancreatic cancer cells turn off immune system

Study shows how prefrontal cortex may teach hippocampus to differentiate goal-related memories

Article highlights link between diabetes and depression as likely cause for increased self-harm rates

Scientists develop lab-scale laser device for treatments based on optical hyperthermia applications

Ammonium levels in urine may help identify serious health risks in CKD patients

Study compares burden of adverse events in patients implanted with HeartMate 3 and Heartmate II

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

Expert encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

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