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LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrates superior safety, efficacy for BioFreedom compared with bare-metal stent

Biosensors International Group, Ltd., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices, announced today that the LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrated superior safety and efficacy for BioFreedom compared with a bare-metal stent (BMS).

15 Oct 2015

BREVENA Laboratories receives National Eczema Association's Seal of Acceptance award for Restorative Skin Balm

BREVENA Laboratories, LLC, a luxury skincare cosmetics company that combines beauty and advanced medical technology, announces that the National Eczema Association has awarded the Seal of Acceptance to the brand's Restorative Skin Balm.

15 Oct 2015

Researchers link organ transplant drug to rise in rare lymphoma

A study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has linked the immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to an increased risk of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma in solid organ transplant patients. But the same study also found that another class of immunosuppressive drugs, called calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), given alone or in combination with MMF, appears to protect transplant patients against this rare form of lymphoma.

15 Oct 2015

Rogosin selected to participate in new Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model

The Rogosin Institute, a NYC-based non-profit provider of comprehensive kidney care, including dialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the new Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care (CEC) Model established by CMMI, CMS's Center for Innovation.

15 Oct 2015

Graft properties affect knee ligament surgery outcome more than surgical technique

In anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, graft stiffness and pre-strain play a more vital role than the choice of surgical technique, indicates a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The study developed a computational 3D model of the knee joint, which can be used in the prevention of osteoarthritis (OA), specifically OA resulting from trauma.

15 Oct 2015

The Medical Center of Plano Partners with BIND, Brain Injury Network of Dallas to support survivors of traumatic brain injuries

Supporting patients who have suffered a serious brain injury is the goal of a new partnership between The Medical Center of Plano and the Brain Injury Network of Dallas, also called BIND.

15 Oct 2015

enGene, Janssen Biotech sign agreement to develop and commercialize new IBD therapies

enGene, Inc. a gene therapy company focused on development of therapeutics using its proprietary "Gene Pill" and enema gene delivery platform, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to develop and commercialize new therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

14 Oct 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced that Synjardy (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets are now available by prescription in pharmacies across the United States.

14 Oct 2015

UVA researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to prevent heart failure

Could your heart get hooked on blood sugar? Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine think so, and they will determine if blocking that addiction could prevent enlargement of the heart that can lead to deadly heart failure.

14 Oct 2015

Researchers identify molecular switch that can avoid inflammation

Our immune system is vital to us and can sometimes overreact causing chronic illnesses, such as for instance rheumatism and allergy. Now, researchers from Umeå University and University of Gothenburg have identified a molecular switch - MYSM1 - that can suppress such an overreaction and avoid inflammation.

14 Oct 2015

Antipsychotic drugs more frequently used in Alzheimer's disease patients, new study finds

Antipsychotic drugs are initiated in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) more frequently than in the general population - already 2-3 years before the Alzheimer's diagnosis, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

14 Oct 2015

New hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

New hope for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. A mouse genetic study in PLoS Medicine reports that targeting the P2RX7 gene, a purinoreceptor, may halt the progression of DMD.

14 Oct 2015

Researchers one step closer to finding effective drug for alcohol dependence

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden might be one step closer to finding an effective drug for alcohol dependence. In two separate studies, they show that the so-called dopamine stabilizer OSU6162 can reduce the craving for alcohol in alcohol dependent people and normalises the level of dopamine in the brain reward system of rats that have consumed alcohol over a long period of time.

14 Oct 2015

Thyroid hormone treatment improves cardiac health in female rats with high blood pressure

Thyroid hormones administered to female rats with high blood pressure led to encouraging cardiac improvements, according to a study in the American Journal of Physiology led by NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine researcher Martin Gerdes.

14 Oct 2015

Diabetic patients who use nurse practitioners for primary care have lower rates of preventable hospitalization

New research from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston indicates that diabetic patients who got their primary care from nurse practitioners did not have an increase in potentially preventable hospital admissions.

14 Oct 2015

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

Using advanced brain imaging, researchers have matched certain behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia to features of the brain's anatomy. The findings, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, could be a step toward improving diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.

14 Oct 2015

CU Cancer Center study reports 'robust antitumor activity' of TAK-733 drug in mouse models of colorectal cancer

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published online ahead of print in the journal Oncotarget reports "robust antitumor activity" of the drug TAK-733 in cells and mouse models of colorectal cancer.

14 Oct 2015

Insulin dose not independent risk factor for cardiovascular death

A NIH-sponsored double-blinded, randomized clinical trial entitled Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD study) came to a halt seven years ago after patients receiving more intensive diabetes therapy were found to have a higher mortality rate, compared to the standard therapy.

14 Oct 2015

Head injuries, traumatic experiences and mental illness higher among severe polyinhalant users

Incarcerated youth who have suffered head injuries, traumatic experiences and mental illness diagnoses are more likely to abuse multiple inhalants, according to researchers at Georgia State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

14 Oct 2015

UI Cancer Center and GSU to help reduce cancer-related health disparities in Chicago's south suburbs

The greatest burden of cancer in the Chicago region has moved from the city to the suburbs. The University of Illinois Cancer Center and Governors State University have received a joint four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help both institutions conduct community-based research to reduce cancer-related health disparities in Chicago's south suburbs.

14 Oct 2015

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LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrates superior safety, efficacy for BioFreedom compared with bare-metal stent

BREVENA Laboratories receives National Eczema Association's Seal of Acceptance award for Restorative Skin Balm

Researchers link organ transplant drug to rise in rare lymphoma

Rogosin selected to participate in new Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model

Graft properties affect knee ligament surgery outcome more than surgical technique

The Medical Center of Plano Partners with BIND, Brain Injury Network of Dallas to support survivors of traumatic brain injuries

enGene, Janssen Biotech sign agreement to develop and commercialize new IBD therapies

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

UVA researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to prevent heart failure

Researchers identify molecular switch that can avoid inflammation

Antipsychotic drugs more frequently used in Alzheimer's disease patients, new study finds

New hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers one step closer to finding effective drug for alcohol dependence

Thyroid hormone treatment improves cardiac health in female rats with high blood pressure

Diabetic patients who use nurse practitioners for primary care have lower rates of preventable hospitalization

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

CU Cancer Center study reports 'robust antitumor activity' of TAK-733 drug in mouse models of colorectal cancer

Insulin dose not independent risk factor for cardiovascular death

Head injuries, traumatic experiences and mental illness higher among severe polyinhalant users

UI Cancer Center and GSU to help reduce cancer-related health disparities in Chicago's south suburbs

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