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Amyloid PET method works well for detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease

A method for detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease using amyloid PET imaging works as well as the previously used cerebrospinal fluid sample method. This is the conclusion of a new Lund University study - the most thorough and extensive undertaken in the field so far.

23 Sep 2015

CPAP therapy lowers depressive symptoms in people with obstructive sleep apnea

A new study shows that depressive symptoms are extremely common in people who have obstructive sleep apnea, and these symptoms improve significantly when sleep apnea is treated with continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

23 Sep 2015

Medinol announces completion of enrollment in BIONICS trial to evaluate effectiveness of eDES

Medinol, a developer of Interventional Cardiology devices, announced today the completion of enrollment in its BIONICS trial, a global, prospective, randomized, multicenter, clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new Coronary Stent System, the first ever elastomeric Drug Eluting Stent or eDES.

22 Sep 2015

Drug combination delivers effective punch against one form of pancreatic cancer

One form of pancreatic cancer has a new enemy: a two-drug combination discovered by UF Health researchers that inhibits tumors and kills cancer cells in mouse models.

22 Sep 2015

FDA approves LONSURF for treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Taiho Oncology, Inc. (U.S.), a subsidiary of Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved LONSURF (trifluridine and tipiracil), formerly known as TAS-102, for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who have been previously treated with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF biological therapy, and if RAS wild-type, an anti-EGFR therapy.

22 Sep 2015

New cell type appears to drive life-threatening food allergies

Researchers have discovered a new cell type that appears to drive life-threatening food allergies and may help explain why some people get severe allergic reactions and others do not.

22 Sep 2015

Stanford Hospital starts key study on pressure ulcer prevention

Leaf Healthcare is pleased to announce that a key study on pressure ulcer prevention has started at Stanford Hospital.

22 Sep 2015

Brain health: how can you reduce cognitive decline? An interview with Heather Snyder, Ph.D.

Reader’s Digest and the Alzheimer’s Association partnered to survey approximately 1,600 people in May 2015 about their brain health and their knowledge of how lifestyle habits affect cognitive decline and dementia.

22 Sep 2015

$Bisphosphonate drugs linked to greater risk of atypical hip fractures$

Bisphosphonate drugs linked to greater risk of atypical hip fractures

The use of bisphosphonates, a group of drugs used to prevent hip breakages in women with osteoporosis, is associated with an increased risk of atypical fractures in this joint, understood as those that occur in less frequent locations.

22 Sep 2015

VolitionRx's NuQ blood test receives CE Mark approval for detection of colorectal cancer

VolitionRx Limited today announced the Company's first CE Mark for its blood-based diagnostic assay, NuQ X001S, for detection of colorectal cancer. The NuQ test utilizes the Company's proprietary Nucleosomics technology platform, which identifies and analyses fragments of chromosomes, called nucleosomes, circulating within the blood for the presence of epigenetic cancer signals.

22 Sep 2015

Researchers find novel connection between choroid plexus and complex regional pain syndrome

Aalto University neuroscientists, in collaboration with researchers at Helsinki University Hospital and Harvard Medical School, have found a novel connection between the size of the choroid plexus in the brain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

22 Sep 2015

A three-step brain oscillation plays significant role in memory consolidation

Our long-term memory is consolidated when we sleep. Short-term memory traces in the hippocampus, an area deep in the brain, are then relocated to more outer parts of the brain. An international team of neuroscientists, among who Mathilde Bonnefond and Til Ole Bergmann from the Donders Institute at Radboud Universiy, now shows how a three-step brain oscillation plays an important part in that process.

22 Sep 2015

Innovative way may stop spread of glioblastoma multiforme

Scientists at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus and Van Andel Research Institute have discovered an innovative way that may stop the spread of the most lethal and aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In laboratory studies, scientists demonstrated that activating a specific family of proteins halted cancer cell migration into healthy tissue.

22 Sep 2015

Study analyzes psychological stress of family caregivers following Alzheimer's diagnosis

Caregiving for an Alzheimer's patient is especially burdensome for spousal and family caregivers who at the time of their near and dear one's Alzheimer's diagnosis suffer from depressive symptoms, according to a recent University of Eastern Finland study.

22 Sep 2015

Codman Neuro develops new MRI-resistant programmable valve for treatment of hydrocephalus

Codman Neuro* has developed a new MRI-resistant programmable valve with eight different pressure settings, including a ‘virtual off’ setting, for the treatment of hydrocephalus, a neurological condition that affects more than one million children and adults in the United States.

22 Sep 2015

Researchers identify a protein that could potentially stop cancer

Scientists know that most cancer cells use glucose to fuel their uncontrolled growth and now an international team of researchers has identified a protein which if switched off could stop the disease in its tracks.

22 Sep 2015

Survey: Only half of primary care physicians aware of Complete Emollient Therapy for managing patients with eczema

The results of a new survey have found that only half of primary care practitioners are aware of Complete Emollient Therapy as a principle for managing patients with dry skin/eczema.

22 Sep 2015

Stoptober campaign focuses on skin disease research

Stoptober is a UK-wide campaign to get the nation to quit smoking. We, the British Skin Foundation, are asking that Stoptober participants get a friends, family & colleagues to sponsor your efforts and raise some money for skin disease research at the same time.

22 Sep 2015

Type 2 diabetes risk grows with active and passive smoking

A meta-analysis of 88 studies covering nearly 6 million people published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows that both active and passive smoking are linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, while the risk in those who quit smoking decreases as time elapses since their last cigarette.

22 Sep 2015

TSRI scientists discover new role for enzyme involved in cell death

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new role for an enzyme involved in cell death. Their study shows how the enzyme, called RIPK3, relays signals between the cell’s mitochondria “powerhouses” and the immune system.

22 Sep 2015

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Amyloid PET method works well for detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease

CPAP therapy lowers depressive symptoms in people with obstructive sleep apnea

Medinol announces completion of enrollment in BIONICS trial to evaluate effectiveness of eDES

Drug combination delivers effective punch against one form of pancreatic cancer

FDA approves LONSURF for treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

New cell type appears to drive life-threatening food allergies

Stanford Hospital starts key study on pressure ulcer prevention

Brain health: how can you reduce cognitive decline? An interview with Heather Snyder, Ph.D.

Bisphosphonate drugs linked to greater risk of atypical hip fractures

VolitionRx's NuQ blood test receives CE Mark approval for detection of colorectal cancer

Researchers find novel connection between choroid plexus and complex regional pain syndrome

A three-step brain oscillation plays significant role in memory consolidation

Innovative way may stop spread of glioblastoma multiforme

Study analyzes psychological stress of family caregivers following Alzheimer's diagnosis

Codman Neuro develops new MRI-resistant programmable valve for treatment of hydrocephalus

Researchers identify a protein that could potentially stop cancer

Survey: Only half of primary care physicians aware of Complete Emollient Therapy for managing patients with eczema

Stoptober campaign focuses on skin disease research

Type 2 diabetes risk grows with active and passive smoking

TSRI scientists discover new role for enzyme involved in cell death

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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