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Molecular biology research holds promise in understanding cancer growth, aging

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University have found molecular evidence of how a biochemical process controls the lengths of protective chromosome tips, a potentially significant step in ultimately understanding cancer growth and aging.

15 Sep 2015

EORTC and ESSO project provides opportunity to do prospective study on liver metastasis surgery

Is it possible to cure patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases? Are complex surgeries safe for patients with extensive metastatic disease? How can we monitor and improve the quality of these surgical strategies? How can we improve surgical care for patients through research?

15 Sep 2015

BfArM approves Greenovation’s moss-aGal phase I clinical trial for Fabry disease

Greenovation Biotech GmbH announced today that it has received approval to begin a phase I clinical trial in Europe for its first drug candidate moss-aGal (agalsidase) from Germany's regulatory authority, the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

15 Sep 2015

Sun Biomedical begins DMX-200 Phase II trial for treatment of chronic kidney disease

Sun Biomedical Limited today announced the first patient had been enrolled in a Phase II study of DMX-200, an innovative new treatment that combines two different drugs to treat chronic kidney disease.

15 Sep 2015

Prolonged sitting time, reduced physical activity contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Prolonged sitting time as well as reduced physical activity contribute to the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a study of middle-aged Koreans.

15 Sep 2015

Researchers show how a cell surface protein can mobilize immune cells to attack malignant tumors

Revealing a biological combat strategy worthy of a five-star general, researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital, University of Chicago and Cornell University have shown how a cell surface receptor--a specialized protein which communicates signals between a cell and the outside world--can mobilize immune cells to attack, rather than protect, malignant tumors.

15 Sep 2015

Regular smokers at increased risk of tooth loss, new study confirms

A new study has confirmed that regular smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss. Male smokers are up to 3.6 times more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers, whereas female smokers were found to be 2.5 times more likely.

15 Sep 2015

Inhibition of FGFR3 receptor could be a new way of treating patients with liver cell cancer

In a recent study, scientists from the Institute for Cancer Research at MedUni Vienna have shown that the growth factor receptor FGFR3 increases the rate of growth and aggressiveness of hepatocellular carcinomas (liver cell cancer). Inhibition of this receptor could be a new and effective way of treating patients.

15 Sep 2015

Air pollution linked to overall increase in risk of death

In what is believed to be the largest, most detailed study of its kind in the United States, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere have confirmed that tiny chemical particles in the air we breathe are linked to an overall increase in risk of death.

15 Sep 2015

Combining epigenetic drugs with immunotherapies may provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients

Recent data suggest that epigenetic therapies are likely to provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients when rationally combined with immunotherapeutic drugs, according to a review published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

15 Sep 2015

Research shows people consume more food and drink when offered larger-sized portions, packages or tableware

A new review has produced the most conclusive evidence to date that people consume more food or non-alcoholic drinks when offered larger sized portions or when they use larger items of tableware.

15 Sep 2015

SunSense UK’s nationwide tour highlights the dangers of intentional tanning

Sunscreen brand, SunSense, has this week completed a nationwide tour of the UK with the aim of encouraging the public to think twice about tanning.

15 Sep 2015

Obese people may be malnourished before they undergo weight loss surgery, shows study

Malnutrition is a known complication of weight loss surgery, but findings from a small study by researchers at Johns Hopkins show many obese people may be malnourished before they undergo the procedure.

15 Sep 2015

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to TxCell's Col-Treg for treatment of autoimmune uveitis

TxCell SA, a biotechnology company developing innovative, personalized T cell immunotherapies using antigen specific regulatory T-cells (Ag-Tregs) for severe chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, announces today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Orphan Products Development has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to TxCell's Col-Treg, a personalized T cell immunotherapy using collagen-II specific regulatory T-cells, for the treatment of chronic non-infectious uveitis.

15 Sep 2015

Hadassah celebrates two years of Heart Health Program that helps women to take control of their health

Today, Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, celebrates two years of the successful Every Beat Counts: Hadassah’s Heart Health Program, which has reached over 10,000 women with educational events nationwide since starting in 2013.

15 Sep 2015

Cancer Research UK introduces three new funding schemes to support careers of cancer doctors

Cancer Research UK is launching three new funding schemes to support the careers of cancer doctors researching new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease.

15 Sep 2015

Antidepressants can increase depression, mood cycling in rapid-cycling bipolar disorder patients

In patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder, antidepressants can increase incidents of depression and mood cycling. Rif S. El-Mallakh, M.D., director of the Mood Disorders Clinical and Research Program at the University of Louisville, along with Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., of Tufts University and other researchers, conducted the first randomized clinical trial that analyzes how modern antidepressants affect patients with rapid-cycling (RC) bipolar disorder (BD).

15 Sep 2015

Scientists identify a gene that can cause more aggressive cancer in AML patients

University of Manchester scientists have identified a gene - FOXC1 - that, if switched on, causes more aggressive cancer in a fifth of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients, according to a Cancer Research UK study published in the journal Cancer Cell, today (Monday).

14 Sep 2015

WFU awarded $6 million federal grant to further study knee osteoarthritis

A $6 million federal grant, the largest ever awarded to Wake Forest University, will enable health and exercise science researchers to further study knee osteoarthritis and successful treatment measures in community-based settings.

14 Sep 2015

Researchers examine neuroanatomical signature of schizophrenia in different ethnic groups

While it is known that the incidence and outward symptoms of schizophrenia are strongly influenced by ethnic factors--for instance, patients from Asian ethnicities are more likely to experience visual hallucinations, whereas patients from western cultures and Caucasian ethnicities are more likely to suffer from auditory hallucinations--it was unclear if brain deficits would differ amongst suffers from various ethnic backgrounds.

14 Sep 2015

Medical Condition News

Molecular biology research holds promise in understanding cancer growth, aging

EORTC and ESSO project provides opportunity to do prospective study on liver metastasis surgery

BfArM approves Greenovation’s moss-aGal phase I clinical trial for Fabry disease

Sun Biomedical begins DMX-200 Phase II trial for treatment of chronic kidney disease

Prolonged sitting time, reduced physical activity contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Researchers show how a cell surface protein can mobilize immune cells to attack malignant tumors

Regular smokers at increased risk of tooth loss, new study confirms

Inhibition of FGFR3 receptor could be a new way of treating patients with liver cell cancer

Air pollution linked to overall increase in risk of death

Combining epigenetic drugs with immunotherapies may provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients

Research shows people consume more food and drink when offered larger-sized portions, packages or tableware

SunSense UK’s nationwide tour highlights the dangers of intentional tanning

Obese people may be malnourished before they undergo weight loss surgery, shows study

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to TxCell's Col-Treg for treatment of autoimmune uveitis

Hadassah celebrates two years of Heart Health Program that helps women to take control of their health

Cancer Research UK introduces three new funding schemes to support careers of cancer doctors

Antidepressants can increase depression, mood cycling in rapid-cycling bipolar disorder patients

Scientists identify a gene that can cause more aggressive cancer in AML patients

WFU awarded $6 million federal grant to further study knee osteoarthritis

Researchers examine neuroanatomical signature of schizophrenia in different ethnic groups

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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