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Patient society representatives to gather in Athens, Greece for the opening of IOF-WWC 2015

Patient society representatives from all regions of the world will gather in Athens, Greece for the opening of the 15th IOF Worldwide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies on Friday September 11.

10 Sep 2015

Women bear six times the cost of AD care compared to men

Women are not only at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) when compared to men; per capita, they also bear six times the cost of AD care that men do, reports a study published today in the journal Women's Health Issues.

10 Sep 2015

Liver failure patients may benefit from CSF-1 treatment that aids the immune system to combat infections

Patients with liver failure could benefit from a treatment that helps the immune system to combat infections linked to the condition, research suggests.

10 Sep 2015

Simple stem cell production method shows promise in mice for treating IPF

In a small pilot study, researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a rapid, simple way to generate large numbers of lung stem cells for use in disease treatment. This method of harvesting and growing a patient's own lung stem cells shows promise in mice for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and could one day provide human IPF sufferers with an effective, less invasive method of treatment for their disease.

10 Sep 2015

Riddell, TGen start third year of study to advance concussion treatment with ASU's football program

Riddell, the leader in football helmet technology and innovation, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute, a leader in cutting-edge genomic research, today announced they have begun the third year of a study to advance concussion detection and treatment with the Pac-12's Arizona State University and its Sun Devil football program.

10 Sep 2015

HUCBC-derived monocytes diminishes Aβ pathology, improves cognition in AD modeled mice

Alzheimer's disease (AD), which affects an estimated 26 million people worldwide, is the fourth leading cause of death among the elderly and the leading cause of dementia. Predictions are that the number of AD cases will quadruple by 2050.

9 Sep 2015

New $2.8 million NIH grant to help researchers find better treatments for hemorrhagic strokes

Developing better treatments and an improved understanding of the biology behind brain injury from hemorrhagic strokes is the main goal of a three-year $2.8 million grant to the Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix Children's Hospital, and Barrow Neurological Institute.

9 Sep 2015

Myriad Genetics presents two posters on myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at WCLC 2015

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today presented two posters on its myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer being held in Denver, Colo.

9 Sep 2015

Latest ENT research to be presented at AAO-HNSF's annual meeting

The latest research on hearing loss, head and neck cancers, sleep apnea and other otolaryngic topics will be presented in Dallas, TX, September 27-30, at the 2015 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO? of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), the largest annual meeting of ear, nose, throat, head and neck physicians in the world.

9 Sep 2015

Regular physical trauma may put professional football players at increased risk for hypertension

The regular physical trauma that appears to put professional football players at risk for degenerative brain disease may also increase their risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease, researchers say.

9 Sep 2015

New programme to prevent development of Type 2 diabetes achieves promising early results

A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved "promising" early results, a study has found.

9 Sep 2015

AcelRx's ARX-04 meets primary and secondary endpoints in Phase 3 trial

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced that ARX-04 (sufentanil sublingual tablet, 30 mcg) met primary and secondary endpoints in a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial (SAP301) designed to study the short-term treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe acute pain following ambulatory abdominal surgery.

9 Sep 2015

Surgical operation using mosquito mesh to repair hernia can benefit millions of impoverished people

Mosquito mesh cannot just prevent malaria, but can also be used to reduce the suffering caused by groin hernia. A surgical operation using mosquito mesh to repair the hernia can give millions of people a chance at a better life.

9 Sep 2015

Nearly half of U.S. adults have either diabetes or prediabetes, study finds

In 2011-2012, the estimated prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adults was 12 percent to 14 percent and the prevalence of prediabetes was 37 percent to 38 percent, indicating that about half of the U.S. adult population has either diabetes or prediabetes, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA.

9 Sep 2015

New statistical model may help predict patients more likely to benefit from surgical treatment for mesothelioma

A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to an article in the September 2015 issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

9 Sep 2015

New study reveals conflicting role of two subtypes of pancreatic cancer stroma

Dense surrounding tissue can block drugs from reaching pancreatic cancer tumors, but it can also help prevent the cancer from spreading. Now a new study by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators helps explain the conflicting role of the surrounding tissue known as stroma. In the study, the researchers revealed that based on molecular characteristics, there are two subtypes of pancreatic cancer stroma.

9 Sep 2015

Scientists identify new drug target to treat heart arrhythmias

Scientists at The Ohio State University Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute have identified a new target they hope will help make the next drug discovery for patients suffering from heart arrhythmias happen sooner.

9 Sep 2015

Researchers use stem cell-derived 'mini-brains' to identify drug candidate for rare neurological disorder

Using "mini-brains" built with induced pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with a rare, but devastating, neurological disorder, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say they have identified a drug candidate that appears to "rescue" dysfunctional cells by suppressing a critical genetic alteration.

9 Sep 2015

Simple test can lead to early detection of sleep apnea in hospitalized heart failure patients

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University showed that a simple questionnaire, evaluation and pulse-oximetry monitoring can lead to early detection of sleep apnea in patients hospitalized for congestive heart failure (CHF).

9 Sep 2015

Gallup-Palmer report: 57% of U.S. adults use chiropractic care for back or neck pain

According to a new Gallup-Palmer report that tested public assumptions about chiropractic care, 57 percent of U.S. adults are likely to visit a doctor of chiropractic (DC) if they experience back or neck pain.

9 Sep 2015

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Patient society representatives to gather in Athens, Greece for the opening of IOF-WWC 2015

Women bear six times the cost of AD care compared to men

Liver failure patients may benefit from CSF-1 treatment that aids the immune system to combat infections

Simple stem cell production method shows promise in mice for treating IPF

Riddell, TGen start third year of study to advance concussion treatment with ASU's football program

HUCBC-derived monocytes diminishes Aβ pathology, improves cognition in AD modeled mice

New $2.8 million NIH grant to help researchers find better treatments for hemorrhagic strokes

Myriad Genetics presents two posters on myPlan Lung Cancer prognostic test at WCLC 2015

Latest ENT research to be presented at AAO-HNSF's annual meeting

Regular physical trauma may put professional football players at increased risk for hypertension

New programme to prevent development of Type 2 diabetes achieves promising early results

AcelRx's ARX-04 meets primary and secondary endpoints in Phase 3 trial

Surgical operation using mosquito mesh to repair hernia can benefit millions of impoverished people

Nearly half of U.S. adults have either diabetes or prediabetes, study finds

New statistical model may help predict patients more likely to benefit from surgical treatment for mesothelioma

New study reveals conflicting role of two subtypes of pancreatic cancer stroma

Scientists identify new drug target to treat heart arrhythmias

Researchers use stem cell-derived 'mini-brains' to identify drug candidate for rare neurological disorder

Simple test can lead to early detection of sleep apnea in hospitalized heart failure patients

Gallup-Palmer report: 57% of U.S. adults use chiropractic care for back or neck pain

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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