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Only one in every two young adults with hypertension receives advice on how to lower blood pressure

Far too many "teachable moments" are lost in a doctor's office during which young adults with hypertension could have learned how to reduce their blood pressure. In fact, only one in every two hypertensive young Americans does in fact receive such advice and guidance from a healthcare provider within a year from being diagnosed, says Heather M. Johnson of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in the US.

7 Nov 2014

New study explains role of cilia in type 2 diabetes

Tiny extensions on cells, cilia, play an important role in insulin release, according to a new study, which is published in Nature Communications. The researchers report that the cilia of beta cells in the pancreas are covered with insulin receptors and that changed ciliary function can be associated with the development of type 2 diabetes.

7 Nov 2014

Scientists develop human stem cell disease model of Parkinson's disease in a dish

A team of scientists led by The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute successfully created a human stem cell disease model of Parkinson's disease in a dish. Studying a pair of identical (monozygotic) twins, one affected and one unaffected with Parkinson's disease, another unrelated Parkinson's patient, and four healthy control subjects, the scientists were able to observe key features of the disease in the laboratory, specifically differences in the patients' neurons' ability to produce dopamine, the molecule that is deficient in Parkinson's disease.

6 Nov 2014

Stanford scientists find new way to predict progression of AMD

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have found a new way to forecast which patients with age-related macular degeneration are likely to suffer from the most debilitating form of the disease.

6 Nov 2014

New AGA guidelines provide guidance on IBS treatments

Up to 15 percent of the general adult population is affected by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and most patients struggle to find effective drug therapy. A new guideline from the American Gastroenterological Association provides these patients and their physician's guidance.

6 Nov 2014

Scientists awarded grant to investigate new drug-based treatment for NF2

Scientists from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been awarded a grant from young person's cancer charity The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust to investigate a new drug-based treatment for a multi-tumour brain and nervous system cancer which affects teenagers and young adults.

6 Nov 2014

MMRF initiative aims to speed up evaluation of new investigational drugs for multiple myeloma

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation today announced an initiative designed to accelerate the evaluation of new investigational therapies for multiple myeloma (MM).

6 Nov 2014

D-LIVER project aims to help patients with chronic liver disease

A European ICT for Health project aims to improve the quality of life of patients with chronic liver disease, by developing a remote support system to monitor their condition at home.

6 Nov 2014

Isis receives $10 million from Biogen Idec to initiate IND-supporting studies of ISIS-BIIB3 Rx

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has earned a $10 million milestone payment from Biogen Idec related to the initiation of investigational new drug (IND)-supporting studies of ISIS-BIIB3Rx. ISIS-BIIB3Rx is a recently identified development candidate designed to inhibit an undisclosed target to treat a neurodegenerative disease.

6 Nov 2014

NIH boosts funding for first large-scale clinical trial aimed at identifying drugs for Alzheimer's

The National Institutes of Health has boosted funding for the first large-scale clinical trial aimed at identifying drugs to stop or slow Alzheimer's disease in people destined to get the debilitating illness.

6 Nov 2014

Researchers develop diagnostic tool to examine traveling cancer cells, improve health outcomes

For most cancer patients, primary tumours are often not the most deadly. Instead, it is the metastatic tumours - tumours that spread from their original location to other parts of the body - that are the cause of most cancer deaths.

6 Nov 2014

Impax announces submission of EMA Marketing Authorization Application for IPX066

Impax Laboratories (Netherlands) B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Impax Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application for IPX066 to the European Medicines Agency. IPX066 is an investigational extended-release capsule formulation of carbidopa-levodopa for the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

6 Nov 2014

Medical Condition News

Only one in every two young adults with hypertension receives advice on how to lower blood pressure

New study explains role of cilia in type 2 diabetes

Scientists develop human stem cell disease model of Parkinson's disease in a dish

Stanford scientists find new way to predict progression of AMD

New AGA guidelines provide guidance on IBS treatments

Scientists awarded grant to investigate new drug-based treatment for NF2

MMRF initiative aims to speed up evaluation of new investigational drugs for multiple myeloma

D-LIVER project aims to help patients with chronic liver disease

Isis receives $10 million from Biogen Idec to initiate IND-supporting studies of ISIS-BIIB3 Rx

NIH boosts funding for first large-scale clinical trial aimed at identifying drugs for Alzheimer's

Researchers develop diagnostic tool to examine traveling cancer cells, improve health outcomes

Impax announces submission of EMA Marketing Authorization Application for IPX066

Eight organizations to receive IHF grants to improve care for military veterans

BIOVISION's 10th edition to focus on today’s health challenges

AZD3965 drug inhibits growth of tumours in the lab

Health benefits of Mediterranean-style diet

OGT workshop to focus on using latest genomic technologies for accelerating cancer research

Scientists find possible way to halt a common fault in different cancers

Murdoch University researchers receive NHMRC grant to develop genetic drugs for rare diseases

Weight-loss surgery minimizes use of medicines in people with obesity

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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