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Study examines how interactive games help people with Type 2 diabetes make better choices

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease of global relevance. Due to the fear that comes with the long-term bodily degenerative processes, people with the disease often do not actively seek information on the health risks.

22 May 2014

Reminders prompting asthma patients to take control inhalers improve medication adherence

Reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improve medication adherence, according to a primary-care based study conducted by a research team in Australia.

22 May 2014

UNC researchers find new enzyme target for treating chronic pain

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have found a new target for treating chronic pain: an enzyme called PIP5K1C.

22 May 2014

Pulmonary abnormalities may be precursor to chronic respiratory disease in Iraq/Afghanistan, Gulf War veterans

Pulmonary function abnormalities may be a precursor to chronic respiratory disease in Iraq/Afghanistan and Gulf War veterans years after their deployment, according to a new study presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

22 May 2014

Double mastectomies are unnecessary in women with breast cancer, says study

About 70 percent of women who have both breasts removed following a breast cancer diagnosis do so despite a very low risk of facing cancer in the healthy breast, new research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds

22 May 2014

Researcher receive 2014 Platinum Award for excellence during 2014 EAU Congress

Although Richard Sylvester officially retired in May 2012 after nearly 37 years at EORTC Headquarters, most of which were spent as the head of the Statistics Department, his scientific activities still keep him very busy.

22 May 2014

Scientists discover link between circadian clock disturbances and inflammatory diseases

A disruption of circadian rhythms, when combined with a high-fat, high-sugar diet, may contribute to inflammatory bowel disease and other harmful conditions, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.

22 May 2014

Study on premature ejaculation could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for affected men

There are many misconceptions and unknowns about premature ejaculation in the medical community and the general population. Two papers, both being published simultaneously in Sexual Medicine and the Journal of Sexual Medicine, provide much-needed answers that could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for affected men.

22 May 2014

Researchers use computer simulations to identify drugs most likely to kill cancer cells

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have used computer simulations of cancer cells - cancer avatars - to identify drugs most likely to kill cancer cells isolated from patients' brain tumors.

22 May 2014

Professor receives grant to study stress-induced hypertension, its effects on neuroimmune system

Paul Marvar, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded a $721,435 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study stress-induced hypertension and its effects on the neuroimmune system.

22 May 2014

VTT scientists discover unknown Cent-1 molecule that kills cancer cells

A team of research scientists from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the University of Turku and the University of Eastern Finland has discovered a previously unknown Cent-1 molecule that kills cancer cells.

22 May 2014

Researcher receives $1.5M grant from NIH to find clues into causes of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disease that affects older adults, slowly destroys their memories and may cause dementia. According to estimates from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the disease may affect as many as 5.1 million Americans.

22 May 2014

Healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with COPD

Sure, everyone knows a healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with respiratory diseases, but now a new study has shown a direct link between eating fish, fruit and dairy products and improved lung function among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

22 May 2014

Cholesterol plays vital role in cell mobility and tissue invasion

University of Barcelona's researchers led by Professor Carles Enrich, from the Department of Cell Biology, Immunology and Neurosciences of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Barcelona and CELLEX Biomedical Research Centre of IDIBAPS, have found that cholesterol plays a key role in cell mobility and tissue invasion.

21 May 2014

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Study examines how interactive games help people with Type 2 diabetes make better choices

Reminders prompting asthma patients to take control inhalers improve medication adherence

UNC researchers find new enzyme target for treating chronic pain

Pulmonary abnormalities may be precursor to chronic respiratory disease in Iraq/Afghanistan, Gulf War veterans

Double mastectomies are unnecessary in women with breast cancer, says study

Researcher receive 2014 Platinum Award for excellence during 2014 EAU Congress

Scientists discover link between circadian clock disturbances and inflammatory diseases

Study on premature ejaculation could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for affected men

Researchers use computer simulations to identify drugs most likely to kill cancer cells

Professor receives grant to study stress-induced hypertension, its effects on neuroimmune system

VTT scientists discover unknown Cent-1 molecule that kills cancer cells

Researcher receives $1.5M grant from NIH to find clues into causes of Alzheimer's

Healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with COPD

Cholesterol plays vital role in cell mobility and tissue invasion

Researchers explore perceptions of cancer trials on ‘International Clinical Trials Day’

Researchers explore hair cells of inner ear to reverse hearing loss

Mayo Clinic study provides key insights into aggressive form of pancreatic cancer

Weight loss at any age in adulthood linked to improved cardiovascular health

New in vitro 12-cell line panel assay predicts anti-cancer drug activity

Circadian disruption during chemotherapy linked to greater fatigue and body weight loss, says study

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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