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Mayo Clinic and IBM plan to pilot Watson to begin research studies in cancer

Mayo Clinic and IBM today announced plans to pilot Watson, the IBM cognitive computer, to match patients more quickly with appropriate clinical trials, beginning with research studies in cancer. A proof-of-concept phase is currently underway.

9 Sep 2014

Social networking programmes can help fight obesity epidemic

Social networking programmes designed to help people lose weight could play a role in the global fight against obesity, according to research.

9 Sep 2014

Birth weight measurements can be used to predict lung function during late teenage years

A new study has found that factors, such as birth weight, gestational age at birth and lung function, growth and other measures at 8 years, can be used to predict lung function during mid to late teenage years.

9 Sep 2014

Treatment with xenon gas after head injury reduces extent of brain damage

Treatment with xenon gas after a head injury reduces the extent of brain damage, according to a study in mice.

9 Sep 2014

New potential therapeutic targets for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Two new potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a deadly disease marked by high blood pressure in the lungs, have been identified by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

9 Sep 2014

Researchers suggest that proportion of IPF may be due to unknown exposure to asbestos

A proportion of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis cases may be linked with asbestos exposure, according to the results of a new study.

9 Sep 2014

Researchers successfully evaluate new antibody-based drug for patients with severe asthma

A team of researchers at McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have successfully evaluated a new, antibody-based drug for certain patients with severe asthma.

9 Sep 2014

Ornamental birds and exposure to pigeons may contribute to hypersensitive pneumonitis

Ornamental birds and feather pillows, plus daily exposure to pigeons may contribute to the development hypersensitive pneumonitis, a disease that can cause irreversible damage to the lungs.

9 Sep 2014

Protein RBM4 drastically decreases multiple forms of human cancer

Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that the protein RBM4, a molecule crucial to the process of gene splicing, is drastically decreased in multiple forms of human cancer, including lung and breast cancers.

9 Sep 2014

Regular consumption of mango by obese adults may lower blood sugar levels

Research published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolic Insights found that regular consumption of mango by obese adults may lower blood sugar levels and does not negatively impact body weight.

9 Sep 2014

Agents targeting mitochondrial metabolism can have activity in leukemia

Results of a Phase I clinical trial showed that a new drug targeting mitochondrial function in human cancer cells was safe and showed some efficacy.

9 Sep 2014

Schools without health plans are unprepared to handle life-threatening emergencies

Only one in four students with asthma and half of children with food allergies have emergency health management plans in place at school, leaving schools inadequately prepared to manage daily needs and handle medical emergencies related to often life-threatening medical conditions, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

9 Sep 2014

New data from Boehringer's Phase III trial program evaluates efficacy of tiotropium in asthma patients

Boehringer Ingelheim today presented new data from the company's Phase III trial program (UniTinA-asthma®) evaluating tiotropium in asthma, including the first study assessing the efficacy and safety of tiotropium in adolescent patients with symptomatic asthma.

9 Sep 2014

FDA approves Epaned for treatment of symptomatic and asymptomatic heart failure

Silvergate Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on the development and commercialization of innovative and safe medicines for children, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Epaned for the treatment of symptomatic heart failure and the treatment of asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (to decrease the rate of development of overt heart failure and to reduce hospitalization for heart failure).

9 Sep 2014

New breast cancer vaccine provides evidence of immunotherapy in preventing disease recurrence

A new breast cancer vaccine candidate, (GP2), provides further evidence of the potential of immunotherapy in preventing disease recurrence. This is especially the case for high-risk patients when it is combined with a powerful immunotherapy drug.

8 Sep 2014

Transparency Life receives SBIR program grant to fund Phase 2a proof-of-concept study for MS

Transparency Life Sciences, LLC (TLS), the world's first clinical-stage drug development company based on open innovation, today announced that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program grant to fund a Phase 2a proof-of-concept study testing the utility of the ACE inhibitor lisinopril as an adjunctive therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS).

8 Sep 2014

Psychological input into treatment of people with severe asthma can help improve symptoms

Psychological input into the treatment and management of people with severe asthma can help improve their symptoms, according to a new study.

8 Sep 2014

Temperature of exhaled breath could be used to diagnose lung cancer

The temperature of exhaled breath could be used to diagnose lung cancer, according to a new study. The research, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich today (8 September 2013), suggests that testing the temperature of breath could be a simple and noninvasive method to either confirm or reject the presence of lung cancer.

8 Sep 2014

New immuno-oncology drug helps body's own immune system to fend off cancer

According to an August 25 Reuters report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is likely to approve Merck & Co.'s highly anticipated immuno-oncology drug, pembrolizumab, as a treatment for melanoma well ahead of a late October deadline.

8 Sep 2014

Sleeping on animal fur in first 3 months of life might reduce risk of asthma in later childhood

Sleeping on animal fur in the first three months of life might reduce the risk of asthma in later childhood a new study has found.

8 Sep 2014

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Mayo Clinic and IBM plan to pilot Watson to begin research studies in cancer

Social networking programmes can help fight obesity epidemic

Birth weight measurements can be used to predict lung function during late teenage years

Treatment with xenon gas after head injury reduces extent of brain damage

New potential therapeutic targets for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Researchers suggest that proportion of IPF may be due to unknown exposure to asbestos

Researchers successfully evaluate new antibody-based drug for patients with severe asthma

Ornamental birds and exposure to pigeons may contribute to hypersensitive pneumonitis

Protein RBM4 drastically decreases multiple forms of human cancer

Regular consumption of mango by obese adults may lower blood sugar levels

Agents targeting mitochondrial metabolism can have activity in leukemia

Schools without health plans are unprepared to handle life-threatening emergencies

New data from Boehringer's Phase III trial program evaluates efficacy of tiotropium in asthma patients

FDA approves Epaned for treatment of symptomatic and asymptomatic heart failure

New breast cancer vaccine provides evidence of immunotherapy in preventing disease recurrence

Transparency Life receives SBIR program grant to fund Phase 2a proof-of-concept study for MS

Psychological input into treatment of people with severe asthma can help improve symptoms

Temperature of exhaled breath could be used to diagnose lung cancer

New immuno-oncology drug helps body's own immune system to fend off cancer

Sleeping on animal fur in first 3 months of life might reduce risk of asthma in later childhood

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