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Incidence of colon cancer have dropped sharply in older adults

Colon cancer incidence rates have dropped 30 percent in the U.S. in the last 10 years among adults 50 and older due to the widespread uptake of colonoscopy, with the largest decrease in people over age 65.

17 Mar 2014

Study shows correlation between blood poisoning and risk of blood clots

Every year, almost 10,000 Danes are admitted to hospital with blood poisoning, while more than 3,000 patients become infected while they are hospitalised. New research shows that Danes suffering from blood poisoning risk an extra challenge in the form of an increased risk of suffering a blood clot:

17 Mar 2014

BDC to receive $2.1M grant to assist teens living with Type 1 diabetes

The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (BDC) will receive a $2.1 million grant to help teach adolescents with Type 1 diabetes how to manage their disease and improve their health outcomes and quality of life.

17 Mar 2014

Study reveals dependent link between being diagnosed with diabetes and pancreatic cancer

In a new study published today in Annals of Surgical Oncology, clinicians worked with mathematicians to review data from 1973 to 2013 to conclude there was a time-dependent link between being diagnosed with diabetes and pancreatic cancer.

17 Mar 2014

Dartmouth researchers develop unique approach to treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Dartmouth researchers have developed a novel and unique approach to treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a form of blood cancer that often requires repeated chemotherapy treatments to which it grows resistant.

17 Mar 2014

82% of college football players return to field after ACL surgery, shows study

High-level college football players frequently return to the field after an ACL reconstruction, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day.

17 Mar 2014

New crowd funding campaign supports dementia patients

Opaque Multimedia and Alzheimer's Australia Vic today announced the launch of a Pozible crowd funding campaign to support the development of The Forest Project - a video game application designed to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia through the use of Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 technology.

17 Mar 2014

Surgeons perform first auditory brainstem implant operation in Northeast Ohio

Surgeons at University Hospitals Case Medical Center have completed the first auditory brainstem implant (ABI) operation in Northeast Ohio on a woman who has lost most of her hearing due to benign tumors on her auditory nerves.

17 Mar 2014

Edison Pharmaceuticals begins EPI-743 clinical trial in children with Pearson syndrome

Edison Pharmaceuticals today announced the initiation of a phase 2 study entitled "A Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of EPI-743 (Vincerinone™) in Children with Pearson Syndrome." The Investigative New Drug application (IND) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Hematology and Oncology Products.

17 Mar 2014

FDA grants Fast Track designation to Edison’s lead drug EPI-743

Edison Pharmaceuticals today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track designation to EPI-743, the company's lead drug, for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia. EPI-743 is being developed for pediatric and adult mitochondrial disease, including Friedreich's ataxia.

17 Mar 2014

Study suggests effective therapeutics for IBD may hinge on targeting GM-CSF axis

The protein GM-CSF plays a critical role in maintaining immune tolerance in the gut, with defects in the protein increasing the susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), according to a new mouse study by a team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

17 Mar 2014

Researchers discover USP9X gene that sheds new light on mysteries of brain development, disability

Research from the University of Adelaide has confirmed that a gene linked to intellectual disability is critical to the earliest stages of the development of human brains.

17 Mar 2014

Researchers identify two novel genes associated with development of rare, aggressive blood cancer

Researchers have identified two novel cancer genes that are associated with the development of a rare, highly aggressive, cancer of blood vessels. These genes may now act as markers for future treatments and explain why narrowly targeted therapies that are directed at just one target fail.

17 Mar 2014

Driving simulator may help people with hemianopia to drive safely

A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving.

17 Mar 2014

Brain-mapping experiment proves that schizophrenia patients have impaired ability to imitate

According to George Bernard Shaw, "Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning." According to psychologists, imitation is something that we all do whenever we learn a new skill, whether it is dancing or how to behave in specific social situations.

17 Mar 2014

Scientists discover gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels, reduced risk of heart attacks

Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks -- a finding that opens the door to using this knowledge in testing or treatment of high cholesterol and other lipid disorders.

17 Mar 2014

Researchers discover certain proteins in osteoclasts that may be used to destroy cardiovascular calcification

Cardiovascular calcification (deposits of minerals in heart valves and blood vessels) is a primary contributor to heart disease, the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

17 Mar 2014

Class, ancestry and medication are factors in cardiac risk for lupus patients

New research published in Rheumatology, the international, peer-reviewed scientific journal, has suggested that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients of African descent and from lower socioeconomic groups face a higher risk of primary cardiac disease. However, those taking anti-malarial drugs reduce their risk.

16 Mar 2014

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer announce FDA approval of Eliquis for DVT prophylaxis

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Eliquis (apixaban) for the prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which may lead to pulmonary embolism (PE), in patients who have undergone hip or knee replacement surgery.

16 Mar 2014

Scientists uncover how inflammation and lack of oxygen cause brain damage

Scientists have uncovered how inflammation and lack of oxygen conspire to cause brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease.

14 Mar 2014

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Incidence of colon cancer have dropped sharply in older adults

Study shows correlation between blood poisoning and risk of blood clots

BDC to receive $2.1M grant to assist teens living with Type 1 diabetes

Study reveals dependent link between being diagnosed with diabetes and pancreatic cancer

Dartmouth researchers develop unique approach to treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

82% of college football players return to field after ACL surgery, shows study

New crowd funding campaign supports dementia patients

Surgeons perform first auditory brainstem implant operation in Northeast Ohio

Edison Pharmaceuticals begins EPI-743 clinical trial in children with Pearson syndrome

FDA grants Fast Track designation to Edison’s lead drug EPI-743

Study suggests effective therapeutics for IBD may hinge on targeting GM-CSF axis

Researchers discover USP9X gene that sheds new light on mysteries of brain development, disability

Researchers identify two novel genes associated with development of rare, aggressive blood cancer

Driving simulator may help people with hemianopia to drive safely

Brain-mapping experiment proves that schizophrenia patients have impaired ability to imitate

Scientists discover gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels, reduced risk of heart attacks

Researchers discover certain proteins in osteoclasts that may be used to destroy cardiovascular calcification

Class, ancestry and medication are factors in cardiac risk for lupus patients

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer announce FDA approval of Eliquis for DVT prophylaxis

Scientists uncover how inflammation and lack of oxygen cause brain damage

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