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Kessler Foundation to conduct pilot study on improving memory, function in MS patients

Kessler Foundation has been awarded a new grant by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for a pilot study of memory and learning difficulties in individuals with MS. Scientists will test the effectiveness of using of self-generated learning in a treatment intervention to improve memory and functional performance.

1 Jan 2014

Good mood reduces stress-induced effects in musicians

Even professional orchestra musicians suffer from particular stress on the day of the concert and release more cortisol.

31 Dec 2013

BBC TV report profiles NW Bio's DCVax-L Phase III trial for GBM brain cancer

Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.("NW Bio"), a biotechnology company developing non-toxic DCVax® personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, announced today that the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) TV network has broadcast a report profiling the first European patient in the Company's Phase III clinical trial of DCVax-L for Glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer (GBM), the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer.

31 Dec 2013

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients.

31 Dec 2013

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

The GRADE study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham had a special visitor in November. Red suit. Black boots. White beard. Belly that shook like a bowl full of jelly. A V.I.E. (Very Important Elf) visited this national clinical trial for Type 2 diabetes.

31 Dec 2013

MD Now Urgent Care conducts DOT physical exams for sleep apnea disorders

MD Now Urgent Care – the largest and fastest growing provider of urgent care and occupational medicine services in South Florida announces its availability today as a certified source for screening and testing of Obstructive Sleep Apnea – now a required part of all DOT physical exams

31 Dec 2013

Contralateral needling at unblocked collaterals can promote recovery of affected limb in stroke patients

Hemiplegia caused by stroke indicates the dysfunctions of the neurological network between the brain and limbs. Under this condition, conventional acupuncture at the acupoints on the affected side can not transmit stimulus signal to the brain.

31 Dec 2013

MAPT gene is associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Chinese Han population

A previous study of European Caucasian patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis demonstrated that a polymorphism in the microtubule-associated protein Tau (MAPT) gene was significantly associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis.

30 Dec 2013

Fructose does not have any impact on emerging marker for risk of cardiovascular disease

Fructose, the sugar often blamed for the obesity epidemic, does not itself have any impact on an emerging marker for the risk of cardiovascular disease known as postprandial triglycerides, new research has found.

30 Dec 2013

UPV/EHU-University study shows that weekend alcohol consumption may affect DNA

A preliminary study led by a UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researcher in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Nayarit, in Mexico, indicates that weekend alcohol consumption may affect DNA.

30 Dec 2013

Researchers find inhibition of basic cellular process that contributes to schizophrenia

Surprisingly little is known about schizophrenia. It was only recognized as a medical condition in the past few decades, and its exact causes remain unclear. Since there is no objective test for schizophrenia, its diagnosis is based on an assortment of reported symptoms.

30 Dec 2013

Study: Cholesterol levels linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease in the brain

High levels of "good" cholesterol and low levels of "bad" cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition in the brain that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in a pattern that mirrors the relationship between good and bad cholesterol in cardiovascular disease, UC Davis researchers have found.

30 Dec 2013

USPSTF recommends CT screening for people at high risk for lung cancer

Today, in what has been the culmination of more than two decades of research and advocacy, the United States Preventive Services Task Force issued its final recommendation approving CT screening for those at high risk for lung cancer. The recommendation sets the stage for both public and private insurance coverage and is expected to bring about a dramatic increase in lung cancer survival.

30 Dec 2013

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals seeks FDA approval to market Envarsus for prevention of organ rejection

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval for the marketing and sale of Envarsus (formerly LCP-Tacro) for the prevention of organ rejection in kidney transplant recipients.

30 Dec 2013

Genzyme gets FDA Complete Response Letter for Lemtrada sBLA

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced today that it has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its supplemental Biologics License Application seeking approval of Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

30 Dec 2013

Slowing eating speed leads to significant reduction in energy intake: Study

Obesity rates in the United States increased from 14.5% of the population in 1971-1974 to 35.9% of the population in 2009-2010. It's believed that one contributing factor to expanding waistlines is the reported increase in energy intake. Research suggests that the ability to control energy intake may be affected by the speed at which we eat, and a high eating rate may impair the relationship between the sensory signals and processes that regulate how much we eat.

30 Dec 2013

Social norms influence food intake, find researchers

Is obesity a socially transmitted disease? In order to try to find out, researchers in the United Kingdom conducted a systematic review of several experimental studies, each of which examined whether or not providing information about other peoples' eating habits influences food intake or choices. Their results are published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

30 Dec 2013

Elementary school administrator donates healthy kidney to total stranger

Terie Cota, an elementary school administrator from Santa Maria, Calif., describes herself as an "average 56-year-old woman." She has been married 34 years, is the mother of four sons and grandmother of two little girls. But there is nothing average about Terie Cota because she chose to do something few others would think to do: She donated one of her healthy kidneys to a total stranger.

28 Dec 2013

AACE releases first 2013 list of most frequently searched endocrine medical conditions

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today released its first annual list of the most frequently searched endocrine medical conditions for 2013, as measured by visits to the organization's patient education website, www.empoweryourhealth.org.

28 Dec 2013

Preoperative tests increasing for Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery, despite lack of benefits

The elimination of extensive routine preoperative tests and consultations represents an area of potentially large health care savings across many disciplines, particularly for low-risk patients being evaluated for cataract surgery. It is also a major theme of the Choosing Wisely campaign from the American Board of Internal Medicine.

28 Dec 2013

Medical Condition News

Kessler Foundation to conduct pilot study on improving memory, function in MS patients

Good mood reduces stress-induced effects in musicians

BBC TV report profiles NW Bio's DCVax-L Phase III trial for GBM brain cancer

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

MD Now Urgent Care conducts DOT physical exams for sleep apnea disorders

Contralateral needling at unblocked collaterals can promote recovery of affected limb in stroke patients

MAPT gene is associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Chinese Han population

Fructose does not have any impact on emerging marker for risk of cardiovascular disease

UPV/EHU-University study shows that weekend alcohol consumption may affect DNA

Researchers find inhibition of basic cellular process that contributes to schizophrenia

Study: Cholesterol levels linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease in the brain

USPSTF recommends CT screening for people at high risk for lung cancer

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals seeks FDA approval to market Envarsus for prevention of organ rejection

Genzyme gets FDA Complete Response Letter for Lemtrada sBLA

Slowing eating speed leads to significant reduction in energy intake: Study

Social norms influence food intake, find researchers

Elementary school administrator donates healthy kidney to total stranger

AACE releases first 2013 list of most frequently searched endocrine medical conditions

Preoperative tests increasing for Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery, despite lack of benefits

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