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Groundbreaking UVA research receives $3.3M NIH grant to increase lungs for transplantation

Groundbreaking research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine that aims to dramatically increase the number of lungs that can be used for transplant has received a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

13 Dec 2013

Breast cancer survivors taking AIs may experience reduction in joint pain on exercising

Breast cancer survivors taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) such as anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane experienced a reduction in joint pain if they exercised while on treatment, according to results presented here at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 10-14.

13 Dec 2013

$Patients with Colles' fracture are at increased risk of subsequent hip fractures: Study$

Patients with Colles' fracture are at increased risk of subsequent hip fractures: Study

A new study presented today at the IOF Regionals 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Hong Kong supports widespread evidence that individuals who have suffered a fracture are at significantly increased risk of subsequent hip fractures. In fact, previous studies have shown that half of patients presenting with hip fractures have suffered a prior fracture.

13 Dec 2013

Brazilian study provides evidence to support effectiveness of Tecta in erosive GERD

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH announced today results showing pantoprazole magnesium 40 mg (Tecta) was as effective as esomeprazole 40 mg for achieving complete remission (defined as combined endoscopic healing and symptomatic relief) and the mucosal healing rate was high, whilst providing significantly higher symptom relief after 8 weeks.

13 Dec 2013

New treatment options for diabetic wound healing in cornea and skin

Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a metabolic disorder that affects nearly 170 million people worldwide, is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia that disrupts carbohydrate fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. DM can cause long-term damage, dysfunction and even failure of various organs.

13 Dec 2013

Over-use of staging procedures more prevalent in younger, early-stage breast cancer patients

More than one third of younger, early stage breast cancer patients undergo unnecessary imaging procedures - including position emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine bone scans (NMBS) and tumor markers (TM) -- at the time of staging and diagnosis, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

13 Dec 2013

RPCI enrolls patients in clinical trials of immunotherapy approaches for treating genitourinary cancers

Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute Center for Immunotherapy are enrolling patients in three different clinical trials of novel immunotherapy approaches for treating genitourinary cancers.

13 Dec 2013

Research findings could provide better understanding of anxiety disorders

In a new study published today in Science, John McGann, associate professor of behavioral and systems neuroscience in the Department of Psychology, and his colleagues, report that neurons in the noses of laboratory animals reacted more strongly to threatening odors before the odor message was sent to the brain.

13 Dec 2013

Cancer patients living in rural areas tend to retire early after being diagnosed

Rural cancer patients are at an increased risk for financial impact. Compared to their counterparts in cities, cancer patients living in rural areas tend to retire early after being diagnosed, and are less likely to go on paid disability leave while receiving treatment.

13 Dec 2013

Gene Expression Barcode 3.0 tool proves to be a vital resource for cancer research

A newly improved internet research tool is helping cancer researchers and physicians make sense out of a deluge of genetic data from nearly 100,000 patients and more than 50,000 mice.

13 Dec 2013

Researchers find way to stop first part of breast cancer metastasis in mice

Cell biologists at Johns Hopkins have identified a unique class of breast cancer cells that lead the process of invasion into surrounding tissues. Because invasion is the first step in the deadly process of cancer metastasis, the researchers say they may have found a weak link in cancer's armor and a possible new target for therapy.

13 Dec 2013

Research suggests connection between adult's height and prevalence of CAC

Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation research cardiologist Dr. Michael Miedema is the lead author of a paper published by Circulation - Cardiovascular Imaging, a journal of the American Heart Association, that suggests a connection between an adult's height and the prevalence of coronary artery calcium (CAC), a direct marker of plaque in the arteries that feed the heart.

13 Dec 2013

NIH StrokeNet to revolutionize research on stroke

A network of 25 regional stroke centers working with nearby satellite facilities will span the country, have teams of researchers representing every medical specialty needed for stroke care and will address the three prongs of stroke research: prevention, treatment and recovery. The Centers were announced today by the National Institutes of Health.

13 Dec 2013

Peer solicitation can improve reciprocal social interaction among children with autism

Peer solicitation - a child inviting another to play - can improve reciprocal social interaction among children with autism, according to a Vanderbilt University study released today in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

13 Dec 2013

Women who take shorter maternity leave may have increased risk of postpartum depression

The more leave time from work that a woman takes after giving birth -- up to six months -- the better protected she will be from experiencing post-partum depression, according to a study led by Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant professor of health services administration at the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

13 Dec 2013

Drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may have different effects on hearts of men and women

Widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women, even as the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

13 Dec 2013

Exercise may slow kidney function decline in kidney disease patients

Increased physical activity may slow kidney function decline in patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The findings suggest that exercise could have a powerful effect on maintaining patients' health.

13 Dec 2013

Study: Immune cells outside the brain may regulate propensity to develop depression

A new study shows that immune cells outside the brain may regulate propensity to develop depression. The data were presented today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting.

13 Dec 2013

University of Colorado medical school professor uncovers variant of NKH

People from around the country and the world turn to Johan Van Hove, MD, PhD, for advice on a rare metabolic disease known as NKH, which can disrupt the body in devastating and even deadly ways. Now, Van Hove, a University of Colorado medical school professor, has identified a new disease related to NKH, a finding that resolves previously baffling cases including the death of a Colorado girl.

13 Dec 2013

Boys who grow up in two-parent homes less likely to have high blood pressure as adults

In a study of African-American men, researchers from the National Institutes of Health found that boys who grew up in two-parent homes were less likely to have high blood pressure as adults compared to those raised by a single parent. Reported in the Dec. 12, 2013, issue of the journal Hypertension, this is the first study of an African-American population to document an association between childhood family living arrangements and blood pressure.

13 Dec 2013

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Groundbreaking UVA research receives $3.3M NIH grant to increase lungs for transplantation

Breast cancer survivors taking AIs may experience reduction in joint pain on exercising

Patients with Colles' fracture are at increased risk of subsequent hip fractures: Study

Brazilian study provides evidence to support effectiveness of Tecta in erosive GERD

New treatment options for diabetic wound healing in cornea and skin

Over-use of staging procedures more prevalent in younger, early-stage breast cancer patients

RPCI enrolls patients in clinical trials of immunotherapy approaches for treating genitourinary cancers

Research findings could provide better understanding of anxiety disorders

Cancer patients living in rural areas tend to retire early after being diagnosed

Gene Expression Barcode 3.0 tool proves to be a vital resource for cancer research

Researchers find way to stop first part of breast cancer metastasis in mice

Research suggests connection between adult's height and prevalence of CAC

NIH StrokeNet to revolutionize research on stroke

Peer solicitation can improve reciprocal social interaction among children with autism

Women who take shorter maternity leave may have increased risk of postpartum depression

Drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may have different effects on hearts of men and women

Exercise may slow kidney function decline in kidney disease patients

Study: Immune cells outside the brain may regulate propensity to develop depression

University of Colorado medical school professor uncovers variant of NKH

Boys who grow up in two-parent homes less likely to have high blood pressure as adults

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