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Study finds link between alcohol consumption and reduced condom use among college women

A new study from researchers at The Miriam Hospital finds a link between alcohol consumption and reduced condom use among college women. The findings also indicate that women who smoke marijuana with established romantic partners may use condoms less often.

15 Nov 2013

$Research may explain why people who take bone-strengthening drugs are at-risk for atypical fractures$

Research may explain why people who take bone-strengthening drugs are at-risk for atypical fractures

Research with baboons at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute may help explain why some people who take bone-strengthening drugs like bisphosphonates are at-risk for atypical fractures in the long bones in their legs.

15 Nov 2013

Researchers create new statistical tools to find clues about cancer from raw data

Researchers at Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the University of Texas at Austin are working together to create new statistical tools that can find clues about cancer that are hidden like needles in enormous haystacks of raw data.

15 Nov 2013

Researchers exploit power of evolution to create new drug for use against heart disease

An international team of researchers led by the University of Leicester has "harnessed the power of evolution" to create a new drug for possible use against heart disease, inflammation and other illnesses.

15 Nov 2013

HIVMA's updated HIV care guidelines show doctors should focus on common health conditions

The HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America has updated its HIV care guidelines to reflect the fact that people with HIV are now living normal life spans, and their physicians need to focus on preventive care, including screening for high cholesterol, diabetes and osteoporosis.

15 Nov 2013

Few newly diagnosed high-cholesterol patients get screened for thyroid dysfunction: Study

Despite current guidelines that recommend newly diagnosed high-cholesterol patients have a TSH blood test done to make sure they do not have hypothyroidism, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have found that only about half of these patients were screened for thyroid dysfunction.

15 Nov 2013

Eating protein-rich breakfast improves appetite control throughout the morning

While Americans generally consume enough protein, they tend to eat a small amount at breakfast, moderate amounts at lunch, and the largest amount at dinner. New research presented today at The Obesity Society's annual scientific meeting in Atlanta shows that eating high protein sausage and egg-based breakfasts curbed hunger throughout the morning, compared with a low-protein breakfast (pancakes and syrup) or skipping breakfast, in 18-55-year-old women.

15 Nov 2013

Identifying 'sensome' of microglia could improve treatments for neurodegenerative disorders

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have used a new sequencing method to identify a group of genes used by the brain's immune cells - called microglia - to sense pathogenic organisms, toxins or damaged cells that require their response.

15 Nov 2013

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals initiates pimavanserin Phase II trial in ADP patients

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative treatments that address unmet medical needs in neurological and related central nervous system disorders, today announced that it has initiated a Phase II feasibility trial designed to examine the efficacy and safety of pimavanserin as a treatment for patients with Alzheimer's disease psychosis.

15 Nov 2013

Annexin A5 protein may have therapeutic potential for treatment of sepsis

Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death and there is no specific treatment for it. Now, research led by Dr. Qingping Feng of Western University (London, Canada) suggests a protein called recombinant human annexin A5 may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of this disease. The paper is published in advance, online in Critical Care Medicine.

15 Nov 2013

YMCA of Greater New York continues to expand Diabetes Prevention Program

The YMCA of Greater New York continues to expand its evidence-based, award-winning YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, which to-date has helped New Yorkers shed more than two tons of excess weight - or 4,466 pounds - and reduce their risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

15 Nov 2013

Spirituality in teens linked with increased positive social behaviors, reduced narcissism

If the spirit is truly willing, perhaps the flesh is not so weak, after all. Increased spirituality in teens undergoing substance abuse treatment is associated with greater likelihood of abstinence (as measured by toxicology screens), increased positive social behaviors, and reduced narcissism, according to a study by researchers from The University of Akron, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and Baylor University.

15 Nov 2013

Dermalogix awarded SBIR Phase II grant to develop topical drug candidate for atopic dermatitis

Signum Dermalogix, Inc. announced that the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awarded the company a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant totaling $1.6 million for the development of a topical drug candidate for atopic dermatitis.

15 Nov 2013

Global Genomics Group, Metabolon partner to discover novel targets for cardiovascular diseases

Global Genomics Group and Metabolon today announced that they have entered into a collaboration agreement to investigate biological networks and pathways in order to discover novel biomarkers and pharmaceutical targets for cardiovascular diseases.

15 Nov 2013

NeuroPace RNS System gets premarket approval from FDA for treatment of partial onset seizures

NeuroPace, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted premarket approval for the NeuroPace RNS System, a treatment for adults with partial onset seizures that have not been controlled with two or more antiepileptic drugs.

14 Nov 2013

Radiofrequency neurotomy may be successful alternative treatment for knee osteoarthritis

Chronic knee osteoarthritis is the deterioration of articular cartilage and is one of the most common diseases of aging. Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. OA often results in pain, restricted movement, sleep disturbance, and functional disability.

14 Nov 2013

Medical device to reduce frequency of seizures in epilepsy patients gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a device to help reduce the frequency of seizures in epilepsy patients who have not responded well to medications.

14 Nov 2013

Svelte completes enrollment in drug-eluting coronary stent Integrated Delivery System study

Svelte Medical Systems today announced enrollment of the final patient in the DIRECT II (Direct Implantation of Rapamycin-Eluting stents with bioabsorbable drug Carrier Technology) clinical study. DIRECT II is a prospective, randomized study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Svelte drug-eluting coronary stent Integrated Delivery System (IDS) to the Medtronic Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent in 159 patients at 19 investigative sites.

From Medtronic 14 Nov 2013

FDA approves ibrutinib for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma

Today's U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of ibrutinib to treat patients with mantle cell lymphoma is a significant advance for patients with this blood cancer. It was approved as a single agent for treatment of patients with MCL who have received at least one prior therapy.

14 Nov 2013

Cells sticking molecule over-produced in rheumatoid arthritis and cancers

A molecule that helps cells stick together is significantly over-produced in two very different diseases - rheumatoid arthritis and a variety of cancers, including breast and brain tumors, concludes a new study. The scientists who made the discovery also found candidate drugs to inhibit the molecule, cadherin-11, one of which is already in a clinical trial.

14 Nov 2013

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Study finds link between alcohol consumption and reduced condom use among college women

Research may explain why people who take bone-strengthening drugs are at-risk for atypical fractures

Researchers create new statistical tools to find clues about cancer from raw data

Researchers exploit power of evolution to create new drug for use against heart disease

HIVMA's updated HIV care guidelines show doctors should focus on common health conditions

Few newly diagnosed high-cholesterol patients get screened for thyroid dysfunction: Study

Eating protein-rich breakfast improves appetite control throughout the morning

Identifying 'sensome' of microglia could improve treatments for neurodegenerative disorders

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals initiates pimavanserin Phase II trial in ADP patients

Annexin A5 protein may have therapeutic potential for treatment of sepsis

YMCA of Greater New York continues to expand Diabetes Prevention Program

Spirituality in teens linked with increased positive social behaviors, reduced narcissism

Dermalogix awarded SBIR Phase II grant to develop topical drug candidate for atopic dermatitis

Global Genomics Group, Metabolon partner to discover novel targets for cardiovascular diseases

NeuroPace RNS System gets premarket approval from FDA for treatment of partial onset seizures

Radiofrequency neurotomy may be successful alternative treatment for knee osteoarthritis

Medical device to reduce frequency of seizures in epilepsy patients gets FDA approval

Svelte completes enrollment in drug-eluting coronary stent Integrated Delivery System study

FDA approves ibrutinib for treatment of mantle cell lymphoma

Cells sticking molecule over-produced in rheumatoid arthritis and cancers

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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