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Degeneration of fornix in brain may provide clues to future cognitive decline in healthy old people

The degeneration of a small, wishbone-shaped structure deep inside the brain may provide the earliest clues to future cognitive decline, long before healthy older people exhibit clinical symptoms of memory loss or dementia, a study by researchers with the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center has found.

10 Sep 2013

Undervaccination with diptheria increases risk of whooping cough

Undervaccination with the diptheria, tetanus toxoids and acelluar pertussis (DTaP) vaccine appears to be associated with an increased risk of pertussis (whooping cough) in children 3 to 36 months of age, according to a study by Jason M. Glanz, Ph.D., of the Institute for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver.

10 Sep 2013

UCSF scientists identify new way to manipulate immune system from autoimmune diseases

Scientists from UC San Francisco have identified a new way to manipulate the immune system that may keep it from attacking the body-s own molecules in autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

10 Sep 2013

Identifying changes in handwriting could lead to early diagnosis of Parkinson's

Today's primary tool for diagnosing Parkinson's disease is the diagnostic ability of the physician, who can generally identify the clinical symptoms only when the disease is at a relatively advanced stage. A new joint study by researchers at the University of Haifa and Rambam Hospital that compared the handwriting of 40 sick and healthy subjects suggests an innovative and noninvasive method of diagnosing Parkinson's at a fairly early stage.

10 Sep 2013

Once-daily COPD portfolio data from Novartis presented at European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress

Novartis announced new analyses of data for once-daily Ultibro® Breezhaler® (investigational QVA149 - indacaterol 85 mcg/glycopyrronium 43 mcg delivered dose, equivalent to 110 mcg/50 mcg metered dose per capsule), which showed significant improvements in lung function, shortness of breath and health-related quality of life for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients versus all comparators1,2. These data were part of 39 respiratory abstracts presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

9 Sep 2013

Sleep-deprived people may buy more high-calorie foods the following day

People who were deprived of one night’s sleep purchased more calories and grams of food in a mock supermarket on the following day in a new study published in the journal Obesity, the official journal of The Obesity Society.

7 Sep 2013

GLNT integrates video conferencing technology into Kinesia HomeView for Parkinson’s disease patients

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today they are launching commercialization and clinical studies to expand their telemedicine technology, Kinesia HomeView, for individuals with Parkinson’s disease by adding real-time video conferencing.

7 Sep 2013

BCGA's Triple Play Leadership Summit to focus on childhood obesity

With new reports showing childhood obesity still high nationwide, more than 125 young people from Boys & Girls Clubs around the nation will convene in Colorado Springs September 6 – 8, 2013 as Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BCGA) hosts its Triple Play Leadership Summit at the Olympic Training Center.

7 Sep 2013

Sam's Club Pharmacy to host free health screenings for diabetes

To promote early detection and an overall healthy lifestyle that can help prevent the onset of diabetes, Sam's Club Pharmacy will host free health screenings Saturday, Sept. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

7 Sep 2013

S&P Capital IQ commences Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Epigenomics AG

S&P Capital IQ announced today that it has commenced Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Epigenomics AG.

7 Sep 2013

Researchers investigate importance of STAT1 phosphorylation in NK cells

Since its discovery in the early 1990s, the protein STAT1 (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1) has been found to be central in passing signals across immune cells, ensuring that our bodies react quickly and appropriately to threats from viruses or other pathogens.

7 Sep 2013

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

Simple changes in a family's lifestyle can stop chronic illnesses in children before they start. For 12-year-old Austin Stanfill, a makeover of his family's diet allowed him to prevent a type-2 diabetes diagnosis.

7 Sep 2013

Shuyusan-containing serum protects SH-SY5Y cells against corticosterone-induced impairment

Synthetic antidepressants present a narrow spectrum and side effects following long-term application. Recently, medical practitioners have shown interest in the use of Chinese medicines for the treatment of diseases and in the adjustment of the human response to stress.

7 Sep 2013

Amendments to oral cancer bill would increase co-pay for oral cancer treatment, says NPAF

Citing the hardships certain to be faced by a population of California cancer patients on strained incomes, the National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), a national non-profit organization providing the patient voice for legislative reform at the state and federal levels, pulled its support for AB 219 following amendments passed in the California state senate yesterday that would prohibitively increase the co-pay for oral cancer treatment.

7 Sep 2013

Breast Cancer Symposium highlights risk and use of radiotherapy, MRI in DCIS patients

New studies exploring breast cancer risk perceptions and use of radiotherapy and MRI for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, a preinvasive form of breast cancer) were highlighted today in a virtual presscast in advance of the 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium.

7 Sep 2013

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Degeneration of fornix in brain may provide clues to future cognitive decline in healthy old people

Undervaccination with diptheria increases risk of whooping cough

UCSF scientists identify new way to manipulate immune system from autoimmune diseases

Identifying changes in handwriting could lead to early diagnosis of Parkinson's

Once-daily COPD portfolio data from Novartis presented at European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress

Sleep-deprived people may buy more high-calorie foods the following day

GLNT integrates video conferencing technology into Kinesia HomeView for Parkinson’s disease patients

BCGA's Triple Play Leadership Summit to focus on childhood obesity

Sam's Club Pharmacy to host free health screenings for diabetes

S&P Capital IQ commences Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Epigenomics AG

Researchers investigate importance of STAT1 phosphorylation in NK cells

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

Shuyusan-containing serum protects SH-SY5Y cells against corticosterone-induced impairment

Amendments to oral cancer bill would increase co-pay for oral cancer treatment, says NPAF

Breast Cancer Symposium highlights risk and use of radiotherapy, MRI in DCIS patients

Experts and patient advocates to discuss growing concerns around blood glucose test strip accuracy

New book debunks popular myths on how to prevent cancer

FDA approves ABRAXANE chemotherapy drug for treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer

FDA approves use of abraxane to treat patients with late-stage pancreatic cancer

Researchers start Phase I clinical trial of implantable vaccine for treatment of melanoma

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