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AASM: Chronic disease sufferers must seek sleep evaluation

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links too little sleep (six hours or less) and too much sleep (10 or more hours) with chronic diseases -- including coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and obesity -- in adults age 45 and older.

2 Oct 2013

Researchers take major step in development of possible treatment for stroke recovery

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have taken a step toward developing a new treatment to aid the recovery of limb function after strokes.

2 Oct 2013

Researchers develop renal risk index to predict post-transplant end-stage renal disease

End-stage renal disease is one of the major public health problems among solid organ transplant recipients that is associated with death after transplant and high cost of care.

2 Oct 2013

Genetic study helps identify obese diabetes patients who are at risk of developing NAFLD

A groundbreaking study of nearly 2,300 extremely obese diabetes patients, led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, has identified genes associated with unhealthy liver function.

2 Oct 2013

Study assess use of prescription painkillers for chronic pain among patients pre- and post-obesity surgery

Chronic use of prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, among obese patients prior to bariatric surgery continues after surgery, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

2 Oct 2013

Resveratrol worsens MS-like neuropathology and inflammation, study finds

Resveratrol, a naturally occurring polyphenol compound produced by the skin of red grapes and peanuts, and found in red wine, has been touted as a beneficial supplement due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

1 Oct 2013

Researchers compare cardiovascular safety of two commonly used oral estrogen medications

The oral hormone therapy conjugated equine estrogens, which is used by women to relieve menopause symptoms, appears to be associated with increased risk for venous thrombosis (VT, blood clots) and possibly myocardial infarction (heart attack), but not ischemic stroke risk, when compared with the hormone therapy oral estradiol, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

1 Oct 2013

Researchers identify new prospects for developing cancer therapies

By detailing a process required for repairing DNA breakage, scientists at the Duke Cancer Institute have gained a better understanding of how cells deal with the barrage of damage that can contribute to cancer and other diseases.

1 Oct 2013

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

Adults who move to farming areas where they experience a wider range of environmental exposures than in cities may reduce the symptoms of their hypersensitivities and allergies considerably. This is the result of new research from Aarhus University.

1 Oct 2013

Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Researchers say it's clear that some cases of autism are hereditary, but have struggled to draw direct links between the condition and particular genes. Now a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has devised a process for connecting a suspect gene to its function in autism.

1 Oct 2013

Overactive bladder treatments: an interview with Professor Chris Chapple, Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overactive bladder symptom complex is a symptom complex, the pivotal symptom of which is urgency, which is a compelling desire to pass urine, which is difficult to defer.

1 Oct 2013

Scientists move closer to growing therapeutic brain cells in laboratory

Bethesda, MD-A group of really brainy scientists have moved closer to growing "therapeutic" brain cells in the laboratory that can be re-integrated back into patients' brains to treat a wide range of neurological conditions.

1 Oct 2013

Discovery paves way for new therapeutic strategies to protect heart health of diabetes patients

UC Davis Health System researchers have identified for the first time a biological pathway that is activated when blood sugar levels are abnormally high and causes irregular heartbeats, a condition known as cardiac arrhythmia that is linked with heart failure and sudden cardiac death.

1 Oct 2013

Pitt scientists open door to potential research into cures for Parkinson's disease

A mix of serendipity and dogged laboratory work allowed a diverse team of University of Pittsburgh scientists to report in the Oct. 1 issue of Nature Cell Biology that they had solved the mystery of a basic biological function essential to cellular health.

1 Oct 2013

Sun Pharma, Intrexon partner to develop controllable gene-based therapies for ocular diseases

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., an international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on chronic diseases, through its subsidiary, and Intrexon Corporation, a leader in synthetic biology, today announced the formation of a joint venture to develop controllable gene-based therapies for the treatment of ocular diseases that cause partial or total blindness in millions of people worldwide.

1 Oct 2013

Research reveals significant role of Axl receptor in progression, therapeutic resistance of AML

BerGenBio AS, an oncology biopharmaceutical company, announces that a paper entitled "Axl, a prognostic and therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia mediates paracrine cross-talk of leukemia cells with bone marrow stroma" by Ben-Batalla et al., has been published in Blood, the most cited peer-reviewed research journal in the field of hematology.

1 Oct 2013

Standoff between a mutated gene and normal counterpart keeps certain cancer cells alive

What keeps leukemia cells alive almost forever, able to continue dividing endlessly and aggressively? New research at the Weizmann Institute suggests that, in around a quarter of all leukemias, the cancer cells rely on an internal "balance of terror" to keep going.

1 Oct 2013

New approaches needed for testing cancer drugs

Research institutes, regulators and the pharmaceutical industry are urged to cooperate to develop new approaches to testing cancer drugs, in order to bring the revolution in personalised medicine to patients across Europe, says the European Society for Medical Oncology.

1 Oct 2013

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how staff burnout affects mental health patients

A national research funding organization dedicated to improving patient-centered outcomes in the health care system has awarded $1.5 million to a team of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers to study how staff burnout affects the treatment and progress of mental health patients.

1 Oct 2013

Insulin interaction map could lead to new therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has created the first comprehensive roadmap of the protein interactions that enable cells in the pancreas to produce, store and secrete the hormone insulin. The finding makes possible a deeper scientific understanding of the insulin secretion process—and how it fails in insulin disorders such as type 2 diabetes.

1 Oct 2013

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AASM: Chronic disease sufferers must seek sleep evaluation

Researchers take major step in development of possible treatment for stroke recovery

Researchers develop renal risk index to predict post-transplant end-stage renal disease

Genetic study helps identify obese diabetes patients who are at risk of developing NAFLD

Study assess use of prescription painkillers for chronic pain among patients pre- and post-obesity surgery

Resveratrol worsens MS-like neuropathology and inflammation, study finds

Researchers compare cardiovascular safety of two commonly used oral estrogen medications

Researchers identify new prospects for developing cancer therapies

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Overactive bladder treatments: an interview with Professor Chris Chapple, Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Scientists move closer to growing therapeutic brain cells in laboratory

Discovery paves way for new therapeutic strategies to protect heart health of diabetes patients

Pitt scientists open door to potential research into cures for Parkinson's disease

Sun Pharma, Intrexon partner to develop controllable gene-based therapies for ocular diseases

Research reveals significant role of Axl receptor in progression, therapeutic resistance of AML

Standoff between a mutated gene and normal counterpart keeps certain cancer cells alive

New approaches needed for testing cancer drugs

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how staff burnout affects mental health patients

Insulin interaction map could lead to new therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes

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