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Use of feeding tubes in OPC cancer patients treated with IMPT decreased by 50%

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center found that the use of feeding tubes in oropharyngeal carcinoma cancer patients treated with intensity modulated proton therapy decreased by more than 50 percent compared to patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy.

26 Sep 2013

IRIDEX's MicroPulse Laser Therapy to be featured at EURETINA and ESCRS conferences

IRIDEX today announced a number of key international conferences and workshops that will feature its proprietary MicroPulse Laser Therapy for the treatment of diabetes and glaucoma related disorders.

26 Sep 2013

Ohio State's Heart and Vascular Center names Garret FitzGerald as recipient of Schottenstein Prize

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Heart and Vascular Center has named Dr. Garret FitzGerald, professor of Medicine and Pharmacology; chair of the Department of Pharmacology and director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, the recipient of the 2013 Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Sciences.

26 Sep 2013

European and Brazilian Society of Cardiology join to deliver key cardio messages

Rio de Janeiro, 28 September 2013 - As the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (BSC) team up to deliver key cardio messages at the 68th BSC Congress in Rio de Janeiro (28 September to 1 October 2013), new research underscores the essential role of cardiology specialists in Brazil.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers identify mutation in ITGA10 gene that causes chondrodysplasia in dog breeds

Professor Hannes Lohi's research group at the University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Research Center has identified a mutation in ITGA10 gene, causing chondrodysplasia in two dog breeds, the Norwegian Elkhound and the Karelian Bear Dog.

26 Sep 2013

Study: Fruit and vegetable consumption reduces all-cause mortality

A European study analyzes the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of mortality. As previous research has already suggested, this study concludes that fruit and vegetable consumption reduces all-cause mortality, and especially cardiovascular disease mortality.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers study effective ways to get medicine into the brain for treating neurological diseases

A big challenge in medical science is to get medicine into the brain when treating patients with neurological diseases. The brain will do everything to keep foreign substances out and therefore the brains of neurological patients fight a constant, daily battle to throw out the medicine prescribed to help the patients.

26 Sep 2013

Results of NovaRx's Lucanix Phase III trial in non-small cell lung cancer to be presented at ESMO 2013

NovaRx Corporation announced that the detailed results from the randomized Phase III trial of Lucanix (belagenpumatucel-L) post-frontline maintenance therapy in non-small cell lung cancer will be presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology 2013 annual meeting in Amsterdam.

26 Sep 2013

Continental Who's Who recognizes Thomas M. DeBerardino as Top Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Thomas M. DeBerardino, M.D. is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Orthopedic Surgeon as a result of his vast success within the field of Sports Medicine. Dr. DeBerardino is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery with the University of Connecticut Health Center.

26 Sep 2013

Three research groups awarded NIH grants to develop framework for evaluating genetic variants

Three grants totaling more than $25 million over four years will help three research groups to develop authoritative information on the millions of genomic variants relevant to human disease and the hundreds that are expected to be useful for clinical practice. The awards are from the National Institutes of Health.

26 Sep 2013

Wayne State aims to develop advanced education program for radiation oncology

The number of patients receiving radiation therapy in the United States for cancer treatment is expected to increase by more than 20 percent over the next decade to almost 600,000 per year. But radiation research over the past decade has decreased substantially, making it more difficult to provide oncologists with the best training in the latest techniques, particularly the integration of medical physics, which is now a required aspect in the clinical practice of radiotherapy.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers find out origin of "brown" fat cells that could impact in battling obesity

In ongoing research aimed at battling obesity, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have deciphered how new fat cells are formed in energy-storing fat pads.

26 Sep 2013

Epigenetic changes appear to be candidates as early stage biomarkers for Parkinson

Parkinson disease, a neurodegenerative disorder in which both genetic and environmental factors play important roles, has been associated with epigenetic changes (those molecular modifications that alter the behavior of genes without changing the DNA sequence).

26 Sep 2013

Research shows commonly prescribed statin medicines can adversely affect cognitive function

New research that looked at whether two commonly prescribed statin medicines, used to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or 'bad cholesterol' levels in the blood, can adversely affect cognitive function has found that one of the drugs tested caused memory impairment in rats.

26 Sep 2013

Researchers identify existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers

A team of cancer researchers at the University of California, San Diego has identified the existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers. These cells are resistant to androgen-deprivation therapy, and may drive the subsequent emergence of recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer.

26 Sep 2013

MIT engineers develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer vaccines to lungs

Many viruses and bacteria infect humans through mucosal surfaces, such as those in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and reproductive tract. To help fight these pathogens, scientists are working on vaccines that can establish a front line of defense at mucosal surfaces.

26 Sep 2013

Targeting cell-division cycle may lead to improved outcomes for patients with medulloblastoma

A new experimental approach to treating a type of brain cancer called medulloblastoma has been developed by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham).

26 Sep 2013

Copenhagen researchers gain insight in molecular mechanisms behind breast cancer metastasis

Researchers at University of Copenhagen have gained more insight into the molecular mechanisms of importance for, for example, cancer cell growth and metastasis. The research objective is improved and more targeted drugs. The findings have just been published in the scientific journal Molecular Cell.

26 Sep 2013

Spanish scientists discover melatonin consumption helps control weight gain

Melatonin is a natural hormone segregated by the body and melatonin levels generally increase in the dark at night. It is also found in fruit and vegetables like mustard, Goji berries, almonds, sunflower seeds, cardamom, fennel, coriander and cherries.

26 Sep 2013

Scientist receives £58,000 from Alzheimer's Research UK to study chemical signals in AD

A University of Southampton scientist has just been awarded more than £58,000 by Alzheimer's Research UK to study chemical signals in the brain in Alzheimer's disease. The research will study the chemical signals that control learning and memory in an attempt to understand more about Alzheimer's and search for new treatments.

26 Sep 2013

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Use of feeding tubes in OPC cancer patients treated with IMPT decreased by 50%

IRIDEX's MicroPulse Laser Therapy to be featured at EURETINA and ESCRS conferences

Ohio State's Heart and Vascular Center names Garret FitzGerald as recipient of Schottenstein Prize

European and Brazilian Society of Cardiology join to deliver key cardio messages

Researchers identify mutation in ITGA10 gene that causes chondrodysplasia in dog breeds

Study: Fruit and vegetable consumption reduces all-cause mortality

Researchers study effective ways to get medicine into the brain for treating neurological diseases

Results of NovaRx's Lucanix Phase III trial in non-small cell lung cancer to be presented at ESMO 2013

Continental Who's Who recognizes Thomas M. DeBerardino as Top Orthopedic Surgeon

Three research groups awarded NIH grants to develop framework for evaluating genetic variants

Wayne State aims to develop advanced education program for radiation oncology

Researchers find out origin of "brown" fat cells that could impact in battling obesity

Epigenetic changes appear to be candidates as early stage biomarkers for Parkinson

Research shows commonly prescribed statin medicines can adversely affect cognitive function

Researchers identify existence of precursor cells in early prostate cancers

MIT engineers develop nanoparticles that deliver cancer vaccines to lungs

Targeting cell-division cycle may lead to improved outcomes for patients with medulloblastoma

Copenhagen researchers gain insight in molecular mechanisms behind breast cancer metastasis

Spanish scientists discover melatonin consumption helps control weight gain

Scientist receives £58,000 from Alzheimer's Research UK to study chemical signals in AD

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