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UofL's Diabetes and Obesity Center receives $11.25M COBRE grant from NIH

A center created with a five-year National Institutes of Health grant at the University of Louisville in 2008 has won its second five-year grant.

14 Aug 2013

Researchers discover the origin of HPV-related tonsillar cancer

American and European research shows an alarming increase in the rate of tonsillar cancer related to the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus. Experts suggest a similar trend has emerged in Canada, but it had yet to be confirmed through scientific analysis.

14 Aug 2013

Doctors create new route to implant artificial heart valve

Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital have created a new route to the heart to implant an artificial heart valve by temporarily connecting major blood vessels that do not normally intersect.

14 Aug 2013

Researchers develop smartwatches to uncover reasons behind sleeping problems

Tonight will be another sleepless night for countless people, who will toss and turn for hours. And when they finally drift off, they will wake up with a start a short while later. If their disorder becomes chronic, sufferers often take part in medical sleep studies in an attempt to uncover the reasons behind their sleeping problems.

14 Aug 2013

PSA screening shows low-grade prostate cancers do not progress to higher grade over time

Prostate cancer aggressiveness may be established when the tumor is formed and not alter with time, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

14 Aug 2013

Neural stem cells transplantation in tumor-bearing rats can hinder tumor cell growth

Neural stem cells transplanted into tumor-bearing rats can hinder tumor cell growth and prolife-ration; however, the mechanism remains unclear.

14 Aug 2013

New proteins help patients to get more accurate diagnosis of MS

A group of proteins identified by researchers at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology could play a role in helping multiple sclerosis patients get more accurate diagnostics about the severity and progress of their disease.

14 Aug 2013

Study finds increased ADHD risk in children who have allergy and asthma

The number of children being diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder (ADHD), allergy and asthma is increasing in the United States. And according to a new study, there might be a link between the growth of these three conditions.

14 Aug 2013

Employers can prevent and treat cancer diseases by promoting health programs in workplace

Employers can have a significant role in improving efforts to prevent and treat diseases such as cancer by introducing and supporting health promotion programs in the workplace. Together, companies can influence health care policies and reimbursement and industry practices to support the fight against cancer.

14 Aug 2013

Virus-derived particles developed to kill human blood cancer cells, eradicate disease in mice

Ottawa researchers have developed unique virus-derived particles that can kill human blood cancer cells in the laboratory and eradicate the disease in mice with few side effects. The study is published in Blood Cancer Journal by co-senior authors Drs. David Conrad and John Bell of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa).

14 Aug 2013

Early surgery offers long-term survival, lowers risk of heart failure in mitral valve regurgitation patients

Patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation who are otherwise healthy should have mitral valve repair surgery sooner rather than later, even if they feel no symptoms, a Mayo Clinic-led study by U.S. and European researchers found.

14 Aug 2013

Multiple sclerosis patients see "rapid expansion" of effective new treatment options

After decades of research, multiple sclerosis patients are seeing a "rapid expansion" of effective new treatment options, according to a review article in the journal Neurologic Clinics.

14 Aug 2013

Study reveals cancer in humans linked with high amounts of proteins responsible for cells division

Cancer in humans is frequently associated with unusually high amounts of one or more proteins responsible for controlling the rate at which cells divide. As an example, excessive amounts of the cyclin-dependent kinase CDK6 are often found in types of cancer such as lymphoma.

14 Aug 2013

Clinical trials shows CRT improves symptoms, reduces mortality in patients with heart failure

In a large population of Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure who underwent implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator, patients who had the cardiac characteristics of left bundle-branch block and longer QRS duration had the lowest risks of death and all-cause, cardiovascular, and heart failure readmission, according to a study in the August 14 issue of JAMA

14 Aug 2013

Pregnant women with thyroid hormone deficiency are 4 times likelier to produce autistic children

Pregnant women who don't make nearly enough thyroid hormone are nearly 4 times likelier to produce autistic children than healthy women, report scientists from the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute and Erasmus Medical Centre in an upcoming Annals of Neurology (online today).

14 Aug 2013

Computer model to improve design of artificial platelets and treat blood disorders

Adjacent to the walls of our arterioles, capillaries, and venules -- the blood vessels that make up our microcirculation -- there exists a peculiar thin layer of clear plasma, devoid of red blood cells.

14 Aug 2013

Women with history of childhood physical abuse are more likely to become obese

Women with a history of childhood physical abuse are more likely to become obese adults, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.

14 Aug 2013

LMU immunologists develop new technique to fight against tumors, autoimmune diseases

Immunologists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have come up with a new technique that can be used both to fight tumors and to treat autoimmune diseases. A new grant from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research will enable the method to be developed further.

14 Aug 2013

Study: Teenagers seriously injured in fight show reduction in cognitive ability

Teenagers who have been seriously injured in a fight show a reduction in intelligence and cognitive ability, according to a large study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

14 Aug 2013

UCSB to host 6th Annual International PRT Autism and Asperger's Conference next month

Autism experts from around the world will gather at UC Santa Barbara next month for the 6th Annual International Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Autism and Asperger's Conference.

13 Aug 2013

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UofL's Diabetes and Obesity Center receives $11.25M COBRE grant from NIH

Researchers discover the origin of HPV-related tonsillar cancer

Doctors create new route to implant artificial heart valve

Researchers develop smartwatches to uncover reasons behind sleeping problems

PSA screening shows low-grade prostate cancers do not progress to higher grade over time

Neural stem cells transplantation in tumor-bearing rats can hinder tumor cell growth

New proteins help patients to get more accurate diagnosis of MS

Study finds increased ADHD risk in children who have allergy and asthma

Employers can prevent and treat cancer diseases by promoting health programs in workplace

Virus-derived particles developed to kill human blood cancer cells, eradicate disease in mice

Early surgery offers long-term survival, lowers risk of heart failure in mitral valve regurgitation patients

Multiple sclerosis patients see "rapid expansion" of effective new treatment options

Study reveals cancer in humans linked with high amounts of proteins responsible for cells division

Clinical trials shows CRT improves symptoms, reduces mortality in patients with heart failure

Pregnant women with thyroid hormone deficiency are 4 times likelier to produce autistic children

Computer model to improve design of artificial platelets and treat blood disorders

Women with history of childhood physical abuse are more likely to become obese

LMU immunologists develop new technique to fight against tumors, autoimmune diseases

Study: Teenagers seriously injured in fight show reduction in cognitive ability

UCSB to host 6th Annual International PRT Autism and Asperger's Conference next month

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