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Clinical study to investigate effects of prenatal chromosomal abnormalities through microarray analysis

Reproductive genetics researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) are leading a multicenter prospective clinical study investigating the effects of chromosomal abnormalities (duplicative or missing material) found prenatally through microarray analysis.

22 Aug 2013

In dynamic mind-body interaction, brain recruits cells from immune system to promote anxiety

New research shows that in a dynamic mind-body interaction during the interpretation of prolonged stress, cells from the immune system are recruited to the brain and promote symptoms of anxiety.

22 Aug 2013

LBDA creates two LBD symptom checklists for physicians and patients

The Lewy Body Dementia Association announced today the launch of new resources for physicians and their patients. LBDA created two new LBD symptom checklists; an abbreviated checklist to assist in the reporting of LBD diagnostic symptoms and a more comprehensive checklist to help people already diagnosed with LBD or their caregivers to report new or concerning LBD symptoms as the disease progresses.

22 Aug 2013

Pazopanib drug shows improved quality of life and safety in metastatic kidney cancer patients

Two oral targeted drugs approved for metastatic kidney cancer worked equally well, but one proved superior in tolerability, according to results of a large international clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

22 Aug 2013

Diagnostic Dilemmas sharpens physicians' abilities to diagnose endocrine disorders

Chevy Chase, MD-Physicians can practice strategies for identifying rare conditions or unusual presentations with Diagnostic Dilemmas: Images in Endocrinology, the new release from The Endocrine Society's recently established publishing imprint, Endocrine Press.

22 Aug 2013

Virtual 3-D heart model analyzes defibrillator placement in children born with heart defects

The small size and abnormal anatomy of children born with heart defects often force doctors to place lifesaving defibrillators entirely outside the heart, rather than partly inside — a less-than-ideal solution to dangerous heart rhythms that involves a degree of guesstimating and can compromise therapy.

22 Aug 2013

Researchers examine important risk factors in increasing chances of heart attack

Researchers in India have carried out a data mining exercise to determine which are the most important risk factors in increasing the chances of an individual suffering a heart attack.

22 Aug 2013

People exposed to hot environments may develop Malignant hyperthermia

There is mounting evidence that some people who are susceptible to Malignant hyperthermia (MH) will develop MH when exposed to hot environments or with exercise.

22 Aug 2013

Risk of obesity among African-American women decreased with vigorous physical activity

The prevalence of obesity has increased markedly in the U.S. in recent years. According to a new study by researchers from Boston University Slone Epidemiology Center's Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), the risk of becoming obese among young African-American women decreased with increasing levels of vigorous activity. The investigators focused on younger women because most weight gain occurs before middle age.

22 Aug 2013

Antipsychotic drugs for children with behavioral problems may put at risk for type 2 diabetes

Prescribing of "atypical" antipsychotic medications to children and young adults with behavioral problems or mood disorders may put them at unnecessary risk for type 2 diabetes, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows.

22 Aug 2013

Research reveals that brain circuits can help reduce anxiety disorders

Anxiety disorders, which include posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder, affect 40 million American adults in a given year. Currently available treatments, such as antianxiety drugs, are not always effective and have unwanted side effects.

22 Aug 2013

AMD associated with impaired lysosomal autophagy, study finds

A new study published in the prestigious PLoS One journal changes our understanding of the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration. The researchers found that degenerative changes and loss of vision are caused by impaired function of the lysosomal clean-up mechanism, or autophagy, in the fundus of the eye.

22 Aug 2013

Researchers report overall increase in use of tPA to dissolve clots blocking arteries

Use of the "clot-busting" drug tissue plasminogen activator to treat patients with strokes caused by a blockage of blood flow nearly doubled between 2003 and 2011.

22 Aug 2013

DFID awards 5-year grant to DNDi to advance research and development for neglected diseases

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has announced its renewed support to the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), allocating a total of - 30 million (- 35 million) over the coming five years (2013-2018) to DNDi's Research & Development (R&D) portfolio to fight neglected diseases.

22 Aug 2013

Psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia caused by faulty 'switch' within brain

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have shown that psychotic symptoms experienced by people with schizophrenia could be caused by a faulty 'switch' within the brain.

22 Aug 2013

Research suggests restricting calories may improve success of cancer treatment

New research suggests that restricting calories for a defined period of time may improve the success of cancer treatment, offering valuable new data on how caloric intake may play a role in programmed cancer cell death and efficacy of targeted cancer therapies. Study results were published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

22 Aug 2013

Oramed starts patient recruitment in Israel for ORMD-0801 clinical trial for patients with T1DM

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has initiated patient recruitment for a new clinical trial of its orally ingestible insulin capsule, ORMD-0801 for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Israel.

22 Aug 2013

Biomedical spectroscopy suggests excess copper may be neurotoxic in Alzheimer's patients

Metals such as iron, copper, and zinc are important for many biological processes. In recent years, studies have shown that these nutritionally-essential metals are elevated in human Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains and some animal models of AD. Scientists are now exploring whether these metals are causing the neurodegeneration seen in AD or are indicative of other ongoing pathologic processes.

22 Aug 2013

Griffith-led online initiative aims at supporting people with developmental disabilities

Supporting children, adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities is the aim of a new online initiative led by Griffith in collaboration with La Trobe University and Sydney University.

21 Aug 2013

Three University of Sydney research teams win NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence

World-changing collaborative research in the areas of youth mental health, metabolic health and sleep medicine have seen three research teams at the University of Sydney funded for five years as NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence.

21 Aug 2013

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Clinical study to investigate effects of prenatal chromosomal abnormalities through microarray analysis

In dynamic mind-body interaction, brain recruits cells from immune system to promote anxiety

LBDA creates two LBD symptom checklists for physicians and patients

Pazopanib drug shows improved quality of life and safety in metastatic kidney cancer patients

Diagnostic Dilemmas sharpens physicians' abilities to diagnose endocrine disorders

Virtual 3-D heart model analyzes defibrillator placement in children born with heart defects

Researchers examine important risk factors in increasing chances of heart attack

People exposed to hot environments may develop Malignant hyperthermia

Risk of obesity among African-American women decreased with vigorous physical activity

Antipsychotic drugs for children with behavioral problems may put at risk for type 2 diabetes

Research reveals that brain circuits can help reduce anxiety disorders

AMD associated with impaired lysosomal autophagy, study finds

Researchers report overall increase in use of tPA to dissolve clots blocking arteries

DFID awards 5-year grant to DNDi to advance research and development for neglected diseases

Psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia caused by faulty 'switch' within brain

Research suggests restricting calories may improve success of cancer treatment

Oramed starts patient recruitment in Israel for ORMD-0801 clinical trial for patients with T1DM

Biomedical spectroscopy suggests excess copper may be neurotoxic in Alzheimer's patients

Griffith-led online initiative aims at supporting people with developmental disabilities

Three University of Sydney research teams win NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence

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