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Scientists reexamine gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease

Scientists' picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. People with harmful forms of the APOE gene have up to 12 times the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared with those who have other variations of the gene.

8 May 2013

New therapeutic targets for reducing heart disease in people with type 1 diabetes

Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes appears to increase the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death among people with high blood sugar, partly by stimulating the production of calprotectin, a protein that sparks an inflammatory process that fuels the buildup of artery-clogging plaque.

8 May 2013

Protein tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a powerful weapon to control cancer

The protein tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a powerful weapon in the arsenal to control cancer. Unfortunately, as is the case with many potent cancer therapies, the use of TNF-alpha as an anti-cancer therapy has been severely limited.

8 May 2013

Seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment

A seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment with the targeted therapy lapatinib has revealed a previously unknown molecular network that regulates cell death.

8 May 2013

Fall-induced traumatic brain injury is major cause of disability and death among older adults, says research

"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalization, disability, and death-worldwide, and among older adults, falling is the most common cause of TBI," writes Niina Korhonen, B.M., of the Injury and Osteoporosis Research Center, Tampere, Finland, and colleagues in a Research Letter.

8 May 2013

Clinical psychologist to receive Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

Clinical psychologist and author Kay Redfield Jamison will be presented with Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science at a ceremony on June 5, 2013. The award recognizes Jamison's 1993 book Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, which examines the relationship between artistic creativity and mood disorders.

8 May 2013

HSPH researchers discover potential target to treat type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have discovered that a particular type of protein (hormone) found in fat cells helps regulate how glucose (blood sugar) is controlled and metabolized (used for energy) in the liver.

8 May 2013

Antidepressants can increase risk of C. difficile infection in depressed patients

Adults with depression and who receive certain types of anti-depressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile, a costly and serious hospital-associated infection, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study.

8 May 2013

Study shows patient selection based on biosamples makes clinical trials more efficient, reduces costs

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center say identifying and selecting participants for phase II cancer clinical trials from a centralized warehouse of patient-donated biological data expedites participant accrual, reduces trial size, saves money, and may speed test drugs through the drug development pipeline.

8 May 2013

Researchers develop new method for continuous glucose monitoring in patients with type 1 diabetes

Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Universitat de Girona have developed a new method for continuous glucose monitoring in patients with type 1 diabetes.

8 May 2013

Scientists identify TR4 protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease, a development that may give clinicians a therapeutic target to treat this potentially life-threatening disorder.

8 May 2013

Memory problems in older adults may stem from inability to process everyday events

Some memory problems common to older adults may stem from an inability to segment daily life into discrete experiences, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

8 May 2013

Coca-Cola reveals four global business commitments to fight Obesity

The Coca-Cola Company today announces four global business commitments to further contribute to healthier, happier, and more active communities.

8 May 2013

Elixir Medical receives FDA approval to initiate patient enrollment in EXCELLA III clinical trial in US

Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of products that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced today that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to initiate patient enrollment in the EXCELLA III clinical trial in the United States at up to 50 institutions with conditions to be addressed in parallel.

8 May 2013

Idera to present data from Phase 2 trial of IMO-3100 in patients with psoriasis at IID 2013

Idera Pharmaceuticals today announced presentation of data from its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial that showed improvements from baseline of up to 90% in Psoriasis Area Severity Index scores in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis following four weeks of treatment with the Toll-like Receptor antagonist IMO-3100.

8 May 2013

Aviir to extend comprehensive inherited cardiovascular disease genetic test menu

Aviir Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the prevention of cardiovascular disease through innovative laboratory tests, announced that it will be extending its offered services with comprehensive inherited cardiovascular disease genetic test menu.

8 May 2013

BioMed Central launches new journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Open access publisher BioMed Central is proud to announce the launch of Acta Neuropathologica Communications (ANC). ANC will publish work on pathology and mechanisms of neurological disease using structural, molecular and cellular techniques.

8 May 2013

Heart Rhythm Society launches Citywide Awareness Campaign in Denver about cardiac arrhythmia

Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper has proclaimed May to be Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month (#RhythmAwareness), calling attention to the need for greater public awareness throughout the State about two serious heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation (also known as AF or AFib) and sudden cardiac arrest (also known as SCA).

8 May 2013

Researchers evaluate differences between leather and modern football helmets

Researchers at the Center for Injury Biomechanics at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia compared the relative safety afforded by two 1930-vintage leather football helmets and 10 modern football helmets during impacts to players' heads.

8 May 2013

IDIBELL signs patent licensing agreement with Minoryx

The Bellvittge Biomedical Research Institute has signed a licensing agreement with the Spanish biotechnology company Minoryx of a patent for the treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare serious neurodegenerative disease which has no effective treatment.

8 May 2013

Medical Condition News

Scientists reexamine gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease

New therapeutic targets for reducing heart disease in people with type 1 diabetes

Protein tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a powerful weapon to control cancer

Seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment

Fall-induced traumatic brain injury is major cause of disability and death among older adults, says research

Clinical psychologist to receive Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

HSPH researchers discover potential target to treat type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases

Antidepressants can increase risk of C. difficile infection in depressed patients

Study shows patient selection based on biosamples makes clinical trials more efficient, reduces costs

Researchers develop new method for continuous glucose monitoring in patients with type 1 diabetes

Scientists identify TR4 protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease

Memory problems in older adults may stem from inability to process everyday events

Coca-Cola reveals four global business commitments to fight Obesity

Elixir Medical receives FDA approval to initiate patient enrollment in EXCELLA III clinical trial in US

Idera to present data from Phase 2 trial of IMO-3100 in patients with psoriasis at IID 2013

Aviir to extend comprehensive inherited cardiovascular disease genetic test menu

BioMed Central launches new journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Heart Rhythm Society launches Citywide Awareness Campaign in Denver about cardiac arrhythmia

Researchers evaluate differences between leather and modern football helmets

IDIBELL signs patent licensing agreement with Minoryx

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