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Forced elongation of telomeres promotes differentiation of cancer cells

Researchers from the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in Tokyo have discovered that forced elongation of telomeres (extensions on the end of chromosomes) promotes the differentiation of cancer cells, probably reducing malignancy, which is strongly associated with a loss of cell differentiation.

28 Jun 2013

FDA approves Novartis' Exelon Patch for treatment of severe Alzheimer's disease

The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved indication for Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) to include the treatment of people with severe Alzheimer's disease with Exelon Patch 13.3mg/24h.

28 Jun 2013

Knee injuries in sailors often occur during physical training, shows study

The knees are the body part that is injured the most by dinghy sailors. The injuries are primarily due to overstrain and most often occur during physical training. This was shown in a study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

27 Jun 2013

Poor, less educated patients are less likely to receive opioid pain medications in emergency rooms

Patients in moderate to severe pain in emergency rooms across the U.S. are less likely to receive opioid pain medications if they are black, Hispanic, poor, or have less education, compared to more affluent patients, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study reported in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

27 Jun 2013

Children with congenital heart disease require higher levels of Vitamin D intake prior to surgery

Until now, there has been no research dedicated to the importance of Vitamin D supplementation in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). However, over the past few years, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute and Cardiovascular Surgery Program teamed with the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group to understand the impact of cardiac surgery on the Vitamin D status of infants and children, to be printed next month in Anesthesiology.

27 Jun 2013

Study: More people are being affected by drug-induced liver injury than ever before

More people are being affected by drug-induced liver injury (DILI) than ever before, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

27 Jun 2013

Mouse models demonstrate new potential target in fight against Alzheimer's disease

Building on research published eight years ago in the journal Chemistry and Biology, Kenneth S. Kosik, Harriman Professor in Neuroscience and co-director of the Neuroscience Research Institute (NRI) at UC Santa Barbara, and his team have now applied their findings to two distinct, well-known mouse models, demonstrating a new potential target in the fight against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

27 Jun 2013

Community wide interventions hold promise as effective approach to reduce childhood obesity rates

Community wide interventions hold promise as an effective approach to reducing childhood obesity rates according to new research from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and Tufts University School of Medicine.

27 Jun 2013

Nurse practitioners can play crucial role in treating chronic geriatric conditions, shows study

U.S. residents today are living longer than previous generations, thanks to improved public health and medical treatment. But they're also living longer with chronic geriatric health conditions like dementia, urinary incontinence, depression and debilitating falls, which often require complex medical care.

27 Jun 2013

Adults with disability have higher prevalence of several chronic illnesses

Adults with a disability are more likely to be obese or extremely obese than those without a disability according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

27 Jun 2013

Good physical shape at teenage linked with reduced risk of suicide attempts later in life

Being in good physical shape at 18 years of age can be linked with a reduced risk of attempted suicide later in life. So says a study of over one million Swedish men conducted by researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

27 Jun 2013

Administering immunoglobulins to pregnant women may prevent Rh blood disorder in newborns

Swedish researchers determined that administering anti-D antibodies (immunoglobulins) to pregnant women who were Rhesus D (RhD) negative could prevent hemolytic disease in the infant.

27 Jun 2013

UK, Canada experience huge decline in diabetes mortality rates since mid-1990

Both the UK and Canada have experienced huge falls in diabetes-related mortality since the mid-1990s, with the result that the gap in mortality risk between those with and without diabetes has narrowed substantially.

27 Jun 2013

Stimulation of P6 antiemetic point with acupressure wristbands reduces migraine nausea

Nausea is one of the most debilitating symptoms of migraine and affects 80 percent of migraine suffers in the United States. Leading headache physician, Dr. Zoltan Medgyessy of the Berolina Clinic in Lohne, Germany demonstrated in a trial that pressure to the P6 antiemetic point on the inner wrist with an acupressure wristband is an effective and quick therapy for relieving nausea of migraine sufferers.

27 Jun 2013

Autism Speaks funds high priority research for treatment of ASD

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced awards totaling $685,968 funding new research in areas of high priority that will advance understanding and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

27 Jun 2013

Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Innovation establish IBD research alliance with Mount Sinai

Janssen Biotech, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation announced today the establishment of a research alliance with The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to advance the scientific understanding of inflammatory bowel disease and the discovery of next generation therapeutic solutions.

27 Jun 2013

UCI researchers receive $2.27M to develop innovative methods of treating Type 1 diabetes.

Two UC Irvine research groups have received $2.27 million from the JDRF to develop innovative methods of treating and possibly curing Type 1 diabetes.

27 Jun 2013

Edge Therapeutics announces positive preliminary results from EG-1962 study for prevention of DCI

Edge Therapeutics announced today positive preliminary results from the first human use of EG-1962, the Company's novel bioabsorbable nimodipine microparticle formulation for the prevention of delayed cerebral ischemia, a life-threatening complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage, typically resulting from a ruptured brain aneurysm or traumatic brain injury.

27 Jun 2013

Researchers use mobile application to improve asthma outcomes among minority adolescents

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL and The University of Illinois at Chicago are using the Internet and motivational multimedia coupled with positive reinforcement via a smartphone application to try to improve asthma outcomes among low-income, minority adolescents with asthma.

27 Jun 2013

UH receives NIDA grant to study transdiagnostic CBT to address tobacco cessation

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use continues to be the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. resulting in more than 440,000 premature deaths a year. An additional 25 million smokers will most likely die of a smoking related illness.

27 Jun 2013

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Forced elongation of telomeres promotes differentiation of cancer cells

FDA approves Novartis' Exelon Patch for treatment of severe Alzheimer's disease

Knee injuries in sailors often occur during physical training, shows study

Poor, less educated patients are less likely to receive opioid pain medications in emergency rooms

Children with congenital heart disease require higher levels of Vitamin D intake prior to surgery

Study: More people are being affected by drug-induced liver injury than ever before

Mouse models demonstrate new potential target in fight against Alzheimer's disease

Community wide interventions hold promise as effective approach to reduce childhood obesity rates

Nurse practitioners can play crucial role in treating chronic geriatric conditions, shows study

Adults with disability have higher prevalence of several chronic illnesses

Good physical shape at teenage linked with reduced risk of suicide attempts later in life

Administering immunoglobulins to pregnant women may prevent Rh blood disorder in newborns

UK, Canada experience huge decline in diabetes mortality rates since mid-1990

Stimulation of P6 antiemetic point with acupressure wristbands reduces migraine nausea

Autism Speaks funds high priority research for treatment of ASD

Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Innovation establish IBD research alliance with Mount Sinai

UCI researchers receive $2.27M to develop innovative methods of treating Type 1 diabetes.

Edge Therapeutics announces positive preliminary results from EG-1962 study for prevention of DCI

Researchers use mobile application to improve asthma outcomes among minority adolescents

UH receives NIDA grant to study transdiagnostic CBT to address tobacco cessation

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