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Prolonged exposure to low levels of air pollution boosts lung cancer risk

Prolonged exposure to particulate air pollution increases the risk of lung cancer (particularly adenocarcinoma) even at levels below the European Union limit values, according to one of the largest studies of its kind published in The Lancet Oncology.

11 Jul 2013

Protein used by cancer cells also plays a vital role in heart health

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered that a protein used by cancer cells to evade death also plays a vital role in heart health. This dual role complicates efforts to develop cancer drugs that target the protein, but may lead to new therapies for heart muscle damage. The research appeared in the June 15 edition of the scientific journal Genes & Development.

11 Jul 2013

Exposure to childhood trauma is linked to psychotic experiences

Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have demonstrated that exposure to childhood trauma (physical assault and bullying) is linked to psychotic experiences, (such as hearing voices), and in turn the cessation of traumatic experiences led to a significant reduction in the incidence of psychotic experiences.

11 Jul 2013

YES workshop for adolescents to manage stress and control impulsive behavior

In May 2013, the Los Angeles school board voted to ban suspensions of students for "willful defiance" and directed school officials to use alternative disciplinary practices. The decision was controversial, and the question remains: How do you discipline rowdy students and keep them in the classroom while still being fair to other kids who want to learn?

11 Jul 2013

Tips to keep kids safe during hot weather

Several US states and cities have seen record breaking temperatures this summer. Doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center want to give tips to parents and guardians on how they can keep their kids safe during the hot weather.

11 Jul 2013

Older people with Alzheimer's disease less likely to have cancer and vice versa

Older people with Alzheimer's disease are less likely to also have cancer, and older people with cancer are less likely to also have Alzheimer's disease, according to the largest study to date on the topic, which appears in the July 10, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Jul 2013

UNMC conducts clinical trial on Leukine to test unique immune therapy in people with Parkinson's

The Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is embarking on a translational clinical trial using Leukine, a drug used to boost the immune system in cancer patients, to test a unique immune therapy in people with Parkinson's disease.

11 Jul 2013

New concept could improve cancer drug delivery

Researchers have developed a concept to potentially improve delivery of drugs for cancer treatment using nanoparticles that concentrate and expand in the presence of higher acidity found in tumor cells.

11 Jul 2013

Researchers are one step closer to finding solution for atherosclerosis in diabetic patients

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered that when excessive PKC beta is found in the endothelium, the thin layer of cells that line blood vessels, atherosclerosis is exacerbated. Their findings were published on-line on June 11 by Circulation Research.

11 Jul 2013

Hyperactivity due to ADHD are associated with worse prognosis in patients with eating disorders

A study made with 191 patients reveal that symptoms of hyperactivity due to the deficit of attention and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with more impulsivity and more severity, and probably a worse prognosis in patients with eating disorders.

11 Jul 2013

Healthful eating habits, physically active lifestyle prevent obesity and chronic diseases

Preventing obesity and chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers is possible through healthful eating habits and a physically active lifestyle, according to a newly updated position paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Because diseases can take many years - sometimes decades - to develop, the best prevention is early prevention.

11 Jul 2013

Children diagnosed with autism have excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brains in infancy

Children who were later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder had excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brains in infancy, a study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found, raising the possibility that those brain anomalies may serve as potential biomarkers for the early identification of the neurodevelopmental disorder.

11 Jul 2013

Smoking and heavier alcohol consumption speed up cognitive decline

The combination of smoking and heavy drinking speeds up cognitive decline, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

11 Jul 2013

Study links vitamin D deficiency to accelerated aging of bones

Everyone knows that as we grow older our bones become more fragile. Now a team of U.S. and German scientists led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley has shown that this bone-aging process can be significantly accelerated through deficiency of vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin.

11 Jul 2013

Advanced genetics technologies may help predict patient outcomes in people with ALL

New evidence suggests that using advanced genetics technologies to monitor for remaining cancer cells after treatment may soon become an effective tool to inform treatment decisions and ultimately predict patient outcomes for patients with a particularly aggressive form of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

10 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles about House Republican plans to seek a delay in the health law's requirement that nearly all Americans get health insurance.

10 Jul 2013

Ohr Pharmaceutical enrolls first 60 patients in OHR-002 Phase II clinical trial for wet-AMD treatment

Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for large unmet medical needs, today announced that it has enrolled the first 60 patients in the Company's ongoing OHR-002 Phase II clinical trial evaluating Squalamine Eye Drops for the treatment of the wet form of age-related macular degeneration.

10 Jul 2013

Pharmacyclics submits ibrutinib NDA to FDA for two B-cell malignancies

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, ibrutinib, for two relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancy indications: mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

10 Jul 2013

State highlights: Mass. bill would pay spouses for providing care; Ore. lawmakers pass midwife, pot regulations; Sorting out Calif. health legislation

If your spouse were disabled, or had a debilitating disease such as Alzheimer's, would you want to be paid to care for them at home? Under state law, residents who qualify for MassHealth benefits can hire a personal care attendant, or PCA, to help with daily tasks. They can choose a stranger, a sister, an uncle or most any other family member, but not their spouse. A bill in the Legislature would change that (Bever, 7/9).

10 Jul 2013

Acetaminophen overdose survivors have lower overall health following acute liver failure

Spontaneous survivors of acetaminophen overdose have significantly lower overall health compared to survivors or transplant recipients following acute liver failure caused by non-drug induced liver injury according to a new study published online in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.

10 Jul 2013

Medical Condition News

Prolonged exposure to low levels of air pollution boosts lung cancer risk

Protein used by cancer cells also plays a vital role in heart health

Exposure to childhood trauma is linked to psychotic experiences

YES workshop for adolescents to manage stress and control impulsive behavior

Tips to keep kids safe during hot weather

Older people with Alzheimer's disease less likely to have cancer and vice versa

UNMC conducts clinical trial on Leukine to test unique immune therapy in people with Parkinson's

New concept could improve cancer drug delivery

Researchers are one step closer to finding solution for atherosclerosis in diabetic patients

Hyperactivity due to ADHD are associated with worse prognosis in patients with eating disorders

Healthful eating habits, physically active lifestyle prevent obesity and chronic diseases

Children diagnosed with autism have excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brains in infancy

Smoking and heavier alcohol consumption speed up cognitive decline

Study links vitamin D deficiency to accelerated aging of bones

Advanced genetics technologies may help predict patient outcomes in people with ALL

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Ohr Pharmaceutical enrolls first 60 patients in OHR-002 Phase II clinical trial for wet-AMD treatment

Pharmacyclics submits ibrutinib NDA to FDA for two B-cell malignancies

State highlights: Mass. bill would pay spouses for providing care; Ore. lawmakers pass midwife, pot regulations; Sorting out Calif. health legislation

Acetaminophen overdose survivors have lower overall health following acute liver failure

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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