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TGen to present scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at myeloma workshop

The scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at the Translational Genomics Research Institute will be presented at the 14th International Myeloma Workshop, April 3-7 at the Kyoto International Conference Center.

4 Apr 2013

New biochemical evidence shows cereal grain sorghum safe food for people with celiac disease

Strong new biochemical evidence exists showing that the cereal grain sorghum is a safe food for people with celiac disease, who must avoid wheat and certain other grains, scientists are reporting.

4 Apr 2013

Article describes Brain Activity Mapping could bring new understanding of how brain works

The scientific tools are not yet available to build a comprehensive map of the activity in the most complicated 3 pounds of material in the world - the human brain, scientists say in a newly published article.

4 Apr 2013

Study shows relationship between cocaine-induced brain deficits in prefrontal cortex and cocaine-seeking

Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain reduces compulsive cocaine-seeking and suggests the possibility of changing addictive behavior generally.

4 Apr 2013

Death rates on the rise at some rural hospitals

A new study finds that these critical access hospitals, which are exempt from reporting certain quality and outcomes data to the federal government, are not matching the gains made by other facilities regarding mortality rates after treatment for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia.

4 Apr 2013

New form of radiation cancer therapy with no harmful side-effects

Cancer painfully ends more than 500,000 lives in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The scientific crusade against cancer recently achieved a victory under the leadership of University of Missouri Curators' Professor M. Frederick Hawthorne.

4 Apr 2013

Epileptic seizures can propagate via anatomically connected networks in brain

The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus.

4 Apr 2013

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to Canadian researchers.

4 Apr 2013

Research finds links between cannabis and mental illness

People with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to use cannabis weekly compared to people without a mental illness, according to researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) who studied U.S. data.

3 Apr 2013

Polymer scaffolds can advance the development of cancer therapeutics

Porous polymer scaffolds fabricated to support the growth of biological tissue for implantation may hold the potential to greatly accelerate the development of cancer therapeutics.

3 Apr 2013

Researchers diagnose genetic disease in embryonic DNA without biopsy

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) technologies allow identification of genetic disorders in human preimplantation embryos after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and before the embryo is transferred back to the patient.

3 Apr 2013

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over 50, shares a common link with atherosclerosis.

3 Apr 2013

Research: Adults exposed to traumatic events experience symptoms of PTSD

Millions of adults are exposed to traumatic events each year. Shortly after exposure many experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as flashbacks, emotional numbing and difficulty sleeping.

3 Apr 2013

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in eye may prevent age-related macular degeneration, says study

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in the eye might help prevent a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the most common causes of blindness in older Americans, according to indications in a study in mice, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

3 Apr 2013

CRG researchers reprogramme lymphoma and leukaemia cells to halt malignancy

Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona reprogramme lymphoma and leukaemia cells to halt their malignancy. Resulting cells remain benign even when no longer subjected to treatment and reduce likelihood of developing new tumours.

3 Apr 2013

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease treatments: an interview with Dr Parikh, vice president, general medicine, Takeda

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are both relapsing and remitting chronic diseases of bowel inflammation. By that I mean they flare and physicians try to get the flare under control and try to induce remission. However, despite a number of treatments available, they tend to relapse.

From Takeda 3 Apr 2013

Isis Pharmaceuticals starts ISIS-APOARx Phase 1 clinical study for treatment of atherosclerosis

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical study for ISIS-APOARx, an antisense drug targeting apolipoprotein(a) for the treatment of atherosclerosis.

3 Apr 2013

FDA clears LENSAR Laser System to perform corneal, arcuate incisions during cataract surgery

LENSAR Inc., developer of the next generation LENSAR Laser System™ for refractive cataract surgery, announced today that the company's laser system has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for the execution of arcuate incisions during cataract surgery.

3 Apr 2013

Life-changing ChromaGen lenses for people with dyslexia, other reading disorders

Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the reading difficulties that students everywhere are struggling with.

3 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 3, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the latest round of payment rates for private Medicare plans led to stock market gains for insurers.

3 Apr 2013

Medical Condition News

TGen to present scientific benefits of whole genome sequencing at myeloma workshop

New biochemical evidence shows cereal grain sorghum safe food for people with celiac disease

Article describes Brain Activity Mapping could bring new understanding of how brain works

Study shows relationship between cocaine-induced brain deficits in prefrontal cortex and cocaine-seeking

Death rates on the rise at some rural hospitals

New form of radiation cancer therapy with no harmful side-effects

Epileptic seizures can propagate via anatomically connected networks in brain

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes

Research finds links between cannabis and mental illness

Polymer scaffolds can advance the development of cancer therapeutics

Researchers diagnose genetic disease in embryonic DNA without biopsy

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

Research: Adults exposed to traumatic events experience symptoms of PTSD

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in eye may prevent age-related macular degeneration, says study

CRG researchers reprogramme lymphoma and leukaemia cells to halt malignancy

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease treatments: an interview with Dr Parikh, vice president, general medicine, Takeda

Isis Pharmaceuticals starts ISIS-APOARx Phase 1 clinical study for treatment of atherosclerosis

FDA clears LENSAR Laser System to perform corneal, arcuate incisions during cataract surgery

Life-changing ChromaGen lenses for people with dyslexia, other reading disorders

First Edition: April 3, 2013

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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