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Advanced optical measures may help predict change in visual acuity, study says

Sophisticated new optical quality metrics can identify older adults likely to have more rapid age-related declines in vision, suggests a study, "Factors Accounting for the 4-Year Change in Acuity in Patients Between 50 and 80 Years", in the July issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

25 Jun 2013

Research may lead to new screening method for oral cancer and HPV

Research being carried out at the University of Notre Dame and its affiliated Harper Cancer Research Institute may lead to the development of a rapid, cost-effective means of screening for oral cancers and the human papillomavirus.

25 Jun 2013

Weight loss does not reduce heart disease risks among Type 2 diabetes patients: Study

A landmark study investigating the long-term effects of weight loss on the risks of cardiovascular disease among patients with Type 2 diabetes has now concluded, with significant results to be published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

25 Jun 2013

New study provides guidelines for stem cell transplantation in older MDS patients

A new study by an international team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists provides the first statistically-based guidelines for determining whether a stem cell transplant is appropriate for older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - the most common blood disorders in people over 60 years of age, and frequently a precursor for leukemia.

25 Jun 2013

Infinity announces data from IPI-145 Phase 1 study in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced Phase 1 data from an ongoing study of IPI-145, its potent, oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies, or potentially fatal blood cancers.

25 Jun 2013

CytRx reaches targeted enrollment in aldoxorubicin Phase 2b study for treatment of soft tissue sarcoma

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, announced that it has reached the targeted enrollment of 105 evaluable patients in its international Phase 2b clinical trial with aldoxorubicin as a first-line treatment for soft tissue sarcoma.

25 Jun 2013

Advaxis seeks ADXS-HPV Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of HPV-associated anal cancer

Advaxis, Inc., a leader in developing the next generation of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, announced that it has submitted an Application for Orphan Drug Designation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Orphan Products Development for ADXS-HPV, its lead drug candidate, for the treatment of human papillomavirus-associated anal cancer.

25 Jun 2013

Research findings could lead to new potential treatment for multiple sclerosis

Myelin, the fatty coating that protects neurons in the brain and spinal cord, is destroyed in diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Researchers have been striving to determine whether oligodendrocytes, the cells that produce myelin, can be stimulated to make new myelin. Using live imaging in zebrafish to track oligodendrocytes in real time, researchers reporting in the June 24 issue of the Cell Press journal Developmental Cell discovered that individual oligodendrocytes coat neurons with myelin for only five hours after they are born. If the findings hold true in humans, they could lead to new treatment strategies for multiple sclerosis.

25 Jun 2013

Researchers test modified dendritic cells in patients with melanoma

In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers led by Scott Pruitt at Duke University and Merck Research Laboratories report on a human clinical trial in which modified dendritic cells, a component of the immune system, were tested in patients with melanoma.

25 Jun 2013

Study finds U-shaped association between consumption of fish and risk of developing AF

Moderation seems to be key when it comes to eating fish to prevent atrial fibrillation according to an observational study presented at the EHRA EUROPACE congress held 23 to 26 June in Athens, Greece.

25 Jun 2013

Investigators uncover connection between tumor metabolic process and progression of kidney cancer

Investigators in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have uncovered a connection between how tumor cells use energy from metabolic processes and the aggressiveness of the most common form of kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

24 Jun 2013

Patients with type2 diabetes, renal impairment have less hypoglycemia with JANUVIA compared to sulfonylurea

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced results from a post-hoc pooled analysis showing patients with type 2 diabetes and mild renal impairment treated with JANUVIA- (sitagliptin) 100 mg once-daily achieved similar blood sugar reductions as those treated with the sulfonylureas glipizide or glimepiride, with significantly fewer events of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and with weight loss instead of weight gain.

24 Jun 2013

Robotic animals can help improve quality of life for people with dementia, says research

Robotic animals can help to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, according to new research. A study has found that interacting with a therapeutic robot companion made people with mid- to late-stage dementia less anxious and also had a positive influence on their quality of life.

24 Jun 2013

Sanofi reports Phase 3 study of insulin U300 shows better blood sugar control than Lantus

Sanofi announced today that the first Phase 3 study results for its investigational new insulin U300 showed equivalent blood sugar control with fewer night-time low blood sugar events compared to Lantus.

24 Jun 2013

Elcelyx's study shows NewMet has better glucose-lowering effects than metformin in type2 diabetic patients

Elcelyx Therapeutics announced today that clinical study results confirm that the primary site of action of Type 2 diabetes medicine metformin is in the lower bowel rather than in the circulation.

24 Jun 2013

Psychology professor receives grant from Hogg Foundation to study ethnic differences in children's depression

Dr. Chrystyna Kouros, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University, received a $19,250 grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to examine ethnic differences in the identification of and attributions about children's depression symptoms.

24 Jun 2013

Researchers identify biological roots of migraine from large-scale genome study

In the largest study of migraines, researchers have found 5 genetic regions that for the first time have been linked to the onset of migraine. This study opens new doors to understanding the cause and biological triggers that underlie migraine attacks.

24 Jun 2013

Study recommends depression screening In AF clinics

Electrophysiologists (EPs) rate the quality of life of patients with Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly better than the patients themselves do, with the greatest level of disagreement about mental health.

24 Jun 2013

New method allows assessment of direct stimulation effects on electric activity of human brain

Neuroscientists at the University of Tübingen have become the first to record neuromagnetic activity in the millisecond-by-millisecond range while the brain of a human subject was under stimulation by electric current. Electric brain stimulation has successfully been used in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders for many decades.

24 Jun 2013

Boehringer submits application to EMA for use of Pradaxa for treatment of acute DVT, PE

Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the submission of an application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for use of Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) for the treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and the prevention of recurrent DVT and PE.

24 Jun 2013

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Advanced optical measures may help predict change in visual acuity, study says

Research may lead to new screening method for oral cancer and HPV

Weight loss does not reduce heart disease risks among Type 2 diabetes patients: Study

New study provides guidelines for stem cell transplantation in older MDS patients

Infinity announces data from IPI-145 Phase 1 study in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies

CytRx reaches targeted enrollment in aldoxorubicin Phase 2b study for treatment of soft tissue sarcoma

Advaxis seeks ADXS-HPV Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of HPV-associated anal cancer

Research findings could lead to new potential treatment for multiple sclerosis

Researchers test modified dendritic cells in patients with melanoma

Study finds U-shaped association between consumption of fish and risk of developing AF

Investigators uncover connection between tumor metabolic process and progression of kidney cancer

Patients with type2 diabetes, renal impairment have less hypoglycemia with JANUVIA compared to sulfonylurea

Robotic animals can help improve quality of life for people with dementia, says research

Sanofi reports Phase 3 study of insulin U300 shows better blood sugar control than Lantus

Elcelyx's study shows NewMet has better glucose-lowering effects than metformin in type2 diabetic patients

Psychology professor receives grant from Hogg Foundation to study ethnic differences in children's depression

Researchers identify biological roots of migraine from large-scale genome study

Study recommends depression screening In AF clinics

New method allows assessment of direct stimulation effects on electric activity of human brain

Boehringer submits application to EMA for use of Pradaxa for treatment of acute DVT, PE

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