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New data from KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals’ ATX-101 studies on double chin

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced four abstracts will be presented at the 71st American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla.

2 Mar 2013

Nationwide clinical drug trials give hope for patients with autism and fragile X syndrome

As scientists uncover the precise links between autism and the fragile x gene, potential treatments to reverse many of the core symptoms of both autism and fragile X syndrome (FXS) are moving closer to reality.

2 Mar 2013

Elekta launches Versa HD system to treat cancers

During a live global event, Elekta announced the launch of Versa HD, an advanced linear accelerator system designed to improve patient care and treat a broader spectrum of cancers.

From Elekta 2 Mar 2013

Cannabis can be detected in blood of chronic daily smokers for a month after last intake

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that cannabis can be detected in the blood of daily smokers for a month after last intake.

2 Mar 2013

Researchers identify novel signaling pathway responsible for neuroprotective activity of parkin

Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich identify a novel signal transduction pathway, which activates the parkin gene and prevents stress-induced neuronal cell death.

2 Mar 2013

Tooth loss due to periodontal disease is more prevalent among postmenopausal women

Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Dental Association by researchers at the University at Buffalo.

2 Mar 2013

AAN to award 2013 Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize to Amytis Towfighi

The American Academy of Neurology is awarding the 2013 Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize to Amytis Towfighi, MD, with the University of Southern California and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center for her research in post-stroke preventive care.

2 Mar 2013

Funding opportunity for schools to implement innovative programs targeting childhood obesity announced by first lady Michelle Obama

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's CHALK/Just Move program is one of three programs selected by ChildObesity180, a national organization comprising public, nonprofit, academic, and private-sector leaders, for its Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP). An opportunity for schools across the country to apply for a grant to implement one of the three model programs was announced today in Chicago, with first lady Michelle Obama, as part of her "Let's Move! Active Schools" campaign.

1 Mar 2013

Remembering proper eating habits can improve physical health and reduce depression

A new analysis has found that a combination of methods that help patients with dementia remember proper eating habits can improve their physical health and lessen symptoms of depression.

1 Mar 2013

Discovery about eye’s shape could boost effectiveness of lenses used in cataract operations

A professor at London's Kingston University has made a discovery about the shape of the eye that could boost the effectiveness of man-made lenses used in cataract operations.

1 Mar 2013

Registration open for Society of Interventional Radiology's Annual Scientific Meeting

Online meeting registration is open for the Society of Interventional Radiology's Annual Scientific Meeting April 13 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

1 Mar 2013

Lung congestion increases dialysis patients' risks of premature death or heart attacks

Asymptomatic lung congestion increases dialysis patients' risks of dying prematurely or experiencing heart attacks or other cardiac events, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

1 Mar 2013

Study links grape seed and skin extracts with high-fat-diet-induced renal disease

New insight into grape seed extract as a therapeutic and preventative measure to fight obesity-induced kidney damage is presented in a new study. Grape seed and skin extract (GSSE) is known to contain powerful antioxidants.

1 Mar 2013

RNA interference identifies function of genes linked with cardiovascular disease

Studies screening the genome of hundreds of thousands of individuals (known as Genome-wide association studies or GWAS) have linked more than 100 regions in the genome to the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

1 Mar 2013

Study shows how theranostic nanoparticles can effectively deliver cancer drugs to tumour cells

Tiny particles filled with a drug could be a new tool for treating cancer in the future. A new study published by Swedish scientists in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization shows how such nanoparticles can be combined to secure the effective delivery of cancer drugs to tumour cells - and how they can be given properties to make them visible in MR scanners and thus rendered trackable.

1 Mar 2013

Weekend reading: Navigating treatment; Can a robot replace your doctor?

Your pathology report indicates that you have stomach cancer. Hearing those words conveying yet another cancer-related diagnosis - my fourth since the age of 20 - I felt, at the age of 57, as though I had been airdropped into a foreign country.

1 Mar 2013

Study identifies six markers in the breath that could become stress-detector

The perennial stress-buster - a deep breath - could become stress-detector, Loughborough University researchers claim. According to a new pilot study, published today, 28 February, in IOP Publishing's Journal of Breath Research, there are six markers in the breath that could be candidates for use as indicators of stress.

1 Mar 2013

Pivotal study of olesoxime in Spinal Muscular Atrophy receives positive interim review

Trophos SA, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics from discovery to clinical validation for under-served medical needs in neurology and cardiology, announced the completion of the interim analysis of the pivotal efficacy study of olesoxime in the rare neurodegenerative condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

1 Mar 2013

Structural connectome maps reveal new details about agenesis of the corpus callosum

Combining hospital MRIs with the mathematical tool known as network analysis, a group of researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have mapped the three-dimensional global connections within the brains of seven adults who have genetic malformations that leave them without the corpus callosum, which connects the left and right sides of the brain.

1 Mar 2013

Loyola to reach more than 200 students on Mar.11 with classroom presentations on healthy snacks

Students at Proviso East High School will soon have the opportunity to learn about the importance of healthy snacking during National Nutrition Month in March. Loyola University Chicago dietetic intern, Sara Casey, will reach more than 200 students on Monday, March 11, with classroom presentations on healthy snacks to help students feel and perform their best.

1 Mar 2013

Medical Condition News

New data from KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals’ ATX-101 studies on double chin

Nationwide clinical drug trials give hope for patients with autism and fragile X syndrome

Elekta launches Versa HD system to treat cancers

Cannabis can be detected in blood of chronic daily smokers for a month after last intake

Researchers identify novel signaling pathway responsible for neuroprotective activity of parkin

Tooth loss due to periodontal disease is more prevalent among postmenopausal women

AAN to award 2013 Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize to Amytis Towfighi

Funding opportunity for schools to implement innovative programs targeting childhood obesity announced by first lady Michelle Obama

Remembering proper eating habits can improve physical health and reduce depression

Discovery about eye’s shape could boost effectiveness of lenses used in cataract operations

Registration open for Society of Interventional Radiology's Annual Scientific Meeting

Lung congestion increases dialysis patients' risks of premature death or heart attacks

Study links grape seed and skin extracts with high-fat-diet-induced renal disease

RNA interference identifies function of genes linked with cardiovascular disease

Study shows how theranostic nanoparticles can effectively deliver cancer drugs to tumour cells

Weekend reading: Navigating treatment; Can a robot replace your doctor?

Study identifies six markers in the breath that could become stress-detector

Pivotal study of olesoxime in Spinal Muscular Atrophy receives positive interim review

Structural connectome maps reveal new details about agenesis of the corpus callosum

Loyola to reach more than 200 students on Mar.11 with classroom presentations on healthy snacks

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