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TRACK-HD study: A set of tests could help identify progression of Huntington's disease

Scientists have identified a set of tests that could help identify whether and how Huntington's disease is progressing in groups of people who are not yet showing symptoms.

9 May 2013

PCORI awards $2M to UNC med school for diabetes research

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved a research award to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine to study the role of glucose monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes using oral medications.

9 May 2013

UAB exercise and nutrition experts offer tips for summer slim down

With spring in full bloom, many hope to lose pounds before summer's heat descends. University of Alabama at Birmingham exercise and nutrition experts offer tips for those in search of a summer slim down.

9 May 2013

Nearly 5 million asthmatics with ABPA could benefit from antifungal treatment, say researchers

An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from the University of Toronto and Manchester University.

9 May 2013

Researchers find that whole walnuts and their oil components can improve heart health

Consumption of whole walnuts or their extracted oil can reduce cardiovascular risk through a mechanism other than simply lowering cholesterol, according to a team of Penn State, Tufts University and University of Pennsylvania researchers.

9 May 2013

Phase 1b clinical study data of EBI-005 for treatment of dry eye disease presented at ARVO meeting

Eleven Biotherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company designing and engineering novel and differentiated protein-based biotherapeutics for ocular diseases, announced today the presentation of data for EBI-005, the first IL-1 (Interleukin-1) signaling inhibitor designed for topical ocular administration, at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2013 Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.

9 May 2013

FDA accepts Merck's BLA for investigational ragweed pollen sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the Biologics License Application for its investigational ragweed pollen (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

9 May 2013

Robotic partial nephrectomy involves excessive hospital charges

Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

8 May 2013

The Avon Foundation awards $275,000 grant to George Washington University

The Avon Foundation announced $275,000 in grants to The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and GW Cancer Institute (GWCI), at the close of the 11th annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Washington, D.C.

8 May 2013

Study: Patients are more likely to have recurrence of cancer after bladder removal

Patients with advanced bladder cancers that are surgically removed might need additional therapy to prevent recurrence in certain situations, a new UT Southwestern Medical Center study suggests.

8 May 2013

Patients with ASPS appear to benefit from anti-cancer drug, cediranib

Patients with advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), a rare cancer, achieved some control of their disease using an experimental anti-cancer drug called cediranib.

8 May 2013

Genetic loci associated with H pylori bacteria are linked to stomach cancer

Two genome-wide association studies and a subsequent meta-analysis have found that certain genetic variations are associated with susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori, a bacteria that is a major cause of gastritis and stomach ulcers and is linked to stomach cancer, findings that may help explain some of the observed variation in individual risk for H pylori infection, according to a study in the May 8 issue of JAMA.

8 May 2013

Scientists reexamine gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease

Scientists' picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease harms the brain may have to be revised, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. People with harmful forms of the APOE gene have up to 12 times the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared with those who have other variations of the gene.

8 May 2013

New therapeutic targets for reducing heart disease in people with type 1 diabetes

Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes appears to increase the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death among people with high blood sugar, partly by stimulating the production of calprotectin, a protein that sparks an inflammatory process that fuels the buildup of artery-clogging plaque.

8 May 2013

Protein tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a powerful weapon to control cancer

The protein tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a powerful weapon in the arsenal to control cancer. Unfortunately, as is the case with many potent cancer therapies, the use of TNF-alpha as an anti-cancer therapy has been severely limited.

8 May 2013

Seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment

A seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment with the targeted therapy lapatinib has revealed a previously unknown molecular network that regulates cell death.

8 May 2013

Fall-induced traumatic brain injury is major cause of disability and death among older adults, says research

"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalization, disability, and death-worldwide, and among older adults, falling is the most common cause of TBI," writes Niina Korhonen, B.M., of the Injury and Osteoporosis Research Center, Tampere, Finland, and colleagues in a Research Letter.

8 May 2013

Clinical psychologist to receive Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

Clinical psychologist and author Kay Redfield Jamison will be presented with Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science at a ceremony on June 5, 2013. The award recognizes Jamison's 1993 book Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, which examines the relationship between artistic creativity and mood disorders.

8 May 2013

HSPH researchers discover potential target to treat type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have discovered that a particular type of protein (hormone) found in fat cells helps regulate how glucose (blood sugar) is controlled and metabolized (used for energy) in the liver.

8 May 2013

Antidepressants can increase risk of C. difficile infection in depressed patients

Adults with depression and who receive certain types of anti-depressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile, a costly and serious hospital-associated infection, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study.

8 May 2013

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TRACK-HD study: A set of tests could help identify progression of Huntington's disease

PCORI awards $2M to UNC med school for diabetes research

UAB exercise and nutrition experts offer tips for summer slim down

Nearly 5 million asthmatics with ABPA could benefit from antifungal treatment, say researchers

Researchers find that whole walnuts and their oil components can improve heart health

Phase 1b clinical study data of EBI-005 for treatment of dry eye disease presented at ARVO meeting

FDA accepts Merck's BLA for investigational ragweed pollen sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet

Robotic partial nephrectomy involves excessive hospital charges

The Avon Foundation awards $275,000 grant to George Washington University

Study: Patients are more likely to have recurrence of cancer after bladder removal

Patients with ASPS appear to benefit from anti-cancer drug, cediranib

Genetic loci associated with H pylori bacteria are linked to stomach cancer

Scientists reexamine gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease

New therapeutic targets for reducing heart disease in people with type 1 diabetes

Protein tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a powerful weapon to control cancer

Seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment

Fall-induced traumatic brain injury is major cause of disability and death among older adults, says research

Clinical psychologist to receive Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

HSPH researchers discover potential target to treat type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases

Antidepressants can increase risk of C. difficile infection in depressed patients

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