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Preventative project using tablet computers for patients with advanced COPD

Patients can use tablet computers to report their daily condition. Hospitals can pick up early symptoms, take action and thereby reduce admissions.

13 Sep 2013

Genetic deficiency in autism linked to specific molecular and cellular consequences

Brown University researchers have traced a genetic deficiency implicated in autism in humans to specific molecular and cellular consequences that cause clear deficits in mice in how well neurons can grow the intricate branches that allow them to connect to brain circuits. The researchers also show in their study (online Sep. 12, 2013, in Neuron) that they could restore proper neuronal growth by compensating for the errant molecular mechanisms they identified.

13 Sep 2013

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

The DiMelli (Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry) study examines the frequency and characteristics of diabetes phenotypes in children and young adults below the age of 20. The study was commissioned to investigate the increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus, particularly in childhood and early adulthood. The project is funded by the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD).

13 Sep 2013

Scientists discover promising potential drug target for cystic fibrosis

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and Regensburg University, both in Germany, and the University of Lisboa, in Portugal, have discovered a promising potential drug target for cystic fibrosis.

13 Sep 2013

Researchers develop new ways of preventing septic shock

The body's immune system is set up much like a home security system; it has sensors on the outside of cells that act like motion detectors — floodlights — that click on when there's an intruder rustling in the bushes, bacteria that seem suspect.

13 Sep 2013

Tips for parents of children with cancer

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and Lisa Diller, MD, chief medical officer of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, advises parents to remain positive if their child is among the 12,000 children in the United States diagnosed with cancer each year.

13 Sep 2013

ACC, Symphony Health Solutions partner to improve quality of cardiovascular care

Symphony Health Solutions, a provider of high-value data, analytics and technology solutions for life science manufacturers, payers and providers, and the American College of Cardiology, a professional organization dedicated to improving cardiovascular health, today announced they have entered into a business relationship to develop new insights from an integrated healthcare database, which will include assets from the ACC's rich National Cardiovascular Data Registry and Symphony Health's Integrated DataverseTM.

13 Sep 2013

TreatFOOD research project develops food supplements to relieve malnutrition

Thirty-three million children worldwide suffer from moderate acute malnutrition. It affects human development and generally, increases susceptibility to illness. Unfortunately, the nutritional supplements and aid that these children may receive today is based upon dated standards developed for adults or otherwise intended for children with severe acute nutrition.

13 Sep 2013

Data can help scientists, physicians match precision drugs to cancer's genetic traits

More than 5,000 genetic profiles of tumor DNA have been completed in a large research study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Boston Children's Hospital designed to speed the development of personalized cancer care with precision treatments.

13 Sep 2013

Four new pre-clinical drug development projects at NIH develop treatment for rare disease

Four new pre-clinical drug development projects at the National Institutes of Health will target a form of blindness and diseases characterized by cardiac problems. The projects were selected for their potential to treat specific rare diseases and to help scientists uncover new information that can be shared with other researchers.

13 Sep 2013

Loyola colorectal surgeon receives 2013 Robert M. Beart, MD, Impact Paper of the Year Award

Dana Hayden, MD, colorectal surgeon at Loyola University Health System accepted the 2013 Robert M. Beart, MD, Impact Paper of the Year Award from the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons.

13 Sep 2013

UAB cardiovascular physician becomes first surgeon to use IntellaTip MiFi XP catheter in patient

University of Alabama at Birmingham cardiovascular physician Tom McElderry, M.D., has become the first surgeon in the United States to use the new IntellaTip MiFi™ XP catheter in a patient.

13 Sep 2013

GWCI awarded $2.1M cooperative agreement to support Comprehensive Cancer Control programs

The George Washington University Cancer Institute has been awarded a $2.1 million cooperative agreement to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to design and implement a comprehensive technical assistance plan to support CDC-funded Comprehensive Cancer Control programs.

13 Sep 2013

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Preventative project using tablet computers for patients with advanced COPD

Genetic deficiency in autism linked to specific molecular and cellular consequences

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

Scientists discover promising potential drug target for cystic fibrosis

Researchers develop new ways of preventing septic shock

Tips for parents of children with cancer

ACC, Symphony Health Solutions partner to improve quality of cardiovascular care

TreatFOOD research project develops food supplements to relieve malnutrition

Data can help scientists, physicians match precision drugs to cancer's genetic traits

Four new pre-clinical drug development projects at NIH develop treatment for rare disease

Loyola colorectal surgeon receives 2013 Robert M. Beart, MD, Impact Paper of the Year Award

UAB cardiovascular physician becomes first surgeon to use IntellaTip MiFi XP catheter in patient

GWCI awarded $2.1M cooperative agreement to support Comprehensive Cancer Control programs

New behavioral therapy improves antidepressant treatment of OCD

Educational status may protect women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas against obesity

Simple method helps identify individuals who retain too much sodium

Nanodiamonds deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumors

Study shows distinct molecular structures may predominate in brains of Alzheimer's patients

Using large doses of codeine may heighten sensitivity to pain

Findings may help explain why some diabetic women prone to develop kidney failure

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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