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New system based on photonic biosensors can rapidly diagnose food allergies

Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of the Universitat de València, in consortium with various European companies and institutions, are developing a system based on photonic biosensors for rapid diagnosis of food allergies.

16 Jan 2013

FDA approves Santarus’ UCERIS for induction of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

Santarus, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved UCERIS (budesonide) extended release tablets for the induction of remission in patients with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis.

16 Jan 2013

Update on Cytos’ CYT003 Phase 2b trial for allergic asthma

Cytos Biotechnology Ltd today announced an update on the Phase 2b clinical trial with its lead product candidate, CYT003, in allergic asthma.

16 Jan 2013

Health, science and genetics reporters invited to register now for ACMG annual genetics meeting

Health, science and genetics reporters are invited to register now for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, March 19-23, 2013 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

16 Jan 2013

Vanderbilt University, AstraZeneca partner to identify candidate drugs for major brain diseases

Today, AstraZeneca and Vanderbilt University announced they have signed a research collaboration agreement to identify candidate drugs aimed at treating psychosis and other neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with major brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

16 Jan 2013

Patients with Parkinson's develop artistic talents after dopamine-inducing therapy

Parkinson's experts across the world have been reporting a remarkable phenomenon - many patients treated with drugs to increase the activity of dopamine in the brain as a therapy for motor symptoms such as tremors and muscle rigidity are developing new creative talents, including painting, sculpting, writing, and more.

16 Jan 2013

SLU researchers examine health outcomes for obese transplant recipients

In a research review article published in the American Journal of Nephrology, Saint Louis University investigators examined data from multiple studies to better understand how obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., impacts kidney transplant patients.

16 Jan 2013

FDA approves new components of GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has received FDA approval for the new large diameter 35 mm trunk-ipsilateral leg and 36 mm aortic extender components, as well as the lower profile 31 mm diameter trunk-ipsilateral leg and 32 mm aortic extender components of the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis.

16 Jan 2013

Study explains how Timothy syndrome mutation causes wiring defects that underlie cognition

A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in brain wiring, according to a study led by scientist Ricardo Dolmetsch and published online yesterday in Nature Neuroscience.

16 Jan 2013

Link between smoking intensity and bladder cancer prognosis

Smoking not only causes bladder cancer-it also affects its course, in that people who smoke more have greater likelihood of developing more aggressive and deadly disease. That is one of the conclusions of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

16 Jan 2013

Twitter use can help achieve a healthy weight

A study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health has found that using Twitter, the popular information network joining people throughout the world, is a valuable support system for helping people lose weight.

16 Jan 2013

Clathrin protein may have a role in suppressing tumors

Newly published research by Indiana University structural biologist Joel Ybe and colleagues identifies a "topology switch" in the protein clathrin, the function of which may shed light on molecular processes involved in tumor suppression.

16 Jan 2013

Low birth weight does not increase risk of asthma in young children

Asthma is a serious condition that affects more than 25.7 million Americans, and is responsible for nearly 4,000 deaths annually. While the cause of asthma remains unknown, a study released today in the January issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), has concluded that low birth weight is not associated with asthma risk in young children.

16 Jan 2013

p53 activation suppresses malic enzyme expression and leads to senescence in pre-cancerous cells

It is perhaps impossible to overstate the importance of the tumor suppressor gene p53. It is the single most frequently mutated gene in human tumors. p53 keeps pre-cancerous cells in check by causing cells, among other things, to become senescent - aging at the cellular level. Loss of p53 causes cells to ignore the cellular signals that would normally make mutant or damaged cells die or stop growing.

16 Jan 2013

TSC22D4 gene plays a key role in the onset of cachexia

Cachexia or wasting is a condition affecting up to 70 percent of cancer patients, depending on the type of cancer. It is characterized by a dramatic loss of body weight that is independent of food intake. Cachexia is seen particularly often and most pronounced in patients suffering from cancers of the digestive tract and the lungs.

16 Jan 2013

Over-expression of NEK2 in cancer cells significantly enhances drug resistance

Increased NEK2 gene expression linked to increased drug resistance, faster cancer growth, and poorer patient outcome - The finding may improved diagnostic and prognostic tools for cancer care and could lead to improved cancer therapies

16 Jan 2013

Functionally deaf patients can gain normal hearing with new implant that replaces the middle ear

Functionally deaf patients can gain normal hearing with a new implant that replaces the middle ear. The unique invention from the Chalmers University of Technology has been approved for a clinical study. The first operation was performed on a patient in December 2012.

15 Jan 2013

Novel system could allow broader screening for esophageal cancer, other conditions

Physicians may soon have a new way to screen patients for Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition usually caused by chronic exposure to stomach acid. Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed an imaging system enclosed in a capsule about the size of a multivitamin pill that creates detailed, microscopic images of the esophageal wall. The system has several advantages over traditional endoscopy.

15 Jan 2013

Children with chronic medical conditions more likely to use alternative medicine

Children who regularly see specialists for chronic medical conditions are also using complementary medicine at a high rate, demonstrates recently published research from the University of Alberta and the University of Ottawa.

15 Jan 2013

Obese youngsters at far greater risk than had been supposed

While a great deal of research on childhood obesity has spotlighted the long-term health problems that emerge in adulthood, a new UCLA study focuses on the condition's immediate consequences and shows that obese youngsters are at far greater risk than had been supposed.

15 Jan 2013

Medical Condition News

New system based on photonic biosensors can rapidly diagnose food allergies

FDA approves Santarus’ UCERIS for induction of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

Update on Cytos’ CYT003 Phase 2b trial for allergic asthma

Health, science and genetics reporters invited to register now for ACMG annual genetics meeting

Vanderbilt University, AstraZeneca partner to identify candidate drugs for major brain diseases

Patients with Parkinson's develop artistic talents after dopamine-inducing therapy

SLU researchers examine health outcomes for obese transplant recipients

FDA approves new components of GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis

Study explains how Timothy syndrome mutation causes wiring defects that underlie cognition

Link between smoking intensity and bladder cancer prognosis

Twitter use can help achieve a healthy weight

Clathrin protein may have a role in suppressing tumors

Low birth weight does not increase risk of asthma in young children

p53 activation suppresses malic enzyme expression and leads to senescence in pre-cancerous cells

TSC22D4 gene plays a key role in the onset of cachexia

Over-expression of NEK2 in cancer cells significantly enhances drug resistance

Functionally deaf patients can gain normal hearing with new implant that replaces the middle ear

Novel system could allow broader screening for esophageal cancer, other conditions

Children with chronic medical conditions more likely to use alternative medicine

Obese youngsters at far greater risk than had been supposed

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