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Topically applied simvastatin enhances wound recovery in diabetic mice

Delayed wound healing is a major complication of diabetes because the physiological changes in tissues and cells impair the wound healing process. This can result in additional disease outcomes such as diabetic foot ulcer, a significant cause of morbidity in the growing population of diabetic patients. A new study has found that topically applied simvastatin accelerates wound healing in diabetic mice, suggesting important implications for humans with diabetes.

28 Nov 2012

Enrollment begins in Elan’s ELND005 Phase 2 trial for agitation/aggression associated with AD

Elan Corporation, plc today announced that it has enrolled the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial of ELND005 (Study AG201) for the treatment of agitation/aggression in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease (AD).

28 Nov 2012

Immediate behavioral intervention effective in reducing PTSD

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a form of learning that begins at the moment of the exposure to extremely stressful situations and that grows in impact as trauma-related memories are rehearsed and strengthened repeatedly.

28 Nov 2012

Study identifies gene signature associated with resistance to cancer therapies

Agendia, an innovative molecular cancer diagnostics company and leader in personalized medicine, today announced the publication in the November 21st issue of the prestigious scientific journal "Cell" of a study that identifies a gene signature that is associated with resistance to a broad range of cancer therapies in multiple cancer types.

28 Nov 2012

University of Minnesota senior psychology fellow wins 2013 Grawemeyer Award

A mental health pioneer who explored the basis of schizophrenia and the way mental disorders are classified has won the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.

28 Nov 2012

Algorithms improve certainty in ruling out deep and pelvic vein thrombosis at primary level of patient care

Algorithms improve certainty in ruling out deep and pelvic vein thrombosis at the primary level of patient care, say Lobna El Tabei and her co-authors in the current issue of the Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

27 Nov 2012

Amarantus demonstrates excellent diffusion profile of MANF in the striatum of rat brains

Amarantus BioSciences, Inc., a biotechnology company developing new disease-modifying treatments and diagnostics for Parkinson's disease and Traumatic Brain Injury centered on its proprietary anti-apoptosis therapeutic protein MANF, today announced that the Company has successfully completed experiments demonstrating that MANF has an excellent diffusion profile in the striatum of rat brains.

27 Nov 2012

New coverage decisions by private payers and Medicare for OAB and urge incontinence

Uroplasty, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today announced significant new coverage decisions by private payers and Medicare.

27 Nov 2012

Joint Implant Surgeons to participate in Operation Walk USA 2012

The physicians of Joint Implant Surgeons are proud to be participating in Operation Walk USA 2012, on December 7th, to provide joint replacement surgeries to patients across the United States who would otherwise be unable to receive appropriate and much needed surgical care due to financial circumstances.

27 Nov 2012

Arginase might play a role in development of cardiovascular disease in type II diabetics

In a new study published in the scientific journal Circulation, scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden show that an enzyme called arginase might have a key part to play in the development of cardiovascular disease in patients who already have type II diabetes.

27 Nov 2012

FDA clears Avaxia’s AVX-470 IND for treatment of ulcerative colitis

Avaxia Biologics, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company developing oral antibody drugs that act locally within the digestive tract, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for AVX-470 for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

27 Nov 2012

Specific combination of two pharmaceutical substances show promise against multiple sclerosis

A new substance class for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases now promises increased efficacy paired with fewer side effects. To achieve this, a team of scientists under the leadership of Prof. Gunter Fischer and Dr. Frank Striggow have combined two already approved pharmaceutical substances with each other using a chemical linker structure.

27 Nov 2012

Orbitofrontal cortex responsible for decisions made on spur of the moment

An area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex is responsible for decisions made on the spur of the moment, but not those made based on prior experience or habit, according to a new basic science study from substance abuse researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Scientists had previously believed that the area of the brain was responsible for both types of behavior and decision-making.

27 Nov 2012

Liver disease therapies: an interview with Eric Halioua, CEO of Promethera Biosciences

Liver disease is a very broad family of diseases. There are two main categories of liver disease:

27 Nov 2012

Health law implementation proceeds -- with fits and starts

Even as the election has altered the landscape for lawmakers who hoped to repeal the 2010 health law, some opponents are pressing on with legal challenges. Specific elements of the law, such as its health exchanges, also present logistical and financial issues for the Obama administration.

27 Nov 2012

$Fall history can help clinicians determine future risk of fractures$

Fall history can help clinicians determine future risk of fractures

Clinicians are being urged to ask about a patient's history of falls as new research shows that the information is valuable in determining their future risk of fracture.

27 Nov 2012

NEXUS criteria could reduce unnecessary CT scans and spare patients from radiation exposure

A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that better use of commonly accepted diagnostic guidelines for detecting cervical spine injuries could reduce unnecessary CT scans and spare patients from radiation exposure.

27 Nov 2012

Diabetes can remit after gastric bypass surgery

After gastric bypass surgery, diabetes goes away for some people-often even before they lose much weight. So does that mean gastric surgery "cures" diabetes? Not necessarily, according to the largest community-based study of long-term diabetes outcomes after bariatric surgery.

27 Nov 2012

Study examines reasons why smoking is not treated in many cancer patients

It's a sad but familiar scene near the grounds of many medical campuses: hospital-gowned patients, some toting rolling IV poles, huddled in clumps under bus shelters or warming areas, smoking cigarettes.

27 Nov 2012

Weill Cornell Medical College dean wins Argentina's Dr. Luis Federico Leloir Prize

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University, is a winner of the Dr. Luis Federico Leloir Prize of International Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation from Argentina's Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation.

27 Nov 2012

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Topically applied simvastatin enhances wound recovery in diabetic mice

Enrollment begins in Elan’s ELND005 Phase 2 trial for agitation/aggression associated with AD

Immediate behavioral intervention effective in reducing PTSD

Study identifies gene signature associated with resistance to cancer therapies

University of Minnesota senior psychology fellow wins 2013 Grawemeyer Award

Algorithms improve certainty in ruling out deep and pelvic vein thrombosis at primary level of patient care

Amarantus demonstrates excellent diffusion profile of MANF in the striatum of rat brains

New coverage decisions by private payers and Medicare for OAB and urge incontinence

Joint Implant Surgeons to participate in Operation Walk USA 2012

Arginase might play a role in development of cardiovascular disease in type II diabetics

FDA clears Avaxia’s AVX-470 IND for treatment of ulcerative colitis

Specific combination of two pharmaceutical substances show promise against multiple sclerosis

Orbitofrontal cortex responsible for decisions made on spur of the moment

Liver disease therapies: an interview with Eric Halioua, CEO of Promethera Biosciences

Health law implementation proceeds -- with fits and starts

Fall history can help clinicians determine future risk of fractures

NEXUS criteria could reduce unnecessary CT scans and spare patients from radiation exposure

Diabetes can remit after gastric bypass surgery

Study examines reasons why smoking is not treated in many cancer patients

Weill Cornell Medical College dean wins Argentina's Dr. Luis Federico Leloir Prize

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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