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Scientists describe how DNA origami can enhance effect of cytostatics in cancer treatment

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describe in a new study how so-called DNA origami can enhance the effect of certain cytostatics used in the treatment of cancer. With the aid of modern nanotechnology, scientists can target drugs direct to the tumour while leaving surrounding healthy tissue untouched.

14 Sep 2012

Senesco initiates SNS01-T cohort 2 trial in multiple myeloma

Senesco Technologies, Inc. reported today that the first patient has been enrolled and dosing has been initiated in cohort 2 of its clinical trial with SNS01-T in multiple myeloma.

14 Sep 2012

People with family history of certain diseases often underestimate their risk

People with a family history of certain diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, often underestimate their risk for developing them, even after completing a risk assessment and receiving personalized prevention messages, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

13 Sep 2012

UNH faculty member to continue research into implications of football equipment

NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded a grant to University of New Hampshire faculty member Erik Swartz to further his ongoing research on the implications of football helmet, facemask, and shoulder pad design on emergency care for injured players.

13 Sep 2012

Multiple interventions improve medication adherence for patients with chronic conditions

Although patients with chronic conditions who do not take medications as prescribed tend to have poorer health outcomes and higher health care costs than those who adhere to medication regimens, a new report sheds light on the potential for multiple interventions to improve medication adherence.

13 Sep 2012

Researchers hold new implications for pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy

An important breakthrough could help in the fight against myotonic dystrophy. The discovery, recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Cell, results from an international collaboration between researchers at the IRCM, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Southern California and Illumina.

13 Sep 2012

Kessler Foundation’s two-day conference on brain injury to be held from Sep. 27-28

A two-day conference, "Brain Injury: From Research to Rebuilding Lives", will be held on September 27th and 28th at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, NJ.

13 Sep 2012

Local Talent Global Impact event at Queen's University to be held on Sep. 13

Members of the public are being invited to Queen's University at lunchtime on Thursday (13 September) to meet and hear from the people behind some of the biggest scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs of recent times.

13 Sep 2012

Treating elderly patients with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may be unnecessary

There is no evidence to link mildly elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels to an increase in mortality among the elderly, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

13 Sep 2012

Changes in Troponin I protein can lead to cardiac muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure

A new Johns Hopkins study has unraveled the changes in a key cardiac protein that can lead to heart muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure.

13 Sep 2012

Nationwide Children's Hospital introduces Concussion ToolKit for student-athletes

According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a concussion sends students to the emergency room every five minutes in this country.

13 Sep 2012

Biodel initiates BIOD-123 Phase 2 trial in Type 1 diabetes

Biodel Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial of its proprietary recombinant insulin (RHI)-based ultra-rapid-acting mealtime insulin candidate, BIOD-123.

13 Sep 2012

Resuscitation after cardiac arrest: an interview with Zach Goldberger

Cardiac arrest is an important clinical challenge. The event is unexpected and surprising; the patients are challenging, and the outcomes are poor.

13 Sep 2012

Sanford-Burnham professor to develop personalized models of inherited heart conditions

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded a $1.58 million grant to Huei-Sheng Vincent Chen, Ph.D., associate professor at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham). Chen's proposal was one of 28 new projects funded as part of CIRM's Basic Biology IV awards program, which supports basic research aimed at increasing our understanding of stem cells and how to work with them.

13 Sep 2012

Predicting breast cancer drug response by 20/20 GeneSystems’ PredicTOR test

20/20 GeneSystems, Inc. will present results this week at the Breast Cancer Symposium 2012 (San Francisco) of a 45 patient study showing the usefulness of its PredicTOR test in predicting response of breast tumors to the drug Herceptin.

13 Sep 2012

GPs not always using reliable online resources for information on tinnitus

GPs are not always using the most comprehensive and reliable online resources to support them in treating patients with the debilitating hearing condition tinnitus, researchers have found.

13 Sep 2012

ICREA researcher updates latest findings in applied epigenetics

The research team led by Manel Esteller, director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), professor of genetics at the University of Barcelona and ICREA researcher, has updated the latest findings in applied epigenetics in a review paper published in Nature Reviews Genetics.

13 Sep 2012

NDC to advance study and treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases

The Neurodegeneration Consortium (NDC), a transformative multi-institutional initiative, will advance the study and treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, thanks to an inaugural $25 million gift from the Robert A. and Renee E. Belfer Family Foundation to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

13 Sep 2012

Mayo Clinic ‘telestroke’ program will now be available at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center

Pinal County residents in need of emergency medical care for a stroke may benefit from a Mayo Clinic "telestroke" program that will now be available at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center (CGRMC).

13 Sep 2012

Loss of normal microbial diversity may be culprit behind chronic sinusitis

A common bacteria ever-present on the human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses that strikes more than one in ten Americans each year, according to a study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco.

13 Sep 2012

Medical Condition News

Scientists describe how DNA origami can enhance effect of cytostatics in cancer treatment

Senesco initiates SNS01-T cohort 2 trial in multiple myeloma

People with family history of certain diseases often underestimate their risk

UNH faculty member to continue research into implications of football equipment

Multiple interventions improve medication adherence for patients with chronic conditions

Researchers hold new implications for pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy

Kessler Foundation’s two-day conference on brain injury to be held from Sep. 27-28

Local Talent Global Impact event at Queen's University to be held on Sep. 13

Treating elderly patients with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may be unnecessary

Changes in Troponin I protein can lead to cardiac muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure

Nationwide Children's Hospital introduces Concussion ToolKit for student-athletes

Biodel initiates BIOD-123 Phase 2 trial in Type 1 diabetes

Resuscitation after cardiac arrest: an interview with Zach Goldberger

Sanford-Burnham professor to develop personalized models of inherited heart conditions

Predicting breast cancer drug response by 20/20 GeneSystems’ PredicTOR test

GPs not always using reliable online resources for information on tinnitus

ICREA researcher updates latest findings in applied epigenetics

NDC to advance study and treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases

Mayo Clinic ‘telestroke’ program will now be available at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center

Loss of normal microbial diversity may be culprit behind chronic sinusitis

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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