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Lung cancer patients treated with invasive surgery more likely to become chronic opioid users

Patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques for a type of early-stage lung cancer are more likely to become chronic opioid users than patients treated with minimally invasive surgery, highlighting the need for additional research into how pain management after surgery might be a contributing factor to the opioid addiction crisis, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology in September.

24 Sep 2018

Alexion announces positive results from Phase 3 PREVENT study of Soliris in patients with NMOSD

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 PREVENT study of Soliris in patients with anti-aquaporin-4 auto antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

24 Sep 2018

Functional Imagery Training helps lose five times more weight than talking therapy

Overweight people who used a new motivational intervention called Functional Imagery Training lost an average of five times more weight than those using talking therapy alone, shows new research published today by the University of Plymouth and Queensland University.

24 Sep 2018

National Eye Health Week 2018: Paralympic medalists support Fight for Sight’s unique virtual event

Paralympic medallists are supporting Fight for Sight’s massive adventure on a small scale, with the launch of a unique virtual event today for National Eye Health Week 2018.

24 Sep 2018

Biogen and Eisai announce results of LTE Phase 1b study of aducanumab for treating MCI

Biogen and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced results from a recent analysis of the ongoing long-term extension Phase 1b study of aducanumab, an investigational treatment for mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease and mild AD dementia.

24 Sep 2018

Public awareness of urological conditions found to be alarmingly low across Europe

Public awareness of urological conditions is alarmingly low throughout Europe. Results of a new international survey of more than 2,500 responders from 5 countries show that women know more about men's health issues than men do, men have poor knowledge of key urological symptoms and don't take early signs of potentially life-threatening urological conditions seriously.

24 Sep 2018

Study shows how the drive to eat overpowers the brain’s signal to stop

University of Michigan researchers have studied two groups of brain cells that compete for the control of feeding behaviour and found that cells that drive the urge to eat overpower the ones that signal to stop.

21 Sep 2018

CHMP issues positive opinion supporting use of Trelegy Ellipta in broader group of COPD patients

GlaxoSmithKline plc and Innoviva, Inc. announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has issued a positive opinion today supporting the use of Trelegy Ellipta in a broader group of patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and that labeling, if approved, will be updated to further reflect its effect on exacerbations of COPD.

21 Sep 2018

New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers

A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.

21 Sep 2018

Study offers solid link between visceral organs and brain’s reward, motivation system

A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward and motivation, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published September 20 in the journal Cell.

21 Sep 2018

Study: Neural signal that urges to eat overpowers the one that says to stop

Almost everyone knows the feeling. You're at a restaurant or a holiday meal, and your stomach is telling you it's full, so logically you know you should stop eating.

21 Sep 2018

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which lung cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy by analyzing how immune cells the body sends out to fight the disease are arranged.

20 Sep 2018

Chaos and agitation: Helping a patient survive a hurricane

As Hurricane Florence barreled toward her coastal community, Patty Younts grappled with a question: Where should a person with dementia go?

20 Sep 2018

Researchers study effects of cardiac cycle in simple learning task

The electrophysiological activity of the brain is dominated by rhythmically coupled oscillations with different frequencies.

20 Sep 2018

First U.S. patient treated with innovative gene therapy at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

A Puerto Rican patient with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is hoping to save his vision after an innovative gene therapy procedure at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

19 Sep 2018

Multi-year study data shows impact of new soft contact lens to slow myopia progression in children

New four-year study data shows the significant impact of a pioneering contact lens management approach to slowing the progression of myopia (nearsightedness) in children, including those whose treatment begins later.

19 Sep 2018

Automatic relevance detection in ophthalmic surgery videos

Researchers from the fields of computer science and medicine are collaborating to make better use of microscopic videos that record surgical procedures relating to the eyes for the purpose of teaching, research and documentation.

18 Sep 2018

UNC Health Care extends free access to virtual care service in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence

In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and continued challenging conditions across much of the state, UNC Health Care has extended its offer of free access to its virtual care service, UNC Urgent Care 24/7

18 Sep 2018

Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants--an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces--born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy.

18 Sep 2018

Alcon expands its global support of eye care professionals through Alcon Experience Academy

Alcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, is expanding its extensive, global support of eye care professionals through the unveiling of the Alcon Experience Academy.

18 Sep 2018

Eye Health News and Research

Latest Eye Health News and Research

Lung cancer patients treated with invasive surgery more likely to become chronic opioid users

Alexion announces positive results from Phase 3 PREVENT study of Soliris in patients with NMOSD

Functional Imagery Training helps lose five times more weight than talking therapy

National Eye Health Week 2018: Paralympic medalists support Fight for Sight’s unique virtual event

Biogen and Eisai announce results of LTE Phase 1b study of aducanumab for treating MCI

Public awareness of urological conditions found to be alarmingly low across Europe

Study shows how the drive to eat overpowers the brain’s signal to stop

CHMP issues positive opinion supporting use of Trelegy Ellipta in broader group of COPD patients

New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers

Study offers solid link between visceral organs and brain’s reward, motivation system

Study: Neural signal that urges to eat overpowers the one that says to stop

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

Chaos and agitation: Helping a patient survive a hurricane

Researchers study effects of cardiac cycle in simple learning task

First U.S. patient treated with innovative gene therapy at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Multi-year study data shows impact of new soft contact lens to slow myopia progression in children

Automatic relevance detection in ophthalmic surgery videos

UNC Health Care extends free access to virtual care service in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence

Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

Alcon expands its global support of eye care professionals through Alcon Experience Academy

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