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Scientists reveal metabolic abnormalities underlying schizophrenia

Scientists in Finland have revealed metabolic abnormalities that are associated with schizophrenia. This may be an important step towards development of a clinical test of the disease.

5 Apr 2011

Angiotech's affected creditors unanimously approve Second Amended and Restated Plan of Compromise or Arrangement

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the affected creditors of Angiotech and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Angiotech Entities") have unanimously approved the Second Amended and Restated Plan of Compromise or Arrangement concerning, affecting and involving the Angiotech Entities pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).

5 Apr 2011

Researchers identify genetic anomaly that may drive rare subset of prostate cancers

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a genetic anomaly that may drive the aggressive spread of a rare subset of prostate cancers.

5 Apr 2011

Individual’s response to alcohol can predict future drinking behavior

For some people, alcohol is a social lubricant. For others, it's an unpleasant downer. New research shows that a person's response to alcohol can predict their future drinking behavior, including their frequency of binge drinking and the risk of developing an alcohol-use disorder.

5 Apr 2011

Adherence to HHS Physical Activity Guidelines can reduce mortality risk

Following federal government recommendations on exercise might lead to a longer life for all adults, according to a new study of nearly 250,000 Americans.

5 Apr 2011

Health experts release recommendations for fighting breast cancer in low-, middle-income countries

"Worldwide breast cancer incidence and mortality are expected to increase by 50 percent from 2002 and 2020 - and those rates will be highest in developing nations," according to a review article published Friday in Lancet Oncology that describes several challenges low- and middle-income countries face in diagnosing and treating such conditions, the Huffington Post reports.

5 Apr 2011

The New England Journal of Medicine publishes positive results from NorthShore's EVEREST II trial

NorthShore University HealthSystem interventional cardiologist, Ted Feldman, MD, presented positive results from the EVEREST II trial, that were concurrently published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

5 Apr 2011

Mont., Conn. Govs want public option; Texas Gov. Perry opposes health insurance exchange

Three states have very different views on what they should do about the health reform law.

5 Apr 2011

Physical activity may moderate impact of stress on telomeres

UCSF scientists are reporting several studies showing that psychological stress leads to shorter telomeres - the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell age and, thus, health. The findings also suggest that exercise may prevent this damage.

5 Apr 2011

Guilt may play as motivational tool for cardiovascular patients

Current research supports the notion that lifestyle choices influence cardiovascular health, but to what extent specific emotions play is undefined. Now, new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has revealed the role that guilt may play as a motivational tool for cardiovascular patients.

5 Apr 2011

Tumor cryoablation coupled with immunotherapy amplifies tumor immunity

Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit today presented data at the American Association for Cancer Research's 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 showing that when tumor cryoablation – or the freezing of tumor tissue while preserving tumor-associated antigens – is coupled with immune system modulation, the procedures have the potential to initiate or amplify tumor immunity.

5 Apr 2011

Certain microparticles help terminate inflammation

Scientists at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Harvard Medical School, Boston have found a way of mimicking the body's natural mechanism of fighting inflammation. During inflammation cells release very small particles termed 'microparticles' that retain features of their parent cell.

5 Apr 2011

Preliminary discovery may help individualize prostate cancer screening in the future

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among American men. Yet population-wide screening programs have not reduced the number of deaths from the disease. By focusing screening programs on the men who are at greatest risk for aggressive disease or diagnosis at a young age, researchers think they could improve mortality rates and personalize the screening approach.

5 Apr 2011

Scientists identify gene influencing levels of alcohol consumption

Scientists have identified a gene that appears to play a role in regulating how much alcohol people drink, in a study of over 47,000 people published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

5 Apr 2011

HCRI, MAHVI present transcatheter aortic valve data in severe stenosis at ACC meeting

The Harvard Clinical Research Institute and Saint Luke's Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute today announced that Matthew R. Reynolds, M.D., Director of the Economics and Quality of Life Research Center at HCRI, presented results of a cost-effectiveness analysis of transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus standard therapy for severe aortic stenosis, as part of the opening plenary session on April 3 at the American College of Cardiology 60th Annual Scientific Session & Expo.

5 Apr 2011

$Ranolazine is an effective treatment for patients with refractory angina$

Ranolazine is an effective treatment for patients with refractory angina

Ranolazine is an effective anti-anginal therapy in patients with refractory angina; however, at one year only 59 percent of patients remained on the drug, according to a scientific poster that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, April 1-3.

5 Apr 2011

New method allows lowest possible dose of radiation for children undergoing CT scans

A research team at the Queen Silvia Children's Hospital has developed a method that allows the lowest possible dose of radiation for children having a CT scan while still obtaining good image quality, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

5 Apr 2011

Cocaine-addicted individuals show heightened response to drug-related images

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) have conducted the most comprehensive study to date of how cocaine users respond to drug-related and other emotional stimuli, making use of comparisons with a matched control group and exploring the effects of recent cocaine use and abstinence. The findings appear in a paper published online in the European Journal of Neuroscience.

5 Apr 2011

Scientists suggest genetic differences in breast tissue across ethnicities

Scientists from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are working on a series of genetic analyses that suggest the underlying differences among racial groups are present not just in tumors, but in normal tissue as well. Lisa Baumbach, Ph.D., associate research professor, and colleagues will present the full study results at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here April 2-6.

5 Apr 2011

Romney defends Mass. health law but says it doesn't diminish his opposition to federal law

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney this weekend fired back at Democrats who have often pointed to the state health plan he implemented as a model for the national law. Also, House Republicans take a close look at AARP and one GOP lawmaker is suggesting health care changes he would like to see.

5 Apr 2011

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Scientists reveal metabolic abnormalities underlying schizophrenia

Angiotech's affected creditors unanimously approve Second Amended and Restated Plan of Compromise or Arrangement

Researchers identify genetic anomaly that may drive rare subset of prostate cancers

Individual’s response to alcohol can predict future drinking behavior

Adherence to HHS Physical Activity Guidelines can reduce mortality risk

Health experts release recommendations for fighting breast cancer in low-, middle-income countries

The New England Journal of Medicine publishes positive results from NorthShore's EVEREST II trial

Mont., Conn. Govs want public option; Texas Gov. Perry opposes health insurance exchange

Physical activity may moderate impact of stress on telomeres

Guilt may play as motivational tool for cardiovascular patients

Tumor cryoablation coupled with immunotherapy amplifies tumor immunity

Certain microparticles help terminate inflammation

Preliminary discovery may help individualize prostate cancer screening in the future

Scientists identify gene influencing levels of alcohol consumption

HCRI, MAHVI present transcatheter aortic valve data in severe stenosis at ACC meeting

Ranolazine is an effective treatment for patients with refractory angina

New method allows lowest possible dose of radiation for children undergoing CT scans

Cocaine-addicted individuals show heightened response to drug-related images

Scientists suggest genetic differences in breast tissue across ethnicities

Romney defends Mass. health law but says it doesn't diminish his opposition to federal law

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