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IBA and RaySearch to display first online adaptive proton therapy workflow at ESTRO

RaySearch, the global leader in software for cancer treatment, and IBA, the world’s leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, will make a unique joint presentation at the ESTRO 37 Annual Meeting. The companies will demonstrate their innovative approach to optimizing the patient treatment workflow through the first online adaptive proton therapy workflow.

From RaySearch Laboratories AB 17 Apr 2018

Research reveals why people with tetraplegia more likely to suffer from sleep apnea

New research published in The Journal of Physiology has indicated why people with paralysis of their limbs and torso are more likely to suffer from sleep apnoea. This knowledge could be used to develop much-need targeted therapies.

17 Apr 2018

Antimicrobial therapy can prevent occurrence of pneumococcal septicemia

Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from pneumonia, new research led by the University of Leicester has shown.

17 Apr 2018

Large ALS-causing protein aggregates protect rather than harm neurons

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made a significant advance in the understanding of the complex and fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

17 Apr 2018

Antioxidant treatment may decrease cardiovascular risk in women with type 1 diabetes

The high estrogen levels that typically afford younger women protection from cardiovascular disease appear to instead multiply their risk if they have type 1 diabetes, researchers say.

17 Apr 2018

Axillary ultrasound imaging found to be inferior for detecting lymph node metastases in breast cancer

For patients diagnosed with breast cancer, determining whether cancer cells have spread to the axillary lymph nodes of the armpit is important for guiding treatment decisions. It has been debated whether axillary ultrasound imaging is equally sensitive for detecting axillary metastatic lymph nodes in different subtypes of breast cancer.

17 Apr 2018

Listening to music enhances effect of anti-hypertensive drugs

In addition to remembering to take the medication prescribed by their cardiologists at the right times and going to the trouble of making healthy lifestyle changes, patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) can include a pleasing beneficial activity in routine treatment of the disease thanks to the discovery that listening to music significantly enhances the effect of anti-hypertensive drugs.

16 Apr 2018

Having more evening preference linked to higher BMI among people with Type 2 diabetes

Being an "evening person" is linked to higher body mass indices among people with Type 2 diabetes, and having breakfast later in the day seems to be what drives this association, according to a new paper in the journal Diabetic Medicine.

16 Apr 2018

Pancreatitis risk in minorities linked to alcohol, gallstones and high triglycerides

Pancreatitis in ethnic minorities is linked to very high levels of triglycerides and the risk is further increased by alcohol abuse and gallstones, according to a study published in the journal Endocrine Practice.

16 Apr 2018

Middle ear infection can lead to deadly neurological complications

While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur, according to an article in the journal Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports.

16 Apr 2018

Popular ASRA Coags app helps physicians protect patients taking anticoagulants

The popular ASRA Coags app has just been updated to combine the latest regional anesthesia/acute pain medicine and chronic pain medicine drugs, procedures, and interventions.

16 Apr 2018

Computer-based intervention to increase parents’ knowledge about HPV vaccination

It's been almost 30 years since Salt-N-Pepa implored Americans to set their puritanical misgivings aside and talk about sex, and yet we still struggle with the subject; that fact is abundantly clear when you consider national HPV vaccination rates.

16 Apr 2018

Post-surgical opioids can prolong pain for more than three weeks, study shows

Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and primes specialized immune cells in the spinal cord to be more reactive to pain, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder.

16 Apr 2018

Researchers generate stable cartilage tissue from adult mesenchymal stem cells

Stable joint cartilage can be produced from adult stem cells originating from bone marrow. This is made possible by inducing specific molecular processes occurring during embryonic cartilage formation, as researchers from the University and University Hospital of Basel report in the scientific journal PNAS.

16 Apr 2018

Cancer risk found to be three times greater after acute thrombosis in the leg

Patients with the most acute type of thrombosis in the leg - known as an arterial thrombosis - risk developing diseases that are far worse than the blood clot itself. The risk of developing cancer during the first six months after the blood clot is three times greater than normal.

16 Apr 2018

MD Anderson research provides insight into memory T cell development and disease relapse

Just like people, some T cells have excellent memories. These subtypes known as memory T cells may explain why some immunotherapies are more effective than others and potentially lead to researchers designing more effective studies using combination checkpoint blockade treatments, according to experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Apr 2018

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IBA and RaySearch to display first online adaptive proton therapy workflow at ESTRO

Research reveals why people with tetraplegia more likely to suffer from sleep apnea

Antimicrobial therapy can prevent occurrence of pneumococcal septicemia

Large ALS-causing protein aggregates protect rather than harm neurons

Antioxidant treatment may decrease cardiovascular risk in women with type 1 diabetes

Axillary ultrasound imaging found to be inferior for detecting lymph node metastases in breast cancer

Listening to music enhances effect of anti-hypertensive drugs

Having more evening preference linked to higher BMI among people with Type 2 diabetes

Pancreatitis risk in minorities linked to alcohol, gallstones and high triglycerides

Middle ear infection can lead to deadly neurological complications

Popular ASRA Coags app helps physicians protect patients taking anticoagulants

Computer-based intervention to increase parents’ knowledge about HPV vaccination

Post-surgical opioids can prolong pain for more than three weeks, study shows

Researchers generate stable cartilage tissue from adult mesenchymal stem cells

Cancer risk found to be three times greater after acute thrombosis in the leg

MD Anderson research provides insight into memory T cell development and disease relapse

Research sheds light on links between brain growth and post-natal sensory experiences

Precancerous colon polyps in Lynch syndrome patients display immune activation

Early life stress impacts how the sensory systems develop, review shows

Engineered immune cells clear deadly pediatric brain tumor in mice

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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