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ER stroke cases have some degree of preventability, UCI study shows

Many strokes that required immediate treatment in emergency rooms may have been preventable, according to a University of California, Irvine study.

11 Dec 2015

Benefits of early dementia diagnosis may lead to challenging issues, new study shows

A new epidemiologic study showed that patients with early stage dementia, who had been referred to a specialist, have twice the risk of institutionalization compared to those who are not, according to a research study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease this month.

11 Dec 2015

Cheerleading injuries are few, but often serious

Colorado School of Public Health experts revealed yesterday that cheerleading is one of the safest high school sports, according to an analysis of school sports-related injuries.

11 Dec 2015

FDA grants Fast Track status to Cardiorentis' Ularitide for treatment of ADHF

Cardiorentis AG, a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track status to Ularitide, an investigational therapy for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF).

11 Dec 2015

Researchers find new method to create uniform standards in search for cancer-relevant mutations

Oncologists are increasingly using information obtained from investigations of the tumor genome in order to find individualized therapies for patients. They specifically search the hereditary information of cancer cells for mutations that drive malignant growth. By now, targeted drugs against many of these cancer-typical cellular alterations have become available.

11 Dec 2015

Findings may lead to new treatment strategy for phobia

A new study published in the latest issue of Biological Psychiatry reports the successful and instant reduction of fear in spider-fearful participants following a 2-minute exposure combined with a single dose of a regular pharmacological treatment.

11 Dec 2015

Adjuvant chemotherapy not beneficial for patients with luminal A subtype of breast cancer

Premenopausal women whose invasive breast cancers were of the luminal A subtype had comparable 10-year disease-free survival rates regardless of whether or not they received adjuvant chemotherapy, according to data from the phase III DBCG77B clinical trial presented at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-12.

11 Dec 2015

Pathologic complete response after presurgery chemotherapy increases overall survival for TNBC patients

Patients with stage 2 or stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who had a pathologic complete response (pCR) after presurgery chemotherapy had increased event-free and overall survival compared with those who had more than minimal residual invasive disease at surgery following presurgery chemotherapy, according to results from the randomized phase II CALGB/Alliance 40603 clinical trial presented at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-12.

11 Dec 2015

Capecitabine increases disease-free survival for HER2-negative breast cancer patients

Treatment with the chemotherapy agent capecitabine increased disease-free survival for women with HER2-negative breast cancer that was not eliminated by presurgery chemotherapy, according to results from the phase III CREATE-X clinical trial presented at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-12.

11 Dec 2015

UC San Diego biologists develop a method to screen natural products for new antibiotics

Biologists at UC San Diego have found that a method they developed to identify and characterize new antibiotics can be employed to screen natural products quickly for compounds capable of controlling antibiotic resistant bacteria.

11 Dec 2015

Negative views of aging affect memory and hearing abilities in older adults

A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that when older adults feel negatively about aging, they may lack confidence in their abilities to hear and remember things, and perform poorly at both.

11 Dec 2015

Early life exposures to toxic chemicals reduce infants' response to TB vaccine

Early life exposures to toxic chemicals such as PCBs and DDT dampen an infant's response to the tuberculosis vaccine, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center.

11 Dec 2015

Emissions controls making a difference in reducing exposure to mercury

Emissions controls on coal-fired power plants are making a difference in reducing exposure of mercury to people, especially in the western Maryland community. A study of air quality from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science found that levels of mercury in the air from power plant emissions dropped more than half over a 10-year period, coinciding with stricter pollution controls.

11 Dec 2015

UC San Diego's Comprehensive Stroke Center receives Gold Plus Award

When someone experiences a major stroke, almost two million nerve cells in the brain die each minute, emphasizing the need for rapid treatment. Stroke patients who receive life-saving interventions more quickly have a higher chance of recovery. A recent data analysis showed the Comprehensive Stroke Center at UC San Diego Medical Center exceeded national average treatment times, and as a result, has received a "Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award" from The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

11 Dec 2015

New ARN Competency Model Toolkit for Rehabilitation nursing

The Association of Rehabilitation Nursing has created a toolkit of resources to help schools of nursing and facility-based nurse educators apply the ARN Competency Model for Professional Rehabilitation Nursing.

11 Dec 2015

Advanced thyroid cancer rates above national average in several parts of California

A team of UCLA researchers found that there are several parts of California where, in a high percentage of people with thyroid cancer, the disease is already at an advanced stage by the time it is diagnosed.

11 Dec 2015

Employers pay billions of dollars for health care tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices

One out of every four dollars employers pay for health care is tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices or conditions like smoking, stress and obesity, despite the fact that most large employers have workplace wellness programs.

11 Dec 2015

Discovery may provide reliable 'clock' for forensic scientists

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and University of Colorado Boulder have discovered that unique and changing microbial communities present during decomposition of human cadavers may provide a reliable "clock" for forensic scientists. The method could be used to estimate time of death in different seasons, as well determine the original location of moved corpses and help locate buried corpses.

11 Dec 2015

Study reveals why anti-hormone therapy tamoxifen works better in some women than others

The anti-hormone therapy tamoxifen can reduce breast cancer recurrence by about half in women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer. But it works better in some women than others. Researchers are not sure why.

11 Dec 2015

Study: Spanish-speaking Hispanic women less likely to use neuraxial analgesia during labor

Why do Hispanic women have reduced rates of epidural or spinal (neuraxial) analgesia during labor? Language barriers may be a key factor, according to a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

11 Dec 2015

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ER stroke cases have some degree of preventability, UCI study shows

Benefits of early dementia diagnosis may lead to challenging issues, new study shows

Cheerleading injuries are few, but often serious

FDA grants Fast Track status to Cardiorentis' Ularitide for treatment of ADHF

Researchers find new method to create uniform standards in search for cancer-relevant mutations

Findings may lead to new treatment strategy for phobia

Adjuvant chemotherapy not beneficial for patients with luminal A subtype of breast cancer

Pathologic complete response after presurgery chemotherapy increases overall survival for TNBC patients

Capecitabine increases disease-free survival for HER2-negative breast cancer patients

UC San Diego biologists develop a method to screen natural products for new antibiotics

Negative views of aging affect memory and hearing abilities in older adults

Early life exposures to toxic chemicals reduce infants' response to TB vaccine

Emissions controls making a difference in reducing exposure to mercury

UC San Diego's Comprehensive Stroke Center receives Gold Plus Award

New ARN Competency Model Toolkit for Rehabilitation nursing

Advanced thyroid cancer rates above national average in several parts of California

Employers pay billions of dollars for health care tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices

Discovery may provide reliable 'clock' for forensic scientists

Study reveals why anti-hormone therapy tamoxifen works better in some women than others

Study: Spanish-speaking Hispanic women less likely to use neuraxial analgesia during labor

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