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Adolescents with bulimia nervosa recover faster when parents involved in treatment

Involving parents in the treatment of adolescents with bulimia nervosa is more effective than treating the patient individually, according to a study led by Daniel Le Grange, PhD, Benioff UCSF Professor in children's health in the departments of psychiatry and pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, and James Lock, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine.

21 Sep 2015

New study highlights gap in scientific knowledge about some diabetes drugs

A gap in scientific knowledge about a family of drugs that are used to treat Type 2 diabetes has been highlighted in a new study.

21 Sep 2015

Drinking beetroot juice improves sprint performance and decision-making during exercise

Rugby players take note: drinking high nitrate beetroot juice improves both sprint performance and decision-making during prolonged intermittent exercise such as rugby and football, according to scientists from the University of Exeter.

19 Sep 2015

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine wins 2015 HEED Award

The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

19 Sep 2015

Artificial intelligence may improve outcomes in breast cancer patients

Western University researchers are working on a way to use artificial intelligence to predict a patient's response to two common chemotherapy medications used to treat breast cancer - paclitaxel and gemcitabine.

19 Sep 2015

New study finds link between maternal protein deficiency during pregnancy and metabolic diseases in offspring

A new study has uncovered the genetic processes that link insufficient protein consumption during pregnancy with the development of muscle problems in mothers and their male offspring.

19 Sep 2015

New study reshapes how scientists look at dengue virus

A new study is reshaping how scientists look at and understand a deadly virus. An international consortium of scientists, including researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, worked to map out the antigenic differences in various strains of dengue virus.

19 Sep 2015

Ultrasonic attenuation could be early indicator of preterm-birth risk

Ultrasonic attenuation -- an ultrasound's gradual loss of energy as the sound waves circulate through tissue -- could be an early indicator of whether a pregnant woman is at risk for delivering prematurely, according to a new study at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.

19 Sep 2015

Combination of TXA709 and cefdinir demonstrates synergistic antibacterial activity against MRSA

TAXIS Pharmaceuticals, a drug-discovery company focused on developing a new class of antibiotic agents to treat life-threatening, multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, announced the presentation of results demonstrating the synergistic antibacterial activity of its lead clinical candidate, TXA709, when combined with cefdinir, a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

19 Sep 2015

Patient-oriented approach becomes a formula for long-term success in pharmaceutical industry

In the evolving global healthcare marketplace, a patient-centric approach has become part of the formula for long-term success in the pharmaceutical sector. Facing declining sales from patent losses and payer pressures, the pharma sector is turning to patient support programs and activities to help drive clinical and commercial success.

19 Sep 2015

Mesothelioma.us releases some critical information about how to avoid mesothelioma

Mesothelioma.us, a free online resource that provides people with mesothelioma and their families with educational articles and other information about the disease, has just released some critical information about how to beat mesothelioma.

19 Sep 2015

Olfactory function may inform Parkinson’s prognosis

Olfactory function is preserved in about a quarter of patients with Parkinson’s disease, and may be predictive of disease course, say researchers.

18 Sep 2015

Discovery may lead to potential treatment strategies for type 2 diabetes

Insensitivity to insulin, also called insulin resistance, is associated with type 2 diabetes and affects several cell types and organs in the body. Now, scientists from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have discovered a mechanism that explains how insulin-producing cells can be insulin resistant and insulin sensitive at the same time.

18 Sep 2015

Manchester researchers reveal why ER+ breast cancer women develop resistance to hormone therapy

University of Manchester researchers funded by Breast Cancer Now have discovered a new explanation as to why women with oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer develop resistance to hormone treatment, and a potential new approach to overcome the problem.

18 Sep 2015

Mylan releases Fluvastatin Sodium Extended-release Tablets in the U.S.

Mylan N.V. today announced the U.S. launch of Fluvastatin Sodium Extended-release Tablets, 80 mg, which is the generic version of Novartis' Lescol XL Tablets.

18 Sep 2015

Cattle virus found in human cancer cells

Evidence of exposure to bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) has been found in human breast cancer samples. This is the first suggestion of a possible link between infection with a leukaemia virus prevalent in cows and breast cancer in humans.

18 Sep 2015

Genetically engineered vaccine eradicates precancerous cervical lesions

Scientists have used a genetically engineered vaccine to successfully eradicate high-grade precancerous cervical lesions in nearly one-half of women who received the vaccine in a clinical trial. The goal, say the scientists, was to find nonsurgical ways to treat precancerous lesions caused by HPV.

18 Sep 2015

New report finds high proportion of advanced breast cancers in Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Congo

In one of the first studies of its kind, a new report finds a large majority of breast cancers in Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Congo are detected only after they've become advanced. The study, by American Cancer Society researchers and the African Cancer Registry Network, appears early online in the medical journal The Breast.

18 Sep 2015

Thomas Jefferson University provides routine genomic fingerprinting to cancer patients

Cancer medicine is moving towards understanding what drives each particular patient's cancer. But not every patient has had access to this level of individualized care.

18 Sep 2015

PharmaMar begins phase II 'Basket' trial to evaluate safety, efficacy of PM1183 in advanced solid tumors

PharmaMar announced today the start of a multicenter, international, open-label, exploratory phase II "Basket" trial (NCT02454972) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the anticancer agent PM1183 (lurbinectedin) in advanced solid tumors.

18 Sep 2015

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Adolescents with bulimia nervosa recover faster when parents involved in treatment

New study highlights gap in scientific knowledge about some diabetes drugs

Drinking beetroot juice improves sprint performance and decision-making during exercise

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine wins 2015 HEED Award

Artificial intelligence may improve outcomes in breast cancer patients

New study finds link between maternal protein deficiency during pregnancy and metabolic diseases in offspring

New study reshapes how scientists look at dengue virus

Ultrasonic attenuation could be early indicator of preterm-birth risk

Combination of TXA709 and cefdinir demonstrates synergistic antibacterial activity against MRSA

Patient-oriented approach becomes a formula for long-term success in pharmaceutical industry

Mesothelioma.us releases some critical information about how to avoid mesothelioma

Olfactory function may inform Parkinson’s prognosis

Discovery may lead to potential treatment strategies for type 2 diabetes

Manchester researchers reveal why ER+ breast cancer women develop resistance to hormone therapy

Mylan releases Fluvastatin Sodium Extended-release Tablets in the U.S.

Cattle virus found in human cancer cells

Genetically engineered vaccine eradicates precancerous cervical lesions

New report finds high proportion of advanced breast cancers in Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Congo

Thomas Jefferson University provides routine genomic fingerprinting to cancer patients

PharmaMar begins phase II 'Basket' trial to evaluate safety, efficacy of PM1183 in advanced solid tumors

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