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Scientists show evidence for exchange of lactate between different brain cells

Nerve cells cover their high energy demand with glucose and lactate. Scientists of the University of Zurich now provide new support for this. They show for the first time in the intact mouse brain evidence for an exchange of lactate between different brain cells. With this study they were able to confirm a 20-year old hypothesis.

25 Nov 2015

Experimental drug may stop life-threatening muscle wasting associated with advanced cancers

New data describes how an experimental drug can stop life-threatening muscle wasting (cachexia) associated with advanced cancers and restore muscle health. The experimental agent, known as AR-42 while in testing, was developed and tested in preclinical studies at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

25 Nov 2015

Simple, non-invasive approach may accurately detect concussions in young football players

Researcher Christian Duval, PhD, and his team have developed a new, simple and non-invasive approach to create a biomechanical and cognitive profile of football players and more quickly and accurately detect concussions in these individuals. Christian Duval and his post-doctoral student Hung Nguyen, PhD, work at the Research Centre of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, which is affiliated with the University of Montreal.

25 Nov 2015

Researchers offer novel solution to promote successful radiotherapy for cancer patients

Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a key mechanism by which radiation treatment (radiotherapy) fails to completely destroy tumors. And, in the journal Nature Immunology, they offer a novel solution to promote successful radiotherapy for the millions of cancer patients who are treated with it.

25 Nov 2015

Older adults who take more steps per day perform better on memory tasks

Could staying physically active improve quality of life by delaying cognitive decline and prolonging an independent lifestyle? A new study has found that older adults who take more steps either by walking or jogging perform better on memory tasks than those who are more sedentary.

25 Nov 2015

Pre-travel advice may not reduce risk of illnesses during travel

Travelling abroad involves risk of illnesses and carriage of antibiotic resistant bacteria, especially among students. Illnesses such as travellers' diarrhoea and respiratory tract infections are most common. Even if travellers follow the travel medicine clinics' advice on how to reduce risks during travel, the risk of falling ill is not reduced.

25 Nov 2015

SEIU president supports Hillary Clinton’s investment plan to improve lives of home care providers

Today, SEIU President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement in support of Hillary Clinton’s plan to address the care economy vital for America’s seniors and people with disabilities.

25 Nov 2015

AF Association survey shows impact of AF diagnosis on patients

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Aware Week aims to raise awareness of an important, yet not well understood heart rhythm disturbance. Taking place from the 23-29 November AF Aware Week increases awareness and understanding of AF amongst the general public. With AF effecting over a million people in the UK it is important that understanding of this condition is improved.

25 Nov 2015

Vitamin D supplements have no effect on frequency and severity of colds in asthma patients

Vitamin D supplements do not reduce the number or severity of colds in asthma patients, according to a new study published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

25 Nov 2015

Takeda receives FDA approval for NINLARO (ixazomib) capsules to treat patients with multiple myeloma

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved NINLARO (ixazomib) capsules, the first and only oral proteasome inhibitor, indicated in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy. NINLARO is a once-weekly pill.

25 Nov 2015

Novartis announces EC approval of Cosentyx for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis

Novartis announced today that the European Commission has approved Cosentyx (secukinumab) for the treatment of people living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). For AS, this is the first new treatment advance in 16 years since the development of the current standard of care, anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy.

25 Nov 2015

Health insurance coverage for transgender people is cost-effective, study finds

A new analysis led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that while most U.S. health insurance plans deny benefits to transgender men and women for medical care necessary to transition to the opposite sex, paying for sex reassignment surgery and hormones is actually cost-effective.

25 Nov 2015

Fat cells produced from bone marrow may be linked to chronic diseases

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that fat cells produced by stem cells from the bone marrow may be linked to chronic illnesses like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and some cancers.

25 Nov 2015

Women with moderate-to-severe PMS at increased risk of developing high blood pressure in later life

In the first prospective study to consider premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a possible sentinel for future risk of hypertension, epidemiologist Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson and colleagues in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Harvard School of Public Health report that women with moderate-to-severe PMS had a 40 percent higher risk of developing high blood pressure over the following 20 years compared to women experiencing few menstrual symptoms.

25 Nov 2015

First seasonal influenza vaccine containing adjuvant now approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fluad, the first seasonal influenza vaccine containing an adjuvant. Fluad, a trivalent vaccine produced from three influenza virus strains (two subtype A and one type B), is approved for the prevention of seasonal influenza in people 65 years of age and older.

25 Nov 2015

Breast Center of Acadiana to deploy Sectra Breast Imaging PACS in two freestanding imaging centers

International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that Breast Center of Acadiana has entered into a multi-year agreement to deploy Breast Imaging PACS in its two freestanding imaging centers. This investment will provide the Breast Center a future-proof platform capable of expanding with the practice.

24 Nov 2015

Portrazza approved to treat patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Portrazza (necitumumab) in combination with two forms of chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have not previously received medication specifically for treating their advanced lung cancer.

24 Nov 2015

New collaboration aims to develop novel generation artificial pancreas

Debiotech SA, the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research of the University of Bern - and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition of the Bern University Hospital "Inselspital" are proud to announce the start of an exclusive collaboration to develop a novel generation artificial pancreas.

24 Nov 2015

Researchers reveal causal association between aneuploidy and cancer

Publication in Nature Cell Biology: researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles - ULB Cancer Research Center, U-CRC - show the causal link between aneuploidy and cancer.

24 Nov 2015

xG Health Solutions introduces revolutionary care management platform

xG Health Solutions, a leading healthcare management and redesign company, is pleased to announce the launch of xGCare, a care management platform that helps healthcare organizations improve quality of care, enhance the patient experience and reduce overall costs.

24 Nov 2015

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Scientists show evidence for exchange of lactate between different brain cells

Experimental drug may stop life-threatening muscle wasting associated with advanced cancers

Simple, non-invasive approach may accurately detect concussions in young football players

Researchers offer novel solution to promote successful radiotherapy for cancer patients

Older adults who take more steps per day perform better on memory tasks

Pre-travel advice may not reduce risk of illnesses during travel

SEIU president supports Hillary Clinton’s investment plan to improve lives of home care providers

AF Association survey shows impact of AF diagnosis on patients

Vitamin D supplements have no effect on frequency and severity of colds in asthma patients

Takeda receives FDA approval for NINLARO (ixazomib) capsules to treat patients with multiple myeloma

Novartis announces EC approval of Cosentyx for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis

Health insurance coverage for transgender people is cost-effective, study finds

Fat cells produced from bone marrow may be linked to chronic diseases

Women with moderate-to-severe PMS at increased risk of developing high blood pressure in later life

First seasonal influenza vaccine containing adjuvant now approved by FDA

Breast Center of Acadiana to deploy Sectra Breast Imaging PACS in two freestanding imaging centers

Portrazza approved to treat patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer

New collaboration aims to develop novel generation artificial pancreas

Researchers reveal causal association between aneuploidy and cancer

xG Health Solutions introduces revolutionary care management platform

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