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Spirometry underutilized for asthma management in U.S. adults

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found, for the first time, that spirometry was underutilized for asthma diagnosis and management in U.S. adults from 2001 to 2011, despite it's accuracy, cost effectiveness and the publication of national guidelines advocating its use.

5 May 2015

Green tea compound, voluntary exercise slow Alzheimer's disease progression in mice

According to the National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's disease (AD) may affect as many as 5.5 million Americans. Scientists currently are seeking treatments and therapies found in common foods that will help stave off the disease or prevent it completely.

5 May 2015

Study could provide new approaches to treating meniscal injuries

Within the knee, two specialized, C-shaped pads of tissue called menisci perform many functions that are critical to knee-joint health. The menisci, best known as the shock absorbers in the knee, help disperse pressure, reduce friction and nourish the knee.

5 May 2015

Mutations in PARN and RTEL1 associated with familial pulmonary fibrosis, telomere shortening

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified mutations in two genes that cause a fatal lung scarring disease known as familial pulmonary fibrosis.

5 May 2015

AIDS patients at increased risk of developing intermediate-stage AMD

Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have a four-fold increase in their risk of developing intermediate-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to people of the same age who are not infected with HIV, according to results from the Longitudinal Study of the Ocular Complications of AIDS (LSOCA) presented today at the 2015 ARVO Annual Meeting in Denver, CO.

5 May 2015

Family, neighborhood environments affect mental health outcomes in children

A team of researchers from Sweden and the United States have examined the potential role of the family environment and neighborhood factors on mental health outcomes in a new study published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

5 May 2015

IQWiG finds minor added benefit of dulaglutide in combination with short-acting insulin for type 2 diabetes

Since 2014 dulaglutide has been approved alone or in combination with other drugs for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care examined in a dossier assessment whether this new drug offers an added benefit over the appropriate comparator therapies.

5 May 2015

Scientists report that enzyme that alters testosterone to estrogen has big impact in healthy, injured brain

An enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen appears to have significant impact in a healthy and injured brain, scientists report.

5 May 2015

Researchers identify multiple types of resistance to new targeted lung cancer drug

After identifying three different types of resistance to a promising investigational lung cancer drug in a phase 1 trial, a team of researchers led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists say new targeted inhibitors and combinations are urgently needed to stay ahead of tumors' constant and varied molecular shape-shifting.

5 May 2015

University of Adelaide research shows that doping decreases athletes' performances

Doping is damaging the image of sport without benefitting athletes' results, according to University of Adelaide research.

5 May 2015

Chickenpox virus can cause strokes in patients with compromised immune systems

Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, in rare cases, experience bleeding on the brain that causes a type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage.

5 May 2015

Novel method predicts risk of sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients

A new test has been developed to predict sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients in whom such forecasts were previously impossible. The novel method was presented at ICNC 12 by Dr Akiyoshi Hashimoto, a cardiologist at Sapporo Medical University in Japan. The test uses a combination of nuclear medicine, C-reactive protein and electrocardiogram (ECG).

5 May 2015

Researchers reveal potential mode of drug resistance in malaria parasites

Scientists have uncovered a potential mode of parasite drug resistance in malaria infection, according to a report published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

5 May 2015

Scientists produce low-allergen, low anti-nutritional inhibitor soybean

In the United States, nearly 15 million people and 1 in 13 children suffer from food allergy. In Arizona alone, every classroom contains at least two children with a food allergy. Soybeans are one of the eight foods regulated by the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, or FALPA. Soybean is a major ingredient in many infant formulas, processed foods and livestock feed used for agriculture. Soybeans contain several allergenic and anti-nutritional proteins that affect soybean use as food and animal feed.

5 May 2015

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during infancy increases risk of developing allergies

New research from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study shows that exposure to outdoor air pollution during the first year of life increases the risk of developing allergies to food, mould, pets and pests.

5 May 2015

Eribulin from marine sponge inhibits replication of breast cancer cells

For more than three decades a new drug for the treatment of breast cancer had not been presented. A group of researchers were given the task of analyzing a marine sponge called Halichondrin okadai and obtained a mesylate eribulin substance that had already been applied to patients with this disease in the stage of metastasis, ie, when the disease spreads to other body parts and the result was that it inhibited tumor growth.

4 May 2015

Frederick Alt honored with 2015 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research

Frederick Alt, PhD, director of the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, has been honored with the 2015 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research.

4 May 2015

Novation reports dual-contract award in Bone Densitometry category

Novation today announced its dual-contract award in the Bone Densitometry category. Hologic, Inc. and Swissray International Inc. were both awarded agreements, replacing incumbent GE Healthcare in this category.

4 May 2015

Makindus' MI-100 granted EMA orphan drug designation for treatment of Stargardt's Disease

Makindus, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical development company focused on ophthalmology announced today that the European Medicines Agency has granted orphan drug designation for their lead candidate, MI-100, for the treatment of Stargardt's Disease.

4 May 2015

Researchers suggest ways to keep harmful tobacco and alcohol products away from young people

As the realities of legalized marijuana take hold in four states and the District of Columbia, legislators and regulators could learn a lot from the successes -- and failures -- of the tobacco and alcohol industries in keeping their harmful products out of the hands of children and adolescents.

4 May 2015

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Spirometry underutilized for asthma management in U.S. adults

Green tea compound, voluntary exercise slow Alzheimer's disease progression in mice

Study could provide new approaches to treating meniscal injuries

Mutations in PARN and RTEL1 associated with familial pulmonary fibrosis, telomere shortening

AIDS patients at increased risk of developing intermediate-stage AMD

Family, neighborhood environments affect mental health outcomes in children

IQWiG finds minor added benefit of dulaglutide in combination with short-acting insulin for type 2 diabetes

Scientists report that enzyme that alters testosterone to estrogen has big impact in healthy, injured brain

Researchers identify multiple types of resistance to new targeted lung cancer drug

University of Adelaide research shows that doping decreases athletes' performances

Chickenpox virus can cause strokes in patients with compromised immune systems

Novel method predicts risk of sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients

Researchers reveal potential mode of drug resistance in malaria parasites

Scientists produce low-allergen, low anti-nutritional inhibitor soybean

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during infancy increases risk of developing allergies

Eribulin from marine sponge inhibits replication of breast cancer cells

Frederick Alt honored with 2015 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research

Novation reports dual-contract award in Bone Densitometry category

Makindus' MI-100 granted EMA orphan drug designation for treatment of Stargardt's Disease

Researchers suggest ways to keep harmful tobacco and alcohol products away from young people

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