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Blunted cortisol response common in non-classic CAH

Nearly two-thirds of children with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia have an inadequate cortisol response, report researchers.

13 Mar 2015

Nomogram aids management of boys with constitutional delay in growth and puberty

A puberty nomogram is better than the classical criteria for identifying boys with constitutional delay in growth and puberty, report researchers.

13 Mar 2015

No adulthood metabolic consequences of central precocious puberty

Researchers have found that girls with central precocious puberty have similar metabolic and general health to other women when they reach young to middle adulthood.

13 Mar 2015

Islet autoantibody levels predict progression to diabetes

Levels of insulin autoantibodies and insulinoma-associated protein 2 autoantibodies predict the onset of diabetes in young children with islet autoimmunity, show findings from the TEDDY study.

13 Mar 2015

HBV genotype C HBeAg seroconversion rate ‘negligible’

Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus genotype C infection who are positive for hepatitis B e antigen should not delay antiviral treatment in the hope of seroconversion, Korean researchers recommend.

13 Mar 2015

Creatine monohydrate disappoints in Parkinson’s disease

Creatine monohydrate fails to live up to its early promise in patients with Parkinson’s disease, show the results of the Long-term Study 1.

13 Mar 2015

Super-resolution microscopes reveal the link between genome packaging and cell pluripotency

In 1953 Watson and Crick first published the discovery of the double helix structure of the DNA. They were able to visualize the DNA structure by means of X-Ray diffraction. Techniques, such as electron microscopy, allowed scientists to identify nucleosomes, the first and most basic level of chromosome organisation

13 Mar 2015

New study finds no connection between hip width and efficient locomotion

Among the facts so widely assumed that they are rarely, if ever studied, is the notion that wider hips make women less efficient when they walk and run.

13 Mar 2015

BioSpecifics Technologies provides corporate update, reports Q4 and FY 2014 financial results

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical company developing first in class collagenase-based products marketed as XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) in the U.S. and XIAPEX® in the EU, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014 and provided a corporate update.

13 Mar 2015

Max Planck Florida Institute receives NIH grant to study cerebral cortex function and development

Dr. David Fitzpatrick, Scientific Director and CEO at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, has been awarded a $2.4 million five-year grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the functional organization and development of neural circuits in the cerebral cortex, specifically, in the area of brain responsible for processing visual information.

13 Mar 2015

Cosmetic dentist to share modern dentistry techniques at one-day seminar

Cosmetic dentist Dr. Kevin Winters is among the most respected dentists in the region, and one of the longest-tenured instructors at the world-famous Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI).

13 Mar 2015

Social media ratings may influence patient perceptions of hospitals, quality of care

Social media has become an important way for institutions to communicate - both sending messages and receiving feedback - with clients and with the general public.

13 Mar 2015

Samsung Bioepis submits second biosimilar candidate MAA to EMA

Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd., today announced that the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for SB2, its Remicade (Infliximab) biosimilar candidate, has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

13 Mar 2015

Par Pharmaceutical files registration statement with SEC for initial public offering of common stock

Par Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

13 Mar 2015

Parenchymal preservation surgery linked to lower mortality, complication rates in cancer patients

A surgical approach in which a surgeon removes less than a lobe of the liver in a patient undergoing an operation for liver cancer is associated with lower mortality and complication rates, according to new study results published online as an "article in press" in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

13 Mar 2015

Vrije University Brussels installs MILabs PET-SPECT-CT-MRI platform for nanobody research

The comprehensive MILabs PET-SPECT-CT-MR preclinical platform combines the best PET-SPECT functional imaging capabilities (sub-half-mm SPECT resolution and sub-mm PET resolution) with high resolution anatomical imaging from an integrated X-ray CT subsystem and/or a compact cryogen free 1.5 T MRI unit

13 Mar 2015

Combination of anti-Nodal and DTIC therapy can produce anti-cancer effects

Metastatic melanoma is the leading cause of skin cancer deaths in the United States; once melanoma has spread (metastasized), life expectancy for patients can be dramatically shortened.

13 Mar 2015

Researchers investigate effects of neuromodulatory medication on orofacial tissue

Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher M.J. Al-Musawi, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, will present a study titled "In Vitro Effects of Topical Neuromodulatory Medication on Orofacial Tissue."

13 Mar 2015

Study: Listening to classical music improves activity of genes involved in brain functions

Although listening to music is common in all societies, the biological determinants of listening to music are largely unknown. According to a latest study, listening to classical music enhanced the activity of genes involved in dopamine secretion and transport, synaptic neurotransmission, learning and memory, and down-regulated the genes mediating neurodegeneration.

13 Mar 2015

Study compares HA injections and triamcinolone in improving pain in patients with lumbar ZJT arthropathy

A study presented at AAP 2015 San Antonio compares the effectiveness of HA injections to triamcinolone in improving pain and function in patients with lumbar ZJT arthropathy.

13 Mar 2015

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Blunted cortisol response common in non-classic CAH

Nomogram aids management of boys with constitutional delay in growth and puberty

No adulthood metabolic consequences of central precocious puberty

Islet autoantibody levels predict progression to diabetes

HBV genotype C HBeAg seroconversion rate ‘negligible’

Creatine monohydrate disappoints in Parkinson’s disease

Super-resolution microscopes reveal the link between genome packaging and cell pluripotency

New study finds no connection between hip width and efficient locomotion

BioSpecifics Technologies provides corporate update, reports Q4 and FY 2014 financial results

Max Planck Florida Institute receives NIH grant to study cerebral cortex function and development

Cosmetic dentist to share modern dentistry techniques at one-day seminar

Social media ratings may influence patient perceptions of hospitals, quality of care

Samsung Bioepis submits second biosimilar candidate MAA to EMA

Par Pharmaceutical files registration statement with SEC for initial public offering of common stock

Parenchymal preservation surgery linked to lower mortality, complication rates in cancer patients

Vrije University Brussels installs MILabs PET-SPECT-CT-MRI platform for nanobody research

Combination of anti-Nodal and DTIC therapy can produce anti-cancer effects

Researchers investigate effects of neuromodulatory medication on orofacial tissue

Study: Listening to classical music improves activity of genes involved in brain functions

Study compares HA injections and triamcinolone in improving pain in patients with lumbar ZJT arthropathy

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