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Kessler Foundation to conduct pilot study on improving memory, function in MS patients

Kessler Foundation has been awarded a new grant by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for a pilot study of memory and learning difficulties in individuals with MS. Scientists will test the effectiveness of using of self-generated learning in a treatment intervention to improve memory and functional performance.

1 Jan 2014

Personalized asthma strategies needed to tackle comorbidities

Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions.

31 Dec 2013

Researchers identify a set of emotion words to better understand patient's health care experience

A Virginia Mason study aimed at better understanding what patients mean when they describe their health care experience has identified 35 positive, negative and neutral emotion words that have clear, consistent meanings for patients, families and health care professionals.

31 Dec 2013

Good mood reduces stress-induced effects in musicians

Even professional orchestra musicians suffer from particular stress on the day of the concert and release more cortisol.

31 Dec 2013

Research findings could shed light on how testosterone acts in human brain to regulate speech

For the male canary, the ability to sing a pitch-perfect song is critical to wooing female canaries. As the seasons change, so does song quality and frequency. The hormone testosterone plays a role in this changing song behavior.

31 Dec 2013

Study shows that even remote deep-sea ecosystems not safe from the impacts of climate change

A new study quantifies for the first time future losses in deep-sea marine life, using advanced climate models. Results show that even the most remote deep-sea ecosystems are not safe from the impacts of climate change.

31 Dec 2013

BBC TV report profiles NW Bio's DCVax-L Phase III trial for GBM brain cancer

Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.("NW Bio"), a biotechnology company developing non-toxic DCVax® personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, announced today that the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) TV network has broadcast a report profiling the first European patient in the Company's Phase III clinical trial of DCVax-L for Glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer (GBM), the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer.

31 Dec 2013

Most clinical trials of vitamin supplements have flawed methodology

Most large, clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including some that have concluded they are of no value or even harmful, have a flawed methodology that renders them largely useless in determining the real value of these micronutrients, a new analysis suggests.

31 Dec 2013

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients.

31 Dec 2013

Patients with Medicaid insurance seek care in emergency department due to lack of alternatives

A study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows patients with Medicaid insurance seeking care in an emergency department may be driven by lack of alternatives instead of the severity of their illness. The study is published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

31 Dec 2013

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

Recent data shows that more than 500,000 women in the U.S. report drinking during pregnancy, with about 20 percent of this population admitting to binge drinking.

31 Dec 2013

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

The GRADE study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham had a special visitor in November. Red suit. Black boots. White beard. Belly that shook like a bowl full of jelly. A V.I.E. (Very Important Elf) visited this national clinical trial for Type 2 diabetes.

31 Dec 2013

Less than two thirds of doctors and teenage patients talk about sex, shows study

Doctors are missing a prime opportunity to share information about sex with their teenage patients by failing to broach the subject during checkups, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

31 Dec 2013

MD Now Urgent Care conducts DOT physical exams for sleep apnea disorders

MD Now Urgent Care – the largest and fastest growing provider of urgent care and occupational medicine services in South Florida announces its availability today as a certified source for screening and testing of Obstructive Sleep Apnea – now a required part of all DOT physical exams

31 Dec 2013

Contralateral needling at unblocked collaterals can promote recovery of affected limb in stroke patients

Hemiplegia caused by stroke indicates the dysfunctions of the neurological network between the brain and limbs. Under this condition, conventional acupuncture at the acupoints on the affected side can not transmit stimulus signal to the brain.

31 Dec 2013

Researchers reveal mechanism behind persistent bacteria

The mechanism by which some bacteria are able to survive antibacterial treatment has been revealed for the first time by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers. Their work could pave the way for new ways to control such bacteria.

31 Dec 2013

Melatonin plays major role in pain transmission

Accumulating research indicates that melatonin has a major role in pain transmission and has an ultra-sensitizing effect. Dr. Fang Huang and colleagues from Sun Yat-sen University in China for the first time located the distribution of melatonin receptor 1 in the caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus.

31 Dec 2013

FDA, USDA approve SALMONELEX as GRAS food processing aid against Salmonella

FDA & USDA announced today they have approved SALMONELEX as a "GRAS" (Generally Recognized as Safe) food processing aid against Salmonella. The new product consists of natural phages against Salmonella and is produced by Micreos of The Netherlands. The company confirms that industrial scale projects with US poultry processors will start in January 2014.

31 Dec 2013

Penn researchers receive PCORI awards to develop, expand health data network for patients, researchers

Two teams led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been approved for funding awards by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

31 Dec 2013

Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate

For the estimated 10 percent of patients whose bodies reject a corneal transplant, the odds of a second transplant succeeding are poor. All that could change, however, based on a UT Southwestern Medical Center study that has found a way to boost the corneal transplant acceptance rate.

31 Dec 2013

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Kessler Foundation to conduct pilot study on improving memory, function in MS patients

Personalized asthma strategies needed to tackle comorbidities

Researchers identify a set of emotion words to better understand patient's health care experience

Good mood reduces stress-induced effects in musicians

Research findings could shed light on how testosterone acts in human brain to regulate speech

Study shows that even remote deep-sea ecosystems not safe from the impacts of climate change

BBC TV report profiles NW Bio's DCVax-L Phase III trial for GBM brain cancer

Most clinical trials of vitamin supplements have flawed methodology

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

Patients with Medicaid insurance seek care in emergency department due to lack of alternatives

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

GRADE study evaluates four new medications for Type 2 diabetes

Less than two thirds of doctors and teenage patients talk about sex, shows study

MD Now Urgent Care conducts DOT physical exams for sleep apnea disorders

Contralateral needling at unblocked collaterals can promote recovery of affected limb in stroke patients

Researchers reveal mechanism behind persistent bacteria

Melatonin plays major role in pain transmission

FDA, USDA approve SALMONELEX as GRAS food processing aid against Salmonella

Penn researchers receive PCORI awards to develop, expand health data network for patients, researchers

Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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