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Emergency physicians correctly identify nearly 100% of patients with Bell's palsy

Emergency physicians correctly identified nearly 100 percent of patients with Bell's palsy, the symptoms of which are nearly identical to potentially life-threatening diseases such as stroke and brain tumors.

26 Jul 2013

Some warn of 'overwhelming' mental illness care cost without new research investment

Scientists warn health systems could face "overwhelming" costs of treating mental illness if no new money is invested in research.

26 Jul 2013

Epigenetic changes induced by ADO therapy prevent epilepsy progression

Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures that present in many different ways. In some cases epileptic patients exhibit a progressive increase in both frequency and severity of seizures. Epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation have recently been implied as an underlying cause of several neurologic disorders, including epilepsy.

26 Jul 2013

Alcohol Research Program at Loyola University receives four NIH grants totaling $3M dollars

The Alcohol Research Program at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine recently received four research grants, totaling more than $3 million, from the National Institutes of Health.

26 Jul 2013

NYU receives $2M grant from Mellon Foundation to expand humanities faculty

New York University has received a $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand its humanities faculty whose scholarship and teaching will focus on the past, present, and future of cities.

26 Jul 2013

New species of adenovirus can spread from monkey to human, say researchers

Adenoviruses commonly infect humans, causing colds, flu-like symptoms and sometimes even death, but now UC San Francisco researchers have discovered that a new species of adenovirus can spread from primate to primate, and potentially from monkey to human.

26 Jul 2013

Finding could aid in delivering personalized cancer medicine based on individual's genetics

Scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered a function of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN that helps explain why certain promising therapies fail in many cancer patients, a finding that could aid in delivering tailored, personalized cancer medicine based on an individual's genetics.

26 Jul 2013

Forest Laboratories, Pierre Fabre Laboratories announce that FETZIMA gets FDA approval for MDD

Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Pierre Fabre Laboratories announced today that FETZIMA (levomilnacipran extended-release capsules), a once-daily serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, discovered by Pierre Fabre Laboratories and co-developed by Forest Laboratories, Inc. was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adults.

26 Jul 2013

GAO analysis: Health premiums vary widely

The Government Accountability Office report, which is based on prices reported by insurers, shows that consumers face a wide range of premium prices, deductibles and annual exposure to out-of-pocket costs.

26 Jul 2013

EGFR mutation testing dropped once funding from pharmaceutical industry discontinued

Significant advances have taken place in the management of patients with advanced and metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer over the last 5 years. Traditionally, all advanced NSCLC patients were treated in a similar manner.

26 Jul 2013

Miriam researcher calls for new strategies to better manage, improve treatment for HCV infection

A Miriam Hospital researcher has joined forces with international colleagues to call for new strategies to better manage and improve assessment and treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) infection in individuals who inject drugs.

26 Jul 2013

Princeton University researcher explores seriousness of peanut allergy

The path of the peanut from a snack staple to the object of bans at schools, day care centers and beyond offers important insights into how and why a rare, life-threatening food allergy can prompt far-reaching societal change, according to a Princeton University researcher.

26 Jul 2013

Researchers report higher number of pressure ulcers in pediatrics

A new study has uncovered a problem in pediatrics thought to be a major issue only in adult medicine: pressure ulcers.

26 Jul 2013

Success of health law's exchanges rides on young people

Interviews here with more than two dozen single workers of modest income between 24 and 31 years old suggest that insurance plans will be a hard sell. Subsidies for 26-year-old workers range from $118 a month for someone earning under $16,000 to less than $1 a month for one earning $26,500, according to an analysis of insurance data (Weaver and Radnofsky, 7/25).

26 Jul 2013

Researchers find how brain cells communicate with each other in different voice tones

Brain cells talk to each other in a variety of tones. Sometimes they speak loudly but other times struggle to be heard. For many years scientists have asked why and how brain cells change tones so frequently. Today National Institutes of Health researchers showed that brief bursts of chemical energy coming from rapidly moving power plants, called mitochondria, may tune brain cell communication.

26 Jul 2013

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities to address crucial healthcare problem in US

Springer has entered into an agreement with the W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association (NMA) Health Institute to publish the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Starting in 2014 the new society journal will be published quarterly, electronically on link.springer.com and in print.

26 Jul 2013

Supporting cells in the inner ear can help repair damaged sensory hair cells, say researchers

Researchers have found in mice that supporting cells in the inner ear, once thought to serve only a structural role, can actively help repair damaged sensory hair cells, the functional cells that turn vibrations into the electrical signals that the brain recognizes as sound.

26 Jul 2013

Researchers explore impact of obesity on outcomes of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Obesity increases health risks for many things. Researchers wanted to know the impact of obesity on outcomes of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. In the September issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's journal, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, researchers conclude that obese patients had superior outcomes early on in the study, but then experienced increased hazards.

26 Jul 2013

EPHB2 overexpressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma cell lines, find researchers

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare asbestos-associated malignancy with limited therapeutic options. Despite advances in the treatment, the median survival remains 12 months from the time of diagnosis. Increased understanding of the molecular basis for the diverse signaling pathways involved in cancer progression should promote the discovery of novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and potentially lead to more effective therapeutic tools for the disease.

26 Jul 2013

Zydus, IDRI partner to develop visceral leishmaniasis vaccine candidate

In a unique partnership, Zydus, India's fourth largest healthcare group and an innovation-led global healthcare provider, and IDRI, a Seattle-based non-profit research and product development organization, announced today they are collaborating on the production and clinical development of IDRI's visceral leishmaniasis vaccine candidate, designed to prevent the deadly parasitic disease.

26 Jul 2013

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Emergency physicians correctly identify nearly 100% of patients with Bell's palsy

Some warn of 'overwhelming' mental illness care cost without new research investment

Epigenetic changes induced by ADO therapy prevent epilepsy progression

Alcohol Research Program at Loyola University receives four NIH grants totaling $3M dollars

NYU receives $2M grant from Mellon Foundation to expand humanities faculty

New species of adenovirus can spread from monkey to human, say researchers

Finding could aid in delivering personalized cancer medicine based on individual's genetics

Forest Laboratories, Pierre Fabre Laboratories announce that FETZIMA gets FDA approval for MDD

GAO analysis: Health premiums vary widely

EGFR mutation testing dropped once funding from pharmaceutical industry discontinued

Miriam researcher calls for new strategies to better manage, improve treatment for HCV infection

Princeton University researcher explores seriousness of peanut allergy

Researchers report higher number of pressure ulcers in pediatrics

Success of health law's exchanges rides on young people

Researchers find how brain cells communicate with each other in different voice tones

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities to address crucial healthcare problem in US

Supporting cells in the inner ear can help repair damaged sensory hair cells, say researchers

Researchers explore impact of obesity on outcomes of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

EPHB2 overexpressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma cell lines, find researchers

Zydus, IDRI partner to develop visceral leishmaniasis vaccine candidate

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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