A drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of amyloid beta, a peptide in the brain that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, according…
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Early Detection And Prognosis Of Cancer Improved By New Technology
Gentel Biosciences, a leader in proteomics tools, and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), a biomedical research institute, have jointly announced the granting of U.S. Patent 7,838,634 for a new method to profile…
Encouraging Research Results For Parents Of Toddlers With Autism
Results of a study published online March 22 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry show that The Hanen Centre’s More Than Words® Program is more effective than “treatment as usual”…
Researchers Uncover A Promising Clue To The Mechanism Behind Gene Mutation That Causes Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a way that mutations in a gene called LRRK2 may cause the most common inherited form of Parkinson’s disease. The study, published online…
Innovative Technology To Treat Common Heart Condition
A physician at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Wilber Su, MD, is the first physician in the Southwest to offer the Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system to treat…
New Technique Allows Noninvasive Tracking Of Stem Cells In The Brain
A new technique using “quantum dots” produced through nanotechnology is a promising approach to monitoring the effects of stem cell therapies for stroke and other types of brain damage, reports the April…
Study finds risk of heart attack among patients with TIA
Patients who have suffered a “mini stroke” are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. These…
Two new studies on post-traumatic stress disorder
Two related studies released by this week by Geisinger Health System researchers identify specific genetic risks associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and help identify key psychosocial predictors that may lead to PTSD….
Scientists Identify Gene Responsible For Skin Reaction In Epilepsy Treatment
Research published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. A multinational team of scientists led by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the University of Liverpool has…
Protein That Protects Cancer Cells From Chemo And Radiation Therapy Discovered By LSUHSC Research
Research led by Daitoku Sakamuro, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and the LSUHSC Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has identified a protein that enables the…
DMC launches new procedure to protect diabetic patients with PAD from leg amputations
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) has implemented a ground-breaking new medical technology designed to protect patients with diabetes-related arterial disease from the risk of foot or leg amputation. The…
New discovery on fat metabolism in worms can lead to novel obesity treatment
Researchers exploring human metabolism at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have uncovered a handful of chemical compounds that regulate fat storage in worms, offering a new tool for understanding obesity…
Outcomes Improved By Longer Delays Between Heart Attacks And Elective Surgeries
Before undergoing elective surgery, patients should consider waiting longer after a heart attack than is currently recommended, according to a study scheduled for publication in the May issue of the journal, Annals…
Mercury Exposure And Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease: Study Results
Although research has shown that eating fish, which is rich in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, mixed evidence from prior studies has suggested that mercury…
First Genetic Evidence To Link Telomerase Activation To Chromosomal Instability
It’s been nearly 10 years since Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) scientists Kun Ping Lu, MD, PhD and Xiao Zhen Zhou, MD, discovered PinX1, the first potent endogenous protein shown to…