Just months after a pharmaceutical company halted studies of tanezumab, a drug used in reducing pain and improving function in people with moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis of the knee, the results of a small,…
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AMA Medical Training Summit Joint Statement
Australians have access to a world-class health care system that is the envy of many other countries. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, life expectancy in Australia is amongst…
Protein Key To Growth Of Pancreatic Cancer
The protein could provide a target to develop new treatments for the disease or enable earlier diagnosis, say the researchers from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Pancreatic cancer…
A Small Blood Sample Is All That’s Needed To Detect Colorectal Cancer With New Screening Tool
A new microRNA (miRNA) screening assay detected the majority of early-stage colorectal cancers with good specificity and sensitivity. “Our test has the potential to be safe, cheap, robust, accurate and of little…
Type 2 Diabetes Study – International Scientific Forum On Alcohol Research
In a very large cohort of African-American women in the US, the association between the consumption of alcohol, tea, and coffee and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (late onset diabetes)…
Mining The ‘Wisdom Of Crowds’ To Attack Disease
Crowdsourcing, the act of contracting out problems to large groups rather than tapping individual experts, has solved puzzles in fields such as marketing, engineering and computer software. But can the wisdom of…
Absent Mothers Can Cause Hyperactivity And Anxiety Later In Life
In mice, early weaning and separation from their mothers promotes long-lasting hyperactivity and anxiety. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience describe the development of this new behavioral model, which…
Gene Linked To A Common Form Of Migraine
An international study led by scientists at Universite de Montreal and University of Oxford, has identified a gene associated with common migraines. Their findings show that a mutation in the KCNK18 gene…
Significant Development In Parkinson’s Research Announced At World Parkinson Congress Today
Today at the World Parkinson Congress (WPC) in Glasgow, Scotland, researchers reported a significant development that suggests that the genetic makeup of a person with Parkinson’s may determine how well they will…
Microfluidics Device For Identifying Aggressive Breast Cancers
A new disposable device based on advances in microfluidics may help identify advanced breast cancer patients who are candidates for therapy with the drug trastuzumab (Herceptin). The device is described in the…
The Key To Good Health Locally, Globally Is Immunization Coverage
The outbreak of whooping cough in Texas, California, and other states this year underscores the critical importance of widespread vaccination coverage, both locally as well as around the world, said a leading…
Tracking Down Pathogenic Yeasts
More than half of all people are hosts to Candida albicans in their bodies. This species might be located on their skin or mucous membranes or in the intestines – frequently without…
More Health Benefits From Starting HIV Treatment Early
HIV-infected individuals who begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) soon after acquiring the virus may have stronger immune responses to other pathogens than HIV-infected individuals who begin ART later, a new study from the…
Abiomed Announces Specialized Partner Program for Heart Recovery in the Treatment of Emergent Cardiac Care Patients
Abiomed, Inc. a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced the launch of a specialized partner program that enables select top healthcare institutions to provide advanced training in hemodynamic support…
Men may connect strongly to publicity campaigns about depression and suicide
A recent study revealed that men might connect strongly to publicity campaigns about depression and suicide, particularly when they have options for anonymous help. In Regensburg, Germany, a two-year intervention campaign resulted…