The amount of time families spend eating meals together has been linked to the health and well-being of children and teens, with families who eat together regularly reporting declines in substance abuse,…
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Scientists reprogram marrow cells from patient with chronic myeloid leukemia
By coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer leukemia in…
UM researchers find genetic cause of retinitis pigmentosa
Researchers led by geneticists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have identified a new gene that causes retinitis pigmentosa, a form of blindness, ending one South Florida family’s nearly…
Bayer HealthCare’s regorafenib receives orphan drug status for GIST treatment
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its investigational compound regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) has been granted orphan drug status for the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) by the U.S….
Study finds increased prescription drug abuse among teens
Illicit drugs like marijuana, cocaine and heroin have always been a parent’s nightmare. But perfectly legal and easily accessible prescription medications are now the recreational drugs of choice for many teenagers, prompting…
Treg therapy ensures success of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, without triggering GVHD
For blood cancer patients at high risk of relapse, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), the transplantation of blood-forming stem cells, is one of best options for treatment and a potential cure. Unfortunately,…
CVT more common than previously thought, disproportionally affects pregnant women
The American Heart Association has issued its first recommendations on treating cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), an uncommon and frequently unrecognized type of stroke that affects about five people per million annually. –…
MedAssurant, UNC to assess relationship between insulin and cancer development
MedAssurant, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, today announced the initiation of a joint study with the University of North Carolina (UNC) to assess the relationship between the use of…
Scientists analyze relationship between drug abuse, recognition of basic emotions
University of Granada scientists have been the first to analyze the relation between drug abuse and recognition of basic emotions (happiness, surprise, wrath, fear, sadness and disgust) by drug-abusers. Thus, the study…
MicroCHIPS commences first hPTH clinical study in women with osteoporosis
MicroCHIPS, Inc., a developer of innovative drug delivery systems, is initiating the first clinical study to demonstrate precisely controlled delivery of a peptide from a multi-reservoir, programmable, implant system. The study will…
Cell signaling hormone boosts immune response to clear HIV-like infection
Australian scientists have successfully cleared a HIV-like infection from mice by boosting the function of cells vital to the immune response. A team led by Dr Marc Pellegrini from the Walter and…
AHF urges all AIDS drug manufacturers to reduce medication cost by 20%
As part of its ongoing advocacy to lower drug prices and increase access to lifesaving medications AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, today urged all AIDS drug manufacturers to…
Cardiac team implants pulmonary valve in children without open-heart surgery
The pediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary heart…
Scientists unravel mystery about how new tumors in individuals with breast cancer take root
In a discovery that may lead to a new treatment for breast cancer that has spread to the bone, a Princeton University research team has unraveled a mystery about how these tumors…
New study provides insight into mechanism behind breast cancer mutation
A new study sheds light on why individuals who inherit a particular family of mutations have a high risk of developing a very aggressive form of breast cancer. The research, published by…