The American College of Surgeons (ACS) issues monthly data reports analyzing various aspects of trauma care and injury in America. These reports entitled, NTDB®Data Points, are now available to the media prior…
Newer Doesn’t Mean Better When It Comes To Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
An inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen other, mostly newer and more…
Toxoplasmosis; The Strain Explains Severity Of Infection
Providing clues into why the severity of a common parasitic infection can vary greatly from person to person, a new Johns Hopkins study shows that each one of three strains of the…
New Research Focuses On Prion Diseases
New research by Chongsuk Ryou, researcher at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics in the UK College of Medicine, may shed light on possible…
Early Success Of Anti-HIV Preventive Oral Drug Regimen Is Promising, But Questions Remain
The first human studies of an oral drug regimen to prevent HIV infection in high-risk individuals yielded a promising near 50% reduction in HIV incidence, but a number of issues require additional…
Key Mutations Act Cooperatively To Fuel Aggressive Brain Tumor
Mutations in three pathways important for suppressing tumors cooperate to launch glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor that strikes children and adults. But new research from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists shows…
Does Treating Periodontitis Improve Diabetes Control?
The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine is leading a multicenter national clinical trial to evaluate whether treatment of chronic periodontitis will help improve diabetes control. Sponsored by the National Institutes…
Study Seeks To Halt Progression Of Diabetic Nephropathy
Researchers at Georgia Health Sciences University are studying whether inhibiting an enzyme that reduces levels of a protective metabolite could halt the progression of diabetic nephropathy, or kidney disease resulting from diabetes….
Antioxidants In Pregnancy Prevent Obesity In Animal Offspring
New biological research may be relevant to the effects of a mother’s high-fat diet during pregnancy on the development of obesity in her children. An animal study at The Children’s Hospital of…
Benefits Of Bariatric Surgery May Outweigh Risks For Severely Obese
Bariatric surgery can result in long-term weight loss and significant reductions in cardiac and other risk factors for some severely obese adults, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association….
FDA Grants 510(k) Clearance To Life Technologies Stem Cell Growth Medium
Life Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: LIFE) announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for StemPro® MSC SFM a first for this next-generation stem cell culture medium that is now cleared as a medical…
Our Response To News That People In Deprived Areas Are More Likely To Die From A Stroke, UK
Nikki Hill, Deputy Director of Communications at The Stroke Association says, “The link between social deprivation and people’s risk of stroke has been known for sometime. These shocking statistics show that you…
Research Into Pregnancy Complications Is Taken To New Heights, UK
Having placentas delivered from America and studying patients while climbing mountains is all part of the day job for Dr Andrew Murray, who is leading an unusual research project into pregnancy complications…
Shortened Radiation Course Shown To Lessen Chance Of Recurrence Of Non-Invasive Breast Cancer
Findings by a researcher at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) highlighting the benefit of a shortened radiation course for patients with the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer are…
Why Are The Elderly So Vulnerable To Pneumonia?
A study featured on the cover of the March 15 Journal of Immunology is providing insight into why the elderly are so vulnerable to pneumonia and other bacterial infections. The study has…