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NIBIB-funded researchers explore better treatment for brain aneurysms

Thirty thousand Americans suffer severe neurological damage or death from brain aneurysms each year and the existing treatments eventually fail in nearly half of patients. Currently, these "bubbles" in the blood vessel are either clamped off, which requires invasive brain surgery, or filled with platinum coils to induce clotting in the aneurysm. Both treatments, although somewhat effective, can have subsequent problems, including inflammation, incomplete healing, and the development of secondary aneurysms adjacent to the initial site. These complications result in approximately 40 percent of patients needing additional treatment to attempt to re-repair the aneurysm.

28 Nov 2013

Scientists find possible new treatment for people with spinal cord injuries

Scientists may have found a new treatment that can help people with spinal cord injuries walk better. The research is published in the November 27, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

27 Nov 2013

State exchange news: Oregon's 'epic failure'; Kansas' next steps on canceled policies; rural challenge in Minnesota

Oregon once led the country in implementing Obamacare. Now it's just about dead last. Not one person has yet enrolled in the Cover Oregon insurance exchange -; a major embarrassment to state policymakers who early on had wholeheartedly embraced the Affordable Care Act even as other states tried their best to hinder it. ... The uncertainty is leading to fears that Oregonians whose plans have been canceled as of Dec. 31 will find themselves without affordable coverage when the new year begins (Winfield Cunningham, 11/26).

27 Nov 2013

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease has joined cancer at the top of the list of feared diagnoses, and although Alzheimer's does have the potential to devastate millions of patients and families, there are reasons for hope - and possibly opportunities to reduce risk or alter the course of disease progression, according to Keith Black, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai.

26 Nov 2013

WTS launches 'Trax: GPS Tracker for Children & Pets'

Wonder Technology Solutions (WTS), a Swedish-based technology startup, has launched Trax: GPS Tracker for Children & Pets, a brilliant new smart device and application that lets users locate their children and pets at anytime and from anywhere.

26 Nov 2013

Research: Higher BMI liked with increased risk of hearing loss in women

According to the World Health Organization, 360 million people have disabling hearing loss, a condition that is often considered to be an unavoidable side effect of aging.

26 Nov 2013

Biochemical signal in blood is associated with faster-progressing form of Parkinson's

The physical decline experienced by Parkinson's disease patients eventually leads to disability and a lower quality of life. Depending on the individual, the disorder can progress rapidly or slowly.

25 Nov 2013

UT Dallas professor awarded $2.3 million NIH grant to continue prosthetics, orthotics research

Dr. Robert Gregg, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering who joined the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science this fall, is a recipient of a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research that will combine robot control theory and physical rehabilitation to revolutionize and improve prosthetic limbs and orthotic devices.

23 Nov 2013

New documentary reveals how antiretroviral therapy transformed lives of HIV people in Africa

A new documentary produced by the University of East Anglia reveals how the lives of people with HIV in Africa have been transformed by antiretroviral therapy and highlights the crucial need for continued funding of the lifesaving treatment.

22 Nov 2013

Longer looks: Parents' crusade on rare diseases; fighting obesity; experts' view of alternative medicine

In the beginning, Chris Hempel noticed the clumsiness. Her girls tripped over toys on the floor. Their grandfather said he couldn't teach them to pedal their tricycles. … The Hempels learned of people who called themselves citizen-scientists. Many shared research papers and their day-to-day experience. Some talked of their willingness to try any promising drug. Others sought a role as equal partners with researchers. Scientists, while sympathetic, generally believe their work should be left to experts. Families are encouraged to raise money if they want to help, but the traditional view is that amateurs can't shape research or find cures. The Hempels found a maddening gap between the search for scientific knowledge and the search for treatments (Amy Docker Marcus, 11/2013).

22 Nov 2013

Keeping active reduces women’s Crohn’s risk

Regular exercise protects women against the development of Crohn’s disease, reveals research published in the BMJ.

21 Nov 2013

Study links health risks later in life to weight status in adolescence

From abnormal kidney function to difficulty walking and diabetes, severely obese adults who were obese as teenagers have greater risk of developing numerous harmful health conditions.

20 Nov 2013

GM-CSF therapy does not improve treadmill walking time in patients with peripheral artery disease

Joseph Poole, M.D., Ph.D., of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues studied whether therapy with granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), an agent that functions as a white blood cell growth factor, would improve walking performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (a form of vascular disease in which there is partial or total blockage of an artery, usually one leading to a leg or arm).

19 Nov 2013

Study: Blood cell growth factor improves effects of exercise in patients with peripheral artery disease

A blood cell growth factor can boost the effects of exercise in improving mobility for patients with peripheral artery disease, a clinical study has shown.

19 Nov 2013

Orthopaedic specialist offers tips to prevent painful holiday season

While the holiday season is a selfless time of year, individuals are encouraged to keep in-tune with their bodies as the festive shopping, baking, and cleaning often triggers bodily aches and pains.

19 Nov 2013

Young adults who had childhood cancer more likely to be frail than their peers

Young adults who survived childhood cancer are more likely than their peers to be frail, according to a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study, which reported the condition is more common among female survivors than women decades older. The research appears in the November 18 online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

18 Nov 2013

6MWT does not reflect activity in primary care COPD patients

Researchers have found that functional exercise capacity does not reflect physical activity among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients treated in primary care.

18 Nov 2013

Researchers update promising strategies and therapies to restore skeletal muscle health

The progressive loss of skeletal muscle during aging, known as sarcopenia, underlies limitations in physical function and mobility, which in turn lead to falls, loss of independence, institutionalization and even death.

16 Nov 2013

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading not-for-profit providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of kidney research, is proud to announce that it has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation to sponsor NKF's free Community Kidney Disease Symposium this Saturday, November 16th in Stockton, California.

16 Nov 2013

Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado

After years of planning, construction and preparation, Kaiser Permanente will open the doors to a brand new specialty center in Lone Tree on December 2nd. This is the largest construction project and the most significant addition to the health plan's brick-and-mortar presence in Colorado in nearly a decade.

15 Nov 2013

Walking News and Research

NIBIB-funded researchers explore better treatment for brain aneurysms

Scientists find possible new treatment for people with spinal cord injuries

State exchange news: Oregon's 'epic failure'; Kansas' next steps on canceled policies; rural challenge in Minnesota

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

WTS launches 'Trax: GPS Tracker for Children & Pets'

Research: Higher BMI liked with increased risk of hearing loss in women

Biochemical signal in blood is associated with faster-progressing form of Parkinson's

UT Dallas professor awarded $2.3 million NIH grant to continue prosthetics, orthotics research

New documentary reveals how antiretroviral therapy transformed lives of HIV people in Africa

Longer looks: Parents' crusade on rare diseases; fighting obesity; experts' view of alternative medicine

Keeping active reduces women’s Crohn’s risk

Study links health risks later in life to weight status in adolescence

GM-CSF therapy does not improve treadmill walking time in patients with peripheral artery disease

Study: Blood cell growth factor improves effects of exercise in patients with peripheral artery disease

Orthopaedic specialist offers tips to prevent painful holiday season

Young adults who had childhood cancer more likely to be frail than their peers

6MWT does not reflect activity in primary care COPD patients

Researchers update promising strategies and therapies to restore skeletal muscle health

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado

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