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Mouse virus not responsible for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, new study finds

Two years ago, a widely publicized scientific report plucked an old mouse virus out of obscurity and held it up as a possible cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. According to a new study published today by a group of researchers in California, Wisconsin and Illinois, that report was wrong.

1 Jun 2011

Non-invasive trigeminal nerve stimulation shows promise for drug-resistant epilepsy

Medications are the mainstay of treatment for epilepsy, but for a considerable number of patients — estimated to be as many as 1 million in the U.S. — drugs don't work. These patients suffer from a type of epilepsy known as refractory or drug-resistant epilepsy, in which drugs can't control their seizures.

1 Jun 2011

Plasma resuscitation restores damage to endothelial glycocalyx after hemorrhagic shock

Using plasma rather than standard resuscitation fluids seems to improve survival in trauma patients with massive blood loss. Now a new study in animals suggests that this benefit may result from plasma's ability to restore the "endothelial glycocalyx," a special layer lining the blood vessels, reports the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

1 Jun 2011

Appendix and tonsil surgeries before age 20 can increase risk of premature heart attack

The surgical removal of the appendix and tonsils before the age of 20 was associated with an increased risk of premature heart attack in a large population study performed in Sweden. Tonsillectomy increased the risk by 44% (hazard ratio 1.44) and appendectomy by 33% (HR 1.33).

1 Jun 2011

New genetic test can predict clinical outcomes in glioblastoma patients

New research proves that a change in a particular gene can identify which patients with a specific kind of brain cancer will respond better to treatment. Testing for the gene can distinguish patients with a more- or less-aggressive form of glioblastoma, the most common and an often-fatal type of primary brain cancer, and help guide therapy, the researchers say.

1 Jun 2011

Natural killer cells promote induction of dry eye disease: New discovery

If you are one of the millions of people around the world who struggle with dry eye disease, good news is on the way. A new research discovery published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers hope for new drugs that treat the cellular cause of the disease rather than its symptoms.

1 Jun 2011

Wireless near-infrared spectroscopy can effectively detect bladder disease in children

A cell phone-sized, wireless near-infrared device is as reliable as the current "gold standard" invasive tests in determining bladder disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI).

1 Jun 2011

Lymphoma vaccine extends disease-free survival by 14 months

A lymphoma vaccine uniquely tailored for each patient extends disease-free survival by 14 months, with signs of an even better response for patients with a specific biological marker, a team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in the online version of Journal of Clinical Oncology.

1 Jun 2011

HbA1c glucose monitoring test not effective for diagnosing diabetes patients with kidney failure

The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

1 Jun 2011

$Femoral neck BMD and FRAX scores are useful for assessing fracture risk in diabetes patients$

Femoral neck BMD and FRAX scores are useful for assessing fracture risk in diabetes patients

Use of established fracture prediction methods in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) found that scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk, and a certain score associated with higher risk of fracture compared to persons without DM, according to a study in the June 1 issue of JAMA.

1 Jun 2011

SMPX gene mutation causes hereditary hearing impairment

Excessive noise is not the only thing that causes damage to hearing. In many cases, genetic factors are responsible for the loss of hearing at a young age. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin together with colleagues from Nijmegen have discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of progressive hearing impairment: the disease is caused by mutations of the SMPX gene, which is located on the X chromosome.

1 Jun 2011

Cancer Research renews call for EU to adopt plain packaging on all tobacco products

On World No Tobacco Day today Cancer Research UK has renewed its call for the European Union (EU) to adopt standardised, plain packaging with graphic pictures of health warnings on all tobacco products.

1 Jun 2011

Diamyd European Phase III study in diabetes does not meet primary endpoint

Diamyd Medical AB reports that the Company has decided not to complete the follow-up period of a European Phase III study with the antigen-based therapy Diamyd.

1 Jun 2011

Patrick K. Donnelly announces official launch of Aptiv Solutions

Chairman and CEO Patrick K. Donnelly today announced the official launch of Aptiv Solutions, a global biopharmaceutical and medical device development services company.

1 Jun 2011

Hospitals facing pressure to hold down costs and cut infections; drug shortages reported

For the first time in its history, Medicare will soon track spending on millions of individual beneficiaries, reward hospitals that hold down costs and penalize those whose patients prove most expensive. The administration plans to establish "Medicare spending per beneficiary" as a new measure of hospital performance, just like the mortality rate for heart attack patients and the infection rate for surgery patients.

1 Jun 2011

U of I scientists team up to examine problem of childhood obesity

University of Illinois scientists from a variety of disciplines have teamed up to examine the factors that contribute to childhood obesity. Why? Because individual researchers have found that the problem is too complicated for any of them to tackle alone.

1 Jun 2011

Innovative bowel screening kits effective in detecting pre-cancerous growths

New bowel screening kits, expected soon for England and Scotland, are more sensitive at picking up pre-cancerous growths in the left-side of the bowel than the right-side because the growths are shaped differently.

1 Jun 2011

Researchers receive CTSI Award for Translational Research in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health.

Patricia Dickson, MD, and Jennifer Yee, MD, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) researchers, will be honored on Thursday as recipients of the first UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute's (CTSI) Award for Translational Research in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health.

1 Jun 2011

Facelift incision with no-neck-scar approach safe and effective for thyroid patients

A facelift incision and robotics can help surgeons safely remove a portion of a diseased thyroid from some patients without the characteristic neck scar.

1 Jun 2011

E64d reduces Aβ levels and improves memory function in brains of Alzheimer's disease mice

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, the Medical University of South Carolina and American Life Science Pharmaceuticals of San Diego have demonstrated that oral administration of a cysteine protease inhibitor, E64d, not only reduces the build-up of β-amyloid in the brains of animal models for Alzheimer's disease, but also results in a substantial improvement in memory deficit.

1 Jun 2011

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Mouse virus not responsible for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, new study finds

Non-invasive trigeminal nerve stimulation shows promise for drug-resistant epilepsy

Plasma resuscitation restores damage to endothelial glycocalyx after hemorrhagic shock

Appendix and tonsil surgeries before age 20 can increase risk of premature heart attack

New genetic test can predict clinical outcomes in glioblastoma patients

Natural killer cells promote induction of dry eye disease: New discovery

Wireless near-infrared spectroscopy can effectively detect bladder disease in children

Lymphoma vaccine extends disease-free survival by 14 months

HbA1c glucose monitoring test not effective for diagnosing diabetes patients with kidney failure

Femoral neck BMD and FRAX scores are useful for assessing fracture risk in diabetes patients

SMPX gene mutation causes hereditary hearing impairment

Cancer Research renews call for EU to adopt plain packaging on all tobacco products

Diamyd European Phase III study in diabetes does not meet primary endpoint

Patrick K. Donnelly announces official launch of Aptiv Solutions

Hospitals facing pressure to hold down costs and cut infections; drug shortages reported

U of I scientists team up to examine problem of childhood obesity

Innovative bowel screening kits effective in detecting pre-cancerous growths

Researchers receive CTSI Award for Translational Research in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health.

Facelift incision with no-neck-scar approach safe and effective for thyroid patients

E64d reduces Aβ levels and improves memory function in brains of Alzheimer's disease mice

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