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DMP1 protein prevents endothelial cells to respond to VEGF

A team from the Metastasis Research Laboratory (GIGA-Cancer/Liège University Hospital) has just published, in the prestigious journal BLOOD, their work demonstrating that the DMP1 protein has previously unsuspected anti-angiogenic activities which could be used for the development of new treatments against cancer, but also against diseases in which angiogenesis plays a major role, such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis or diabetic retinopathy.

27 Jan 2011

Scientists discover new mechanism neurons use to fine-tune electrical output

Scientists in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, have discovered a new mechanism that nerve cells (neurons) use to fine-tune their electrical output. The exciting discovery, published this week in the prestigious journal Nature Neuroscience, provides new insights about how the activity of the nervous system is regulated at the cellular level.

27 Jan 2011

Workers in high hazardous jobs can benefit from hands-on safety training, say researchers

Hands-on safety training for workers in highly hazardous jobs is most effective at improving safe work behavior, according to psychologists who analyzed close to 40 years of research. However, less engaging training can be just as effective in preparing workers to avoid accidents when jobs are less dangerous.

27 Jan 2011

ASTRO continues commitment to 6-point patient protection plan

The American Society for Radiation Oncology is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a six-point patient protection plan developed in January 2010, to improve the safety and quality of radiation therapy treatments and reduce the chances of medical errors.

27 Jan 2011

Fibroblasts help 'recruit' immune cells for tumor growth

The most common connective tissue cell in animals is the fibroblast, which plays an important role in healing wounds. But Dr. Neta Erez of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine has now demonstrated that fibroblasts can also do a body great harm, helping to "recruit" immune cells for tumor growth.

27 Jan 2011

Nanoencapsulation helps administer more-effective doses of anti-cancer drugs

Scientists are reporting successful application of the technology used in home devices to clean jewelry, dentures, and other items to make anticancer drugs like tamoxifen and paclitaxel dissolve more easily in body fluids, so they can better fight the disease. The process, described in ACS' journal, Langmuir, can make other poorly soluble materials more soluble, and has potential for improving the performance of dyes, paints, rust-proofing agents and other products.

27 Jan 2011

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

The National Quality Forum has endorsed outcome measures to assess the results and thereby improve the quality of care provided to people with mental illnesses. The 4 endorsed mental health measures focus on depression and patients' satisfaction during an inpatient psychiatric hospital stay.

27 Jan 2011

NEREG introduces new locations to memory treatment program

Memory problems are the most frequent complaints in epilepsy patients, and with 3 million people in the US suffering from epilepsy, this condition needs to be addressed. In response, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) is introducing new locations to the only existing memory treatment program on January 24 in Staten Island and on January 26 in Middletown, NY.

27 Jan 2011

IDEV announces release of SUPERA stent data from Leipzig Registry

IDEV Technologies, Incorporated, an innovative leader in the development and commercialization of minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced the release of two-year European data from the prominent Leipzig Registry, which tracks patients treated with the SUPERA wire interwoven nitinol stent.

27 Jan 2011

Research finds link between increased hygiene and higher rates of certain diseases in women

Little girls growing up in western society are expected to be neat and tidy - "all ribbon and curls" - and one researcher who studies science and gender differences thinks that emphasis may contribute to higher rates of certain diseases in adult women.

27 Jan 2011

Molecular mechanism in nerve fibers ensures rapid conductance of nervous system impulses

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine describes a key molecular mechanism in nerve fibers that ensures the rapid conductance of nervous system impulses.

27 Jan 2011

AB Science initiates recruitment in masitinib phase 3 study in severe persistent asthma

AB Science SA, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the research, development and commercialisation of protein kinase inhibitors (PKIs), announced today the recruitment of the first patient in the phase 3 study evaluating masitinib in severe persistent asthma.

27 Jan 2011

Antibiotic use in first six months of life may result in childhood asthma

When babies are given antibiotics, their risk of developing asthma by age 6 may increase by 50 percent. This relationship between antibiotic use in babies less than six months old and risk of developing asthma was documented in a study conducted by Norwegian University of Science and Technology researcher Kari Risnes.

27 Jan 2011

Metanx promotes restoration of lost cutaneous sensation in Diabetic Neuropathy patients

PamLab L.L.C., developer and marketer of Metanx®, announced today that the results of a study to determine if nutritional management with Metanx® improves numbness in the feet of patients with Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) was published in the fourth quarter 2010 issue of Reviews in Neurological Diseases. The study demonstrated that Metanx®, a medical food available by prescription, promotes restoration of lost cutaneous sensation in DN patients.

27 Jan 2011

How estrogen decreases risk and delays onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease

An influential article in the journal Progress in Neurobiology provided one of the first comprehensive reviews of how estrogen potentially can protect against Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders.

27 Jan 2011

NIH study helps explain survival rate discrepancy between cardiac arrest in public and home

Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study appearing in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Jan 2011

First cases using Concentric Medical's Trevo System for ischemic stroke performed in Canada

Marking a major milestone toward expanding the use of Stentriever™ technology for stroke patients, Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in acute ischemic stroke intervention, today announced that the first cases have been performed using its Trevo™ System in Canada.

27 Jan 2011

BrainScope sponsors 'B-Ahead U.K. Trial' to assess traumatic brain injury

BrainScope Company, today announced its sponsorship of a multi-center, observational clinical study, the "B-Ahead U.K. Trial", utilizing its technology in development to aid in the assessment of traumatic brain injury and its milder forms in emergency departments in the United Kingdom.

27 Jan 2011

Triggering CD45 molecule blocks early development of AD

A new target for the prevention of adverse immune responses identified as factors in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been discovered by researchers at the University of South Florida's Department of Psychiatry and the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair.

27 Jan 2011

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Lab wins New York State's highest 'two-star' safety rating

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has been awarded New York State's highest "two-star" safety rating in every category of case the state tracks for percutaneous coronary intervention, according to new data released this month that examine patient discharges from 2006 - 2008.

27 Jan 2011

Medical Condition News

DMP1 protein prevents endothelial cells to respond to VEGF

Scientists discover new mechanism neurons use to fine-tune electrical output

Workers in high hazardous jobs can benefit from hands-on safety training, say researchers

ASTRO continues commitment to 6-point patient protection plan

Fibroblasts help 'recruit' immune cells for tumor growth

Nanoencapsulation helps administer more-effective doses of anti-cancer drugs

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

NEREG introduces new locations to memory treatment program

IDEV announces release of SUPERA stent data from Leipzig Registry

Research finds link between increased hygiene and higher rates of certain diseases in women

Molecular mechanism in nerve fibers ensures rapid conductance of nervous system impulses

AB Science initiates recruitment in masitinib phase 3 study in severe persistent asthma

Antibiotic use in first six months of life may result in childhood asthma

Metanx promotes restoration of lost cutaneous sensation in Diabetic Neuropathy patients

How estrogen decreases risk and delays onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease

NIH study helps explain survival rate discrepancy between cardiac arrest in public and home

First cases using Concentric Medical's Trevo System for ischemic stroke performed in Canada

BrainScope sponsors 'B-Ahead U.K. Trial' to assess traumatic brain injury

Triggering CD45 molecule blocks early development of AD

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Lab wins New York State's highest 'two-star' safety rating

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