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Learning is a two-way street

Learning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research laboratory. The findings could have a major impact on improving speech disorders.

4 Nov 2009

Researchers to find better ways to manage chronic pain by treating neuroinflammation

Thanks to a two year, $974,024 NIH-funded ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) grant, Saint Louis University and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville researchers are working to find better ways to manage chronic pain by treating neuroinflammation.

4 Nov 2009

Hastings Hearing Centre's initiative to spread the word concerning the consequences of hearing loss

Brandon's Hastings Hearing Centre is attempting to spread the word concerning the consequences of hearing loss. The clinic hopes to do so by connecting with the community through the sport of hockey.

4 Nov 2009

Non-small cell lung cancer patients who undergo PCI decrease their risk of developing brain metastases

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with preventative brain radiation (called prophylactic cranial irradiation or PCI), significantly decrease their risk of developing brain metastases (cancer spread in the brain) by more than 50 percent (from 18 percent to 8 percent), compared to those who did not receive the treatment, according to a randomized study presented at the plenary session November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

4 Nov 2009

Higher testosterone levels in older women are associated with increased health risks

Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

4 Nov 2009

iPhone application for analyzing sleep apnea developed

Remote Analysis Ltd, a telemedicine services provider, has in cooperation with Elias Pietilä’s Qvik Ltd (Wooden Labyrinth, for example) developed an iPhone application for recording and analyzing snoring and sleep apnea. The Sleep Aid –application is now available on the iPhone App Store for € 2,39.

4 Nov 2009

Survey shows majority of rheumatologists would prescribe Actemra drug for rheumatoid arthritis

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that 98 percent of surveyed rheumatologists indicate they will prescribe Roche's Actemra, an interleukin-6 inhibitor, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis following the agent's expected launch in 2010.

4 Nov 2009

Stress-reduction workshops for women with history of breast cancer

Are you stressed? Do you have a family history of breast cancer? Health SMART is a study is being conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to see how stress-reduction workshops can help women with a family history of breast cancer manage their everyday stresses and cancer-risk concerns.

4 Nov 2009

Predictive Biosciences commences clinical trials of its bladder cancer assay

Predictive Biosciences Inc. today announced the publication of pilot study results in the November issue of the Journal of Urology, highlighting the Company’s novel urinary biomarker approach to bladder cancer detection that achieves exceptionally high Negative and Positive Predictive Values (NPV and PPV).

4 Nov 2009

Inner sense of cardiovascular state relies on two independent pathways, shows study

A new study suggests that the inner sense of our cardiovascular state, our "interoceptive awareness" of the heart pounding, relies on two independent pathways, contrary to what had been asserted by prominent researchers.

4 Nov 2009

Corporate Citizenship Report and a new strategy to focus on chronic disease management released

McKesson Corporation, the nation’s oldest and largest healthcare services and IT company, today announced the release of its 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report and launched the McKesson Foundation’s new strategic focus on chronic disease management.

4 Nov 2009

Obese lung cancer patients with diabeties more likely to develop chest wall pain after receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy

Obesity, not the amount of radiation given, is the greatest factor in whether early-stage lung cancer patients develop chest wall pain after receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy to the chest wall, with obese patients being more than twice as likely to develop chronic pain compared to those who have less body weight, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

4 Nov 2009

MagForce Nanotechnologies completes clinical trial of Nano-Cancer therapy in glioblastoma patients

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG has successfully completed its single-arm clinical trial on the efficacy of thermotherapy using superparamagnetic nanoparticles in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.

4 Nov 2009

Referenced-EEG outperforms STAR*D treatment in depression care

CNS Response, Inc. reported the results of a landmark study presented by Charles DeBattista, D.M.H, M.D., at the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress.

4 Nov 2009

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual brings together the relevant, evidence-based criteria for staging of cancer

Physicians and health care professionals around the world need a tool to facilitate the uniform description and reporting of cancer. Proper staging is essential to determine appropriate treatment, evaluate results of management and clinical trials, and to serve as the standard for local, regional and international reporting on cancer incidence and outcomes.

4 Nov 2009

Obese women less likely to become pregnant and have successful pregnancy, says new findings

Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to research that earned a Michigan State University professor a national award.

4 Nov 2009

New improved enzyme could help facilitate spinal cord injuries

Researchers have developed an improved version of an enzyme that degrades the dense scar tissue that forms when the central nervous system is damaged. By digesting the tissue that blocks re-growth of damaged nerves, the improved enzyme - and new system for delivering it - could facilitate recovery from serious central nervous system injuries.

4 Nov 2009

New molecular pathway for preventing potassium from being excreted normally through kidney identified

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have made an important discovery about why potassium builds up to dangerous levels in the bloodstream, a relatively common medical problem that affects about eight percent of hospitalized patients.

4 Nov 2009

Tinnitus patients need more support and advice on healthcare options

As many as one in seven people will experience tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients who experience this distressing condition, according to an extensive research review in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

4 Nov 2009

Health Canada approves the Zenith Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation

Canadian physicians can now treat patients suffering from life-threatening aneurysms in one of the body’s largest arteries with an endovascular graft delivered during a minimally invasive procedure without blocking a critical artery.

4 Nov 2009

Medical Condition News

Learning is a two-way street

Researchers to find better ways to manage chronic pain by treating neuroinflammation

Hastings Hearing Centre's initiative to spread the word concerning the consequences of hearing loss

Non-small cell lung cancer patients who undergo PCI decrease their risk of developing brain metastases

Higher testosterone levels in older women are associated with increased health risks

iPhone application for analyzing sleep apnea developed

Survey shows majority of rheumatologists would prescribe Actemra drug for rheumatoid arthritis

Stress-reduction workshops for women with history of breast cancer

Predictive Biosciences commences clinical trials of its bladder cancer assay

Inner sense of cardiovascular state relies on two independent pathways, shows study

Corporate Citizenship Report and a new strategy to focus on chronic disease management released

Obese lung cancer patients with diabeties more likely to develop chest wall pain after receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy

MagForce Nanotechnologies completes clinical trial of Nano-Cancer therapy in glioblastoma patients

Referenced-EEG outperforms STAR*D treatment in depression care

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual brings together the relevant, evidence-based criteria for staging of cancer

Obese women less likely to become pregnant and have successful pregnancy, says new findings

New improved enzyme could help facilitate spinal cord injuries

New molecular pathway for preventing potassium from being excreted normally through kidney identified

Tinnitus patients need more support and advice on healthcare options

Health Canada approves the Zenith Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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