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Light-chain amyloidosis patients treated with high-dose chemo and stem cell transplantation have long-term survival

Patients with Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis who are treated with high-dose chemotherapy (melphalan) and autologous (one's own) stem cell transplantation (HDM/SCT) have the greatest success for long-term survival.

9 Oct 2015

ED physicians make key changes in clinical decision-making after viewing CT scan results

A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Technology assessment finds that, after viewing CT scan results, physicians in the emergency departments of four major academic medical centers made key changes in clinical decision-making for patients with symptoms frequently seen in emergency rooms.

9 Oct 2015

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to honor nine scientists with Outstanding Achievement Prizes

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor nine scientists with its 2015 Outstanding Achievement Prizes for their work in schizophrenia, mood disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry, and cognitive neuroscience.

9 Oct 2015

Scientists create first 3-D image of key protein involved in development of cancers

Scientists from New Zealand and Australia have created the first three-dimensional image of a key protein involved in the development of blood and other cancers.

9 Oct 2015

Manchester researchers demonstrate safety, effectiveness of eltrombopag treatment in children with ITP

Researchers in Manchester have demonstrated for the first time the relative safety and effectiveness of treatment, eltrombopag, in children with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), as part of an international duo of studies.

9 Oct 2015

New study examines factors that may protect transgender individuals from attempting suicide

The likelihood of a transgender person attempting suicide is very high, often because of the prejudice, transphobia and other stressors he or she may experience. A new study examined factors that may protect transgender adults from attempting suicide. Its conclusions also inform medical and mental health professionals who work with transgender clients.

9 Oct 2015

BMC awarded NIDDK grant to study outcomes of minority women receiving diabetes self-management education

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has awarded a $783,906 grant to Suzanne Mitchell, MD, a family physician at Boston Medical Center, to study health outcomes of minority women with type 2 diabetes who participate in group medical visits to help them manage their diabetes.

9 Oct 2015

Study: Women less likely than men to have good relief of chronic pain with long-term opioid use

Women, and especially younger women, are much less likely than men to have good relief of chronic, non-cancer pain with long-term opioid use, with only one in five women reporting low levels of pain and high levels of function with chronic opioid therapy in a new study published in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

9 Oct 2015

NIH launches new Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program focused on prevention

A new phase of the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program (BCERP), focused on prevention, is being launched at the National Institutes of Health. Grant-funded researchers will now work across scientific disciplines, involve new racially and ethnically diverse communities, and expand the study of risk factors that precede breast cancer, such as breast density.

9 Oct 2015

People with restless legs syndrome at higher risk for stroke, heart and kidney disease

Imagine trying to lie down and rest but feeling an uncontrollable urge to keep moving your legs. That, in a nutshell, is the ongoing ordeal facing people with restless legs syndrome. Considered a neurological, sleep, or movement disorder, RLS affects up to 1 in 10 people in the U.S. For those coping with a more severe form of RLS, countless sleepless nights--during which they may toss and turn constantly, or get up and pace the floor--can shatter quality of life.

9 Oct 2015

Study finds link between poor infant sleep and behavioral problems at toddler stage

A study recently published in Developmental Neuropsychology finds a definite link between poor infant sleep and compromised attention and behavior at the toddler stage. The research discovered that one-year-olds who experienced fragmented sleep were more likely to have difficulties concentrating and to exhibit behavioral problems at three and four years of age.

9 Oct 2015

New national report on use of antiviral drugs to treat, prevent influenza

A major new national report into the use of antiviral drugs (neuraminidase inhibitors) to treat and prevent influenza has drawn heavily on two pieces of research undertaken at The University of Nottingham.

9 Oct 2015

Risk of having high blood pressure in adulthood can be detected in childhood

Groups of people at risk of having high blood pressure and other related health issues by age 38 can be identified in childhood, new research from New Zealand's University of Otago suggests.

9 Oct 2015

$Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study$

Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study

Osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss, affects 70 percent of the U.S. population older than age 50: one in two women--and one in five men. These individuals are at risk for fragility fractures, a break that results from a fall, or occurs in the absence of obvious trauma, and most commonly seen in the wrist, the upper arm, the hip, and the spine.

9 Oct 2015

Antioxidants can increase rate of melanoma metastasis in mice

Fresh research at Sahlgrenska Academy has found that antioxidants can double the rate of melanoma metastasis in mice. The results reinforce previous findings that antioxidants hasten the progression of lung cancer. According to Professor Martin Bergö, people with cancer or an elevated risk of developing the disease should avoid nutritional supplements that contain antioxidants.

9 Oct 2015

Ambry Genetics presents groundbreaking TP53 gene data at ASHG; TP53 linked to breast cancer

Ambry Genetics (Ambry), a leader in clinical genetic diagnostics and genetics software solutions, has announced new data affirming the effectiveness of multi-gene panel testing (MGPT) in identifying TP53 gene mutations in people who might otherwise not have been tested. The findings, presented as a poster at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2015 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, includes data collected from more than 25,000 individuals having TP53 testing, of which 187 were positive. The tested cohort is the largest to date from a single testing laboratory.

9 Oct 2015

Research on investigational menopause drug wins first prize

Sermonix Pharmaceuticals LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of emerging late-stage women’s health products, today announced it received top honors for its research on investigational drug lasofoxifene at the 26th annual North American Menopause Society (NAMS) meeting in Las Vegas last week.

9 Oct 2015

Minor hallucinations may predate Parkinson motor symptoms

About four in 10 patients with untreated Parkinson’s disease experience minor hallucinations, research shows.

8 Oct 2015

Daclizumab HYP superior to interferon in relapsing–remitting MS

The DECIDE study shows that 4-weekly daclizumab high-yield process reduces disease activity in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis more effectively than weekly interferon beta-1a, albeit at the cost of more adverse effects.

8 Oct 2015

JKTG Foundation announces over $160K in awards to support next generation of health policy research

Today, the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation announced over $160K in awards to support the next generation of health policy research and promote better healthcare for patients. Four graduate researchers in the field of health policy and administration at Brown University, Georgetown University, Harvard University and The Johns Hopkins University received Dissertation Support Grants (DSGs) to aid their research.

8 Oct 2015

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Light-chain amyloidosis patients treated with high-dose chemo and stem cell transplantation have long-term survival

ED physicians make key changes in clinical decision-making after viewing CT scan results

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to honor nine scientists with Outstanding Achievement Prizes

Scientists create first 3-D image of key protein involved in development of cancers

Manchester researchers demonstrate safety, effectiveness of eltrombopag treatment in children with ITP

New study examines factors that may protect transgender individuals from attempting suicide

BMC awarded NIDDK grant to study outcomes of minority women receiving diabetes self-management education

Study: Women less likely than men to have good relief of chronic pain with long-term opioid use

NIH launches new Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program focused on prevention

People with restless legs syndrome at higher risk for stroke, heart and kidney disease

Study finds link between poor infant sleep and behavioral problems at toddler stage

New national report on use of antiviral drugs to treat, prevent influenza

Risk of having high blood pressure in adulthood can be detected in childhood

Anti-osteoporotic therapy can decrease subsequent fracture risks by 40%: Study

Antioxidants can increase rate of melanoma metastasis in mice

Ambry Genetics presents groundbreaking TP53 gene data at ASHG; TP53 linked to breast cancer

Research on investigational menopause drug wins first prize

Minor hallucinations may predate Parkinson motor symptoms

Daclizumab HYP superior to interferon in relapsing–remitting MS

JKTG Foundation announces over $160K in awards to support next generation of health policy research

This International Women’s Day, Meet the Scientist Changing Women’s Healthcare

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Considerations for taking ASO discovery programs into animal models

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