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‘Surprising’ effect of growth hormone on BMI in normal-weight children

Researchers have found that the body mass index standard deviation score increases in normal-weight children receiving growth hormone treatment.

16 Jun 2014

Trovagene enters into clinical collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Trovagene, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a clinical collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to investigate the utility of quantitative urine-based mutation detection and the ability to monitor tumor mutation burden and treatment response over time in metastatic melanoma patients.

16 Jun 2014

Protein Metrics releases freeware version of Preview software for pre-search protein analysis

Protein Metrics, Inc., a leading provider of software for rapid and thorough protein and peptide characterization, today announced the release of a freeware version of their Preview™ software for pre-search protein analysis available for download from the company's website.

16 Jun 2014

Cepheid releases molecular test for detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria

Cepheid today announced the release of Xpert® Carba-R, an on-demand molecular test for rapid and accurate detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria, to be marketed as a CE IVD product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.

16 Jun 2014

Ascom enhances communications and efficiency at Wyndham Private Medical Center

Wyndham Private Medical Center is a new, purpose-built medical facility that has been developed to centralize and give easy access to many of Melbourne's premium health service providers.

16 Jun 2014

Investigators study new cancer immunotherapy to help patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

Medical investigators at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare are studying a new cancer immunotherapy to see if it can successfully help patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

16 Jun 2014

New partnership in kidney transplantation provides most advanced patient care to Lubbock

UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University Medical Center Health System (UMC) in Lubbock, Texas, have forged a new partnership in kidney transplantation that provides the most advanced patient care, while enabling patients to prepare for and recover from surgery close to home.

16 Jun 2014

Hill-Rom announces signing of definitive agreement to purchase TRUMPF Medical

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase TRUMPF Medical, the medical unit of the privately held TRUMPF Group, for approximately $250 million in cash.

16 Jun 2014

FDA approves use for Lymphoseek to help doctors determine extent of neck and cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent used to help doctors determine the extent a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma has spread in the body's head and neck region.

16 Jun 2014

Researchers examine role of female sex hormones in male obesity

An imbalance of female sex hormones among men in Western nations may be contributing to high levels of male obesity, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

16 Jun 2014

Novel microscopy technology helps detect protein that plays key role in prostate cancer

Assemblies of proteins, known as protein complexes, have important functions in cells; protein complexes embedded in the cell membrane, for example, are responsible for the exchange with the extracellular environment.

16 Jun 2014

Submicroscopic particles could make MRI far more powerful tool to detect disease

Submicroscopic particles that contain even smaller particles of iron oxide could make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a far more powerful tool to detect and fight disease.

16 Jun 2014

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

Examination and review of several studies that evaluated patient-centered outcomes for individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer found that screening does not appear to significantly influence overall health-related quality of life or result in long-term changes in anxiety or distress, but that positive results in the short-term, do increase distress levels.

16 Jun 2014

New computer models predict outcome of treatments for TBI

Most people who suffer a severe brain injury take years to recover - if they recover at all. But the right treatment in the crucial hours following an accident can make all the difference.

16 Jun 2014

Counseling from genetic health care provider may help reduce unnecessary procedures

A new Moffitt Cancer Center study published Thursday in Genetics in Medicine shows that counseling from a genetic health care provider before genetic testing educates patients and may help reduce unnecessary procedures.

16 Jun 2014

Simulator for evaluating effects of visual impairment on person's driving performance

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is the first ophthalmology department in the nation to feature a fully dedicated high-fidelity, highly realistic driving simulator for evaluating the effects of visual impairment on a person's driving performance.

16 Jun 2014

Researchers show how to monitor glucose in diabetes using saliva instead of blood

Treating Diabetes - a major scourge of humanity bothering millions of people - requires a constant monitoring of the human blood for glucose concentrations.

16 Jun 2014

Growth hormone levels may manifest in signs of aging

The decreased production of growth hormone is caused by a physiological process known as somatopause, which practically affects the entire body, since it's involved in body composition, metabolism, bone mineral density and cardiovascular function.

16 Jun 2014

Research explores the effects of food marketing and its impact on consumers

Health-related buzzwords, such as "antioxidant," "gluten-free" and "whole grain," lull consumers into thinking packaged food products labeled with those words are healthier than they actually are, according to a new research study conducted by scholars at the University of Houston (UH).

16 Jun 2014

Canola bread diet experiences reduction in blood glucose levels and LDL cholesterol

Canola is Canada's oil and new research from St. Michael's Hospital suggests it should also be one of the oils of choice for people with Type 2 diabetes.

16 Jun 2014

Medical Research News

‘Surprising’ effect of growth hormone on BMI in normal-weight children

Trovagene enters into clinical collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Protein Metrics releases freeware version of Preview software for pre-search protein analysis

Cepheid releases molecular test for detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria

Ascom enhances communications and efficiency at Wyndham Private Medical Center

Investigators study new cancer immunotherapy to help patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

New partnership in kidney transplantation provides most advanced patient care to Lubbock

Hill-Rom announces signing of definitive agreement to purchase TRUMPF Medical

FDA approves use for Lymphoseek to help doctors determine extent of neck and cancer

Researchers examine role of female sex hormones in male obesity

Novel microscopy technology helps detect protein that plays key role in prostate cancer

Submicroscopic particles could make MRI far more powerful tool to detect disease

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

New computer models predict outcome of treatments for TBI

Counseling from genetic health care provider may help reduce unnecessary procedures

Simulator for evaluating effects of visual impairment on person's driving performance

Researchers show how to monitor glucose in diabetes using saliva instead of blood

Growth hormone levels may manifest in signs of aging

Research explores the effects of food marketing and its impact on consumers

Canola bread diet experiences reduction in blood glucose levels and LDL cholesterol

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