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Researchers discover biological switch that regulates protein that causes fatty liver disease in mice

Studying a cycle of protein interactions needed to make fat, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a biological switch that regulates a protein that causes fatty liver disease in mice.

11 Feb 2014

Short-Form OAB questionnaire validated

Researchers from the USA have developed a short form version of the overactive bladder questionnaire, which they say can capture the full spectrum of symptom bother and quality of life impact, while being more convenient than the full version of the test.

10 Feb 2014

Mild LUTS associated with storage symptoms in men

Researchers from Taiwan have found that the International Prostate Symptom Score can differentiate between men with bladder storage dysfunction and those with bladder outlet disorders.

10 Feb 2014

Sleep disturbances highly prevalent among middle-aged women

One in four middle-aged women are dissatisfied with their quality of sleep and 60% wake in the night at least once a week, a Finnish study has found.

10 Feb 2014

Air pollution puts pressure on primary care

Research in Hong Kong shows that air pollution concentrations are significantly associated with the number of consultations for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), contributing to the burden on primary care services.

10 Feb 2014

Caution against over-intensive BP control in diabetes patients

Very intensive control of blood pressure in patients with Type 2 diabetes does not prevent cognitive decline and may even be counterproductive, suggest findings from the ACCORD MIND substudy.

10 Feb 2014

Low-income countries more prone to obesity, diabetes as TV, computer and car ownership rises

The spread of obesity and type-2 diabetes could become epidemic in low-income countries, as more individuals are able to own higher priced items such as TVs, computers and cars. The findings of an international study, led by Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Scott Lear, are published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

10 Feb 2014

New combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system improves treatment for prostate cancer patients

A new combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system can result in fewer biopsies and better treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients.

10 Feb 2014

Combination of infused vitamin C and conventional chemotherapy drugs stops ovarian cancer

Scientists at the University of Kansas Medical Center have determined that high doses of vitamin C, administered intravenously with traditional chemotherapy, helped kill cancer cells while reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy for some cancer patients.

10 Feb 2014

New AAA screening program reduces number of undiagnosed at-risk men by more than 50%

A screening program for abdominal aortic aneurysms, integrated into an electronic health record, dramatically reduced the number of unscreened at-risk men by more than 50 percent within 15 months, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of Vascular Surgery. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in the aorta, which - if ruptured - can result in death.

10 Feb 2014

UCLA researchers awarded $6M grant to explore new therapies for spinal-cord injuries

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering has awarded UCLA researchers Dr. Daniel Lu (Brentwood) and Dr. Reggie Edgerton (Bel Air) a $6 million, five-year grant to explore new therapies for the approximately 273,000 Americans living with spinal-cord injuries. Some 12,000 Americans suffer such injuries each year.

10 Feb 2014

Two oncogenes work together to sustain population of cells in lung squamous cell carcinoma

Patients with a common form of lung cancer — lung squamous cell carcinoma — have very few treatment options. That situation may soon change.

10 Feb 2014

Researchers find biological weakness in the workings of mutated gene involved in human cancers

NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have found a biological weakness in the workings of the most commonly mutated gene involved in human cancers, known as mutant K-Ras, which they say can be exploited by drug chemotherapies to thwart tumor growth.

10 Feb 2014

New research aims for better monitoring, treatment for chronic kidney disease

Detailed structural and functional 'maps' of the human kidney made using advanced scanning technology are to be developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham.

10 Feb 2014

Pancreatic stellate cells help pancreatic cancer grow and spread in cell hijack method

Pancreatic stellate cells, which normally aid tissue repair, unwittingly help pancreatic cancer grow and spread in a method of 'cell hijack' only seen before in brain and breast cancer, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London.

10 Feb 2014

Study examines trends in fertility rates among girls with mental illness

Young girls with mental illness are three times more likely to become teenage parents than those without a major mental illness, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Women's College Hospital.

10 Feb 2014

Scientists identify factors that predict flu severity in patients

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a signature immune response that might help doctors identify which newly diagnosed influenza patients are most likely to develop severe symptoms and suffer poor outcomes. The findings also help explain why infants and toddlers are at elevated risk for flu complications. The research appears in the upcoming issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

10 Feb 2014

$Children diagnosed with obesity more likely to sustain complex fractures$

Children diagnosed with obesity more likely to sustain complex fractures

Pediatric obesity is currently an epidemic, with the prevalence having quadruped over the last 25 years. Children diagnosed with obesity can be at risk for various long-term health issues and may be putting their musculoskeletal system at risk. According to new research in the February issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, obese children who sustain a supracondylar humeral (above the elbow) fracture can be expected to have more complex fractures and experience more postoperative complications than children of a normal weight.

10 Feb 2014

NASA signs patent to develop novel biotechnology approaches that could have medical applications

NASA has signed two patent license agreements with GRoK Technologies LLC of Houston to help develop novel biotechnology approaches that could have multiple applications in space and on Earth.

10 Feb 2014

e-Therapeutics initiates Phase I clinical trial with oral formulation of ETS2101 anti-cancer compound

e-Therapeutics plc (AIM:ETX) announced today that it has dosed the first healthy volunteer in a newly initiated Phase I clinical trial with an oral formulation of its anti-cancer compound, ETS2101.

10 Feb 2014

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Researchers discover biological switch that regulates protein that causes fatty liver disease in mice

Short-Form OAB questionnaire validated

Mild LUTS associated with storage symptoms in men

Sleep disturbances highly prevalent among middle-aged women

Air pollution puts pressure on primary care

Caution against over-intensive BP control in diabetes patients

Low-income countries more prone to obesity, diabetes as TV, computer and car ownership rises

New combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system improves treatment for prostate cancer patients

Combination of infused vitamin C and conventional chemotherapy drugs stops ovarian cancer

New AAA screening program reduces number of undiagnosed at-risk men by more than 50%

UCLA researchers awarded $6M grant to explore new therapies for spinal-cord injuries

Two oncogenes work together to sustain population of cells in lung squamous cell carcinoma

Researchers find biological weakness in the workings of mutated gene involved in human cancers

New research aims for better monitoring, treatment for chronic kidney disease

Pancreatic stellate cells help pancreatic cancer grow and spread in cell hijack method

Study examines trends in fertility rates among girls with mental illness

Scientists identify factors that predict flu severity in patients

Children diagnosed with obesity more likely to sustain complex fractures

NASA signs patent to develop novel biotechnology approaches that could have medical applications

e-Therapeutics initiates Phase I clinical trial with oral formulation of ETS2101 anti-cancer compound

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