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Use of psychotropic prescription medications in very young children stabilizing

The use of psychotropic prescription medications to treat ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety and other mental health disorders in very young children appears to have leveled off.

30 Sep 2013

Stem cell-enriched fat grafting may prove an attractive option to major tissue augmentation

Stem cell-enriched fat grafting could become central to plastic and reconstructive surgery after the first randomised trial in humans confirms the technique’s excellent feasibility and safety.

30 Sep 2013

Women with recurrent ovarian cancer survive longer after treatment with cediranib

Women with ovarian cancer that has recurred after chemotherapy have survived for longer after treatment with a biological therapy called cediranib, according to new results to be presented today (Monday) at the 2013 European Cancer Congress.

30 Sep 2013

A*STAR, NSC and NTU to expand skin research in Singapore

Singapore is committing close to S$100 million to skin research, with the announcement of the Skin Research Institute of Singapore. A collaboration between the Agency for Science Technology and Research, National Skin Centre and Nanyang Technological University, the SRIS will harness the expertise of scientists, clinicians and engineers to foster and conduct high impact, inter-disciplinary skin research designed to translate into improved health outcomes and quality of life.

30 Sep 2013

Discovery provides additional key insights into the biology of Multiple Sclerosis

A Griffith University medical scientist is part of an international team which has made a key discovery in the effort to find the cause and cure of Multiple Sclerosis.

30 Sep 2013

Understanding protein evolution

Highlighting an important but unexplored area of evolution, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found evidence that, over hundreds of millions of years, an essential protein has evolved chiefly by changing how it moves, rather than by changing its basic molecular structure. The work has implications not only for the understanding of protein evolution, but also for the design of antibiotics and other drugs that target the protein in question.

30 Sep 2013

Study reveals new findings on role of psychotherapy in regulating serotonin receptors

A paper published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics provides new findings on the role of psychotherapy in regulating serotonin receptors.

30 Sep 2013

Study examines new method for beating PTSD related to childhood sexual abuse

A new method for overcoming post-traumatic stress disorder related to childhood sexual abuse has been tested and findings are published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

30 Sep 2013

Men with prostate cancer experience more harm than good from routine PSA screening

Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it reduces cancer deaths. Now, researchers have shown that men experience more harm than good from routine PSA screening, according to research to be presented today (Monday) by Professor Mathieu Boniol, at the 2013 European Cancer Congress.

30 Sep 2013

Biology of tumour more important than primary site, say researchers

Identifying the molecular profile of a tumour where the primary site is unknown is crucial to the choice of treatment, the 2013 European Cancer Congress, will hear on Monday.

30 Sep 2013

Scientists discover two new compounds that could help treat CF patients having common mutation

Cystic fibrosis is a lethal genetic disorder that in France affects one child per 4,500 births. An international team led by scientists at the Institut Fédératif de Recherche Necker-Enfants Malades (CNRS/Inserm/Université Paris Descartes), led by Aleksander Edelman, has recently discovered two new compounds that could be used to treat patients carrying the most common mutation.

30 Sep 2013

Study suggests relationship between smoking history, response to inhibiting PD-L1/PD-1 pathway

New results from a trial of an antibody that helps the immune system to recognise and attack cancer cells have shown particularly encouraging responses in patients who are smokers or former smokers.

30 Sep 2013

GW SPHHS awarded three grants to research on critical public health problems

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services has been awarded three large grants for projects that will look for innovative solutions to some of the nation's most pressing public health challenges.

30 Sep 2013

Chinese and Western medicine combination could offer new hope for cancer treatments, therapies

Combining traditional forms of Chinese and Western medicine could offer new hope for developing new treatments for liver, lung, colorectal cancers and osteosarcoma of the bones.

30 Sep 2013

Oxytocin helps humans accept others, study finds

Oxytocin - often referred to as the 'love hormone' because of its ability to promote mother-infant attachment and romantic bonding in adults - could also make us more accepting of other people, as found in new research, "Oxytocin Sharpens Self-other Perceptual Boundary," by Neuropsychoanalysis Foundation research grantee Valentina Colonnello Ph.D. published online today in Psychoneuroendocrinology.

30 Sep 2013

Health expenditure link to cancer survival in Europe

The more an EU national government spends on health, the fewer the deaths after a cancer diagnosis in that country, according to new research to be presented to the 2013 European Cancer Congress today (Sunday) and published simultaneously in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology.

30 Sep 2013

Department of Defense backs tissue-engineering research for soldiers, civilians

A $75 million Department of Defense grant to improve technologies to treat soldiers injured on the battlefield and advance care for the public will involve bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

30 Sep 2013

Diabetic patients at greater risk of breast, colon cancer

Diabetes is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, and now researchers have performed a unique meta-analysis that excludes all other causes of death and found that diabetic patients not only have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer but an even higher risk of dying from them.

30 Sep 2013

New treatment methods aim to help people reduce binge-eating behavior

Two new treatment methods under investigation at Drexel University aim to help people reduce binge-eating behavior.

30 Sep 2013

Colorectal cancer in younger people appears to be more aggressive

Younger patients with colorectal cancer that has spread (metastasised) to other parts of the body represent a high-risk group that is less likely to respond to anti-cancer treatments.

29 Sep 2013

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Use of psychotropic prescription medications in very young children stabilizing

Stem cell-enriched fat grafting may prove an attractive option to major tissue augmentation

Women with recurrent ovarian cancer survive longer after treatment with cediranib

A*STAR, NSC and NTU to expand skin research in Singapore

Discovery provides additional key insights into the biology of Multiple Sclerosis

Understanding protein evolution

Study reveals new findings on role of psychotherapy in regulating serotonin receptors

Study examines new method for beating PTSD related to childhood sexual abuse

Men with prostate cancer experience more harm than good from routine PSA screening

Biology of tumour more important than primary site, say researchers

Scientists discover two new compounds that could help treat CF patients having common mutation

Study suggests relationship between smoking history, response to inhibiting PD-L1/PD-1 pathway

GW SPHHS awarded three grants to research on critical public health problems

Chinese and Western medicine combination could offer new hope for cancer treatments, therapies

Oxytocin helps humans accept others, study finds

Health expenditure link to cancer survival in Europe

Department of Defense backs tissue-engineering research for soldiers, civilians

Diabetic patients at greater risk of breast, colon cancer

New treatment methods aim to help people reduce binge-eating behavior

Colorectal cancer in younger people appears to be more aggressive

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Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

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