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Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD affects underlying biology of the disorder

A new paper published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder not only reduces symptoms but also affects the underlying biology of this disorder.

4 Dec 2013

Presence of ERG protein in biopsied prostate tissue increases likelihood of cancer development

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that the presence of a particular protein in biopsied prostate tissue substantially increases the likelihood that cancer will develop in that organ. The discovery will likely help physicians decide how closely to monitor men potentially at risk for the cancer -- among the most confusing and controversial dilemmas in health care.

4 Dec 2013

California scholar receives Wrawemeyer Award for Psychology for proposed somatic marker hypothesis

A California scholar who proposed that emotions play an integral role in human reasoning and decision-making has won the 2014 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.

4 Dec 2013

A new approach for treating colorectal cancer

Scientists and surgeons at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered a promising new approach to treating colorectal cancer by disarming the gene that drives self-renewal in stem cells that are the root cause of disease, resistance to treatment and relapse.

4 Dec 2013

CTCs serve as clinical tool to determine patient’s response to chemotherapy

Scientists from Granada have demonstrated, for the first time, that detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in blood and studying the presence of certain genetic markers in them is a technique that allows specialists to predict, with great precision, the response that advanced-cancer patients will have to chemotherapy, as well as the associated secondary effects they may suffer.

4 Dec 2013

Patients undergoing eye trauma care fare equally well in teaching and community hospitals

Adding to evidence that "high-volume" specialty care in busy teaching hospitals leads to efficiencies unavailable in community hospitals, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers finds that patients undergoing repair of traumatic eye socket injuries at its busy academic medical center fared just as well at far less cost than those treated at all other Maryland hospitals.

4 Dec 2013

Scientists receive $12.5M NIH grant to continue research on targeted therapies for melanoma

Despite recent advances in therapy, melanoma remains the deadliest, most aggressive form of skin cancer as incidence rates continue to climb. Now, a team of melanoma scientists from The Wistar Institute and the University of Pennsylvania received a $12.5 M, five-year program project grant (P01) from the National Institutes of Health to continue trailblazing research on targeted therapies in melanoma.

4 Dec 2013

New research suggests that Alzheimer's gene may begin to affect brains in childhood

People who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer's disease show changes in their brains beginning in childhood, decades before the illness appears, new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health suggests.

3 Dec 2013

Gladstone scientist devise new molecular sensor that can detect MS at earliest stages

For some, the disease multiple sclerosis attacks its victims slowly and progressively over a period of many years. For others, it strikes without warning in fits and starts. But all patients share one thing in common: the disease had long been present in their nervous systems, hiding under the radar from even the most sophisticated detection methods. But now, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have devised a new molecular sensor that can detect MS at its earliest stages-even before the onset of physical signs.

3 Dec 2013

Scientists identify enzyme that could lead to better treatment of Alzheimer's disease

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified an enzyme that can halt or possibly even reverse the build-up of toxic protein fragments known as plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's disease. The research appeared in a recent edition of the scientific journal Nature Communications.

3 Dec 2013

Exercise may benefit older people with dementia

Exercise may benefit older people with dementia by improving their cognitive functioning and ability to carry out everyday activities, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. However, the authors of the review did not see any clear effect of exercise on depression in older people with dementia and say that more evidence is needed to understand how exercise could reduce the burden on family caregivers and health systems.

3 Dec 2013

Obese patients receive needless respiratory treatment

Research from the USA shows that a substantial proportion of obese patients are prescribed bronchodilators, even after spirometry indicates a lack of lung obstruction.

3 Dec 2013

Social defeat links past trauma to current psychosis

The feeling of social defeat may be responsible for the link between childhood trauma and psychosis, research suggests.

3 Dec 2013

Rejection sensitivity differentiates unipolar, bipolar depression

Asking about heightened rejection sensitivity during a depressive episode may help physicians to identify patients with underlying bipolarity, say researchers.

3 Dec 2013

Investigational c-Met inhibitor shows early promise in NSCLC

A first-in-class drug that inhibits c-Met, a receptor tyrosine kinase, has demonstrated good tolerability when combined with erlotinib in the treatment of Japanese patients with advanced/metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.

3 Dec 2013

Clinicians ‘nihilistic’ toward lung cancer patients

Clinicians tend to view their lung cancer patients more negatively than patients with other solid tumors, study findings indicate.

3 Dec 2013

Prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development and change behavior

Prenatal exposure to alcohol severely disrupts major features of brain development that potentially lead to increased anxiety and poor motor function, conditions typical in humans with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, according to neuroscientists at the University of California, Riverside.

3 Dec 2013

Researchers find way to replace Paneth cells with two small molecules that maintain stem cells

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have shown that they can grow unlimited quantities of intestinal stem cells, then stimulate them to develop into nearly pure populations of different types of mature intestinal cells. Using these cells, scientists could develop and test new drugs to treat diseases such as ulcerative colitis.

3 Dec 2013

Biotest, EpiVax partner to develop novel, non-immunogenic Factor VIII for hemophilia treatment

Biotest AG, Dreieich, Germany and EpiVax, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, USA are pleased to announce a new Collaborative Research Agreement. With this collaboration a novel, non-immunogenic Factor VIII should be developed.

3 Dec 2013

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

GI Dynamics, Inc. today announced findings from a new meta-analysis which describes the increasingly robust efficacy and safety profile of EndoBarrier Therapy, an endoscopically-delivered device therapy approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

3 Dec 2013

Medical Research News

Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD affects underlying biology of the disorder

Presence of ERG protein in biopsied prostate tissue increases likelihood of cancer development

California scholar receives Wrawemeyer Award for Psychology for proposed somatic marker hypothesis

A new approach for treating colorectal cancer

CTCs serve as clinical tool to determine patient’s response to chemotherapy

Patients undergoing eye trauma care fare equally well in teaching and community hospitals

Scientists receive $12.5M NIH grant to continue research on targeted therapies for melanoma

New research suggests that Alzheimer's gene may begin to affect brains in childhood

Gladstone scientist devise new molecular sensor that can detect MS at earliest stages

Scientists identify enzyme that could lead to better treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Exercise may benefit older people with dementia

Obese patients receive needless respiratory treatment

Social defeat links past trauma to current psychosis

Rejection sensitivity differentiates unipolar, bipolar depression

Investigational c-Met inhibitor shows early promise in NSCLC

Clinicians ‘nihilistic’ toward lung cancer patients

Prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development and change behavior

Researchers find way to replace Paneth cells with two small molecules that maintain stem cells

Biotest, EpiVax partner to develop novel, non-immunogenic Factor VIII for hemophilia treatment

Study supports use of EndoBarrier Therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity

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