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Wayne State University initiates groundbreaking multiple sclerosis study

A groundbreaking study in multiple sclerosis focusing on "remyelination in the brain" has been initiated by Omar Khan, M.D., professor and chair of neurology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

19 Sep 2013

EpimiRNA Consortium concentrates on developing novel mRNA-based therapeutics to prevent epilepsy

Over 50 million people across the world suffer from epilepsy, making it the most common serious neurological disorder for which there is no cure. The causes for epilepsy are insufficiently understood with currently available treatments being sub-optimal and with a significant proportion of patients not responding

19 Sep 2013

Researchers discover why multiple myeloma recurs after initially effective treatment

Researchers have discovered why multiple myeloma, a difficult to cure cancer of the bone marrow, frequently recurs after an initially effective treatment that can keep the disease at bay for up to several years.

19 Sep 2013

Smartphone app can quickly screen for cognitive dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis

A smartphone app can quickly screen for cognitive dysfunction often found in patients with cirrhosis, according to a new Virginia Commonwealth University study. The cognitive dysfunction, known as minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), has been difficult to diagnose.

19 Sep 2013

Discovery of gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments

If you got beat up by a bully on your walk home from school every day, you would probably become very afraid of the spot where you usually met him. However, if the bully moved out of town, you would gradually cease to fear that area.

19 Sep 2013

Researchers develop brown fat detection method to combat obesity

When it comes to fat, you want the brown type and not so much of the white variety because brown fat burns energy to keep you warm and metabolically active, while white fat stores excess energy around your waist, causing health problems. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School are studying brown fat with a goal of fighting obesity.

19 Sep 2013

Johns Hopkins establishes center to study ELSI of applying genomics to infectious disease treatment

The National Human Genome Research Institute has selected the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics to establish a "Center of Excellence" to study the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.

19 Sep 2013

Researchers identify new gene that may have ability to prevent HIV

A team of researchers led by King's College London has for the first time identified a new gene which may have the ability to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from spreading after it enters the body.

19 Sep 2013

Neuropsychologic decline precedes schizophrenia onset

Researchers have confirmed that neuropsychologic functioning declines in individuals with schizophrenia from before to after illness onset.

18 Sep 2013

Guidance for medication in bipolar depression published

Solid evidence to guide the use of antidepressants in patients with bipolar disorder is “remarkably limited,” says the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force.

18 Sep 2013

Nonmotor symptoms contribute to early Parkinson’s subtypes

Researchers have characterized four distinct subgroups of patients with early Parkinson’s disease, distinguished by both motor and nonmotor symptoms.

18 Sep 2013

GERD prevalence raised even in mild–moderate COPD, bronchiectasis

Researchers from Australia have found that the rate of gastroesophageal reflux disease is twice as high in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or bronchiectasis as in people without lung disease.

18 Sep 2013

Promising early findings from Parkinson’s biomarker study

Early results from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative suggest that some cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers hold diagnostic and prognostic promise.

18 Sep 2013

Sleep disorder may forecast gait problems in Parkinson’s

The findings of a polysomnography study have strengthened the link between rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that it is specifically associated with freezing of gait.

18 Sep 2013

UAB paper suggests that physical activity, exercise important for healthy aging

A clinical review from geriatricians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that mobility limitations are a litmus test for healthy aging and urges primary care physicians to take a more aggressive role in ascertaining the mobility of their older patients.

18 Sep 2013

Research: Steroids in spinal shots may not provide relief from lower back pain

New research from Johns Hopkins suggests that it may not be the steroids in spinal shots that provide relief from lower back pain, but the mere introduction of any of a number of fluids, such as anesthetics and saline, to the space around the spinal cord.

18 Sep 2013

Florida Hospital and VTT of Finland collaborate to predict early onsets of Alzheimer's disease

In an effort to better understand the development of Alzheimer's disease, Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are collaborating to identify the biomarker assay that may predict early onsets of the disease.

18 Sep 2013

Researchers identify the way FMRP contributes to progression of breast cancer

A research team led by scientists from VIB/KU Leuven, Belgium, and the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, in collaboration with several research centers and hospitals in Italy, the United Kingdom and, Belgium, has identified the way Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein or FMRP contributes to the progression of breast cancer.

18 Sep 2013

LSDF announces Proof of Concept grants to speed up promising health-related technologies

For-profit and non-profit organizations in Washington state will receive $1.25M in Proof of Concept grant funding to accelerate the translation of promising health-related technologies from concept to commercialization, the Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) announced today.

18 Sep 2013

Study shows that in women, heart attack is not always accompanied by chest chain

"Women less than 55 years old are more likely to have their ACS misdiagnosed in the ER than men, and they have higher risk of death," adds first author Dr. Nadia Khan, associate professor of Medicine, UBC. "The public and physicians need to be aware of this problem."

18 Sep 2013

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Wayne State University initiates groundbreaking multiple sclerosis study

EpimiRNA Consortium concentrates on developing novel mRNA-based therapeutics to prevent epilepsy

Researchers discover why multiple myeloma recurs after initially effective treatment

Smartphone app can quickly screen for cognitive dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis

Discovery of gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments

Researchers develop brown fat detection method to combat obesity

Johns Hopkins establishes center to study ELSI of applying genomics to infectious disease treatment

Researchers identify new gene that may have ability to prevent HIV

Neuropsychologic decline precedes schizophrenia onset

Guidance for medication in bipolar depression published

Nonmotor symptoms contribute to early Parkinson’s subtypes

GERD prevalence raised even in mild–moderate COPD, bronchiectasis

Promising early findings from Parkinson’s biomarker study

Sleep disorder may forecast gait problems in Parkinson’s

UAB paper suggests that physical activity, exercise important for healthy aging

Research: Steroids in spinal shots may not provide relief from lower back pain

Florida Hospital and VTT of Finland collaborate to predict early onsets of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers identify the way FMRP contributes to progression of breast cancer

LSDF announces Proof of Concept grants to speed up promising health-related technologies

Study shows that in women, heart attack is not always accompanied by chest chain

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