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New research reveals novel way to develop anti-diarrhoeal drugs

New gastroenterology research carried out by the RCSI in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland has uncovered a new route for the development of anti-diarrhoeal drugs.

11 Dec 2013

New study aims to determine prevalence of pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome in Chicago area youth

The prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in children and the significant impairment it causes to their physical functioning, school attendance and performance, and extracurricular activities, are at the root of a new Chicago-based study led by DePaul University psychologist Leonard A. Jason.

11 Dec 2013

Experimental compound reduces joint inflammation in animal models of rheumatoid arthritis

An experimental compound synthesized and developed by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has the capacity to significantly reduce joint inflammation in animal models of rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that affects more than two million Americans.

11 Dec 2013

Budget cuts, years-long flat funding can delay research into effective treatments for cancer

Research advances that have come to fruition over the past year demonstrate extraordinary progress in the fight against cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The report stresses, however, that recent budget cuts and years-long flat funding can only delay efforts to translate research into effective treatments for millions of individuals with cancer.

11 Dec 2013

Exercise at the right time improves sexual functioning in women who take antidepressants

New psychology research, which could have important public health implications for alleviating some side effects of antidepressants, shows that engaging in exercise at the right time significantly improves sexual functioning in women who are taking the antidepressants.

11 Dec 2013

Study looks at brain imaging data in veterans who suffered combat-related head injuries

In preliminary findings, Saint Louis University researchers report that veterans who suffered blast injuries have changes in brain tissue that are still apparent in images years after the blast. The data, presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, represents a small but intriguing look at brain imaging in those who suffered combat-related head injuries.

11 Dec 2013

High cholesterol fuels growth and spread of breast Cancer

Researchers at Duke Medicine conclude that high cholesterol may make breast cancer worse when they found that a byproduct of cholesterol functions like the hormone estrogen, leading to increases in the growth and spread of breast cancer. Studies have previously shown the link between obesity and breast cancer, but the exact cause of the increased risk had not been identified.

11 Dec 2013

Beta-carotene: An important and safe precursor for vitamin A

A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine study in the November 22 issue of Journal of Biological Chemistry, explains how vitamin A is generated from beta carotene, its dietary precursors. The discovery sheds new light into how beta carotene’s enzymes are utilized differently contributing to the vitamin’s production. This insight will help guide solutions for vitamin A deficiency, a global public health problem affecting more than half of all countries, according to the World Health Organization.

11 Dec 2013

Discovery could lead to new way to combat cancer

One way to defeat an opponent is to cut off its supply lines. Tumors are no different. The supply lines for tumors are the blood vessels that ferry oxygen and nutrients to the cells. Restricting the blood vessels that feed tumor cells can shrink the tumor. A cross-institutional international team of scientists recently discovered a new, important step of the process that grows new blood vessels, a discovery that could lead to a new way to combat cancer.

11 Dec 2013

Duke University receives $2.9M grant to develop HIV vaccine candidate

Duke University has received a grant of up to $2.9 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce an HIV vaccine candidate that will be tested in humans.

10 Dec 2013

Immunologists receive $4.8M grant to target multiple diseases by manipulating enzyme

Immunologists Barbara A. Osborne and Lisa M. Minter at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as part of a multi-institution research team, will share a five-year, $4.8 million National Cancer Institute grant to target multiple diseases including cancer, Alzheimer's and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by manipulating an enzyme that activates over 100 different protein substrates in the body.

10 Dec 2013

Study links vitamin B12 deficiency to acid-suppressing medications

Long-term use of commonly prescribed heartburn and ulcer medications is linked to a higher risk of vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

10 Dec 2013

CUSP project aims to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in hospitals

UHC announced its selection as a coordinating entity for a 3-year, $7.3 million contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that has been awarded to the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in hospitals.

10 Dec 2013

Supraglottic index, teaching program validated

A scoring system known as the supraglottic index is valuable in assessing patients with asthma complicated by laryngopharyngeal reflux, researchers report.

10 Dec 2013

Childhood trauma linked to poor social functioning in adult psychosis

Adults with first-episode psychosis who report childhood trauma tend to have poorer social functioning than those without such a history, a prospective study has shown.

10 Dec 2013

Genetic counseling could help bipolar patients adapt

Patients who believe their bipolar disorder is inherited tend to have a positive approach to coping with their condition, research suggests.

10 Dec 2013

Pemetrexed, paclitaxel regimens equally effective in NSCLC

PointBreak trial results suggest that pemetrexed- and paclitaxel-based chemotherapy offer comparable survival outcomes and tolerability for patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but with differing toxicity profiles.

10 Dec 2013

Biosimulation and epilepsy treatments: an interview with Dr. Serge Bischoff, CEO of Rhenovia and RHENEPI program director

The need for biosimulation is primarily to do with the very high attrition rate in drug development and especially in the development of drugs for the central nervous system.

10 Dec 2013

Sanofi US launches second PiPH innovation challenge to improve drug development process

Today, Sanofi US launched its second Partners in Patient Health Innovation Challenge: Collaborate | Innovate, which will award $100,000 to the winning team. This year's theme is "Co-Creating for Breakthroughs: Moving toward a collaborative research and development ecosystem."

10 Dec 2013

Australian childhood cancer death rates drop significantly over decade

Australian childhood cancer death rates have dropped significantly over a decade, new Cancer Council Queensland research shows.

10 Dec 2013

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New research reveals novel way to develop anti-diarrhoeal drugs

New study aims to determine prevalence of pediatric chronic fatigue syndrome in Chicago area youth

Experimental compound reduces joint inflammation in animal models of rheumatoid arthritis

Budget cuts, years-long flat funding can delay research into effective treatments for cancer

Exercise at the right time improves sexual functioning in women who take antidepressants

Study looks at brain imaging data in veterans who suffered combat-related head injuries

High cholesterol fuels growth and spread of breast Cancer

Beta-carotene: An important and safe precursor for vitamin A

Discovery could lead to new way to combat cancer

Duke University receives $2.9M grant to develop HIV vaccine candidate

Immunologists receive $4.8M grant to target multiple diseases by manipulating enzyme

Study links vitamin B12 deficiency to acid-suppressing medications

CUSP project aims to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in hospitals

Supraglottic index, teaching program validated

Childhood trauma linked to poor social functioning in adult psychosis

Genetic counseling could help bipolar patients adapt

Pemetrexed, paclitaxel regimens equally effective in NSCLC

Biosimulation and epilepsy treatments: an interview with Dr. Serge Bischoff, CEO of Rhenovia and RHENEPI program director

Sanofi US launches second PiPH innovation challenge to improve drug development process

Australian childhood cancer death rates drop significantly over decade

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