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Annovation Biopharma to develop novel anesthetics with $8M Series A financing

Annovation Biopharma, a biotechnology company focused on creating more effective, safer therapies for anesthesia and critical care, has raised $8M in a Series A financing led by Atlas Venture, Partners Innovation Fund, and new strategic investor The Medicines Company.

10 Sep 2012

Physician empathy has positive impact on patient outcomes

Patients of doctors who are more empathic have better outcomes and fewer complications, concludes a large, empirical study by a team of Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers who evaluated relationships between physician empathy and clinical outcomes among 20,961 diabetic patients and 242 physicians in Italy.

10 Sep 2012

Employment may reduce risk of mental health problems among Somalis in London

Somali immigrants to the UK and USA appear to integrate better and have fewer mental health problems if they are allowed to work and they receive practical support during the first few years of their time in the new country, according to a study led by researchers at Queen Mary, University of London (UK) and published in BioMed Central Public Health.

10 Sep 2012

Increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death linked to thickening of heart's right ventricle

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study that thickening of the heart's right ventricle is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death in patients without clinical cardiovascular disease at baseline. The study is published online ahead of print in the journal Circulation.

7 Sep 2012

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards SCOR program grant to Walter and Eliza Hall Institute team

Research into the natural process of cell death, its role in the development of blood cancers and harnessing cell death to improve cancer therapies has seen a Walter and Eliza Hall Institute research team from Melbourne, Australia, awarded a grant of more than $6 million by the US-based Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

7 Sep 2012

Gestational diabetes estimates inconsistent among Indigenous, Aboriginal populations

Literature published on the prevalence of gestational diabetes in Indigenous and Aboriginal women is inconsistent and disparate, report researchers.

7 Sep 2012

Phthalates may be asthma trigger

Research suggests that exposure to two phthalates may be a trigger for asthma-related airway inflammation.

7 Sep 2012

Therapeutic targets for pemphigus vulgaris discovered

Researchers have identified the primary target of the autoantibodies found in the serum of patients with the blistering skin disorder pemphigus vulgaris.

7 Sep 2012

Exposure to household chemical may raise cardiac risk

Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid may be associated with cardiovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease, say researchers.

7 Sep 2012

Evidence piles up in favor of plain cigarette packs

A study conducted in Brazil provides further evidence that plain cigarette packaging reduces the appeal of cigarettes.

7 Sep 2012

Repeat abortions have repercussions for later pregnancy

Women who have had three or more previous abortions have a significantly increased risk for having a first baby who is premature or of low birthweight.

7 Sep 2012

Unrecognized heart attack prevalent in older diabetes patients

The prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction by cardiac magnetic resonance in elderly patients is higher than that of recognized MI and is associated with increased mortality, say researchers.

7 Sep 2012

Antipsychotic-induced obsessive compulsive symptoms assessed

Results from a Korean study show that the symptom structure of second-generation-antipsychotic-induced obsessive compulsive symptoms is similar to that seen in patients with “pure” obsessive compulsive disorder.

7 Sep 2012

Bipolar conversion in children linked to family history

Conversion from bipolar disorder not otherwise specified to a diagnosis of bipolar I or II disorder is common among children, research confirms, and is predicted by a family history of mood disorders.

7 Sep 2012

AAP urges snoring screening for all children

All children and adolescents should be screened for snoring as part of routine health-maintenance visits and polysomnography considered for those with co-occurring symptoms such as daytime sleepiness, according to guidelines from the AAP.

7 Sep 2012

$Simple interventions boost vertebral fracture osteoporosis care$