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Natural food compounds may play a vital role in cancer treatment

Research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University suggests that some natural food compounds, which previously have been studied for their ability to prevent cancer, may be able to play a more significant role in treating it - working side-by-side with the conventional drugs that are now used in chemotherapy.

1 Sep 2009

Research study to identify the appropriate amount of DHA required for promoting optimal heart health

A team of French scientists have found the dose of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) that is "just right" for preventing cardiovascular disease in healthy men. In a research report appearing in the September 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal, the scientists show that a 200 mg dose of DHA per day is enough to affect biochemical markers that reliably predict cardiovascular problems, such as those related to aging, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. This study is the first to identify how much DHA is necessary to promote optimal heart health.

1 Sep 2009

Chemotherapy affects sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients

A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients are impaired during the administration of chemotherapy. Results indicate that the first cycle of chemotherapy is associated with a temporary disruption of these rhythms, while repeated administration of chemotherapy results in progressively worse and more enduring impairments.

1 Sep 2009

Low level exposure to carbon dioxide leads to increased risk of hospitalization in older people

Exposure to carbon monoxide, even at levels well below national limits, is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for the elderly with heart problems, according to a study published today in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

1 Sep 2009

Mitoxantrone is highly efficient in suppressing multiple sclerosis

According to data supplied by the German Multiple Sclerosis Society's national MS register (DMSG - Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft), up to 10% of German MS patients have been treated with mitoxantrone in the past few years.

1 Sep 2009

Patient race more important than blood pressure control status for determining the quality of patient-doctor communication

Black patients with high blood pressure experience poorer communication with their doctors than white patients do, a study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has found.

1 Sep 2009

Granulation tissue formed under gauze-based NPWT produces less scarring

At the 5th Joint Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society and The Wound Healing Society in Limoges, France, Associate Professor Malin Malmsjo, MD, PhD of Lund University in Sweden presented never before seen ground-breaking research revealing that granulation tissue formed under gauze-based Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is more organized and contains fewer leukocytes than the granulation tissue formed under foam.

1 Sep 2009

Study reveals that low carbohydrate diet delayed the need for antihyperglycemic drug therapy in type 2 diabetic patients

A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found that compared with a low-fat diet, a low-carbohydrate Mediterranean-style diet led to more favorable changes in glycemic control and coronary risk factors and delayed the need for antihyperglycemic drug therapy for overweight patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

1 Sep 2009

MRRI research study to investigate how zolpidem might restore consciousness for patients in the vegetative state

Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), the research arm of MossRehab, one of the world’s leading clinical rehabilitation centers, has launched an ambitious research study to investigate how the sleep drug zolpidem might restore consciousness for patients in the vegetative state.

31 Aug 2009

Clinical trial results of Dabigatran proves its effectiveness for treating atrial fibrillation

Researchers today published promising results for a drug that could lead to a replacement for the very effective but difficult-to-use blood thinner Coumadin (sold generically as Warfarin), currently taken by millions of Americans to reduce their risk of stroke.

31 Aug 2009

DYSlipidemia International Study results presented at the ESC congress

According to a new analysis of 22,000 patients, nearly three-quarters of patients taking statins still had at least one lipid abnormality. These results, from a study conducted by Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A., which operates in many countries as Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited, were presented today at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Barcelona, Spain.

31 Aug 2009

Research reveals the reason why some patients with Ewing's sarcoma do not respond to chemotherapy

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing's sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Their research shows that patients with poor outcomes have tumors with high levels of a protein known as GSTM4, which may suppress the effects of chemotherapy. The research is published online today in the journal Oncogene.

31 Aug 2009

Study reveals that downregulation of IRF-8 gene causes gum diseases, arthritis and osteoporosis

Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery, collaborating with researchers from other institutions, have contributed to the discovery that a gene called interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8) is involved in the development of diseases such as periodontitis (gum disease), rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. The study, which will be published online August 30, ahead of print, in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead to new treatments in the future.

31 Aug 2009

Intermediate dosages of otamixaban reduce acute coronary complications

Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the investigational anti-Xa intravenous anticoagulant otamixaban reduced by 27 to 42 percent the odds of the composite primary endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, urgent revascularization or rescue GPIIb/IIIa use in 4 out of the 5 otamixaban tested doses, versus standard UFH/eptifibatide combination in [non-ST] ACS patients suitable for invasive strategy.

30 Aug 2009

Caltech neuroscientists emphasize on the neural mechanisms involved in social behaviour

In a finding that sheds new light on the neural mechanisms involved in social behavior, neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have pinpointed the brain structure responsible for our sense of personal space.

30 Aug 2009

Ecological restoration in areas of environmental degradation can help reverse global biodiversity losses

Research co-authored by Bournemouth University (BU) Professor Adrian Newton and published in the leading journal Science this week shows that ecological restoration in areas of environmental degradation can help reverse global biodiversity losses, as well as promoting recovery of ecosystem services.

29 Aug 2009

High dosage of ursodeoxycholic acid does not help PSC patients

A national team of researchers led by scientists at Mayo Clinic has found that a common treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic liver disease, is not helpful for patients, according to a study published this month in the journal Hepatology.

29 Aug 2009

New research shows how brain function reflects the process of learning new words

Our vocabulary continues to grow and expand even in adulthood. Just ten years ago, the word 'blog' did not yet exist - and now we no longer remember when we heard this word for the first time or when we learned its meaning. At some stage new words become just as familiar to us as words we have learned earlier. One of the areas of interest in the Academy of Finland's Neuroscience Research Programme (NEURO) is how the process of learning new words is reflected in the function of the brain.

29 Aug 2009

Genetic variants on chromosome 9q may influence asthma development in Mexican children

Genetic variants in a region on chromosome 9q may influence asthma development in Mexican children, according to research published in the August 28 issue of the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.

28 Aug 2009

HIV subtype D infected patients more likely to develop dementia

Patients infected with a particular subtype of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are more likely to develop dementia than patients with other subtypes, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows. The finding, reported in the September Clinical Infectious Diseases, is the first to demonstrate that the specific type of HIV has any effect on cognitive impairment, one of the most common complications of uncontrolled HIV infection.

28 Aug 2009

Medical Research News

Natural food compounds may play a vital role in cancer treatment

Research study to identify the appropriate amount of DHA required for promoting optimal heart health

Chemotherapy affects sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients

Low level exposure to carbon dioxide leads to increased risk of hospitalization in older people

Mitoxantrone is highly efficient in suppressing multiple sclerosis

Patient race more important than blood pressure control status for determining the quality of patient-doctor communication

Granulation tissue formed under gauze-based NPWT produces less scarring

Study reveals that low carbohydrate diet delayed the need for antihyperglycemic drug therapy in type 2 diabetic patients

MRRI research study to investigate how zolpidem might restore consciousness for patients in the vegetative state

Clinical trial results of Dabigatran proves its effectiveness for treating atrial fibrillation

DYSlipidemia International Study results presented at the ESC congress

Research reveals the reason why some patients with Ewing's sarcoma do not respond to chemotherapy

Study reveals that downregulation of IRF-8 gene causes gum diseases, arthritis and osteoporosis

Intermediate dosages of otamixaban reduce acute coronary complications

Caltech neuroscientists emphasize on the neural mechanisms involved in social behaviour

Ecological restoration in areas of environmental degradation can help reverse global biodiversity losses

High dosage of ursodeoxycholic acid does not help PSC patients

New research shows how brain function reflects the process of learning new words

Genetic variants on chromosome 9q may influence asthma development in Mexican children

HIV subtype D infected patients more likely to develop dementia

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