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Patients with AIDS-related lymphomas may face increased risk of CNSi

Patients with AIDS-related lymphomas (ARL) may face an increased risk of central nervous system involvement (CNSi) compared to other lymphomas. The effect of CNSi on survival outcomes, however, hasn't been thoroughly examined until now.

31 May 2014

FDA grants Angiochem’s ANG1005 fast track and orphan drug designation for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

Angiochem announced today that the Food & Drug Association (FDA) has granted both orphan drug and fast track designation to ANG1005 a novel paclitaxel-peptide drug conjugate leveraging the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP-1) pathway to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and enter cancer, for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

31 May 2014

Newron Pharmaceuticals submits safinamide NDA to FDA

Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. ("Newron"), a research and development company focused on novel CNS and pain therapies, and its partner Zambon S.p.A., an international pharmaceutical company strongly committed to the CNS therapeutic area with a long experience in respiratory disease therapies, woman care and primary care, announce that the New Drug Application (NDA) for safinamide was submitted today to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

30 May 2014

Lyme disease bacteria older than human race, says study

Lyme disease is a stealthy, often misdiagnosed disease that was only recognized about 40 years ago, but new discoveries of ticks fossilized in amber show that the bacteria which cause it may have been lurking around for 15 million years - long before any humans walked on Earth.

30 May 2014

Researchers use patterned visual stimulation to control rapid re-wiring of nerve circuits

In a new study, published in this week's issue of the journal Science, researchers show for the first time how the brain re-wires and fine-tunes its connections differently depending on the relative timing of sensory stimuli.

29 May 2014

People with high levels of cynical distrust more likely to develop dementia, says study

People with high levels of cynical distrust may be more likely to develop dementia, according to a study published in the May 28, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 May 2014

Stem cells in outer blood vessel wall appear to involve in brain reaction following stroke

Two years ago, a new type of stem cell was discovered in the brain that has the capacity to form new cells.

28 May 2014

Study suggests that stiff arteries alone enough to cause high BP in "virtual human"

High blood pressure is highly age-related and affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. But doctors can't fully explain the cause of 90 per cent of all cases. A computer model of a "virtual human" suggests that stiff arteries alone are enough to cause high blood pressure.

27 May 2014

Norwegian scientists win 2014 Körber prize for their research on grid activity

Edvard and May-Britt Moser, co-directors of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, have been selected for the -750 00 award from the Hamburg, Germany based Körber Foundation.

23 May 2014

International partnership of charities funds first immunotherapy clinical trial for children with neuroblastoma

Solving Kids' Cancer, the Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance (NCCA UK), and Joining Against Cancer in Kids (J-A-C-K) awarded its first grant through their INBRACED (International Neuroblastoma Research and Collaboration for Effective Delivery) initiative, which aims to improve access of promising clinical trials for children with high-risk neuroblastoma in North America, the UK and in Europe.

23 May 2014

Professor receives grant to study stress-induced hypertension, its effects on neuroimmune system

Paul Marvar, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded a $721,435 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study stress-induced hypertension and its effects on the neuroimmune system.

22 May 2014

Dolutegravir drug offers added benefit in HIV patients

Dolutegravir has been approved since January 2014 in combination with other antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected adults and adolescents above 12 years of age.

22 May 2014

Premenstrual syndrome may spell menopause symptoms later but not hot flashes

Having premenstrual syndrome (PMS) before menopause does not mean women will be troubled by hot flashes afterward. But they may face more menopause complaints other than hot flashes, such as trouble with memory and concentration, finds a new study published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

22 May 2014

Erlotinib, gefitinib have similar efficacy in NSCLC patients with EGFR mutation

Disease progression-free survival is similar for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and epidermal growth factor receptor mutations whether they receive erlotinib or gefitinib, show the results of a South Korean study.

21 May 2014

AbbVie receives HUMIRA orphan drug designation from FDA for treatment of non-infectious uveitis

AbbVie announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted HUMIRA orphan drug designation for the treatment of non-infectious intermediate, posterior, or pan-uveitis, or chronic non-infectious anterior uveitis, a group of rare but serious inflammatory diseases of the eye.

21 May 2014

New compound restores learning, memory and other symptoms of AD in mice

A molecular compound developed by Saint Louis University scientists restored learning, memory and appropriate behavior in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, according to findings in the May issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

21 May 2014

Serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare

Expectant mothers concerned about receiving an epidural, spinal or general anesthesia during childbirth can breathe a little easier. According to a study published in the June issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare, occurring in one out of every 3,000 deliveries.

21 May 2014

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

Edison Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Orphan Designation to EPI-743 for the treatment of Leigh syndrome.

21 May 2014

FDA approves Takeda's Entyvio for severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., has announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) simultaneously approved a new biologic therapy, Entyvio™ (vedolizumab), for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).

21 May 2014

Study investigates whether use of mobile phones affects children's cognitive development

A new study launching today will investigate whether the use of mobile phones and other wireless technologies might affect children's cognitive development.

21 May 2014

Nervous System News and Research

Latest Nervous System News and Research

Patients with AIDS-related lymphomas may face increased risk of CNSi

FDA grants Angiochem’s ANG1005 fast track and orphan drug designation for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

Newron Pharmaceuticals submits safinamide NDA to FDA

Lyme disease bacteria older than human race, says study

Researchers use patterned visual stimulation to control rapid re-wiring of nerve circuits

People with high levels of cynical distrust more likely to develop dementia, says study

Stem cells in outer blood vessel wall appear to involve in brain reaction following stroke

Study suggests that stiff arteries alone enough to cause high BP in "virtual human"

Norwegian scientists win 2014 Körber prize for their research on grid activity

International partnership of charities funds first immunotherapy clinical trial for children with neuroblastoma

Professor receives grant to study stress-induced hypertension, its effects on neuroimmune system

Dolutegravir drug offers added benefit in HIV patients

Premenstrual syndrome may spell menopause symptoms later but not hot flashes

Erlotinib, gefitinib have similar efficacy in NSCLC patients with EGFR mutation

AbbVie receives HUMIRA orphan drug designation from FDA for treatment of non-infectious uveitis

New compound restores learning, memory and other symptoms of AD in mice

Serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

FDA approves Takeda's Entyvio for severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Study investigates whether use of mobile phones affects children's cognitive development

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