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Gene associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis identified

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (also called AIS) across Asian and Caucasian ...

Genetics created May 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery pinpoints cause of two types of leukemia, providing insights into new treatment approach

(Medical Xpress)—Patients with two forms of leukemia, who currently have no viable treatment options, may benefit from existing drugs developed for different types of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers ...

Cancer created May 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Modified formula aims to prevent death in premature infants

Necrotizing Entercolitis, an infection and inflammation that causes destruction of the intestine,affects about 10,000 babies a year in the country, and mortality rates are roughly 40 percent.

Medical research created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves Procysbi for nephropathic cystinosis

(HealthDay)—Procysbi (cysteamine bitartrate) delayed-release capsules have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat nephropathic cystinosis in children (6 years and up) and adults. ...

Medications created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer studies often lack necessary rigor to answer key questions

Fueled in part by an inclination to speed new treatments to patients, research studies for cancer therapies tend to be smaller and less robust than for other diseases.

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch

An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma drug is highly effective in treating teens and adults chronically afflicted with hives and severe, itchy rash. ...

Immunology created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell therapy using patient's own bone marrow may present option for heart disease

Cell therapy may present an option for patients with ischemic heart disease to use their own bone marrow cells to repair the damaged areas of their hearts, and may pave the way for future treatment options, according to the ...

Cardiology created Mar 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discovery could lead to new way to screen drugs for adverse reactions

Adverse drug reactions are a major issue that cause harm, are costly and restrict treatment options for patients and the development of new drugs. A groundbreaking finding by researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy ...

Immunology created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene clue to drug resistance in African sleeping sickness

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have identified a gene that controls susceptibility to drug treatment in Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite responsible for African sleeping sickness.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients' responses to treatment

Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment, according to new research presented today (Saturday) at the 2nd Forum of the European Society ...

Cancer created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New gene study of ADHD points to defects in brain signaling pathways

Pediatric researchers analyzing genetic influences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found alterations in specific genes involved in important brain signaling pathways. The study raises the possibility ...

Attention deficit disorders created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Gene therapy holds promise for reversing congenital hearing loss

A new gene therapy approach can reverse hearing loss caused by a genetic defect in a mouse model of congenital deafness, according to a preclinical study published by Cell Press in the July 26 issue of the journal Neuron. The fi ...

Neuroscience created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

World Malaria Day: Research into a more efficient treatment for 'vivax malaria'

Whilst investment has been increasing in the past years into new treatments for the potentially fatal "malaria tropica", efficient treatment options are still lacking for "vivax malaria". This is a form of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Freezing nerves knocks pain out cold

Using a tiny ball of ice, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment called cryoneurolysis safely short circuits chronic pain caused by nerve damage, according to data being presented at the Society of Interventional ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New drug shrinks brain tumours in melanoma patients

(Medical Xpress)—Australian researchers have given hope to patients with advanced melanoma by showing that a new drug targeting a common mutation in melanoma successfully shrank tumours that had spread to the brain.

Cancer created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast