Transplanted genetically-modified adipose cells offer potential therapy for liver diseases
Using mesenchymal stromal cells derived from adipose (fat) tissues, genetically modified to express a bioluminescent marker, researchers in Italy have tracked cells after transplantation. The cells were followed from their ...
Medical research
Dec 20, 2012 |
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New treatment may relieve chronic shortness of breath
People experiencing chronic shortness of breath may soon have a new way to help alleviate their discomfort, according to a Penn State College of Medicine pulmonology researcher.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 19, 2012 |
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ACT: New treatment option to address binge drinking behaviour
As the Christmas-New Year party season nears its peak, psychology researchers from the University of Adelaide have completed the first study of its kind into a potential treatment for binge drinking behaviour ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Gene therapy as a new option for bone defects
(Medical Xpress)—Gene therapy involving modified stem cells obtained from fatty tissue and bone marrow could represent a new option for the treatment of severe orthopaedic injuries to the extremities. This treatment has ...
Medical research
Dec 07, 2012 |
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Tamoxifen trial should prompt breast cancer patients to reconsider treatment options
A groundbreaking clinical trial involving the breast cancer drug tamoxifen should prompt certain breast cancer patients to reconsider their treatment options, according to Loyola University Medical Center breast cancer specialist ...
Cancer
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Stereotactic radiosurgery shows promise for kidney cancer
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial conducted at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center has shown encouraging results for the use of stereotactic radiosurgery to treat kidney cancer. This non-invasive ...
Cancer
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Docs: Heart device might be breakthrough for muscular dystrophy
(HealthDay)—A man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who received a device to help his heart's left ventricle pump blood throughout his body could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease, ...
Cardiology
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Endoscopic mucosal resection before radiofrequency ablation is equally effective compared with RFA alone
A new study shows that endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) before radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with nodular Barrett's esophagus (BE) and advanced neoplasia. The performance ...
Cancer
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Study tests potential new drug to reduce pain and symptoms of endometriosis
(Medical Xpress)—According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), endometriosis, a gynecological disorder in which cells from the uterus lining grow in other areas of the body, is the number one reason for a hysterectomy ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Oct 09, 2012 |
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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
Oct 08, 2012 |
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Sugar-free approach to treating Kaposi sarcoma
A sugar-loving protein drives the growth of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) tumors, according to a study published on October 1st in The Journal of Experimental Medicine. Interfering with these sugary interactions inhibited growth of Kap ...
Cancer
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Denosumab reduces burden of giant-cell tumor of the bone
Treatment with denosumab, a drug targeted against a protein that helps promote bone destruction, decreased the number of tumor giant cells in patients with giant-cell tumor of the bone, and increased new bone formation, according ...
Cancer
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Whole-genome scan helps select best treatment for childhood cancer
A whole-genome scan to identify large-scale chromosomal damage can help doctors choose the best treatment option for children with neuroblastoma, one of the most common types of childhood cancer, finds an international collaboration ...
Cancer
Sep 14, 2012 |
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Quality of life and treatment of late-stage chronic kidney disease
Renal transplantation is best treatment option for improving quality of life in people with late-stage chronic kidney disease
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Rehabilitation favoured over methadone according to study findings
The public does not value drug treatment generally but believes detoxification and rehabilitation is a better approach to drug treatment than methadone maintenance, according to a University of Aberdeen study, ...
Addiction
Sep 07, 2012 |
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