Archive: 15/04/2016

Preliminary study: Antibody therapy reduces cancer stem cells in multiple myeloma

An experimental antibody treatment decreased by half the number of cancer stem cells that drive the growth of tumors in nearly all patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow and bone tissue, according to ...

Apr 15, 2016

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Experimental drug guadecitabine found safe in patients with colorectal cancer

In a small, phase I clinical trial, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say they show for the first time that the experimental drug guadecitabine (SGI-110) is safe in combination with the chemotherapy drug irinotecan ...

Apr 15, 2016

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Low fat diet helps postmenopausal women avoid deadly breast cancers

Women who stayed on a low fat diet for approximately eight years reduced their risk of death from invasive breast cancers and improved their survival rates when compared with women who had not followed the dietary regimen, ...

Apr 15, 2016

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Standardizing care improves outcomes for infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome

Standardizing hospital care policies across institutions for infants diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth reduces their length of treatment and hospitalization, according to new collaborative research led by Vermont ...

Apr 15, 2016

At-home cognitive remediation may help cognitive symptoms in multiple sclerosis

Cognitive impairment is one of the core symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS)—and one of its most troubling concerns for many people with the condition. Now, a new study from NYU Langone Medical Center may provide hope for ...

Apr 15, 2016

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As clinic access tightens, group touts pregnancy-ending drug

The tightening of restrictions on abortion clinics in many states has emboldened some abortion rights advocates to launch an outreach effort, reminding women they have relatively safe and effective means of ending a pregnancy ...

Apr 15, 2016

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First diagnosed case of Alzheimer's disease in HIV-positive individual reported

Georgetown University researchers are reporting the first case of Alzheimer's disease diagnosed in an HIV-positive individual. The finding in a 71-year-old man triggers a realization about HIV survivors now reaching the age ...

Apr 15, 2016

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Women with epilepsy just as likely to get pregnant as healthy women of childbearing age

Women with epilepsy are just as likely to achieve a successful pregnancy as women without the neurological disorder, according to a new study led by research teams at multiple centers, including NYU Langone Medical Center.

Apr 15, 2016

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Pollutants in fish inhibit human's natural defense system

In a new study, environmental pollutants found in fish were shown to obstruct the human body's natural defense system to expel harmful toxins. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego-led research team suggests ...

Apr 15, 2016

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Team finds method to reduce accumulation of damaging Huntington's disease protein

A study appearing April 14 in the journal Neuron suggests there may be a new way to change the damaging course of Huntington disease.

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