Archive: 06/12/2018

Kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury suitable for transplant

Organ procurement teams are sometimes leery of accepting kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI), fearing they will harm the recipients. However, a national study chaired by a Johns Hopkins kidney specialist ...

Dec 6, 2018

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Researchers test effectiveness of anti-opioid vaccine

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are testing a vaccine against opioid abuse developed by the Scripps Research Institute in California. The vaccine is meant to block the effects of heroin and fentanyl in patients ...

Dec 6, 2018

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Pumping up fitness app features may add muscle to workout commitment

Fitness apps are easy to download and can help motivate people to start workout routines, but that may not be enough to sustain those routines in the long run. However, Penn State researchers suggest there may be ways to ...

Dec 6, 2018

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12-year-old heart defect survivor inspires NFL player's foundation

Gavin Kuykendall's life has been shaped by his fight against heart disease. Now almost 12, he recently expressed all he's been through—by writing a letter to his heart disease.

Dec 6, 2018

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Insider attacks: Purdue developing new treatment options for millions with autoimmune diseases

Living with an autoimmune disease can feel like an insider is attacking your body. An estimated 24 million people in the United States are affected by autoimmune diseases, a group of diseases in which the person's immune ...

Dec 6, 2018

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Study that took aim at 'Joy of Cooking' is retracted

More work by a prominent food researcher, including a study that took aim at the "Joy of Cooking," has been retracted because of problems with the data.

Dec 6, 2018

Drug company Actelion to pay $360M in kickback probe

A pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve allegations that it used a charitable foundation to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients.

Dec 6, 2018

Hazelnuts improve older adults' micronutrient levels

Older adults who added hazelnuts to their diet for a few months significantly improved their levels of two key micronutrients, new research at Oregon State University indicates.

Dec 6, 2018

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What can a snowflake teach us about how cancer spreads in the body?

What can seashells, lightning and the coastline of Britain teach us about new drugs for cancer?

Dec 6, 2018

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Liquid biopsies in SOLAR-1 trial predict benefit of Alpelisib in PIK3CA-mutant breast cancer

Liquid biopsy-based assessment of PIK3CA mutational status served as a better indicator of progression-free survival compared with analysis of tissue biopsy in breast cancer patients enrolled in the phase III clinical trial ...

Dec 6, 2018

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Archive: 06/12/2018

Kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury suitable for transplant

Researchers test effectiveness of anti-opioid vaccine

Pumping up fitness app features may add muscle to workout commitment

12-year-old heart defect survivor inspires NFL player's foundation

Insider attacks: Purdue developing new treatment options for millions with autoimmune diseases

Study that took aim at 'Joy of Cooking' is retracted

Drug company Actelion to pay $360M in kickback probe

Hazelnuts improve older adults' micronutrient levels

What can a snowflake teach us about how cancer spreads in the body?

Liquid biopsies in SOLAR-1 trial predict benefit of Alpelisib in PIK3CA-mutant breast cancer

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