Archive: 08/05/2017

Open-label placebos seem to have positive clinical effect

(HealthDay)—Compared with no treatment, open-label placebos seem to have a positive clinical effect, according to a review published online April 27 in the Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine.

May 8, 2017

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Linear association for weight loss, HbA1c reduction in T2DM

(HealthDay)—For overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), weight loss is associated with a reduction in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in a dose-dependent manner, according to a review published online April 18 in ...

May 8, 2017

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Gluten-rich foods up symptom onset in functional dyspepsia

(HealthDay)—Gluten consumption impacts symptom onset in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), according to a study published online April 28 in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

May 8, 2017

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Osteoporosis Tx ups survival in postmenopausal breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitors, oral osteoporosis therapy (OPT) is associated with improved survival, according to a study published online May 2 in Cancer.

May 8, 2017

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FDA approves first new drug for ALS in decades

(HealthDay)—The first new drug to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in more than 20 years has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

May 8, 2017

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'Balloon-in-a-pill' spurs weight loss, health benefits: study

(HealthDay)—A new type of "balloon-in-a-pill" may offer a nonsurgical way for obese people to shed pounds—and get healthier, too, a small study hints.

May 8, 2017

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Brain injury causes impulse control problems in rats

New research from the University of British Columbia confirms for the first time that even mild brain injury can result in impulse control problems in rats.

May 8, 2017

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Large, innovative autism project sparks hope for better treatments

No words can describe how happy Quanita Estell is to hear her six-year-old son come home with hilarious stories to tell. First, she enjoys his sense of humor, but mostly she's thrilled to see Joseph, who was diagnosed with ...

May 8, 2017

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'Juicing' T cells with small molecules enhances immune response against melanoma

"Juicing" Th17 cells with FDA-approved small molecule β-catenin and p110δ inhibitors during in vitro expansion for adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) profoundly improves their therapeutic properties, report investigators at ...

May 8, 2017

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Systemic therapy outperforms intraocular implant for treating uveitis

Systemic therapy consisting of corticosteroids and immunosuppressants preserved vision of uveitis patients better - and had fewer adverse outcomes - than a long-lasting corticosteroid intraocular implant, according to a clinical ...

May 8, 2017

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