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Drug that may help fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy discovered
Drugs are currently being tested that show promise in treating patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited disease that affects about one in 3,600 boys and results in muscle...
Study: Solo rilpivirine for HIV better than combo
Since the start of 2012, a new drug called rilpivirine has been available for adult patients infected with the human [...]
Cedars-Sinai Among First Hospitals in the United States to Earn Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
Cedars-Sinai is one of the first five medical centers in the nation and the first in Los Angeles County to achieve Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission and...
High hormone levels put young black males at risk for heart disease
Increased levels of the hormone aldosterone in young black males correlate with an unhealthy chain of events that starts with [...]
Leukemia patients remain in remission more than two years after engineered T cell therapy
Nine of 12 leukemia patients who received infusions of their own T cells after the cells had been genetically engineered to attack the patients' tumors responded to the therapy.
ABCC10 Protein Linked To Cancer Drug Resistance In Mice
Blocking a specific protein, ABCC10, renders tumors more vulnerable to treatment in mice ABCC10 is a type of ATP-binding cassette drug efflux pumps, known more simply as ABC proteins. These proteins...
Delta Airlines sued over app privacy
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- California has sued Delta Airlines for violating the state's Online Privacy Protection Act by not warning consumers sensitive information is being collected.
Google Search Algorithm Models Cancer Spread
The equations Google employs to predict the Web pages users visit has inspired a new way to track the way cancer cells spread throughout the body.
It's Not Too Late to Vaccinate for the Flu
Montefiore Medical Center experts say it's not too late to benefit from a flu vaccine despite the earliest arrival of the influenza season in decades. This year's epidemic is starting...
U.S. Should Grow Agricultural Research Spending, White House Panel Recommends
Extra $700 million annually needed to nurture a new “innovation ecosystem”
BIDMC's Celiac Center Launches CeliacNow Website
It's estimated that one in 100 people in the United States are living with celiac disease, but there are only a handful of celiac centers throughout the country. In response...
One gene predicts rapid ALS progression 80 percent of the time
The debilitating symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, appear to be increased by a lack of inflammation-reducing T cells, and the expression of a gene that controls production of...
Cancer Impacts Health of American Economy
3.3 million American workers are diagnosed with cancer every year and small businesses bear much of the economic fallout.
Attitudes predict ability to follow post-treatment advice
Women are more likely to follow experts' advice on how to reduce their risk of an important side effect of breast cancer surgery -- like lymphedema -- if they feel...
Putting electronic cigarettes to the test
Are e-cigarettes harmful to users? An unresolved question. It’s harder still to judge the danger to bystanders. How many different substances do e-smokers exhale – and what are they? A...
Diagnosing patients at an early stage
Researchers have developed the world's first sensor capable of measuring individual particles in a blood sample.
Winning the battle against leukemia: Positive early results in clinical trial for DNA vaccine
Early results of a trial to treat leukemia with a WT1 DNA vaccine, has shown robust vaccine-specific antibody responses in all vaccinated patients evaluated to date. Furthermore, T cell immune...
Diverse genetic alterations found in triple-negative breast cancers
Most triple-negative breast cancer patients who were treated with chemotherapy to shrink the tumor prior to surgery still had multiple genetic mutations in their tumor cells, according to a new...
New strategy to prevent or halt periodontal disease
By blocking a molecular receptor that bacteria normally target to cause chronic gum disease, or periodontitis, scientists have demonstrated an ability in a mouse model to both prevent periodontitis from...
Appeals court puts 1st Amendment over public health
An appellate panel clears a man who pitched a drug for an unapproved use for it, saying he had a free-speech right to promote other uses. It's a blow to...
Science put at heart of US global AIDS strategy
Science is key to helping the fight against HIV/AIDS by evaluating existing work and delivering new interventions, says a new US strategy.
Ultra-shortened radiation treatment with novel dosing schedule is tolerated, study shows
New research shows that an ultra-shortened, accelerated breast irradiation treatment using a balloon device is both logistically achievable and tolerable.
Gene therapy as a new option for bone defects
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. The treatment...
Family struggles with health-care rules after grandmother's stroke
A family is trying to figure out what to do after they moved their aging grandmother out to Calgary from New Brunswick — six weeks after 81-year-old Inez Allen moved...
David M. Rubenstein Gives $10 Million to Launch Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
A new pancreatic cancer research center has been created at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). The ambitious initiative was established with an initial commitment of $10 million from MSKCC...
Obesity and overeating during menopause together promote breast tumor growth and progression
Obese women might be able to eliminate their increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer by taking measures during perimenopause to prevent weight gain and to therapeutically control the metabolic effects...
Patients with ICU delirium more likely to die, analysis finds
Delirium, a condition developed by many patients in hospital intensive care units (ICU), is associated with higher mortality rates, more complications, longer stays in the ICU, and longer hospitalizations, finds...
'Organic' Leaves a Bad Taste in the Mouths of Some Consumers
Labeling food as "organic" may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent Cornell University study. The research, published online in the journal Appetite, flips the notion...