Researchers Find New Genetic Disease
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a new genetic disease and a method for detecting more unexplained medical conditions
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Exercise During Pregnancy Improves Health, Reduces Complications
Physical activity is a critical component of achieving a healthy pregnancy – with better outcomes and better physical and emotional wellness for the mother, and better outcomes for the baby – according to new national guidelines
Omega 3 Fatty Acids In Seafood Linked To Healthy Aging
Higher blood levels of omega 3 fatty acids found in seafood are associated with a higher likelihood of healthy aging among older adults, finds a US study published by The BMJ today.
Benefit From High-Dose Radiation Therapy
In the first randomized, phase II clinical trial of its kind, researchers have shown that an aggressive form of high-precision radiation therapy can greatly increase how long oligometastatic patients live and double how long they live without cancer.
Pfizer Settles Probe Into Deceptive Copay Coupons
Pfizer Inc on Thursday settled charges by New York's attorney general that it misled consumers in its drug copayment coupon program into thinking they would pay far less to fill prescriptions than they ended up having to shell out.
3-D Mammography Detects More Breast Cancer
In traditional mammography screening, all breast tissue is captured in a single image. Breast tomosynthesis, on the other hand, is three-dimensional and works according to the same principle as what is known as tomography.
A Promising Biomarker Against Cancer
A study by the UPV / EHU-University of the Basque Country could facilitate the design of more effective tools for detecting tumors . The UPV / EHU's Department of Physical Chemistry and the Biofísika Institute have conducted a multidisciplinary study of the antigen that appears in 90% of cancers.
Celltrion And Teva Announces Rituximab Biosimilar
Celltrion, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously 16-0 to recommend approval of CT-P10, a proposed monoclonal antibody (mAb) biosimilar to Rituxan® (rituximab) for the treatment of adult patients in three proposed indications.
Enzyme Triggers Autoimmune Responses From T-cells
A team of researchers from Switzerland, the U.S., and Spain has isolated an enzyme that triggers an autoimmune response from T-cells in patients with MS. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes their study of T-cells and protein fragments and what they found.
Blood Test Biopsy For Kids With Brain Tumors
A new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of treatment even before changes are identified on scans, according to research led by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals and Children's National Health System.
Steps To Ensure Interoperability Of Health Care Systems
While healthcare has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs), the establishment of regional health information exchanges and development of data exchange standards and interfaces, interoperability among healthcare technologies remains very limited, says a new National Academy of Medicine (NAM) special publication.
Does weather influence older adults' physical activity?
"Older people in poor physical condition become less physically active if there's more rain in the summer. Higher temperatures, on the other hand, have a positive effect on their activity level in both summer and winter months," says Nils Petter Aspvik, a Ph.D. candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU).