Contaminated water linked to pregnancy complications, BU study finds

Medicine & Technology Oct 01, 2014

Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in drinking water may increase the risk of stillbirth and placental abruption, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher.

NEJM: Crizotinib Effective in Phase 1 Trial Against ROS1 Lung Cancer

Oct 01, 2014

The New England Journal of Medicine reports positive results of a phase 1 clinical trial of the drug crizotinib against the subset of lung cancer marked by rearrangement of the gene ROS1. In this multi-center study of 50 patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer testing positive for ROS1 gene rearrangement, the response rate was 72 percent, with 3 complete responses and 33 partial responses. Median progression-free survival – the time it takes for the disease to resume its growth after being slowed by treatment – is estimated at 19.2 months with exactly half of patients remaining on observation for disease progression that has not yet occurred.

Antioxidant found in grapes uncorks new targets for acne treatment

Oct 01, 2014

UCLA study points to resveratrol as key to possible combination therapy

New hypothyroidism treatment guidelines from American Thyroid Association

Oct 01, 2014

Published in Thyroid journal

High-speed drug screen

Oct 01, 2014

Engineers devise technology for rapidly testing drug-delivery vehicles in zebrafish.

UCI study uncovers important process for immune system development

Oct 01, 2014

Research yields insight into delicate course of T cell creation

Comprehensive study of allergic deaths in US finds medications are main culprit

Oct 01, 2014

Montefiore/Einstein research indicates higher prevalence among older people and African-Americans

New diagnostic approach for autism in Tanzania

Oct 01, 2014

Researchers at Brown University and the University of Georgia have developed and tested an approach for diagnosing autism in Tanzania, where such clinical assessment and intervention services are rare. The assessment battery combines several existing but culturally adapted techniques into a protocol that the researchers tested with 41 children at two Tanzanian sites.

"Virtual Breast" Could Improve Cancer Detection

Oct 01, 2014

Next to lung cancer, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, according to the American Cancer Society. That’s why so many medical professionals encourage women to get mammograms, even though the tests are imperfect at best: only a minority of suspicious mammograms actually leads to a cancer diagnosis.

Scripps Research Institute scientists shed light on cause of spastic paraplegia

Sep 30, 2014

The findings point the way to potential therapies and showcase an investigative strategy

Genetic modifier affects colon tumor formation

Sep 30, 2014

Unexpected results from an ongoing experiment in the lab of Kristi Neufeld, co-leader of the Cancer Biology Program at the University of Kansas Cancer Center, led to a potentially important discovery that could have an effect on how cancer researchers test anti-cancer therapies in mice as well as possibly prevent colon cancer in people.

Single-Neuron “Hub” Orchestrates Activity of an Entire Brain Circuit

Sep 30, 2014

Single-Neuron “Hub” Orchestrates Activity of an Entire Brain Circuit

Study holds hope of a treatment for deadly genetic disease, MPS IIIB

Sep 30, 2014

Researchers find method for replacing missing enzyme in the brain

Feeling Fatigued While Driving? Don’t Reach for Your iPod

Sep 30, 2014

Research has shown that drinking caffeinated beverages and listening to music are two popular fatigue-fighting measures that drivers take, but very few studies have tested the usefulness of those measures.

New ways to treat anemia could evolve from acetate supplement research

Sep 30, 2014

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers seeking novel treatments for anemia found that giving acetate, the major component of household vinegar, to anemic mice stimulated the formation of new red blood cells.