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Cardiac rehab program recommended for stroke patients
Date: Oct-18-2013Stroke patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program for six months make rapid gains in how far and fast they can walk, the use of weakened limbs and their ability to sit and stand, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. On average, participants saw a 21-per-cent improvement in the strength and range of motion of weakened limbs; a 19-per-cent improvement in walking speed; and a 16-per-cent improvement in the distance they could walk...
With expanding coverage doctors likely to accept new Medicaid patients
Date: Oct-18-2013The upcoming expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) won't lead physicians to reduce the number of new Medicaid patients they accept, suggests a study in the November issue of Medical Care, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. However, doctors may be less likely to accept those patients who remain uninsured, according to an analysis of historical data by Lindsay M. Sabik, PhD, and Sabina Ohri Gandhi, PhD, of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond...
Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer benefit from Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel)
Date: Oct-18-2013By all measures, the addition of nab-paclitaxel for the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer was superior to the survival for patients who received only gemcitabine, according to the results of a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare, published by The New England Journal of Medicine...
Microfluidic device that sorts cells by stiffness may help identify disease
Date: Oct-18-2013The mechanical properties of cells are often an indicator of disease. Cancer cells are typically soft and squishy. When the malaria parasite is inside a red blood cell, for example, the cell is stiffer than normal. Sickle cells also vary in stiffness. Research into the stiffness of diseased cells is lacking, in part due to limits in technology. Researchers have developed a new technology to sort human cells according to their stiffness, which might one day help doctors identify certain diseases in patients, according to a new study...
Every woman's right: Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day marked with team approach
Date: Oct-18-2013Thousands of board certified plastic surgeons, including the plastic surgeon who performed Angelina Jolie's breast reconstruction, are joining forces with breast centers, support groups and breast cancer survivors to send a powerful message. The second annual Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA, organized by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF), tppl place on October 16, 2013 in hundreds of cities across the country...
Blood test may differentiate between benign lung nodules and early stage lung cancer
Date: Oct-18-2013Indi (Integrated Diagnostics), an emerging leader in molecular diagnostics, today announced the results of a major study which suggests that quantifying a combination of blood proteins can distinguish between benign lung nodules and early-stage lung cancer with high probability...
Scientists identify genetic errors in 12 major cancer types
Date: Oct-18-2013Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that appear to drive the development and progression of a range of tumors in the body. The discovery sets the stage for devising new diagnostic tools and more personalized cancer treatments. The research, published Oct. 17 in Nature, shows that some of the same genes commonly mutated in certain cancers also occur in seemingly unrelated tumors...
Potential for 'mind control' after brain activity discovery
Date: Oct-18-2013Researchers from Stanford School of Medicine say they have discovered that a brain region activated when people are asked to work out mathematical calculations is also triggered when people use numbers or quantitative terms in everyday conversation. The research team says their findings could lead to "mind-reading" devices that could allow a person to communicate through passive thinking, or even lead to implants that could read or control a person's thoughts...
Agrobiotechnology and world food security
Date: Oct-18-2013Europe hesitates to support the use of genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture. While 46 GM crops can be imported and used in food and feed, only one GM crop is commercially grown in five European countries on a small acreage. European farmers can hardly make use of the technology to improve their productivity and they lose competitivity. Europa already depends for 75% on protein import. This year the World Food Prize honors the pioneers of agrobiotechnology, a technology with a safe use status for 17 years that increased food security and agricultural productivity...
In rare inherited disorder, gene mutation sheds light on protein's role in brain development
Date: Oct-18-2013Though worlds apart, four unrelated families have been united in a medical mystery over the source of a rare inherited disorder that results in their children being born with abnormal brain growth and severe functional impairments. An international team of scientists, led by genetic researchers at Duke Medicine, has solved the case by identifying a recessive gene mutation that reduces the abundance of a certain protein that previously had not been known to affect brain development...
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