Day: February 6, 2017

Scientists identify structure of androgenic receptor essential to fight against prostate cancer

A team led by researchers of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona and the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau shows for the first time, the three-dimensional structure of the homodimeric androgen receptor ligand-binding domain, a structure that eluded researchers for years. This new structure of the nuclear receptor allows explaining more than forty mutations related to prostate cancer, one of the most common worldwide and especially in Catalonia, as well as known developing disorders such as the androgen insensitivity syndromes.

Studies reveal link between rotator cuff disease and genetics

A new study presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Las Vegas shows rotator cuff disease might be a heritable trait. Rotator cuff disease is a common disorder that affects 30 to 50 percent of people over the age of 50. The disease often leads to shoulder pain and loss of function.

Study: GOP Medicaid plan could save more than $100 billion

Transforming Medicaid into a block grant or per capita cap program could save the federal government more than $100 billion over five years, a new study found. The research from the healthcare firm Avalere Health was released as the GOP-controlled Congress eyes overhauling Medicaid as part of a replacement to Obamacare.

New study shows hidden dangers in supplements

… supplements are often not what customers think they are — they are being deceived into thinking they are getting health benefits from a natural product when actually they are taking a hidden drug.” Researchers found that supplements for erectile …

Best way to face your fears may be subconsciously

When researchers showed a group of female young adults short slides of spiders — spliced between images of flowers — fear responses were subdued. “Although we expected — and observed — activation of the neural regions that process fear,” Dr. Bradley S. Peterson, director of the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, said in a news release.

Genes point to who develops lung disease, study finds

Scientists unveiled a trove of newly-discovered gene variants on Monday to help predict who will most likely develop a killer lung disease, both among smokers and non-smokers. The world’s biggest probe of the genetics of lung health yielded 43 new gene variants linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , a major cause of death.

Is GOP really softening on Obamacare?

… in Congress rethinking their opposition to the ACA in light of concerns that constituents will lose access to health care, or because of the push-back from an insurance industry troubled by uncertainty? While the challenges of dismantling the ACA …

Is fruit and vegetable intake associated with asthma or chronic…

Is fruit and vegetable intake associated with asthma or chronic rhino-sinusitis in European adults? Results from the Global Allergy and Asthma Network of Excellence LEN) Survey. Fruits and vegetables are rich in compounds with proposed antioxidant, anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory properties, which could contribute to reduce the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases.

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Huan Sheng, M.D.,…

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, today announced the appointment of Huan Sheng, M.D., Ph.D., as Director Clinical Research and Drug Safety, reporting to Kristine Erickson, O.D., Ph.D., Aerie’s Vice President Clinical Research. Dr. Sheng will be responsible for the development and implementation of Aerie’s drug safety surveillance and clinical research strategy, and the management and oversight of Aerie’s clinical development and drug safety programs.

The way forward

Royal College of Opthamologists – These reports were commissioned by RCOpth to identify current methods of working and schemes devised by ophthalmology departments in the UK to help meet the increasing demand in ophthalmic services. The work found that increasing demand for hospital eye services is not being met and continues to grow – currently seeing nearly ten per cent of all outpatient appointments and performing six per cent of the surgery in the UK.

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Yarmouth resident Caroline Robertston says she and her husband Derek and their family are giving their baby daughter Millie as many experiences as they can while she lives at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Baby Millie had her first heart surgery, to address a congenital heart defect, one month before she was born.