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29 Jun Acidification May Be Counterproductive For Some Patients With Urinary Tract Infections
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jeffrey P. Henderson, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology Center for Women’s Infectious Diseases Research Division of Infectious Diseases and Robin Shields-Cutler, Ph.D Ph.D. Student, Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Medical Research: What is the background...26 Jun Tumor DNA In Saliva and Plasma May Be Biomarker For Head and Neck Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Nishant Agrawal M.D. Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Agrawal: The idea of the study really arose from the specificity of genetic changes that characterize and are the...26 Jun JAK Inhibitors Offer Hope For Vitiligo
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Brett King, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Dermatology Yale University School of Medicine Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. King: Treatment options for vitiligo are limited and often ineffective. This report highlights the possibility of targeted therapy of...26 Jun Electromagnetic Interference Between Smart Phones and Cardiac Devices Rare But Possible
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Carsten Lennerz Deutsches Herzzentrum München Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: The number of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is increasing. Worldwide more than 4 million people rely on an implanted pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator...23 Jun Few Well Done Studies Support Medical Use of Cannabis
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Penny F. Whiting, PhD School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West at University Hospitals, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol UK Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd, Escrick, York, United Kingdom MedicalResearch:...23 Jun New Skin Rejuvenation Technique Uses Pulsed Electric Fields
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Alexander Golberg Ph.D. Center for Engineering in Medicine Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, and Shriners Burns Hospital Boston, MA, 02114 Porter School of Environmental Studies Tel Aviv University, Israel MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?...
15 Jun Parkinson’s Disease Can Be Stratified Into Three Distinct Groups
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Ron Postuma, MD, MSc Associate Professor Department of Neurology Montreal General Hospital Montreal, Quebec Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Postuma: The background is that we often think about Parkinson’s Disease as a single disease. However, every clinician...11 Jun Oncotype DX Breast Cancer Assay Quickly Adopted Under Medicare Guidelines
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Michaela Dinan, Ph.D. Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke Cancer Institute Department of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine Durham, North Carolina Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: I think it will be critical to further explore the...06 Jun HRD Score Can Help Predict Response To Some Chemotherapeutic Agents
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Kirsten Timms, PhD Program Director VP Biomarker Discovery at Myriad Genetics Inc Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Timms: The Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD) score is a tumor biomarker which quantitates genomic rearrangements associated with defects in DNA...03 Jun Treatment With Eribulin Is Step Forward for Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Professor Patrick Schöffski Head, Department of General Medical Oncology and the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology at the University Hospital Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium MedicalResearch: What are the key points of the study? Professor Schöffski: This is the first and only randomised controlled trial of a single agent...02 Jun JAK1 Inhibitors May Be New Option To Treat Resistant Melanoma
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Ze’ev Ronai Ph.D Scientific Director Sanford-Burnham’s La Jolla Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Prof. Ronai: There is an urgent need to find new approaches to treat melanoma in patients that are resistant to current therapeutic regimes—and this...31 May Pacritinib Improved Disease Control In Myelofibrosis and Reduced Need For Blood Transfusions
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Ruben A. Mesa, MD, FACP Consultant Hematologist Chair, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology Deputy Director, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic Cancer Center NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Scottsdale, AZ Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main...29 May Validation of Noninvasive Tests for Post-Transplant Management of Kidney Graft Recipients
MedicalResearch.com Interviews with: Dr. Sunil M. Kurian Ph.D. Lead- Biomarker Discovery at the Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Cell Therapy The Scripps Research Institute and Transplant Genomics Inc. and Dr. John J. Friedewald, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a transplant...29 May Novel Therapeutic Target Identified For Treatment Of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Identified
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Akrit Sodhi, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Retina Division Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Sodhi: Diabetic eye disease is the most common cause of severe vision loss in the working...
26 May Not All Biologics For Psoriasis Carry Same Risk Of Serious Infections
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Robert E Kalb, M.D. Clinical Professor of Dermatology State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Medical Group, P.C. Buffalo, NY 14221 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Kalb: It’s important to...22 May Circulating Colon Cancer DNA Mutations May Predict Metastases
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Jeanne Tie Medical Oncologist | Royal Melbourne and Western Hospital Research Fellow Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville, VIC Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Tie: The increasing number of active agents available to treat metastatic colorectal cancer has...19 May Circulating Tumor DNA May Be Able To Predict Breast Cancer Metastases
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Lao Saal, M.D. Ph.D. Head, Translational Oncogenomics Unit Assistant Professor Department of Oncology and Pathology Lund University Cancer Center Lund, Sweden Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Saal: About a quarter of women diagnosed with primary (non-metastatic) breast cancer will unfortunately progress and...08 May Statin Users Have Increased Risk Of Diabetes and Obesity
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Ishak Mansi, MD Staff Internist, VA North Texas Health System. Professor in Department of Medicine & Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Outcomes and Health services Research, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr....07 May Deficient Calcium Channels Weaken Immune Response To Chronic Infections
MedicalResearch.com Interview Dr. Ludovic Desvignes PhD. Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology NYU Langone Medical Center MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? Dr. Desvignes: This study is the result of a collaboration at NYU Langone Medical Center, between the laboratories of Dr. Stefan Feske and Dr. Joel...04 May Many Patients With Disseminated Cancer Still Get Surgery
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Robert J Canter MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Division of Surgical Oncology University of California at Davis Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Canter: Our data suggest that surgeons are improving in their ability to select patients for surgical intervention in cancer...