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(American Association for Cancer Research) Based on a pilot study in children with sarcoma, researchers at the National Institutes of Health believe that immunotherapy could prove beneficial in treating high-risk forms of this cancer.

(University at Buffalo) Persons with irritable bowel syndrome can relieve their symptoms as effectively by following a self-administered, at-home cognitive behavioral program as they can by undergoing a 10-week in-office program administered by a trained therapist, a new pilot study has shown.

(Duke University Medical Center) Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a pilot study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.

(JAMA and Archives Journals) Taking the antidepressant citalopram before beginning treatment for head and neck cancer may help prevent depression during therapy, according to results of a pilot study published in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

(International Diabetes Federation) The International Diabetes Federation BRIDGES translational research grant program will fund a pilot study in Vietnam to increase opportunities for screenings for people at high-risk for getting type 2 diabetes and promote a program designed to motivate people to develop a healthy lifestyle.

(International Diabetes Federation) The International Diabetes Federation BRIDGES translational research grant program will fund a pilot study in the Philippines that will offer culturally appropriate and improved diabetes care in rural communities using local health workers.

NovoCure announced today that it presented the results from a single-arm pilot trial evaluating the Novo-TTF, a non-invasive portable medical device, combined with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced breast cancer.

Basic yoga moves could help prevent falls in women over 65 years old, finds a pilot study from Temple University.

A simple laboratory test may provide a new way for doctors to identify patients at risk of developing potentially severe acute kidney injury after surgery -- up to three days before the problem would otherwise be detected, reports a pilot study in the May 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Overall, in a pilot study of a ginkgo biloba extract for delaying the onset of dementia in the elderly, researchers did not find a reduction in progression to dementia in those using ginkgo versus those using placebo.

However, when the researchers took into account participants' adherence to taking the compound, the group that took ginkgo did appear to have a reduced risk of progression and a smaller decline in memory.