Public release date: 3-Dec-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Press Office pressinfo@ki.se 46-852-486-077 Karolinska Institutet In a study in mice, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new potential therapy that may reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic patients. The suggested drug is already approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, the scientists hope that this new results, presented in the scientific journal Diabetes, also opens up the possibility to decrease brain injury after stroke in other patient groups with a high stroke risk. Stroke is when part of the neural tissue in the brain is damaged due to lack of oxygen delivery, either caused by a blood clot (thrombosis) or rupture of a blood vessel. People suffering from diabetes are at higher risk to develop stroke than the average population. The only acute treatment to decrease the consequences (disability) of a stroke commonly available is thrombolysis, which dissolves the blood clot in the occluded vessels of the brain when quickly administered after onset of symptoms. However, this therapy is only available for approximately 10 per cent of stroke patients and has potential severe side effects, mainly brain hemorrhage. Furthermore, the … Continue reading →

ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynamics Research Corporation (DRCO), a leading provider of innovative management consulting, engineering, science and technology solutions to federal and state governments, today announced it has been awarded two new task order contracts to support the Military Health System's Defense Centers of Excellence with a combined value of $19.3 million. Under the first task order, DRC was awarded a $4.4 million contract with a period of performance of two years to identify and develop psychological health and traumatic brain injury treatment best practices. Under the second task order, the company was awarded a $14.9 million contract with a period of performance of one base year and four option years. DRC is tasked with documenting the results of psychological health and traumatic brain injury clinical and non-clinical programs, supporting clinical conferences and providing technical assistance programs. "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to leverage our clinical health expertise to support this valued customer," said Jim Regan, DRC's chairman and chief executive officer. "DRC is leading the charge in the development of innovative approaches to delivering safe, effective, and value-driven care for government health organizations." The Defense Centers of Excellence were established in 2007 … Continue reading →

Jim Regan, CEO of Dynamics Research Corp., which got $19 million in two contracts from Tricares Evaluation, Analysis, Management and Support program. Dynamics Research Corp. (Nasdaq:DRCO) in Andover has been tasked with developing best practices for traumatic brain injury treatment and psychological orders. The Andover-based company was awarded two contracts worth $19.3 million. The task orders are for DRC to come up with best practices and provide technical assistance in traumatic brain and psychological treatment for the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, which include the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Deployment Health Clinical Center and National Center for Telehealth and Technology. On average, approximately 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury annually, according to 2010 Center for Disease Control and Prevention data. The contracts were awarded under Tricares Evaluation, Analysis, Management and Support program, or TEAMS, contract, the company said Monday. Under the first, two-year, $4.4 million contract, DRC will provide best practices. Under the one-year, $14.9 million contract, which includes a four-year option, DRC will document the results of the clinical and non-clinical programs, support conferences and provide technical assistance. DRC is leading the charge in the development of innovative approaches … Continue reading →