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UCB launches Vimpat in the US for add-on treatment of epilepsy in adults
26 May 2009
ATLANTA – May 26, 2009 – press release, regulated information – UCB today announced that Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V , a new antiepileptic drug (AED) is available in the U.S. as an add-on therapy for the treatment of...
26 May 2009
ATLANTA – May 26, 2009 – press release, regulated information – UCB today announced that Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V , a new antiepileptic drug (AED) is available in the U.S. as an add-on therapy for the treatment of...
Healing wounds with lasers, vehicles that drive themselves, other cutting-edge optics
26 May 2009
Research news from CLEO/IQEC Meeting in Baltimore, May 31 to June 5 WASHINGTON, May 26--Researchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference...
26 May 2009
Research news from CLEO/IQEC Meeting in Baltimore, May 31 to June 5 WASHINGTON, May 26--Researchers from around the world will present the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers and the application of light waves at the 2009 Conference...
Poor attention in kindergarten predicts lower high school test scores, UC Davis researchers find
26 May 2009
Addressing early attention problems could boost high school graduation rates (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical...
26 May 2009
Addressing early attention problems could boost high school graduation rates (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical...
New center at Georgia Tech aims to improve recovery of soldiers with severe injuries
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Barbara Boyan (pictured center), serves as director of the Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Bioengineering for Soldier Survivability, which is developing clinically valuable, safe and effective tools to...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Barbara Boyan (pictured center), serves as director of the Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Bioengineering for Soldier Survivability, which is developing clinically valuable, safe and effective tools to...
Toward cheap underwater sensor nets
26 May 2009
Hard hardware questions answered by UC San Diego computer scientists IMAGE: Jacobs School undergraduates, including Brian Faunce (above), are hard at work on analog portions of the underwater communications...
26 May 2009
Hard hardware questions answered by UC San Diego computer scientists IMAGE: Jacobs School undergraduates, including Brian Faunce (above), are hard at work on analog portions of the underwater communications...
K-State grad student receives National Science Foundation fellowship for computer science
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Tim Weninger is a research associate in computer science at Kansas State University. Click here for more information. A Kansas State University researcher has received a...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Tim Weninger is a research associate in computer science at Kansas State University. Click here for more information. A Kansas State University researcher has received a...
Europe's fastest computer unveiled in Julich
26 May 2009
Gauss Centre for Supercomputing gets the first European petaflop computer -- Three new supercomputers for European research now in Julich Jülich, 26 May 2009 – No less than three supercomputers for European research were unveiled...
26 May 2009
Gauss Centre for Supercomputing gets the first European petaflop computer -- Three new supercomputers for European research now in Julich Jülich, 26 May 2009 – No less than three supercomputers for European research were unveiled...
Elsevier's Science & Technology division and Science News partner
26 May 2009
Organizing the first 'Attracting Academic Talent Summit' in Beijing Beijing, May 26, 2009 – Elsevier 's Science & Technology division China and Science News announced today that they will jointly organize the first "Attracting...
26 May 2009
Organizing the first 'Attracting Academic Talent Summit' in Beijing Beijing, May 26, 2009 – Elsevier 's Science & Technology division China and Science News announced today that they will jointly organize the first "Attracting...
Arthritis drug might prove effective in fighting the flu, study suggests
26 May 2009
University of Maryland researchers see potential new treatment approach in targeting immune response to virus Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis...
26 May 2009
University of Maryland researchers see potential new treatment approach in targeting immune response to virus Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis...
Refusing immunizations puts children at increased risk of pertussis infection
26 May 2009
Unvaccinated children are 23 times more likely to get infected with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, than those who are immunized May 26, 2009 (DENVER) – Children of parents who refuse vaccines are 23 times more likely to get...
26 May 2009
Unvaccinated children are 23 times more likely to get infected with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, than those who are immunized May 26, 2009 (DENVER) – Children of parents who refuse vaccines are 23 times more likely to get...
Dr. Bhakta Rath honored by President of India
26 May 2009
Receives Padma Bhushan Award IMAGE: Dr. Rath stands before the President of India while accepting the Padma Bhushan Award. Click here for more information. Dr. Bhakta Rath,...
26 May 2009
Receives Padma Bhushan Award IMAGE: Dr. Rath stands before the President of India while accepting the Padma Bhushan Award. Click here for more information. Dr. Bhakta Rath,...
Study shows bank risk-assessment tool not responding adequately to market fluctuations
26 May 2009
A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that regulators need to do more to ensure that banks are adequately computing their Value-at-Risk (VaR) to reflect fluctuations in financial markets. The study finds that the tests...
26 May 2009
A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that regulators need to do more to ensure that banks are adequately computing their Value-at-Risk (VaR) to reflect fluctuations in financial markets. The study finds that the tests...
World-class innovation through international cooperation
26 May 2009
Launch conference of the German EUREKA Chairmanship 2009/2010 Welcome to the Launch Conference of the German EUREKA Chairmanship 2009/2010! The conference, hosted and conceptually designed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, will...
26 May 2009
Launch conference of the German EUREKA Chairmanship 2009/2010 Welcome to the Launch Conference of the German EUREKA Chairmanship 2009/2010! The conference, hosted and conceptually designed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, will...
Protective footwear for diabetics at a high-street price
26 May 2009
Diabetes rates have risen sharply in developed countries in the wake of the obesity epidemic, and an estimated 30 million Europeans live with the condition. Foot problems are the most common cause of admission to hospital for diabetics, who...
26 May 2009
Diabetes rates have risen sharply in developed countries in the wake of the obesity epidemic, and an estimated 30 million Europeans live with the condition. Foot problems are the most common cause of admission to hospital for diabetics, who...
NASA/University team develops new method to find alien oceans
26 May 2009
GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA-sponsored scientists looking back at Earth with the Deep Impact/EPOXI mission have developed a method to indicate whether Earth-like alien (extrasolar) worlds have oceans. "A 'pale blue dot' is the best picture we will...
26 May 2009
GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA-sponsored scientists looking back at Earth with the Deep Impact/EPOXI mission have developed a method to indicate whether Earth-like alien (extrasolar) worlds have oceans. "A 'pale blue dot' is the best picture we will...
Oldest evidence of leprosy found in India
26 May 2009
BOONE, N.C. – A biological anthropologist from Appalachian State University working with an undergraduate student from Appalachian, an evolutionary biologist from UNC Greensboro, and a team of archaeologists from Deccan College (Pune,...
26 May 2009
BOONE, N.C. – A biological anthropologist from Appalachian State University working with an undergraduate student from Appalachian, an evolutionary biologist from UNC Greensboro, and a team of archaeologists from Deccan College (Pune,...
Researchers gain ground in efforts to fight parasite infection
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Dr. David Mangelsdorf is chairman of pharmacology at UT Southwestern. Click here for more information. DALLAS – May 26, 2009 – New findings by researchers UT...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Dr. David Mangelsdorf is chairman of pharmacology at UT Southwestern. Click here for more information. DALLAS – May 26, 2009 – New findings by researchers UT...
Well water should be tested annually to reduce health risks to children
26 May 2009
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of...
26 May 2009
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of...
New technique could find water on Earth-like planets orbiting distant suns
26 May 2009
Since the early 1990s astronomers have discovered more than 300 planets orbiting stars other than our sun, nearly all of them gas giants like Jupiter. Powerful space telescopes, such as the one that is central to NASA's recently launched...
26 May 2009
Since the early 1990s astronomers have discovered more than 300 planets orbiting stars other than our sun, nearly all of them gas giants like Jupiter. Powerful space telescopes, such as the one that is central to NASA's recently launched...
Pediatrician creates easier way to identify kids' high BP
26 May 2009
Researchers hope simplified chart will improve diagnosis Pediatricians now have a new and simple way to diagnose a serious problem facing our nation's children – thanks to David Kaelber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., MetroHealth System...
26 May 2009
Researchers hope simplified chart will improve diagnosis Pediatricians now have a new and simple way to diagnose a serious problem facing our nation's children – thanks to David Kaelber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., MetroHealth System...
University of Miami received high rankings in the Urban Land Institute student competition
26 May 2009
An interdisciplinary group of UM students succeeded in reaching top 4 in the final stage of the seventh annual Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition '09 IMAGE: Left to right: students Benyameen...
26 May 2009
An interdisciplinary group of UM students succeeded in reaching top 4 in the final stage of the seventh annual Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition '09 IMAGE: Left to right: students Benyameen...
NASA uses satellite to unearth innovation in crop forecasting
26 May 2009
Soil moisture is essential for seeds to germinate and for crops to grow. But record droughts and scorching temperatures in certain parts of the globe in recent years have caused soil to dry up, crippling crop production. The falling food...
26 May 2009
Soil moisture is essential for seeds to germinate and for crops to grow. But record droughts and scorching temperatures in certain parts of the globe in recent years have caused soil to dry up, crippling crop production. The falling food...
Microfossils challenge prevailing views of the effects of 'Snowball Earth' glaciations on life
26 May 2009
IMAGE: This is Robin Nagy on a UCSB geology field trip to Death Valley. Click here for more information. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– New fossil findings discovered by...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: This is Robin Nagy on a UCSB geology field trip to Death Valley. Click here for more information. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– New fossil findings discovered by...
Society for Prevention Research Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 27-29, 2009
26 May 2009
Researchers present new studies on prevention The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) will hold its annual meeting, May 27-29, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20001. The featured story ideas below do...
26 May 2009
Researchers present new studies on prevention The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) will hold its annual meeting, May 27-29, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20001. The featured story ideas below do...
Getting to the root of science in a nutty way
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Leo Lombardini, a Texas AgriLife Research horticultural scientist, bored a hole at a 45-degree angle about 20 " from the trunk of 20 pecan trees. He will insert a camera... Click here for more...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Leo Lombardini, a Texas AgriLife Research horticultural scientist, bored a hole at a 45-degree angle about 20 " from the trunk of 20 pecan trees. He will insert a camera... Click here for more...
Did the North Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution?
26 May 2009
The Atlantic cod has, for many centuries, sustained major fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the North American fisheries have now largely collapsed. A new paper in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE from scientists...
26 May 2009
The Atlantic cod has, for many centuries, sustained major fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the North American fisheries have now largely collapsed. A new paper in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE from scientists...
JCI table of contents: May 26, 2009
26 May 2009
EDITOR'S PICK: Targeting the more lethal form of the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggressive muscle cancer that mostly affects children. The most common forms of RMS are embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) and alveolar...
26 May 2009
EDITOR'S PICK: Targeting the more lethal form of the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggressive muscle cancer that mostly affects children. The most common forms of RMS are embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) and alveolar...
New broad-spectrum vaccine to prevent cervical cancer induces strong responses in animals
26 May 2009
Mice and rabbits immunized with a multimeric-L2 protein vaccine had robust antibody responses and were protected from infection when exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 four months after vaccination, according to a new study...
26 May 2009
Mice and rabbits immunized with a multimeric-L2 protein vaccine had robust antibody responses and were protected from infection when exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 four months after vaccination, according to a new study...
A hidden drip, drip, drip beneath Earth's surface
26 May 2009
Geologists find 'blob' of material beneath the US West Great Basin There are very few places in the world where dynamic activity taking place beneath Earth's surface goes undetected. Volcanoes, earthquakes, and even the sudden uplifting or...
26 May 2009
Geologists find 'blob' of material beneath the US West Great Basin There are very few places in the world where dynamic activity taking place beneath Earth's surface goes undetected. Volcanoes, earthquakes, and even the sudden uplifting or...
M. D. Anderson study finds dramatic increase in metastatic colon cancer survival
26 May 2009
Better surgical interventions, new chemotherapeutic and biological agents increase 5-year survival from 8 to 30 percent HOUSTON ― Novel chemotherapy and biological agents for metastatic colorectal cancer, combined with surgical advances...
26 May 2009
Better surgical interventions, new chemotherapeutic and biological agents increase 5-year survival from 8 to 30 percent HOUSTON ― Novel chemotherapy and biological agents for metastatic colorectal cancer, combined with surgical advances...
Cancer drug causes patient to lose fingerprints and be detained by US immigration
26 May 2009
Immigration officials held a cancer patient for four hours before they allowed him to enter the USA because one of his cancer drugs caused his fingerprints to disappear. His oncologist is now advising all cancer patients who are being treated...
26 May 2009
Immigration officials held a cancer patient for four hours before they allowed him to enter the USA because one of his cancer drugs caused his fingerprints to disappear. His oncologist is now advising all cancer patients who are being treated...
Lessons from the vaccine-autism wars
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Researchers long ago rejected the theory that vaccines cause autism, yet many parents don't believe them. Can scientists bridge the gap between evidence and doubt? This week, the open-access journal PLoS Biology...
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Researchers long ago rejected the theory that vaccines cause autism, yet many parents don't believe them. Can scientists bridge the gap between evidence and doubt? This week, the open-access journal PLoS Biology...
Jeepers creepers: Climate change threatens endangered honeycreepers
26 May 2009
Deadly diseases may move up Hawaiian mountains to birds' refuges As climate change causes temperatures to increase in Hawaii's mountains, deadly non-native bird diseases will likely also creep up the mountains, invading most of the last...
26 May 2009
Deadly diseases may move up Hawaiian mountains to birds' refuges As climate change causes temperatures to increase in Hawaii's mountains, deadly non-native bird diseases will likely also creep up the mountains, invading most of the last...
Activated stem cells in damaged lungs could be first step toward cancer
26 May 2009
IMAGE: This photo shows the same airway after a severe chemical injury that wipes out the normally present cells and activates stem cell mediated repair (clonal patches). Click here for more...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: This photo shows the same airway after a severe chemical injury that wipes out the normally present cells and activates stem cell mediated repair (clonal patches). Click here for more...
Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually
26 May 2009
Health services sought equally by Mexican, non-Mexican residents Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and...
26 May 2009
Health services sought equally by Mexican, non-Mexican residents Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and...
BUSM researchers find no adjustment method fully resolves confounding by indication
26 May 2009
(Boston) - Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health have found that no adjustment method fully resolves confounding by indication in observational studies, meaning when the...
26 May 2009
(Boston) - Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health have found that no adjustment method fully resolves confounding by indication in observational studies, meaning when the...
Strict maternal feeding practices not linked to child weight gain
26 May 2009
Some form of control may be necessary to help children eat well, maintain healthy weight PROVIDENCE, RI – A new study published online in the journal Obesity provides further evidence that strict maternal control over eating habits...
26 May 2009
Some form of control may be necessary to help children eat well, maintain healthy weight PROVIDENCE, RI – A new study published online in the journal Obesity provides further evidence that strict maternal control over eating habits...
'Curve ball' wins international illusion contest
26 May 2009
Brain researchers use baseball magic to understand the mind Science has proven what baseball players have known for more than a hundred years, the curve ball is more powerful than the brain. At the fifth annual international Best Visual...
26 May 2009
Brain researchers use baseball magic to understand the mind Science has proven what baseball players have known for more than a hundred years, the curve ball is more powerful than the brain. At the fifth annual international Best Visual...
Shellfish face an uncertain future in a high CO2 world
26 May 2009
Overfishing and disease have decimated shellfish populations in many of the world's temperate estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Smithsonian scientists, led by Whitman Miller, ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in...
26 May 2009
Overfishing and disease have decimated shellfish populations in many of the world's temperate estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Smithsonian scientists, led by Whitman Miller, ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in...
Spring agricultural fires have large impact on melting Arctic
26 May 2009
DURHAM, N.H. - Scientists from around the world will convene at the University of New Hampshire June 2-5, 2009, to discuss key findings from the most ambitious effort ever undertaken to measure "short-lived" airborne pollutants in the Arctic...
26 May 2009
DURHAM, N.H. - Scientists from around the world will convene at the University of New Hampshire June 2-5, 2009, to discuss key findings from the most ambitious effort ever undertaken to measure "short-lived" airborne pollutants in the Arctic...
Researchers identify biological markers that may indicate poor breast cancer prognosis
26 May 2009
A team of researchers has found an association between breast cancer survival and two proteins that, when present in the blood in high levels, are indicators of inflammation. Using data from the Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL)...
26 May 2009
A team of researchers has found an association between breast cancer survival and two proteins that, when present in the blood in high levels, are indicators of inflammation. Using data from the Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL)...
Zebrafish provide a model for cancerous melanoma in humans
26 May 2009
The pigmented cells in zebrafish help scientists tease out how oncogenes that are know to contribute to cancer, influence the formation and regulation of the aggressive human skin cancer, melanoma In a new study published in Disease Models...
26 May 2009
The pigmented cells in zebrafish help scientists tease out how oncogenes that are know to contribute to cancer, influence the formation and regulation of the aggressive human skin cancer, melanoma In a new study published in Disease Models...
A new mouse model provides insight into genetic neurological disorders
26 May 2009
The diverse characteristics of inherited nervous system diseases such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth and hereditary motor neuronopathy benefit from a new research tool Neurosensory diseases are difficult to model in mice because their symptoms are...
26 May 2009
The diverse characteristics of inherited nervous system diseases such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth and hereditary motor neuronopathy benefit from a new research tool Neurosensory diseases are difficult to model in mice because their symptoms are...
'Disordered' amino acids may really be there to provide wiggle room for signaling protein
26 May 2009
Fox Chase researchers first to determine structure in a class of self-regulating proteins – Sections of proteins previously thought to be disordered may in fact have an unexpected biological role – providing certain proteins room to...
26 May 2009
Fox Chase researchers first to determine structure in a class of self-regulating proteins – Sections of proteins previously thought to be disordered may in fact have an unexpected biological role – providing certain proteins room to...
Can we afford the cancer care of the future?
26 May 2009
Increasing costs a growing factor in decision-making for patients, physicians, society ORLANDO (May 30, 2009)—When a cancer patient and his or her doctor discuss the value of a treatment option, the conversation usually centers on a...
26 May 2009
Increasing costs a growing factor in decision-making for patients, physicians, society ORLANDO (May 30, 2009)—When a cancer patient and his or her doctor discuss the value of a treatment option, the conversation usually centers on a...
New tool to improve patient understanding of long-acting injectable antipsychotic therapies (LAT)...
26 May 2009
'GAIN' offers structured approach for physicians to discuss potential reasons for use of LAT Titusville, NJ, May 27, 2009 – A new instrument for improving patient understanding and acceptance of long-acting injectable antipsychotic...
26 May 2009
'GAIN' offers structured approach for physicians to discuss potential reasons for use of LAT Titusville, NJ, May 27, 2009 – A new instrument for improving patient understanding and acceptance of long-acting injectable antipsychotic...
John P. Cogswell, Ph.D., receives 2009 Alzheimer Award
26 May 2009
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease annual award for outstanding contribution May 26, 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and San Antonio, TX, USA – John P. Cogswell, PhD, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2009 Alzheimer Award presented by...
26 May 2009
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease annual award for outstanding contribution May 26, 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and San Antonio, TX, USA – John P. Cogswell, PhD, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2009 Alzheimer Award presented by...
New way of gauging professional behavior in medical students
26 May 2009
A new way of assessing professionalism among medical students could help to make better doctors, a new research study suggests. A score given to medical students, called the Conscientiousness Index, can detect behaviours which may need...
26 May 2009
A new way of assessing professionalism among medical students could help to make better doctors, a new research study suggests. A score given to medical students, called the Conscientiousness Index, can detect behaviours which may need...
Markers for inflammation discovered in breast cancer survivors are linked to survival
26 May 2009
A study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified two proteins in the blood that could become important prognostic markers for long-term survival in breast cancer patients. The proteins are associated with...
26 May 2009
A study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified two proteins in the blood that could become important prognostic markers for long-term survival in breast cancer patients. The proteins are associated with...
Green tea extract shows promise in leukemia trials
26 May 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting positive results in early leukemia clinical trials using the chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an active ingredient in green tea. The trial determined that patients with chronic...
26 May 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting positive results in early leukemia clinical trials using the chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an active ingredient in green tea. The trial determined that patients with chronic...
Scientists find city rats are loyal to their 'hoods
26 May 2009
In the rat race of life, one thing is certain: there's no place like home In the rat race of life, one thing is certain: there's no place like home. Now, a study just released in Molecular Ecology finds the same is true for rats. Although inner...
26 May 2009
In the rat race of life, one thing is certain: there's no place like home In the rat race of life, one thing is certain: there's no place like home. Now, a study just released in Molecular Ecology finds the same is true for rats. Although inner...
Pediatric carbon monoxide poisoning linked to video games after Hurricane Ike
26 May 2009
Hours after Hurricane Ike roared ashore in Texas, more than two million homes were without power, which left some scrambling to preserve food and others looking for ways to entertain children, a move that proved to be, in some instances,...
26 May 2009
Hours after Hurricane Ike roared ashore in Texas, more than two million homes were without power, which left some scrambling to preserve food and others looking for ways to entertain children, a move that proved to be, in some instances,...
NTU signs MOU with Technische Universitat Munchen
26 May 2009
Partnership focuses on faculty and student exchange Nanyang Technological University (NTU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Technische Universität München (TUM), a leading German research university, to foster faculty...
26 May 2009
Partnership focuses on faculty and student exchange Nanyang Technological University (NTU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Technische Universität München (TUM), a leading German research university, to foster faculty...
New therapy substitutes missing protein in those with muscular dystrophy
26 May 2009
Researchers were able to repair muscle tissue in mouse model Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a new therapy that shows potential to treat people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal disease and the...
26 May 2009
Researchers were able to repair muscle tissue in mouse model Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a new therapy that shows potential to treat people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal disease and the...
JNCI May 26 issue tip sheet
26 May 2009
Effects of MYC Protein and CIP2A in Gastric Cancer The presence of the protein CIP2A in tumors is associated with early mortality for gastric cancer patients, according to a new study by Ari Ristimaki, M.D., Ph.D., of the Genome-Scale Biology...
26 May 2009
Effects of MYC Protein and CIP2A in Gastric Cancer The presence of the protein CIP2A in tumors is associated with early mortality for gastric cancer patients, according to a new study by Ari Ristimaki, M.D., Ph.D., of the Genome-Scale Biology...
JAMA study: Effectively managing pain with depression
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Kurt Kroenke, M.D., works at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute. Click here for more information. INDIANAPOLIS – Pain, the most...
26 May 2009
IMAGE: Kurt Kroenke, M.D., works at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute. Click here for more information. INDIANAPOLIS – Pain, the most...
In rare disease, a familiar protein disrupts gene function
26 May 2009
Knowledge may improve diagnosis for children with Cornelia de Lange syndrome An international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease discovered that a bundle of proteins with the long-established function of keeping chromosomes...
26 May 2009
Knowledge may improve diagnosis for children with Cornelia de Lange syndrome An international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease discovered that a bundle of proteins with the long-established function of keeping chromosomes...
Intervention helps reduce pain and depression
26 May 2009
This release is available in Chinese. For patients who experience pain and depression, common co-existing conditions, an intervention that included individually tailored antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program resulted in...
26 May 2009
This release is available in Chinese. For patients who experience pain and depression, common co-existing conditions, an intervention that included individually tailored antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program resulted in...
The evolution of gene regulation
26 May 2009
How microbial neighbors settle differences Even microbes are governed by the principle of supply and demand – at least at the genetic level. Not all of their gene products, the blueprints for proteins, are required at all times. That...
26 May 2009
How microbial neighbors settle differences Even microbes are governed by the principle of supply and demand – at least at the genetic level. Not all of their gene products, the blueprints for proteins, are required at all times. That...
Targeting the more lethal form of the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma
26 May 2009
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggressive muscle cancer that mostly affects children. The most common forms of RMS are embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS). Although ARMS is less common than ERMS, it is...
26 May 2009
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggressive muscle cancer that mostly affects children. The most common forms of RMS are embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS). Although ARMS is less common than ERMS, it is...
What is the function of lymph nodes?
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology If we imagine our immune system to be a police force for our bodies, then previous work has suggested that the Lymph nodes would be the best candidate structures within the body to act as police stations –...
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology If we imagine our immune system to be a police force for our bodies, then previous work has suggested that the Lymph nodes would be the best candidate structures within the body to act as police stations –...
Capturing the birth of a synapse
26 May 2009
University of Oregon-University of California, Davis, collaboration finds mechanism locking two neurons IMAGE: Philip Washbourne is a professor of biology and member of the University of Oregon Institute of...
26 May 2009
University of Oregon-University of California, Davis, collaboration finds mechanism locking two neurons IMAGE: Philip Washbourne is a professor of biology and member of the University of Oregon Institute of...
NEJM study finds drug-eluting stents more effective than bare-metal stents in heart attack patients
26 May 2009
Landmark Horizons-AMI study led by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation NEW YORK (May 26, 2009) -- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia...
26 May 2009
Landmark Horizons-AMI study led by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation NEW YORK (May 26, 2009) -- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia...
Diabetes drug shows promise against multiple sclerosis
26 May 2009
A drug currently FDA-approved for use in diabetes shows some protective effects in the brains of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report in a study...
26 May 2009
A drug currently FDA-approved for use in diabetes shows some protective effects in the brains of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report in a study...
Predicting higher risk for prostate cancer diagnosis
26 May 2009
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. Research published in the open access journal BMC Urology has shown that 41.8% of patients whose extended core...
26 May 2009
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. Research published in the open access journal BMC Urology has shown that 41.8% of patients whose extended core...
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: The evolution of migraine from episodic headache to chronic disorder
26 May 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Patients living with migraine have strong reason for new optimism concerning a positive future. Two review articles and an accompanying editorial, "The Future of Migraine: Beyond Just Another Pill," in the current issue of...
26 May 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Patients living with migraine have strong reason for new optimism concerning a positive future. Two review articles and an accompanying editorial, "The Future of Migraine: Beyond Just Another Pill," in the current issue of...
Legal loophole exposes Canadians to drug advertising banned in US: UBC research
26 May 2009
A legal loophole is counteracting Canada's ban on direct-to-consumer drug advertising and has exposed Canadians to more than $90 million worth of ads, including those for drugs with life-threatening risks, according to a study by UBC...
26 May 2009
A legal loophole is counteracting Canada's ban on direct-to-consumer drug advertising and has exposed Canadians to more than $90 million worth of ads, including those for drugs with life-threatening risks, according to a study by UBC...
HIV prevention program gets a boost from NIMH recovery act funds
26 May 2009
Developing interventions to reduce the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among heterosexual men, couples and ethnically diverse populations continues to be complex and challenging. To help address this issue, NIMH awarded...
26 May 2009
Developing interventions to reduce the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among heterosexual men, couples and ethnically diverse populations continues to be complex and challenging. To help address this issue, NIMH awarded...
Where the most private becomes public: Policy making for sexual health
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine It is time to realign research and policy making to promote better sexual health for all, according to the latest editorial from the PLoS Medicine team. Sexual health problems arise from curable and incurable...
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine It is time to realign research and policy making to promote better sexual health for all, according to the latest editorial from the PLoS Medicine team. Sexual health problems arise from curable and incurable...
Notre Dame researchers describe new tool for evaluating 'managed relocations'
26 May 2009
Three University of Notre Dame researchers are among the authors of a new paper that describes a ground-breaking tool designed to help policy makers determine when and how to use an environmental strategy known as "managed...
26 May 2009
Three University of Notre Dame researchers are among the authors of a new paper that describes a ground-breaking tool designed to help policy makers determine when and how to use an environmental strategy known as "managed...
Carbohydrate restriction may slow prostate tumor growth
26 May 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Restricting carbohydrates, regardless of weight loss, appears to slow the growth of prostate tumors, according to an animal study being published this week by researchers in the Duke Prostate Center. "Previous work here and...
26 May 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Restricting carbohydrates, regardless of weight loss, appears to slow the growth of prostate tumors, according to an animal study being published this week by researchers in the Duke Prostate Center. "Previous work here and...
National study finds youth baseball-related injuries down 25 percent
26 May 2009
Despite the decrease, additional opportunities for injury prevention remain Spring marks baseball season for more than 19 million children and adolescents who play each year as part of a team or in backyards throughout the United States. The...
26 May 2009
Despite the decrease, additional opportunities for injury prevention remain Spring marks baseball season for more than 19 million children and adolescents who play each year as part of a team or in backyards throughout the United States. The...
Less-toxic drug prolongs survival in metastatic breast cancer
26 May 2009
CHICAGO --- Research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has found that a less toxic, solvent-free chemotherapy drug more effectively prevents the progression of metastatic breast cancer and has fewer side effects than...
26 May 2009
CHICAGO --- Research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has found that a less toxic, solvent-free chemotherapy drug more effectively prevents the progression of metastatic breast cancer and has fewer side effects than...
Francois Furstenberg earns N.Y.C. library fellowship
26 May 2009
Professor named Gilder Lehrman Fellow in American History by the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers This press release is available in French. IMAGE: François Furstenberg, a...
26 May 2009
Professor named Gilder Lehrman Fellow in American History by the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers This press release is available in French. IMAGE: François Furstenberg, a...
Is vitamin D deficiency linked to Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia?
26 May 2009
Hypothesis explored in the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 26, 2009 – There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Based on an...
26 May 2009
Hypothesis explored in the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 26, 2009 – There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Based on an...
New report on federal family planning program
26 May 2009
A REVIEW OF THE HHS FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM: MISSION, MANAGEMENT, AND MEASUREMENT OF RESULTS, new from the Institute of Medicine, recommends that family planning be re-established as a core value in public health practice. The report urges the...
26 May 2009
A REVIEW OF THE HHS FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM: MISSION, MANAGEMENT, AND MEASUREMENT OF RESULTS, new from the Institute of Medicine, recommends that family planning be re-established as a core value in public health practice. The report urges the...
PET scan can non invasively measure early assessment of treatment for common type of breast cancer
26 May 2009
Seattle – Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings...
26 May 2009
Seattle – Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings...
Comprehensive cardiogenetic testing for families of sudden unexplained death victims can save lives
26 May 2009
Vienna, Austria: Relatives of a young person who dies suddenly should always be referred for cardiological and genetic examination in order to identify if they too are at risk of sudden death, a scientist told the annual conference of the...
26 May 2009
Vienna, Austria: Relatives of a young person who dies suddenly should always be referred for cardiological and genetic examination in order to identify if they too are at risk of sudden death, a scientist told the annual conference of the...
Newborns of South Asian and East Asian descent misclassified as underweight at birth: Study
26 May 2009
St. Michael's Hospital researchers develop first-ever birth weight curves for the ethnic groups to reflect Canada's growing multicultural population TORONTO, Ont., May 26, 2009 — Babies of East Asian and South Asian descent are between...
26 May 2009
St. Michael's Hospital researchers develop first-ever birth weight curves for the ethnic groups to reflect Canada's growing multicultural population TORONTO, Ont., May 26, 2009 — Babies of East Asian and South Asian descent are between...
Fast and cheap forecasting system for Mediterranean cyclones
26 May 2009
The Mediterranean region is a very active cyclone area, and is often affected by these atmospheric phenomena, which bring strong winds and heavy rain. Despite the efforts of the scientific community to improve numerical cyclone prediction, the...
26 May 2009
The Mediterranean region is a very active cyclone area, and is often affected by these atmospheric phenomena, which bring strong winds and heavy rain. Despite the efforts of the scientific community to improve numerical cyclone prediction, the...
Lifelong cancer risk for patients treated for childhood cancer
26 May 2009
Childhood cancer survivors have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives, according to a new study published in the May 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Previous studies...
26 May 2009
Childhood cancer survivors have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives, according to a new study published in the May 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Previous studies...
NTU and EMBL remote X-ray scattering experiment a success
26 May 2009
Nanyang Technological University’s School of Biological Science (SBS) has partnered the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg to conduct successfully a remotely controlled Solution X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) experiment....
26 May 2009
Nanyang Technological University’s School of Biological Science (SBS) has partnered the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg to conduct successfully a remotely controlled Solution X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) experiment....
Study compares NFL players' health to that of other healthy young men
26 May 2009
Despite being larger in size and heavier in weight, an analysis of the cardiovascular disease risk factors of about 500 National Football League players finds that overall, they have a similar cardiovascular risk profile compared to the...
26 May 2009
Despite being larger in size and heavier in weight, an analysis of the cardiovascular disease risk factors of about 500 National Football League players finds that overall, they have a similar cardiovascular risk profile compared to the...
New research helps explain how connexin hemichannels are kept closed
26 May 2009
Hemichannels are connexin channels that can dock with each other to create a gap junction across two plasma membranes. In the June 2009 issue of the Journal of General Physiology (JGP), Andrew Harris (University of Medicine and Dentistry, New...
26 May 2009
Hemichannels are connexin channels that can dock with each other to create a gap junction across two plasma membranes. In the June 2009 issue of the Journal of General Physiology (JGP), Andrew Harris (University of Medicine and Dentistry, New...
Study questions impact of GP pay incentives on patient care
26 May 2009
Research: Effect of the quality and outcomes framework on diabetes care in the United Kingdom: Retrospective cohort study, BMJ online The care of patients with diabetes has improved over the last decade, but this does not seem to be a direct...
26 May 2009
Research: Effect of the quality and outcomes framework on diabetes care in the United Kingdom: Retrospective cohort study, BMJ online The care of patients with diabetes has improved over the last decade, but this does not seem to be a direct...
In a rare disorder, a familiar protein disrupts gene function
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology As reported this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, an international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease has discovered that a bundle of proteins already known to be important for...
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology As reported this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, an international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease has discovered that a bundle of proteins already known to be important for...
Caffeic acid inhibits colitis in a mouse model -- is a drug-metabolizing gene crucial?
26 May 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Researchers at Iowa State University have found that increased expression of a form of cytochrome P-450 (CYP4B1) is a key marker of inhibition of colitis in mice by caffeic acid, an anti-inflammatory...
26 May 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Researchers at Iowa State University have found that increased expression of a form of cytochrome P-450 (CYP4B1) is a key marker of inhibition of colitis in mice by caffeic acid, an anti-inflammatory...
Less toxic drug prolongs survival in metastatic breast cancer
26 May 2009
CHICAGO --- Research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has found that a less toxic, solvent-free chemotherapy drug more effectively prevents the progression of metastatic breast cancer and has fewer side effects than...
26 May 2009
CHICAGO --- Research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has found that a less toxic, solvent-free chemotherapy drug more effectively prevents the progression of metastatic breast cancer and has fewer side effects than...
Mayo study finds that team preop briefing improves communication, reduces errors
26 May 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A short, preoperative team briefing prior to cardiac surgery - where each person on the team speaks - improves communication and reduces errors and costs, according to a pilot study conducted at Mayo Clinic. Mayo...
26 May 2009
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A short, preoperative team briefing prior to cardiac surgery - where each person on the team speaks - improves communication and reduces errors and costs, according to a pilot study conducted at Mayo Clinic. Mayo...
Viruses are sneakier than we thought
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Viruses are molecular marauders, plundering cells for the resources they need to multiply. Of central importance for viruses is the ability to commandeer cellular gene expression machinery. Several human...
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Viruses are molecular marauders, plundering cells for the resources they need to multiply. Of central importance for viruses is the ability to commandeer cellular gene expression machinery. Several human...
Meet the complete mouse -- whole mouse genome sequence published
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Are you a man or a mouse? A new paper, published in this week's issue of PLoS Biology, explores exactly what distinguishes our genome from that of the lab mouse. In the first comprehensive comparison between the...
26 May 2009
Press release from PLoS Biology Are you a man or a mouse? A new paper, published in this week's issue of PLoS Biology, explores exactly what distinguishes our genome from that of the lab mouse. In the first comprehensive comparison between the...
The neurobiology of musicality related to the intrinsic attachment behavior?
26 May 2009
In the study of University of Helsinki and Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, the neurobiological basis of music in human evolution and communication was evaluated using candidate genes associated in the earlier studies with social bonding and...
26 May 2009
In the study of University of Helsinki and Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, the neurobiological basis of music in human evolution and communication was evaluated using candidate genes associated in the earlier studies with social bonding and...
Elsevier hosts exclusive Webcast on measuring performance in multidisciplinary research landscape
26 May 2009
WHAT: Live webcast, "Research Leadership Redefined…Measuring Performance in Multidisciplinary Landscape" that will: Discuss the challenges of accurately measuring research performance Offer insight into a new methodology for...
26 May 2009
WHAT: Live webcast, "Research Leadership Redefined…Measuring Performance in Multidisciplinary Landscape" that will: Discuss the challenges of accurately measuring research performance Offer insight into a new methodology for...
Scientists reaching consensus on how brain processes speech
26 May 2009
Washington, DC – Neuroscientists feel they are much closer to an accepted unified theory about how the brain processes speech and language, according to a scientist at Georgetown University Medical Center who first laid the concepts a...
26 May 2009
Washington, DC – Neuroscientists feel they are much closer to an accepted unified theory about how the brain processes speech and language, according to a scientist at Georgetown University Medical Center who first laid the concepts a...
Use of acid-suppressive medications associated with increased risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia
26 May 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Hospitalized patients who receive acid-suppressive medications such as a proton-pump inhibitor have a 30 percent increased odds of developing pneumonia while in the hospital, according to a study in the...
26 May 2009
This release is available in Chinese. Hospitalized patients who receive acid-suppressive medications such as a proton-pump inhibitor have a 30 percent increased odds of developing pneumonia while in the hospital, according to a study in the...
PET scan can noninvasively measure early assessment of treatment for common type of breast cancer
26 May 2009
Seattle – Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings...
26 May 2009
Seattle – Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings...
Culture change to encourage whistleblowing needed, says expert
26 May 2009
Editorial: Changing the face of whistleblowing, BMJ online Greater statutory protection, support from regulatory bodies and, above all, a culture change to encourage whistleblowing are required to protect patients and clinicians, according to...
26 May 2009
Editorial: Changing the face of whistleblowing, BMJ online Greater statutory protection, support from regulatory bodies and, above all, a culture change to encourage whistleblowing are required to protect patients and clinicians, according to...
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