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Men with divorced parents more likely to develop stroke

Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University of Toronto.

14 Sep 2012

UMass Amherst develops 'chemical nose' array to detect metastatic cancers

In the fight against cancer, knowing the enemy's exact identity is crucial for diagnosis and treatment, especially in metastatic cancers, those that spread between organs and tissues. Now chemists led by Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a rapid, sensitive way to detect microscopic levels of many different metastatic cell types in living tissue. Findings appear in the current issue of the journal ACS Nano.

14 Sep 2012

Low income and minority households more likely to have child with undiagnosed food allergy

More can be done to properly manage the care of American children with food allergies, especially when it comes to diagnostic testing and recognizing non-visual symptoms of severe allergic reactions, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

14 Sep 2012

HIF-1a protein of hypoxia creates CD24 overexpression in many tumors

It seems as if a tumor deprived of oxygen would shrink. However, numerous studies have shown that tumor hypoxia, in which portions of the tumor have significantly low oxygen concentrations, is in fact linked with more aggressive tumor behavior and poorer prognosis.

14 Sep 2012

Emmaus Medical to complete target enrollment in L-Glutamine Phase III trial for sickle cell disease

In conjunction with Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Emmaus Medical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and regenerative medicine technology company, announced that its U.S. Phase III clinical trial to study L-Glutamine as a treatment for sickle cell disease is nearing target enrollment completion, with investigation now underway at more than 30 clinical study sites throughout the U.S.

14 Sep 2012

Moderate exercise may help people cope with future anxiety and stress

Moderate exercise may help people cope with anxiety and stress for an extended period of time post-workout, according to a study by kinesiology researchers in the University of Maryland School of Public Health published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

14 Sep 2012

University of Central Florida professor receives NIH’s New Innovator award

The National Institutes of Health today awarded University of Central Florida Professor Ming Su its coveted New Innovator award, which comes with a $2 million grant.

14 Sep 2012

Scientists describe how DNA origami can enhance effect of cytostatics in cancer treatment

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describe in a new study how so-called DNA origami can enhance the effect of certain cytostatics used in the treatment of cancer. With the aid of modern nanotechnology, scientists can target drugs direct to the tumour while leaving surrounding healthy tissue untouched.

14 Sep 2012

Senesco initiates SNS01-T cohort 2 trial in multiple myeloma

Senesco Technologies, Inc. reported today that the first patient has been enrolled and dosing has been initiated in cohort 2 of its clinical trial with SNS01-T in multiple myeloma.

14 Sep 2012

People with family history of certain diseases often underestimate their risk

People with a family history of certain diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, often underestimate their risk for developing them, even after completing a risk assessment and receiving personalized prevention messages, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

13 Sep 2012

UNH faculty member to continue research into implications of football equipment

NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded a grant to University of New Hampshire faculty member Erik Swartz to further his ongoing research on the implications of football helmet, facemask, and shoulder pad design on emergency care for injured players.

13 Sep 2012

Multiple interventions improve medication adherence for patients with chronic conditions

Although patients with chronic conditions who do not take medications as prescribed tend to have poorer health outcomes and higher health care costs than those who adhere to medication regimens, a new report sheds light on the potential for multiple interventions to improve medication adherence.

13 Sep 2012

Researchers hold new implications for pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy

An important breakthrough could help in the fight against myotonic dystrophy. The discovery, recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Cell, results from an international collaboration between researchers at the IRCM, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Southern California and Illumina.

13 Sep 2012

Kessler Foundation’s two-day conference on brain injury to be held from Sep. 27-28

A two-day conference, "Brain Injury: From Research to Rebuilding Lives", will be held on September 27th and 28th at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, NJ.

13 Sep 2012

Local Talent Global Impact event at Queen's University to be held on Sep. 13

Members of the public are being invited to Queen's University at lunchtime on Thursday (13 September) to meet and hear from the people behind some of the biggest scientific, medical and technological breakthroughs of recent times.

13 Sep 2012

Treating elderly patients with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may be unnecessary

There is no evidence to link mildly elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels to an increase in mortality among the elderly, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

13 Sep 2012

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Men with divorced parents more likely to develop stroke

UMass Amherst develops 'chemical nose' array to detect metastatic cancers

Low income and minority households more likely to have child with undiagnosed food allergy

HIF-1a protein of hypoxia creates CD24 overexpression in many tumors

Emmaus Medical to complete target enrollment in L-Glutamine Phase III trial for sickle cell disease

Moderate exercise may help people cope with future anxiety and stress

University of Central Florida professor receives NIH’s New Innovator award

Scientists describe how DNA origami can enhance effect of cytostatics in cancer treatment

Senesco initiates SNS01-T cohort 2 trial in multiple myeloma

People with family history of certain diseases often underestimate their risk

UNH faculty member to continue research into implications of football equipment

Multiple interventions improve medication adherence for patients with chronic conditions

Researchers hold new implications for pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy

Kessler Foundation’s two-day conference on brain injury to be held from Sep. 27-28

Local Talent Global Impact event at Queen's University to be held on Sep. 13

Treating elderly patients with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may be unnecessary

Changes in Troponin I protein can lead to cardiac muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure

Nationwide Children's Hospital introduces Concussion ToolKit for student-athletes

Biodel initiates BIOD-123 Phase 2 trial in Type 1 diabetes

Resuscitation after cardiac arrest: an interview with Zach Goldberger

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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