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NCD calls for policymakers to proactively address shortages in disability workforce infrastructure

The National Council on Disability (NCD) today released a report titled Workforce Infrastructure in Support of People with Disabilities: Matching Human Resources to Service Needs, calling for policymakers at all levels of government to proactively address current shortages and examine how labor market changes are driving both current and future supply.

22 Jan 2010

Virtual-reality baseballs give researchers insight into long-standing mystery

While baseball fans still rank "The Catch" by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series as one of the greatest baseball moments of all times, scientists see the feat as more of a puzzle: How does an outfielder get to the right place at the right time to catch a fly ball?

22 Jan 2010

Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation disbursed $1 million in research awards; looks forward to fund more projects in 2010

The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation has disbursed nearly $1 million in research awards for work on a breakthrough medical technology and is making more project funding available in 2010.

22 Jan 2010

The American Journal of Pathology: Highlights from February 2010 issue

A group led by Dr. Peter Lloyd Jones at the University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland; the University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA has demonstrated that tenascin-C affects proto-oncogene function in breast cancer. Their report can be found in the February 2010 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

22 Jan 2010

hESC "reporter" line to measure endothelial cell production and activity

New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF)-Druckenmiller Fellow, Daylon James, PhD, of Weill Cornell Medial College, is lead author on a study defining conditions for generating a plentiful supply of endothelial (vessel lining) cells that are suitable for therapeutic use. Dr. James and his colleagues created a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) "reporter" line that can be used to measure endothelial cell production and activity.

22 Jan 2010

Pennsylvania Department of Health offers smokers free NRT kits as part of 'Determined To Quit' Week

The Department of Health will provide free nicotine patches to help Pennsylvanians who are trying to quit tobacco starting Monday, Jan. 25. Kits will be offered -- while supplies last -- through the PA Free Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

22 Jan 2010

Research shows frozen human eggs are as effective as fresh eggs to preserve fertility

Fertility specialists responsible for the first pregnancy in the Pacific Northwest resulting from frozen human eggs are hailing new research showing that frozen eggs can be as effective as fresh eggs in helping previously infertile women achieve pregnancy.

22 Jan 2010

Long-term health effects of e-cigarettes: More research needed

The need for more research into the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes has been highlighted by scientists in the British Medical Journal.

22 Jan 2010

New study indicates viruses employ a novel mechanism to spread more quickly than thought possible

New video footage of a virus infecting cells is challenging what researchers have long believed about how viruses spread, suggesting that scientists may be able to create new drugs to tackle some viruses.

22 Jan 2010

Pediatric hospitals can decrease bloodstream infections following low-tech rules

Pediatric hospitals can significantly decrease the number of bloodstream infections from central venous catheters by following some low-tech rules: Insert the catheter correctly and, above all, keep everything squeaky clean after that.

22 Jan 2010

Postdoctoral scientists receive prestigious award; grants totaling $1.54 million will help in funding innovative projects

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting exceptional early career researchers and innovative cancer research, named 11 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its November 2009 Fellowship Award Committee review.

22 Jan 2010

Researchers show how MRSA transmission can be tracked in hospital settings

For the first time, researchers have shown how transmission of MRSA from one person to another can be precisely tracked in a hospital setting. The team have developed a remarkable new method that can 'zoom' from large-scale inter-continental transmission events to the much finer detail of person-to-person infection of MRSA within a single hospital.

22 Jan 2010

Researchers discover genetic variations that predict clinical outcomes in patients with stomach cancer

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have, for the first time, identified specific genetic variations that predict clinical outcomes in patients with gastric (stomach) cancer.

22 Jan 2010

Fluctuation in insulin delivery due to pump movement may increase risk of complications in diabetics

Researchers at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute and University of California, Santa Barbara have concluded that changing the height of a conventional insulin pump in relation to its tubing and infusion set can significantly impact expected insulin delivery rates. Such changes can occur during routine daily activities like dressing, sleeping or showering.

22 Jan 2010

Current research suggests flu may predispose to secondary bacterial infections

Current research suggests that the flu may predispose to secondary bacterial infections, which account for a significant proportion of mortality during flu pandemics. The related report by Lee et al, "A mouse model of lethal synergism between influenza virus and Haemophilus influenzae," appears in the February 2010 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

22 Jan 2010

TGen holds the promise of a brighter economic future for Scottsdale

TGen Drug Development (TD2) is poised to play a significant role in the expansion of Scottsdale's biomedical industry, fostering new jobs and city revenues, and prompting the creation of more related businesses.

22 Jan 2010

Physicians take measures to treat ADHD on college campuses across the country

In college, students with attention deficit/hyperactive disorder face an array of challenges—long days and nights of classes, studying and activities, all of which require increasing amounts of concentration.

22 Jan 2010

Researchers to study the impact of asthma on sleep and academic performance of young children

Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Hasbro Children's Hospital researchers have received more than $2.5 million in direct costs from The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to study the impact of asthma on the sleep quality and academic performance of young children.

22 Jan 2010

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach for stroke treatment

For the first time, research led by Youming Lu, PhD, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has identified a novel mechanism that may trigger brain damage during stroke and identified a therapeutic approach to block it.

22 Jan 2010

NicOx receives EMEA approval for naproxcinod MAA

NicOx S.A. today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has validated the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for naproxcinod, which was submitted through the centralized procedure in December 2009. NicOx is seeking approval for an indication for the relief of the signs and symptoms of primary osteoarthritis. This follows the acceptance for filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2009.

22 Jan 2010

Research News and Research

NCD calls for policymakers to proactively address shortages in disability workforce infrastructure

Virtual-reality baseballs give researchers insight into long-standing mystery

Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation disbursed $1 million in research awards; looks forward to fund more projects in 2010

The American Journal of Pathology: Highlights from February 2010 issue

hESC "reporter" line to measure endothelial cell production and activity

Pennsylvania Department of Health offers smokers free NRT kits as part of 'Determined To Quit' Week

Research shows frozen human eggs are as effective as fresh eggs to preserve fertility

Long-term health effects of e-cigarettes: More research needed

New study indicates viruses employ a novel mechanism to spread more quickly than thought possible

Pediatric hospitals can decrease bloodstream infections following low-tech rules

Postdoctoral scientists receive prestigious award; grants totaling $1.54 million will help in funding innovative projects

Researchers show how MRSA transmission can be tracked in hospital settings

Researchers discover genetic variations that predict clinical outcomes in patients with stomach cancer

Fluctuation in insulin delivery due to pump movement may increase risk of complications in diabetics

Current research suggests flu may predispose to secondary bacterial infections

TGen holds the promise of a brighter economic future for Scottsdale

Physicians take measures to treat ADHD on college campuses across the country

Researchers to study the impact of asthma on sleep and academic performance of young children

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach for stroke treatment

NicOx receives EMEA approval for naproxcinod MAA

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