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Plasma thermogram can serve as an indicator of cervical cancer

Researchers at the University of Louisville have confirmed that using the heat profile from a person's blood, called a plasma thermogram, can serve as an indicator for the presence or absence of cervical cancer, including the stage of cancer.

8 Jan 2014

Quick tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning

Temperatures in the next few days are predicted to be the coldest of the winter so far, and people using space heaters to get some extra warmth into their living and working spaces need to be aware of a potential "silent killer" inside their homes and offices — carbon monoxide (CO).

8 Jan 2014

Biocides used in food industry at sublethal doses may be endangering public health

Biocides used in the food industry at sublethal doses may be endangering, rather than protecting, public health by increasing antibiotic resistance in bacteria and enhancing their ability to form harmful biofilms, according to a study published ahead of print in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. This is among the first studies to examine the latter phenomenon.

6 Jan 2014

Professor studies impact of different levels of physical contact on premature infants

The benefit that premature infants gain from skin-to-skin contact with their mothers is measurable even 10 years after birth, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

6 Jan 2014

Researcher reveals how temperature impacts development of embryos

In nature, animals face a broad range of temperatures, and at times the heat can become taxing. When it becomes too hot to survive, some animals can simply migrate to more favorable climates, but what if you are a mere embryo confined within an egg and cannot escape the heat?

6 Jan 2014

Study finds 87% of teens who quit chewing gum experience relief of migraine headache

Teenagers are notorious for chewing a lot of gum. The lip smacking, bubble popping, discarded gum stuck to the sole give teachers and parents a headache.

20 Dec 2013

New surface treatment processes for orthopaedic and dental implants to reduce risk of infection

Researchers at Aalto University have developed a method of selection of new surface treatment processes for orthopaedic and dental implants to reduce the risk of infection.

19 Dec 2013

Problems in states' health insurance exchanges persist as officials ready deadline push

In Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley has hired new contractors to make sure the state's online health insurance exchange works properly even as new problems arise. In the meantime, Minnesota lawmakers are sparring over fixes to that state's exchange and California's marketplace faces enrollment challenges as deadlines loom.

17 Dec 2013

Neuro-Oncology publishes promising phase 2 results from Agenus’ brain cancer vaccine study

Agenus Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel immune system activating treatments for cancers and infectious diseases, today announced results published from a Phase 2 study demonstrated that more than 90% of the patients treated with Prophage Series G-200 were alive at six months after surgery and 30% were alive at twelve months.

17 Dec 2013

Congressional lawmakers and political opponents stake out health law positions, strategies

Republican primary candidates are caught in an Obamacare fix. Even the slightest hint that a GOP contender might support anything besides all-out repeal of the health care law is drawing attacks from the right. So, increasingly, in races across the country, proposals to fix the existing law or retain any of it are being ruled out by Republicans eager to further burnish their conservative credentials (Hohmann and Cheney, 12/15).

17 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 16, 2013

Today's headlines include findings from an Associated Press poll probing Americans thoughts about the health law.

16 Dec 2013

Poll: Insured Americans blame health law for rising expenses

The AP-GfK survey finds many people think that their increasing health insurance premiums and deductibles are tied to the health law. Meanwhile, Republican officials say they will continue to seek to defund or overturn the law.

16 Dec 2013

University of Leicester to host ground-breaking ceremony for new Centre for Medicine

The University of Leicester's ground-breaking new £42m Centre for Medicine will become the hub for leading medical academics at the University, bringing together cutting-edge medical research and education for the first time under one roof.

12 Dec 2013

Climate differences drive gene changes, find Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researchers

Interplay between genes and the environment has been pondered at least since the phrase "nature versus nurture" was coined in the mid-1800s.

12 Dec 2013

Scientists discover novel chemical lurking in atmosphere that appears to be LLGHG

Scientists from U of T's Department of Chemistry have discovered a novel chemical lurking in the atmosphere that appears to be a long-lived greenhouse gas (LLGHG). The chemical - perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA) - is the most radiatively efficient chemical found to date, breaking all other chemical records for its potential to impact climate.

10 Dec 2013

Skin is capable of communicating with liver, say researchers

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have discovered that the skin is capable of communicating with the liver. The discovery has surprised the scientists, and they say that it may help our understanding of how skin diseases can affect the rest of the body.

9 Dec 2013

JCB Laboratories installs Lighthouse monitoring system to improve patient safety

JCB Laboratories, experts in sterile compounded solutions, has set the standard for environmental monitoring with the installation of a continuous cleanroom monitoring system from Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions. The pharmacy's latest improvement is a proactive approach to federal legislation that will bring new regulatory oversight to the compounding industry.

6 Dec 2013

Scientists to deliver lecture on innovations in chemistry at ACS meeting

One scientist is developing breakthrough electronic sutures and medical implants that dissolve when their jobs are done. Another is a pioneer in the field of energy conversion that could lead to development of high-performance solar cells and new types of electronic devices that could integrate into the body.

6 Dec 2013

New research offers fresh insights to drug designers searching for better pain treatments

In a technical tour de force, UC San Francisco scientists have determined, at near-atomic resolution, the structure of a protein that plays a central role in the perception of pain and heat.

5 Dec 2013

Wrapping in low molecular weight poly can help stabilize hemoglobin

A UConn research team has found a way to stabilize hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier protein in the blood, a discovery that could lead to the development of stable vaccines and affordable artificial blood substitutes.

4 Dec 2013

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Plasma thermogram can serve as an indicator of cervical cancer

Quick tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning

Biocides used in food industry at sublethal doses may be endangering public health

Professor studies impact of different levels of physical contact on premature infants

Researcher reveals how temperature impacts development of embryos

Study finds 87% of teens who quit chewing gum experience relief of migraine headache

New surface treatment processes for orthopaedic and dental implants to reduce risk of infection

Problems in states' health insurance exchanges persist as officials ready deadline push

Neuro-Oncology publishes promising phase 2 results from Agenus’ brain cancer vaccine study

Congressional lawmakers and political opponents stake out health law positions, strategies

First Edition: December 16, 2013

Poll: Insured Americans blame health law for rising expenses

University of Leicester to host ground-breaking ceremony for new Centre for Medicine

Climate differences drive gene changes, find Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researchers

Scientists discover novel chemical lurking in atmosphere that appears to be LLGHG

Skin is capable of communicating with liver, say researchers

JCB Laboratories installs Lighthouse monitoring system to improve patient safety

Scientists to deliver lecture on innovations in chemistry at ACS meeting

New research offers fresh insights to drug designers searching for better pain treatments

Wrapping in low molecular weight poly can help stabilize hemoglobin

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