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City of Hope researchers to highlight basic cancer research and population studies at AACR meeting

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and cancer and diabetes treatment center, will highlight a variety of basic research and population studies at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., April 1 to 5.

28 Mar 2017

Researchers shed light on diverse effects of exercise on individuals

In Japan, due to the changes of lifestyle such as less physical activities than before, more and more people suffer from the lifestyle diseases like metabolic syndromes, type-2 diabetes and hypertension.

28 Mar 2017

Mothers with history of mental health disorders feel less ready for discharge from NICU, research shows

Each year, more than 450,000 babies are born preterm in the U.S., many of whom spend days, weeks or even months in a neonatal intensive care unit.

28 Mar 2017

Researchers identify new gene mutation that leads to infertility in women

It has been estimated that more than 80 million people in the world have an unfulfilled desire to have children. But for every 10th couple, the reasons therefor remain unclear.

28 Mar 2017

Aircuity helps build energy efficient facilities at Texas Children’s Hospital

Texas Children’s Hospital is an internationally recognized full-care pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston.

28 Mar 2017

Patients with allergy experience rising out-of-pocket costs for life-saving epinephrine auto-injectors

Commercially insured patients who use the life-saving epinephrine auto-injector known as 'EpiPen' have experienced skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs since 2007, according to research published March 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

28 Mar 2017

Public-private collaboration to develop more accurate methods of tracking cancer progression

Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian, in coordination with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Biomarkers Consortium, is launching a three-year research collaboration to develop new methods for analyzing digital images that track a patient's response to cancer therapy.

28 Mar 2017

Treatment with microRNA re-insulates ravaged nerves, restores limb mobility in mouse models of MS

Scientists partially re-insulated ravaged nerves in mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS) and restored limb mobility by treating the animals with a small non-coding RNA called a microRNA.

27 Mar 2017

CHLA receives NIH grant for biomedical research training to disadvantaged undergraduate students

Emil Bogenmann, PhD, EdD, at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, received a five-year renewal grant of $1.3 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to provide biomedical research training to disadvantaged college undergraduates.

27 Mar 2017

Simple behavioral economics technique may help increase flu vaccination rates

Currently, only 44 percent of adults in the United States receive an annual flu vaccination. Though the rate has increased in recent years, the change has been slow and marginal.

27 Mar 2017

Researchers identify novel compounds that decrease glucose production in liver cells

Scientists may have found a new tool for studying—and maybe even treating—Type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes considered responsible for close to 95 percent of cases in the United States.

27 Mar 2017

Using magnets to improve memory

The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives -- without it we would not be able to understand a sentence, or do simple arithmetic. New research is shedding light on how sound memory works in the brain, and is even demonstrating a means to improve it.

27 Mar 2017

$Research finds no 'weekend admission effect' for patients with hip fracture in the NHS$

Research finds no 'weekend admission effect' for patients with hip fracture in the NHS

New research has found NHS patients admitted to hospital at the weekend with a hip fracture are at no greater risk of death compared to weekdays.

27 Mar 2017

New UBC research reveals clues to how bacteria proliferates in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients

New UBC research on bacteria that cause major problems for those with cystic fibrosis reveals clues as to how it proliferates for so long in the lungs and offers new ideas for treatments to explore.

27 Mar 2017

NUS researchers develop novel web-based tool to predict patient's readmission risk

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore has developed a novel web-based tool that predicts a patient's 15-day readmission risk.

27 Mar 2017

Poor vitamin B12 status in small children linked to difficulties in solving cognitive tests

Small children with low levels of vitamin B12 had more difficulties solving cognitive tests, such as the ability to do puzzles, recognize letters and interpret other children's feelings.

27 Mar 2017

Canadian-born children, youth at greater risk of unintentional firearm injury than immigrants

Children and youth born in Canada are at higher risk of unintentional injury from guns compared with immigrant children and youth, although certain subgroups of immigrants and refugees are at higher risk of assault-related injury, found a study published http://www.cmaj.ca/site/press/cmaj.160850.pdf in CMAJ.

27 Mar 2017

Researchers use classroom to understand neurodynamics of real-world social interactions

When going to the movies with a group of friends, one small action can make a big difference when it comes to being on the same page after the movie: eye contact. A simple conversation before the movie sets you up to be more in sync with your friends after the movie.

27 Mar 2017

Study identifies correlations between gene data and brain activity during memory processing

Researchers have identified more than 100 genes important for memory in people. The study is the first to identify correlations between gene data and brain activity during memory processing, providing a new window into human memory.

27 Mar 2017

Virtual environment education decreases anxiety before prostate cancer treatment

Radiation therapists and physicians know that education can reduce anxiety before radiation treatment but lack a standardized tool. In an effort to solve this problem, a multidisciplinary team from Jefferson College of Health Professions and Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University conducted a pilot study to see if a virtual environment education program could reduce some of the anxiety their patients face.

25 Mar 2017

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City of Hope researchers to highlight basic cancer research and population studies at AACR meeting

Researchers shed light on diverse effects of exercise on individuals

Mothers with history of mental health disorders feel less ready for discharge from NICU, research shows

Researchers identify new gene mutation that leads to infertility in women

Aircuity helps build energy efficient facilities at Texas Children’s Hospital

Patients with allergy experience rising out-of-pocket costs for life-saving epinephrine auto-injectors

Public-private collaboration to develop more accurate methods of tracking cancer progression

Treatment with microRNA re-insulates ravaged nerves, restores limb mobility in mouse models of MS

CHLA receives NIH grant for biomedical research training to disadvantaged undergraduate students

Simple behavioral economics technique may help increase flu vaccination rates

Researchers identify novel compounds that decrease glucose production in liver cells

Using magnets to improve memory

Research finds no 'weekend admission effect' for patients with hip fracture in the NHS

New UBC research reveals clues to how bacteria proliferates in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients

NUS researchers develop novel web-based tool to predict patient's readmission risk

Poor vitamin B12 status in small children linked to difficulties in solving cognitive tests

Canadian-born children, youth at greater risk of unintentional firearm injury than immigrants

Researchers use classroom to understand neurodynamics of real-world social interactions

Study identifies correlations between gene data and brain activity during memory processing

Virtual environment education decreases anxiety before prostate cancer treatment

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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