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Nutranomics joins Genesar Nutraceuticals to acquire worldwide licence for GenEpic

Nutranomics, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has completed a Licence Agreement with Genesar Nutraceuticals, LLC to acquire the worldwide exclusive marketing and distributing rights to GenEpic, a natural therapeutic treatment formula currently the subject of an IRB reviewed phase II human clinical study on prostate cancer treatment and recovery.

25 Nov 2013

Research: Notch protein plays essential role in triggering T-cell development

The lab of Avinash Bhandoola, PhD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has studied the origins of T cells for many years. One protein called Notch, which has well-known roles in the development of multiple tissues, plays an essential role in triggering T-cell development.

25 Nov 2013

Transarterial embolization procedure helps reduce body weight

A new study reports that individuals who underwent embolization of the left gastric artery for gastrointestinal bleeding experienced a 7.9 percent decrease in body weight three months after the procedure. Results of the study, which offer a potential new avenue for obesity research, will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

25 Nov 2013

Scientists find link between airborne allergies and risk of blood cancers in women

A team of scientists looking into the interplay of the immune system and cancer have found a link between a history of airborne allergies - in particular to plants, grass and trees - with risk of blood cancers in women.

25 Nov 2013

School of Nursing, community partners receive federal funding to promote home fire safety

Keeping stove tops clear of dish towels and oven mitts, placing candles in sturdy fire-proof containers, and plugging space heaters directly into the wall are a few ways to prevent house fires.

25 Nov 2013

UCSF investigator receives $89 M grant to research on anal cancer in people with HIV

A UC San Francisco investigator has won an eight-year grant from the National Cancer Institute for a major investigation into anal cancer, a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease largely concentrated among people with HIV.

25 Nov 2013

Diabetes patients who receive medications by mail are less likely to visit emergency room

Patients with diabetes who received prescribed heart medications by mail were less likely to visit the emergency room than those patients who picked up prescriptions in person, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.

25 Nov 2013

University students who were spanked as children more likely to engage in criminal behavior

No matter where they live in the world, university students who were spanked as children are more likely to engage in criminal behavior, according to new research by Murray Straus, co-director of University of New Hampshire Family Research Lab.

25 Nov 2013

CVD expert requests Mexican government to carry out mandatory screening for 18-year-olds

A cardiovascular disease expert is calling for mandatory screening of 18 year-old Mexicans to halt the CVD epidemic plaguing the nation. Cardiovascular risk factors will be a key theme at the Mexican Congress of Cardiology, held 23 to 27 November in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The Congress is organised by the Mexican Society of Cardiology and features a collaborative programme with the European Society of Cardiology.

23 Nov 2013

Nano-material within cells could lead to engineered bio-composites for drug delivery, artificial tissue

New York-A team of researchers has uncovered critical information that could help scientists understand how protein polymers interact with other self-assembling biopolymers.

22 Nov 2013

First molecular test developed to detect eosinophilic esophagitis

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have developed the first molecular test to diagnose eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic upper gastrointestinal disorder. The incidence of EoE has skyrocketed since it was first characterized two decades ago.

22 Nov 2013

Board of Visitors approves resolution to create Faculty of Health Sciences

At its quarterly meeting this week, Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors approved a resolution to create a Faculty of Health Sciences.

22 Nov 2013

Targeting single enzyme in the obese could help prevent and treat diabetes

A single overactive enzyme worsens the two core defects of diabetes—impaired insulin sensitivity and overproduction of glucose—suggesting that a drug targeting the enzyme could help correct both at once, according to mouse studies done by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center. The findings were published today in the online edition of Cell Metabolism.

22 Nov 2013

Studies link hundreds of gene mutations in the brain to increased autism risk

Pity the poor autism researcher. Recent studies have linked hundreds of gene mutations scattered throughout the brain to increased autism risk. Where do you start?

22 Nov 2013

Reason for decline in stroke deaths still remains unclear

A national group of leading scientists, including one University of Alabama at Birmingham expert, says that for more than 100 years fewer people have been dying of stroke, yet it is still unclear why this decline remains constant.

22 Nov 2013

High knowledge about HIV and risky sexual activity does not make teens more likely to get tested for HIV

Having high knowledge about HIV and engaging in risky sexual activity do not make high-school-aged teens more likely to get tested for HIV. Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

22 Nov 2013

Study shows relative increase of 322% for severe pre-eclampsia

A latest study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center reports that pre-eclampsia, characterized by an elevation in the blood pressure and excess protein in the urine of pregnant women, has a 1.5-fold to 2-fold higher incidence in first pregnancies. The condition, which causes complications in approximately 3-6% of all pregnancies, is also associated with high risks of preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, placental abruption, and perinatal mortality. Findings are published online in the British Medical Journal.

22 Nov 2013

Education News and Research

Nutranomics joins Genesar Nutraceuticals to acquire worldwide licence for GenEpic

Research: Notch protein plays essential role in triggering T-cell development

Transarterial embolization procedure helps reduce body weight

Scientists find link between airborne allergies and risk of blood cancers in women

School of Nursing, community partners receive federal funding to promote home fire safety

UCSF investigator receives $89 M grant to research on anal cancer in people with HIV

Diabetes patients who receive medications by mail are less likely to visit emergency room

University students who were spanked as children more likely to engage in criminal behavior

CVD expert requests Mexican government to carry out mandatory screening for 18-year-olds

Nano-material within cells could lead to engineered bio-composites for drug delivery, artificial tissue

First molecular test developed to detect eosinophilic esophagitis

Board of Visitors approves resolution to create Faculty of Health Sciences

Targeting single enzyme in the obese could help prevent and treat diabetes

Studies link hundreds of gene mutations in the brain to increased autism risk

Reason for decline in stroke deaths still remains unclear

High knowledge about HIV and risky sexual activity does not make teens more likely to get tested for HIV

Study shows relative increase of 322% for severe pre-eclampsia

New tool provides first comprehensive guide to optimize ostomy management

Research: New drugs show ability to rapidly shrink melanoma tumors

Conversion from psychotic depression to bipolar disorder explored

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