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Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

The University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) has received an "exceptional" rating by the National Cancer Institute during an extensive peer-review process for its five-year competitive research support grant. The rating is the highest possible for an NCI cancer center.

9 Sep 2015

New study examines effect of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors

Physician-scientists at University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are leading a new study exploring the impact of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors.

9 Sep 2015

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Researchers at UC San Francisco are leading a five-year, $10 million research project dedicated to pediatric cancer, funded by the first grant of its kind to focus on a molecular pathway that underlies many cancers rather than on a cancer in a particular organ or tissue in the body.

9 Sep 2015

Privately insured pregnant women who have access to 24-hour OBs and midwives less likely to have C-sections

Privately insured pregnant women are less likely to have C-sections when their regular care includes midwives and 24-hour obstetrician coverage, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and Marin General Hospital.

9 Sep 2015

CHAM, AECC receive $1.3 million NCI grant to advance more effective bone cancer treatments for children

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and the NCI-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center today announced receipt of $1.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Sep 2015

Smoke-free workplace, tax hikes discourage youth from taking up smoking

Banning smoking in the workplace and increasing taxes on cigarettes have discouraged teens and young adults from taking up smoking, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Merced.

9 Sep 2015

VA Spinal Cord Injury Center reports positive clinical results with EarlySense Monitoring System

A VA Spinal Cord Injury Center has reported significant positive clinical results achieved with the EarlySense Monitoring System. The Scientific Poster was presented at the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals 2015 Educational Conference.

9 Sep 2015

Study: Wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased visits to ER for asthma

Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma.

9 Sep 2015

DNDi announces successful completion of SCYX-7158 Phase I study for treatment of sleeping sickness

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has announced today at the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health in Basel, Switzerland, the successful completion of Phase I human clinical trials for SCYX-7158 (AN5568), the first oral drug candidate specifically developed from the earliest drug discovery stage to combat human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, a deadly parasitic disease transmitted by the tsetse fly.

9 Sep 2015

Survival and health outcomes for extremely preterm infants improve over 20 years

Over the last 20 years, complications have decreased and survival has improved for extremely preterm infants, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA.

9 Sep 2015

Warwick Medical School to lead study on the effect of physiotherapy after breast cancer surgery

What is expected to be the biggest UK study on the effect of physiotherapy on women after breast cancer surgery is to be led by Warwick Medical School in partnership with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

9 Sep 2015

Researchers identify new way to help AML patients avoid a relapse

A protein domain once considered of little importance may be key to helping patients who are fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) avoid a relapse.

8 Sep 2015

Novel research tool identifies link between negative symptoms of schizophrenia and adverse clinical outcomes

A novel research tool developed by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London has identified a link between the negative symptoms experienced by people with schizophrenia and adverse clinical outcomes.

8 Sep 2015

Al-Hidaya brings Medizone's AsepticSure systems into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reduce MERS-coronavirus

Medizone International, Inc., manufacturers of the AsepticSure Hospital Disinfection System, are pleased to announce the recent sale and delivery of the initial two AsepticSure systems to Al-Hidaya International Medical Services Company headquartered in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

8 Sep 2015

Lund University researchers reveal how the body develops acute pancreatitis

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have discovered one of the keys to understanding how the body develops acute pancreatitis. The results offer hope for the development of drugs that specifically target the disease.

8 Sep 2015

University of Bonn researchers find how cells in the body can detect genetic material of retroviruses

Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered how cells in the body can detect the genetic material of so-called retroviruses. The pathogen of the immunodeficiency disease AIDS, the HI-1 virus, also belongs to this group. At the same time, the HI virus appears to circumvent this important defense mechanism.

8 Sep 2015

Studies suggests that insular cortex may hold key to treating addiction

A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain - called the insular cortex - may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who suffered a stroke in the insular cortex were far more likely to quit smoking and experience fewer and less severe withdrawal symptoms than those with strokes in other parts of the brain.

8 Sep 2015

New study reveals pivotal role of miR-506 biomarker in gastric cancer

Gastric cancer poses a significant health problem in developing countries and is typically associated with late-stage diagnosis and high mortality. A new study in The American Journal of Pathology points to a pivotal role played by the biomarker microRNA (miR)-506 in gastric cancer.

8 Sep 2015

Kilimanjaro Project receives 2015 António Champalimaud Vision Award

The 2015 António Champalimaud Vision Award is given to three institutions that have developed a unique collaborative project to achieve the common goal of fighting blindness and poverty in Africa.

7 Sep 2015

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

A rare, deadly form of skin cancer known as desmoplasmic melanoma (DM) may possess the highest burden of gene mutations of any cancer, suggesting that immunotherapy may be a promising approach for treatment, according to an international team led by UC San Francisco scientists. One of these mutations, never before observed in any cancer, may shield nascent DM tumors from destruction by the immune system and allow further mutations to develop.

7 Sep 2015

Hospital News and Research

Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

New study examines effect of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Privately insured pregnant women who have access to 24-hour OBs and midwives less likely to have C-sections

CHAM, AECC receive $1.3 million NCI grant to advance more effective bone cancer treatments for children

Smoke-free workplace, tax hikes discourage youth from taking up smoking

VA Spinal Cord Injury Center reports positive clinical results with EarlySense Monitoring System

Study: Wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased visits to ER for asthma

DNDi announces successful completion of SCYX-7158 Phase I study for treatment of sleeping sickness

Survival and health outcomes for extremely preterm infants improve over 20 years

Warwick Medical School to lead study on the effect of physiotherapy after breast cancer surgery

Researchers identify new way to help AML patients avoid a relapse

Novel research tool identifies link between negative symptoms of schizophrenia and adverse clinical outcomes

Al-Hidaya brings Medizone's AsepticSure systems into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reduce MERS-coronavirus

Lund University researchers reveal how the body develops acute pancreatitis

University of Bonn researchers find how cells in the body can detect genetic material of retroviruses

Studies suggests that insular cortex may hold key to treating addiction

New study reveals pivotal role of miR-506 biomarker in gastric cancer

Kilimanjaro Project receives 2015 António Champalimaud Vision Award

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

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