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Insight into how tissue stiffness drives cancer

The stiffness of breast tissue is increasingly recognized as an important factor explaining the onset of breast cancer. Stiffening induces molecular changes that promote cancerous behavior in cells. Bioengineering studies have found that breast cancer cells grown on a 3-D gel have enhanced cell replication and decreased organization as rigidity increases.

10 Sep 2012

Dynamic mapping could potentially help fill gaps in influenza research

Influenza outbreaks in the United States typically begin with the arrival of cold weather and then spread in seasonal waves across geographic zones. But the question of why epidemics can vary from one season to the next has baffled scientists.

10 Sep 2012

Baylor Health Care System raises awareness about atrial fibrillation

An estimated 2.5 million Americans suffer from irregular heartbeats-also known as atrial fibrillation. Baylor Health Care System is raising awareness about this often misunderstood, but potentially life changing cardiovascular condition whose incidence is on the rise and expected to more than double by 2050.

10 Sep 2012

Study finds high prevalence of bullying involvement for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

A new study suggests an estimated 46.3 percent of adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were the victims of bullying, according to a report published this week in the American Medical Association's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

10 Sep 2012

Saint Louis University creates new cancer education, prevention and research center

Saint Louis University (SLU) is creating a new cancer education, prevention and research center to improve the survival of St. Louis minorities - particularly African-American residents of north St. Louis city and county.

10 Sep 2012

Antibiotic treatment more effective than placebo in patients with mild-to-moderate COPD

Antibiotic treatment with amoxicillin/clavulanate improves moderate exacerbations in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and significantly prolongs the time between exacerbations, according to a new study from researchers in Spain.

10 Sep 2012

Increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death linked to thickening of heart's right ventricle

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study that thickening of the heart's right ventricle is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death in patients without clinical cardiovascular disease at baseline. The study is published online ahead of print in the journal Circulation.

7 Sep 2012

Bullying prevention experts available for comment

Bullying was once considered a childhood rite of passage. Today, however, bullying is recognized as a serious problem. Up to half of all children are bullied at some point during their school years, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. And thanks to tech-savvy kids, cyberbullying and other forms of electronic harassment are now commonplace.

7 Sep 2012

GlobalPost examines maternal, child health in Afghanistan

"A report on Afghanistan backed by UNICEF shows the country still has leaps and bounds to go in the areas of maternal and child health and education," GlobalPost reports.

7 Sep 2012

Strategic roadmap to help cope with impending Alzheimer's disease public health crisis

This week, a strategic roadmap to help to the nation's health care system cope with the impending public health crisis caused Alzheimer's disease and related dementia will be published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

7 Sep 2012

Civil registration of African children necessary for human rights, access to health, education, other services, conference hears

"Birth certificates and other forms of civil registration of children in Africa are critical for their enjoyment of human rights and access to health, education and other services, an official of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) told a conference on the issue, in Durban, South Africa," the U.N. News Centre reports.

7 Sep 2012

Repeat abortions have repercussions for later pregnancy

Women who have had three or more previous abortions have a significantly increased risk for having a first baby who is premature or of low birthweight.

7 Sep 2012

Lack of support hinders evidence-based nursing

The reasons US nurses do not conduct evidence-based practice include a lack of support from their organization, resistance among their seniors, and a lack of education, show survey results.

7 Sep 2012

George Washington University receives two grants for medical and health research

The George Washington University today announced that it has received two grants totaling nearly $24.5 million dollars, the largest grant allocation the university has received in recent history.

7 Sep 2012

Democratic speakers rally around health law

During Wednesday's convention proceedings, speakers criticized what they described as Republican plans to "voucher-ize Medicare" and touted provisions of the 2010 health law already in effect, such as coverage for children with pre-existing medical conditions, the closing Medicare Part D "doughnut hole" and the ability to keep young people on their parents' policies until age 26.

7 Sep 2012

Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation to hold Transform 2012 symposium

The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation is holding Transform 2012, its fifth symposium on redesigning how health care is experienced and delivered.

7 Sep 2012

University of Rhode Island engineers develop new blood-testing technology

A team of engineers and students at the University of Rhode Island has developed an advanced blood-testing technology that incorporates a smartphone application, a hand-held biosensor and a credit card-sized cartridge to provide rapid, accurate biological analysis and wireless communication of test results.

7 Sep 2012

'Toolkit' for African cancer advocates to be launched on September 15

Cancer kills more than seven million people a year throughout the world. This is more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, and African countries, which carry a large part of the burden, are the least able of all developing countries to cope with the challenges it presents, says a consortium of international cancer organizations.

7 Sep 2012

The Institute of Cancer Research, CRT and Astex to discover and develop novel drug candidates

Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, Cancer Research Technology Limited (CRT) and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have initiated a collaboration to discover and develop drug candidates targeting an undisclosed epigenetic target in a blood cancer with high unmet medical need.

7 Sep 2012

Grandparents likely to provide different types of care

Grandparents, an increasingly important source of child care in the United States, vary greatly in the kind of care they provide, depending on their age, resources, and the needs of their children, research at the University of Chicago shows.

7 Sep 2012

Education News and Research

Insight into how tissue stiffness drives cancer

Dynamic mapping could potentially help fill gaps in influenza research

Baylor Health Care System raises awareness about atrial fibrillation

Study finds high prevalence of bullying involvement for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Saint Louis University creates new cancer education, prevention and research center

Antibiotic treatment more effective than placebo in patients with mild-to-moderate COPD

Increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death linked to thickening of heart's right ventricle

Bullying prevention experts available for comment

GlobalPost examines maternal, child health in Afghanistan

Strategic roadmap to help cope with impending Alzheimer's disease public health crisis

Civil registration of African children necessary for human rights, access to health, education, other services, conference hears

Repeat abortions have repercussions for later pregnancy

Lack of support hinders evidence-based nursing

George Washington University receives two grants for medical and health research

Democratic speakers rally around health law

Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation to hold Transform 2012 symposium

University of Rhode Island engineers develop new blood-testing technology

'Toolkit' for African cancer advocates to be launched on September 15

The Institute of Cancer Research, CRT and Astex to discover and develop novel drug candidates

Grandparents likely to provide different types of care

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