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American Gastroenterological Association announces 2019 recipients of annual recognition awards

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has announced the 2019 recipients of the annual recognition awards, given in honor of outstanding contributions and achievements in gastroenterology.

4 Feb 2019

New online software package trains health care workers in safe Ebola disease response

In a world where we can travel the globe by jet, diseases that were once thought to plague faraway places can now strike close to home.

4 Feb 2019

New research uncovers crucial link between polyamines and MYCN

The MYCN oncogene has long been known to be a key cause of a number of deadly solid tumor cancers, including neuroblastoma, which claims more lives of children under the age of 5 than any other cancer.

4 Feb 2019

Researchers emphasize need for more physical activities for home-school children

Parents who home-school their children may think putting them into organized sports and physical activities keeps them fit, but Rice University researchers say young people need more.

4 Feb 2019

Opioid overdose epidemic likely to increase in the U.S in coming years

A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Technology Assessment projects that the opioid overdose epidemic in the U.S. is likely to increase in coming years, and that measures based on restricting access to prescription opioids will have a minimal impact in reducing overdose deaths.

3 Feb 2019

A new approach towards future treatment of diabetes

It is said that the eyes are the window to the soul, but they may also open the door for discovering new ways to achieve immune tolerance to transplanted islets in type 1 diabetes, according to research from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

3 Feb 2019

Breast cancer risk highest two decades after childbirth finds study

According to new research, women are at a highest risk of breast cancer, more than two decades after having given birth. This finding comes along with another in a separate study that reveals that breast cancers occurring after childbirth are more likely to spread compared to breast cancers in women who never had children.

3 Feb 2019

UC study reveals most effective medication for treating pediatric anxiety

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) examined common medications prescribed for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, to determine which are the most effective and best-tolerated.

1 Feb 2019

Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood

Eating disorders — anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or hyperphagia — usually appear in adolescence and often leave young patients and their families helpless. These disorders, whose prevalence is increasing, raise the question of early detection.

1 Feb 2019

Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals

Few consumers have heard of the secret, business-to-business payments that the Trump administration wants to ban in an attempt to control drug costs.

1 Feb 2019

Tropoelastin protein accelerates growth of stem cells

Stem cells are vital for therapeutic treatments to repair and build human tissue including skin and muscles. Researchers are constantly looking for ways to make stem cells work better, with worldwide demand for the cells far outstripping supply.

1 Feb 2019

Genetic testing improves diagnoses of abnormalities in developing babies

Genetic testing improves the diagnoses of abnormalities in developing babies that are picked up during ultrasound scans, scientists report today (31 January) in The Lancet.

1 Feb 2019

New genetic technique could allow scientists to study how smell affects behavior

Take a whiff when it rains after a dry spell, and breathe in the earthy scent that pervades the air. That smell comes from decomposing bacteria, and scientists call the compound geosmin.

1 Feb 2019

Rhomboid enzymes warp space to break cellular speed limit

Johns Hopkins researchers have found that rhomboid enzymes, which are special proteins that cut other proteins, are able to break the “cellular speed limit” as they move through the cell membrane.

1 Feb 2019

Oxford Genetics signs licensing agreement with Aldevron to market lentiviral packaging plasmids

Oxford Genetics, a leading innovator of biopharmaceutical technologies, has signed a licensing agreement with world-class service organization, Aldevron to bring to market a standardized range of its plasmids for lentiviral manufacture.

1 Feb 2019

Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute awards research grants to study how bladder cancer affects women

The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute awarded research grants to four projects that focus on understanding how treatment of bladder cancer affects women, why the disease has a less favorable outcome for women than men, and how biology could play a role in offering new targets for cancer therapy.

1 Feb 2019

Cancer nanomedicine may accelerate metastasis, NUS study finds

Nanoparticles can be found in processed food (e.g. food additives), consumer products (e.g. sunscreen) and even in medicine. While these tiny particles could have large untapped potential and novel new applications, they may have unintended and harmful side effects, according to a recent study by researchers from the National University of Singapore.

1 Feb 2019

Medicine News and Research

American Gastroenterological Association announces 2019 recipients of annual recognition awards

New online software package trains health care workers in safe Ebola disease response

New research uncovers crucial link between polyamines and MYCN

Researchers emphasize need for more physical activities for home-school children

Opioid overdose epidemic likely to increase in the U.S in coming years

A new approach towards future treatment of diabetes

Breast cancer risk highest two decades after childbirth finds study

UC study reveals most effective medication for treating pediatric anxiety

Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood

Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals

Tropoelastin protein accelerates growth of stem cells

Genetic testing improves diagnoses of abnormalities in developing babies

New genetic technique could allow scientists to study how smell affects behavior

Rhomboid enzymes warp space to break cellular speed limit

Oxford Genetics signs licensing agreement with Aldevron to market lentiviral packaging plasmids

Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute awards research grants to study how bladder cancer affects women

Cancer nanomedicine may accelerate metastasis, NUS study finds

Salk researchers pin down why some patients don't respond to common antidepressants

Short anti-rejection therapy improves survival of transplanted pancreatic islets in diabetic animals

Persistent low BMI in children may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa

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Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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