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ICM, University of Warsaw partner with AAAS to provide site-wide access to Science publication

Washington, D.C. and Warsaw, Poland: The Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling (ICM), University of Warsaw, has partnered with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in a national site licensing agreement to provide 922 research and scientific institutions throughout Poland with site-wide access to Science , the flagship publication of AAAS.

30 Sep 2010

Volunteers, families in IL, IN, NY, and PA unite to raise money and awareness about pulmonary fibrosis

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) today announced its October schedule of fundraising events as part of its ongoing national campaign to raise funds for pulmonary fibrosis (PF) research, while supporting the PFF's patient education and advocacy efforts throughout the country. The PFF has seen continued expansion of its public support throughout the United States, with more than 40 local and regional fundraisers contributing greatly to the Foundation's total of more than $800,000 in gifts this year.

30 Sep 2010

Universitat Jaume I evaluates ruthenium compounds for neurodegenerative disease treatment

The pharmaceutical division of the company Neuron BPh and the research group of Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis of the Universitat Jaume I, have evaluated the possible applications of a series of ruthenium compounds for their future use in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer.

30 Sep 2010

Men may connect strongly to publicity campaigns about depression and suicide

A recent study revealed that men might connect strongly to publicity campaigns about depression and suicide, particularly when they have options for anonymous help. In Regensburg, Germany, a two-year intervention campaign resulted in a marked drop in male suicides.

30 Sep 2010

Women's College to build Ontario's only ambulatory hospital focused on women's health

Women's College Hospital together with The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and women representing Ontario's diverse communities, today announced Women's College Hospital is building Ontario's only ambulatory hospital focused on meeting the unique health care needs and priorities of women.

30 Sep 2010

First responders may not be willing to report for work if disaster is a potentially lethal pandemic

Although first responders willingly put themselves in harm's way during disasters, new research indicates that they may not be as willing- if the disaster is a potentially lethal pandemic.

30 Sep 2010

PAF launches new Colorectal Financial Aid Fund

The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) a national non-profit resolving patient access to health care issues, medical financial limitations, insurance denials and multiple government program enrollments, including Medicaid and Social Security Disability Income announced today that it launched a new Colorectal Financial Aid Fund (FAF) beginning September 28, 2010.

30 Sep 2010

Multi-disciplinary approach increases breast cancer survival rate: Study

Advances in screening for disease detection, better surgical techniques available to more women, and an increased number of therapies that reduce the risk of relapse in patients with both locally advanced and early stage disease, have collectively contributed to dramatic improvements in breast cancer's survival rates, according to a review of 60 years of patient records at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

30 Sep 2010

Penn Medicine selected as study site for PPMI

The Penn Medicine Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center announced that it is one of 18 official study sites for the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a landmark observational clinical study sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation, which will use a combination of advanced imaging, biologics sampling and behavioral assessments to identify biomarkers of Parkinson's disease progression.

30 Sep 2010

New online CDSMP program launched to battle against chronic illnesses

Taking the battle against the national epidemic of chronic illnesses to the Internet, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is making Better Choices, Better Health, the online version of the internationally recognized Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP), available free for people in California and six other states Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Oregon.

30 Sep 2010

American Brain Tumor Association awards $100,000 clinical research grant

The Section on Tumors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons has announced a $100,000 two-year ($50,000/year) clinical research grant funded by the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA). The application is open exclusively to neurosurgeons who are members of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors.

30 Sep 2010

First preventative approach to improve outcomes in traumatized children

After experiencing a potentially traumatic event - a car accident, a physical or sexual assault, a sports injury, witnessing violence - as many as 1 in 5 children will develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

30 Sep 2010

Trial demonstrates improved outcomes in unsedated colonoscopy by water method

The October issue of GIE Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), features the results of two randomized controlled trials of unsedated colonoscopy comparing water infusion versus air insufflation to distend the colon.

30 Sep 2010

NIH awards three grants to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy

Three grants totaling more than $4.5 million, from agencies of the National Institutes of Health, will be used to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy.

30 Sep 2010

Triple negative breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations have low risk of recurrence: Research

Patients with triple negative breast cancer that also have mutations in the BRCA gene appear to have a lower risk of recurrence, compared to those with the same disease without the deleterious genetic mutation, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

30 Sep 2010

Researchers discover treatment improves overall survival in pregnant women with breast cancer

Long associated with a worse outcome, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that women treated for breast cancer while pregnant, in fact, have improved disease free survival and a trend for improved overall survival compared to non-pregnant women treated for the disease.

30 Sep 2010

CNN poll finds health reform advocates have work to do to convince Americans of the law's benefits

First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday asked nurses to help spread the word of the benefits of the health law. More than 1,000 nurses joined the first lady on the call, in which she briefly outlined some of the law's protections and benefits.

30 Sep 2010

COE on Brain Aging at NYU Langone establishes Lewy Body Disease Center

The Center of Excellence (COE) on Brain Aging at NYU Langone Medical Center has established a specialty center for the diagnosis and treatment of Lewy Body Disease, a multi-system disease involving disturbances of cognition, behavior, sleep and autonomic function. Lewy Body Disease, or LBD, affects an estimated 1.3 million individuals in the United States and is widely misdiagnosed because LBD symptoms closely resemble those of other more commonly known diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

30 Sep 2010

UC Berkeley Extension offers new options for career development in biotechnology

Biotechnology professionals in the Bay Area have three new options for career development from UC Berkeley Extension. The professional programs in Regulatory Affairs, Biopharmaceutical Product and Process Development, and Bioscience Manufacturing and Supply Chain join the education leader's lineup of programs and certificates designed to meet the biotechnology industry's demand for trained professionals.

30 Sep 2010

Radical prostatectomy increases survival rate in prostate cancer patients: Study

In the largest, most modern, single-institution study of its kind, Mayo Clinic urologists mined a long-term data registry for survival rates of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. The findings are being presented at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association's 84th Annual Meeting in Chicago.

30 Sep 2010

Education News and Research

ICM, University of Warsaw partner with AAAS to provide site-wide access to Science publication

Volunteers, families in IL, IN, NY, and PA unite to raise money and awareness about pulmonary fibrosis

Universitat Jaume I evaluates ruthenium compounds for neurodegenerative disease treatment

Men may connect strongly to publicity campaigns about depression and suicide

Women's College to build Ontario's only ambulatory hospital focused on women's health

First responders may not be willing to report for work if disaster is a potentially lethal pandemic

PAF launches new Colorectal Financial Aid Fund

Multi-disciplinary approach increases breast cancer survival rate: Study

Penn Medicine selected as study site for PPMI

New online CDSMP program launched to battle against chronic illnesses

American Brain Tumor Association awards $100,000 clinical research grant

First preventative approach to improve outcomes in traumatized children

Trial demonstrates improved outcomes in unsedated colonoscopy by water method

NIH awards three grants to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy

Triple negative breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations have low risk of recurrence: Research

Researchers discover treatment improves overall survival in pregnant women with breast cancer

CNN poll finds health reform advocates have work to do to convince Americans of the law's benefits

COE on Brain Aging at NYU Langone establishes Lewy Body Disease Center

UC Berkeley Extension offers new options for career development in biotechnology

Radical prostatectomy increases survival rate in prostate cancer patients: Study

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