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Penn researchers use mathematical modeling to better understand mechanisms in TBI

Even the mildest form of a traumatic brain injury, better known as a concussion, can deal permanent, irreparable damage. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is using mathematical modeling to better understand the mechanisms at play in this kind of injury, with an eye toward protecting the brain from its long-term consequences.

11 Mar 2014

Women with vaginal prolapse are most likely to benefit from vaginal mesh surgery

Certain women with vaginal prolapse are most likely to benefit from undergoing vaginal mesh surgery, a technique that has become controversial and is the focus of numerous lawsuits.

11 Mar 2014

No deal on Medicaid expansion in Va. as lawmakers adjourn

In Virginia, lawmakers also failed to pass a budget or make a deal on proposed mental health legislation. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe promised a special session to settle the budget issue.

11 Mar 2014

Scientists discover new protein that drive metastasis of cancer cells

An international team of researchers led by scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered and defined LIMD2, a protein that can drive metastasis, the process where tumors spread throughout the body.

11 Mar 2014

Sleep apnoea may be risk factor for pneumonia

People who suffer from sleep apnoea face an increased risk of developing pneumonia, a large epidemiological study indicates.

10 Mar 2014

Harvard Review of Psychiatry provides updates on ASD research

Recent years have seen exciting progress in key areas of research on autism spectrum disorders (ASD): from possible genetic causes, to effective treatments for common symptoms and clinical problems, to promoting success for young people with ASD entering college. Updates on these and other advances in ASD research are presented in the March special issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

10 Mar 2014

Skin cancer may increase risk of other cancers later in life

Australian author on the paper, Professor Rodney Sinclair, Professor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and Director of Dermatology at Epworth HealthCare said that the risk decreased significantly with increasing age, but it remains higher compared with individuals who have never had NMSC.

10 Mar 2014

BerGenBio receives grant to study novel therapeutics for inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition

BerGenBio AS, an oncology biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the award of a NOK 13 million grant from the Research Council of Norway's User-driven Research based Innovation programme (BIA) to help fund research into novel therapeutics for inhibiting tumor epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a key driver of metastasis (cancer spread) and a mechanism of drug-resistance.

10 Mar 2014

Findings suggest that IBS is linked to detectable gut microbiota alterations

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) belongs to the most widespread diseases in Western countries, causing up to sixty per cent of the workload of gastrointestinal physicians. One of the most frequent symptoms of IBS is bloating, which reduces quality of life considerably as patients perceive it as particularly bothersome.

10 Mar 2014

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years, according a doctoral thesis published at the University of Eastern Finland. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost 90 per cent lower risk of dementia in a 14-year follow-up study than those whose diet was the least healthy.

10 Mar 2014

Viewpoints: New delay on policies: Cover for dems or just smoothing the bumps of health law?

The Obama administration announced a new policy on Wednesday that will allow many people to renew their existing insurance policies for two more years even though the policies don't provide the comprehensive coverage and consumer protections required by the Affordable Care Act.

10 Mar 2014

Findings provide new target for development of novel therapies to manage chronic pain

Scientists have shown for the first time that the abnormalities in the way the brain experiences pain may be to blame for the chronic pain suffered by osteoarthritis patients.

10 Mar 2014

Researchers develop new technique to map interactions between proteins at heart of many diseases

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have devised a new biochemical technique that will allow them and other scientists to delve much deeper than ever before into the specific cellular circuitry that keeps us healthy or causes disease.

10 Mar 2014

New theory regarding cause and development of endometriosis

Changes to two previously unstudied genes are the centerpiece of a new theory regarding the cause and development of endometriosis, a chronic and painful disease affecting 1 in 10 women.

10 Mar 2014

Mechanism for pesticide effect on PD risk uncovered

Some pesticides may contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk by inhibiting neuronal aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, a study suggests.

7 Mar 2014

STSI releases Scripps Wellderly Genome Resource to explore genetic cause for certain illness

Scientists exploring the genetic causes of illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, cancer and diabetes now have a new tool - a reference DNA dataset built by researchers at Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI).

7 Mar 2014

BWH researchers explore newer approaches to treat Alzheimer's disease

A team of Alzheimer's disease (AD) researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has been able to study the underlying causes of AD and develop assays to test newer approaches to treatment by using stem cells derived from related family members with a genetic predisposition to (AD).

7 Mar 2014

Higher levels of exposure to traffic-related air pollution linked to changes in right ventricle of the heart

Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is associated with changes in the right ventricle of the heart that may contribute to the known connection between air pollution exposure and heart disease, according to a new study.

7 Mar 2014

Vitamin D boosts survival of breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are twice as likely to survive the disease as women with low levels of this nutrient, report University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in the March issue of Anticancer Research.

7 Mar 2014

Research: Expanded smoking cessation benefits should give more people opportunity to quit

People on Medicaid in the U.S. are 68 percent more likely to smoke than the general population. New research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that expanded smoking cessation benefits offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should give more people the opportunity to quit.

7 Mar 2014

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Penn researchers use mathematical modeling to better understand mechanisms in TBI

Women with vaginal prolapse are most likely to benefit from vaginal mesh surgery

No deal on Medicaid expansion in Va. as lawmakers adjourn

Scientists discover new protein that drive metastasis of cancer cells

Sleep apnoea may be risk factor for pneumonia

Harvard Review of Psychiatry provides updates on ASD research

Skin cancer may increase risk of other cancers later in life

BerGenBio receives grant to study novel therapeutics for inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Findings suggest that IBS is linked to detectable gut microbiota alterations

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years

Viewpoints: New delay on policies: Cover for dems or just smoothing the bumps of health law?

Findings provide new target for development of novel therapies to manage chronic pain

Researchers develop new technique to map interactions between proteins at heart of many diseases

New theory regarding cause and development of endometriosis

Mechanism for pesticide effect on PD risk uncovered

STSI releases Scripps Wellderly Genome Resource to explore genetic cause for certain illness

BWH researchers explore newer approaches to treat Alzheimer's disease

Higher levels of exposure to traffic-related air pollution linked to changes in right ventricle of the heart

Vitamin D boosts survival of breast cancer patients

Research: Expanded smoking cessation benefits should give more people opportunity to quit

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