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Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Researchers at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a promising new way to treat a rare and aggressive blood cancer most commonly found in people infected with HIV.

26 Jun 2013

BioFire Diagnostics' FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel receives FDA clearance

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc., announced today the FDA clearance of its FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel. To date, the 27-target panel is the most comprehensive test to be approved by the FDA.

26 Jun 2013

Promising approach to reduce risk of hypoglycemia in diabetes shows positive results

People with type 1 diabetes who rely on insulin injections to control their blood sugar levels are at risk for life-threatening hypoglycemic events in which their blood glucose levels drop dangerously low.

25 Jun 2013

Study shows risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome after vaccination is extremely low

Patients are not at increased risk of Guillain-Barr- syndrome in the six-week period after vaccination with any vaccine, including influenza, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

25 Jun 2013

New study points to potential strategy for erasing memory of addiction

A new study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco offers encouraging findings that researchers hope may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders and other addictions.

25 Jun 2013

Research shows that rates of serious bloodstream infections fall in English ICUs

Hospitals across England reduced the rate of serious bloodstream infections in intensive care units during a two-year programme, research has shown.

25 Jun 2013

Rebiotix receives FDA Fast Track designation for RBX2660 to treat patients with CDI

Rebiotix Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation for the investigation of RBX2660 (microbiota suspension), intended for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

25 Jun 2013

Researchers identify biological roots of migraine from large-scale genome study

In the largest study of migraines, researchers have found 5 genetic regions that for the first time have been linked to the onset of migraine. This study opens new doors to understanding the cause and biological triggers that underlie migraine attacks.

24 Jun 2013

Residents in anesthesiology training programs have high rates of burnout and depression

Residents in anesthesiology training programs have high rates of burnout and depression, reports a survey study in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

21 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 21, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the rebates some insurers will provide to consumers as a result of a health law provision.

21 Jun 2013

Weill Cornell public health study sheds light on hidden cost of terrorism

The 9/11 attacks on America appear to have caused about one million former smokers across the country to take up the habit again and maintain it, according to a Weill Cornell Medical College public health study.

21 Jun 2013

Th17 lymphocyte: The master coordinator of cellular inflammation in vessel wall

Every year, more than 16,000 Americans die as a result of what's known as an "aortic dissection" - a catastrophic rupture of the aorta, the body's largest artery. Once thought to be a simple structural failure, aortic dissection is now understood to be caused by an inflammatory process that weakens the artery's walls.

21 Jun 2013

MIT study shows that SIRT1 gene plays key role in controlling circadian rhythms

Human sleeping and waking patterns are largely governed by an internal circadian clock that corresponds closely with the 24-hour cycle of light and darkness. This circadian clock also controls other body functions, such as metabolism and temperature regulation.

21 Jun 2013

Rigorous interventions result in fewer infections, deaths associated with hospital-onset C. difficile

Rhode Island Hospital has reduced the incidence of hospital-associated Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections by 70 percent and reduced annual associated mortality in patients with hospital-associated C. difficile by 64 percent through successive implementation of five rigorous interventions , as reported in the July 2013 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

21 Jun 2013

Researchers receive NIH grant to study key proteins linked to cancer and diabetes

Researchers from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and NYU have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further a novel approach to understanding the genetic underpinnings of diseases including cancer and diabetes.

21 Jun 2013

More than half of pregnant women use insecticide that is harmful to offsprings

Pregnancy and infancy are the periods of greatest vulnerability to the use of household insecticides. This is one of the findings of the first study of its kind to be carried out in Spain, which concludes that more than half of expectant mothers routinely use these chemical compounds.

20 Jun 2013

Certain factors and behaviors influence sexual hookups among first-year college women

Casual, no-strings sexual encounters are increasingly common on college campuses, but are some students more likely than others to "hook up"? A new study by researchers with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, published online by the Archives of Sexual Behavior, suggests there are certain factors and behaviors associated with sexual hookups, particularly among first-year college women.

20 Jun 2013

Research identifies risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior in youth being bullied

New research out of the University of Minnesota identifies significant risk factors for suicidal behavior in youth being bullied, but also identifies protective factors for the same group of children.

20 Jun 2013

Researchers use fMRI to validate activity patterns in human and animal brains in resting state

Kick back and shut your eyes. Now stop thinking. You have just put your brain into what neuroscientists call its resting state. What the brain is doing when an individual is not focused on the outside world has become the focus of considerable research in recent years.

20 Jun 2013

Penn researchers find ALS disease progresses in a stepwise, sequential pattern

The motor neuron disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, progresses in a stepwise, sequential pattern which can be classified into four distinct stages, report pathologists with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in the Annals of Neurology.

20 Jun 2013

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Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

BioFire Diagnostics' FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel receives FDA clearance

Promising approach to reduce risk of hypoglycemia in diabetes shows positive results

Study shows risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome after vaccination is extremely low

New study points to potential strategy for erasing memory of addiction

Research shows that rates of serious bloodstream infections fall in English ICUs

Rebiotix receives FDA Fast Track designation for RBX2660 to treat patients with CDI

Researchers identify biological roots of migraine from large-scale genome study

Residents in anesthesiology training programs have high rates of burnout and depression

First Edition: June 21, 2013

Weill Cornell public health study sheds light on hidden cost of terrorism

Th17 lymphocyte: The master coordinator of cellular inflammation in vessel wall

MIT study shows that SIRT1 gene plays key role in controlling circadian rhythms

Rigorous interventions result in fewer infections, deaths associated with hospital-onset C. difficile

Researchers receive NIH grant to study key proteins linked to cancer and diabetes

More than half of pregnant women use insecticide that is harmful to offsprings

Certain factors and behaviors influence sexual hookups among first-year college women

Research identifies risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior in youth being bullied

Researchers use fMRI to validate activity patterns in human and animal brains in resting state

Penn researchers find ALS disease progresses in a stepwise, sequential pattern

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