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Poor sleep during pregnancy can disrupt immune processes and lead to lower birth weights

Poor sleep quality and quantity during pregnancy can disrupt normal immune processes and lead to lower birth weights and other complications, finds a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published today in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. Women with depression also are more likely than non-depressed women to suffer from disturbed sleep and to experience immune system disruption and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

18 Jul 2013

Cost of emergency room visits for severe dizziness projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2015

A new Johns Hopkins research report says emergency room visits for severe dizziness have grown exponentially in recent years, with costs topping $3.9 billion in 2011 and projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2015.

18 Jul 2013

Few tips to keep in mind while fasting

Ramadan is a time for people of the Muslim faith to reflect, refocus and retrain themselves in an effort to draw nearer to God. It is a month of self-training, self-discipline and self-control.

18 Jul 2013

Novel way to fine-tune activity of cells' protein-disposing machinery with cancer-fighting effects

Molecular biologists in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio have found a novel way to fine-tune the activity of cells' protein-disposing machinery, with potentially cancer-fighting effects.

18 Jul 2013

Drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct is on road to human clinical trials

Thanks to a new $2 million investment, a drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing healthy cells is on the road to human clinical trials. The compound, known as PAC-1, has so far proven safe and has promising anti-cancer effects in cell culture, in mouse models of cancer and in pet dogs with spontaneously occurring lymphomas and osteosarcomas.

18 Jul 2013

Gold nanofibers in engineered heart tissue can enhance electrical signalling, find researchers

Heart tissue sustains irreparable damage in the wake of a heart attack. Because cells in the heart cannot multiply and the cardiac muscle contains few stem cells, the tissue is unable to repair itself - it becomes fibrotic and cannot contract properly.

18 Jul 2013

NPS MedicineWise: Ask your doctor the right questions about medicines, medical tests

During Family Doctor Week (15-21 July 2013), NPS MedicineWise is highlighting the importance of asking your doctor the right questions about your medicines and medical tests.

17 Jul 2013

Common elderberry could be remedy for travellers susceptible to cold and flu, say researchers

The common elderberry could be just the remedy for international travellers susceptible to colds and bugs, according to researchers from the Griffith Health Institute.

17 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 17, 2013

Today's headlines include a report about how the delay of the health law's employer mandate might undermine enforcement of the measure's individual mandate as well as news that the House will consider a bill that would put off both of these provisions.

17 Jul 2013

OGT produces free-to-download whitepaper on targeted resequencing strategies

Oxford Gene Technology, provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, has produced a new, free-to-download whitepaper titled ‘When to use targeted resequencing — Choosing the right NGS method.’

From Oxford Gene Technology 17 Jul 2013

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among nation's best hospitals

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has been named to U.S. News & World Report's most exclusive and influential list: Best Hospitals 2013-14 Honor Roll. Jefferson's first-ever honor roll ranking at number 17, places it among an elite group of the nation's top hospitals, chosen for the breadth and depth of clinical excellence.

17 Jul 2013

Researchers seek virus genes that allow animal hepatitis E strains infect humans

X.J. Meng, a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech and a virologist at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, has received a four-year, nearly $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to better understand the genetic elements that allow hepatitis E virus to transfer from animals to people.

17 Jul 2013

Ex-offenders at high risk of contracting sexually transmitted infection after release

The American health care system may be missing a golden opportunity to curtail sexually transmitted infections in communities, according to a new study of offenders following release from the justice system.

17 Jul 2013

Long-term cannabis use, dopamine and motivation: an interview with Dr Michael Bloomfield, Department of Medicine at Imperial

We classified ‘long-term’ cannabis use as being regular, at least weekly, cannabis use for over 12 months. This is the period of time that’s used in the DSM-IV psychiatric diagnostic manual to classify substance use disorders. In our study the average duration of at least weekly use was just over four and a half years.

17 Jul 2013

U.S. News & World Report ranks UC San Diego Health System among nation’s best hospitals

UC San Diego Health System is once again ranked among the nation's best in U.S. News & World Report's 2013-14 "America's Best Hospitals" issue. The magazine placed UC San Diego Health System #1 in the San Diego metropolitan area with national rankings in 10 specialties—placing it among the country's most prestigious institutions.

17 Jul 2013

Multiple hospitalizations for complications from terminal illness burdensome for older patients

"Multiple hospitalizations for complications from a terminal illness may be burdensome for elderly patients and reflect poor quality care," write Joan M. Teno, M.D., M.S., of the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, R.I., and colleagues, who conducted a study to examine whether the occurrence of multiple hospitalizations for the complications of infections or dehydration was associated with survival.

17 Jul 2013

UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center named one of nation's top 12 cancer centers

UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is ranked among the top 12 cancer centers in the nation, according to a U.S. News & World Report survey of board-certified physicians from across the country. The survey reviewed patient outcomes, the cancer center's reputation among physicians, mortality rates and other care-related factors.

17 Jul 2013

Research couple receives 2013 Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award for Alzheimer's study

The research couple receives the "2013 Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award" for its role as pioneers in investigating the role of tau in Alzheimer's disease. The award ceremony was held yesterday (10:45 am US EST) within the framework of the "Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2013)" in Boston (USA).

17 Jul 2013

Houston Methodist Hospital again named No. 1 hospital in Texas

Houston Methodist Hospital, formerly known as The Methodist Hospital, ranked among the country's top hospitals in 12 specialties in U.S. News & World Report's 2013 America's "Best Hospitals" issue, and again was named the No. 1 hospital in Texas.

17 Jul 2013

TAp73 protein frequently overexpressed in wide range of human tumors

They say you can pick your friends, but not your family. The same may hold true for related proteins. The protein TAp73 is a relative of the well-known, tumor-suppressor protein p53. It shares extensive common gene sequences with p53 and, as suggested by some previous studies, it may function similar to p53 to prevent tumor formation.

17 Jul 2013

Medicine News and Research

Poor sleep during pregnancy can disrupt immune processes and lead to lower birth weights

Cost of emergency room visits for severe dizziness projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2015

Few tips to keep in mind while fasting

Novel way to fine-tune activity of cells' protein-disposing machinery with cancer-fighting effects

Drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct is on road to human clinical trials

Gold nanofibers in engineered heart tissue can enhance electrical signalling, find researchers

NPS MedicineWise: Ask your doctor the right questions about medicines, medical tests

Common elderberry could be remedy for travellers susceptible to cold and flu, say researchers

First Edition: July 17, 2013

OGT produces free-to-download whitepaper on targeted resequencing strategies

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among nation's best hospitals

Researchers seek virus genes that allow animal hepatitis E strains infect humans

Ex-offenders at high risk of contracting sexually transmitted infection after release

Long-term cannabis use, dopamine and motivation: an interview with Dr Michael Bloomfield, Department of Medicine at Imperial

U.S. News & World Report ranks UC San Diego Health System among nation’s best hospitals

Multiple hospitalizations for complications from terminal illness burdensome for older patients

UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center named one of nation's top 12 cancer centers

Research couple receives 2013 Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award for Alzheimer's study

Houston Methodist Hospital again named No. 1 hospital in Texas

TAp73 protein frequently overexpressed in wide range of human tumors

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Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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