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International conference examines critical link between urbanization and food security

Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World, the first international conference examining the critical link between urbanization and food security, will be held at the University of Pennsylvania from Wednesday, March 13, through Friday, March 15, 2013.

14 Mar 2013

Steroids used for treating TB may reduce death rates from all types of TB

The routine use of steroids to treat tuberculosis may help reduce deaths from all types of the disease, according to a new review of existing research.

14 Mar 2013

IU researchers awarded $3.2 million grant to develop new treatments for pancreatic cancer

Two Indiana University researchers have been awarded a multi-year, $3.2 million grant to develop and improve therapies for pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

14 Mar 2013

Griffith University researchers discover critical weakness in leukaemic cells

Scientists at Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics and The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered a critical weakness in leukaemic cells, which may pave the way to new treatments.

14 Mar 2013

Study identifies specific ways to meet recommended physical activity goals in children

Despite overwhelming evidence about the benefits of physical activity for children, most American youngsters are not meeting the federal recommendation of 60 minutes a day.

14 Mar 2013

Physician gender has no impact on patients’ healthcare costs or mortality

Female doctors' patients do not use health-care services more or die less frequently than patients treated by male doctors, a prospective, observational study by researchers at UC Davis Health System has found.

14 Mar 2013

Breast cancer patients treated with low doses of radiation therapy face high risk of heart disease

A new report that breast cancer patients treated with low doses of radiation therapy have a heightened risk of heart disease suggests that physicians need to work with patients before, during, and after treatment to minimize that risk, according to an accompanying editorial in the March 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

14 Mar 2013

Advanced gene sequencing test helps clinicians treat cancer

The University of Washington and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) partnered to launch UW-OncoPlex - an advanced gene sequencing test to help clinicians treat cancer. The new diagnostic tool is a significant milestone in the development of precision medicine and empowers doctors to predict which treatment therapies will be most effective for an individual patient's cancer.

14 Mar 2013

UNM scientists identify chemical compound that appears to control cell metastases

It's the spread of the original cancer tumor that kills most people. That's why cancer researchers vigorously search for drugs that can prevent metastases, the spread of cancer. The research team co-led by Angela Wandinger-Ness, PhD, and Larry Sklar, PhD, at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center has found a chemical compound that appears to control cell migration and adhesion, two important characteristics of metastatic cancer cells.

14 Mar 2013

Researcher receives NIAAA grant to determine validity of underage drinking screener

How well can two questions identify underage drinking? Jonathan Tubman, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research and a developmental psychologist, was recently awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (NIAAA) part of the National Institutes of Health, to investigate the validity of a two-question screener designed to promote early identification of and intervention with alcohol use problems among children and teenagers.

14 Mar 2013

Medical student to attend Vatican conference on adult stem cell research

Michael Hutz, a second year student at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, has been invited to attend a prestigious Vatican conference on adult stem cell research.

14 Mar 2013

Scientists to create new human monoclonal antibody targeting protein associated with cancer

Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells.

14 Mar 2013

Trade negotiations raise concerns among NGOs about implications for Thailand's public health policies

"The negotiations launched this week for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Union have raised concerns among both Thai and European non-governmental organizations [NGOs], who fear that E.U. demands could have a negative impact on Thailand's progressive public health policies," Inter Press Service reports.

14 Mar 2013

Synthesis & Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre: an interview with Dr Mary Shire, University of Limerick

This is a new research centre led by the University of Limerick that supports the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland. The centre will carry out research on the key aspects of what it takes to synthesise the pharmaceutically active molecule to isolate a pure material and to formulate this into a medicine.

14 Mar 2013

Pre-treatments for peripheral neuropathic pain patch receive European Commision approval

The European Commission (EC) has approved expanded options for pre-treatment prior to use of QUTENZA (8% capsaicin patch). Before application the patient may now take an oral analgesic, or the treatment area may be pre-treated with a topical anaesthetic.1 The 8% capsaicin patch is the first and only licensed high concentration (8%) capsaicin cutaneous patch for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain in Europe.

14 Mar 2013

New Pope will need to consider burden of NTDs

"Almost certainly, in its deliberations [to select a new Pope,] the conclave of cardinals will consider a number of difficult and well-publicized problems now facing the Catholic Church," Peter Hotez, co-editor in chief of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, writes in the journal's "Speaking of Medicine" blog.

14 Mar 2013

UH Case Medical Center joins elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center has become the first hospital in Northeast Ohio and 19th in the nation to achieve The Joint Commission's standards for Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification, joining an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care.

14 Mar 2013

Iron imbalance caused by prion proteins leads to cell death in CJD, researchers find

An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found.

14 Mar 2013

Research finding aids efforts toward cytomegalovirus vaccine

A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during in utero development, 1 in 750 children are born with or develop permanent disabilities such as hearing loss or brain damage.

14 Mar 2013

Peter Piot to be recognized with Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research

Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, will be awarded the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research, the Government of Japan have announced.

14 Mar 2013

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International conference examines critical link between urbanization and food security

Steroids used for treating TB may reduce death rates from all types of TB

IU researchers awarded $3.2 million grant to develop new treatments for pancreatic cancer

Griffith University researchers discover critical weakness in leukaemic cells

Study identifies specific ways to meet recommended physical activity goals in children

Physician gender has no impact on patients’ healthcare costs or mortality

Breast cancer patients treated with low doses of radiation therapy face high risk of heart disease

Advanced gene sequencing test helps clinicians treat cancer

UNM scientists identify chemical compound that appears to control cell metastases

Researcher receives NIAAA grant to determine validity of underage drinking screener

Medical student to attend Vatican conference on adult stem cell research

Scientists to create new human monoclonal antibody targeting protein associated with cancer

Trade negotiations raise concerns among NGOs about implications for Thailand's public health policies

Synthesis & Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre: an interview with Dr Mary Shire, University of Limerick

Pre-treatments for peripheral neuropathic pain patch receive European Commision approval

New Pope will need to consider burden of NTDs

UH Case Medical Center joins elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care

Iron imbalance caused by prion proteins leads to cell death in CJD, researchers find

Research finding aids efforts toward cytomegalovirus vaccine

Peter Piot to be recognized with Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research

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Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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