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New $1.9M research grant to support investigators to detect tumors in earliest stages of formation

The National Cancer Institute's new Provocative Questions research funding program has awarded a prestigious grant to researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University's Schools of Medicine and Engineering to study tumor detection at the earliest stages of growth.

16 Oct 2013

Family caregivers of chronically ill patients enjoy 18% survival advantage, says study

Contradicting long-standing conventional wisdom, results of a Johns Hopkins-led analysis of data previously gathered on more than 3,000 family caregivers suggests that those who assist a chronically ill or disabled family member enjoy an 18 percent survival advantage compared to statistically matched non-caregivers.

16 Oct 2013

Two institutions receive $25M grant from NIH to abet clinical and translational research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have received a $25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at Einstein and Montefiore.

16 Oct 2013

Study illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness

New research illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness thought to result from the exposure to neurotoxic chemicals, including sarin gas, during the first Persian Gulf War.

15 Oct 2013

Study explores why girls in minority groups, low-income families don't get HPV vaccine

A new study explores why girls in minority groups and low-income families, who are most at risk for cervical cancer, may not be getting the human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine.

15 Oct 2013

Children with irregular bedtimes more likely to have behavioural difficulties

Researchers from UCL have found that children with irregular bedtimes are more likely to have behavioural difficulties.

14 Oct 2013

Recommendations for healthy diet should be similar for people with or without diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) suggests that lifestyle advice for people with diabetes should be no different from that for the general public, although those with diabetes may benefit more from that same advice.

14 Oct 2013

Researchers identify genetic variants associated with Barrett's and esophageal cancer

An international consortium co-led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia has identified four genetic variants associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer and its precursor, a condition called Barrett's esophagus.

14 Oct 2013

CNIO researchers perform first exome sequencing for non-infiltrating bladder cancer

Bladder cancer represents a serious public health problem in many countries, especially in Spain, where 11,200 new cases are recorded every year, one of the highest rates in the world. The majority of these tumours have a good prognosis -- 70-80% five-year survival after diagnosis -- and they do not infiltrate the bladder muscle at the time of diagnosis -- in around 80% of cases.

14 Oct 2013

Research findings may lead to new ways to combat cancer

The way cells divide to form new cells - to support growth, to repair damaged tissues, or simply to maintain our healthy adult functioning - is controlled in previously unsuspected ways UC San Francisco researchers have discovered.

12 Oct 2013

UTHealth professor receives Oswald Avery Award for Early Achievement from IDSA

Cesar Arias, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, was bestowed the Oswald Avery Award for Early Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

12 Oct 2013

Report provides new estimates of breast cancer rates among active component service women

Crude incidence rates of breast cancer among U.S. female active component service members have fluctuated slightly over the past 12 years, but have remained relatively stable, according to a new study.

11 Oct 2013

New less invasive surgical method paves way for development of efficient anti-obesity therapies

Bariatric surgeries, such as a gastric bypass, are currently the most effective anti-obesity therapies. They also lead to a reduced insulin resistance. However, the pitfall of these surgical interventions is that they are highly invasive and often permanent procedures.

11 Oct 2013

Study assesses risk of psychiatric events in patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs

A study to assess whether patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs are at an increased risk of suicide, self-harm and treated depression compared with users of nicotine replacement therapy has found no evidence of an increased risk.

11 Oct 2013

NUS, A*STAR establish joint center to study role of nutrition and development in health, disease in Asia

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and A*STAR will be jointly establishing the S$148 million Singapore Centre for Nutritional Sciences, Metabolic Diseases, and Human Development (SiNMeD).

11 Oct 2013

Reducing risk factors like hypertension might lower risk of heart disease for childhood survivors

For childhood cancer survivors, risk factors associated with lifestyle, particularly hypertension, dramatically increase the likelihood of developing serious heart problems as adults, according to a national study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The findings appear in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

11 Oct 2013

Maternal fatty acid intake linked to infant wheeze

Japanese researchers have found that high intake of certain fatty acids by pregnant women is associated with a lower risk for wheeze during infancy in their offspring.

10 Oct 2013

Mayo Clinic study: Baby boomers to witness surge in cataract surgeries

As baby boomers enter their retirement years, health care costs for complex and debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease are expected to soar. Not drawing as much attention is the likelihood of similarly rising expenses for common age-related medical procedures. A Mayo Clinic study looked at one of those -- cataract surgery-- and found that more people are getting the vision-improving procedure, seeking it at younger ages and having both eyes repaired within a few months, rather than only treating one eye.

10 Oct 2013

Researchers find no serious adverse effects of HPV vaccine in girls

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and their Danish colleagues have monitored HPV-vaccinated girls via patient data registries in order to examine the incidence of a wide range of diseases and thus determine if there are any serious adverse effects of the vaccine. Their results show no significant increase of the examined diseases in the vaccinated girls relative to their unvaccinated peers.

10 Oct 2013

HIV infection heralds worse outcomes in NSCLC

Infection with HIV is an indicator of poor prognosis in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, analysis of epidemiologic data indicates.

9 Oct 2013

Epidemiology News and Research

New $1.9M research grant to support investigators to detect tumors in earliest stages of formation

Family caregivers of chronically ill patients enjoy 18% survival advantage, says study

Two institutions receive $25M grant from NIH to abet clinical and translational research

Study illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness

Study explores why girls in minority groups, low-income families don't get HPV vaccine

Children with irregular bedtimes more likely to have behavioural difficulties

Recommendations for healthy diet should be similar for people with or without diabetes

Researchers identify genetic variants associated with Barrett's and esophageal cancer

CNIO researchers perform first exome sequencing for non-infiltrating bladder cancer

Research findings may lead to new ways to combat cancer

UTHealth professor receives Oswald Avery Award for Early Achievement from IDSA

Report provides new estimates of breast cancer rates among active component service women

New less invasive surgical method paves way for development of efficient anti-obesity therapies

Study assesses risk of psychiatric events in patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs

NUS, A*STAR establish joint center to study role of nutrition and development in health, disease in Asia

Reducing risk factors like hypertension might lower risk of heart disease for childhood survivors

Maternal fatty acid intake linked to infant wheeze

Mayo Clinic study: Baby boomers to witness surge in cataract surgeries

Researchers find no serious adverse effects of HPV vaccine in girls

HIV infection heralds worse outcomes in NSCLC

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