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Fat cells exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, study finds

Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, new research in the journal Scientific Reports, finds.

25 Feb 2019

New analysis highlights increasing focus of early-stage clinical trials on rare cancers

The proportion of early-stage drug trials tackling the biggest cancer killers has declined sharply since the early 1990s as less common tumor types receive increasing attention, according to new research to be presented during the International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies 2019, taking place from today to 27 February in Paris, France.

25 Feb 2019

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

Obesity and severe obesity in childhood and adolescence have been added to the list of conditions that put children and teens at increased risk for premature heart disease, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in the Association's journal Circulation.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers design educational program to reduce risk and seriousness of falls in children

A group of researchers from the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Seville have designed the educational program Safe Fall- Safe Schools, a pioneering initiative that aims to reduce the risk and seriousness of the injuries caused by backwards falls in children by means of the teaching of safe and protective techniques.

25 Feb 2019

A parent-to-parent campaign to get vaccine rates up

In 2017, Kim Nelson had just moved her family back to her hometown in South Carolina. Boxes were still scattered around the apartment, and while her two young daughters played, Nelson scrolled through a newspaper article on her phone.

25 Feb 2019

Study emphasizes real-time eye contact as basis for effective social interaction

In contrast to studies of mice and rats, new research published in eNeuro investigating the effect of methylphenidate (Ritalin) on neuronal activity in monkeys has found no effect of the drug on the prefrontal cortex.

From Society for Neuroscience 25 Feb 2019

Base Pair Biotechnologies to develop point-of-care tests for opioids in newborns

Base Pair Biotechnologies announced today the receipt of a Fast Track Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the NIH

From Base Pair Biotechnologies, Inc. 25 Feb 2019

Five international leaders appointed as Co-Chairs for HIVR4P 2020

The International AIDS Society, secretariat for the 4th biennial HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P 2020) conference, has announced the appointment of five international leaders in HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy as Co-Chairs for the meeting.

25 Feb 2019

Cancer patients' HIV status should not affect their treatment

New articles published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, note that there is no medical justification to deny optimal cancer therapy to individuals with HIV.

25 Feb 2019

Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care more likely to receive inadequate prenatal care

Mothers whose first child was taken into care were found to have inadequate or no prenatal care during subsequent pregnancies, according to a study published in CMAJ.

25 Feb 2019

Neuron-derived estrogen key to making memories

Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report.

25 Feb 2019

Sperm quality not affected by one course of postoperative treatment for early testicular cancer

Men with early stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after surgery without it having a long-term effect on their sperm count, according to a study published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology today (Monday).

25 Feb 2019

Regular dietary peanut consumption after immunotherapy may extend allergy treatment benefits

Regular dietary peanut consumption after completing oral immunotherapy or sublingual immunotherapy for peanut allergy may provide continued protection against accidental exposures to the allergen, according to a new study led by Edwin Kim, MD, who presented the findings at the annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology conference in San Francisco.

25 Feb 2019

Egg oral immunotherapy could be safe way of desensitizing children, youth with egg allergy

UNC School of Medicine researcher Edwin Kim, MD, MS, says the results of a multi-year observational study are encouraging for those suffering from egg allergies.

25 Feb 2019

Risk of tick bite potentially leading to red meat allergy is higher than expected

Until now it has been believed that in order for a tick to trigger an allergic immune response to alpha-gal in humans, the tick would need to have recently fed on the alpha-gal-rich blood of a mammal.

25 Feb 2019

New form of hereditary osteoporosis identified

A research group headed by Professor Outi Mäkitie, Unviersity of Helsinki, identified in families with childhood-onset osteoporosis disease-causing mutations in a gene that had previously not been connected with the skeletal system or osteoporosis.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers create new method to ensure integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain

UC San Francisco researchers have created a proof-of-concept method for ensuring the integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain.

23 Feb 2019

Paying more attention to antibiotic dosing could improve clinical outcomes for CF patients

Children and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) whose lung infections were treated with suboptimal doses of antibiotics had fewer changes in lung microbial diversity during the IV treatment, and their microbial diversity levels were higher 30 days later, a multi-institutional study that includes Children's researchers shows.

23 Feb 2019

Big-data analysis finds new link between popular arthritis drug and heart valve calcification

A well-known, four-year study found popular arthritis drug Celebrex no more dangerous for the heart than older drugs in its same classification - commonly called NSAIDs.

23 Feb 2019

Researchers engineer 'antibody-like' T cell receptors to combat deadly virus

Researchers have engineered "antibody-like" T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a virus that causes lifelong infection in more than half of all adults by age 40.

23 Feb 2019

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Fat cells exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, study finds

New analysis highlights increasing focus of early-stage clinical trials on rare cancers

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

Researchers design educational program to reduce risk and seriousness of falls in children

A parent-to-parent campaign to get vaccine rates up

Study emphasizes real-time eye contact as basis for effective social interaction

Base Pair Biotechnologies to develop point-of-care tests for opioids in newborns

Five international leaders appointed as Co-Chairs for HIVR4P 2020

Cancer patients' HIV status should not affect their treatment

Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care more likely to receive inadequate prenatal care

Neuron-derived estrogen key to making memories

Sperm quality not affected by one course of postoperative treatment for early testicular cancer

Regular dietary peanut consumption after immunotherapy may extend allergy treatment benefits

Egg oral immunotherapy could be safe way of desensitizing children, youth with egg allergy

Risk of tick bite potentially leading to red meat allergy is higher than expected

New form of hereditary osteoporosis identified

Researchers create new method to ensure integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain

Paying more attention to antibiotic dosing could improve clinical outcomes for CF patients

Big-data analysis finds new link between popular arthritis drug and heart valve calcification

Researchers engineer 'antibody-like' T cell receptors to combat deadly virus

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