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Broadly neutralizing antibodies offer a new approach to treating HIV infection

A new generation of broadly neutralizing antibodies provides a novel approach to treating HIV infection.

28 Sep 2018

UA professor receives NSF grant to study role of stromal cells in breast cancer

Hossein Tavana, Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron (UA), has received a single-PI grant in the amount of $328,426 from the National Science Foundation - his third federal grant this year - to study the role of stromal cells in cancer.

28 Sep 2018

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

On orders from Congress, Medicare is easing up on its annual readmission penalties on hundreds of hospitals serving the most low-income residents, records released last week show.

28 Sep 2018

Rochester and Minnesota team receives grant to create center for child maltreatment studies

The University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota's Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health, has received a multi-million-dollar grant to create a national center for child maltreatment studies, becoming one of only three academic institutional partnerships in the United States to receive this prestigious award from the National Institutes of Health.

28 Sep 2018

Food scientists can employ bacteriophage to destroy E. coli in drinking water

To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, Cornell University food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage - a genetically engineered virus - in a test used in hard-to-reach areas around the world.

28 Sep 2018

Study: Privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for dangerous germs

Without timely intervention, privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control, the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

28 Sep 2018

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization, critical illness and major infection may diminish brain structures that are most commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease.

28 Sep 2018

Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation donates £600,000 for pilot FLIER program

The Academy of Medical Sciences is delighted to announce a pledge of £600,000 from the Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation towards a pilot programme to develop two cohorts of innovative new leaders in medical science.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart tissue using lab-made heart-muscle cells (cardiomyocytes), either injecting them into the heart or applying patches laced with the cells. But results to date have been underwhelming.

28 Sep 2018

CNL, TRIUMF team up to enable revolutionary cancer treatment

TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator center, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canada's premier nuclear science and technology organization, are pleased to announce that they have agreed to pursue a strategic partnership around the commercial production of Actinium-225, a rare medical isotope that has the potential to serve as the basis of new ground-breaking cancer treatments.

28 Sep 2018

Threat to the ACA turns up the heat on attorney general races

For years, congressional Republicans have vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now, in a case sending shock waves through midterm election campaigns, Republican attorneys general across the country may be poised to make good on that promise.

28 Sep 2018

Pfizer announces FDA approval of VIZIMPRO for first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated metastatic NSCLC

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved VIZIMPRO [vih-ZIM-pro] (dacomitinib), a kinase inhibitor for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test.

28 Sep 2018

Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond

Jimmy Sullivan prepared for his job as a bricklayer the same way every morning for years: injecting a shot of heroin before leaving his car.

28 Sep 2018

Diet comprising of soups and shakes may combat obesity

According to a new study a diet comprising of soups and shakes replacing regular food could help people with obesity to lose weight significantly and sustain it over time.

27 Sep 2018

Ovarian cancer risk reduced among women taking modern combined oral contraceptive pills

According to a new study women of reproductive age who are using the modern oral contraceptive pills or patches and rings that contain a combination of estrogen and progesterone are at a reduced risk for ovarian cancer. The study was published in the recent issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

27 Sep 2018

Limiting screen time in kids can improve cognition finds study

Researchers have proved what has been suspected for some time now – reducing screen time for kids can improve their brain power. The team advises parents that recreational screen time in kids should be limited. Recreational screen time in kids include time spent using social media, playing video games and watching television.

27 Sep 2018

BHCGC consortium to play key role in NIH's large-scale effort to advance precision medicine

The Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center today announced participation in the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program, a large-scale effort to advance precision medicine.

27 Sep 2018

Parents are leery of schools requiring ‘mental health’ disclosures by students

Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health.

27 Sep 2018

Bioaxone Biosciences receives Fast-Track SBIR grant to assess potential of Rho Kinase 2 inhibitor

BioAxone BioSciences, Inc. announced today the receipt of a Fast-Track grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, as part of the agency's Small Business Innovation Research Program.

27 Sep 2018

New discovery links proteins that control DNA packaging and cancer development

University of Otago scientists have unraveled the 3D structure of two proteins, potentially providing answers as to why some people may be at risk of developing specific cancers.

27 Sep 2018

Research News and Research

Broadly neutralizing antibodies offer a new approach to treating HIV infection

UA professor receives NSF grant to study role of stromal cells in breast cancer

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

Rochester and Minnesota team receives grant to create center for child maltreatment studies

Food scientists can employ bacteriophage to destroy E. coli in drinking water

Study: Privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for dangerous germs

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation donates £600,000 for pilot FLIER program

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

CNL, TRIUMF team up to enable revolutionary cancer treatment

Threat to the ACA turns up the heat on attorney general races

Pfizer announces FDA approval of VIZIMPRO for first-line treatment of EGFR-mutated metastatic NSCLC

Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond

Diet comprising of soups and shakes may combat obesity

Ovarian cancer risk reduced among women taking modern combined oral contraceptive pills

Limiting screen time in kids can improve cognition finds study

BHCGC consortium to play key role in NIH's large-scale effort to advance precision medicine

Parents are leery of schools requiring ‘mental health’ disclosures by students

Bioaxone Biosciences receives Fast-Track SBIR grant to assess potential of Rho Kinase 2 inhibitor

New discovery links proteins that control DNA packaging and cancer development

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