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Protein Data Bank now contains over 100,000 structures

Spanning the globe from the US, UK, and Japan, the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) organization announces that the Protein Data Bank archive now contains more than 100,000 entries.

14 May 2014

Smart drugs have lasting side-effects on young people's brain

Over a million American students misuse prescription drugs or take illegal stimulants to increase their attention span, memory, and capacity to stay awake. Such "smart drugs" become more and more popular due to peer pressure, stricter academic requirements, and the tight job market. But young people who misuse them risk long-term impairments to brain function, warn Kimberly Urban at the University of Delaware and Wen-Jun Gao at Drexel University College of Medicine, USA, in a NIH-funded review published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience.

14 May 2014

USC/NYU researchers develop small molecule that interferes with cancer progression with minimal side effects

A team of researchers from USC and NYU has developed and patented a small molecule that interferes with cancer progression with minimal side effects.

14 May 2014

Viewpoints: heath insurance and mortality; newly insured vs. previously insured on marketplaces

The connection between health insurance and mortality is really hard to pin down, even if insurance truly has strong protective effects. The uninsured in America are mainly non-elderly adults.

13 May 2014

Students from St. Louis win 2014 national Script Your Future Award

The marathon quest to hold 28 health education events in 28 days earns a team of student pharmacists, physicians, nurses and therapists a national award.

13 May 2014

Navy asks Rice synthetic biologist to tweak gut bacteria for mood, weight control

The motto "no guts, no glory" may need rewriting if Rice University synthetic biologist Jeff Tabor succeeds in his quest to help the Navy create an edible probiotic bacterium that can help protect sailors and marines from obesity and depression.

13 May 2014

Melbourne researchers find link between necroptosis and inflammatory disease

A team of Melbourne researchers has shown a recently discovered type of cell death called necroptosis could be the underlying cause of inflammatory disease.

13 May 2014

Nursing Program at Akron Campus of Bryant & Stratton College receives accreditation from ACEN

The Nursing Program at the Akron Campus of Bryant & Stratton College has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) for the maximum period of five years.

13 May 2014

State highlights: N.Y. Medicaid change and cash; Conn. mental health cops; Conn. mental health school outreach

A selection of health policy stories from New York, Connecticut and Minnesota. When Hurricane Sandy flooded two adult homes in Queens, hundreds of disabled, elderly or mentally ill residents were caught in the surge.

12 May 2014

Molecular imaging and multimodality: an interview with Professor Silvio Aime, University of Turin

Molecular imaging aims at the visualization of molecules or molecular events that occur at the cellular level. Clearly it also allows the possibility of looking inside the biochemical pathway at the cellular level and therefore enables us to look at the onset of diseases well before they are resolved into structural change.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 12 May 2014

Researcher receives $3.3 million grant from NIH to find way for curing HIV

A George Mason University researcher has won a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that may lead to a way for curing HIV in the next five years.

12 May 2014

Three NSU professors secure patents for their innovations

Three Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) professors from three different colleges recently secured patents for their innovations.

9 May 2014

Johns Hopkins cancer center gets $10M gift for breast cancer-related programs

Officials at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center today announced receipt of a $10 million gift from Under Armour Inc. to fund breast cancer and breast health support programs and a women’s wellness center.

9 May 2014

Reducing test anxiety leads to potential prevention benefits

Showing students how to cope with test anxiety might also help them to handle their built-up angst and fretfulness about other issues.

9 May 2014

Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

Dr. Michael Gabriel of GPM Pediatrics, a New York based Pediatric Center, comments on an article that says children are more likely to wash their hands when someone is around or watching. This new study could prove to be useful in reducing the amount of infectious diseases contracted by children.

8 May 2014

3 pioneering cell biologists win 2014 E.B. Wilson Medal from American Society for Cell Biology

If cells were cars, then the three pioneering cell biologists just named winners of the 2014 E.B. Wilson Medal, the highest scientific honor of the American Society for Cell Biology, helped write the essential parts list.

8 May 2014

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and George Mason University today announced the creation of a strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

7 May 2014

New research focuses on using wheat fiber to lower cholesterol and prevent development of heart disease

The saying, "we are what we eat," has never been more true. Nutritionists increasingly emphasize that the nutrients in the foods we consume can potentially create health and reduce disease.

7 May 2014

Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP's report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations

The final battle of the war over the Affordable Care Act is being waged today over expanding Medicaid. ... The refusal of more than half the states to cover so many of their neediest citizens - the number who have fallen into the "coverage gap" is estimated at 5 million - amazes and frustrates health experts.

6 May 2014

Attorney of Colson Hicks Eidson files wrongful death complaint on behalf of passenger killed on Macarthur Causeway

Attorney Ervin A. Gonzalez, partner at the Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson, filed a wrongful death complaint in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County on behalf of the family of the late Dr. Malcolm Lloyd, passenger in the Lamborghini that was involved in a fatal car crash on April 24th on MacArthur Causeway.

6 May 2014

Students News and Research

Protein Data Bank now contains over 100,000 structures

Smart drugs have lasting side-effects on young people's brain

USC/NYU researchers develop small molecule that interferes with cancer progression with minimal side effects

Viewpoints: heath insurance and mortality; newly insured vs. previously insured on marketplaces

Students from St. Louis win 2014 national Script Your Future Award

Navy asks Rice synthetic biologist to tweak gut bacteria for mood, weight control

Melbourne researchers find link between necroptosis and inflammatory disease

Nursing Program at Akron Campus of Bryant & Stratton College receives accreditation from ACEN

State highlights: N.Y. Medicaid change and cash; Conn. mental health cops; Conn. mental health school outreach

Molecular imaging and multimodality: an interview with Professor Silvio Aime, University of Turin

Researcher receives $3.3 million grant from NIH to find way for curing HIV

Three NSU professors secure patents for their innovations

Johns Hopkins cancer center gets $10M gift for breast cancer-related programs

Reducing test anxiety leads to potential prevention benefits

Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

3 pioneering cell biologists win 2014 E.B. Wilson Medal from American Society for Cell Biology

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

New research focuses on using wheat fiber to lower cholesterol and prevent development of heart disease

Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP's report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations

Attorney of Colson Hicks Eidson files wrongful death complaint on behalf of passenger killed on Macarthur Causeway

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