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Study finds school debt keeps some young doctors from specializing

The research suggests that financial concerns may keep some residents from going into medical specialties that don't offer high compensation.

8 Jan 2013

Researchers identify protein that helps prevent obesity

University of Florida researchers and colleagues have identified a protein that, when absent, helps the body burn fat and prevents insulin resistance and obesity.

8 Jan 2013

Root of socioeconomic impact on hypertension pinpointed

People who earn a low wage have a greater risk for hypertension than their counterparts with a higher income, especially women and those aged 25–44 years, research suggests.

7 Jan 2013

Virtual patient can help future physicians more comfortable and capable assessing suicide risk

A virtual patient named Denise may help future physicians feel more comfortable and capable assessing suicide risk.

7 Jan 2013

Researchers find link between brain infections and climate in sub-Saharan Africa

The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are linked to climate.

7 Jan 2013

TRIP-Br2 plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage

As part of their ongoing research on the physiologic factors that contribute to the development of obesity, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have identified a cell cycle transcriptional co-regulator - TRIP-Br2 - that plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage.

6 Jan 2013

Research roundup: Gearing children's hospitals for future patients; Inappropriate care decreases, but not 'enough'; What patients think about testing

Researchers in this study examined the use of children's hospitals by relatively healthy children and those "with chronic conditions of varying medical complexity" from 2004 to 2009.

6 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: McConnell says spending cuts are coming; Plea to Kan. governor to rethink insurance exchange

Predictably, the President is already claiming that his tax hike on the "rich" isn't enough. I have news for him: the moment that he and virtually every elected Democrat in Washington signed off on the terms of the current arrangement, it was the last word on taxes.

4 Jan 2013

Top-line results from Biogen Idec’s dexpramipexole Phase 3 trial on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Today Biogen Idec reported top-line results of EMPOWER, a Phase 3 trial investigating dexpramipexole in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

3 Jan 2013

No significant difference in patient outcomes with RBC transfusions using lower threshold levels

The level at which red blood cells are transfused, a common treatment in clinical practice, is often deliberated among physicians. Guidelines for blood transfusion levels were only recently issued in March 2012 diminishing some of the debate. Today, in a new section called JAMA Clinical Evidence Synopsis, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), published a summary of the systematic review of the 19 clinical trials that compare higher versus lower hemoglobin thresholds in red blood cell transfusion.

3 Jan 2013

Molecular signals make some women prone to miscarriage

Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages.

3 Jan 2013

UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine establishes Biomarker Discovery Center

Following recent discoveries by its researchers that could significantly change the diagnosis and treatment of a number of diseases, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Osteopathic Medicine has established the Biomarker Discovery Center on its Stratford campus.

3 Jan 2013

EPIRUS’ BOW-015 achieves bioequivalence to Remicade in a single dose comparator trial

EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as fourteen22 Inc, announced that its lead asset, BOW-015, achieved bioequivalence to Remicade in a single dose comparator trial.

3 Jan 2013

Circulating endothelial cells hit the mark in primary central nervous system vasculitis

Circulating endothelial cells may be a promising, non-invasive means of diagnosing and monitoring primary central nervous system vasculitis, researchers report.

2 Jan 2013

Study reveals modest association between presence of tumor boards and types of cancer care

There is little association of multidisciplinary tumor boards with measures of use, quality, or survival, and measuring only the presence of tumor boards may not be adequate in determining their effects on cancer care, according to a study published December 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

29 Dec 2012

MBL Physiology course has a positive 'real research' impact on students

What happens when graduate students in biology are given the freedom to play, dabble in new fields, launch into the unknowns of genuine research, not worry about getting "good" results?

29 Dec 2012

Hepatitis C virus takes over invaded cell by hijacking protein making machinery

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have figured out intimate details of how the hepatitis C virus takes over an invaded cell, a breakthrough that could point to way for new treatments for the virus.

29 Dec 2012

Immune response more complicated than thought

Researchers have found that the orientation and concentration of antibodies could determine the control of bacterial infection.

28 Dec 2012

Researchers sequence entire gene to identify mutations that cause hyperinsulinism

Congenital hyperinsulinism is a genetic condition where a baby's pancreas secretes too much insulin. It affects approximately one in 50,000 live births and in severe cases requires the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas.

28 Dec 2012

Children with chronic conditions use more resources at hospitals

Children with chronic conditions increasingly used more resources in a group of children's hospitals compared with patients without a chronic condition, according to a report that analyzed data from 28 U.S. children's hospitals between 2004 and 2009, and is being published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

25 Dec 2012

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Study finds school debt keeps some young doctors from specializing

Researchers identify protein that helps prevent obesity

Root of socioeconomic impact on hypertension pinpointed

Virtual patient can help future physicians more comfortable and capable assessing suicide risk

Researchers find link between brain infections and climate in sub-Saharan Africa

TRIP-Br2 plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage

Research roundup: Gearing children's hospitals for future patients; Inappropriate care decreases, but not 'enough'; What patients think about testing

Viewpoints: McConnell says spending cuts are coming; Plea to Kan. governor to rethink insurance exchange

Top-line results from Biogen Idec’s dexpramipexole Phase 3 trial on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

No significant difference in patient outcomes with RBC transfusions using lower threshold levels

Molecular signals make some women prone to miscarriage

UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine establishes Biomarker Discovery Center

EPIRUS’ BOW-015 achieves bioequivalence to Remicade in a single dose comparator trial

Circulating endothelial cells hit the mark in primary central nervous system vasculitis

Study reveals modest association between presence of tumor boards and types of cancer care

MBL Physiology course has a positive 'real research' impact on students

Hepatitis C virus takes over invaded cell by hijacking protein making machinery

Immune response more complicated than thought

Researchers sequence entire gene to identify mutations that cause hyperinsulinism

Children with chronic conditions use more resources at hospitals

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