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Advanced pain management fellowship prepares CRNAs to meet needs of Americans with chronic pain

As the first program of its kind in the United States, an advanced pain management fellowship prepares Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) with the pain management skills necessary to meet the needs of Americans with chronic pain, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

4 Nov 2015

New research shows how food word cues can be linked with increased food desire and intake

New research shows that brain responses to written food words differ between lean individuals and those with obesity, and suggests that both stress and genetics could influence excess eating.

4 Nov 2015

Gastric reduction surgery can significantly increase patient's risk of developing allergy

Amongst other things, operations to reduce the size of the stomach can significantly increase the patient's risk of developing an allergy. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the Medical University of Vienna.

4 Nov 2015

Tumour DNA in the blood can accurately monitor cancer in real time

Scientists have shown for the first time that tumour DNA shed into the bloodstream can be used to track cancers in real time as they evolve and respond to treatment, according to a new Cancer Research UK study published in the journal Nature Communications today (Wednesday).

4 Nov 2015

Only one in three women in Germany well-informed about mammography screening

Only one in three women participating in Germany's mammography screening programme (MSP) is well-informed about it: the higher the level of education, the greater the chance of women making an informed decision.

4 Nov 2015

Swedish measurement method to be used as standard in Alzheimer's diagnostics worldwide

Researchers at Gothenburg University have developed a reference method for standardized measurements that diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear. The method has now formally been classified as the international reference method, which means that it will be used as the standard in Alzheimer's diagnostics worldwide.

4 Nov 2015

New study examines medications used by astronauts on long-duration spaceflight missions

If you are planning to take the long trip to Mars, don't forget to pack sleeping pills and skin cream. A new study published in the November 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal, is the first-ever examination of the medications used by astronauts on long-duration missions to the International Space Station.

4 Nov 2015

Study examines use of health-related apps in the U.S.

Like the treadmills and stationary bikes that become rec room coatracks, fitness and other health-related smartphone apps are acquired in large numbers by Americans, but over time, many are left unused by those who download them.

4 Nov 2015

Rice and Penn researchers create silicon construct with complex network of blood vessels

Using sugar, silicone and a 3-D printer, a team of bioengineers at Rice University and surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania have created an implant with an intricate network of blood vessels that points toward a future of growing replacement tissues and organs for transplantation.

4 Nov 2015

Tobacco cessation program needs to be more widely used for teens with substance abuse issues: Study

Substance abuse treatments that target main issues such as serious drug and alcohol addiction are not frequently being used to also wean adolescents from tobacco, a University of Georgia study finds.

4 Nov 2015

Oxford professor wins Heinrich Wieland Prize for pioneering method that helps control nerve cells with light

Gero Miesenböck was the first to insert a light-controlled on/off switch into brain cells. His pioneering method allows scientists to switch nerve cells on and off selectively and observe how the behaviour of, for example, fruit flies or mice changes as a result. In this way, researchers can learn in a step-by-step process what behaviour the studied brain circuits control and what goes awry in disease. For his method, hailed as a "breakthrough of the decade," Professor Gero Miesenböck of the University of Oxford will receive the 100,000-euro Heinrich Wieland Prize of the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation in Munich on November 6, 2015.

4 Nov 2015

OncoSec signs definitive agreements to purchase $7.5 million of securities in registered direct offering

OncoSec Medical Incorporated, a company developing DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapies, announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors to purchase approximately $7.5 million of securities in a registered direct offering.

4 Nov 2015

Scientists show how specialized cells help each other survive under stress

A team led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute and the University of Pittsburgh has shown for the first time how one set of specialized cells survives under stress by manipulating the behavior of key immune system cells.

4 Nov 2015

People who live alone more likely to have poor eating habits

People who live alone are more likely to have unhealthy diets lacking key foods, QUT research has found. The study reported inadequate cooking skills, no partner to go shopping with, the increasing cost of food and a lack of motivation to cook were among the reasons people living alone had different eating practices.

4 Nov 2015

Millions more bird species killed by West Nile virus than previously thought

West Nile virus is killing millions more birds and affecting many more bird species than previously thought, according to new research from a multi-university team of researchers.

4 Nov 2015

Voluntary Advance Care Planning to become recognized, reimbursable benefit for Medicare recipients

Reflecting recommendations from the American Geriatrics Society and 65 other partner organizations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that voluntary Advance Care Planning (ACP)--a comprehensive, ongoing, person-centered approach to communication about future healthcare choices--will for the first time become a recognized, reimbursable benefit for Medicare recipients.

4 Nov 2015

New study finds how African immigrants stigmatized during recent Ebola crisis

The deadly Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa also took its toll socially on one of the fastest growing populations in the United States, African immigrants. Guy-Lucien Whembolua, a University of Cincinnati assistant professor of Africana studies, leads an analysis of national news coverage of the Ebola scare in a poster presentation on Nov. 2, at the 143rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, in Chicago.

4 Nov 2015

Study explores benefits of breast cancer adjuvant therapies

After breast cancer surgery, women are prescribed adjuvant (or follow-up) therapies such as chemotherapy and endocrine drugs to reduce the risk of the cancer returning. It's been assumed that the treatment effects of these therapies remain constant over time, but a new study from the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio suggests the opposite is true.

4 Nov 2015

International research project examines effectiveness of tried and tested medicines for different diseases

The Medical University of Vienna is coordinating an international research project, which investigates the effectiveness of tried and tested medicines for the treatment of some of the heaviest burdens of our modern society including diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. One molecule that these disorders have in common is a receptor known as the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), which is the molecular starting point of this project.

4 Nov 2015

ACI urges FDA to re-evaluate data relevant to safety, efficacy of antibacterial health care ingredients

The American Cleaning Institute urged the Food and Drug Administration to re-evaluate all data relevant to the safety and efficacy of antibacterial health care ingredients and make affirmative findings that they are generally recognized as safe and effective.

4 Nov 2015

Research News and Research

Advanced pain management fellowship prepares CRNAs to meet needs of Americans with chronic pain

New research shows how food word cues can be linked with increased food desire and intake

Gastric reduction surgery can significantly increase patient's risk of developing allergy

Tumour DNA in the blood can accurately monitor cancer in real time

Only one in three women in Germany well-informed about mammography screening

Swedish measurement method to be used as standard in Alzheimer's diagnostics worldwide

New study examines medications used by astronauts on long-duration spaceflight missions

Study examines use of health-related apps in the U.S.

Rice and Penn researchers create silicon construct with complex network of blood vessels

Tobacco cessation program needs to be more widely used for teens with substance abuse issues: Study

Oxford professor wins Heinrich Wieland Prize for pioneering method that helps control nerve cells with light

OncoSec signs definitive agreements to purchase $7.5 million of securities in registered direct offering

Scientists show how specialized cells help each other survive under stress

People who live alone more likely to have poor eating habits

Millions more bird species killed by West Nile virus than previously thought

Voluntary Advance Care Planning to become recognized, reimbursable benefit for Medicare recipients

New study finds how African immigrants stigmatized during recent Ebola crisis

Study explores benefits of breast cancer adjuvant therapies

International research project examines effectiveness of tried and tested medicines for different diseases

ACI urges FDA to re-evaluate data relevant to safety, efficacy of antibacterial health care ingredients

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