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First sexual experiences involving alcohol increase risk for young women

If a young woman's first sexual experience involves alcohol, she is more likely to be at risk for problems such as sexual assault, and this risk may persist in her future, new research finds.

16 Oct 2015

Lack of patient understanding of the true cost of medication non-adherence

A new report released today, Friday 16th October, by Omnicell, throws the spotlight on the ‘missing millions’ in the NHS and the staggering cost to the nation of medication non-adherence.

16 Oct 2015

Study reveals high rates of preventable cancers in Indigenous peoples of high-income countries

Research published in The Lancet Oncology, led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on the scale and profile of cancer in indigenous peoples of the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand has revealed high rates of often preventable cancers including lung and cervical cancer, emphasising the need for targeted prevention strategies in these populations.

16 Oct 2015

Rare disease diagnosis available in days not years: BIA announcement

It currently takes 5 years on average to diagnose a child with a rare genetic disease, so he or she can receive the most appropriate care. This is set to change with an agreement facilitated by Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) between Congenica and 5 of its member hospitals, which will see them adopt the company’s world leading Sapientia™ technology.

16 Oct 2015

New manganese-based catalyst may accelerate drug discovery, development

Chemists have long believed that inserting nitrogen -- a beneficial ingredient for making many pharmaceuticals and other biologically active molecules -- into a carbon-hydrogen bond requires a trade-off between catalyst reactivity and selectivity.

15 Oct 2015

CCRM Network partners with ACRM to provide outstanding patient care in the southeastern U.S.

The CCRM Network, a leading infertility treatment network, is excited to announce it has entered into partnership with the Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine. This partnership will provide patients in the southeastern U.S. with continued access to ACRM's outstanding patient care and outcomes, as well as leading fertility technology developed by the CCRM Network.

15 Oct 2015

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix, an innovative cellular allograft developed by LifeNet Health and marketed in collaboration with DePuy Synthes Spine, received one of the highest honors in spinal medicine, Orthopedics This Week's Best New Technology in Spine award.

15 Oct 2015

EKF’s PointMan™ used in cancer biopsy research

EKF, announces results from a study involving EKF Molecular’s PointMan™ DNA enrichment technology have been published in Clinical Cancer Research.

From EKF Diagnostics 15 Oct 2015

New ATA guidelines for managing adult patients with thyroid nodules and DTC published in Thyroid journal

New, evidence-based recommendations from the American Thyroid Association will help guide clinicians in managing patients with thyroid nodules, a common disorder that requires evaluation to distinguish benign nodules from malignancy, interpret biopsy results and molecular marker studies, and initiate risk assessment and cancer screening.

15 Oct 2015

Discovery may pave way for addressing different forms of child abuse

Emotional abuse may be as harmful as physical abuse and neglect. This finding led by a team of researchers at McGill University complements previous imaging research showing that emotional and physical pain both activate the same parts of the brain.

15 Oct 2015

Researchers successfully convert skin cells into fully functional placenta-generating cells

Regenerative medicine is a new and expanding area that aims to replace lost or damaged cells, tissues or organs in the human body through cellular transplantation. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent cells that are capable of long-term growth, self-renewal, and can give rise to every cell, tissue and organ in the fetus's body.

15 Oct 2015

QUT's Professor Joanne Wood wins 'Nobel Prize' of international optometry

One of the world's leading experts on visual impairment, ageing and driving, QUT's Professor Joanne Wood, has won the "Nobel Prize" of international optometry for her work.

15 Oct 2015

ARC Telehealth System allows fertility patients connect with medical professionals through mobile devices

ARC Fertility today announced its Telehealth System, designed to help fertility patients connect with medical professionals via mobile devices to improve communication, speed treatment and increase quality of care.

15 Oct 2015

Sleep deprivation can impact outcome of stem cell transplantation, study finds

Drowsy mice make poor stem cell donors, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

15 Oct 2015

New method uses advanced noninvasive neuroimaging to localize and identify epileptic lesions

Epilepsy affects more than 65 million people worldwide. One-third of these patients have seizures that are not controlled by medications. In addition, one-third have brain lesions, the hallmark of the disease, which cannot be located by conventional imaging methods.

15 Oct 2015

AASM's new guideline provides updated recommendations for treatment of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders

A new clinical practice guideline published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides clinicians with updated recommendations for the treatment of intrinsic circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (CRSWDs).

15 Oct 2015

Neutrophils kill invading microorganisms, starve microbes to death

The most frequent immune cells in the human blood, so-called neutrophils, efficiently kill invading microorganisms and slowly starve microbes to death by removing crucial trace elements. This is shown by researchers from Umeå University in Sweden in a study published in a special issue of Metallomics.

15 Oct 2015

Women with Type 2 diabetes face barrier to physical activity

Women with Type 2 diabetes experience a barrier to physical activity that threatens to make them more sedentary and cause their health to worsen, according to a new study by Amy Huebschmann, MD, MS of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

15 Oct 2015

Developing tailored interventions for cognitive and behavioral symptoms key to improving outcomes after TBI

Kessler researchers assessed moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) for frontal behavioral syndromes and cognitive function. Their finding suggest that adding the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale to neuropsychological assessment may yield useful information about the behavioral sequelae of TBI.

15 Oct 2015

Drug interactions in placenta may increase risk of birth defects or stunting fetal growth

To date, studies in pregnant women examining transport of drugs across the placenta are rare and inadequate, said Tomo Nabekura, PhD. Such knowledge could be vital to preserving fetal health. In a new laboratory study, Nabekura and colleagues have illuminated a piece of this puzzle, and the results hint that mothers taking new anti-hepatitis C and/or anti-HIV drugs along with anti-hypertensives or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) could be raising the risk of birth defects or stunting fetal growth, respectively.

15 Oct 2015

Research News and Research

First sexual experiences involving alcohol increase risk for young women

Lack of patient understanding of the true cost of medication non-adherence

Study reveals high rates of preventable cancers in Indigenous peoples of high-income countries

Rare disease diagnosis available in days not years: BIA announcement

New manganese-based catalyst may accelerate drug discovery, development

CCRM Network partners with ACRM to provide outstanding patient care in the southeastern U.S.

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

EKF’s PointMan™ used in cancer biopsy research

New ATA guidelines for managing adult patients with thyroid nodules and DTC published in Thyroid journal

Discovery may pave way for addressing different forms of child abuse

Researchers successfully convert skin cells into fully functional placenta-generating cells

QUT's Professor Joanne Wood wins 'Nobel Prize' of international optometry

ARC Telehealth System allows fertility patients connect with medical professionals through mobile devices

Sleep deprivation can impact outcome of stem cell transplantation, study finds

New method uses advanced noninvasive neuroimaging to localize and identify epileptic lesions

AASM's new guideline provides updated recommendations for treatment of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders

Neutrophils kill invading microorganisms, starve microbes to death

Women with Type 2 diabetes face barrier to physical activity

Developing tailored interventions for cognitive and behavioral symptoms key to improving outcomes after TBI

Drug interactions in placenta may increase risk of birth defects or stunting fetal growth

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