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As U.S. bolsters defenses against Ebola, price tag grows

President Barack Obama vows national defense against the disease but reminds Americans that the human toll in Africa is also worthy of their support. Administration weighs tighter screening for international travelers.

8 Oct 2014

NIH announces high-risk, high-reward grants for UCSF researchers

UC San Francisco researchers received five awards announced this week by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for high-risk, high-reward scientific research projects. Their work will focus on novel approaches for diagnosing and treating diseases ranging from autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases, to cancer, diabetes and neurological disorders.

8 Oct 2014

Weight-normative approach could be harmful to patients, shows study

A new review of the way health care professionals emphasise weight to define health and wellbeing suggests the approach could be harmful to patients.

8 Oct 2014

30,000 Wal-Mart part-time workers to lose health benefits

The world's largest retailer and largest private employer announced Tuesday that it would terminate health insurance coverage for employees who work fewer than an average of 30 hours a week.

8 Oct 2014

MedCure offers Pulsatile Anatomical Trainer service to advance medical research and training

After three years in development, MedCure, Inc. has perfected a technique that mimics functioning circulatory system processes in cadaveric specimens.

8 Oct 2014

Law experts, psychiatrists discuss legal changes that affect evidence in murder cases

Law experts from the Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies at Northumbria University have discussed with psychiatrists the legal changes that affect their evidence in murder cases.

8 Oct 2014

U-M researchers propose new ways to fight sepsis

A decade ago, America's health care community took on heart attacks with gusto, harnessing the power of research and data to make sure that every patient got the best possible care.

8 Oct 2014

Large-scale study results of cardiac arrest cases now available on ScienceDirect

The results of a four-year international study of 2060 cardiac arrest cases across 15 hospitals published and available now on ScienceDirect.

8 Oct 2014

Magnesium essential to the activity of vitamin D

Extensive research has shown that vitamin D deficiencies play a major role in the development of dozens of diseases, including breast, prostate and colon cancer, as well as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, psoriasis and mental illness.

8 Oct 2014

Researchers use computer based predictions to combat AIDS

The battle against AIDS cannot be won in the laboratory alone. To fight the potentially deadly virus that 34 million people are suffering from we need help from computers.

8 Oct 2014

Hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, show studies

Two new AAA-University of Utah studies show that despite public belief to the contrary, hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, although it is possible to design them to be safer.

8 Oct 2014

Study: H7N9 flu vaccine combined with adjuvant is essential to promote protective immune response

A large, NIH-sponsored clinical trial of an experimental H7N9 avian influenza vaccine found an immune response that was believed to be protective in 59 percent of study participants who received two injections of the inactivated vaccine at the lowest dosage tested when mixed with an adjuvant – a component that boosts the body's immune response and enhances the effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccines.

8 Oct 2014

CenTrak recognized with 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership

Based on its recent analysis of the real-time location systems (RTLS) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes CenTrak with the 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership. CenTrak's Clinical-Grade Visibility Solutions meet the rigorous demands of healthcare facilities by delivering timely and extremely accurate location information with an easy-to-install battery-operated system.

8 Oct 2014

OBN, EMIG call on the UK government to allocate additional funding to support BMC programme

OBN and EMIG - organisations with a combined membership of approximately 570 emerging R&D companies in biotechnology and medical technology, and established small and mid-sized biopharmaceutical firms, respectively - have called on the UK government to allocate additional funding to support the industrial component of Innovate UK's Biomedical Catalyst (BMC).

8 Oct 2014

Menu items containing 12% fewer calories could have significant impact on obesity epidemic

New research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that large chain restaurants, whose core menu offerings are generally high in calories, fat and sodium, introduced newer food and beverage options that, on average, contain 60 fewer calories than their traditional menu selections in 2012 and 2013.

8 Oct 2014

GW physician highlights equitable, accessible health care for people with disabilities

Nearly 20 percent of Americans have a disability, yet only 25 percent of medical schools include in their curricula caring for people with disabilities. Numerous reports have documented that people with disabilities have poorer health and receive inferior care.

8 Oct 2014

Active sexting among teens associated with more sexual activity

Relatively few teens say they have engaged in sexting, or the sharing of nude or nearly nude photos via mobile phone or the Internet, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

8 Oct 2014

Picwell to analyze potential impact of latest decision support systems on consumer health plan selection

Picwell, the most advanced predictive recommendation engine for health plan selection, today announced finalized agreements to conduct studies focused on the potential impact of latest generation decision support systems on consumer health plan selection.

8 Oct 2014

Tel Aviv University researcher advances novel strategy to fight cancer by shoring up the immune system

Two years ago, Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy and Rice University's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics made the startling discovery that cancer, like an enemy hacker in cyberspace, targets the body's communication network to inflict widespread damage on the entire system.

8 Oct 2014

C3BS inks preferred access agreement with Mayo Clinic

Cardio3 BioSciences, a leader in the discovery, development and commercialization of regenerative, protective and reconstructive therapies, announces today the signing of a preferred access agreement with Mayo Clinic.

8 Oct 2014

Research News and Research

As U.S. bolsters defenses against Ebola, price tag grows

NIH announces high-risk, high-reward grants for UCSF researchers

Weight-normative approach could be harmful to patients, shows study

30,000 Wal-Mart part-time workers to lose health benefits

MedCure offers Pulsatile Anatomical Trainer service to advance medical research and training

Law experts, psychiatrists discuss legal changes that affect evidence in murder cases

U-M researchers propose new ways to fight sepsis

Large-scale study results of cardiac arrest cases now available on ScienceDirect

Magnesium essential to the activity of vitamin D

Researchers use computer based predictions to combat AIDS

Hands-free, voice-controlled automobile infotainment systems can distract drivers, show studies

Study: H7N9 flu vaccine combined with adjuvant is essential to promote protective immune response

CenTrak recognized with 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership

OBN, EMIG call on the UK government to allocate additional funding to support BMC programme

Menu items containing 12% fewer calories could have significant impact on obesity epidemic

GW physician highlights equitable, accessible health care for people with disabilities

Active sexting among teens associated with more sexual activity

Picwell to analyze potential impact of latest decision support systems on consumer health plan selection

Tel Aviv University researcher advances novel strategy to fight cancer by shoring up the immune system

C3BS inks preferred access agreement with Mayo Clinic

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