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Cancer Institute of New Jersey named recipient of 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been named as the recipient of the 2013 Oncology Nursing Society's Employer Recognition Award in the medium size employer category.

2 Apr 2013

Basic guidelines to help young baseball pitchers stay healthy

Baseball season has arrived, but no matter how eager young players are to get on the diamond they have to keep from overdoing it - especially if they're pitchers.

30 Mar 2013

New research shows how metabolism and physiology are connected to diet

Sometimes you just can't resist a tiny piece of chocolate cake. Even the most health-conscious eaters find themselves indulging in junk foods from time to time. New research by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School raises the striking possibility that even small amounts of these occasional indulgences may produce significant changes in gene expression that could negatively impact physiology and health.

30 Mar 2013

Kessler Foundation scientists awarded grant to study emotional processing deficits in MS

Helen Genova, PhD, and Jean Lengenfelder, PhD, were awarded a $40,000 grant to study disorders of emotional processing in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

30 Mar 2013

Study promises effective treatment for stroke patients

Two molecules may provide, for the first time, an indication of which stroke patients will suffer a further, long-term neurological deficit, allowing doctors to tailor treatment more effectively.

29 Mar 2013

Virtual games help blind individuals improve navigation skills and develop cognitive spatial map

JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) will publish a new video article by Dr. Lotfi Merabet showing how researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School have developed a virtual gaming environment to help blind individuals improve navigation skills and develop a cognitive spatial map of unfamiliar buildings and public locations.

28 Mar 2013

Prostate cancer prognosis tables: an interview with Dr John B. Eifler, Brady Urological Institute of Johns Hopkins

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Despite many advances in diagnosis and treatment over the past two decades, it remains the second most common cause of cancer related death in men.

28 Mar 2013

Exosomes can transfer membrane proteins, study reveals

Important new research from UMass Medical School demonstrates how exosomes shuttle proteins from neurons to muscle cells where they take part in critical signaling mechanisms, an exciting discovery that means these tiny vehicles could one day be loaded with therapeutic agents, such as RNA interference, and directly target disease-carrying cells.

28 Mar 2013

New research sheds light on natural mechanism that protects ears from hearing loss

New research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology may have discovered a key piece in the puzzle of how hearing works by identifying the role of the olivocochlear efferent system in protecting ears from hearing loss.

28 Mar 2013

Research paper highlights implementation of infectious disease curriculum in Boston Public Schools

A research paper published online this month in Academic Medicine highlights the successful development, implementation, and effects of an infectious disease curriculum that has now been piloted in five Boston Public Schools.

27 Mar 2013

Experts to highlight the importance of research, prevention and treatment of cancer

April marks National Cancer Control Month, which focuses on the importance of prevention, treatment and research in the fight against cancer.

26 Mar 2013

Norwegian study shows patients with Parkinson disease have increased risk for dementia

Mild cognitive impairment at the time of Parkinson disease diagnosis appears to be associated with an increased risk for early dementia in a Norwegian study, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Neurology, a JAMA Network publication.

26 Mar 2013

Additional resources needed to stave off TB resurgence

The release of new data by the CDC "showing that the number of people contracting tuberculosis in the U.S. has been declining for 20 years ... should be good news," but "as a physician and adviser working to control TB for more than 40 years, I'm more concerned than ever before about our ability to protect the public from this deadly airborne disease," Lee Reichman of the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute writes in The Hill's "Congress Blog."

26 Mar 2013

Experts are available to discuss various aspects of testicular cancer

Cancer education advocates across the nation will be focusing on cancer of the testes during Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (April 1 - 7).

26 Mar 2013

Brown University's TVO to provide IP management services to health care system

Under a recent agreement announced today with Lifespan, Brown University's Technology Ventures Office will provide selected IP management and commercialization services to the state's largest health care system.

26 Mar 2013

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Physically active healthcare providers were more likely than their inactive counterparts to advise patients to lead an active lifestyle in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.

25 Mar 2013

Medical School News and Research

Cancer Institute of New Jersey named recipient of 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award

Basic guidelines to help young baseball pitchers stay healthy

New research shows how metabolism and physiology are connected to diet

Kessler Foundation scientists awarded grant to study emotional processing deficits in MS

Study promises effective treatment for stroke patients

Virtual games help blind individuals improve navigation skills and develop cognitive spatial map

Prostate cancer prognosis tables: an interview with Dr John B. Eifler, Brady Urological Institute of Johns Hopkins

Exosomes can transfer membrane proteins, study reveals

New research sheds light on natural mechanism that protects ears from hearing loss

Research paper highlights implementation of infectious disease curriculum in Boston Public Schools

Experts to highlight the importance of research, prevention and treatment of cancer

Norwegian study shows patients with Parkinson disease have increased risk for dementia

Additional resources needed to stave off TB resurgence

Experts are available to discuss various aspects of testicular cancer

Brown University's TVO to provide IP management services to health care system

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Scientists identify a new way to develop potential drugs for TB

Two genes associated with rare autism-related disorders linked to general forms of autism: Study

Researchers develop new approach for HIV vaccine development

TGen researcher explores latest findings about children born with limited mobility

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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