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Androgen deprivation therapies may have adverse effects in men with precancers

The use of androgen deprivation therapies to prevent precancerous prostate abnormalities developing into aggressive prostate cancer may have adverse effects in men with precancers with specific genetic alterations, according to data from a preclinical study recently published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

21 Dec 2012

National Academy of Inventors names BMC dermatologist as 2012 Charter Fellow

Barbara Gilchrest, MD, professor and Chair Emeritus of the department of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and dermatologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has been named a 2012 Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Gilchrest, a resident of Boston's North End, is among four faculty members at Boston University nominated to the NAI in 2012.

21 Dec 2012

Study finds new signaling pathway involved in development of chronic inflammation of brain cells

The number of Alzheimer's patients will continue to dramatically increase in the next several decades. Various teams of researchers worldwide are feverishly investigating precisely how the illness develops. A

20 Dec 2012

New therapeutic ultrasound approach could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery

A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed the new therapeutic ultrasound approach say it could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery.

20 Dec 2012

Lou Gehrig's disease may be treatable using neural stem cells

Promising new research provides evidence that ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, may be treatable using neural stem cells.

20 Dec 2012

Genomic technology revolutionizes gene discovery and disease understanding in autism

Genomic technology has revolutionized gene discovery and disease understanding in autism, according to an article published in the December 20 issue of the journal Neuron.

20 Dec 2012

Roundup: States facing Medicaid woes; Experts say N.Y. squeezed; Colorado, N.C. govs extend funding for mental health care

Rising health care costs are pushing up the amounts states must spend on the Medicaid insurance program for the poor, sending some scrambling to find funds, according to a report released on Tuesday by the National Conference of State Legislatures. The report found that spending on Medicaid and other public health care programs is currently over budget in 10 states, compared to six states at the same point last year.

20 Dec 2012

Adiponectin flags up pancreatic cancer risk

Circulating levels of adiponectin may provide a novel marker for identifying individuals who are at an increased risk for pancreatic cancer, report researchers.

19 Dec 2012

Documented prevalence of autism on the rise in New Jersey

Newly published research led by Walter Zahorodny, PhD, of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), shows that over a four year period in the past decade, the documented prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rose substantially in a sampling of four New Jersey counties.

19 Dec 2012

Study: Purines fend off damage during anesthesia

Anesthesia is quite safe these days. But sometimes putting a patient under to fix one problem, such as heart damage, can harm a different organ, such as a kidney.

19 Dec 2012

Study: Half of the benefit of taking sleeping pills comes from the placebo effect

Half of the benefit of taking sleeping pills comes from the placebo effect, according to a major new study published in the British Medical Journal.

19 Dec 2012

Mental disorders more prevalent among adolescents with food insecurity

A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of mental disorders than adolescents whose families have reliable access to food.

18 Dec 2012

MiR-181 molecule tied to breast cancer metastasis

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a molecule linked to more aggressive forms of breast cancer - a discovery that could point the way to potential cures.

18 Dec 2012

Researchers describe how medical and nursing schools could help prevent potentially deadly errors

More than a decade ago, an Institute of Medicine study revealed that preventable medical errors were a leading cause of death, accounting for more fatalities than breast cancer, traffic accidents or AIDS in the United States. Today, the problem of medical errors remains and might even have escalated.

18 Dec 2012

Osteoporosis screening: an interview with Professor Cyrus Cooper

Osteoporosis is defined as a reduction in bone mass coupled with micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue which predisposes to fractures. Osteoporosis manifests through an increased risk of fracture, and age-related fractures are a major public health problem.

17 Dec 2012

ASME 2nd Global Congress on Nano-engineering for Medicine and Biology to be held in Boston

The ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 2013 2nd Global Congress on Nano-engineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB 2013) will be held Feb. 4-6, 2013, at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Mass.

17 Dec 2012

UMass Medical School to assist New Hampshire's Disproportionate Share Hospital program

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a three-year contract to UMass Medical School to assist with New Hampshire's Disproportionate Share Hospital program.

15 Dec 2012

UMHS approach to medical errors and malpractice suits could be used by hospitals nationwide: Study

The University of Michigan Health System doesn't claim to be perfect. But its response to medical errors, near-misses, unexpected clinical problems and unintended outcomes is a model for the nation that other hospitals can and should copy, according to a new paper in a prestigious health care journal.

14 Dec 2012

Breast cancer patients' recurrence fear distorted

The majority of women who undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy do so out of fear that their breast cancer will recur, rather than because they have a clinically high risk for recurrence, indicate US study results.

13 Dec 2012

TU Darmstadt’s biosensor can diagnose African sleeping sickness before it breaks out

African sleeping sickness is an infectious disease that is widespread south of the Sahara Desert. Although the around sixty million people residing in tropical Africa run the risk of becoming infected with the disease every day, only around four million of them are monitored for the disease by disease-control authorities.

13 Dec 2012

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Androgen deprivation therapies may have adverse effects in men with precancers

National Academy of Inventors names BMC dermatologist as 2012 Charter Fellow

Study finds new signaling pathway involved in development of chronic inflammation of brain cells

New therapeutic ultrasound approach could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery

Lou Gehrig's disease may be treatable using neural stem cells

Genomic technology revolutionizes gene discovery and disease understanding in autism

Roundup: States facing Medicaid woes; Experts say N.Y. squeezed; Colorado, N.C. govs extend funding for mental health care

Adiponectin flags up pancreatic cancer risk

Documented prevalence of autism on the rise in New Jersey

Study: Purines fend off damage during anesthesia

Study: Half of the benefit of taking sleeping pills comes from the placebo effect

Mental disorders more prevalent among adolescents with food insecurity

MiR-181 molecule tied to breast cancer metastasis

Researchers describe how medical and nursing schools could help prevent potentially deadly errors

Osteoporosis screening: an interview with Professor Cyrus Cooper

ASME 2nd Global Congress on Nano-engineering for Medicine and Biology to be held in Boston

UMass Medical School to assist New Hampshire's Disproportionate Share Hospital program

UMHS approach to medical errors and malpractice suits could be used by hospitals nationwide: Study

Breast cancer patients' recurrence fear distorted

TU Darmstadt’s biosensor can diagnose African sleeping sickness before it breaks out

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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