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Study to identify early warning biomarkers for presence of breast and prostate cancers

Using biological samples taken from patients and state-of-the-art biochemical techniques, a Florida State University researcher is working to identify a variety of "biomarkers" that might provide earlier warnings of the presence of breast and prostate cancers.

11 Jan 2011

Singapore's NTU selects Agilent's RF test equipment for Virtus IC design centre of excellence

Agilent Technologies today announced that Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has selected Agilent as the supplier of RF test equipment for its Virtus IC design centre of excellence. The move is designed to build a long-term relationship focusing on the growing education market in Asia.

11 Jan 2011

Health centers should screen students for depression

One out of every four or five students who visits a university health center for a routine cold or sore throat turns out to be depressed, but most centers miss the opportunity to identify these students because they don't screen for depression, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.

11 Jan 2011

American Heart Association: CPR training is essential for all secondary school students

All secondary school students should be required to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and receive an overview of automated external defibrillators, according to an American Heart Association science advisory.

11 Jan 2011

Omega-3 fatty acid may help protect against traumatic brain injury

Animal experiments suggest that taking the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexanoic acid (DHA) might offer a new way of protecting against traumatic brain injury (TBI), reports the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

10 Jan 2011

Slowing engines of mitochondria could extend life

In making your pro-longevity resolutions, like drinking more red wine and maintaining a vibrant social network, here's one you likely forgot: dialing down your mitochondria. It turns out that slowing the engines of these tiny cellular factories could extend your life-an observation relevant not only to aging research but to our understanding of how cells communicate with each another.

10 Jan 2011

New lab-on-a-chip technology detects protein in blood less than 30 minutes

While most blood tests require shipping a vial of blood to a laboratory for analysis and waiting several days for the results, a new device invented by a team of engineers and students at the University of Rhode Island uses just a pinprick of blood in a portable device that provides results in less than 30 minutes.

10 Jan 2011

USDTL launches two new tests for monitoring long-term alcohol exposure using fingernail, hair specimens

United States Drug Testing Laboratories launched two new tests for monitoring long-term alcohol exposure on Friday. Using fingernail and hair specimens, the new assay is the first and only test to report a donor's alcohol exposure for the past 90 days reliably.

10 Jan 2011

Oxfam, Amnesty International release reports almost one year since Haiti's earthquake

"A new report from international aid agency Oxfam says reconstruction work has barely begun in Haiti following the country's catastrophic earthquake a year ago," RTE News reports (1/6).

7 Jan 2011

Dade Medical College officially launches new School of Continuing Education on Jan 22

Dade Medical College will officially introduce its new School of Continuing Education on January 22. This new division will begin offering non-credit courses for students and working professionals.

6 Jan 2011

First web-based TBI screening tool for veterans

A team of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has developed the first web-based screening tool for Traumatic Brain Injury. This instrument has recently been used by soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who participated in the Sixth Annual Road to Recovery Conference and Tribute in Orlando to determine if they sustained a TBI.

6 Jan 2011

JAX, Tufts University unveil new mammalian genetics track for PhD students

The Jackson Laboratory, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, and Tufts University School of Medicine have unveiled a new mammalian genetics track for PhD students. The joint track offers students in-depth research and training at both JAX and Tufts.

6 Jan 2011

Punch card study reveals link between high-density lipoprotein particles and heart disease

A stack of punch cards from a landmark study published in 1966, and the legwork to track down the study's participants years later, has yielded the longest analysis of the effects of lipoproteins on coronary heart disease.

6 Jan 2011

Students donate $6.1 million for cancer research

Students donated a record $6.1 million during Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies program last year to bring the total amount collected since the program's inception to more than $53 million.

6 Jan 2011

New laboratory manual on imaging in developmental biology

Imaging technologies have revolutionized the study of developmental biology and are now essential tools for researchers in the field. A newly released laboratory manual, Imaging in Developmental Biology, presents a comprehensive set of visualization methods specifically for developmental biologists. It is the newest volume in a series of imaging manuals published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

5 Jan 2011

UC professor receives Fulbright Scholar Award to explore health education efforts in China

The New Year has a University of Cincinnati professor sharing his vast and vital research background on health education in a new location. Randall Cottrell, a UC professor of health promotion and education in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH), is spending the winter and spring academic quarters at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.

5 Jan 2011

Star Scientific plans to submit new, moist-snuff product for FDA evaluation

Star Scientific Inc.'s plan to submit a new, moist-snuff product for evaluation by the Food and Drug Administration as a "modified risk" tobacco product shows the vital importance of the new law giving the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products and any health claims used to market them.

5 Jan 2011

ACE identifies key objectives to combat obesity epidemic in the U.S.

The American Council on Exercise, America's leading authority on fitness and the largest nonprofit fitness certification, education and training organization in the world, today announced its vision for the future of the fitness industry and overall outlook for America's focus on healthy living in 2011.

5 Jan 2011

NTU announces $150 million Lee Foundation gift for new medical school

Nanyang Technological University today announced a gift of $150 million by the Lee Foundation towards the new medical school with half of the sum going directly to needy students. Together with the enhanced Singapore Government matching, NTU will receive a gift amounting to $400 million.

5 Jan 2011

People fail to understand consequences of social trauma felt by bullied victims

Taunted, harassed, and pushed to a deadly breaking point. Last year, stories of teen bullying brought to life the heartbreaking consequences of young lives cut short by ruthless and unchecked behavior. While recent media coverage of these violent acts has increased national awareness of bullying's deadly consequences, it has done little to stop it from happening.

4 Jan 2011

Students News and Research

Study to identify early warning biomarkers for presence of breast and prostate cancers

Singapore's NTU selects Agilent's RF test equipment for Virtus IC design centre of excellence

Health centers should screen students for depression

American Heart Association: CPR training is essential for all secondary school students

Omega-3 fatty acid may help protect against traumatic brain injury

Slowing engines of mitochondria could extend life

New lab-on-a-chip technology detects protein in blood less than 30 minutes

USDTL launches two new tests for monitoring long-term alcohol exposure using fingernail, hair specimens

Oxfam, Amnesty International release reports almost one year since Haiti's earthquake

Dade Medical College officially launches new School of Continuing Education on Jan 22

First web-based TBI screening tool for veterans

JAX, Tufts University unveil new mammalian genetics track for PhD students

Punch card study reveals link between high-density lipoprotein particles and heart disease

Students donate $6.1 million for cancer research

New laboratory manual on imaging in developmental biology

UC professor receives Fulbright Scholar Award to explore health education efforts in China

Star Scientific plans to submit new, moist-snuff product for FDA evaluation

ACE identifies key objectives to combat obesity epidemic in the U.S.

NTU announces $150 million Lee Foundation gift for new medical school

People fail to understand consequences of social trauma felt by bullied victims

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