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Polly Toynbee to lead debate on public health at Sheffield Hallam University

Renowned journalist and Guardian columnist, Polly Toynbee will lead a debate on the power of research on public health outcomes at Sheffield Hallam University on Friday.

23 Jun 2014

FEI announces the sale of a complete correlative workflow to the University of Maastricht

FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) announces the sale of a complete correlative workflow to the University of Maastricht. The systems will be installed at the University’s Institute of Nanoscopy, a new research facility that will use the high-resolution microscopes to understand the working mechanisms of protein complexes in an effort to develop new and improved treatment and prevention for disease, such as cancer and tuberculosis.

23 Jun 2014

Complementary medicines: an interview with Associate Professor Evelin Tiralongo, Griffith University

Complementary medicines are generally being defined as medicines which are non-mainstream medicines and are mostly given together with conventional medicines.

23 Jun 2014

PSI CRO presents the changing dynamic of clinical trial feasibility at PCMG meeting

PSI CRO, a full-service contract research organization, announced today that Kasia Moscicka, Director Feasibility Research and Patient Recruitment Services, presented on the changing dynamic of clinical trial feasibility at recent PCMG meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal.

23 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 23, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news stories about healthcare.gov management changes.

23 Jun 2014

Cincinnati Children’s, Alexion Pharmaceuticals establish ‘Rare Disease Innovation Fund’

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center today announced the establishment of a collaboration and fund for the advancement of research in rare disease.

23 Jun 2014

eHealth interventions may help prevent HIV infection in high-risk men

While many HIV prevention interventions have traditionally been delivered face-to-face, a study from Columbia University School of Nursing suggests that digital outreach efforts delivered via text messages, interactive games, chat rooms, and social networks may be an effective way to reach at-risk younger men.

23 Jun 2014

USDM, DocuSign partner to help life science companies manage regulated business process

DocuSign, Inc. (DocuSign®) and USDM Life Sciences, a leading global regulatory consulting firm in the life sciences industry, today announced a new partnership to help organizations automate regulated business processes for dramatic ROI, increased security and compliance, and faster speed to market.

23 Jun 2014

New concept of organs on a chip may help study cancer metastasis

The recent development of the concept of organs on a chip opens the possibility of realistically studying human organs without the use of patients or animal testing.

23 Jun 2014

A new breakthrough for treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma

A team of scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore, National University Cancer Institute Singapore (NCIS) and National University Hospital Singapore (NUH), discovered a distinct mutational signature and nine significantly mutated genes associated with nasopharyngeal cancer, paving the way to developing novel therapies for this deadly disease.

23 Jun 2014

NCL collaborates with PeptiMed to evaluate safety and efficacy of nanocomplex materials

PeptiMed announced today that under a Material Transfer Agreement it will collaborate with the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), located at the Frederick National Laboratory of Cancer Research in Frederick, MD.

23 Jun 2014

SOCIENTIZE project asks citizens to use their skills and time to advance scientific research

Would you like to help researchers understand the workings of our sun, or discover how large crowds of people can work together?

23 Jun 2014

Experts from 96 countries gather in Chicago to attend ICE/ENDO 2014

ICE/ENDO 2014, the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society, has tallied more registrants than any other annual meeting in the Endocrine Society's nearly 100-year history.

23 Jun 2014

National, state air pollution controls decrease death rates in North Carolina

National and state air pollution controls that went into effect in the early 1990s coincide with decreasing death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia among people in North Carolina, according to a study led by Duke University researchers.

23 Jun 2014

Agricultural pesticides raise risk of autism in unborn children

Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were applied experienced a two-thirds increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental delay, a study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found. The associations were stronger when the exposures occurred during the second and third trimesters of the women's pregnancies.

23 Jun 2014

Long-term care for soaring numbers of people with dementia need to be improved, says new RAND study

As millions of Americans struggle to help loved ones with dementia, policymakers should consider more ways to improve long-term services and supports for the soaring numbers of people with the debilitating condition and their caregivers, a new RAND Corporation study says -- and it offers possible ways to do so.

23 Jun 2014

Overlooked DNA shuffling drives deadly paediatric brain tumour

One of the deadliest forms of paediatric brain tumour, Group 3 medulloblastoma, is linked to a variety of large-scale DNA rearrangements which all have the same overall effect on specific genes located on different chromosomes.

23 Jun 2014

Bisexual men are vulnerable to STIs and other health problems

Bisexual men have many unmet public health needs, which leave them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other health problems. This new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) illuminates the behavioral, interpersonal, and social realities of men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), and it explores possible interventions to better serve their needs.

23 Jun 2014

Chinese FDA accepts Lee's IND for Phase 2 dry eye study

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd. today jointly announced that the Chinese FDA has accepted a Phase II IND for RGN-259 (thymosin beta 4-based, preservative-free eye drops) to be tested in patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome in China.

23 Jun 2014

N.Y. lawmakers reach medical marijuana deal

The agreement would allow doctors to prescribe it for a half-dozen medical conditions, but some lawmakers say the deal was more limited than they had hoped.

21 Jun 2014

Research News and Research

Polly Toynbee to lead debate on public health at Sheffield Hallam University

FEI announces the sale of a complete correlative workflow to the University of Maastricht

Complementary medicines: an interview with Associate Professor Evelin Tiralongo, Griffith University

PSI CRO presents the changing dynamic of clinical trial feasibility at PCMG meeting

First Edition: June 23, 2014

Cincinnati Children’s, Alexion Pharmaceuticals establish ‘Rare Disease Innovation Fund’

eHealth interventions may help prevent HIV infection in high-risk men

USDM, DocuSign partner to help life science companies manage regulated business process

New concept of organs on a chip may help study cancer metastasis

A new breakthrough for treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma

NCL collaborates with PeptiMed to evaluate safety and efficacy of nanocomplex materials

SOCIENTIZE project asks citizens to use their skills and time to advance scientific research

Experts from 96 countries gather in Chicago to attend ICE/ENDO 2014

National, state air pollution controls decrease death rates in North Carolina

Agricultural pesticides raise risk of autism in unborn children

Long-term care for soaring numbers of people with dementia need to be improved, says new RAND study

Overlooked DNA shuffling drives deadly paediatric brain tumour

Bisexual men are vulnerable to STIs and other health problems

Chinese FDA accepts Lee's IND for Phase 2 dry eye study

N.Y. lawmakers reach medical marijuana deal

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