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Two new Manchester research centres aim at improving lives of people with arthritis

Two major new research centres at The University of Manchester aimed at improving the lives of people with arthritis are to be officially launched on May 19.

14 May 2014

Scientists explore why Leishmania parasites develop resistance against existing drugs

Leishmaniasis is one of the most underreported and insufficiently monitored diseases in the world affecting mainly the poorest and most disadvantaged people on the Indian Subcontinent, Latin America and East Africa. The disease is caused by tiny parasites, the Leishmania, and transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly.

14 May 2014

Protein Data Bank now contains over 100,000 structures

Spanning the globe from the US, UK, and Japan, the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) organization announces that the Protein Data Bank archive now contains more than 100,000 entries.

14 May 2014

Study links triple-negative breast cancer to ethnicity, independent of socioeconomics

An analysis of a large nationwide dataset finds that regardless of their socioeconomic status, black women were nearly twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed with triple-negative (TN) breast cancer, a subtype that has a poorer prognosis.

14 May 2014

IRS finalizes rule on data about consumers who purchase exchange plans

The regulation focuses on state exchanges and requires that these marketplaces report information such as enrollees' names, addresses, birthdates and premium amounts. In addition, news outlets also examine what went wrong in states with problem-plagued websites and what is happening in locations where the marketplaces have proven popular.

14 May 2014

Researchers develop chip-like device to sort, store and retrieve individual living cells for study

A U.S. and Korean research team has developed a chip-like device that could be scaled up to sort and store hundreds of thousands of individual living cells in a matter of minutes. The system is similar to a random access memory chip, but it moves cells rather than electrons.

14 May 2014

Eagle Pharmaceuticals total revenue increases by $2.5 million for Q2 2014

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014. This marks the first period for which Eagle is reporting financial results as a public company.

14 May 2014

State highlights: Va. abortion clinic reg review; Calif. budget and Medi-Cal

A selection of health policy stories from Pennsylvania, Virginia, California, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas and Georgia.

14 May 2014

Global market for noninvasive brain monitors to exceed US $250 million in 2019

Several companies are pursuing noninvasive monitors capable of rendering and reporting relative values of key brain health indicators, including intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral tissue oxygenation and cerebral blood flow, without the need to disturb the cranium.

14 May 2014

MedImmune to present Phase IIb asthma data on benralizumab and tralokinumab at ATS conference

AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, will present Phase IIb data on two novel investigational molecules – benralizumab and tralokinumab – at the upcoming American Thoracic Society 2014 International Conference being held in San Diego, California, 16-21 May.

14 May 2014

Interactive multimedia computer program fails to increase colorectal cancer screening rates

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives, but too few people get tested. In an effort to increase these numbers,researchers from UC Davis and elsewhere investigated whether an individualized interactive multimedia computer program (IMCP) would spur patients to get screened.

14 May 2014

Patient, technology groups push to expand digital care

Various groups see telemedicine as a potential boon for people with complex chronic diseases who have difficulty getting to the doctor. But there are hurdles from Medicare payment rules to state licensing restrictions.

14 May 2014

Research offers potential for future treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered that by targeting a particular receptor, chemotherapy-resistant cancer cells can be killed in an acute form of childhood leukemia, offering the potential for a future treatment for patients who would otherwise experience relapse of their disease.

14 May 2014

Salk scientists explore earliest detectable changes in the brain that lead to schizophrenia

Using new stem cell technology, scientists at the Salk Institute have shown that neurons generated from the skin cells of people with schizophrenia behave strangely in early developmental stages, providing a hint as to ways to detect and potentially treat the disease early.

14 May 2014

Smart drugs have lasting side-effects on young people's brain

Over a million American students misuse prescription drugs or take illegal stimulants to increase their attention span, memory, and capacity to stay awake. Such "smart drugs" become more and more popular due to peer pressure, stricter academic requirements, and the tight job market. But young people who misuse them risk long-term impairments to brain function, warn Kimberly Urban at the University of Delaware and Wen-Jun Gao at Drexel University College of Medicine, USA, in a NIH-funded review published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience.

14 May 2014

Patient-centered care associated with improved patient outcomes

Providing patient-centered care consistently in clinical practice requires practitioners who are able to recognize that different clinical situations require different approaches and are skilled enough to adapt.

14 May 2014

USC/NYU researchers develop small molecule that interferes with cancer progression with minimal side effects

A team of researchers from USC and NYU has developed and patented a small molecule that interferes with cancer progression with minimal side effects.

14 May 2014

Health law's effects becoming clearer regarding hospitals, navigators, insurers

News outlets covered various aspects of implementation, including a fact check on Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

14 May 2014

Several medications can help people with alcohol use disorders quit drinking

Several medications can help people with alcohol use disorders maintain abstinence or reduce drinking, according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

14 May 2014

Scientists report major breakthrough in understanding molecular basis for Prader-Willi syndrome

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have reported a major breakthrough in understanding the molecular basis for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), perhaps the most studied among the class of diseases that involves defects in parental imprinting.

14 May 2014

Research News and Research

Two new Manchester research centres aim at improving lives of people with arthritis

Scientists explore why Leishmania parasites develop resistance against existing drugs

Protein Data Bank now contains over 100,000 structures

Study links triple-negative breast cancer to ethnicity, independent of socioeconomics

IRS finalizes rule on data about consumers who purchase exchange plans

Researchers develop chip-like device to sort, store and retrieve individual living cells for study

Eagle Pharmaceuticals total revenue increases by $2.5 million for Q2 2014

State highlights: Va. abortion clinic reg review; Calif. budget and Medi-Cal

Global market for noninvasive brain monitors to exceed US $250 million in 2019

MedImmune to present Phase IIb asthma data on benralizumab and tralokinumab at ATS conference

Interactive multimedia computer program fails to increase colorectal cancer screening rates

Patient, technology groups push to expand digital care

Research offers potential for future treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Salk scientists explore earliest detectable changes in the brain that lead to schizophrenia

Smart drugs have lasting side-effects on young people's brain

Patient-centered care associated with improved patient outcomes

USC/NYU researchers develop small molecule that interferes with cancer progression with minimal side effects

Health law's effects becoming clearer regarding hospitals, navigators, insurers

Several medications can help people with alcohol use disorders quit drinking

Scientists report major breakthrough in understanding molecular basis for Prader-Willi syndrome

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