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SLU researchers receive $1.4M grant to study alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in adults

Researchers at Saint Louis University will study alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in adults, an inherited disease that can cause liver damage, to answer various questions that could lead to effective methods of treatment.

27 Mar 2014

Challenge to health insurance subsidies at center of appeals court hearing

News outlets report that a split federal appeals court on Tuesday debated whether individuals buying health insurance in the federal marketplace should be eligible for tax subsidies, presenting a potentially serious legal challenge to a central part of President Barack Obama's health care law.

27 Mar 2014

Mephedrone drug causes acute withdrawal symptoms, shows study

Contrary to popular belief among recreational drug users, mephedrone has several important differences when compared with MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy.

27 Mar 2014

Democrats focus on pocketbook issues after rocky health law rollout

On the defensive about health law missteps, the White House and congressional Democrats are stepping up attacks on the GOP over pocketbook issues like the minimum wage. Meanwhile, The Washington Post's Fact Checker looks at a new attack ad.

27 Mar 2014

TCSPP to launch online B.A. Completion Program in Psychology in fall 2014

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP), the leading nonprofit national graduate school devoted exclusively to psychology and related behavioral and health sciences, will offer an online Bachelor's of Arts Completion Program in Psychology for the first time starting fall 2014.

27 Mar 2014

Researchers evaluate influence of gut microbes on function of immune cells

New research suggests that gut microorganisms do not merely influence immune cell function, but also support the production of immune cells that form the first line of defense against infection.

27 Mar 2014

Researchers decode effects of antimicrobial peptide on bacterial cells

The team of Julia Bandow, who heads the RUB's Junior Research Group Microbial Antibiotic Research, has been studying the MP196 peptide as a representative of a group of very small positively charged peptides that consist of some four to ten amino acids.

27 Mar 2014

Sugary drinks: The worst offenders in fight against youth obesity

New research shows sugary drinks are the worst offenders in the fight against youth obesity and recommends that B.C. schools fully implement healthy eating guidelines to reduce their consumption.

27 Mar 2014

Weighing coverage options down to the wire

Some uninsured Americans, among them young adults, are weighing the costs of coverage against potential penalties with only days to go until the end of open enrollment for most people. Meanwhile, Minnesota's health insurance exchange hits its enrollment target.

27 Mar 2014

Poll: Majority of uninsured unaware of approaching deadline

More than 60 percent of those without health coverage are unaware that next week is the current deadline for most people to sign up for individual health coverage, according to the latest monthly tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

26 Mar 2014

Egalet provides business update, reports full year 2013 financial results

Egalet Corporation ("Egalet") today reported business highlights and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2013. This marks the first time that Egalet is reporting its operating results as a public company.

26 Mar 2014

Surveys show drug safety budgets grew between 2012 and 2013, estimated to increase in 2014

Recent surveys by Cutting Edge Information found that the majority of drug safety budgets grew between 2012 and 2013, and are projected to continue growth for 2014.

26 Mar 2014

Ulcerative colitis control: an interview with Dr Paul Robinson, Medical Director, MSD UK

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which means there is chronic inflammation and ulceration in the lining of the digestive tract, usually in the large intestine.

26 Mar 2014

EndoChoice launches website to provide patients with latest information on colorectal cancer screening

EndoChoice Inc. maker of the Fuse Full Spectrum Endoscopy system that allows doctors to see more of the GI tract than ever before today announced the launch of FuseColonoscopy.org to provide patients with the latest information on colorectal cancer screening.

26 Mar 2014

FMCNA introduces newly branded Frenova Renal Research business

Fresenius Medical Care North America, the world's largest provider of dialysis services, today introduced its newly branded Frenova Renal Research business, the only Phase I-IV drug and device clinical development partner dedicated exclusively to renal research.

26 Mar 2014

Mast Therapeutics reports net loss of $5.7 million for fourth quarter 2013

Mast Therapeutics, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.

26 Mar 2014

Men having sex with men use Internet to find sexual partners who do not identify as gay

Online sexual hook-ups present a unique opportunity to explore many factors of decision-making that inform sexual health. A study conducted by Eric Schrimshaw, PhD, at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Martin J. Downing, Jr., PhD, of the National Development and Research Institutes, found evidence that men having sex with men use the Internet to find sexual partners who do not identify as gay, either to fulfill a fantasy or because it allows anonymous sexual encounters without discovery.

26 Mar 2014

42% of Americans unable to describe deductible, shows survey

The week before open enrollment closes for new health care exchanges, a study by researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research shows that those who might potentially benefit the most from the Affordable Care Act - including those earning near the Federal Poverty Level - are also the most clueless about health care policies.

26 Mar 2014

New international partnership aims to increase wheat yields by 50% by 2034

A new international partnership aims to increase wheat yields by 50 percent by 2034. This will address demand for wheat - one of the world's most important crops - that is growing much faster than production.

26 Mar 2014

Researchers explore link between diet, metabolic homeostasis and air pollutant exposure

Is air pollution connected with increases in obesity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease? Researchers are providing insight into that question today at the Society of Toxicology 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.

26 Mar 2014

Research News and Research

SLU researchers receive $1.4M grant to study alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in adults

Challenge to health insurance subsidies at center of appeals court hearing

Mephedrone drug causes acute withdrawal symptoms, shows study

Democrats focus on pocketbook issues after rocky health law rollout

TCSPP to launch online B.A. Completion Program in Psychology in fall 2014

Researchers evaluate influence of gut microbes on function of immune cells

Researchers decode effects of antimicrobial peptide on bacterial cells

Sugary drinks: The worst offenders in fight against youth obesity

Weighing coverage options down to the wire

Poll: Majority of uninsured unaware of approaching deadline

Egalet provides business update, reports full year 2013 financial results

Surveys show drug safety budgets grew between 2012 and 2013, estimated to increase in 2014

Ulcerative colitis control: an interview with Dr Paul Robinson, Medical Director, MSD UK

EndoChoice launches website to provide patients with latest information on colorectal cancer screening

FMCNA introduces newly branded Frenova Renal Research business

Mast Therapeutics reports net loss of $5.7 million for fourth quarter 2013

Men having sex with men use Internet to find sexual partners who do not identify as gay

42% of Americans unable to describe deductible, shows survey

New international partnership aims to increase wheat yields by 50% by 2034

Researchers explore link between diet, metabolic homeostasis and air pollutant exposure

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