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Study: Offspring of two parents with schizophrenia more likely to develop same illness

Offspring of two parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder appear more likely to develop the same illness or another psychiatric condition than those with only one parent with psychiatric illness, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

3 Mar 2010

Aggressive treatment of anemia with ESAs may lower risk of death for dialysis patients: Study

Aggressive treatment of anemia with intravenous iron and drugs known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) may lower the risk of death for dialysis patients with severe anemia - but also may increase the risk of death among patients with milder anemia, a new study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill epidemiologist suggests.

3 Mar 2010

Cigarette commercials can encourage smoking among teenagers

A new study shows that the particular content of tobacco marketing resonates with youth and that the vivid imagery in tobacco advertising captures their interest, although teens typically are more resistant to the promotional seduction of other products.

3 Mar 2010

Cyntellect to provide LEAP Cell Processing Workstation to Harvard University and HHMI researchers

Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, has entered into an agreement with Harvard University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to provide their researchers with the LEAP™ Cell Processing Workstation.

3 Mar 2010

Study shows cryoablation technique offers a potential treatment for breast cancer

Freezing a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that helps stop the cancer's spread, leading to improved survival rates over surgery, according to a new study in mice from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

3 Mar 2010

Children with cancer experiencing extreme pain: 13% of parents consider "hastening death"

A survey of parents who had a child die of cancer found that one in eight considered hastening their child's death, a deliberation influenced by the amount of pain the child experienced during the last month of life, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

2 Mar 2010

First-ever international Omega-3 Awareness Day

Omega-3 Awareness Day, the nonprofit is proud to announce its plans for the first-ever international awareness day scheduled on March 3rd, 2010 at the University of California, Irvine. Teams of world-renowned doctors founded by Carol A. Locke, MD are scheduled to speak on the science and health benefits of Omega-3 essential fatty acids from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PST in front of thousands of students at UCI.

2 Mar 2010

Habits of modern life may shorten life-span of the Millennium Generation

All parents dream of a better life for their children, but because of the habits of modern life, the Millennium Generation may be the first to suffer a shorter life-span.

1 Mar 2010

Childhood obesity prevention: Prenatal and infancy period upto age 5 crucial

Efforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought-perhaps even before birth-especially for minority children, according to a new study that tracked 1,826 women from pregnancy through their children's first five years of life.

1 Mar 2010

Body repairs itself through microvesicles: New hope for tissue regeneration

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have discovered how cells communicate with each other during times of cellular injury. The findings shed new light on how the body repairs itself when organs become diseased, through small particles known as microvesicles, and offers hope for tissue regeneration.

27 Feb 2010

University of Michigan Health System opens new facility for eye care, diabetes research

On March 1, the first eye patients will enter an innovative new $132 million facility that expands the University of Michigan Health System's capacity for eye care, research and education, and unites diabetes researchers as they work to accelerate the search for a cure and prevention of diabetes.

27 Feb 2010

Widely used biomarkers in early detection of liver cancer are not ideal: Study

Widely used biomarkers are not optimal in early detection of liver cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide, according to a new study published in this month's Gastroenterology.

26 Feb 2010

Locally advanced sinonasal malignancies: Proton beam radiation therapy promising

Proton beam radiation therapy shows encouraging results for patients with locally advanced sinonasal malignancies, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM.

26 Feb 2010

CPF to partner with ATS to fund Pulmonary Fibrosis research

The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis and the American Thoracic Society, the world's leading professional organization for pulmonary, critical care and sleep physicians, today announced that the CPF will again partner with the ATS to fund Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) research.

26 Feb 2010

Misperceptions about risk, symptoms and lethality of lung cancer increase mortality rates for lung cancer

A new analysis published this week in the journal Cancer indicates that misperceptions about risk, symptoms and the lethality of lung cancer may play a role in the disproportionately higher incidence and mortality rates for lung cancer among African Americans.

26 Feb 2010

Study confirms efficacy and tolerability of lacosamide for uncontrolled POS

A recent multi-center study has confirmed earlier study results that 400 mg/day of lacosamide provides a good balance of efficacy and tolerability for patients with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures (POS), and doses of 600mg/day may provide additional benefit for some patients.

26 Feb 2010

Mathematics of sleep-wake cycle

Why can't I fall asleep? Will this new medication keep me up all night? Can I sleep off this cold? Despite decades of research, answers to these basic questions about one of our most essential bodily functions remain exceptionally difficult to answer. In fact, researchers still don't fully understand why we even sleep at all. In an effort to better understand the sleep-wake cycle and how it can go awry, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are taking a different approach than the traditional brain scans and sleep studies. They are using mathematics.

26 Feb 2010

Boston IVF The Maine Center opened to offer full range of infertility and reproductive health services

Boston IVF, a leading medical practice providing specialized infertility treatment since 1986, is expanding its patient care services in Maine and has opened Boston IVF The Maine Center, offering local patients state-of-the-art care closer to home.

25 Feb 2010

Internet-based surveillance helps confront infectious disease threats at mass gatherings

Integrating real-time Internet-based infectious disease surveillance with knowledge of worldwide air traffic patterns could help in confronting infectious disease threats at mass gatherings, such as the Olympics and other large scale events, suggests an article in CMAJ.

25 Feb 2010

SSRIs exhibit anti-inflammatory effects and may provide drug development opportunities for RA

A new study found that fluoxetine (Prozac-) and citalopram (Celexa-) treatment significantly inhibited disease progression of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. Research led by Sandra Sacre, Ph.D. from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) in the UK studied the anti-arthritic potential of these drugs, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), most commonly used to treat depression.

25 Feb 2010

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Study: Offspring of two parents with schizophrenia more likely to develop same illness

Aggressive treatment of anemia with ESAs may lower risk of death for dialysis patients: Study

Cigarette commercials can encourage smoking among teenagers

Cyntellect to provide LEAP Cell Processing Workstation to Harvard University and HHMI researchers

Study shows cryoablation technique offers a potential treatment for breast cancer

Children with cancer experiencing extreme pain: 13% of parents consider "hastening death"

First-ever international Omega-3 Awareness Day

Habits of modern life may shorten life-span of the Millennium Generation

Childhood obesity prevention: Prenatal and infancy period upto age 5 crucial

Body repairs itself through microvesicles: New hope for tissue regeneration

University of Michigan Health System opens new facility for eye care, diabetes research

Widely used biomarkers in early detection of liver cancer are not ideal: Study

Locally advanced sinonasal malignancies: Proton beam radiation therapy promising

CPF to partner with ATS to fund Pulmonary Fibrosis research

Misperceptions about risk, symptoms and lethality of lung cancer increase mortality rates for lung cancer

Study confirms efficacy and tolerability of lacosamide for uncontrolled POS

Mathematics of sleep-wake cycle

Boston IVF The Maine Center opened to offer full range of infertility and reproductive health services

Internet-based surveillance helps confront infectious disease threats at mass gatherings

SSRIs exhibit anti-inflammatory effects and may provide drug development opportunities for RA

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