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Symposium presentation highlights pioneer of gastrointestinal research

A fur trader who suffered an accidental gunshot wound in 1822 and the physician who saw this unfortunate incidence as an opportunity for research are key to much of our early knowledge about the workings of the digestive system, say speakers of an upcoming symposium.

25 Apr 2013

AP poll: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they age

We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready.

25 Apr 2013

Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has received a $5.6 million grant from The Tow Foundation to establish the Hospital for Special Surgery Genomics Center.

25 Apr 2013

Health providers are joining with community organizers, insurers to get the word out on health law benefits

The New York Times examines how the law's backers are working to explain it to the public. Meanwhile, other outlets report on accountable care organizations and concerns -- from business leaders and HIV advocates -- about changes coming from the overhaul.

25 Apr 2013

Cultivation of legumes helps farmers add natural nitrogen to agricultural fields

The overuse of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture can wreak havoc on waterways, health and the environment.

25 Apr 2013

Vesicular stomatitis virus spares non-cancerous cells and kills melanoma cells

Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal models, while having little propensity to infect non-cancerous cells.

25 Apr 2013

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

Improvised explosive devices are becoming a global problem for the U.S. armed forces. To prevent injuries to soldiers and provide better care to those who are injured, the U.S. military is striving to better understand how blasts impact the human body.

24 Apr 2013

New research ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes

New research published as abstracts in The FASEB Journal and presented at Experimental Biology 2013 ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes - demonstrating that mushrooms provide more to a dish than just flavor.

24 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 24, 2013

Today's headlines include stories about the health law's implementation as well as health policy developments from Capitol Hill.

24 Apr 2013

Advaita selected to participate in Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013

Advaita, a Plymouth, MI biotechnology startup company spun out from Wayne State University, is one of 25 companies selected to participate in the new Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013.

24 Apr 2013

TGen receives donation from Seena Magowitz Foundation for pancreatic cancer research

The Seena Magowitz Foundation has donated $500,000 from two charity golf tournaments dedicated to supporting pancreatic cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

24 Apr 2013

WHO research team still unsure of H7N9 transmission routes

The WHO "has only a limited understanding of a deadly new form of avian flu that has killed 20 people and infected more than a hundred others, a team of researchers said on Monday, leaving unclear how the disease spreads and how virulent it could become," the Wall Street Journal reports.

24 Apr 2013

Promising development for women with triple-negative breast cancer

Tamoxifen is a time-honored breast cancer drug used to treat millions of women with early-stage and less-aggressive disease, and now a University of Rochester Medical Center team has shown how to exploit tamoxifen's secondary activities so that it might work on more aggressive breast cancer.

24 Apr 2013

Supreme Court justices hear arguments in case challenging anti-prostitution pledge

"Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Monday as they considered a challenge to a law requiring non-profit organizations to adopt an anti-prostitution policy in order to obtain federal funding for HIV/AIDS programs abroad," Reuters reports (Hurley, 4/22).

24 Apr 2013

Research explores connection between avocado consumption, CVD risk factors and body composition

The scientific poster session, Interventions for the Treatment and Prevention of Nutrition-Related Diseases, included the poster that won first prize in two American Society for Nutrition Scientific Sessions at Experimental Biology contests- the Student Interest Group Travel Award competition and the Aging and Chronic Disease Research Interest Section Graduate Student Poster competition.

24 Apr 2013

Researchers decode toggle switch that can stimulate fat burning

For a long time, scientists have dreamt of converting undesirable white fat cells into brown fat cells and thus simply have excess pounds melt away. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now gotten a step closer to this goal: They decoded a "toggle switch" in mice which can significantly stimulate fat burning.

24 Apr 2013

South Africa aims to close drug patent loophole that allows for 'ever-greening'

"South Africa plans to overhaul its intellectual property laws to improve access to cheaper medicines by making it harder for pharmaceutical firms to register and roll-over patents for drugs, a senior official said on Monday," Reuters reports.

24 Apr 2013

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

A new study at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp analyses the impact of animal brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis on animals and people in urban, peri-urban and rural Niger.

24 Apr 2013

Political, public health leaders convene in Gulf for Global Vaccine Summit

"Political and public health leaders meeting in the Gulf this week will back a $5.5 billion plan to eradicate polio within five years, despite repeated setbacks including a recent spate of assassinations of health workers giving vaccines," the Financial Times reports.

24 Apr 2013

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

New research from the University of Southampton has found that working or travelling on an underground railway for a sustained period of time could have health implications.

24 Apr 2013

Research News and Research

Symposium presentation highlights pioneer of gastrointestinal research

AP poll: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they age

Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Health providers are joining with community organizers, insurers to get the word out on health law benefits

Cultivation of legumes helps farmers add natural nitrogen to agricultural fields

Vesicular stomatitis virus spares non-cancerous cells and kills melanoma cells

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

New research ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes

First Edition: April 24, 2013

Advaita selected to participate in Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013

TGen receives donation from Seena Magowitz Foundation for pancreatic cancer research

WHO research team still unsure of H7N9 transmission routes

Promising development for women with triple-negative breast cancer

Supreme Court justices hear arguments in case challenging anti-prostitution pledge

Research explores connection between avocado consumption, CVD risk factors and body composition

Researchers decode toggle switch that can stimulate fat burning

South Africa aims to close drug patent loophole that allows for 'ever-greening'

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

Political, public health leaders convene in Gulf for Global Vaccine Summit

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

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