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New visual search rehabilitation game for visually impaired children

Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers.

24 Apr 2013

Opinion pieces address polio eradication goal to be discussed at Global Vaccine Summit

Public and private sector representatives will meet this week in Abu Dhabi at the Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

24 Apr 2013

Phase IIb Aviator study demonstrates high SVR rates against genotype 1 HCV

Results from "Aviator," AbbVie's phase IIb clinical trial of its investigational direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection, continue to demonstrate high sustained viral response rates against genotype 1 HCV, across patient types.

24 Apr 2013

Nanogels to attack lupus: an interview with Dr Look and Dr Fahmy, Yale University

Nanogels are synthetic particles that can be used for drug delivery. They are approximately 100 nm to 200 nm in diameter, and are made from safe, biocompatible materials: a gel-like interior and a lipid exterior.

24 Apr 2013

Transformative technologies highlighted in current issue of Technology and Innovation

Improving brain function is one of the topics explored in the latest issue of Technology and Innovation - Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors.

24 Apr 2013

Editorial, opinion piece respond to Supreme Court case challenging anti-prostitution pledge

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard a case -- AOSI v. USAID -- challenging a 2003 federal statute that requires non-profit organizations to adopt an "anti-prostitution policy" in order to receive federal funding for HIV/AIDS programs abroad, on the grounds that it violates the First Amendment.

24 Apr 2013

Research project to identify mechanisms underlying effects of cancer drug interferon-α

The immune system plays a decisive role in the fight against tumor cells. However, when tumor cells themselves prevent activation of the immune system, the immune system fails to destroy cancer cells.

24 Apr 2013

The challenges of advancing mental health parity

Having access to mental-health care ought to be as easy as getting a gun, President Barack Obama said days after a troubled young shooter killed 26 people in a Connecticut elementary school shortly before Christmas.

24 Apr 2013

CytRx reaches agreement with FDA for aldoxorubicin Phase 3 trial for treatment of soft tissue sarcomas

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, announced today that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under a special protocol assessment for a global pivotal Phase 3 trial with aldoxorubicin as a treatment for patients with soft tissue sarcomas who have relapsed or were refractory following prior treatment with chemotherapy.

24 Apr 2013

Blog posts address goal of universal immunization

World Immunization Week (April 21-28) aims to raise awareness that immunizations avert two to three million deaths annually, but an estimated 22 million infants are not fully immunized with routine vaccines.

24 Apr 2013

Study identifies malaria parasite protein as potential new target for drug treatment to prevent malaria

Scientists have discovered how a protein within the malaria parasite is essential to its survival as it develops inside a mosquito. They believe their findings identify this protein as a potential new target for drug treatments to prevent malaria being passed to humans.

24 Apr 2013

Examining the role of partnerships in achieving MDGs

Noting there are "less than 1,000 days until the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals," Zach Silberman, a policy associate with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, writes in the coalition's blog, "One thing is for certain: the MDGs galvanized the global community to work together towards improving the lives of those in the developing world and represent a significant step towards a more global approach to development."

24 Apr 2013

New paper details cost implications of UK government's recent plans for care, support

The cost implications of the UK government's recent plans to reform the funding system for care and support in England are analysed in a new research paper, which also considers the effects of options to give more help to lower income care home residents.

24 Apr 2013

Research: DBS may provide therapeutic relief to binge eating

Deep brain stimulation in a precise region of the brain appears to reduce caloric intake and prompt weight loss in obese animal models, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.

24 Apr 2013

Blog examines connection between environment, agriculture, food security

Monday's "celebration of Earth Day is an opportunity to remind ourselves and our partners of the connection between our environment, agriculture, and food and nutrition security and how we can work together to end world hunger and undernutrition," Jonathan Shrier, acting special representative for global food security and deputy coordinator for diplomacy for Feed the Future, writes in the initiative's blog.

24 Apr 2013

Methodist Hospital will soon have new brain and pituitary tumor treatment center

Brain and pituitary tumor patients will soon have access to a state-of-the-art facility at The Methodist Hospital, a result of a $10 million dollar commitment from a Houston oil executive.

24 Apr 2013

Bill Gates reflects on Global Vaccine Summit in foundation blog

"This week I'm going to Abu Dhabi to attend the Global Vaccine Summit to celebrate the tremendous progress the world has made in ending polio and immunizing children," Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

24 Apr 2013

Research News and Research

New visual search rehabilitation game for visually impaired children

Opinion pieces address polio eradication goal to be discussed at Global Vaccine Summit

Phase IIb Aviator study demonstrates high SVR rates against genotype 1 HCV

Nanogels to attack lupus: an interview with Dr Look and Dr Fahmy, Yale University

Transformative technologies highlighted in current issue of Technology and Innovation

Editorial, opinion piece respond to Supreme Court case challenging anti-prostitution pledge

Research project to identify mechanisms underlying effects of cancer drug interferon-α

The challenges of advancing mental health parity

CytRx reaches agreement with FDA for aldoxorubicin Phase 3 trial for treatment of soft tissue sarcomas

Blog posts address goal of universal immunization

Study identifies malaria parasite protein as potential new target for drug treatment to prevent malaria

Examining the role of partnerships in achieving MDGs

New paper details cost implications of UK government's recent plans for care, support

Research: DBS may provide therapeutic relief to binge eating

Blog examines connection between environment, agriculture, food security

Methodist Hospital will soon have new brain and pituitary tumor treatment center

Bill Gates reflects on Global Vaccine Summit in foundation blog

Pediatric nurse scientist awarded AACN Impact Research Grant

Researchers studying lipids to learn more about normal, abnormal biology

Supreme Court rejects tobacco industry challenge regarding graphic cigarette labels

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