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Study shows TOLLIP gene variant is linked to increased mortality risk in IPF patients

A new study looking at the genomes of more than 1,500 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare and devastating lung disease, found multiple genetic associations with the disease, including one gene variant that was linked to an increase in the risk of death.

17 Apr 2013

Low bowel cancer survival in the UK likely to be due to differences in staging and treatment

Incomplete diagnostic investigation and failure to get the best treatment are the most likely reasons why survival for bowel cancer patients is lower in the UK than in other comparable countries, according to new research published in the journal Acta Oncologica.

17 Apr 2013

Registration open for 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention

Registration for the 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013) -- which will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 30 to July 3, 2013 -- is now open through the conference webpage, which notes "[d]elegates are encouraged to register by 18 April 2013 ... to avoid the late fee surcharge, which begins on 19 April."

17 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about a new study finding that surgical woes can actually bolster a hospital's profits.

17 Apr 2013

Study reports lower mortality, improved patient outcomes at Magnet hospitals

Lower mortality and other improved patient outcomes achieved at designated "Magnet hospitals" are explained partly—but not completely—by better nurse staffing, education, and work environment, reports a study in the May issue of Medical Care.

17 Apr 2013

U.N. nutrition report calls for increased action to address stunting in children

"A United Nations nutrition report [.pdf] released [Monday] shows that progress has been made in recent years in addressing stunting in children, and calls for increased efforts to accelerate a response to a condition that affects some 165 million children across the world," the U.N. News Centre reports.

17 Apr 2013

Research shows how climate, environmental changes influence spread of dangerous viruses

How are human and animal diseases in general affected by the climate becoming "wilder, wetter and warmer"? Solveig Jore's doctoral research shows that the tick Ixodes ricinus has spread over larger geographical areas in Norway and that climate and environmental changes, access to host animals and demography affect tick distribution in Norway.

17 Apr 2013

U.N. aid agency heads appeal to world leaders to end Syrian violence

"World leaders must act urgently to break the diplomatic deadlock around Syria if they want to prevent the crisis from reaching a dangerous tipping point, the heads of the United Nations aid agencies said on Monday in a rare political appeal," Reuters reports (Humphries, 4/15).

17 Apr 2013

Regional meeting to scale up collaborative TB/HIV activities begins in Maputo

"The regional meeting to scale up collaborative TB/HIV activities in Africa kicked off in Maputo last week with presentations scheduled for 14 African country representatives to share progress and challenges in confronting TB/HIV co-infection in the most highly impacted region of the world," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

17 Apr 2013

Researchers study how airborne infections spread in naturally ventilated hospital wards

The chance of infection in some hospital wards varies dramatically according to whether the nurses leave the windows open.

17 Apr 2013

Private sector involvement, measuring results are key to ending poverty

Noting two global development goals recently proposed by World Bank President Jim Kim -- "to end extreme poverty, with a target reduce the global extreme poverty rate to three percent by 2030" and "to promote shared prosperity, fostering income growth of the bottom 40 percent of the population in every country" -- Nigel Twose, director of International Finance Corporation's newly created development impact department, writes in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "While many threats remain -- including, most notably, the risk that climate change will reverse past gains -- today many developing countries can realistically aspire to end extreme poverty within a generation."

17 Apr 2013

Study highlights need for finding new ways to reduce effect of portion size on overeating

People given large servings of food eat more than those given smaller servings, even after they have been taught about the impact of portion size on consumption, research from the University of New South Wales shows.

17 Apr 2013

Keystone Symposia receives grant for Advanced Life Sciences Training Program

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce it has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a unique Advanced Life Sciences Training Program.

17 Apr 2013

New York Times examines indictments of Sierra Leone health officials over misuse of GAVI funding

The New York Times examines the indictment of 29 top health officials "by Sierra Leone's anticorruption agency on charges of misappropriating a half-million dollars in grants from" the GAVI Alliance.

17 Apr 2013

Study examines capabilities, limits of fMRI brain scans for detecting memories

Brain scans are increasingly able to reveal whether or not you believe you remember some person or event in your life. In a new study presented at a cognitive neuroscience meeting today, researchers used fMRI brain scans to detect whether a person recognized scenes from their own lives, as captured in some 45,000 images by digital cameras.

17 Apr 2013

Mozambique launches New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition

Paul Weisenfeld, assistant to the administrator at USAID's Bureau for Food Security, writes in the Feed the Future blog about the recent "official launch of Mozambique's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Maputo."

17 Apr 2013

University of Alberta researcher develops polymer platform technology for targeted drug delivery

A University of Alberta researcher is thinking small to find innovative ways to improve the delivery of drugs that can be more easily administered with fewer side-effects.

17 Apr 2013

UCSF study evaluates genetic predictors of lymphedema in women

A new UCSF study has found a clear association between certain genes and the development of lymphedema, a painful and chronic condition that often occurs after breast cancer surgery and some other cancer treatments.

17 Apr 2013

Misconduct by Zimbabwe U.N. official might have worsened 2008 cholera outbreak, U.N. tribunal finds

South Africa's Mail & Guardian examines the findings of a recent U.N. tribunal that found misconduct by the former head of the U.N. Development Programme office in Zimbabwe, which led to the 2009 wrongful dismissal of the head of the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs after he warned about the potential for a cholera epidemic.

17 Apr 2013

Investigating effectiveness of clinical interventions needed for maltreated children

In 2011, 6.2 million children in the United States were referred to child welfare agencies for suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect. Children who have experienced maltreatment are at serious risk for a host of mental health and other problems that can persist throughout childhood and adulthood.

17 Apr 2013

Research News and Research

Study shows TOLLIP gene variant is linked to increased mortality risk in IPF patients

Low bowel cancer survival in the UK likely to be due to differences in staging and treatment

Registration open for 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention

First Edition: April 17, 2013

Study reports lower mortality, improved patient outcomes at Magnet hospitals

U.N. nutrition report calls for increased action to address stunting in children

Research shows how climate, environmental changes influence spread of dangerous viruses

U.N. aid agency heads appeal to world leaders to end Syrian violence

Regional meeting to scale up collaborative TB/HIV activities begins in Maputo

Researchers study how airborne infections spread in naturally ventilated hospital wards

Private sector involvement, measuring results are key to ending poverty

Study highlights need for finding new ways to reduce effect of portion size on overeating

Keystone Symposia receives grant for Advanced Life Sciences Training Program

New York Times examines indictments of Sierra Leone health officials over misuse of GAVI funding

Study examines capabilities, limits of fMRI brain scans for detecting memories

Mozambique launches New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition

University of Alberta researcher develops polymer platform technology for targeted drug delivery

UCSF study evaluates genetic predictors of lymphedema in women

Misconduct by Zimbabwe U.N. official might have worsened 2008 cholera outbreak, U.N. tribunal finds

Investigating effectiveness of clinical interventions needed for maltreated children

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