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NHS intravenous (IV) fluids: an interview with Dr Ian Roberts, LSHTM

Saline is just salty water, whereas colloids are solutions that have large molecules in them. In this case, the molecules are starch. The idea is that because these molecules are big they don’t leak out of the circulation as much.

18 Mar 2013

Harvard’s Wyss Institute to harness Sony DADC's expertise to advance Organs-on-Chips technologies

Today the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Sony DADC announced a collaboration that will harness Sony DADC's global manufacturing expertise to further advance the Institute's Organs-on-Chips technologies.

18 Mar 2013

Study on neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy presented at 28th Annual EAU Congress

At the 28th Annual EAU Congress currently ongoing in Milan until Tuesday, W. Tan and colleagues presented their study on neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy which showed that epigenetic changes are potential key drivers in the development of chemo resistance in bladder cancer.

18 Mar 2013

Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital present research works at AAN meeting

The following research from Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is being presented at the 65th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, March 16-23, 2013, in San Diego.

18 Mar 2013

Cultural factors delay life-saving treatment for women in Saudi Arabia

Women in Saudi Arabia, who suffer heart attacks, are delaying life-saving treatment because they need a man's permission to travel to hospital, new research by the University of Ulster has revealed.

18 Mar 2013

Neuropsychology professor receives Lifetime Distinguished Career award from INS

H. Julia Hannay, the John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston (UH), received the Lifetime Distinguished Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) at its 41st annual meeting in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The award recognizes her contributions to the field of neuropsychology.

18 Mar 2013

Innovative device predicts sugar levels

An EU-funded project has developed a device which can predict sugar highs and lows for people with diabetes and provide them with advice on how to manage their glucose levels.

18 Mar 2013

2 in 5 parents believe HPV vaccine is unnecessary

A rising percentage of parents say they won't have their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papilloma virus, even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations, a study by Mayo Clinic and others shows.

18 Mar 2013

Congress' looming deadlines: Budget votes and averting government shutdown

On the Sunday talk shows, members of Congress sparred over the upcoming budget votes and the ongoing dispute over the cost of 'Obamacare' and entitlement programs such as Medicare. More urgently, if Congress fails to pass an extension to keep the government funded by March 27, agencies and programs face a broad shutdown.

18 Mar 2013

Study shows improved detection of dementia paves the way for refined clinical trials testing

A series of studies demonstrate improved detection of the second most common form of dementia, providing diagnostic specificity that clears the way for refined clinical trials testing targeted treatments.

18 Mar 2013

Diabetes prevention program led by community health workers is effective in reducing blood glucose

New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that a diabetes prevention program led by community health workers is effective at reducing blood glucose and potentially reducing diabetes over the long term.

18 Mar 2013

Researchers find white blood cells produce and eliminate RBCs

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages - white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response - also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs).

18 Mar 2013

Higher mortality rates among Americans younger than 50 linked to low life expectancy

Higher mortality rates among Americans younger than 50 are responsible for much of why life expectancy is lower in the United States than most of the world's most developed nations.

17 Mar 2013

UCLA researchers predict hotspots for future outbreaks of influenza virus

This year's unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why UCLA researchers and their colleagues are creating new ways to predict where an outbreak could emerge.

17 Mar 2013

Cytomegalovirus employs a novel trick to hide from immune detection

A virus that most people have probably never heard of, yet most of us carry, is the number 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects. One in 750 children are born with, or develop, permanent disabilities such as hearing loss or brain damage as a result of CMV (cytomegalovirus) infection in the womb.

17 Mar 2013

Innovative software generates composite images from multiple ultrasound scans, improves disease diagnosis

Innovative software has been developed that greatly enhances the detail quality and field of view of conventional ultrasound images. It could improve the diagnosis of heart disease and deliver big savings for the NHS.

17 Mar 2013

Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants may be an effective alternative to treat Hurler's syndrome

Transplants of blood-forming stem cells from umbilical cord blood may be an effective alternative to transplants of matched donor bone marrow stem cells to treat children with a rare, debilitating disease known as Hurler's syndrome (HS), according to results of a study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

17 Mar 2013

Study suggests screening tests to identify children with down syndrome who have OSA

Researchers at the University of Southampton are planning to investigate tests for a breathing disorder that affects babies and children who have Down syndrome while they sleep. They aim to provide the missing evidence so that doctors can introduce affordable and simple routine screening.

16 Mar 2013

Supreme Court slated to hear legal arguments regarding generic drug liability question

Generic drugs are supposed to be identical to the brand names that preceded them. And by law, they have to have identical warnings and labels.

16 Mar 2013

Geographical distribution of doctors an important factor in equitable distribution of health services

Younger doctors are more likely than older generations to train and work in the same region as their home before entering medical school. New research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine investigating the geographical mobility of UK-trained doctors, reveals that 36% attended a medical school in their home region.

16 Mar 2013

Research News and Research

NHS intravenous (IV) fluids: an interview with Dr Ian Roberts, LSHTM

Harvard’s Wyss Institute to harness Sony DADC's expertise to advance Organs-on-Chips technologies

Study on neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy presented at 28th Annual EAU Congress

Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital present research works at AAN meeting

Cultural factors delay life-saving treatment for women in Saudi Arabia

Neuropsychology professor receives Lifetime Distinguished Career award from INS

Innovative device predicts sugar levels

2 in 5 parents believe HPV vaccine is unnecessary

Congress' looming deadlines: Budget votes and averting government shutdown

Study shows improved detection of dementia paves the way for refined clinical trials testing

Diabetes prevention program led by community health workers is effective in reducing blood glucose

Researchers find white blood cells produce and eliminate RBCs

Higher mortality rates among Americans younger than 50 linked to low life expectancy

UCLA researchers predict hotspots for future outbreaks of influenza virus

Cytomegalovirus employs a novel trick to hide from immune detection

Innovative software generates composite images from multiple ultrasound scans, improves disease diagnosis

Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants may be an effective alternative to treat Hurler's syndrome

Study suggests screening tests to identify children with down syndrome who have OSA

Supreme Court slated to hear legal arguments regarding generic drug liability question

Geographical distribution of doctors an important factor in equitable distribution of health services

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