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Being overweight from young age can lead to heavier hearts later in life

Being overweight, especially from a young age, appears to lead to a bigger heart later in life, a condition that has been linked to serious heart problems and even death, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

8 Mar 2013

'Strong' FY14 budget request for Global Fund can ensure investment returns

Amanda Glassman and Jenny Ottenhoff of the Center for Global Development (CGD) write in the CGD's "Global Health Policy" blog about "the tough trade-offs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must be considering as they finalize the president's FY14 budget request to Congress, expected to be released in mid-March."

8 Mar 2013

Upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted heart attack timing

The upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted the usual timing of heart attacks, shifting peak frequency from weekday mornings to weekend nights, in a change in pattern that persisted a full five years after the storm, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

8 Mar 2013

Ark. lawmakers override veto, ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy

The state House on Wednesday followed the Senate in overriding Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of the measure. Opponents say the law "would blatantly violate" the Constitution and plan to challenge it in court.

8 Mar 2013

Officials, state workers criticize different health coverage rate hikes in California

The increases are largely set to hit small businesses, individual plans and long-term care coverage.

8 Mar 2013

Recession not to blame for cost increases at not-for-profit hospitals, study says

Most not-for-profit hospitals did not offset investment losses from the Great Recession by raising prices, according to a new study.

8 Mar 2013

Study to produce hearing aids that can better distinguish speech and background noise

New research is aiming to produce hearing aids which can distinguish better between speech and background noise and benefit the lives of the six million people in the UK with hearing impairments.

8 Mar 2013

House Republicans, Senate Democrats to release competing budget plans next week

As President Barack Obama courts Republican lawmakers who might be interested in a "grand bargain," the chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees are expected to release competing budget proposals. Some hope a conference committee might be able to work out the differences on taxes and spending, including changes to Medicare.

8 Mar 2013

Study shows reduction of brain capillaries in mice immunized with amyloid beta

University of British Columbia researchers have successfully normalized the production of blood vessels in the brain of mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by immunizing them with amyloid beta, a protein widely associated with the disease.

8 Mar 2013

Cancer scientists publish commentary describing path forward for research, prevention

Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday published a commentary "authored by Harold Varmus, Nobel prize-winning director of the National Cancer Institute in the U.S., and by Harpal Kumar, CEO of Cancer Research U.K., on behalf of leading cancer research institutions from Australia to Argentina and Taiwan to Turkey," in which they describe a plan for addressing cancer in developed and developing countries, Guardian health editor Sarah Boseley reports in her "Global Health Blog."

8 Mar 2013

UCR professor to better organize enzymes on electrodes to create nanoscale devices

An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering has recently received a $360,000 grant to better organize enzymes on electrodes to create nanoscale devices that more efficiently convert the chemical energy of sugars and complex carbohydrates in to electricity.

8 Mar 2013

'Science Speaks' blog reports from 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog on Wednesday published a series of posts on the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from Sunday to Wednesday.

8 Mar 2013

SCCA, ProCure announce opening of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc. (ProCure) announced the opening of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy, A ProCure Center today in Seattle, Washington.

8 Mar 2013

Novel drug seems to increase effectiveness of usual chemotherapy against IBC

Researchers in the University of Delaware's Department of Biological Sciences are investigating a new drug that has shown positive results in early tests of its ability to fight a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.

8 Mar 2013

Study helps explain why viruses often spread through the brain in patchwork patterns

Viruses often spread through the brain in patchwork patterns, infecting some cells but missing others. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helps explain why. The scientists showed that natural immune defenses that resist viral infection are turned on in some brain cells but switched off in others.

8 Mar 2013

African-American women with breast cancer more likely to develop heart failure

African-American women who survive breast cancer are more likely to develop heart failure than other women who have beaten the disease, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

8 Mar 2013

Minor weight loss may increase risk of cardiac events among patients implanted with CRT-D

Even minor weight loss is associated with worse health outcomes among patients implanted with a certain type of defibrillator known as cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D), according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

8 Mar 2013

Melittin-loaded nanoparticles can destroy human immunodeficiency virus

Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown.

8 Mar 2013

UNMC provides important genetic tool for scientists to better utilize library of mutant staph bacteria

Through the creation of a library of more than 2,000 mutant strains of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has provided an important tool for scientists around the world seeking answers for how to better deal with staph infections.

8 Mar 2013

Nearly 90% of young children continue to struggle with ADHD symptoms despite treatment

A study published in the March 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that 9 out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious to severe symptoms and impairment long after their original diagnoses, and in many cases, despite treatment.

8 Mar 2013

Research News and Research

Being overweight from young age can lead to heavier hearts later in life

'Strong' FY14 budget request for Global Fund can ensure investment returns

Upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted heart attack timing

Ark. lawmakers override veto, ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy

Officials, state workers criticize different health coverage rate hikes in California

Recession not to blame for cost increases at not-for-profit hospitals, study says

Study to produce hearing aids that can better distinguish speech and background noise

House Republicans, Senate Democrats to release competing budget plans next week

Study shows reduction of brain capillaries in mice immunized with amyloid beta

Cancer scientists publish commentary describing path forward for research, prevention

UCR professor to better organize enzymes on electrodes to create nanoscale devices

'Science Speaks' blog reports from 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

SCCA, ProCure announce opening of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy

Novel drug seems to increase effectiveness of usual chemotherapy against IBC

Study helps explain why viruses often spread through the brain in patchwork patterns

African-American women with breast cancer more likely to develop heart failure

Minor weight loss may increase risk of cardiac events among patients implanted with CRT-D

Melittin-loaded nanoparticles can destroy human immunodeficiency virus

UNMC provides important genetic tool for scientists to better utilize library of mutant staph bacteria

Nearly 90% of young children continue to struggle with ADHD symptoms despite treatment

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