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Research sheds new light on problem of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

A research team, led by La Jolla Institute scientist Joel Linden, Ph.D., has shed new light on the problem of insulin resistance, and identified the key participants in a molecular pathway that holds therapeutic promise for reducing the severity of type 2 diabetes.

25 Feb 2011

Researchers capture complexities of breast cancer tumours to improve treatment, diagnostics

Breast cancer can develop very differently in different women. Researchers in Norway are improving breast cancer diagnostics and treatment by identifying the various tumour types. The objective is to find out as much as possible about the various tumour types so that each patient can receive precisely the right treatment at the right time.

25 Feb 2011

More than one way to silence gene activity

There's more than one way to silence gene activity, according to a Michigan State University researcher.

25 Feb 2011

$IOF new report reveals poor status of post-fracture care and osteoporosis management in 21 countries$

IOF new report reveals poor status of post-fracture care and osteoporosis management in 21 countries

A newly published audit report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation consolidates information on the status and burden of osteoporosis in 21 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including the Russian Federation.

25 Feb 2011

Huckabee takes issue with Massachusetts' health overhaul

While promoting his new book, the former Arkansas governor drew parallels between the Massachusetts' plan and the federal health law, and said Mitt Romney, who was governor when the plan was enacted, should "apologize" for it now.

25 Feb 2011

Lawmakers deadlocked over spending bill

With a government shutdown looming, lawmakers are still at odds regarding a plan to provide current-year funding for the federal government. The House-passed measure includes deep cuts to a multitude of programs and blocks funding for the health law.

25 Feb 2011

fMRI reveals complexity of consciousness

Using a sophisticated imaging test to probe for higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients provides a window into consciousness -- but the view it presents is one that is blurred in fascinating ways, say researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in the Feb. 25 online edition of the journal Brain.

25 Feb 2011

Patients presented to ED with adverse drug events are more costly to health care system

Patients who suffer an adverse medical event arising from the use or misuse of medications are more costly to the health care system than other emergency department patients, say physicians and research scientists at Vancouver General Hospital and UBC.

25 Feb 2011

Simpler method of making water-soluble short protein chains with spiral structures

Researchers have developed a simple method of making short protein chains with spiral structures that can also dissolve in water, two desirable traits not often found together. Such structures could have applications as building blocks for self-assembling nanostructures and as agents for drug and gene delivery.

25 Feb 2011

PACAP hormone levels linked to post-traumatic stress disorder

High blood levels of a hormone produced in response to stress are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder in women but not men, a study from researchers at Emory University and the University of Vermont has found.

25 Feb 2011

The Lancet journal publishes XGEVA Phase 3 study results against prostate cancer, bone metastases

Amgen today announced the publication of results from a Phase 3 head-to-head trial that compared XGEVA to Zometa in preventing bone complications called skeletal-related events in 1,901 men with prostate cancer and bone metastases.

25 Feb 2011

Scientists find p27Kip1 protein expression in adult and aged human inner ear

In collaboration with scientists and clinicians from the University of California Los Angeles, scientists from Sound Pharmaceuticals have found p27Kip1 to be expressed in the adult and aged human inner ear including the auditory and vestibular sensory organs.

25 Feb 2011

Maternal fructose intake during pregnancy leads to sex-specific changes in fetal, neonatal endocrinology

A recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports for the first time that maternal fructose intake during pregnancy results in sex-specific changes in fetal and neonatal endocrinology.

25 Feb 2011

Golden Meditech to acquire remaining shares in Chinese herbal medicine business for HK$90 million

Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, China's leading integrated healthcare enterprise, is pleased to announce that the Group will acquire the remaining interests in the Group's Chinese herbal medicine business for a total consideration of HK$90 million in shares.

25 Feb 2011

Judge meant to halt health law implementation, states say

Taking a position that the Obama administration's request for "clarification" from U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson regarding his recent ruling on the 26-state challenge to the health law's individual mandate is "wishful thinking," the involved states maintain that the judge's meaning was clear: he meant to stop work on the law's rollout.

25 Feb 2011

Advocates say ending violence against women must be top priority for U.N. women

Nearly three quarters of women's rights advocates say ending violence against women must be a top priority for U.N. Women, according to a report released Wednesday at the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, Inter Press Service reports.

25 Feb 2011

Western Digital establishes new HDD research and development center in Singapore

Western Digital announced today that it has established a research and development center in Singapore, where the company will leverage the local talent pool and expertise of research organizations, such as Singapore's A*STAR Data Storage Institute, and universities in the development of advanced hard drive technologies.

25 Feb 2011

Enobia completes patient enrollment in ENB-0040 Phase II study for HPP

Enobia Pharma Inc., today announced that it has successfully completed enrollment in its Phase II study of ENB-0040, a bone targeted enzyme replacement therapy being investigated in adolescents and adults with hypophosphatasia, a serious, rare metabolic bone disorder.

25 Feb 2011

Poll finds continuing confusion about health overhaul's status

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, many Americans either believe the health law has been repealed or aren't sure.

25 Feb 2011

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

Spanish researchers have identified a gene whose expression level strongly predicts how well certain lung cancer patients will respond to treatment with the drug erlotinib.

25 Feb 2011

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Research sheds new light on problem of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Researchers capture complexities of breast cancer tumours to improve treatment, diagnostics

More than one way to silence gene activity

IOF new report reveals poor status of post-fracture care and osteoporosis management in 21 countries

Huckabee takes issue with Massachusetts' health overhaul

Lawmakers deadlocked over spending bill

fMRI reveals complexity of consciousness

Patients presented to ED with adverse drug events are more costly to health care system

Simpler method of making water-soluble short protein chains with spiral structures

PACAP hormone levels linked to post-traumatic stress disorder

The Lancet journal publishes XGEVA Phase 3 study results against prostate cancer, bone metastases

Scientists find p27Kip1 protein expression in adult and aged human inner ear

Maternal fructose intake during pregnancy leads to sex-specific changes in fetal, neonatal endocrinology

Golden Meditech to acquire remaining shares in Chinese herbal medicine business for HK$90 million

Judge meant to halt health law implementation, states say

Advocates say ending violence against women must be top priority for U.N. women

Western Digital establishes new HDD research and development center in Singapore

Enobia completes patient enrollment in ENB-0040 Phase II study for HPP

Poll finds continuing confusion about health overhaul's status

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

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