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Opportunities to enhance research into pregnancy complications to prevent preterm and stillbirth

New surveys of researchers and funders reveal a lack of consensus regarding researching and developing interventions to prevent prematurity and stillbirth, according to an article published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ahead of World Prematurity Day on November 17.

8 Nov 2012

President Barack Obama re-elected for second term

"Barack Obama was elected to a second presidential term Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney," the Washington Post reports (Farenthold, 11/6). Reuters writes, "President Barack Obama returns from the campaign trail on Wednesday with little time to savor victory, facing urgent economic and fiscal challenges and a still-divided Congress capable of blocking his every move" (Holland/Spetalnick, 11/7).

8 Nov 2012

GOP retains House despite Democrats' Medicare attacks

As a result, House Republicans could continue to clash with President Obama and the Senate's Democratic majority.

8 Nov 2012

Sensory substitution devices provide visual information to the blind via existing senses

Common wisdom has it that if the visual cortex in the brain is deprived of visual information in early infanthood, it may never develop properly its functional specialization, making sight restoration later in life almost impossible.

8 Nov 2012

Blog examines PEPFAR-funded program to improve access to HIV/AIDS treatment in Ethiopia

Writing in USAID's "IMPACTblog," Dereje Bisrat, monitoring and evaluation adviser for the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS), discusses the PEPFAR-funded program, which is administered by USAID and "works with Ethiopia's Pharmaceutical Fund and Supply Agency (PFSA), nine regional health bureaus, and more than 1,717 health facilities to improve access to HIV/AIDS treatment" in the country.

8 Nov 2012

WFP to deliver emergency aid to Cuba in response to Hurricane Sandy

"The U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) is to deliver emergency aid to the south-east of Cuba, where Hurricane Sandy wrought widespread damage," BBC News reports. "The WFP is also appealing for $20 million (£12.5) to help some 425,000 Haitians affected by the storm," the news service writes, noting, "The WFP is planning to work with the Cuban government to distribute emergency one-month aid in Santiago de Cuba, which is home to 500,000 residents."

8 Nov 2012

African leaders must do more to ensure continent meets farming potential

"Images of starving children, epitomized in news coverage from Ethiopia in the 1980s, have given Africa a reputation for famine that does an injustice to the continent's potential," Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria and a member of the Africa Progress Panel, writes in a CNN opinion piece.

8 Nov 2012

Nanofiber technique to build new nerves from stem cells

Every week in his clinic at the University of Michigan, neurologist Joseph Corey, M.D., Ph.D., treats patients whose nerves are dying or shrinking due to disease or injury.

8 Nov 2012

University of Tübingen heads Neuromics consortium

Work has begun on Neuromics, a major project headed by Tübingen's Professor Olaf Riess; the project beat out ten other first-class applications to attain €12m euros in EU funding over five years.

8 Nov 2012

Big picture: Obama claims victory - but what comes next?

Even before President Barack Obama's second term officially begins it is clear that he will be facing signficicant challenges and a very divided Congress. The challenges ahead include the fiscal cliff and efforts to trim back the nation's entitlement programs.

8 Nov 2012

Radiopharmaceutical Tektrotyd continues to receive interest and recognition

Physicians - attendees of the 25th Annual EANM (European Association of Nuclear Medicine) Congress (October 27-31, Milan) - expressed their continuing interest in and recognition for Tektrotyd, a radiopharmaceutical responsible for significant progress in diagnostics/therapy of neuroendocrine tumours.

8 Nov 2012

With votes counted, the 'fiscal cliff' looms large

News outlets report that with the election in the rear-view mirror, President Barack Obama and congressional lawmakers must pivot to high-stakes negotiations over expiring income tax rates, massive scheduled cuts to Pentagon spending and entitlement reform. Also on the to-do list: the Medicare doc-fix.

8 Nov 2012

Several key governors races too close to call, outcome crucial to health law implementation

A Republican wins the gubernatorial election in N.C. while N.H. picks a woman to lead the state. Meanwhile, KHN examines how the state-level results will affect the implementation of the health law.

8 Nov 2012

AHA honors Children's National pediatrician with Meritorious Achievement Award

Children's National Medical Center is pleased to announce that David L. Wessel, MD, has received the prestigious Meritorious Achievement Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Cardiovascular Disease of the Young. The award is a national career achievement award recognizing an individual who has made a significant impact in the field of pediatric cardiovascular disease.

8 Nov 2012

U-M to improve disease diagnosis through metabolic profiling

The University of Michigan Health System has earned a $9.1 million core grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve disease diagnosis through metabolic profiling.

8 Nov 2012

Dems retain control of the Senate; Rape, abortion comments dash GOP chances in Indiana, Missouri

Victories in high-profile races -- including those in Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and New Mexico -- helped Democrats keep control of the upper chamber. At the same time, the GOP maintained its majority in the House.

8 Nov 2012

Two new EU Member States now represented within TRANSVAC services platform

In addition to the initial panel of nine services, the TRANSVAC transnational access platform has integrated in July 2012 five additional groups which provide their services to users on a free and paid basis. Two new European Union (EU) Member States are now represented within the platform of services: France and Portugal.

8 Nov 2012

Studies provide first clues of balanced de novo chromosomal rearrangements

Whole genome sequencing of the DNA code of three prenatal samples provided a detailed map of the locations of their chromosomal abnormalities in 14 days, scientists reported today at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2012 meeting in San Francisco.

8 Nov 2012

Carbohydrate-rich food intake may cause recurrence of colon cancer

Colon cancer survivors whose diet is heavy in complex sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods are far more likely to have a recurrence of the disease than are patients who eat a better balance of foods, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers indicates.

8 Nov 2012

Growing number of dengue cases in India increases risk of disease spreading worldwide, experts warn

"An epidemic of dengue fever in India is fostering a growing sense of alarm even as government officials here have publicly refused to acknowledge the scope of a problem that experts say is threatening hundreds of millions of people, not just in India but around the world," the New York Times reports.

8 Nov 2012

Research News and Research

Opportunities to enhance research into pregnancy complications to prevent preterm and stillbirth

President Barack Obama re-elected for second term

GOP retains House despite Democrats' Medicare attacks

Sensory substitution devices provide visual information to the blind via existing senses

Blog examines PEPFAR-funded program to improve access to HIV/AIDS treatment in Ethiopia

WFP to deliver emergency aid to Cuba in response to Hurricane Sandy

African leaders must do more to ensure continent meets farming potential

Nanofiber technique to build new nerves from stem cells

University of Tübingen heads Neuromics consortium

Big picture: Obama claims victory - but what comes next?

Radiopharmaceutical Tektrotyd continues to receive interest and recognition

With votes counted, the 'fiscal cliff' looms large

Several key governors races too close to call, outcome crucial to health law implementation

AHA honors Children's National pediatrician with Meritorious Achievement Award

U-M to improve disease diagnosis through metabolic profiling

Dems retain control of the Senate; Rape, abortion comments dash GOP chances in Indiana, Missouri

Two new EU Member States now represented within TRANSVAC services platform

Studies provide first clues of balanced de novo chromosomal rearrangements

Carbohydrate-rich food intake may cause recurrence of colon cancer

Growing number of dengue cases in India increases risk of disease spreading worldwide, experts warn

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