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CD22 protein could prove to be important new target for anti-cancer therapy

A team of UC Davis investigators has discovered a protein on the surface of lung cancer cells that could prove to be an important new target for anti-cancer therapy. A series of experiments in mice with lung cancer showed that specific targeting of the protein with monoclonal antibodies reduced the size of tumors, lowered the occurrence of metastases and substantially lengthened survival time.

2 Nov 2012

Employers, unions ask insurers and providers for greater health care price transparency

Big employers and unions are asking insurers and health care providers for greater price transparency when it comes to how much each pays for health care.

2 Nov 2012

Opinion pieces published ahead of high-level meeting on post-2015 development agenda

The following opinion pieces were published ahead of a high-level U.N. panel meeting taking place in London this week, where global leaders and policymakers will gather to discuss a post-2015 development agenda to address global poverty.

2 Nov 2012

New video-protocol details steps to generate human iPSCs from peripheral blood cells

Stem cells are a valuable resource for medical and biological research, but are difficult to study due to ethical and societal barriers. However, genetically manipulated cells from adults may provide a path to study stem cells that avoid any ethical concerns. A new video-protocol in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), details steps to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from cells in the peripheral blood.

2 Nov 2012

Afghanistan, U.N. agencies working to improve routine immunization as winter approaches

"Afghanistan is taking steps to improve its routine immunization coverage, after a drop in coverage led to a sharp increase in measles outbreaks last year, killing more than 300 children," IRIN reports.

2 Nov 2012

XJB-5-131 compound suppresses symptoms of Huntington's in mice

There's new hope in the fight against Huntington's disease. A group of researchers that includes scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have designed a compound that suppresses symptoms of the devastating disease in mice.

2 Nov 2012

Scaling Up Nutrition Movement gaining momentum, but some countries still reluctant to join, IRIN reports

"Two years after the launch of a global effort to mobilize countries in the use of scientific approaches to improve nutrition, the movement seems to be gaining momentum," IRIN reports, noting, "More than 30 countries have signed up with the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, better known by its acronym SUN."

2 Nov 2012

PET scans allow scientists to study link between caffeine and neurodegenerative disorders

Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) has enabled scientists for the first time to visualize binding sites of caffeine in the living human brain to explore possible positive and negative effects of caffeine consumption.

2 Nov 2012

Concordia researchers propose new building guidelines to clean up city air

As urban populations expand, downtown buildings are going nowhere but up. The huge energy needs of these skyscrapers mean that these towers are not only office buildings, they're polluters with smokestacks billowing out toxins from the rooftop. Our cities are dirtier than we think. New research from Concordia University just might clean them up.

2 Nov 2012

Lecture to examine how eating habits are influenced by physiology and psychology

The coming crisis for society caused by millions of people who are seriously overweight will be discussed at a University of Greenwich public lecture on 28 November.

2 Nov 2012

Australia's Generation X on the path to become more obese than baby boomers

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Australia's Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby boomer predecessors.

2 Nov 2012

Fluidigm unveils four innovative devices to meet challenges associated with production genomics

Fluidigm Corporation today introduced four new integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) designed to meet the challenges associated with production genomics.

2 Nov 2012

MH6 vaccine shows promise in treating meth addiction

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have performed successful tests of an experimental methamphetamine vaccine on rats. Vaccinated animals that received the drug were largely protected from typical signs of meth intoxication.

2 Nov 2012

Antipsychotic drugs associated with increased mortality among people with schizophrenia

Results of a Johns Hopkins study suggest that individuals with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to live longer if they take their antipsychotic drugs on schedule, avoid extremely high doses and also regularly see a mental health professional.

2 Nov 2012

Global wealth inequality threatens progress made in reducing child mortality, Save the Children report says

While progress has been made worldwide in reducing child mortality, the effects have been unequal across income groups, and wealth inequalities are at the highest level in 20 years and increasing, according to a report from Save the Children U.K., BBC News reports.

2 Nov 2012

NIH grant increases support of SDSU program that prepares students for doctoral and science careers

Funded by a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development supports 30 students studying in the fields of biomedical and behavioral sciences.

2 Nov 2012

Study describes role of TFIIB protein in helping cells repair DNA damage

In a new study, University at Buffalo scientists describe the role that a protein called TFIIB plays in helping cells repair DNA damage, a critical function for preventing the growth of tumors.

2 Nov 2012

Longer looks: Searching for a dementia gene; The trouble with medical device patents; Blue dog Matheson's re-election quest

When it comes to preparing for a natural disaster like superstorm Sandy, hospitals drill for such evacuations and activate emergency command centers to manage any increase in patients. Still, events like superstorm Sandy are hard to prepare for. "It's been an unprecedented situation that has required an unprecedented response from the whole tri-state health care system," says Jim Mandler, assistant vice president for public affairs for Continnum Health Partners hospitals.

2 Nov 2012

New data: 4 in 5 children received recommended doses of DTP vaccine during infancy in 2011

Four in five children (83%) worldwide received the recommended three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine during infancy in 2011, according to new data released in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER).

2 Nov 2012

Study identifies monoacylglycerol lipase as new therapeutic target to treat Alzheimer's

Research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified an enzyme called Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) as a new therapeutic target to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.

2 Nov 2012

Research News and Research

CD22 protein could prove to be important new target for anti-cancer therapy

Employers, unions ask insurers and providers for greater health care price transparency

Opinion pieces published ahead of high-level meeting on post-2015 development agenda

New video-protocol details steps to generate human iPSCs from peripheral blood cells

Afghanistan, U.N. agencies working to improve routine immunization as winter approaches

XJB-5-131 compound suppresses symptoms of Huntington's in mice

Scaling Up Nutrition Movement gaining momentum, but some countries still reluctant to join, IRIN reports

PET scans allow scientists to study link between caffeine and neurodegenerative disorders

Concordia researchers propose new building guidelines to clean up city air

Lecture to examine how eating habits are influenced by physiology and psychology

Australia's Generation X on the path to become more obese than baby boomers

Fluidigm unveils four innovative devices to meet challenges associated with production genomics

MH6 vaccine shows promise in treating meth addiction

Antipsychotic drugs associated with increased mortality among people with schizophrenia

Global wealth inequality threatens progress made in reducing child mortality, Save the Children report says

NIH grant increases support of SDSU program that prepares students for doctoral and science careers

Study describes role of TFIIB protein in helping cells repair DNA damage

Longer looks: Searching for a dementia gene; The trouble with medical device patents; Blue dog Matheson's re-election quest

New data: 4 in 5 children received recommended doses of DTP vaccine during infancy in 2011

Study identifies monoacylglycerol lipase as new therapeutic target to treat Alzheimer's

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