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Skin's outmost layer is the first line of defense against UV radiation

Reinhold Dauskardt, PhD, of Stanford's Department of Materials Science and Engineering has been studying skin for years. But when he sent his students to look for data on the mechanical properties of skin, they came back empty-handed. A lot was known about skin structure and disease, but few papers actually talked about its mechanical function - its ability to stretch and resist tension without tearing.

6 Oct 2012

PEPFAR scientific advisory board meets to discuss implementation science, coordination

The PEPFAR scientific advisory board met this week to discuss implementation science; reaching key populations, such as drug users and men who have sex with men; and coordinating HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care efforts, the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

6 Oct 2012

Researchers from three trials join to collaborate under European Dementia Prevention Initiative

Worldwide, the number of people with Alzheimer's disease will hit 115 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Scientists, health officials, policymakers, and the public are asking if anything can slow down the disease.

6 Oct 2012

NPR examines local production of childhood malnutrition treatment in Haiti

NPR's "The Salt" blog examines how some humanitarian organizations are looking to purchase the ingredients for and manufacture a peanut-based nutritional supplement in the countries where it is used.

6 Oct 2012

Opiate substitution therapies linked to reduced risk of HIV transmission

Methadone reduces the risk of HIV transmission in people who inject drugs (PWID), as reported by an international team of researchers in a paper published today in the online edition of the British Medical Journal. This team included Dr. Julie Bruneau from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) and the Department of Family Medicine at the Universit- de Montr-al.

6 Oct 2012

Medicare, health law emerge as advertising issues in congressional races across the U.S.

While Connecticut GOP candidates appear to be distancing themselves from the Medicare plans being advanced by their presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has expanded its advertising targeting Democrats who voted in favor of the health law.

6 Oct 2012

Europe should reframe its position in global health, increase coherence between policies, practices

This Lancet editorial reflects on a panel discussion held last week at Europe House in London, titled "Beyond the Eurozone Crisis: New Realities for Global Health."

6 Oct 2012

Benzodiazepine exposure for over-65s linked to increased risk of dementia

The results from comparative analysis of this population demonstrate the risk of developing dementia increased by 50% for subjects who consumed benzodiazepines during the follow-up period, compared with those who had never used benzodiazepines.

6 Oct 2012

Debate coverage, cont.: Questions emerge about many health care facts

News outlets offer more analysis of Wednesday night's debate, including examinations of plans and proposals about Medicare and pre-existing conditions.

6 Oct 2012

Researchers discover brain mechanism responsible for sensation of nausea

Nausea is a common and distressing side effect of many drugs and treatments. Unlike vomiting, nausea is not well understood, but new research by University of Guelph scientists may soon change that.

6 Oct 2012

Blog summarizes analyses examining possible effects of sequestration on global health, science research

The Global Health Technologies Coalition's "Breakthroughs" blog examines "the likely devastating impact of sequestration on U.S.-funded global health, research, science, and development programs" and summarizes several recently released reports on potential budget cuts.

6 Oct 2012

MSH president talks about health systems innovation in Devex interviews

Devex features three video segments from an interview with Jonathan Quick, president and CEO of Management Sciences for Health (MSH), in which he discusses health systems innovation and the challenge of addressing non-communicable diseases.

6 Oct 2012

Perplexing evolutionary history of malaria transmitting mosquito species

An African mosquito species with a deadly capacity to transmit malaria has a perplexing evolutionary history, according to discovery by researchers at the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech.

6 Oct 2012

Kaiser Permanente CEO plans to retire in 2013

After 10 years as the insurer's chairman and chief executive officer, George Halvorson announced his plans to retire in December 2013.

6 Oct 2012

Medicaid news: Transition in Texas to new managed care plan hurts caregivers; S.C. moves to enroll 65,000 children

Meanwhile, California develops plans to move 875,000 kids from its Healthy Families program to the state's Medicaid rolls.

6 Oct 2012

Nanoprobe inventor awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world's smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living cells was awarded yesterday, Oct. 4, 2012, the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal. This prize is the most prestigious research award at NJIT. It is the fifth time the award has been made.

6 Oct 2012

Lancet examines Obama administration's Global Health Initiative

The Lancet examines the history of the Obama administration's attempt to "reform the way the country delivers development assistance for health abroad" by establishing the Global Health Initiative.

6 Oct 2012

Many breast cancer survivors insufficiently active after leaving supervised programs

More than 40 percent of older breast cancer survivors are insufficiently active after leaving a supervised program. But new research shows that those women who developed behavioral skills such as self-confidence and motivation during their program were far more likely to continue exercising on their own.

6 Oct 2012

'Political will' needed to implement solutions for long-term food security challenges

"This month, President Obama's Feed the Future initiative received a $1 billion pledge from U.S. organizations to address the root causes of hunger and poverty," Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) writes in the Huffington Post's "Politics" blog, noting, "This pledge came on the heels of a $4 billion pledge by more than 60 companies from Africa and other continents."

6 Oct 2012

Combination pill to treat malaria pre-approved by WHO

"A malaria drug made by India's Cipla has been pre-qualified by the World Health Organization (WHO), an important step towards its roll-out across Asia, where millions of people are infected with the mosquito-borne disease every year," Reuters reports.

6 Oct 2012

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Skin's outmost layer is the first line of defense against UV radiation

PEPFAR scientific advisory board meets to discuss implementation science, coordination

Researchers from three trials join to collaborate under European Dementia Prevention Initiative

NPR examines local production of childhood malnutrition treatment in Haiti

Opiate substitution therapies linked to reduced risk of HIV transmission

Medicare, health law emerge as advertising issues in congressional races across the U.S.

Europe should reframe its position in global health, increase coherence between policies, practices

Benzodiazepine exposure for over-65s linked to increased risk of dementia

Debate coverage, cont.: Questions emerge about many health care facts

Researchers discover brain mechanism responsible for sensation of nausea

Blog summarizes analyses examining possible effects of sequestration on global health, science research

MSH president talks about health systems innovation in Devex interviews

Perplexing evolutionary history of malaria transmitting mosquito species

Kaiser Permanente CEO plans to retire in 2013

Medicaid news: Transition in Texas to new managed care plan hurts caregivers; S.C. moves to enroll 65,000 children

Nanoprobe inventor awarded NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

Lancet examines Obama administration's Global Health Initiative

Many breast cancer survivors insufficiently active after leaving supervised programs

'Political will' needed to implement solutions for long-term food security challenges

Combination pill to treat malaria pre-approved by WHO

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