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Researchers design bioactive nanomaterial that promotes cartilage growth

Northwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates the bone marrow stem cells and produces natural cartilage.

1 Feb 2010

Epigenetics may help determine CT radiation risk to patients' offsprings

There remains a lack of consensus amongst the medical and scientific communities about any cancer risk from low level radiation, particularly low-dose radiation delivered from computed tomography (CT) scans. However, the study of epigenetics may play a role in determining whether or not future trends of diseases can in fact be linked to utilization of CT, according to an article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

1 Feb 2010

Healthy older adults without sleep disorders may need less sleep

A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that healthy older adults without sleep disorders can expect to have a reduced "sleep need" and to be less sleepy during the day than healthy young adults.

1 Feb 2010

OCHU/CUPE calls for adequate funding of Ontario hospitals in 2010

The Ontario government should create a crown corporation to take over the pulp and paper mills that have closed across northern and northwestern Ontario and put them back to work.

30 Jan 2010

All provincially funded infrastructure projects should use steel made in Ontario, OCHU/CUPE

The Ontario government should require that all provincially funded infrastructure projects use steel made in Ontario, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE requested today in pre-budget hearings of the Ontario legislature.

30 Jan 2010

Healthcare workers urge parliamentary committee to ensure adequate funding for Ontario hospitals

The Ontario government must fund hospitals adequately and take a number of very concrete steps to save precious health care resources, a union representing 30,000 hospital and long-term care employees told a pre-budget provincial parliamentary committee this morning.

30 Jan 2010

Researchers use sophisticated brain-imaging techniques to predict Alzheimer's before symptoms appear

Estimates are that some 10 percent of people over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer's disease, the scourge that robs people of their memories and, ultimately, their lives.

29 Jan 2010

UCLA researchers predict brain's progression to Alzheimer's before symptoms are visible

Estimates are that some 10 percent of people over the age of 65 will develop Alzheimer's disease, the scourge that robs people of their memories and, ultimately, their lives.

29 Jan 2010

When it comes to marital satisfaction, pronouns matter

In contrast, couples who emphasized their "separateness" by using pronouns such as "I," "me" and "you" were found to be less satisfied in their marriages. This was especially true for older couples. Their use of separateness pronouns was most strongly linked to unhappy marriages, according to the study.

29 Jan 2010

Care of aging/elderly relatives and cost of Afghanistan, Iraq wars: New Yorkers equally concerned

A new survey by Partners in Care, conducted by Gotham Research Group indicates that New Yorkers are equally worried about managing the care of an aging or elderly relative as they are over the cost of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The poll also indicates that they find it more of a concern than the direction the economy will take over the next few years.

28 Jan 2010

Humans' evolutionary advantage also makes them susceptible to cancer, dementia and heart disease

The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans also make us uniquely susceptible to diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease and dementia, reveals a study to be published in a special PNAS collection on "Evolution in Health and Medicine" on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

28 Jan 2010

GUMC invites Washington-area residents for Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is inviting Washington-area residents to find out what it takes to become a doctor—minus the long hours and late nights. Georgetown's eight-week Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program, open to the public and members of the media, begins Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

28 Jan 2010

NINR provides $1.27M in grant to improve end-of-life care in prison

Improved delivery of end-of-life care in prison is the focus of a $1.27-million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research that has Penn State researchers working with employees from six Pennsylvania prisons and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

28 Jan 2010

New study questions current BMI guidelines for older adults

Adults aged over 70 years who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over a ten year period than adults who are in the 'normal' weight range, according to a new study published today in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society.

28 Jan 2010

PRHC: Central East LHIN has downplayed the potential impact of hospital peer review process

The Central East LHIN has deliberately downplayed the potential impact of the hospital peer review process in Peterborough, says the union representing 540 employees at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

28 Jan 2010

New insight into reprogramming of cells

A discovery by Babraham scientists brings new insight into how cells are reprogrammed and a greater understanding of how the environment, or factors like nutritional signals, can interact with our genes to affect health. As an embryo develops, cells acquire a particular fate, for example becoming a nerve or skin cell. The findings, reported online in the journal Nature, pinpoint a protein called AID as being important for complete cellular reprogramming in mammals.

28 Jan 2010

Transdermal estrogen therapies: Effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones

Clinical and experimental evidence suggests that non-patch, transdermal estrogen therapies, such as Divigel® (estradiol gel 0.1%), prescribed for the management of moderate-to-severe hot flashes, including night sweats, associated with menopause are effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones.

28 Jan 2010

New research findings may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms

New research findings from a team at the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) - a potentially fatal disease that currently has no pharmacological treatments.

28 Jan 2010

International congress reflects emerging importance of abdominal obesity

Clinical and basic science researchers from around the world will convene in Hong Kong from January 28 to 30 for the First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity: "Bridging the Gap between Cardiology and Diabetology."

28 Jan 2010

Blood system offers a potential therapeutic avenue for age-related stem cell dysfunction

As you age, your blood ages. Deep in your bone marrow, blood stem cells keep churning out your blood cells, but the mix of blood cell types goes awry, making you more prone to disease.

27 Jan 2010

Aging News and Research

Researchers design bioactive nanomaterial that promotes cartilage growth

Epigenetics may help determine CT radiation risk to patients' offsprings

Healthy older adults without sleep disorders may need less sleep

OCHU/CUPE calls for adequate funding of Ontario hospitals in 2010

All provincially funded infrastructure projects should use steel made in Ontario, OCHU/CUPE

Healthcare workers urge parliamentary committee to ensure adequate funding for Ontario hospitals

Researchers use sophisticated brain-imaging techniques to predict Alzheimer's before symptoms appear

UCLA researchers predict brain's progression to Alzheimer's before symptoms are visible

When it comes to marital satisfaction, pronouns matter

Care of aging/elderly relatives and cost of Afghanistan, Iraq wars: New Yorkers equally concerned

Humans' evolutionary advantage also makes them susceptible to cancer, dementia and heart disease

GUMC invites Washington-area residents for Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program

NINR provides $1.27M in grant to improve end-of-life care in prison

New study questions current BMI guidelines for older adults

PRHC: Central East LHIN has downplayed the potential impact of hospital peer review process

New insight into reprogramming of cells

Transdermal estrogen therapies: Effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones

New research findings may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms

International congress reflects emerging importance of abdominal obesity

Blood system offers a potential therapeutic avenue for age-related stem cell dysfunction

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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