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Health centers should screen students for depression

One out of every four or five students who visits a university health center for a routine cold or sore throat turns out to be depressed, but most centers miss the opportunity to identify these students because they don't screen for depression, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.

11 Jan 2011

Fertile women gravitate toward males with masculine facial features

When their romantic partners are not quintessentially masculine, women in their fertile phase are more likely to fantasize about masculine-looking men than are women paired with George Clooney types.

11 Jan 2011

DAPT shows positive outcomes following treatment with OrbusNeich's Genous Stent

Data from patients who are considered high-risk due to underlying clinical conditions and who cannot be treated with drug eluting stents and the accompanying requirement of long-term dual antiplatelet therapy showed positive safety and short- and long-term clinical outcomes following treatment with OrbusNeich's Genous Stent, according to a study published online in EuroIntervention.

11 Jan 2011

Inhibiting miR-193a decreases tumor growth in SCC

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common type of skin cancer. In this paper, Leif Ellisen and colleagues at Mass General Hospital investigated the p53-related proteins p63 and p73 in SCC cells, and discovered a feedback loop between p63, microRNAs (miRs), and p73. In a model of SCC, they found that inhibiting one of these miRs decreased tumor growth and made the cells more sensitive to chemotherapy, highlighting a new potential therapeutic target.

11 Jan 2011

Teenagers who consume excess sugar may face risk of developing heart disease

Teenagers who consume a lot of added sugars in soft drinks and foods may have poor cholesterol profiles — which may possibly lead to heart disease in adulthood, according to first-of-its-kind research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

11 Jan 2011

Breathing tobacco smoke increases blood pressure of pre-school children

If you smoke around your children, they could have high blood pressure or be headed in an unhealthy direction before learning their ABC's, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

11 Jan 2011

Novel scoring system identifies PTEN genetic mutation

Researchers have discovered a method for more precise identification of individuals who should undergo testing for genetic mutations of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN, which associates with a variety of conditions including several types of cancers. The research has created a diagnostic scoring system that improves on established criteria.

11 Jan 2011

QIAGEN to acquire minority stake in Alacris Theranostics

QIAGEN has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a strategic stake in Alacris Theranostics GmbH, a German start-up company using novel technologies to develop individualized cancer treatment strategies based upon a patient's genomic profile, and for the acquisition of an exclusive option to access all biomarkers emerging from this discovery program.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 11 Jan 2011

Researchers report gene therapy strategy that improves Beta Thalassemia in mice model

Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital report a gene therapy strategy that improves the condition of a mouse model of an inherited blood disorder, Beta Thalassemia.

11 Jan 2011

Pro-Pharmaceuticals to begin DAVANAT Phase III development program following FDA approval

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, the leading developer of therapeutics that target Galectin receptors to treat cancer and fibrosis, today announced that on December 17, 2010, Company representatives met with officials from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to present its Phase III clinical development program for DAVANAT.

11 Jan 2011

New study finds nitric oxide gas has no therapeutic value in most premature babies

A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study challenges the widespread practice of treating premature babies with nitric oxide gas to prevent lung problems, neurological damage and death.

11 Jan 2011

Silicon microdevices may provide new way to screen metastatic breast cancer cells

Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells' ability to metastasize.

11 Jan 2011

LSTM leads six year, £6 million international research consortium on rebuilding of health systems

LSTM is leading a six year, £6 million international research consortium to strengthen knowledge of how health systems which have been damaged in conflict situations are most effectively rebuilt.

11 Jan 2011

Aid groups, U.N., U.S. discuss response to Haiti's earthquake as year anniversary approaches

On Friday, the Office of the U.N. Special Envoy to Haiti said that 63.6 percent of the aid international donors "pledged to Haiti in 2010 after a devastating earthquake nearly one year ago" has been disbursed, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports (1/7).

11 Jan 2011

MSU researcher believes pregnancy unmasks predispositions to cardiovascular disease

As the rate of preterm delivery rises - accounting for 12.5 percent of all U.S. births - a Michigan State University epidemiologist is using a $3.7 million federal grant to uncover why some mothers who deliver babies early are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

11 Jan 2011

Greenway selects DiagnosisONE to provide clinical decision support for EHR deployments

DiagnosisONE, the clinical decision support and analytics company, today announced that Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative electronic health record, ambulatory healthcare and clinical research business solutions, has selected DiagnosisONE to provide clinical decision support (CDS) for its electronic health record (EHR) deployments.

11 Jan 2011

American Heart Association: CPR training is essential for all secondary school students

All secondary school students should be required to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and receive an overview of automated external defibrillators, according to an American Heart Association science advisory.

11 Jan 2011

American Medical Systems fourth quarter sales increase 0.7% to $147.0 million

In anticipation of presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 11, 2011, American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. reported today preliminary sales of $147.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 0.7 percent increase over sales of $146.0 million in the comparable quarter of 2009.

11 Jan 2011

Amount of alcohol and pattern of consumption affect risk of cognitive impairment

Previous research regarding the association between alcohol consumption and dementia or cognitive impairment in later life suggests that mild to moderate alcohol consumption might be protective of dementia. However, most of the research has been conducted on subjects already rather elderly at the start of the follow-up. A new study published in the December issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease addresses this problem with a follow-up of more than two decades.

11 Jan 2011

Nationwide Children's Hospital receives $11.5 million NCI grant for Biospecimen banking

Nationwide Children's Hospital was awarded $11.5 million from the National Cancer Institute late last year to continue its role as one of two Biospecimen Core Resources for The Cancer Genome Atlas.

11 Jan 2011

Research News and Research

Health centers should screen students for depression

Fertile women gravitate toward males with masculine facial features

DAPT shows positive outcomes following treatment with OrbusNeich's Genous Stent

Inhibiting miR-193a decreases tumor growth in SCC

Teenagers who consume excess sugar may face risk of developing heart disease

Breathing tobacco smoke increases blood pressure of pre-school children

Novel scoring system identifies PTEN genetic mutation

QIAGEN to acquire minority stake in Alacris Theranostics

Researchers report gene therapy strategy that improves Beta Thalassemia in mice model

Pro-Pharmaceuticals to begin DAVANAT Phase III development program following FDA approval

New study finds nitric oxide gas has no therapeutic value in most premature babies

Silicon microdevices may provide new way to screen metastatic breast cancer cells

LSTM leads six year, £6 million international research consortium on rebuilding of health systems

Aid groups, U.N., U.S. discuss response to Haiti's earthquake as year anniversary approaches

MSU researcher believes pregnancy unmasks predispositions to cardiovascular disease

Greenway selects DiagnosisONE to provide clinical decision support for EHR deployments

American Heart Association: CPR training is essential for all secondary school students

American Medical Systems fourth quarter sales increase 0.7% to $147.0 million

Amount of alcohol and pattern of consumption affect risk of cognitive impairment

Nationwide Children's Hospital receives $11.5 million NCI grant for Biospecimen banking

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