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SGC, Life Technologies to generate first-ever master set of epigenetic recombinant antibodies

Life Technologies Corporation today announced it has signed a collaborative partnership with the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), and several groups of leading expert scientists in antibody technology at the Universities of Chicago and Toronto, to generate a first-ever master set of quality epigenetic recombinant antibodies for use in disease-related research.

20 Jul 2012

ARV drug resistance levels steady in low-, middle-income countries, WHO report says

More widespread use of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to treat HIV infection has led to drug resistance in low- and middle-income countries, but the level "is not steep enough to cause alarm, said a survey released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday," Agence France-Presse reports.

20 Jul 2012

New blood sugar monitor: An interview with Sherita Hill Golden

Type 1 diabetes is a disorder in which the body makes proteins (antibodies) against the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, destroying those cells. As a result, individuals are unable to secrete insulin to normalize blood sugar and hyperglycemia results.

20 Jul 2012

Blog highlights factors potentially affecting U.S. support for global AIDS response in 2013

In this post in the Center for Global Development's (CGD) "Global Health Policy" blog, Jenny Ottenhoff, policy outreach associate at the center, says "four big issues will impact U.S. support for the global response to the AIDS epidemic over the coming year."

20 Jul 2012

Community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments

New research from the University of Alberta's School of Public Health has demonstrated that community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments to patients, where economic and geographical barriers would typically prevent access to care.

20 Jul 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton to address opening plenary session at AIDS 2012 conference

"U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the opening plenary session at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Washington Convention Center, Session Room 1," a U.S. Department of State press notice reports.

20 Jul 2012

Survey finds Medicare beneficiaries happier with coverage than younger people on private plans

The poll results, published in Health Affairs, found that 8 percent of seniors said their coverage was "fair" or "poor" while 20 percent of those with a plan offered through work said that.

20 Jul 2012

Donor nation funding for HIV remains at 2008 levels, Kaiser Family Foundation/UNAIDS analysis says

A funding analysis released on Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and UNAIDS found that "funding to fight HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries has remained flat at $7.6 billion," Politico Pro reports.

20 Jul 2012

Study demonstrates how nerve stimulation paired with specific experiences can reorganize the brain

UT Dallas researchers recently demonstrated how nerve stimulation paired with specific experiences, such as movements or sounds, can reorganize the brain. This technology could lead to new treatments for stroke, tinnitus, autism and other disorders.

20 Jul 2012

Gains in child health, education threatened by increase in malnutrition, Save the Children report says

"More children survived past their fifth birthday and attended school at the end of the 2000s than a decade before, but a rise in acute malnutrition could undermine these unprecedented gains," according to a report released Thursday by Save the Children, AlertNet reports.

20 Jul 2012

Researchers identify six genes with driving mutations in melanoma

It's been a burning question in melanoma research: Tumor cells are full of ultraviolet (UV)-induced genetic damage caused by sunlight exposure, but which mutations drive this cancer? None have been conclusively tied to melanoma. The sheer abundance of these passenger mutations has obscured the search for genetic driver mutations that actually matter in melanoma development and progression.

20 Jul 2012

Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute offers new TAVR procedure for patients with aortic stenosis

People who are high-risk for heart valve surgery could have their damaged aortic valve replaced without traditional surgery with a new FDA-approved procedure performed at Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Hospital of Miami.

20 Jul 2012

Elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported

A sobering new study by researchers from the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology finds that elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported. More than 40 percent of Latino elders told Spanish-speaking interviewers that they had been abused or neglected in the last year - yet only 1.5 percent of victims said they had ever reported the abuse to authorities.

20 Jul 2012

Nottingham scientists win £1.2M grant for research into engineering of nanomaterials

Pioneering scientists at The University of Nottingham have won a £1.2 million grant for research into the engineering of nanomaterials that could transform the global healthcare industry.

20 Jul 2012

Internal clock of human skin responsible for time-based steering of repair and regeneration

A research team at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin together with scientists at a company in Hamburg has now discovered that human skin has an internal clock responsible for the time-based steering of its repair and regeneration, among other things. The team published its first results from their basic research in the current issue of Proceedings of the Academy of Science (PNAS).

20 Jul 2012

CSIS official discusses upcoming AIDS 2012 conference, introduces new AIDS 2012 course on iTunes U

In this post in the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) "Smart Global Health" blog, J. Stephen Morrison, senior vice president of CSIS and director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, reflects on the upcoming International AIDS Conference, which opens in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, writing, "It is a choice opportunity in the midst of our bitter electoral season to tell the good news of the extraordinary achievements, at home and abroad, in both science and delivery of effective treatment, care, and prevention to people living with HIV or at risk of infection."

20 Jul 2012

Link between objectively measured sleep and subsequent institutionalization among older women

Tired? Scientists have discovered another possible benefit of a night of restful and uninterrupted sleep. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health fragmented or interrupted sleep could predict future placement in a nursing home or assisted living facility.

20 Jul 2012

Scientists identify inhibitors of key enzyme involved in survival of malaria parasite

An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified the first reported inhibitors of a key enzyme involved in survival of the parasite responsible for malaria. Their findings, which may provide the basis for anti-malarial drug development, are currently published in the online version of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

20 Jul 2012

Study helps explain why leukemia occurs more frequently as people age

Hundreds of mutations exist in leukemia cells at the time of diagnosis, but nearly all occur randomly as a part of normal aging and are not related to cancer, new research shows.

20 Jul 2012

Scientists to create new drugs with bone formation stimulating activities

A Simon Fraser University researcher is leading a team of scientists working to create new drugs to stimulate bone regeneration - research that will be furthered by a $2.5 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

20 Jul 2012

Research News and Research

SGC, Life Technologies to generate first-ever master set of epigenetic recombinant antibodies

ARV drug resistance levels steady in low-, middle-income countries, WHO report says

New blood sugar monitor: An interview with Sherita Hill Golden

Blog highlights factors potentially affecting U.S. support for global AIDS response in 2013

Community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton to address opening plenary session at AIDS 2012 conference

Survey finds Medicare beneficiaries happier with coverage than younger people on private plans

Donor nation funding for HIV remains at 2008 levels, Kaiser Family Foundation/UNAIDS analysis says

Study demonstrates how nerve stimulation paired with specific experiences can reorganize the brain

Gains in child health, education threatened by increase in malnutrition, Save the Children report says

Researchers identify six genes with driving mutations in melanoma

Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute offers new TAVR procedure for patients with aortic stenosis

Elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported

Nottingham scientists win £1.2M grant for research into engineering of nanomaterials

Internal clock of human skin responsible for time-based steering of repair and regeneration

CSIS official discusses upcoming AIDS 2012 conference, introduces new AIDS 2012 course on iTunes U

Link between objectively measured sleep and subsequent institutionalization among older women

Scientists identify inhibitors of key enzyme involved in survival of malaria parasite

Study helps explain why leukemia occurs more frequently as people age

Scientists to create new drugs with bone formation stimulating activities

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