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New paper discusses potential of tumor-derived microvesicles

A new paper by Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey, professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the biology of tumor-derived microvesicles and their clinical application as circulating biomarkers. Microvesicles are membrane-bound sacs released by tumor cells and can be detected in the body fluids of cancer patients.

23 Jun 2012

Disorganized cancers more difficult to treat and consistently result in lower survival rates

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed test results from thousands of patients with various types of cancer and discovered that "disorganized" cancers were more difficult to treat and consistently resulted in lower survival rates.

23 Jun 2012

Cedars-Sinai educational conference to focus on patient empowerment

Brain tumor patients, families and caregivers are invited to an educational conference that will focus on patient empowerment June 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

23 Jun 2012

New Case Western Reserve PEER Program for community organizations

The opportunity to find common ground in health research between academia and community organizations is vast. Unwavering in its vision to work for the collective good, a new pilot program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine aims to bolster these collaborations by offering a fellowship program, not to researchers or doctors, but to employees of community organizations.

23 Jun 2012

ULH hopes to help women at risk of PPD through new policy

Although 13 percent of new mothers experience postpartum depression (PPD) in the first year after childbirth, few women recognize the symptoms and seldom discuss their feelings with a health care provider. University of Louisville Hospital (ULH) hopes to change this statistic through a new policy to guide hospital-based perinatal nurses in caring for women with risk of PPD.

23 Jun 2012

First sales order for Bluechiip's products from ATCC

Bluechiip Limited - which has developed a unique asset-tracking solution initially for cryogenic sample management in the healthcare and life science industry - today announced that a successful pilot trial of its tracking solution by ATCC, a US-based leader in biological materials management and processes, has led to the first sales order for Bluechiip's products from ATCC.

23 Jun 2012

Researchers identify new virus alert signal that triggers the human immune system

Researchers from Aarhus University have now located the place in the human body where the earliest virus alert signal triggers the human immune system. They have also discovered a new alarm signal, which is activated at the very first sign of a virus attack.

23 Jun 2012

Scientists identify novel animal reservoir for tick-borne diseases

A team of scientists at Washington University in St. Louis has been keeping a wary eye on emerging tick-borne diseases in Missouri for the past dozen years, and they have just nailed down another part of the story.

23 Jun 2012

Plant compounds from South African daffodils show promise for depression

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have previously documented that substances from the South African plant species Crinum and Cyrtanthus - akin to snowdrops and daffodils - have an effect on the mechanisms in the brain that are involved in depression.

23 Jun 2012

IASLC to host 5th Latin American Conference on Lung Cancer in Brazil

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) is hosting the 5th Latin American Conference on Lung Cancer July 25 to 27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nearly 1,000 medical professionals will gather to discuss the latest lung cancer research and treatment.

23 Jun 2012

Computer tomography delivers dependable data to analyze the heart's global pump function

Computer tomographic images deliver dependable data to analyze the heart's global pump function. This was shown in a study conducted by radiologists and cardiologists at Charité - Universitätsmedizin in cooperation with the Jena University Hospital.

23 Jun 2012

International conference showcases breadth of research possible with zebrafish

It's clear where the black-and-white striped zebrafish got its name, but less obvious at first glance is what zebrafish has to do with biomedical research. Amazingly, it has biological similarities to humans, which are making this small freshwater fish an increasingly popular model organism for studying vertebrate development, genetics, physiology, and mechanisms of disease.

23 Jun 2012

Women discuss intersection of sustainability, environment and empowerment, reproductive health at Rio+20 side event

In this post on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Vicky Markham, founding director of the Center for Environment and Population (CEP), summarizes a Rio+20 side event that took place on Thursday, titled "Rio+20 and Women's Lives: A Cross-General Dialogue."

23 Jun 2012

Wake Forest Baptist researchers achieve early milestone in lab-engineered kidney project

Regenerative medicine researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have reached an early milestone in a long-term project that aims to build replacement kidneys in the lab to help solve the shortage of donor organs.

23 Jun 2012

Poorer US citizens live 5 years less than affluent countrymen

Despite modest gains in lifespan over the past century, the United States still trails many of the world's countries when it comes to life expectancy, and its poorest citizens live approximately five years less than more affluent persons, according to a new study from Rice University and the University Colorado at Boulder.

23 Jun 2012

Young children have higher prevalence of mental health problems: Study

A study published in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that young children who have been investigated for maltreatment by child welfare agencies have a higher prevalence of mental health problems and that very few receive treatment for those problems.

23 Jun 2012

Viewpoints: Berwick says health law puts system 'on the right track;' Mandate's effect overstated; Questions about Axelrod's ties

Obamacare is helping our nation achieve health care that is excellent, accessible to all and affordable. In the 17 months that I led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), I saw how this law is helping tens of millions of families and is finally putting our health-care system on the right track.

23 Jun 2012

Research News and Research

New paper discusses potential of tumor-derived microvesicles

Disorganized cancers more difficult to treat and consistently result in lower survival rates

Cedars-Sinai educational conference to focus on patient empowerment

New Case Western Reserve PEER Program for community organizations

ULH hopes to help women at risk of PPD through new policy

First sales order for Bluechiip's products from ATCC

Researchers identify new virus alert signal that triggers the human immune system

Scientists identify novel animal reservoir for tick-borne diseases

Plant compounds from South African daffodils show promise for depression

IASLC to host 5th Latin American Conference on Lung Cancer in Brazil

Computer tomography delivers dependable data to analyze the heart's global pump function

International conference showcases breadth of research possible with zebrafish

Women discuss intersection of sustainability, environment and empowerment, reproductive health at Rio+20 side event

Wake Forest Baptist researchers achieve early milestone in lab-engineered kidney project

Poorer US citizens live 5 years less than affluent countrymen

Young children have higher prevalence of mental health problems: Study

Viewpoints: Berwick says health law puts system 'on the right track;' Mandate's effect overstated; Questions about Axelrod's ties

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