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Suspected case of polio under investigation in India, threatens country's eradication efforts

On Monday, "a girl admitted to a hospital in West Bengal with polio-like symptoms sparked worries that India's battle against polio may not be over yet," the Wall Street Journal's "India Real Time" blog reports, noting, "The suspected polio case ... comes just two weeks after the WHO removed India from the list of countries where polio is endemic."

15 Mar 2012

Many women experience memory problems during menopause, confirms study

The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published today in the journal Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society.

15 Mar 2012

Polls offer snapshots of public thinking on Obama administration birth control coverage rule

Meanwhile, other reports explore whether the U.S. Catholic bishops may be considering a change in strategy regarding their opposition to this policy.

15 Mar 2012

For health care quality, access and costs, it's about location, location, location, a study finds

Health care reform may be coming to the whole country, but our health care system is still very local. That's the conclusion of a new scorecard from the Commonwealth Fund that looks at health and health care in regions around the country. The report split up the country into small "hospital referral regions," and tracked a wide array of health measures and evaluations of system performances.

15 Mar 2012

Preparing for 'Ryan 2.0'

Democrats and Republicans alike are girding for the unveiling of the 2013 budget plan by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R- Wis., and its provisions to overhaul Medicare.

15 Mar 2012

S.D. allows insurers to deny some kids coverage, Mo. won't be persuaded to start health exchange

South Dakota is allowing insurers to deny children insurance coverage if they don't enroll during open enrollment, a possible violation of the health law. In Missouri, flexibility won't persuade the state to set up a health insurance exchange.

15 Mar 2012

People with higher socio-economic status in developing countries more likely to be obese

Developing nations experiencing economic and social growth might also see growing waistlines among their poorest citizens, according to a new study from Rice University and the University of Colorado.

15 Mar 2012

What's next for Texas' women's health plan, other states consider abortion and contraception legislation

News outlets are considering the next moves for Texas' Women's Health Program after the federal government said it won't renew its funding for the program over the state's plan to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. In the meantime, state legislatures in Colorado, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania consider contraception and abortion legislation.

15 Mar 2012

MAPKAP kinase 2 plays an important role in progression of GIST

Gastrointestinal stroma tumours (GIST) are a very particular challenge for cancer research. For once the tumours, which are mostly located in the stomach, are relatively rare (approx. 100 new cases/year in Austria) and hence are difficult to research. On the other side its behaviour varies quite a lot. While some GIST tumours are relatively harmless, others may become metastatic.

15 Mar 2012

CBO: Deficit estimate for 2012 increased to $1.2 trillion; Baby boomers' health costs continue as long-term concern

The Congressional Budget Office issued a new round of estimates that also included revisions of the health law's costs and coverage expansion.

15 Mar 2012

Doctors can use genetic profiling to more accurately predict patients with AML

Researchers have identified a set of genetic abnormalities in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) that doctors can use to more accurately predict patients' prognoses and select treatments that are most likely to benefit them.

15 Mar 2012

GWU honors Gladstone investigator with Abraham White Scientific Achievement Award

Gladstone Institutes Senior Investigator Deepak Srivastava, MD has won the prestigious 2012 Abraham White Scientific Achievement Award from The George Washington University. Dr. Srivastava, who directs cardiac and stem cell research at Gladstone will share the award with Dr. Luigina Romani, professor of microbiology at the University of Perugia.

15 Mar 2012

UMDNJ to receive TB biomarkers grant from Gates Foundation

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) announced today that Dr. David Alland, professor of medicine, chief of infectious diseases, and director of the Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, will receive a tuberculosis (TB) biomarkers grant awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges in Global Health program, an initiative which seeks to overcome persistent bottlenecks in creating new tools that can radically improve health in the developing world.

15 Mar 2012

New study suggests another benefit to antimicrobial stewardship

Curbing unnecessary use of antibiotics is our best defense against the spread of drug-resistant infections. A new study suggests another benefit to antimicrobial stewardship: a potential cost savings of millions of dollars now wasted on therapies that don't help patients.

15 Mar 2012

New UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care program for patients, caregivers

Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 5.4 million people in the U.S., some 480,000 of them in California. Nearly half of all people 85 and older will be stricken with the disease. The overall burden of dementia is still higher, with Alzheimer's accounting for only 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases.

15 Mar 2012

New RAGE inhibitor shows promise against Alzheimer's

Researchers have taken another crack at a promising approach to stopping Alzheimer's disease that encountered a major hurdle last year. In research published this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, scientists have developed a compound that targets a molecular actor known as RAGE, which plays a central role in mucking up the brain tissue of people with the disease.

15 Mar 2012

NCAA grant to kick off long-term study of concussion, other head injuries in athletes

A grant from the NCAA will kick off a groundbreaking, long-term study of concussion and other head injuries among athletes, led by University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues around the country.

15 Mar 2012

Researchers identify epigenetic signatures within reprogrammed skin cells

A research team has identified epigenetic signatures, markers on DNA that control transient changes in gene expression, within reprogrammed skin cells.

15 Mar 2012

New experimental technique can produce cells with specific functions

Researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) have successfully developed and demonstrated a new experimental technique for producing cells with specific functions through the artificial reconstruction of transcriptional regulatory networks. As an alternative to induced pluripotent stem cells, the technique promises to enable faster and more efficient production of functional cells for use in cancer therapy and a variety of other areas.

15 Mar 2012

One in four HIV patients have been sexually abused as a child

One in four HIV patients was found to have been sexually abused as a child, according to a two-year Duke University study of more than 600 HIV patients. Traumatic childhood experiences were also linked to worse health outcomes among these patients, who are aged 20 to 71.

15 Mar 2012

Research News and Research

Suspected case of polio under investigation in India, threatens country's eradication efforts

Many women experience memory problems during menopause, confirms study

Polls offer snapshots of public thinking on Obama administration birth control coverage rule

For health care quality, access and costs, it's about location, location, location, a study finds

Preparing for 'Ryan 2.0'

S.D. allows insurers to deny some kids coverage, Mo. won't be persuaded to start health exchange

People with higher socio-economic status in developing countries more likely to be obese

What's next for Texas' women's health plan, other states consider abortion and contraception legislation

MAPKAP kinase 2 plays an important role in progression of GIST

CBO: Deficit estimate for 2012 increased to $1.2 trillion; Baby boomers' health costs continue as long-term concern

Doctors can use genetic profiling to more accurately predict patients with AML

GWU honors Gladstone investigator with Abraham White Scientific Achievement Award

UMDNJ to receive TB biomarkers grant from Gates Foundation

New study suggests another benefit to antimicrobial stewardship

New UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care program for patients, caregivers

New RAGE inhibitor shows promise against Alzheimer's

NCAA grant to kick off long-term study of concussion, other head injuries in athletes

Researchers identify epigenetic signatures within reprogrammed skin cells

New experimental technique can produce cells with specific functions

One in four HIV patients have been sexually abused as a child

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