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Gladstone Institute elects for 2010 recipient of Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research

The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today that Dr. Eric M. Verdin of the J. David Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, Calif., has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the NIDA Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research for his proposal to study the mechanisms of latent HIV infection.

14 Sep 2010

AACR, EmergingMed collaborate to connect cancer patients with clinical trials in connection to SU2C broadcast

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announces its collaboration with the clinical trial navigation system EmergingMed, to connect patients with clinical trials in connection to the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) broadcast which took place on Sept. 10, at 8 p.m. EDT & PDT / 7 p.m. CDT. The AACR-SU2C Clinical Trials Finder provides a resource for cancer patients and their loved ones to identify clinical trials that may be appropriate for their particular diagnosis, stage and treatment history.

14 Sep 2010

Alice Cepeda receives National Award of Excellence in Research for Hispanic drug abuse research

The National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse awarded the National Award of Excellence in Research by a New Investigator to Alice Cepeda, sociology professor and associate director of the Center for Drug and Social Policy Research, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston. Cepeda will be honored Sept. 30 at the organization's annual conference in New Orleans.

14 Sep 2010

Researchers identify novel molecular pathway of Parkinson’s disease

A new study led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center has identified a novel molecular pathway underlying Parkinson's disease and points to existing drugs which may be able to slow progression of the disease.

14 Sep 2010

Basketball-related traumatic brain injuries increase 70% over 11-year study period

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined basketball-related injuries treated in emergency departments among children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19 from 1997 to 2007. According to the study, more than 4 million basketball-related injuries were treated in emergency departments during the 11-year study. While the number of injuries decreased 22 percent over the course of the study, the average number of injuries per year (375,350) remained high.

13 Sep 2010

Scientists discover gene associated with myopia

Myopia (nearsightedness) is the most common eye disorder in the world and becoming more common, yet little is known about its genetic underpinnings.Scientists at Duke University Medical Center, in conjunction with several other groups, have uncovered a gene associated with myopia in Caucasian people from several different regions, including Dutch, British and Australian subjects.

13 Sep 2010

FDA approves FASLODEX 500mg dose for metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women

AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the 500mg dose of FASLODEX® (fulvestrant) Injection, replacing the previously approved monthly dose of 250mg, for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression following antiestrogen therapy.

13 Sep 2010

Cancer Research UK launches world's first urban running lane on London's Southbank

Dawdling pedestrians test the patience of over a quarter of outdoor runners (27 per cent) according to a poll of 1,000 runners by Cancer Research UK, to launch its Run10k series. The results have been highlighted as the charity launches the world's first urban running lane on London's Southbank with the help of celebrity runner Nell McAndrew.

10 Sep 2010

Study finds Laotian/Hmong-Americans have low survival rates for liver cancer

Among Asian-Americans living in California, Laotian/Hmong-Americans have the lowest survival rates for the most common type of liver cancer, a new study by researchers with the UC Davis School of Medicine has found.

10 Sep 2010

AACR, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network accept applications for 2011 research grants program

The American Association for Cancer Research in partnership with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is now accepting applications for the 2011 research grants program. The program is administered using the AACR's rigorous peer-review system to ensure that the highest quality science is supported.

9 Sep 2010

Study finds long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs increase risk of oesophageal cancer

People who take bone-strengthening pills called bisphosphonates over a long period of time could be more likely to develop cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), new research suggests.

9 Sep 2010

Switching from protease inhibitors to Nevirapine brings superior results for some HIV-infected children

Nevirapine is widely used to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of the HIV virus. In cases where the infants are nonetheless infected with HIV virus at birth, the standard treatment is to use protease inhibitors (PI) to reduce the amount of virus in their bloodstream. A new study involving 195 infants in South Africa found that children who were treated with PI and then switched to nevirapine were more likely to maintain virus below the detection threshold of the test than infants who continued to receive PI.

9 Sep 2010

Irregular body weight increases mortality risk in women with colon cancer: Study

Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

9 Sep 2010

$GSK, Genmab commence ofatumumab Phase III study in rituximab refractory patients with indolent B-NHL$

GSK, Genmab commence ofatumumab Phase III study in rituximab refractory patients with indolent B-NHL

GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab A/S announced today the start of a Phase III study in patients with indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) who did not respond to or progressed during, or within 6 months of a rituximab containing regimen.

9 Sep 2010

NIH to launch study on Gulf oil spill health effects

The National Institutes of Health will launch a multi-year study this fall to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf region. The Gulf Worker Study, announced by NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., in June, is in response to the largest oil spill in U.S. history, caused by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Collins pledged $10 million in NIH funding for the study's initial phases.

8 Sep 2010

Study suggests better quality primary care improves health

Financial incentives in primary care cut heart disease deaths and hospital admissions, particularly among people from deprived areas, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

8 Sep 2010

Onyx enters commercialization agreement with Ono for carfilzomib and ONX 0912 development program

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to develop and commercialize two compounds from Onyx's proteasome inhibitor development program, carfilzomib and ONX 0912. Under the terms of the agreement, Ono has exclusive rights to develop and commercialize both compounds for all oncology indications in Japan.

8 Sep 2010

Lack of sleep likely to develop diabetes, heart disease: Research

People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.

8 Sep 2010

Short sleep duration associated with elevated risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke

People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.

7 Sep 2010

Subset of gay community continues to contribute to HIV spread: Research

Risky sexual behavior among members of a subset of the gay community is still adding to the spread of HIV. Research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases has found that young white homosexual men have an important contribution in the local spread of HIV.

7 Sep 2010

Epidemiology News and Research

Gladstone Institute elects for 2010 recipient of Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research

AACR, EmergingMed collaborate to connect cancer patients with clinical trials in connection to SU2C broadcast

Alice Cepeda receives National Award of Excellence in Research for Hispanic drug abuse research

Researchers identify novel molecular pathway of Parkinson’s disease

Basketball-related traumatic brain injuries increase 70% over 11-year study period

Scientists discover gene associated with myopia

FDA approves FASLODEX 500mg dose for metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Cancer Research UK launches world's first urban running lane on London's Southbank

Study finds Laotian/Hmong-Americans have low survival rates for liver cancer

AACR, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network accept applications for 2011 research grants program

Study finds long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs increase risk of oesophageal cancer

Switching from protease inhibitors to Nevirapine brings superior results for some HIV-infected children

Irregular body weight increases mortality risk in women with colon cancer: Study

GSK, Genmab commence ofatumumab Phase III study in rituximab refractory patients with indolent B-NHL

NIH to launch study on Gulf oil spill health effects

Study suggests better quality primary care improves health

Onyx enters commercialization agreement with Ono for carfilzomib and ONX 0912 development program

Lack of sleep likely to develop diabetes, heart disease: Research

Short sleep duration associated with elevated risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke

Subset of gay community continues to contribute to HIV spread: Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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