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Response Genetics' clinical approaches to improve cancer care to be presented at ASCO 2011

Response Genetics, Inc., a company focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, announced today five presentations to be held during the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL from June 3 to June 7, 2011.

4 Jun 2011

New discoveries about role of blood vessels in early lung development

A research team at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles has made critical new discoveries about the role of blood vessels in guiding early lung development, especially in the essential, highly reproducible branching pattern of lung airways.

4 Jun 2011

G8 must fulfill pledges to women and children

"Making promises is one thing. Keeping them is another. If the G8 is really to deliver on and monitor the Muskoka Initiative - as it said it would last week - we must see it reported against in the 2012 G8 accountability report, with the gaps in aid information addressed".

4 Jun 2011

Study investigates challenges that paper, computer workarounds pose to use of electronic health records

A new research study investigates the challenges that pen and paper workarounds or computerized communication breakdowns pose to the use of electronic health records. Understanding these challenges may lead to improved coordination of care supported by health IT.

4 Jun 2011

Emergency response plans must take into account the age-related needs of adults during disasters

When earthquake, tsunami, tornado or flood strike, among the most vulnerable group are the elderly. Writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management, researchers in New Zealand suggest that emergency response plans must take into account the age-related needs of adults with regards to the personal and social resources they have available.

4 Jun 2011

Frequent spousal communication linked to lower PTSD symptoms in happily married soldiers

A new study from the Journal of Traumatic Stress finds that for active-duty male soldiers in the U.S. Army who are happily married, communicating frequently with one's spouse through letters and emails during deployment may protect against the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after returning home.

4 Jun 2011

New approach for treatment of infections of urinary tract

One in three women will be faced at least once in her life with cystitis, for some the start of a constantly recurring infection. Cystitis is caused by Escherichia coli bacteria which fasten on to the wall of the bladder by means of thread-like structures (pili).

4 Jun 2011

Decreasing iron-storing protein expression can enhance action of brain cancer therapy: Researchers

Brain cancer therapy may be more effective if the expression of an iron-storing protein is decreased to enhance the action of therapeutic drugs on brain cancer cells, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

4 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: Debating the best ways to 'fix' Medicare; ACO rule; states 'punishing' women?

The truth is, there is no perfect plan — we all know that. We also know that the only way this works is through a bipartisan effort where everyone prods their own sacred cows into the cattle chute, and everyone gives up something they like to protect the country they love. ... Members of both parties and both houses must publicly support the work of the Gang of Six. This is the time for heroes.

4 Jun 2011

U of Alberta researchers win Canadian Society of Chemistry award

A one-of-a-kind Canadian research group, based in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta, has now won every award handed out by the Canadian Society of Chemistry for analytical and environmental chemistry.

4 Jun 2011

Scientists identify chromosomal mutation responsible for excessive hair growth

Researchers in the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), together with scientists in Beijing, China, have discovered a chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare condition in which people grow excess hair all over their bodies.

4 Jun 2011

House Dems urge Obama not to yield to GOP pressure to cut Medicare

In the context of ongoing budget talks, House Democrats urged President Barack Obama to maintain the Medicare program and stand firm against Republican efforts to cut the program's spending.

4 Jun 2011

Hartford Faculty Scholars Program grants two-year award to geriatric social work researchers

The prestigious Hartford Faculty Scholars Program has granted 11 geriatric social work researchers a two-year award that will provide career development, mentorship, and support for projects that will improve healthy outcomes for the country's aging population.

4 Jun 2011

U.S. HIV/AIDS interactive map tool

Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health this week introduced AIDSVu, an interactive online map that provides a detailed view of the number of people living with an HIV diagnosis in the United States by state and county, according to this blog.AIDS.gov post.

4 Jun 2011

Research in progress for novel protein kinase inhibitors: GEN

Biotech scientists are working on novel protein kinase inhibitors that are targeting a host of conditions ranging from atherosclerosis to neurodegenerative diseases, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.

4 Jun 2011

European E. coli strain never seen before in humans, scientists say

The food safety office of the WHO on Thursday announced that the bacterium responsible for the E. coli outbreak in Europe is a strain never seen before in humans and could mean "the infection could prove unusually difficult to bring under control," Nature News reports.

4 Jun 2011

FSU assistant professor unlocks mysteries of KSHV infection

In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, a once-rare form of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma emerged as a frequent harbinger of HIV. Its stigma was best illustrated by Tom Hanks, who portrayed a gay man trying to conceal the cancerous skin lesions from his co-workers in the 1993 movie "Philadelphia."

4 Jun 2011

Researchers discover genomic control system that regulates gut formation in sea-urchin embryos

For all animals, development begins with the embryo. It is here that uniform cells divide and diversify, and blueprints are laid for future structures, like skeletal and digestive systems. Although biologists have known for some time that signaling processes-messages that tell a cell to express certain genes so as to become certain parts of these structures-exist at this stage, there has not been a clear framework explanation of how it all comes together.

4 Jun 2011

Research roundup: More spending can lead to better care; Calif. exchange lessons; high-volume hospitals

Medical Spending And The Health Of The Elderly -- Does more medical spending lead to better health care for people over age 64? To answer that question, "researchers from George Mason University and the Urban Institute used data of 17,438 elderly who entered the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey in the fall of each year from 1991 to 1999, and conducted multiple interviews over three years," according to one description of the study.

4 Jun 2011

Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society to raise funds towards conquering cancer

A landmark partnership announced today between Canada's two largest cancer charities, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society, will raise significant amounts of money towards conquering cancer through the national expansion of Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer.

4 Jun 2011

Research News and Research

Response Genetics' clinical approaches to improve cancer care to be presented at ASCO 2011

New discoveries about role of blood vessels in early lung development

G8 must fulfill pledges to women and children

Study investigates challenges that paper, computer workarounds pose to use of electronic health records

Emergency response plans must take into account the age-related needs of adults during disasters

Frequent spousal communication linked to lower PTSD symptoms in happily married soldiers

New approach for treatment of infections of urinary tract

Decreasing iron-storing protein expression can enhance action of brain cancer therapy: Researchers

Viewpoints: Debating the best ways to 'fix' Medicare; ACO rule; states 'punishing' women?

U of Alberta researchers win Canadian Society of Chemistry award

Scientists identify chromosomal mutation responsible for excessive hair growth

House Dems urge Obama not to yield to GOP pressure to cut Medicare

Hartford Faculty Scholars Program grants two-year award to geriatric social work researchers

U.S. HIV/AIDS interactive map tool

Research in progress for novel protein kinase inhibitors: GEN

European E. coli strain never seen before in humans, scientists say

FSU assistant professor unlocks mysteries of KSHV infection

Researchers discover genomic control system that regulates gut formation in sea-urchin embryos

Research roundup: More spending can lead to better care; Calif. exchange lessons; high-volume hospitals

Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society to raise funds towards conquering cancer

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