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LA BioMed scientist awarded $80,000 to study effectiveness of pulmonary rehab in treating COPD

The ATS Foundation and Breathe California of Los Angeles have awarded $80,000 to Harry Rossiter, PhD, a lead researcher at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, to study the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in reducing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms in an underserved population in Los Angeles.

2 Apr 2015

UC Davis' John S. Werner wins 2015 Verriest Medal from International Colour Vision Society

John S. Werner, a UC Davis neuroscientist and international authority on visual perception, has been selected to receive the 2015 Verriest Medal from the International Colour Vision Society for his contributions to understanding the structural and functional basis of color vision, how and why vision changes across the life span, and factors that contribute to loss of vision associated with disease. He will receive the award at the society's biennial symposium in Sendai, Japan, in July.

2 Apr 2015

Novel molecule inhibits cancer-causing transcription factors

A novel molecule designed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Virginia inhibits progression of a hard-to-treat form of recurring acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patient tissue.

2 Apr 2015

Applying eyeliner can cause vision problems

People who apply eyeliner on the inner eyelid run the risk of contaminating the eye and causing vision trouble, according to research by a scientist at the University of Waterloo. This is the first study to prove that particles from pencil eyeliner move into the eye.

2 Apr 2015

Scientists uncover the genetic root of prostate cancer

Scientists have revealed the root of prostate cancers in individual men, discovering that despite huge genetic variety between tumours they also share common gene faults - insight that could offer new treatment hopes, according to research published in Nature today (Wednesday).

2 Apr 2015

Older mothers who exercise during pregnancy can reduce baby's risk of congenital heart defects

In people, a baby's risk of congenital heart defects is associated with the age of the mother. Risk goes up with increasing age. Newborn mice predisposed to heart defects because of genetic mutations show the same age association.

2 Apr 2015

Researchers reveal obstacles that prevent Ugandans with RHD from getting life-saving penicillin

Penicillin has nearly eradicated rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the United States. But 15 million people still suffer with the disease worldwide, and 1.4 million die each year, according to World Heart Federation.

2 Apr 2015

Penn State psychologists study inappropriate texting behavior among college students

College students may realize that texting in the shower or at a funeral is inappropriate, but many do it anyway, according to Penn State psychologists.

2 Apr 2015

Study sheds light on how brain networks contribute to OCD in children

A new study by scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine demonstrates that communication between some of the brain's most important centers is altered in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

2 Apr 2015

Bariatric procedure improves outcomes in obese patients looking to get joint replacement

According to research presented recently at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, obese patients looking to get a joint replacement are more likely to have success with their hip or knee surgery if they first undergo a bariatric procedure.

2 Apr 2015

Bowel Cancer UK announces ambitious new move into bowel cancer research

Bowel Cancer UK is announcing an ambitious new agenda to become the UK’s leading research and campaigning charity dedicated to stopping bowel cancer for good, ahead of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April.

2 Apr 2015

More access to postnatal care services can reduce death toll of infants, mothers

Depression associated with elevated risk for physical diseases

Those suffering from depressive symptoms have an increased risk for physical diseases, especially for arthrosis and arthritis. These findings were reported by researchers from the University of Basel and the Ruhr-University Bochum. Their results, based on data from 14,300 people living in Switzerland, have been published in the scientific journal "Frontiers in Public Health".

1 Apr 2015

Low doses of imatinib drug can push immune system to combat bacterial infections

Low doses of the anti-cancer drug imatinib can spur the bone marrow to produce more innate immune cells to fight against bacterial infections, Emory researchers have found.

1 Apr 2015

Scientists isolate energy-burning 'beige' fat from adult humans

For the first time, a research team, led by a UC San Francisco biologist, has isolated energy-burning "beige" fat from adult humans, which is known to be able to convert unhealthy white fat into healthy brown fat. The scientists also found new genetic markers of this beige fat.

1 Apr 2015

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LA BioMed scientist awarded $80,000 to study effectiveness of pulmonary rehab in treating COPD

UC Davis' John S. Werner wins 2015 Verriest Medal from International Colour Vision Society

Novel molecule inhibits cancer-causing transcription factors

Applying eyeliner can cause vision problems

Scientists uncover the genetic root of prostate cancer

Older mothers who exercise during pregnancy can reduce baby's risk of congenital heart defects

Researchers reveal obstacles that prevent Ugandans with RHD from getting life-saving penicillin

Penn State psychologists study inappropriate texting behavior among college students

Study sheds light on how brain networks contribute to OCD in children

Bariatric procedure improves outcomes in obese patients looking to get joint replacement

Bowel Cancer UK announces ambitious new move into bowel cancer research

More access to postnatal care services can reduce death toll of infants, mothers

Depression associated with elevated risk for physical diseases

Low doses of imatinib drug can push immune system to combat bacterial infections

Scientists isolate energy-burning 'beige' fat from adult humans

Some older people are diagnosed with cancer after emergency admission to hospital

Combined therapy boosts growth in short children with low IGF-1

CVD risk assessment still important in severely obese adolescents

Intensive therapy needed in paediatric triiodothyronine-predominant Graves' disease

Idiopathic central precocious puberty on the rise in boys

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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