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New study examines effect of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors

Physician-scientists at University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are leading a new study exploring the impact of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors.

9 Sep 2015

UCLA-led initiative that aims to provide better care for children with autism gets $10 million grant

A UCLA-led initiative to provide better treatment for children with autism in under-served areas has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The program aims to bring evidence-based research practices to communities throughout the U.S.

9 Sep 2015

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Researchers at UC San Francisco are leading a five-year, $10 million research project dedicated to pediatric cancer, funded by the first grant of its kind to focus on a molecular pathway that underlies many cancers rather than on a cancer in a particular organ or tissue in the body.

9 Sep 2015

Privately insured pregnant women who have access to 24-hour OBs and midwives less likely to have C-sections

Privately insured pregnant women are less likely to have C-sections when their regular care includes midwives and 24-hour obstetrician coverage, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and Marin General Hospital.

9 Sep 2015

Arthritis increases risk of falling into poverty, new research shows

Developing arthritis increases the risk of falling into poverty, especially for women, new research shows. In a study of more than 4,000 Australian adults, females who developed arthritis were 51% more likely to fall into income poverty than nonarthritic women. In men, arthritis was linked with a 22% increased risk.

9 Sep 2015

MD Anderson's Jim Allison named winner of 2015 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

For inventing a completely new way to strike cancer by unlocking a shackled immune system attack, Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will receive the nation's highest honor for clinical medical research.

9 Sep 2015

University of Helsinki researchers develop new method for controlling the activation of genes in a cell

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have developed a new method which enables the activation of genes in a cell without changing the genome. Applications of the method include directing the differentiation of stem cells.

9 Sep 2015

Resin contains substances that may cure epilepsy, say Linköping University researchers

Sticky resin from conifers contains substances that could relieve or cure epilepsy. Researchers at Linköping University have synthesized and tested 71 substances known as resin acids, of which twelve are prime candidates for new medicines.

9 Sep 2015

New Duke study finds that teenage kids are more economically rational than young adults

Teenagers are irrational and make bad decisions. Or do they? A new Duke study finds that adolescents ages 10 to 16 can be more analytical in their economic choices than many slightly older young adults.

9 Sep 2015

Children's Cancer Institute awarded NCI grant to fast-track new drugs into clinical trials for childhood cancer

Children's Cancer Institute welcomes its inclusion, by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), in a systematic program of drug evaluation in childhood cancer.

9 Sep 2015

New study of DCD liver transplantations finds no significant link between donor age and organ survival

Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD), in which transplant organs are taken from donors after ay period of no blood circulation or oxygenation, is often considered inferior to donation after brain death, in which circulation and oxygenation are maintained until organs are removed for transplantation. Currently, the use of livers from DCD donors remains controversial, particularly with donors with advanced age.

9 Sep 2015

Three drug-like compounds may offer better odds of survival to patients with prostate cancer, find SMU researchers

Researchers at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, have discovered three new drug-like compounds that could ultimately offer better odds of survival to prostate cancer patients.

9 Sep 2015

CHAM, AECC receive $1.3 million NCI grant to advance more effective bone cancer treatments for children

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and the NCI-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center today announced receipt of $1.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Sep 2015

Seizures are common in childhood brain tumor survivors

New research reveals that seizures are frequent in childhood brain tumor survivors. Among 298 children who were diagnosed with a brain tumor at least 2 years earlier and were followed for an average of 7.6 years, 24% of patients experienced seizures at the start of the study and 14% continued to experience them on an ongoing basis.

9 Sep 2015

MU researchers identify age-related cause of arterial dysfunction

With the world's elderly population expected to double by 2050, understanding how aging affects the body is an important focus for researchers globally. Cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 cause of death worldwide, often is associated with aging arteries that restrict blood flow. Now, University of Missouri researchers have identified an age-related cause of arterial dysfunction, a finding that could lead to future treatments for some forms of vascular disease.

9 Sep 2015

Psychoticism, immature defense mechanisms may be key risk factors for homophobia

A new study that investigated the potential of certain psychological traits for predisposing heterosexuals to have negative attitudes towards homosexual people found that psychoticism--which is present in severe psychopathological conditions but may also contribute to less severe states of hostility and anger--and immature defense mechanisms may be important risk factors for homophobia, while depression and neurotic defense mechanisms appear to lower the risk of being homophobic.

9 Sep 2015

Medical Research News

New study examines effect of exercise on outcomes for older breast cancer survivors

UCLA-led initiative that aims to provide better care for children with autism gets $10 million grant

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Privately insured pregnant women who have access to 24-hour OBs and midwives less likely to have C-sections

Arthritis increases risk of falling into poverty, new research shows

MD Anderson's Jim Allison named winner of 2015 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

University of Helsinki researchers develop new method for controlling the activation of genes in a cell

Resin contains substances that may cure epilepsy, say Linköping University researchers

New Duke study finds that teenage kids are more economically rational than young adults

Children's Cancer Institute awarded NCI grant to fast-track new drugs into clinical trials for childhood cancer

New study of DCD liver transplantations finds no significant link between donor age and organ survival

Three drug-like compounds may offer better odds of survival to patients with prostate cancer, find SMU researchers

CHAM, AECC receive $1.3 million NCI grant to advance more effective bone cancer treatments for children

Seizures are common in childhood brain tumor survivors

MU researchers identify age-related cause of arterial dysfunction

Psychoticism, immature defense mechanisms may be key risk factors for homophobia

New study reveals effect of diabetes drug on bone health, benefit of exercise in mice

Smoke-free workplace, tax hikes discourage youth from taking up smoking

New review presents patient blood management program to tackle anemia and blood transfusion in surgery patients

VA Spinal Cord Injury Center reports positive clinical results with EarlySense Monitoring System

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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