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Mental health concerns increase suicide risk among military personnel: Study

In an examination of risk factors associated with suicide in current and former military personnel observed 2001 and 2008, male sex and mental disorders were independently associated with suicide risk but not military-specific variables, findings that do not support an association between deployment or combat with suicide, according to a study in the August 7 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence/human rights.

7 Aug 2013

Research: Every 25 secs, a young athlete suffers serious sports injury

Every 25 seconds, or 1.35 million times a year, a young athlete suffers a sports injury severe enough to go to the emergency room, according to a new research report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide.

7 Aug 2013

New study suggests that color of night light can affect mood-related behaviors

When it comes to some of the health hazards of light at night, a new study suggests that the color of the light can make a big difference.

7 Aug 2013

Summer sun rays is one of the best treatments for psoriasis

Sun exposure is usually discouraged due to harmful rays causing skin cancer and premature aging but for the 7.5 million Americans suffering from psoriasis, the sun is a natural medication.

7 Aug 2013

Autologous tumor cell vaccination: An effective strategy to advance long-term leukemia control

Patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia often receive donor transplants that effectively "reboot" their own immune defenses, which then attack and potentially cure the hard-to-treat disease. However, there is a high rate of relapse in these patients, and the transplanted immune cells may also harm normal tissues, causing graft-versus-host disease.

7 Aug 2013

Immune function restored in spinal injured mice

In a new study, researchers at The Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center show that is possible to restore immune function in spinal injured mice.

7 Aug 2013

MIT researchers discover platform that manipulates organic molecules' emission

Enhancing and manipulating the light emission of organic molecules is at heart of many important technological and scientific advances, including in the fields of organic light emitting devices, bio-imaging, bio-molecular detection.

7 Aug 2013

SmartTots announces recipients of pediatric anesthesia research grants

SmartTots announces Lena Sun, MD and Jeffrey William Sall, PhD, MD as the recipients of its 2013/2014 round of pediatric anesthesia research grants. The research grants are intended to support investigations into the existence of a clinical signal suggesting poor neurocognitive outcomes as the result of early exposure to anesthesia.

7 Aug 2013

Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles may help couples conceive through IVF

Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles in men with no sperm in their semen is as effective as fresh sperm taken by biopsy in helping couples conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

7 Aug 2013

Researchers identify specific genetic mutations that contribute to disorders of brain development

A collaborative team of researchers including scientists from UCLA has uncovered evidence that a specific genetic alteration appears to contribute to disorders of brain development, including schizophrenia. They also found that schizophrenia shares a common biological pathway with Fragile X mental retardation syndrome, a disorder associated with both intellectual impairment and autism.

7 Aug 2013

Johns Hopkins University receives $5.8M grant to research on causes of frailty in older adults

The federal government has awarded investigators at The Johns Hopkins University's schools of medicine and public health a multimillion-dollar, five-year grant to continue research designed to identify the causes of frailty in older adults, and speed the development of interventions to slow or stop it.

7 Aug 2013

UCSF study finds smoke-free casinos result in fewer emergency calls for ambulances

Commercial casinos throughout the country are often exempt from smoke-free workplace laws. Now a new study led by UC San Francisco has found that when smoking is banned in casinos, it results in considerably fewer emergency calls for ambulances.

7 Aug 2013

Exercise could help reduce metabolic syndrome problems in liver transplant recipients

New research reveals that metabolic syndrome-risk factors that can lead to heart disease and/or stroke-is common in liver transplant recipients, with rates highest at one year following the procedure.

7 Aug 2013

Combining drugs that target AXL and ErbB receptors could offer better way to fight tumors

Cancer drugs known as ErbB inhibitors have shown great success in treating many patients with lung, breast, colon and other types of cancer. However, ErbB drug resistance means that many other patients do not respond, and even among those who do, tumors commonly come back.

7 Aug 2013

NCI awards LTR $1.3M to continue its work in SEER cancer registry

The Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health has been awarded a $1.3 million contract by the National Cancer Institute to continue its work as a SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results) Program-designated cancer registry.

7 Aug 2013

Genetic variations in genes could put patients at risk for statin-associated muscle injury: Study

Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol, are among the best selling drugs in North America and around the world. However, statin myopathy, which results in muscle pain and weakness, is a common side effect affecting up to 10 percent of statin users. A recent study led by Dr. Richard Kim of the Lawson Health Research Institute, in collaboration with Dr. Robert Hegele of Robarts Research Institute, and researchers from Vanderbilt University, found that commonly occurring genetic variations in a person's genes could put them at risk for statin-associated muscle injury.

7 Aug 2013

UC Berkeley study sheds new light on connection between poor sleep and obesity

A sleepless night makes us more likely to reach for doughnuts or pizza than for whole grains and leafy green vegetables, suggests a new study from UC Berkeley that examines the brain regions that control food choices. The findings shed new light on the link between poor sleep and obesity.

7 Aug 2013

UCLA researchers combine cellular and gene therapies to develop treatment for breast cancer

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have successfully combined cellular therapy and gene therapy in a mouse-model system to develop a viable treatment strategy for breast cancer that has spread to a patient's brain.

7 Aug 2013

Researchers improve efficacy of RASV by modifying pathogen’s ability to survive in hostile environment

The bacterial pathogen Salmonella has a notorious capacity for infection. Last year alone, according to the Center for Disease Control, various species of Salmonella caused multistate disease outbreaks linked with contaminated peanut butter, mangoes, ground beef, cantaloupe, poultry, tuna fish, small turtles and dry dog food.

7 Aug 2013

TGen receives $20,000 grant from ACF for STEM education

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) received another boost today for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education with a $20,000 grant from the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF).

7 Aug 2013

Medical Research News

Mental health concerns increase suicide risk among military personnel: Study

Research: Every 25 secs, a young athlete suffers serious sports injury

New study suggests that color of night light can affect mood-related behaviors

Summer sun rays is one of the best treatments for psoriasis

Autologous tumor cell vaccination: An effective strategy to advance long-term leukemia control

Immune function restored in spinal injured mice

MIT researchers discover platform that manipulates organic molecules' emission

SmartTots announces recipients of pediatric anesthesia research grants

Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles may help couples conceive through IVF

Researchers identify specific genetic mutations that contribute to disorders of brain development

Johns Hopkins University receives $5.8M grant to research on causes of frailty in older adults

UCSF study finds smoke-free casinos result in fewer emergency calls for ambulances

Exercise could help reduce metabolic syndrome problems in liver transplant recipients

Combining drugs that target AXL and ErbB receptors could offer better way to fight tumors

NCI awards LTR $1.3M to continue its work in SEER cancer registry

Genetic variations in genes could put patients at risk for statin-associated muscle injury: Study

UC Berkeley study sheds new light on connection between poor sleep and obesity

UCLA researchers combine cellular and gene therapies to develop treatment for breast cancer

Researchers improve efficacy of RASV by modifying pathogen’s ability to survive in hostile environment

TGen receives $20,000 grant from ACF for STEM education

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