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Fish consumption advisories for pregnant women ineffective in reducing infant exposure to POPs

A new modeling study suggests that fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers are ineffective in reducing infant exposure to long-lived contaminants like persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

18 Apr 2014

Docs who treat patients with severe LAM face agonizing treatment decision

Doctors who treat patients with a severe and progressive respiratory disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) can face an agonizing treatment decision.

18 Apr 2014

Deaths from viral Hepatitis B and C exceed deaths caused by HIV/AIDS

Deaths from viral Hepatitis B and C have surpassed HIV/AIDS in many countries, including Australia and in Western Europe, according to an analysis of the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study.

18 Apr 2014

Researchers identify novel vancomycin-resistant MRSA superbug in Brazil

An international research team led by Cesar A. Arias, M.D., Ph.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has identified a new superbug that caused a bloodstream infection in a Brazilian patient. The report appeared in the April 17 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

17 Apr 2014

Discovery could have far-reaching implications for diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy

Indiana University researchers have detected new early-warning signs of the potential loss of sight associated with diabetes. This discovery could have far-reaching implications for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, potentially impacting the care of over 25 million Americans.

17 Apr 2014

Researchers recommend early colorectal cancer screening guidelines for cervical cancer survivors

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston are the first to recommend that young women treated with radiation for cervical cancer should begin colorectal cancer screening earlier than traditionally recommended.

17 Apr 2014

Findings could revive use of chloroquine drug in treating, preventing mosquito-bourne disease

An anti-malarial treatment that lost its status as the leading weapon against the deadly disease could be given a new lease of life, with new research indicating it simply needs to be administered differently.

17 Apr 2014

SWHR co-sponsors National Institutes of Health Forum on microbiome and autoimmunity

The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR®), the leading voice on the study of the biological differences between women and men, is co-sponsoring the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Forum on the Microbiome and Autoimmunity on Thursday, April 24, at the NIH in Bethesda, Md.

17 Apr 2014

Researchers examine effects of introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Africa

Researchers from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group conducted a review of the effects of introducing rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for diagnosing malaria in primary healthcare settings in Africa where laboratory services are unavailable.

17 Apr 2014

Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University elected as Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences

Queen's University Belfast's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston, whose work has transformed cancer care in Northern Ireland, has been elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences.

17 Apr 2014

John Hopkins researchers create novel optical imaging equipment for use on SARRP research platform

Researchers from John Hopkins University have created an innovative piece of optical imaging equipment for use on-board the Xstrahl Small Animal Radiation Research Platform.

From Xstrahl 17 Apr 2014

Research on HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in sub-Saharan Africa children

Paper shows that more work is needed to fully understand the consequences of coinfection. Researchers from LSTM have called for more research to be carried out into HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in children in sub-Saharan Africa.

17 Apr 2014

Special supplement explores the causes of distracted driving among teens

Motor vehicle crashes rank as the leading cause of teen deaths and in 2008, 16% of all distraction-related fatal automobile crashes involved drivers under 20 years of age.

17 Apr 2014

Study provides better understanding of intestinal pathologies associated with inherited, infectious diseases

The "brush border" - a densely packed array of finger-like projections called microvilli - covers the surfaces of the cells that line our intestines.

17 Apr 2014

Study shows how environmental factors can influence skull measurements

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Tennessee have found that environmental stressors - from the Trail of Tears to the Civil War - led to significant changes in the shape of skulls in the eastern and western bands of the Cherokee people.

17 Apr 2014

Study reveals factors that contribute to eye mobility disorder

Imagine you cannot move your eyes up, and you cannot lift your upper eyelid. You walk through life with your head tilted upward so that your eyes look straight when they are rolled down in the eye socket.

17 Apr 2014

Structural changes in hippocampus region improve memory function in children

Our ability to store memories improves during childhood, associated with structural changes in the hippocampus and its connections with prefrontal and parietal cortices.

17 Apr 2014

Research sheds new light on the development of HPV-associated cancer

It's long been known that certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cancer. Now, researchers at The Ohio State University have determined a new way that HPV might spark cancer development - by disrupting the human DNA sequence with repeating loops when the virus is inserted into host-cell DNA as it replicates.

17 Apr 2014

Study shows R9-caPep compound blocks PCNA actions in neuroblastoma cells

Neuroblastoma is one of the deadliest childhood cancers, accounting for 15 percent of pediatric cancer deaths. For patients with high-risk neuroblastomas, the five-year survival rate is 40 to 50 percent even with the most rigorous treatments available today.

17 Apr 2014

Researchers uncover mechanism that may help explain severe forms of schistosomiasis

Researchers at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts and Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) have uncovered a mechanism that may help explain the severe forms of schistosomiasis, or snail fever, which is caused by schistosome worms and is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the world. The study in mice, published online in The Journal of Immunology, may also offer targets for intervention and amelioration of the disease.

17 Apr 2014

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Fish consumption advisories for pregnant women ineffective in reducing infant exposure to POPs

Docs who treat patients with severe LAM face agonizing treatment decision

Deaths from viral Hepatitis B and C exceed deaths caused by HIV/AIDS

Researchers identify novel vancomycin-resistant MRSA superbug in Brazil

Discovery could have far-reaching implications for diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy

Researchers recommend early colorectal cancer screening guidelines for cervical cancer survivors

Findings could revive use of chloroquine drug in treating, preventing mosquito-bourne disease

SWHR co-sponsors National Institutes of Health Forum on microbiome and autoimmunity

Researchers examine effects of introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Africa

Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University elected as Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences

John Hopkins researchers create novel optical imaging equipment for use on SARRP research platform

Research on HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in sub-Saharan Africa children

Special supplement explores the causes of distracted driving among teens

Study provides better understanding of intestinal pathologies associated with inherited, infectious diseases

Study shows how environmental factors can influence skull measurements

Study reveals factors that contribute to eye mobility disorder

Structural changes in hippocampus region improve memory function in children

Research sheds new light on the development of HPV-associated cancer

Study shows R9-caPep compound blocks PCNA actions in neuroblastoma cells

Researchers uncover mechanism that may help explain severe forms of schistosomiasis

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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