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CHEO-led study confirms validity, reliability of quality of life measurement tool for thalassemia major

A CHEO-led multi-site North American study, headed by Dr. Robert Klaassen, lead investigator at CHEO and associate professor in the University of Ottawa's Department of Pediatrics, has confirmed the validity and reliability of a quality of life measurement tool for children and adults with thalassemia major.

5 Nov 2013

New method for quickly ruling out serious acute coronary disease of chest pains

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have tested a new method for quickly ruling out acute myocardial infarction or other serious acute coronary disease in Emergency department patients complaining of chest pains.

5 Nov 2013

Nanomedicine Award winners officially announced at BIO-Europe conference

The winners of the first ever Nanomedicine Award were officially announced during the Nanomedicine Panel at BIO-Europe conference in Vienna, November 4th 2013. The Award review Board agreed to distinguish two projects in two different categories: The winners are Endomagnetics Ltd in the nanodiagnostic category and the I-CARE project from Linköping University in the regenerative medicine category.

4 Nov 2013

Parents, students have highly positive views of school-based health centers

Two new studies show that parents and students have highly positive views of school-based health centers and suggest that they can serve as the `medical home' for an often low-income, at-risk population.

4 Nov 2013

Researchers find crucial step in determining normal aging

For the first time in a large study sample, the decline in brain function in normal aging is conclusively shown to be influenced by genes, say researchers from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio and Yale University.

4 Nov 2013

Scientists identify new algorithm to distinguish two subtypes of malignant melanoma

Scientists of the University of Ulm and Columbia University have discovered a diagnostic algorithm to distinguish two subtypes of malignant melanoma. Desmoplastic and spindle cell melanoma may look alike - they often resemble little scars or retractions of the skin - but differ in prognosis and therapeutic options.

4 Nov 2013

Algorithm accurately tracks physical activity no matter where you carry your phone

Physical activity tracking apps on smartphones are a potentially important tool for doctors who want to collect data and create treatment or intervention plans to improve the health of patients who struggle with activity and movement -- such as those with Parkinson's disease.

4 Nov 2013

Researchers study quality, effectiveness and safety of generic drugs used to treat depression

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the quality, effectiveness and safety of generic drugs used to treat depression.

4 Nov 2013

Gene sequencing reveals mutations in estrogen receptor

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a type of mutation that develops after breast cancer patients take anti-estrogen therapies. The mutations explain one reason why patients often become resistant to this therapy.

4 Nov 2013

Scientists find key gene that activates muscle growth

For decades, scientists have searched for treatments for myopathies - genetic muscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy and ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease.

4 Nov 2013

JDRF partners with Pfizer's CTI to support diabetes research

JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research, announced today a partnership with Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation to support the development and translation of promising diabetes research.

4 Nov 2013

LMU researchers identify a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors

Tumors become highly malignant when they acquire the ability to colonize other tissues and form metastases. Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have identified a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors - and presents a possible target for therapy.

4 Nov 2013

UAB experts offer advice on how to slow aging, boost self-esteem

For many men and women older than 30, the fun of birthdays fades with aging, but experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offer advice on how to slow aging and boost self-esteem.

4 Nov 2013

Study examines impact of sleep on children's eating behaviors

It seems everyone is looking for a culprit when it comes to childhood obesity: fast food, sugary drinks, super-sized everything. But it turns out part of the blame may lie with the simple matter of turning out the lights and rolling into bed.

4 Nov 2013

Professor receives March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for research on maternal-fetal nutrition

A researcher who showed that what a woman consumes during pregnancy may increase her baby's risk of developing a birth defect will receive the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievements in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition.

4 Nov 2013

Patients with mutation in gene encoding CX3CR1 at higher risk of candidiasis

Candida albicans is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections in immune compromised patients. The risk of both developing candidiasis and the clinical outcome of infection is variable among patients, and the host-dependent factors that contribute to patient susceptibility to C. albicans infection are poorly understood.

4 Nov 2013

Acoustic diode may improve future ultrasound images

Most people know about ultrasound through its role in prenatal imaging: those grainy, grey outlines of junior constructed from reflected sound waves. A new technology called an "acoustic diode," envisioned by researchers in China's Nanjing University, may dramatically improve future ultrasound images by changing the way sound waves are transmitted.

4 Nov 2013

Oligomeric proanthocyanidin has protective effect on retinal ganglion cells, shows study

The death of retinal ganglion cells is a hallmark of many optic neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma and retinopathy. Oxidative stress is one of the major reasons to cause the cell death.

4 Nov 2013

Even light consumption of alcohol with acetaminophen can increase risk of kidney dysfunction

New research finds that the combination of acetaminophen paired with alcohol — even if consumed moderately or lightly — can increase the risk of kidney dysfunction, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association's 141st Annual Meeting in Boston.

4 Nov 2013

Polyphor, Roche agree to develop and commercialize antibiotic for bacterial infections

Polyphor Ltd, a privately held pharmaceutical company, and Roche announced today that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement to develop and commercialize Polyphor's investigational macrocycle antibiotic, POL7080, for patients suffering from bacterial infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

4 Nov 2013

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CHEO-led study confirms validity, reliability of quality of life measurement tool for thalassemia major

New method for quickly ruling out serious acute coronary disease of chest pains

Nanomedicine Award winners officially announced at BIO-Europe conference

Parents, students have highly positive views of school-based health centers

Researchers find crucial step in determining normal aging

Scientists identify new algorithm to distinguish two subtypes of malignant melanoma

Algorithm accurately tracks physical activity no matter where you carry your phone

Researchers study quality, effectiveness and safety of generic drugs used to treat depression

Gene sequencing reveals mutations in estrogen receptor

Scientists find key gene that activates muscle growth

JDRF partners with Pfizer's CTI to support diabetes research

LMU researchers identify a factor that promotes metastasis of colon tumors

UAB experts offer advice on how to slow aging, boost self-esteem

Study examines impact of sleep on children's eating behaviors

Professor receives March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for research on maternal-fetal nutrition

Patients with mutation in gene encoding CX3CR1 at higher risk of candidiasis

Acoustic diode may improve future ultrasound images

Oligomeric proanthocyanidin has protective effect on retinal ganglion cells, shows study

Even light consumption of alcohol with acetaminophen can increase risk of kidney dysfunction

Polyphor, Roche agree to develop and commercialize antibiotic for bacterial infections

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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