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University of Iowa study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary

Are you active at your job? If you're like most workers, you probably aren't. And the consequences could be deadly.

20 Feb 2014

Scientists receive 2014 Dan David Prize for exceptional excellence in sciences, arts and humanities

Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust historian Prof. Saul Friedlander and artificial intelligence pioneer Prof. Marvin Minsky are among the winners of the 2014 Dan David Prize, which annually bestows three awards of $1 million each.

20 Feb 2014

Pediatric Cancer Genome Project identifies genetic alteration in brain tumor ependymoma

The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified the most common genetic alteration ever reported in the brain tumor ependymoma and evidence that the alteration drives tumor development. The research appears February 19 as an advanced online publication in the scientific journal Nature.

20 Feb 2014

Certain fragments of DNA shed by tumors can be used to non-invasively screen for early-stage cancers

Certain fragments of DNA shed by tumors into the bloodstream can potentially be used to non-invasively screen for early-stage cancers, monitor responses to treatment and help explain why some cancers are resistant to therapies, according to results of an international study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators.

20 Feb 2014

Guerbet: FDA approves manufacturing plant for Lipiodol (ethiodized oil) Injection

Guerbet (GBT), the contrast agent specialist for medical imaging, today announced that it had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new manufacturing plant for Lipiodol® (ethiodized oil) Injection, in Montreal, Canada.

20 Feb 2014

Two New York University faculty receives fellowships from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Two New York University faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Roozbeh Kiani, an assistant professor at NYU's Center for Neural Science, and Nicholas Stavropoulos, an assistant professor of neuroscience and physiology at NYU Langone Medical Center and its Neuroscience Institute.

20 Feb 2014

Researchers develop screening assay that quickly assesses nearly 1,500 compounds' effect on estrogen

A team of researchers at City of Hope has developed a screening assay that can quickly assess up to 1,536 compounds' effect on estrogen activity in the body. The test can also evaluate whether chemicals act as inhibitors of aromatase, an enzyme linked to breast cancer that converts androgen to estrogen.

20 Feb 2014

Research shows that seasonal flu vaccination may reduce risk of stroke

Having the seasonal flu jab could reduce the risk of suffering a stroke by almost a quarter, researchers have found.

20 Feb 2014

Scientists find how brain plucks information out of working memory

Keep this in mind: Scientists say they've learned how your brain plucks information out of working memory when you decide to act.

20 Feb 2014

GW SPHHS to hold public forum on prevalence and impact of eating disorders

The George Washington (GW) University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) will hold a public forum on February 25 that will address the prevalence and impact of eating disorders, especially on college campuses.

20 Feb 2014

Travelers offer businesses tips on how to create safe workplace

The four most common workplace injuries among Texas employers in 2013 included strains, sprains, fractures and contusions, according to a recent analysis of Travelers' 2013 workers compensation claim data. Based on this data, Travelers is offering businesses tips on how to create a safe workplace.

20 Feb 2014

UPV/EHU researchers develop method for diagnosis, prognosis of cutaneous melanoma

UPV/EHU researchers have developed a method for the diagnosis and prognosis of cutaneous melanoma, the type of skin cancer with the highest mortality rate.This method will help not only in the more effective early detection of this cancer, but also in the development of more personalised treatments.

20 Feb 2014

Research finds correlation between OCD, body dysmorphia and tanning addiction

They keep tanning, even after turning a deep brown and experiencing some of the negative consequences. Skin cancer is among the most common, preventable types of the disease, yet many continue to tan to excess.

20 Feb 2014

Study highlights lack of policies or guidelines regarding wheelchairs and seating provision in Ireland

A study on wheelchair provision, undertaken by the University of Limerick, has highlighted a worrying lack of any national policies or guidelines in support of the 40,000 people who use wheelchairs and seating assistive technology in Ireland.

20 Feb 2014

Purdue’s new innovation improves drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options

Oncologists and cancer patients could improve the results of drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options using an innovation developed in Purdue University's College of Pharmacy.

20 Feb 2014

Researchers examine what dosages of asthma medications works best in African Americans

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to determine what combination and dosages of asthma medications works best to manage asthma in African Americans, who suffer much higher rates of serious asthma attacks, hospitalizations and asthma-related deaths than do white patients.

20 Feb 2014

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis could soon be diagnosed without the need for surgical lung biopsy

People who have suspected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis without typical patterns on high resolution computed tomography scans could in future be spared the substantial risks of lung biopsy and be given a confident diagnosis of IPF based on clinical and radiological findings alone, according to new research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

20 Feb 2014

Vaccine-based clinical trial to improve survival outcomes of kidney cancer patients

The Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute has opened a novel Phase III, vaccine-based clinical trial aimed at providing kidney cancer patients long-term control of their disease.

20 Feb 2014

Premature babies who receive interventional therapy plus mother's voice learn to eat efficiently

Premature babies who receive an interventional therapy combining their mother's voice and a pacifier-activated music player learn to eat more efficiently and have their feeding tubes removed sooner than other preemies, according to a Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt study published today in Pediatrics.

20 Feb 2014

Breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy show decreased fatigue as result of CBTH

Breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy showed decreased fatigue as a result of cognitive behavioral therapy plus hypnosis (CBTH), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

20 Feb 2014

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University of Iowa study finds that police work, like many other jobs, is mostly sedentary

Scientists receive 2014 Dan David Prize for exceptional excellence in sciences, arts and humanities

Pediatric Cancer Genome Project identifies genetic alteration in brain tumor ependymoma

Certain fragments of DNA shed by tumors can be used to non-invasively screen for early-stage cancers

Guerbet: FDA approves manufacturing plant for Lipiodol (ethiodized oil) Injection

Two New York University faculty receives fellowships from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Researchers develop screening assay that quickly assesses nearly 1,500 compounds' effect on estrogen

Research shows that seasonal flu vaccination may reduce risk of stroke

Scientists find how brain plucks information out of working memory

GW SPHHS to hold public forum on prevalence and impact of eating disorders

Travelers offer businesses tips on how to create safe workplace

UPV/EHU researchers develop method for diagnosis, prognosis of cutaneous melanoma

Research finds correlation between OCD, body dysmorphia and tanning addiction

Study highlights lack of policies or guidelines regarding wheelchairs and seating provision in Ireland

Purdue’s new innovation improves drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options

Researchers examine what dosages of asthma medications works best in African Americans

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis could soon be diagnosed without the need for surgical lung biopsy

Vaccine-based clinical trial to improve survival outcomes of kidney cancer patients

Premature babies who receive interventional therapy plus mother's voice learn to eat efficiently

Breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy show decreased fatigue as result of CBTH

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