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Scientists discover that copper alloys shut down highly infectious norovirus

Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered that copper and copper alloys rapidly destroy norovirus - the highly-infectious sickness bug.

12 Sep 2013

Antioxidant substances in red wine, dark chocolate, olive oil linked with health benefits

The scientific spotlight focuses today on the healthful antioxidant substances in red wine, dark chocolate, olive oil, coffee, tea, and other foods and dietary supplements that are enticing millions of consumers with the promise of a healthier, longer life.

12 Sep 2013

Study shows fat transplantation may treat inherited metabolic diseases

Transplanting fat may treat such inherited metabolic diseases as maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) by helping the body process the essential amino acids that these patients cannot, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

12 Sep 2013

Research shows smoking and obesity together may pose triple health threat

Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems — including their responses to common prescription medicines — that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented here today.

12 Sep 2013

Study: People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese

People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese than people who do not have migraines, according to a study published in the September 11, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Sep 2013

Levels of certain fats in cerebral spinal fluid can predict patients with HIV, say scientists

Johns Hopkins scientists have found that levels of certain fats found in cerebral spinal fluid can predict which patients with HIV are more likely to become intellectually impaired.

12 Sep 2013

Study reveals important link between autism and motor skill deficits in children

In a new study looking at toddlers and preschoolers with autism, researchers found that children with better motor skills were more adept at socializing and communicating.

12 Sep 2013

Avon Foundation for Women supports innovative research on aggressive breast cancer

The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded a $300,000 grant to Dolores Di Vizio, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and a member of the Cancer Biology and Urologic Oncology Research Programs at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute to advance scientific research in aggressive breast cancer.

12 Sep 2013

Kiadis five-year follow-up phase I/II clinical study confirms long-term safety, efficacy of ATIR

Kiadis Pharma B.V., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, announced today that the five-year follow-up of patients with high-risk malignancies from its Phase I/II clinical study confirms long-term safety and efficacy of ATIR™ over a broad dose range.

12 Sep 2013

Patients with longer-lasting chest pain more likely to have heart attack

Patients with longer-lasting chest pain are more likely having a heart attack than those with pain of a shorter duration, according to a study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

12 Sep 2013

Berg receives Drug Discovery Technology Innovation Award for agnostic approach to drug discovery

Berg, a biopharmaceutical company committed to uncovering health solutions through a data-driven, biological research approach, was recognized today with the 2013 North American Drug Discovery Technology Innovation Award at the Frost & Sullivan Growth, Innovation and Leadership Awards Gala, the annual event by the global research organization that highlights the most promising new innovative technology across sectors.

12 Sep 2013

Undervaccination results in increased risk for whooping cough in young children

Undervaccination – not receiving all recommended vaccinations or not being vaccinated according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices schedule – results in an increased risk for whooping cough in children 3 to 36 months of age, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study.

12 Sep 2013

New technique provides better understanding of factors causing Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

The first proteomic analysis of an animal model of a rare, sometimes deadly birth defect, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS), has revealed that the molecular mechanisms that cause it are more complex than previously understood.

12 Sep 2013

Professors receive 100,000 Euro from Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE for outstanding brain research

The prize is awarded by the Piepenbrock Group and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE). The award ceremony will be held in Berlin on September 24, 2013.

12 Sep 2013

North Carolina professor receives 2013 New Scholar in Aging Award from Ellison Medical Foundation

Li Qian, PhD, an assistant professor in the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, has received a 2013 New Scholar in Aging Award from the Ellison Medical Foundation.

12 Sep 2013

Alert to CAM use in asthma

Researchers from Canada say that physicians should be aware of the high prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with asthma.

11 Sep 2013

High-risk youths need help regardless of psychosis conversion

Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis often have poor outcomes even if they do not actually develop psychosis, a study shows.

11 Sep 2013

Gender warns of bipolar I disorder risks

Researchers have confirmed several features that differ between men and women with bipolar disorder, which may impact on the course and treatment of the condition.

11 Sep 2013

Perkins+Will completes UF's Clinical and Translational Research Building

The Miami office of global architecture and design firm, Perkins+Will, recently completed a major healthcare, education and research project, the University of Florida's Clinical and Translational Research Building.

11 Sep 2013

Study suggests new path to make protective malaria vaccine

This study suggests that genetically engineered malaria parasites that are stunted through precise gene deletions (genetically attenuated parasites, or "GAP") could be used as a vaccine that protects against malaria infection. This means that the harmless (attenuated) version of the parasite would interact with the body in the same way as the infective version, but without possibility of causing disease.

11 Sep 2013

Medical Research News

Scientists discover that copper alloys shut down highly infectious norovirus

Antioxidant substances in red wine, dark chocolate, olive oil linked with health benefits

Study shows fat transplantation may treat inherited metabolic diseases

Research shows smoking and obesity together may pose triple health threat

Study: People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese

Levels of certain fats in cerebral spinal fluid can predict patients with HIV, say scientists

Study reveals important link between autism and motor skill deficits in children

Avon Foundation for Women supports innovative research on aggressive breast cancer

Kiadis five-year follow-up phase I/II clinical study confirms long-term safety, efficacy of ATIR

Patients with longer-lasting chest pain more likely to have heart attack

Berg receives Drug Discovery Technology Innovation Award for agnostic approach to drug discovery

Undervaccination results in increased risk for whooping cough in young children

New technique provides better understanding of factors causing Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

Professors receive 100,000 Euro from Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE for outstanding brain research

North Carolina professor receives 2013 New Scholar in Aging Award from Ellison Medical Foundation

Alert to CAM use in asthma

High-risk youths need help regardless of psychosis conversion

Gender warns of bipolar I disorder risks

Perkins+Will completes UF's Clinical and Translational Research Building

Study suggests new path to make protective malaria vaccine

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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