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Transcranial stimulation technique reduces hallucinations

Transcranial direct-current stimulation is effective for the treatment of auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia, study results show.

30 May 2012

Posttraumatic stress hits stroke secondary prevention

Patients who develop posttraumatic stress disorder after stroke or transient ischemic attack are at high risk for being nonadherent to secondary prevention medications, say researchers.

30 May 2012

Bedside tool improves prognostication after cardiac arrest

A bedside prediction tool could estimate the probability of favorable neurologic survival in successfully resuscitated patients after in-hospital cardiac arrest, say researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

30 May 2012

Revised QFracture tool shows enhanced risk-prediction

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that may improve upon existing methods for identifying patients at high risk for fracture in primary care.

30 May 2012

Anxiety increases symptom severity in acute mania patients

Anxiety is common in patients experiencing an episode of acute mania and is associated with more severe mood symptoms, researchers report.

30 May 2012

People afraid of dying badly rather than actually dying

"What people are afraid of is dying badly rather than actually dying". I-aki Olaizola has observed how Basque society feels about euthanasia and the process of dying, and how the perception has changed since the 1970s.

30 May 2012

RBCC negotiates potential joint venture with AMBS for traumatic brain injury treatment

Rainbow BioSciences, the biotech subsidiary of Rainbow Coral Corp., continues due diligence toward an agreement to help develop a promising new treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), concern continues to grow over the troubling incidence of TBI among athletes and soldiers.

30 May 2012

Calcium supplements may raise heart attack risk

Increased dietary calcium intake has no overall cardiovascular benefits, and calcium supplements appear to raise the risk for myocardial infarction, warn investigators.

30 May 2012

Intensive exercise answer to psoriasis prevention

Vigorous physical activity may reduce a person’s risk for developing psoriasis, show results from a US study.

30 May 2012

Intensity of itching in eczema linked to depression

Itch intensity in atopic dermatitis is related to the stress level and emotional wellbeing of patients, say researchers.

30 May 2012

Childhood obesity risk linked to delivery method

Delivery by cesarean section may double the risk for childhood obesity compared with vaginal delivery, show US study findings.

30 May 2012

FRAX tool ‘resistant’ to osteoporosis treatment effects

Osteoporosis therapy does not invalidate the use of the World Health Organization’s fracture risk assessment system for fracture prediction, study findings indicate.

30 May 2012

Bristol-Myers Squibb forms International Immuno-Oncology Network

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced the formation of the International Immuno-Oncology Network (II-ON), a global collaboration between industry and academia that aims to further the scientific understanding of immuno-oncology. Immuno-oncology focuses on the potential of harnessing the intelligence of the body's own immune system to fight cancer.

30 May 2012

Patients with history of skin infection more likely to develop surgical site infections

Johns Hopkins scientists have engineered cells that behave like AND and OR Boolean logic gates, producing an output based on one or more unique inputs. This feat, published in the May issue of Nature Chemical Biology, could eventually help researchers create computers that use cells as tiny circuits.

30 May 2012

DFG to establish 20 CRCs by 1 July 2012

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is to establish 20 Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs) by 1 July 2012. This decision was taken by the Grants Committee at its spring session in Bonn. The new CRCs will receive funding totalling 176 million euros (including a 20 percent programme allowance for indirect project costs) for the initial 4-year funding period.

30 May 2012

Bananas have healthier blend of sugars than sports drinks

Bananas have long been a favorite source of energy for endurance and recreational athletes. Bananas are a rich source of potassium and other nutrients, and are easy for cyclists, runners or hikers to carry.

30 May 2012

Possible association between mortality and high levels of vitamin D

Scientists know that Vitamin D deficiency is not healthy. However, new research from the University of Copenhagen now indicates that too high a level of the essential vitamin is not good either. The study is based on blood samples from 247,574 Copenhageners. The results have just been published in the reputed scientific Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

30 May 2012

Lung in Oncology models for drug discovery launched by PRECOS

Preclinical Oncology Services Limited (PRECOS), a leading pre-clinical research and development service provider with a specific focus on oncology, has launched its Lung In ONcology model atlas (LION).

29 May 2012

Fluxion Biosciences announces launch of Discovery Services business

Fluxion Biosciences, a privately held drug discovery tools and services company, announced today that it is launching a Discovery Services business to support growing demand for assay support on Fluxion's unique cell analysis platforms.

From Fluxion Biosciences 29 May 2012

Ensemble, Genentech enter macrocyclic drug discovery collaboration

Ensemble Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing Ensemblins, a novel class of small molecule therapeutics with the power of biologics, today announced the initiation of a drug discovery collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to discover macrocyclic drug candidates against targets specified by Genentech.

29 May 2012