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Researchers deciphered function of claudin-10 gene in the kidney

Sodium chloride, better known as salt, is vital for the organism, and the kidneys play a crucial role in the regulation of sodium balance. However, the underlying mechanisms of sodium balance are not yet completely understood.

24 Aug 2012

New disease causes AIDS-like symptoms but not spread through virus

"Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV," the Associated Press reports.

24 Aug 2012

The Wistar Institute, MSKCC partner to publish first annotated atlas of Epstein-Barr virus genome

Researchers from The Wistar Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have teamed to publish the first annotated atlas of the Epstein-Barr virus genome, creating the most comprehensive study of how the viral genome interacts with its human host during a latent infection. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is thought to be responsible for one percent of all human cancers, establishes a latent infection in nearly 100 percent of infected adult humans.

24 Aug 2012

Senate, congressional races focus on Medicare positions, health law votes

Medicare moves to the forefront of House races in Pennsylvania while Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, defends his policies -- including his health law vote -- against TV ads and record spending brought by outside groups.

24 Aug 2012

Scripps Research Institute scientist to uncover workings of the immune system

A team led by a scientist at The Scripps Research Institute has received a $22.5 million, five-year project renewal from the National Institutes of Health to uncover the workings of the immune system.

24 Aug 2012

Gates blog examines potential impact of improving access to contraceptives globally

In this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Max Kamin-Cross, a self-proclaimed political junky and youth activist, writes that by improving access to contraceptives, "we could lift millions of people of all races and both genders out of poverty throughout the world," "we could significantly decrease the number of premature deaths, as well as the number of lives claimed by deadly infections like HIV," and "the quality of life for millions more people would be drastically improved."

24 Aug 2012

Study shows how cancer survival rates developed in West Germany

Data from the 1970s and 1980s show that people affected by cancer survived significantly longer in West Germany than cancer patients behind the Iron Curtain.

24 Aug 2012

Proposed U.S. legislation would 'set the standard' for global efforts to combat counterfeit drugs

In this Forbes opinion piece, John Lechleiter, president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, examines the business of counterfeit medicines, writing, "With global sales last year estimated as high as $200 billion, counterfeit medicine is big business, and it's growing."

24 Aug 2012

New method can differentiate between breast cancer patients with good and poor prognosis

It is now possible to identify aggressive breast cancers by interpreting the mathematical patterns in the cancer genome. Researchers at the University of Oslo, Norway (UiO) have developed a completely new method for differentiating between breast cancer patients with high and low risks of dying from the illness.

24 Aug 2012

IRIN examines efforts of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to end country's dependence on food aid

Noting the death of Ethiopia's prime minister on Monday, IRIN "looks at his legacy in promoting food self-sufficiency and fighting rural poverty in a country historically associated with drought and environmental stress," writing, "During his two decades in power, Meles Zenawi committed himself to ending Ethiopia's dependence on food aid."

24 Aug 2012

Sapheon completes $18.5M Series B Preferred equity offering

Sapheon Inc. has completed the first closing in its $18.5 million Series B Preferred equity offering. The Company issued 4,775,291 shares worth $8.6 million to Series B purchasers and convertible notes holders.

24 Aug 2012

Views on Akin and abortion: Both parties energized by candidate's remarks on rape, but does it clarify abortion debate?

There's something off -- something a bit cowardly, actually -- about the positions of both parties in the abortion debate refueled by the asinine remarks of Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.). Akin's comments have left Republicans scrambling to avoid the politically unpalatable implications of the anti-abortion views central to their party.

24 Aug 2012

Women with Alzheimer's show worse mental deterioration than men

Women with Alzheimer's show worse mental deterioration than men with the disease, even when at the same stage of the condition, according to researchers from the University of Hertfordshire.

24 Aug 2012

LXRbeta may play a role in prevention and treatment of Parkinson's

Scientists at the University of Houston (UH) have discovered what may possibly be a key ingredient in the fight against Parkinson's disease.

24 Aug 2012

Nanoparticle may bring great benefits to emergency treatment of brain-injury victims

A nanoparticle developed at Rice University and tested in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) may bring great benefits to the emergency treatment of brain-injury victims, even those with mild injuries.

24 Aug 2012

Racial differences persist in prostate cancer surgical care

A study led by investigators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Nashville, Tenn., finds that black men with prostate cancer receive lower quality surgical care than white men. The racial differences persist even when controlling for factors such as the year of surgery, age, comorbidities and insurance status.

24 Aug 2012

Researchers create new type of biosensor that can detect glucose in saliva, tears

Researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears and urine and might be manufactured at low cost because it does not require many processing steps to produce.

24 Aug 2012

GlcNAc plays a key role in keeping cancerous monsters ‘fed’

Behaving something like ravenous monsters, tumors need plentiful supplies of cellular building blocks such as amino acids and nucleotides in order to keep growing at a rapid pace and survive under harsh conditions. How such tumors meet these burgeoning demands has not been fully understood.

24 Aug 2012

Bristol-Myers Squibb terminates BMS-986094 Phase II development for treatment of hepatitis C

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced today that the Company has discontinued development of BMS-986094 (formerly known as INX-189), a nucleotide polymerase (NS5B) inhibitor that was in Phase II development for the treatment of hepatitis C.

24 Aug 2012

Views on Ryan's Medicare plan: A change from 'petty' politics; 'Creative approach' to solving the problem; Time for a 'serious national debate'

By picking Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney introduced Medicare into his campaign for the presidency. Veterans of the entitlement wars immediately said that in doing so Gov. Romney was suiciding his candidacy.

24 Aug 2012

Medical News

Researchers deciphered function of claudin-10 gene in the kidney

New disease causes AIDS-like symptoms but not spread through virus

The Wistar Institute, MSKCC partner to publish first annotated atlas of Epstein-Barr virus genome

Senate, congressional races focus on Medicare positions, health law votes

Scripps Research Institute scientist to uncover workings of the immune system

Gates blog examines potential impact of improving access to contraceptives globally

Study shows how cancer survival rates developed in West Germany

Proposed U.S. legislation would 'set the standard' for global efforts to combat counterfeit drugs

New method can differentiate between breast cancer patients with good and poor prognosis

IRIN examines efforts of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to end country's dependence on food aid

Sapheon completes $18.5M Series B Preferred equity offering

Views on Akin and abortion: Both parties energized by candidate's remarks on rape, but does it clarify abortion debate?

Women with Alzheimer's show worse mental deterioration than men

LXRbeta may play a role in prevention and treatment of Parkinson's

Nanoparticle may bring great benefits to emergency treatment of brain-injury victims

Racial differences persist in prostate cancer surgical care

Researchers create new type of biosensor that can detect glucose in saliva, tears

GlcNAc plays a key role in keeping cancerous monsters ‘fed’

Bristol-Myers Squibb terminates BMS-986094 Phase II development for treatment of hepatitis C

Views on Ryan's Medicare plan: A change from 'petty' politics; 'Creative approach' to solving the problem; Time for a 'serious national debate'

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

How Programmable Nanobiology Could Drive the Fifth Industrial Revolution

Dr. Anthony Grice

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