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Early CT ‘definitive’ for subarachnoid hemorrhage diagnosis

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis is only necessary for patients with thunderclap headache and a negative computed tomography scan if they undergo imaging more than 6 hours after headache onset, research suggests.

6 Aug 2012

‘Chicken Wing’ clue to stroke risk in atrial fibrillation

Patients with atrial fibrillation who have a Chicken Wing left atrial appendage morphology are less likely to have a stroke than those with other morphologies, research suggests.

6 Aug 2012

Wellcome Trust grants £1.6 million Translation Award for development of more effective radiotherapy

The Wellcome Trust has awarded a £1.6 million Translation Award to a research team led by the University of Lincoln to develop more effective radiotherapy treatment for thousands of cancer sufferers by providing unique monitoring and imaging for patients receiving proton therapy.

6 Aug 2012

New Translational Oncology Program at University of Michigan

The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center is harnessing its expertise in basic science research to speed the translation into clinical trials and new treatment opportunities for cancer patients.

6 Aug 2012

Ill. ACO showing promise on lowering hospital readmissions

The program, set up by Advocate, covers 380,000 enrollees, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Meanwhile, other outlets look at health law implementation efforts in Massachusetts and California.

6 Aug 2012

Older adults with head trauma over a weekend more likely to die

A Johns Hopkins review of more than 38,000 patient records finds that older adults who sustain substantial head trauma over a weekend are significantly more likely to die from their injuries than those similarly hurt and hospitalized Monday through Friday, even if their injuries are less severe and they have fewer other illnesses than their weekday counterparts.

6 Aug 2012

Mutations in Ras gene alone may not cause tumours

Despite a huge amount of research effort, the molecular mechanisms that underlie the transition from a "normal" cell to a cancerous cell are only poorly understood. After the discovery of the first cancer-causing genes or oncogenes and the finding that they are mutated forms of normal cellular genes, it was widely believed that a single mutation was enough to cause cancer.

6 Aug 2012

Clinton expresses concern over HIV in Uganda, stops in Malawi on 11-day African tour

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "expressed concern" over Uganda's increasing number of HIV infections on a visit to the country last week, part of an 11-day trip to eight African nations, Uganda's New Vision reports (Mukasa, 8/4).

6 Aug 2012

Human-derived breast cancer xenografts allow revolution in individualized cancer care

Cell cultures are homogeneous. Human tumors are not. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment reports the development of human-derived estrogen-positive (ER+) breast cancer models that retain their heterogeneity, allowing researchers to more accurately test drugs for this disease.

6 Aug 2012

CPRIT awards $48.2 million in new grants to investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded $48.2 million in new grants to investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center to support cancer-related projects and to recruit pre-eminent cancer researchers.

6 Aug 2012

Previously uncharacterized protein dramatically influences inflammation

A UNC-led team of scientists describes the function of a previously uncharacterized protein that dramatically influences inflammation.

6 Aug 2012

U.N. urges Philippines to pass reproductive health bill amid protests from Catholic Church

"The United Nations has urged the Philippines to pass a bill that will allow the government to provide free contraceptives," BBC News reports (8/5).

6 Aug 2012

Potential drug targets and prognostic markers for prostate cancer

Two proteins that act in opposing directions - one that promotes cancer and one that suppresses cancer - regulate the same set of genes in prostate cancer, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have found.

6 Aug 2012

Curemark receives FDA clearance for enrollment of children aged 9-12 in CM-AT study for autism

Dr. Joan Fallon, founder and CEO of Curemark, a Rye, New York-based drug research and development company focused on the treatment of Autism and neurological diseases, today announced that the company has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence direct enrollment of children 9-12 years of age into its open-label extension study of CM-AT for children with Autism.

6 Aug 2012

Home health care demand increases as baby boomers age

Demand for home health care workers is soaring as baby boomers - the 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 - get older and states try to save money by moving people out of more costly nursing homes.

6 Aug 2012

Death risk increases with 'excessive' CABG surgery waiting times

In the Canadian healthcare system, patients with longer than recommended waitlist times for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are at increased risk of dying in the hospital, reports Medical Care.

6 Aug 2012

Empa physicist analyzes structure and composition of soot particles

Since June 2012, it is official: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified diesel soot as a lung carcinogen. Artur Braun, a physicist at Empa and an X-ray spectroscopy expert, has made crucial contributions to analyzing the structure and composition of soot particles.

6 Aug 2012

Biden seeks to allay veterans' concerns about benefits

Speaking at the Disabled American Veterans' national convention, Vice President Joe Biden reminded the group that veterans benefits were exempted from the automatic budget cuts that will be imposed on military and domestic programs as of Jan. 2. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama signed into law a legislative package that provides improved health care, housing, education and memorial services.

6 Aug 2012

Planned cesarean delivery for breech births associated with significantly lower neonatal mortality

Vaginal delivery for early preterm fetuses presenting head first, or vertex presentation, had a high rate of success with no difference in neonatal mortality compared to cesarean delivery, a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports. For breech births, however, the failure rate of vaginal delivery was high and planned cesarean delivery was associated with significantly lower neonatal mortality.

6 Aug 2012

Novel multireceptor-targeted somatostatin analogue found effective against neuroendocrine tumors

A researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center and his international team of colleagues have reported study results on a novel multireceptor-targeted somatostatin analogue called pasireotide (SOM230) manufactured by Novartis Pharma AG.

6 Aug 2012

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Early CT ‘definitive’ for subarachnoid hemorrhage diagnosis

‘Chicken Wing’ clue to stroke risk in atrial fibrillation

Wellcome Trust grants £1.6 million Translation Award for development of more effective radiotherapy

New Translational Oncology Program at University of Michigan

Ill. ACO showing promise on lowering hospital readmissions

Older adults with head trauma over a weekend more likely to die

Mutations in Ras gene alone may not cause tumours

Clinton expresses concern over HIV in Uganda, stops in Malawi on 11-day African tour

Human-derived breast cancer xenografts allow revolution in individualized cancer care

CPRIT awards $48.2 million in new grants to investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Previously uncharacterized protein dramatically influences inflammation

U.N. urges Philippines to pass reproductive health bill amid protests from Catholic Church

Potential drug targets and prognostic markers for prostate cancer

Curemark receives FDA clearance for enrollment of children aged 9-12 in CM-AT study for autism

Home health care demand increases as baby boomers age

Death risk increases with 'excessive' CABG surgery waiting times

Empa physicist analyzes structure and composition of soot particles

Biden seeks to allay veterans' concerns about benefits

Planned cesarean delivery for breech births associated with significantly lower neonatal mortality

Novel multireceptor-targeted somatostatin analogue found effective against neuroendocrine tumors

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