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Researchers reveal specific process by which HIV virus infects healthy T cells

A George Mason University researcher team has revealed the specific process by which the HIV virus infects healthy T cells-a process previously unknown. The principal investigator, HIV researcher Yuntao Wu, says he hopes this breakthrough will start a new line on inquiry into how researchers can use this knowledge to create drugs that could limit or halt HIV infection.

25 Aug 2011

AMT total net loss decreases 7% to € 8.7 million for first half year of 2011

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today reported its results for the first half year of 2011.

25 Aug 2011

HHS finalizes rule on medical research and confilcts of interest

The guidance, which is designed to help scientists avoid financial conflicts when conducting government-funded research, will take effect Aug. 24, 2012.

25 Aug 2011

Scientists identify critical protein responsible for Ebola virus infection

In separate papers published online in Nature, two research teams report identifying a critical protein that Ebola virus exploits to cause deadly infections. The protein target is an essential element through which the virus enters living cells to cause disease.

25 Aug 2011

New mouse brain atlas provides insight into how genes work in cerebral cortex

A new atlas of gene expression in the mouse brain provides insight into how genes work in the outer part of the brain called the cerebral cortex. In humans, the cerebral cortex is the largest part of the brain, and the region responsible for memory, sensory perception and language.

25 Aug 2011

More than eight out of 10 homeless people have at least one chronic health condition

More than eight out of 10 homeless people surveyed by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and elsewhere have at least one chronic health condition and more than half have a mental health problem.

25 Aug 2011

Northwestern Mutual Foundation donates $47,110 to Easter Seals' kids initiative

Easter Seals, the nation's leading non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and other special needs, today announced that it received a grant totaling $47,110 through the Northwestern Mutual Foundation's Click for Kids program, a Facebook-driven campaign that launched earlier this summer.

25 Aug 2011

Medicare may begin covering STD screenings for beneficiaries

Medicare may soon be paying for sexually transmitted disease screening for the elderly. Though the final decision won't be made until November, the federal health care agency that covers about 40 million seniors will announce a draft recommendation Wednesday.

25 Aug 2011

Free Alzheimer's disease conference to take place on Sept. 17

University of Louisville faculty researchers and clinicians with expertise in polypharmacy, caregiving and more will join with a Washington-based geriatric researcher at a free conference examining Alzheimer's disease.

25 Aug 2011

Allergan receives FDA approval for Botox to treat specific form of urinary incontinence

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Botox injection to treat urinary incontinence in people with neurologic conditions such as spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis who have overactivity of the bladder.

25 Aug 2011

NMS Labs develops substance identification tests for nine 'bath salts' compounds

In keeping up with drug abuse trends, NMS Labs has developed substance identification tests for the nine "bath salts" compounds listed in the recently approved PA Senate Bill 1006.

25 Aug 2011

People with Down syndrome have diminished optokinetic, vestibular reflexes

A scientist investigating why those with Down syndrome often have poor balance and motor coordination has found that key eye reflexes are substantially altered.

25 Aug 2011

South African Health Minister promotes exclusive breastfeeding to fight rising infant mortality rate

Speaking at a breastfeeding conference on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that "reducing child mortality is one of the most important priorities in our country and central to this is breastfeeding as a child survival strategy," Agence France-Presse reports.

25 Aug 2011

US Oncology Research earns RTOG's Full Member status

US Oncology Research, one of the nation's largest networks of community-based researchers, and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), the leader in radiation oncology-focused clinical trials in the United States, announced today that US Oncology Research has earned Full Member status, an accomplishment few institutions achieve.

25 Aug 2011

Lightlake to begin opioid antagonist derived nasal spray Phase II trials in Binge Eating Disorder

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc., an early stage biopharmaceutical company currently developing a nasal spray for the treatment of overweight and obese patients with Binge Eating Disorder, today announced that its patient testing stage of the Phase II clinical trials will start August 26th, 2011

25 Aug 2011

PLoS One publishes data from recent animal studies of NanoBio's intranasal RSV vaccine

NanoBio Corporation announced today that data from recent animal studies of its NanoStat-based intranasal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine have been published in PLoS One, an international peer-reviewed online publication.

25 Aug 2011

Researchers trace source of latest cholera pandemic

Researchers have used next generation sequencing to trace the source and explain the spread of the latest (seventh) cholera pandemic. They have also highlighted the impact of the acquisition of resistance to antibiotics on shaping outbreaks and show resistance was first acquired around 1982.

25 Aug 2011

Viewpoints: Perry's health record, Medicare spending slows, postal service's health plan controversy

And now for some good news: Medicare spending growth has been slowing noticeably. ... some evidence suggests it may be a shift toward value in the health-care sector. Various hospital executives have told me they have already begun to prepare for less generous reimbursement from Medicare as the new federal health-care-reform law takes effect.

25 Aug 2011

Repeated cocaine use can increase individual's risk of mood disorders

It is well established that a mood disorder can increase an individual's risk for substance abuse, but there is also evidence that the converse is true; substance abuse can increase a person's vulnerability to stress-related illnesses.

25 Aug 2011

ICU patients with MRSA infection may face 50% increased risk of death

Does the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, cause more deaths in hospitals than the bacteria that are sensitive to common antibiotics? Opinions have been varied, but now a worldwide study at, among others, Linköping University in Sweden, indicates that the mortality rate can be 50 % higher for intensive care patients infected with MRSA.

25 Aug 2011

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Researchers reveal specific process by which HIV virus infects healthy T cells

AMT total net loss decreases 7% to € 8.7 million for first half year of 2011

HHS finalizes rule on medical research and confilcts of interest

Scientists identify critical protein responsible for Ebola virus infection

New mouse brain atlas provides insight into how genes work in cerebral cortex

More than eight out of 10 homeless people have at least one chronic health condition

Northwestern Mutual Foundation donates $47,110 to Easter Seals' kids initiative

Medicare may begin covering STD screenings for beneficiaries

Free Alzheimer's disease conference to take place on Sept. 17

Allergan receives FDA approval for Botox to treat specific form of urinary incontinence

NMS Labs develops substance identification tests for nine 'bath salts' compounds

People with Down syndrome have diminished optokinetic, vestibular reflexes

South African Health Minister promotes exclusive breastfeeding to fight rising infant mortality rate

US Oncology Research earns RTOG's Full Member status

Lightlake to begin opioid antagonist derived nasal spray Phase II trials in Binge Eating Disorder

PLoS One publishes data from recent animal studies of NanoBio's intranasal RSV vaccine

Researchers trace source of latest cholera pandemic

Viewpoints: Perry's health record, Medicare spending slows, postal service's health plan controversy

Repeated cocaine use can increase individual's risk of mood disorders

ICU patients with MRSA infection may face 50% increased risk of death

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