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Early life adversity and prior depressive episodes make people become depressed more easily

We all know people who are able to roll with life's punches, while for others, every misfortune is a jab straight to the gut. Research examining this issue has found that although most people require significant adversity to become depressed - the death of a loved one, say, or getting fired - roughly 30 percent of people with first-time depression and 60 percent of people with a history of depression develop the disorder following relatively minor misfortunes.

30 Jun 2011

Recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines hold promise against infectious diseases

A powerful new class of therapeutics, known as recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines (RASV), holds great potential in the fight against fatal diseases including hepatitis B, tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid fever, AIDS and pneumonia.

30 Jun 2011

UNC study uses optogenetics to tweak brain wiring responsible for drug addiction behaviors

Using a combination of genetic engineering and laser technology, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have manipulated brain wiring responsible for reward-seeking behaviors, such as drug addiction.

30 Jun 2011

Most cases of facial nerve paralysis in children can be treated successfully

A half-paralyzed face with a motionless, drooping side can be alarming at any age, but when it occurs in a child it can be especially devastating.

30 Jun 2011

Physicians urge FDA not to approve Truvada as an HIV prevention pill

Last week, a group of 55 U.S. physicians sent a letter to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), urging the agency not to approve the use of Gilead's HIV/AIDS treatment drug Truvada for use as an HIV prevention pill - also known as "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PrEP).

30 Jun 2011

Conference examines lagging ethical guidelines in face of expanding clinical trials in developing countries

SciDev.Net reports on the 7th World Conference of Science Journalists, taking place this week in Qatar, where participants discussed how the number of clinical trials in developing countries is surging despite legal and ethical frameworks often not being in place.

30 Jun 2011

S. aureus pneumonia rates in children have doubled over past decade

The rate of pneumonia in children caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria has doubled over the past decade, according to a paper in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

30 Jun 2011

Glia plays key role in preventing progression of Rett Syndrome symptoms

A paper published online today in Nature reveals that glia play a key role in preventing the progression of the most prominent Rett Syndrome symptoms displayed by mouse models of the disease: lethality, irregular breathing and apneas, hypoactivity and decreased dendritic complexity.

30 Jun 2011

Dems reject plan to cut Medicare costs, raise eligibility age

As negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling continue, two senators — Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. — advanced a new plan to produce the amount of savings from the Medicare program needed to meet the debt reduction target. The approach, though, which includes raising the eligibility age to 67, was swiftly rejected by top Democrats.

30 Jun 2011

'Non-finger wagging' approach could encourage teens to reduce marijuana use

Nearly a third of high school students in the United States report smoking marijuana. Despite the mixed messages about the safety of marijuana, smoking grass is risky behavior for teens, who are, after all, still developing.

30 Jun 2011

Diagnostic delay in women with tuberous sclerosis complex increases mortality risk

Women with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are often misdiagnosed because the condition, commonly recognized in early childhood when it presents with seizures, manifests differently later in life, typically with renal angiomyolipomas - a benign tumor of the kidney - and pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) - a rare lung disease that affects almost exclusively women.

30 Jun 2011

Incidence of osteoarthritis more prevalent among military populations

New research shows significantly higher osteoarthritis (OA) incidence rates in military populations than among comparable age groups in the general population.

30 Jun 2011

UIC health sciences library receives $8.9M contract to serve 10-state Midwest region

The national library network responsible for MEDLINE/PubMed and other Web-based health information services has awarded an $8.9 million contract to the Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago to serve as its Midwest regional library for another five years.

30 Jun 2011

CSIS report on Army and Navy overseas medical research

This report, titled "The Future of the U.S. Army and Navy Overseas Medical Research," from the Center for Strategic & International Studies lays out the research, conclusions, and recommendations from "a year-long, independent examination of the U.S. Army and Navy overseas medical research laboratories," which "stand at the intersection of health and security, a topic of increased importance to U.S. approaches to global health".

30 Jun 2011

Cell Therapeutics to sell $30 million of Preferred Stock and warrants in registered offering

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell, subject to customary closing conditions, $30 million of shares of its Series 13 Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in a registered offering to six institutional investors.

30 Jun 2011

Forte Research's OnCore Software Developer Toolkit for eIRB integration now freely available

After proving the success of their electronic Institutional Review Board (eIRB) management system integration interface, Forte Research Systems, Inc. is making their Software Developers' Toolkit (SDK) freely available to all interested parties.

30 Jun 2011

Veterans who have attempted suicide may face risk of mortality

An estimated 18 American military veterans take their own lives every day -- thousands each year -- and those numbers are steadily increasing. Even after weathering the stresses of military life and the terrors of combat, these soldiers find themselves overwhelmed by the transition back into civilian life.

30 Jun 2011

Time reduction in pauses between CPR and electronic defibrillator shocks boosts survival

Reducing the intervals between giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an electronic defibrillator shock after cardiac arrest significantly improves survival, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center emergency medicine doctors involved in an international study.

30 Jun 2011

New highly-accurate blood test can measure all forms of vitamin D deficiencies

Researchers from London's Kingston University have developed a new highly-accurate blood test which can detect how much a patient's diet could be responsible for a lack of the so-called 'sunshine vitamin'. Vitamin D deficiencies can weaken the immune system and increase the risk of cancer and osteoporosis.

30 Jun 2011

Mary Ann Liebert peer-reviewed journal highlights advances in gene therapy for neurological diseases

Novel tools and methods for delivering therapeutic genes to cells in the central nervous system hold great promise for the development of new treatments to combat incurable neurologic diseases.

30 Jun 2011

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Early life adversity and prior depressive episodes make people become depressed more easily

Recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccines hold promise against infectious diseases

UNC study uses optogenetics to tweak brain wiring responsible for drug addiction behaviors

Most cases of facial nerve paralysis in children can be treated successfully

Physicians urge FDA not to approve Truvada as an HIV prevention pill

Conference examines lagging ethical guidelines in face of expanding clinical trials in developing countries

S. aureus pneumonia rates in children have doubled over past decade

Glia plays key role in preventing progression of Rett Syndrome symptoms

Dems reject plan to cut Medicare costs, raise eligibility age

'Non-finger wagging' approach could encourage teens to reduce marijuana use

Diagnostic delay in women with tuberous sclerosis complex increases mortality risk

Incidence of osteoarthritis more prevalent among military populations

UIC health sciences library receives $8.9M contract to serve 10-state Midwest region

CSIS report on Army and Navy overseas medical research

Cell Therapeutics to sell $30 million of Preferred Stock and warrants in registered offering

Forte Research's OnCore Software Developer Toolkit for eIRB integration now freely available

Veterans who have attempted suicide may face risk of mortality

Time reduction in pauses between CPR and electronic defibrillator shocks boosts survival

New highly-accurate blood test can measure all forms of vitamin D deficiencies

Mary Ann Liebert peer-reviewed journal highlights advances in gene therapy for neurological diseases

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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