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Urocortin system plays central role in regulating stress responses

Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect soldiers after combat or ordinary people who have undergone harrowing experiences. Of course, feelings of anxiety are normal and even desirable - they are part of what helps us survive in a world of real threats. But no less crucial is the return to normal - the slowing of the heartbeat and relaxation of tension - after the threat has passed.

9 Feb 2011

Rational use of heath care dollars for tonsillectomy

Without fanfare, hundreds of thousands of children surrender their tonsils to a surgeon's scalpel each year, usually to alleviate recurring infections and obstructive sleep problems. Most of the time, the snipped tonsils are sent to a pathologist, who looks for evidence of more serious medical problems, like unsuspected cancer.

9 Feb 2011

Scientists develop novel technique to detect disordered protein folding

A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel technique to observe previously unknown details of how folded structures are formed from an intrinsically disordered protein.

9 Feb 2011

U.N. officials call for renewed effort to stop female genital mutilation/cutting

U.N. officials on Sunday called for countries to renew their commitment to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), a practice which endangers the lives of women and girls, Inter Press Service reports (Deen, 2/7).

9 Feb 2011

Tulane surgeon performs new robotic-assisted surgery to treat head, neck cancers

Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Paul Friedlander is performing a new, less-invasive form of robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancers.

9 Feb 2011

SwitchGear Genomics, BioCat enter distribution agreement for LightSwitch Luciferase Assay System in Europe

SwitchGear Genomics Inc., a leading provider of products for studying the regulatory elements in the human genome, today announced that the company signed an agreement for BioCat GmbH to distribute the innovative LightSwitch Luciferase Assay System™ in Europe.

9 Feb 2011

UMMC researchers develop MOPAT tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients

A valid and reliable tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients has been developed by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

9 Feb 2011

Irisys to develop sensors for improving compliance with hospital handwashing regulations

NHS figures show that about nine per cent of patients actually acquire infections during a hospital stay. This costs the Health Service around GBP1billion annually - money that could be saved by something as simple as regular hand washing.

9 Feb 2011

The Arthritis Society awards $3.5 million grant for new research and training

Canada's largest non-government funder of arthritis research has announced more than $3.5 million for new arthritis research and training.

9 Feb 2011

bcl3 gene limits lung injury during acute stress from illness, trauma, transplant

Lung injury is a common cause of death among patients with pneumonia, sepsis or trauma and in those who have had lung transplants. The damage often occurs suddenly and can cause life-threatening breathing problems and rapid lung failure.

9 Feb 2011

FAO issues alerts on flood damage in Southern Africa, drought in China

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday issued an alert warning that "floods and heavy rains have significantly damaged whole areas of agricultural land across southern Africa and that the livelihood and food security of farmers and their families are at risk," the Associated Press reports (2/7).

9 Feb 2011

NivaSonix receives USPTO notice of allowance for 'External Ultrasound Lipoplasty' patent

NivaSonix, LLC announced today the allowance by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of its core patent "External Ultrasound Lipoplasty". Nine additional U.S. and international patents are pending with additional patent filings in progress. The patent describes a technology that allows a new generation of non-invasive ultrasound therapy for both fat and wrinkle reduction targeted for patients worldwide.

9 Feb 2011

Vical announces issuance of US patent for HSV-2 vaccine

Vical Incorporated announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,879,339, assigned to Vical and the University of Washington, covering DNA vaccines for herpes simplex virus type 2.

9 Feb 2011

MRI Medical announces name change to Xeridiem Medical Devices

MRI Medical Inc. is changing its name to Xeridiem Medical Devices, Inc. as part of its corporate development plan.

9 Feb 2011

GOP Govs seek flexibility in insurance exchanges

In a sharply worded letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the governors ask for six specific changes that would give states more control over the health law's exchange markets.

9 Feb 2011

MDA grants $13.5 million to support new research treatments for neuromuscular diseases

The Muscular Dystrophy Association today awarded 44 grants totaling $13.5 million to support new research to advance understanding of disease processes and to uncover new strategies for treating muscular dystrophies, ALS and other related neuromuscular diseases affecting more than a million Americans.

9 Feb 2011

Nine thousand patients to take part in Nowegian study on opening of narrowed coronary arteries

Nine thousand patients will take part in a clinical trial to determine the best method of opening narrowed coronary arteries. The results of the study may lead to substantial cost savings - and save lives.

9 Feb 2011

Babies born to HIV-infected mothers have lower antibody levels against bacterial infections

Babies whose mothers have HIV, but who are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared with babies not exposed to HIV, a new study has found.

9 Feb 2011

DE-MRI holds promise for predicting risks of strokes

Researchers at the University of Utah's Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management Center have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging holds promise for predicting the risks of strokes, the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

9 Feb 2011

LESSOnc technique promising new surgical option for certain liver cancers

Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have identified a new application for "scarless" surgery tools that are normally used for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES).

9 Feb 2011

Medical News

Urocortin system plays central role in regulating stress responses

Rational use of heath care dollars for tonsillectomy

Scientists develop novel technique to detect disordered protein folding

U.N. officials call for renewed effort to stop female genital mutilation/cutting

Tulane surgeon performs new robotic-assisted surgery to treat head, neck cancers

SwitchGear Genomics, BioCat enter distribution agreement for LightSwitch Luciferase Assay System in Europe

UMMC researchers develop MOPAT tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients

Irisys to develop sensors for improving compliance with hospital handwashing regulations

The Arthritis Society awards $3.5 million grant for new research and training

bcl3 gene limits lung injury during acute stress from illness, trauma, transplant

FAO issues alerts on flood damage in Southern Africa, drought in China

NivaSonix receives USPTO notice of allowance for 'External Ultrasound Lipoplasty' patent

Vical announces issuance of US patent for HSV-2 vaccine

MRI Medical announces name change to Xeridiem Medical Devices

GOP Govs seek flexibility in insurance exchanges

MDA grants $13.5 million to support new research treatments for neuromuscular diseases

Nine thousand patients to take part in Nowegian study on opening of narrowed coronary arteries

Babies born to HIV-infected mothers have lower antibody levels against bacterial infections

DE-MRI holds promise for predicting risks of strokes

LESSOnc technique promising new surgical option for certain liver cancers

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