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Researchers design new combination therapy for reducing NSCLC cell growth

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women. About 85 percent of lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer. For a handful of these patients, therapies that target specific genetic mutations are effective.

29 Sep 2018

Study shows Bartonella infections in vampire bats are highly prevalent in Peru and Belize

Bartonella are bacteria that cause endocarditis, a potentially life-threatening illness in humans and domestic animals.

29 Sep 2018

Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2019 to take place at ACC Liverpool

Registration to the 21st edition of Diabetes UK’s Professional Conference is now open, with the conference set to take place from Wednesday 6 March to Friday 8 March of next year at the Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool.

29 Sep 2018

Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

Ethicon, part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, demonstrates its commitment to improving access to life-changing obesity treatment and putting the most appropriate surgical tools in surgeons hands at the 23rd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.

29 Sep 2018

Early Parkinson’s disease patients wait too long before seeking medical attention

The time between diagnosis and the institution of symptomatic treatment is critical in the effort to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease.

29 Sep 2018

Study: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had tried several types of drug

Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had used more than one type of the drug, including cannabis products that were combustible, edible or vaporized.

29 Sep 2018

Pittcon-sponsored event to provide science education to students, teachers

Science Week, a Pittcon sponsored annual 7-day event offering science education to students and teachers, will take place Oct. 20-26, 2018 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

From Pittcon 29 Sep 2018

Researchers present details about new open science resource for neuroimaging community

An international team of researchers led by scientists at the Child Mind Institute has released the first open-source data sets of non-human primate brain imaging

29 Sep 2018

SDSU receives $4M grant to boost number of Latino researchers studying Alzheimer's disease

The National Institute on Aging has awarded scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and San Diego State University with a five-year, $4 million grant to boost the number of Latino and other underrepresented minority researchers studying Alzheimer's disease and related dementias afflicting seniors of Latino origins, a demographic historically overlooked.

29 Sep 2018

ZEISS introduces innovative visualization system to the spine community

At this year’s NASS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, USA, the ZEISS Medical Technology business segment introduces an innovative visualization system – TIVATO™ 700 from ZEISS – to the spine community.

From Carl Zeiss AG 29 Sep 2018

Asynt expands its range of DrySyn heating block systems for laboratories

Reflecting customer demand, Asynt have continued to expand their range of DrySyn heating block systems for reactions in tubes, vials and flasks.

From Asynt 29 Sep 2018

FDA approves first intravenous treatment for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or locally advanced CSCC who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation.

28 Sep 2018

Acne stigma associated with impaired psychological and physical well-being

Many people with acne are negatively impacted by perceived social stigma around the skin condition, a new study from University of Limerick, Ireland, has found.

28 Sep 2018

Medicaid expansions unlikely to have contributed to rise in drug overdose deaths

The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.

28 Sep 2018

Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

Most teens who've tried marijuana have used the drug in more than one form, including cannabis products that are smoked, eaten or vaped, new USC research shows.

28 Sep 2018

$GSA endorses Global Call to Action to improve care of people with fragility fractures$

GSA endorses Global Call to Action to improve care of people with fragility fractures

The Gerontological Society of America -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has signed on to the Fragility Fracture Network's Global Call to Action to improve the care of people with fragility fractures.

28 Sep 2018

Center for BrainHealth secures $225,000 grant to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users

The research lab at the Center for BrainHealth led by Dr. Francesca M. Filbey, the Bert Moore Chair in BrainHealth, Professor in Cognition and Neuroscience and Associate Provost at UT Dallas, has recently secured $225,000 in funding to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users.

28 Sep 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ (Almost) Live from Austin!

President Donald Trump's proposed rule that would make it more difficult for immigrants to gain permanent status if they use government aid programs could have a major impact in Texas, with its large immigrant population.

28 Sep 2018

Study explores role of race and ethnicity in minority resident training experiences

Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans constitute one-third of the U.S. population, but only 9% of practicing physicians. To address the lack of diversity and inclusion in medicine, Yale physicians conducted a study exploring the role of race and ethnicity in minority resident training experiences.

28 Sep 2018

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

There is no doubt that some high school students will try to get high. However, the ways they're doing it might be changing.

28 Sep 2018

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Researchers design new combination therapy for reducing NSCLC cell growth

Study shows Bartonella infections in vampire bats are highly prevalent in Peru and Belize

Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2019 to take place at ACC Liverpool

Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

Early Parkinson’s disease patients wait too long before seeking medical attention

Study: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had tried several types of drug

Pittcon-sponsored event to provide science education to students, teachers

Researchers present details about new open science resource for neuroimaging community

SDSU receives $4M grant to boost number of Latino researchers studying Alzheimer's disease

ZEISS introduces innovative visualization system to the spine community

Asynt expands its range of DrySyn heating block systems for laboratories

FDA approves first intravenous treatment for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Acne stigma associated with impaired psychological and physical well-being

Medicaid expansions unlikely to have contributed to rise in drug overdose deaths

Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

GSA endorses Global Call to Action to improve care of people with fragility fractures

Center for BrainHealth secures $225,000 grant to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ (Almost) Live from Austin!

Study explores role of race and ethnicity in minority resident training experiences

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

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