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VolitionRx's NuQ blood test accurately detects 86% of subjects with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

VolitionRx Limited today announced preliminary data from a pilot study demonstrating that the Company’s NuQ® blood test detected 86% of subjects with a deadly lung disease, called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).

10 Mar 2016

Advion introduces new proteins and peptides analysis system at ABRF 2016 Annual Meeting

Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, announced during the ABRF 2016 Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida the introduction of a proteins and peptides analysis system, 'TIDES EXPRESS.

From Advion 10 Mar 2016

Sleep Awareness Week 2016: XenoPort launches campaign to raise awareness about impact of RLS on sleep

Nearly 7 million Americans suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS). For many patients suffering from moderate to severe symptoms, RLS is debilitating – disrupting sleep, influencing mood, and negatively affecting everyday life.

10 Mar 2016

Vanderbilt sleep specialist provides important tips for easing into seasonal time change

The Monday after daylight saving time takes effect doesn't have to be a heart-stressed, mad-dash, car-crash kind of a day.

10 Mar 2016

ResApp forms new collaboration to field test pneumonia diagnostic tool in the developing world

ResApp Health Limited, announced today that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with a leading humanitarian organization and UniQuest (the main commercialization company of The University of Queensland), to enter into a partnership to field test ResApp’s smartphone-based pneumonia diagnostic tool in the developing world.

10 Mar 2016

Quantum Plastics acquires wheelchair stabilizing device company, Transfer Solutions

Quantum Plastics, LLC (Quantum) is expanding its product line with the acquisition of the popular wheelchair stabilizing device company, Transfer Solutions.

10 Mar 2016

Study finds gender-based disparity in physical activity among youth

School and family influences on physical activity may be stronger in boys than in girls in Australia, according to a study published March 9, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Rohan Telford from the University of Canberra, Australia, and colleagues.

10 Mar 2016

Scientists discover molecular switch that can burn off excess pounds

The number of overweight people is increasing worldwide -- and thus the risk of developing diabetes or cardiovascular disease.

10 Mar 2016

Pioneering progress on ADPKD: an interview with Tess Harris

ADPKD is a chronic, progressive and inherited kidney disease characterized by fluid-filled cysts that develop in the kidneys and other organs. It is the most common inherited kidney disease, and affects millions worldwide.

10 Mar 2016

Conducive work climate can help moms to continue breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is healthy for baby and for Mom. It has a positive impact on childhood obesity, infections and allergies, is linked to a lower likelihood of mothers getting ovarian or breast cancers later in life and to a more positive maternal-child relationship.

10 Mar 2016

Survey shows Clinton is best choice for healthcare industry, but some changes required in Obamacare

DataMotion Health™, a provider of secure health information delivery services and solutions, today released results of a survey it conducted during the 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS16), which took place last week in Las Vegas.

10 Mar 2016

Gar genome helps identify genetic sequences shared by human disease genes and zebrafish

Led by Drs John Postlethwait and Ingo Braasch from the Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, US, in collaboration with the Broad Institute, the study of the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) genome reveals that it is small and manageable. Furthermore, it lacks much shuffling and duplication that occurred in the 'main' fish ancestral line; it conserved its genome.

10 Mar 2016

Secretory capacity of human gut does not decline with age, shows study

A breakthrough in basic research and the first comprehensive study on the secretory activity of the human intestine: over a period of eight years, Dr. Dagmar Krüger of the Department of Human Biology at TU Munich has examined more than 2200 specimens from around 450 patients with bowel disease.

10 Mar 2016

Study: Climbing stairs and years of schooling can promote brain health

Taking the stairs is normally associated with keeping your body strong and healthy. But new research shows that it improves your brain's health too — and that education also has a positive effect.

10 Mar 2016

Repetitive movements in slow-learning stages can help individuals retain motor skills

Researchers in Japan have found that repetitive movements in slow-learning stages can alter an area of the brain responsible for movement, and help individuals retain these motor skills.

10 Mar 2016

Is the global diet getting sweeter? An interview with Professor Barry Popkin

In the past, caloric sweeteners simply referred to cane sugar or beet sugar. However, over time we've created hundreds of different sugars that are all providing calories of the same amount, about four calories for every gram of the sugar. Some examples include corn syrups and more processed sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup.

10 Mar 2016

Hot weather affects health of migratory farmworkers, finds UTHealth study

Hot weather is significantly associated with clinical visits among migratory farmworkers compared to other patients, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) published recently in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

10 Mar 2016

Research reviews importance of blood-brain barrier, blood-tumor barrier in treatment of brain tumors

The research thoroughly reviews the importance of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-tumor barrier (BTB) along with the current status and future perspectives of interesting physical and surgical strategies to circumvent these central nervous system (CNS) barriers in the treatment of malignant brain tumors.

10 Mar 2016

Victims of sexual abuse stop breastfeeding early, study finds

More than two out of ten women who have been victims of sexual abuse as children are likely to stop breastfeeding before their babies reach four months, according to a new study.

10 Mar 2016

IUPUI researcher awarded $1.1 million grant to develop tools to improve care for chronic pain patients

An Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researcher has been awarded $1.1 million to develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain, a condition that affects 100 million Americans at a cost of $630 billion annually in health care costs and lost worker productivity.

10 Mar 2016

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VolitionRx's NuQ blood test accurately detects 86% of subjects with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Advion introduces new proteins and peptides analysis system at ABRF 2016 Annual Meeting

Sleep Awareness Week 2016: XenoPort launches campaign to raise awareness about impact of RLS on sleep

Vanderbilt sleep specialist provides important tips for easing into seasonal time change

ResApp forms new collaboration to field test pneumonia diagnostic tool in the developing world

Quantum Plastics acquires wheelchair stabilizing device company, Transfer Solutions

Study finds gender-based disparity in physical activity among youth

Scientists discover molecular switch that can burn off excess pounds

Pioneering progress on ADPKD: an interview with Tess Harris

Conducive work climate can help moms to continue breastfeeding

Survey shows Clinton is best choice for healthcare industry, but some changes required in Obamacare

Gar genome helps identify genetic sequences shared by human disease genes and zebrafish

Secretory capacity of human gut does not decline with age, shows study

Study: Climbing stairs and years of schooling can promote brain health

Repetitive movements in slow-learning stages can help individuals retain motor skills

Is the global diet getting sweeter? An interview with Professor Barry Popkin

Hot weather affects health of migratory farmworkers, finds UTHealth study

Research reviews importance of blood-brain barrier, blood-tumor barrier in treatment of brain tumors

Victims of sexual abuse stop breastfeeding early, study finds

IUPUI researcher awarded $1.1 million grant to develop tools to improve care for chronic pain patients

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

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