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HIV persists in the body despite effective antiretroviral therapy

A team of international scientists led by Northwestern University found that HIV is still replicating in lymphoid tissue, even when it is undetectable in the blood of patients on antiretroviral drugs.

28 Jan 2016

New findings offer roadmap for development of novel therapies to target common brain disorders

Scientists have pinpointed the cells that are likely to trigger common brain disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis and intellectual disabilities.

28 Jan 2016

Indoor air quality in hospitality venues that allow smoking is worse than outdoor, study finds

Research carried out in six cities with dangerous levels of air pollution indicates that air quality inside venues that allow smoking is even worse than outdoors.

28 Jan 2016

Four factors help predict later cognitive function, motor performance for children with low birth weight

Four factors - medical complications at birth, maternal education, early motor assessments, and early cognitive assessments - help predict later cognitive function and motor performance for children born early and at a very low birth weight, finds a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

28 Jan 2016

New app helps medical students prepare for United States Medical Licensing Examination

Learn From Apps, co-founded by Rahul Gosain, M.D. and Rohit Gosain, M.D. continues to see success with their unique Question of the Day app for medical students that helps them prepare for their United States Medical Licensing Examination.

28 Jan 2016

Research provides new molecular insight into heart failure

More than 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure, according to the American Heart Association. Less than half of those with heart failure live five years after diagnosis.

28 Jan 2016

A roadmap to guide hematology research in Europe

In the February 2016 issue of Haematologica, critical research of blood and blood-forming organs in Europe is given a boost.

28 Jan 2016

NTCELL stops Parkinson’s disease progression one year after treatment

Over a year after treatment all four patients who took part in Living Cell Technologies Limited’s Phase I/IIa clinical study of NTCELL® for Parkinson’s disease remain well, and at 58 weeks post-implant there are no safety concerns.

28 Jan 2016

Study shows prevalence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms among Division I college athletes

Nearly a quarter of Division I college athletes reported depressive symptoms while enrolled at a liberal arts university on the East Coast, says a new study published in the February issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Women were almost two times more likely to experience symptoms than their male peers.

28 Jan 2016

CosmosID announces $6M in Series B funding round

CosmosID, the leading genomic big data company focused on microbiome research, outbreak investigations, and infectious disease diagnostics, using next-generation DNA sequencing, announced $6M in Series B funding.

28 Jan 2016

Newly drafted consensus statement promotes widespread use of HPV vaccines to prevent cancer

Leaders of several cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute have united to support human papillomavirus vaccination. Among them is Cheryl Willman, MD, Director and CEO of the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center.

28 Jan 2016

Study leads to FDA approval of first immunotherapy for treatment of neuroblastoma

Building upon more than two decades of basic research conducted at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Araz Marachelian, MD, of CHLA, and her colleagues at pediatric academic centers across the U. S., have shown that an immunotherapy that until now has only been available to patients enrolled in research studies, is equivalent to the product that has been manufactured for commercial use and can be made available to all patients.

28 Jan 2016

CUMC, Iowa scientists use CRISPR to repair genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa

Columbia University Medical Center and University of Iowa scientists have used a new gene-editing technology called CRISPR, to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited condition that causes the retina to degrade and leads to blindness in at least 1.5 million cases worldwide.

28 Jan 2016

Innovative programs may increase social, academic engagement for children growing up in poverty

Programs that help parents read and play more effectively with their young children may prevent behavior problems such as hyperactivity and increase social and academic engagement for children growing up in poverty, according to a new study led by pediatricians and psychologists at NYU Langone Medical Center and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.

28 Jan 2016

A more effective method for detecting metastatic prostate cancer

Conventional imaging methods have limited sensitivity for detecting metastatic prostate cancer. With appropriate, timely treatment vital to survival and quality of life, better imaging has been an ongoing goal.

28 Jan 2016

Lilly, Roche Diagnostics partner to develop cerebrospinal fluid assay for amyloid-beta 1-42

Eli Lilly and Company today announced an arrangement to partner with Roche Diagnostics on its ongoing development of a commercially scalable cerebrospinal fluid assay for amyloid-beta 1-42.

28 Jan 2016

Using centrifugal elutriation and flow cytometry to answer biological questions: an interview with Peter Lopez

Flow Cytometry, the measurement of various cellular characteristics as they flow through a measuring apparatus, has so many applications.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Centrifugation 27 Jan 2016

New NCCN Guidelines published for Vulvar Cancer

It is estimated that more than 5,000 cases of Vulvar Cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2015, and approximately 1,000 women died from the disease[i]. In order to provide comprehensive, up-to-date clinical treatment guidelines for this rare cancer, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of 26 of the nation's leading cancer centers, has published the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Vulvar Cancer.

27 Jan 2016

10 million of us lack sunshine vitamin

Health pioneers BetterYou have welcomed the views of Nutritionist Marilyn Glenville, that ‘oil based supplements can help you get your recommended dose of vitamin D’.

From BetterYou Ltd 27 Jan 2016

Stopping disruptions in cellular 'trash removal' may guard against neurodegenerative diseases

Stopping disruptions in cellular "trash removal" brought on by errors in molecular marks on DNA may guard against neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's.

27 Jan 2016

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HIV persists in the body despite effective antiretroviral therapy

New findings offer roadmap for development of novel therapies to target common brain disorders

Indoor air quality in hospitality venues that allow smoking is worse than outdoor, study finds

Four factors help predict later cognitive function, motor performance for children with low birth weight

New app helps medical students prepare for United States Medical Licensing Examination

Research provides new molecular insight into heart failure

A roadmap to guide hematology research in Europe

NTCELL stops Parkinson’s disease progression one year after treatment

Study shows prevalence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms among Division I college athletes

CosmosID announces $6M in Series B funding round

Newly drafted consensus statement promotes widespread use of HPV vaccines to prevent cancer

Study leads to FDA approval of first immunotherapy for treatment of neuroblastoma

CUMC, Iowa scientists use CRISPR to repair genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa

Innovative programs may increase social, academic engagement for children growing up in poverty

A more effective method for detecting metastatic prostate cancer

Lilly, Roche Diagnostics partner to develop cerebrospinal fluid assay for amyloid-beta 1-42

Using centrifugal elutriation and flow cytometry to answer biological questions: an interview with Peter Lopez

New NCCN Guidelines published for Vulvar Cancer

10 million of us lack sunshine vitamin

Stopping disruptions in cellular 'trash removal' may guard against neurodegenerative diseases

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