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New book highlights sophisticated neurogenic processes in adult mammalian brain

In discrete locations of the adult brain, new neurons are born from stem cells that differentiate, migrate, and integrate into the existing neural network. This process is implicated in normal brain functions such as memory formation and is disrupted in many disease states, including Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and depression.

7 Oct 2015

Many Texas workers get health insurance through employee-sponsored insurance

A larger percentage of Texas workers are getting health insurance through their employers now than before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation.

7 Oct 2015

New studies suggest ways to improve cancer care by inhibiting oncogenes, boosting tumor-suppressor activity

Two new studies by cancer scientists at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) suggest new approaches for treating cancer by inhibiting overactive cancer-promoting genes and by enhancing the activity of sluggish tumor-suppressor genes.

7 Oct 2015

UGA awarded $8.2 million grant to improve lives of children and families in Georgia' child welfare system

A team of University of Georgia faculty members, led by a researcher in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, has received an $8.2 million grant from the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to improve the lives of children and families in the child welfare system in Georgia.

7 Oct 2015

New nanometer-scale DNA machine can be used for detecting HIV diagnostic antibodies

New research may revolutionize the slow, cumbersome and expensive process of detecting the antibodies that can help with the diagnosis of infectious and auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and HIV.

7 Oct 2015

New data analysis platform reveals major flaw in GC-MS process

A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows that a technology used in thousands of laboratories, called gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), fundamentally alters the samples it analyzes.

7 Oct 2015

Sorin Group initiates PERSIST-AVR trial to evaluate Perceval sutureless aortic valve against standard sutured bioprostheses

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced the initiation of PERSIST-AVR, the first international, prospective, post-market randomized multi-center trial evaluating the Perceval sutureless aortic valve compared to standard sutured bioprostheses in patients with aortic valve disease.

7 Oct 2015

Study: Certain apps foster play and creativity in pre-schoolers, but others are less beneficial

A study examining pre-school children’s use of apps and tablets found that in households where there are tablets, 31 per cent of under-fives have their own and use them for an average of one hour and 19 minutes on weekdays and one hour and 23 minutes on weekends.

7 Oct 2015

Provepep synthesizes bioactive homodimer form of IL-10 using SEA peptide ligation technology

Provepep, the peptide business unit of Provence Technologies Group, a specialist fine chemistry research group, today announces that it has successfully synthesized tens of mg of bioactive homodimer form of IL-10.

7 Oct 2015

Health officials to attend International Summit on Tuberculosis and Diabetes in Bali, Indonesia

Health officials from the governments of Indonesia and India will join advocates, civil society groups, researchers and businesses from Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America in Bali, Indonesia on 2-3 November at the world’s first International Summit on Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes in an effort to avert a global health crisis.

7 Oct 2015

New capsule form of FMT raises hopes for treating C. difficile infection

A new capsule form of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has raised hopes that this effective treatment for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection and other bowel conditions might soon become mainstream. A recently-reported study confirmed that capsules containing a frozen suspension of faecal material harvested from healthy unrelated donors was well tolerated and effectively resolved diarrhoea in 90% of patients with difficult-to-treat C. difficile infection.

7 Oct 2015

Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular vaginal bacteria species, Lactobacillus crispatus. The findings, published this week in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, could lead to new ways to reduce or block vaginal transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

7 Oct 2015

CWRU researchers receive $2.48 million federal grant to help families make end-of-life decisions

A new $2.48 million federal grant will allow researchers at Case Western Reserve University to revise and test the effectiveness of an interactive avatar-based technology that helps users make end-of-life decisions well in advance of an ICU emergency.

7 Oct 2015

Researchers study effect of immune tolerance on certain cancer risks

For a malignant tumor to form, cancer cells must evade the immune system's attack. Numerous studies have already shown that cancer spreads particularly aggressively if there is an unfavorable balance between suppressing and active immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. "But we didn't know whether this is a consequence of an aggressive tumor or rather its cause," says Rudolf Kaaks, epidemiologist at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ).

7 Oct 2015

Rabbit virus can be paired with existing drug to deliver more potent punch to brain tumor cells

A rabbit virus currently being developed for cancer therapy can be paired with one of several existing drugs to deliver a more potent punch to a deadly type of brain tumor cell, researchers have found.

7 Oct 2015

Quest Diagnostics provides PD-L1 IHC 22C3 PharmDx test service for NSCLC patients

Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it will provide clinical laboratory testing using the PD-L1 IHC 22C3 PharmDx immunohistochemistry companion diagnostic.

From Quest Diagnostics 7 Oct 2015

OLFUS study supports safety, efficacy of DBV's Viaskin Peanut patch in children with peanut allergy

DBV Technologies, a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that topline findings from the first 12 months of the OLFUS-VIPES study, or OLFUS, support the long-term safety and efficacy of Viaskin Peanut for the treatment of peanut allergy.

7 Oct 2015

Study describes new genome screen that identifies partner molecules of cell-waste disposal proteins

Rhythmic expression of key genes is essential for maintaining proper timekeeping of the body's clock. In addition, rhythmic degradation of clockwork proteins is also crucial. However, surprisingly, researchers know little about these specific processes.

7 Oct 2015

Binghamton University biochemist finds new way to fight cancer

A Binghamton University biochemist has discovered a new way to fight cancer, one that attacks only the cancer cells and promises fewer side effects. He hunts hedgehogs.

7 Oct 2015

Nurses who work with organ transplant patients experience high levels of emotional exhaustion

More than half of nurses who work with organ transplant patients in the United States experience high levels of emotional exhaustion, a primary sign of burnout, according to a study published by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

7 Oct 2015

Medical News

New book highlights sophisticated neurogenic processes in adult mammalian brain

Many Texas workers get health insurance through employee-sponsored insurance

New studies suggest ways to improve cancer care by inhibiting oncogenes, boosting tumor-suppressor activity

UGA awarded $8.2 million grant to improve lives of children and families in Georgia' child welfare system

New nanometer-scale DNA machine can be used for detecting HIV diagnostic antibodies

New data analysis platform reveals major flaw in GC-MS process

Sorin Group initiates PERSIST-AVR trial to evaluate Perceval sutureless aortic valve against standard sutured bioprostheses

Study: Certain apps foster play and creativity in pre-schoolers, but others are less beneficial

Provepep synthesizes bioactive homodimer form of IL-10 using SEA peptide ligation technology

Health officials to attend International Summit on Tuberculosis and Diabetes in Bali, Indonesia

New capsule form of FMT raises hopes for treating C. difficile infection

Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

CWRU researchers receive $2.48 million federal grant to help families make end-of-life decisions

Researchers study effect of immune tolerance on certain cancer risks

Rabbit virus can be paired with existing drug to deliver more potent punch to brain tumor cells

Quest Diagnostics provides PD-L1 IHC 22C3 PharmDx test service for NSCLC patients

OLFUS study supports safety, efficacy of DBV's Viaskin Peanut patch in children with peanut allergy

Study describes new genome screen that identifies partner molecules of cell-waste disposal proteins

Binghamton University biochemist finds new way to fight cancer

Nurses who work with organ transplant patients experience high levels of emotional exhaustion

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