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Mindfulness meditation can reduce pain, anxiety in healthy individuals

When Rebecca Erwin was a varsity rower at the University of North Carolina, the coach had the team's members take a yoga and meditation class.

10 Apr 2015

Fraunhofer researchers develop cell-free substrate made of advanced fibers

Regenerative medicine uses cells harvested from the patient's own body to heal damaged tissue. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a cell-free substrate containing proteins to which autologous cells bind and grow only after implantation.

10 Apr 2015

New automated tool rapidly delivers large particles into mammalian cells

A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors eventually help scientists study the development of disease, enable them to capture improved images of the inside of cells and lead to other improvements in medical and biological research.

10 Apr 2015

Study changes our understanding of how position and touch signals are combined in brain

Two types of touch information — the feel of an object and the position of an animal's limb — have long been thought to flow into the brain via different channels and be integrated in sophisticated processing regions.

10 Apr 2015

Vascular mimicry can spread breast cancer to other sites

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it can also have deadly consequences, at least when it comes to tumor cells.

10 Apr 2015

Bionomics to present BNC105 trial results of metastatic renal cancer at Asian Oncology Summit

Bionomics Limited (ASX: BNO, OTCQX: BNOEF) today announced that it will present a poster with new data on the DisrupTOR-1 trial of BNC105 in patients with metastatic renal cancer at the 7th Asian Oncology Summit being held from April 10-12, 2015 in Shanghai, China.

10 Apr 2015

Caesarean sections can save lives, but often performed without medical need

Caesarean section is one of the most common surgeries in the world, with rates continuing to rise, particularly in high- and middle-income countries.

10 Apr 2015

Exposure to killing and death while deployed is connected to suicide risk

A new University of Utah study is the first to provide clear insight into contributors to suicide risk among military personnel and veterans who have deployed.

10 Apr 2015

Bright Pink, David's Bridal team up to raise awareness on breast and ovarian cancer

It's time to pucker up for a cause! Beginning today, David's Bridal will donate $1 (up to $100,000) to Bright Pink for every kiss sent on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #WithAKiss!

10 Apr 2015

Study explores the impact of costly hepatitis C drugs on Rhode Island's prison system

A new study finds that effective new hepatitis C drugs are so expensive the state of Rhode Island would have to spend almost twice its entire prison health budget to treat all its chronically infected inmates.

10 Apr 2015

Stem cell disease model reveals how tumor suppressor may drive bone cancer

Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a team led by Mount Sinai researchers has gained new insight into genetic changes that may turn a well known anti-cancer signaling gene into a driver of risk for bone cancers, where the survival rate has not improved in 40 years despite treatment advances.

10 Apr 2015

Kid Calmer launches new parenting philosophy to prepare children for the future

Billions of parents around the globe want their children to grow up to be successful. Now one man, Richard Curtis, The Kid Calmer, thinks he has got the solution.

10 Apr 2015

Better insulin injection technique can improve blood glucose control in diabetes patients, says study

A recent study by Grassi et al. has concluded that blood glucose control in diabetes patients who inject insulin can be improved through better injection technique, which includes switching patients to 4 mm pen needles.

10 Apr 2015

Winners of GSA poster awards announced at 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) and the Drosophila research community are pleased to announce the winners of the GSA poster awards at the 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, which took place in Chicago, IL, March 4-8, 2015.

10 Apr 2015

NIAID funds nine research projects to advance rapid diagnostics tests for drug-resistant bacteria

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded more than $11 million in first-year funding for nine research projects supporting enhanced diagnostics to rapidly detect antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

10 Apr 2015

DFG selects 10 researchers to receive 2015 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

This year's recipients of the most important prize for early career researchers in Germany have been announced. The selection committee, appointed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), has chosen ten researchers, five women and five men, to receive the 2015 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes.

10 Apr 2015

Newly approved drug for rare blood cancer shows sustained benefit for 2 years

The most recent results from a clinical trial show that ibrutinib, a newly approved drug for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, continued to control the rare blood cancer, with 95 percent of patients surviving for two years, report investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

10 Apr 2015

Special concession on PTI training courses for new and growing life science organisations

Following its recent introduction of innovative game-based e-learning modules, Pharmaceutical Training International (PTI) is providing the opportunity to make substantial savings on its full range of training courses to start-ups and SMEs (with fewer than 50 employees), as well as non-profit organisations and government bodies...

From Pharmaceutical Training International 10 Apr 2015

Protein-degrading enzyme can trigger strong allergic reactions through skin

Papain is an important industrial protein-degrading enzyme that is used, for example, in the food and cosmetic industries.

10 Apr 2015

Administration of selenide protects heart tissue post cardiac arrest, shows study

Damage to heart muscle from insufficient blood supply during cardiac arrest and reperfusion injury after blood flow is restored can be reduced by nearly 90 percent if selenide, a form of the essential nutrient selenium, is administered intravenously in the wake of the attack, according to a new preclinical study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

10 Apr 2015

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Mindfulness meditation can reduce pain, anxiety in healthy individuals

Fraunhofer researchers develop cell-free substrate made of advanced fibers

New automated tool rapidly delivers large particles into mammalian cells

Study changes our understanding of how position and touch signals are combined in brain

Vascular mimicry can spread breast cancer to other sites

Bionomics to present BNC105 trial results of metastatic renal cancer at Asian Oncology Summit

Caesarean sections can save lives, but often performed without medical need

Exposure to killing and death while deployed is connected to suicide risk

Bright Pink, David's Bridal team up to raise awareness on breast and ovarian cancer

Study explores the impact of costly hepatitis C drugs on Rhode Island's prison system

Stem cell disease model reveals how tumor suppressor may drive bone cancer

Kid Calmer launches new parenting philosophy to prepare children for the future

Better insulin injection technique can improve blood glucose control in diabetes patients, says study

Winners of GSA poster awards announced at 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference

NIAID funds nine research projects to advance rapid diagnostics tests for drug-resistant bacteria

DFG selects 10 researchers to receive 2015 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

Newly approved drug for rare blood cancer shows sustained benefit for 2 years

Special concession on PTI training courses for new and growing life science organisations

Protein-degrading enzyme can trigger strong allergic reactions through skin

Administration of selenide protects heart tissue post cardiac arrest, shows study

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