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Cities with Super Bowl teams see big spike in flu illness, deaths

Boston and Seattle football fans beware! Cities with teams in the Super Bowl see a big spike in flu deaths, according to a new Tulane University study.

31 Jan 2015

NEB announces introduction of one-step cloning and multiple DNA fragment assembly

New England Biolabs announces the introduction of the NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Cloning Kit and Master Mix for one-step cloning and multiple DNA fragment assembly in as little as 15 minutes.

From New England Biolabs 31 Jan 2015

NR2F1 gene: A 'master regulator' of tumor cell growth

Two existing cancer drugs turn on a gene that tells tumor cells to remain inactive, according to a study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published today in Nature Communications.

31 Jan 2015

Perelman School of Medicine opens new medical education center

With the opening of the Henry A. Jordan M'62 Medical Education Center, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has expanded its urban campus with an innovative new facility that's redefining medical education for 21st century doctors.

31 Jan 2015

Greater Chicago Food Depository receives $1 million to support hunger-relief among older adults

The Greater Chicago Food Depository received $1 million Thursday from Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas, Inc. to support hunger-relief among older adults.

31 Jan 2015

Early Intervention Clinic offers support to trauma survivors

The Early Intervention Clinic) at Palo Alto University is offering up to 20 free sessions of counseling or support to eligible participants of a traumatic event. Working in collaboration with the Gronowski Clinic, on El Camino Real in Los Altos, CA they are offering support to trauma survivors as part of a research project that helps identify the best treatment for trauma related stress.

31 Jan 2015

Researchers reveal why many African-American women are diagnosed with deadly forms of breast cancer

Researchers have uncovered new information that may begin to explain why many African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive, often deadly forms of breast cancer, which strengthens the evidence that increased dietary folate intake may prove to be an effective strategy for reducing risk for the disease in African-American women.

31 Jan 2015

Study reveals effects of internet, mobile and video games on young students

A study conducted by researchers at the UAB, the Catalan Institute of Health and the FPCEE Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), and which included the methodological support of the Institute for Primary Healthcare Research (IDIAP Jordi Gol), has analysed the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by secondary school students, by using a sample of 5,538 students from the Vallès Occidental region of Catalonia.

31 Jan 2015

Corn oil has greater effects on blood cholesterol than extra virgin olive oil

A study published in the January/February 2015 issue of the Journal of Clinical Lipidology indicates corn oil significantly reduces cholesterol more than extra virgin olive oil with favorable changes in both total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

31 Jan 2015

Some genetic features associated with modern diseases are ancient

Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition, can cause rashes that itch and sting. So why would a genetic susceptibility to this and other ailments persist for hundreds of thousands of years, afflicting our ancient ancestors, and us?

31 Jan 2015

Study examines association between marijuana use and measures of lung health

A research study based on analysis of publicly available data has found that recent marijuana use was associated with symptoms of airway inflammation, but that moderate lifetime use was not associated with clinically significant changes in measures of lung function.

31 Jan 2015

Study reveals how the brain can use fatty acids to control liver lipid production

Ways of keeping the heart healthy has widened, with the discovery that the brain can help fight off hardening of the arteries.

31 Jan 2015

Exploring better treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects 2-3% of children aged between 10 and 16. It is more common in girls than in boys (with a ratio of 10-1). Besides the obvious physical signs derived from the visible spinal deformity, AIS can cause psychological and emotional problems (low self-esteem, poor self-image body, etc.) that significantly reduces patients' quality of life.

31 Jan 2015

Sutter Health reaches fair and reasonable agreement with Blue Shield of California

The not-for-profit Sutter Health network announced today that it reached agreement on a new two-year contract with Blue Shield of California, preserving patient access to the doctors and care centers that Blue Shield sold to patients during fall open enrollment.

31 Jan 2015

eRelevance closes seed funding of more than $1.4 million

eRelevance Corporation, announced today that it has closed a round of seed funding of more than $1.4 million.

31 Jan 2015

GNC Holdings declares quarterly cash dividend for first quarter 2015

The Board of Directors of GNC Holdings, Inc. authorized and declared the quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of 2015 of $0.18 per share of the Company's common stock, representing a 12.5% increase over its prior quarterly dividend.

31 Jan 2015

No single global optimal solution for deimmunization of a given biotherapeutic agent

By establishing protein design algorithms that simultaneously optimize drug candidates for both decreased immunogenic epitope content and high level stability and activity, Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center investigator Karl Griswold, PhD, and his collaborator Chris Bailey-Kellogg, PhD, have established a novel testing platform.

31 Jan 2015

VG Life Sciences issues patent relating to treatment of IBD through CLIP-inducing agent

VG Life Sciences, (VGLS), a biotechnology company developing therapies for autoimmune and infectious diseases, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 8906846, covering a method of treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) through the administration of a CLIP-inducing agent.

31 Jan 2015

Study: Lean Management and Six Sigma techniques could reduce wait times in emergency departments

Waiting times in hospital emergency departments could be cut with the introduction of Lean Management and Six Sigma techniques according to new research.

31 Jan 2015

WHI releases new Special Collection on Women's Heart Health

Today the peer-reviewed journal Women's Health Issues (WHI) released a new Special Collection on Women's Heart Health, with a focus on improving healthcare services to women at risk for cardiovascular disease.

31 Jan 2015

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Cities with Super Bowl teams see big spike in flu illness, deaths

NEB announces introduction of one-step cloning and multiple DNA fragment assembly

NR2F1 gene: A 'master regulator' of tumor cell growth

Perelman School of Medicine opens new medical education center

Greater Chicago Food Depository receives $1 million to support hunger-relief among older adults

Early Intervention Clinic offers support to trauma survivors

Researchers reveal why many African-American women are diagnosed with deadly forms of breast cancer

Study reveals effects of internet, mobile and video games on young students

Corn oil has greater effects on blood cholesterol than extra virgin olive oil

Some genetic features associated with modern diseases are ancient

Study examines association between marijuana use and measures of lung health

Study reveals how the brain can use fatty acids to control liver lipid production

Exploring better treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Sutter Health reaches fair and reasonable agreement with Blue Shield of California

eRelevance closes seed funding of more than $1.4 million

GNC Holdings declares quarterly cash dividend for first quarter 2015

No single global optimal solution for deimmunization of a given biotherapeutic agent

VG Life Sciences issues patent relating to treatment of IBD through CLIP-inducing agent

Study: Lean Management and Six Sigma techniques could reduce wait times in emergency departments

WHI releases new Special Collection on Women's Heart Health

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