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Protein that regulates the body's sleep cycle may offer cancer protection

People who work around the clock could actually be setting themselves back, according to Virginia Tech biologists.

4 Dec 2014

Resveratrol in red wine may prevent cancer

Alcohol use is a major risk factor for head and neck cancer. But an article published in the November issue of the journal Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology shows that the chemical resveratrol found in grape skins and in red wine may prevent cancer as well.

4 Dec 2014

Tobacco smoke toxin could increase pain in people with spinal cord injury

A neurotoxin called acrolein found in tobacco smoke that is thought to increase pain in people with spinal cord injury has now been shown to accumulate in mice exposed to the equivalent of 12 cigarettes daily over a short time period.

4 Dec 2014

Study: Common prostate cancer therapy exposes low-risk patients to more adverse side effects

A common prostate cancer therapy should not be used in men whose cancer has not spread beyond the prostate, according to a new study led by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

4 Dec 2014

Researchers identify retrieval practice as useful strategy for improving memory among youth with TBI

Brain injury researchers in New Jersey have identified retrieval practice as a useful strategy for improving memory among children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

4 Dec 2014

Advanced prebiotic Bimuno has ability to reduce anxiety

Clasado Biosciences Limited, the producers and suppliers of the second generation prebiotic Bimuno (B-GOS), a unique trans-galactooligosaccharide, and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, today announce the results of clinical research demonstrating for the first time that an advanced prebiotic (Bimuno) has the ability to reduce anxiety.

4 Dec 2014

Alizé Pharma obtains exclusive worldwide rights to develop new therapy for bone diseases

Alizé Pharma III SAS, an Alizé Pharma group company specialized in the development of biopharmaceuticals to treat metabolic disorders and rare diseases, today announces that it has acquired exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize a new family of peptides with bone anabolic properties.

4 Dec 2014

Five speech pathology students from Griffith to take on jobs with Queensland Health

Griffith’s Master of Speech Pathology department is delighted following the amazing success of five of its graduating students who are set to take on jobs with Queensland Health.

4 Dec 2014

IQ linked to schizophrenia risk

The risk for developing schizophrenia is significantly affected by an individual’s IQ, show results of a study of over 1 million Swedish men.

3 Dec 2014

Depressive episodes hard to treat in continuous cycling bipolar disorder

Patients with bipolar disorder who switch directly between mania and depression without a period of euthymia have a poor response to short-term antidepressant treatment, study findings indicate.

3 Dec 2014

Noninvasive PAH diagnosis on the horizon

Measuring the duration of vortical blood flow in the main pulmonary artery allows accurate estimation of pulmonary blood pressure and diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension, say researchers.

3 Dec 2014

Prodromal symptoms precede PD by up to a decade

Many prodromal symptoms of Parkinson’s disease appear long before a clinical diagnosis is made, shows a large study of patients in primary care.

3 Dec 2014

PulmoFlow's nebulized drug and device combination gets FDA approval for cystic fibrosis

On Tuesday, the FDA granted final approval of PulmoFlow, Inc.'s New Drug Application for Kitabis Pak – a co-packaging of generic tobramycin inhalation solution with a PARI LC PLUS Nebulizer. This is the first nebulized drug and device combination to be approved for patients with cystic fibrosis.

3 Dec 2014

UTHealth professor receives John A. Rupke Legacy Award

Arlo F. Weltge, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of emergency medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, has received the John A. Rupke Legacy Award for his lifelong commitment to the American College of Emergency Physicians.

3 Dec 2014

New NHLBI grant to support development of prevention strategies for deadly heart condition

One of medicine's most prominent experts in sudden cardiac arrest has received a new $2.36 million grant to study how to better predict the deadly heart condition that kills an estimated 300,000 Americans each year.

3 Dec 2014

Scientists report new approach to defeating asthma by targeting allergen

Current asthma treatments can alleviate wheezing, coughing and other symptoms felt by millions of Americans every year, but they don't get to the root cause of the condition. Now, for the first time, scientists are reporting a new approach to defeating asthma by targeting the trigger -- the allergen -- before it can spark an attack. They describe their new compound, which they tested on rats, in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

3 Dec 2014

DebMed signs contract with Cooley Dickinson Hospital for Group Monitoring System

DebMed today announced a three-year agreement with Cooley Dickinson Hospital for the use of its Group Monitoring System, the only electronic hand hygiene monitoring system that complies with the World Health Organization's Five Moments for Hand Hygiene and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

3 Dec 2014

Organovo, Yale collaborate to develop bioprinted tissues for surgical transplantation research

Organovo Holdings, Inc., a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering breakthrough 3D bioprinting technology, and Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery have formed a collaboration to develop bioprinted tissues for surgical transplantation research, made possible by a generous gift from the Methuselah Foundation.

3 Dec 2014

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions announces partnership with Visante healthcare consulting

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions, a leading supplier of automation solutions for materials transport and medication management, announces its partnership with Visante healthcare consulting at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California - December 7 – 11, 2014.

3 Dec 2014

Frost & Sullivan announces winners of 2015 CIO Impact Awards

Frost & Sullivan has announced 44 world-class companies as winners of the 2015 CIO Impact Awards. The recipients are comprised of enterprise teams, individuals, and technology partners enabling breakthrough new business models and strategies through the innovative use of transformative technologies.

3 Dec 2014

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Protein that regulates the body's sleep cycle may offer cancer protection

Resveratrol in red wine may prevent cancer

Tobacco smoke toxin could increase pain in people with spinal cord injury

Study: Common prostate cancer therapy exposes low-risk patients to more adverse side effects

Researchers identify retrieval practice as useful strategy for improving memory among youth with TBI

Advanced prebiotic Bimuno has ability to reduce anxiety

Alizé Pharma obtains exclusive worldwide rights to develop new therapy for bone diseases

Five speech pathology students from Griffith to take on jobs with Queensland Health

IQ linked to schizophrenia risk

Depressive episodes hard to treat in continuous cycling bipolar disorder

Noninvasive PAH diagnosis on the horizon

Prodromal symptoms precede PD by up to a decade

PulmoFlow's nebulized drug and device combination gets FDA approval for cystic fibrosis

UTHealth professor receives John A. Rupke Legacy Award

New NHLBI grant to support development of prevention strategies for deadly heart condition

Scientists report new approach to defeating asthma by targeting allergen

DebMed signs contract with Cooley Dickinson Hospital for Group Monitoring System

Organovo, Yale collaborate to develop bioprinted tissues for surgical transplantation research

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions announces partnership with Visante healthcare consulting

Frost & Sullivan announces winners of 2015 CIO Impact Awards

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