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Free fatty acids may be effective in treating catheter-related bloodstream infections

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital, Veterans Affair Medical Center in Providence and University of Rhode Island have found that a free fatty acid, made up of compounds similar to those naturally made in the body, may be as effective at fighting certain infections as antibiotics.

19 Aug 2014

New CAPS video emphasizes the importance of clean cookstoves to prevent pneumonia

As the Cooking and Pneumonia Study (CAPS) continues to reach significant milestones in terms of recruitment, the team have released a video filmed in Malawi explaining the main aims of the study and highlighting the potential importance of clean cookstoves in relation to preventing pneumonia in children under the age of five.

19 Aug 2014

Research shows long non-coding RNAs regulate circadian clocks

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new way that internal body clocks are regulated by a type of molecule known as long non-coding RNA.

19 Aug 2014

Researchers shed light on the dual action of aspirin

Hugely popular non-steroidal anti-inflammation drugs like aspirin, naproxen (marketed as Aleve) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) all work by inhibiting or killing an enzyme called cyclooxygenase - a key catalyst in production of hormone-like lipid compounds called prostaglandins that are linked to a variety of ailments, from headaches and arthritis to menstrual cramps and wound sepsis.

19 Aug 2014

Acetyl fentanyl is more potent and dangerous than heroin

Emergency physicians should expect "an upswing in what on the surface appear to be heroin overdoses," but are actually overdoses tied to acetyl fentanyl, an opiate that is mixed into street drugs marketed as heroin.

19 Aug 2014

New program for OneBusAway app makes buses more user-friendly for blind riders

It's a daily routine for many transit riders in the Seattle area: Pull out your smartphone, check the OneBusAway app, then decide whether you need to sprint to the bus stop or can afford that last sip of coffee.

19 Aug 2014

Rettsyndrome.Org awards $1.5M to advance translational research, support Neuro-Habilitation Program

The International Rett Syndrome Foundation now doing business as Rettsyndrome.org announces today that the Board of Trustees has awarded $1.5M to support 10 new grants to further translational research and launch of the neuro-habilitation therapeutic program, and fund clinical research.

19 Aug 2014

Penn researchers analyze clinical practice guidelines

The common thought in the medical community is that the randomized, controlled trial is the gold standard in medical research.

19 Aug 2014

Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy gets $4M grant from CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $4 million to the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Bloomberg School of Public Health to help the Center continue its mission of making discoveries that save lives and reduce costs due to injuries.

19 Aug 2014

Workers who survived the Great Recession are accustomed to stressful environments

The Great Recession of 2007-2009 had little direct effect on the health of workers who survived the waves of job cuts that took place during that period, according to a new University of Akron study.

19 Aug 2014

CONversation Cards promote discussion about child's weight management

Out of all his research, Geoff Ball says it is his simplest project that has shown the greatest return.

19 Aug 2014

New study shows how immune system developed in the course of evolution

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE) in Freiburg re-activated expression of an ancient gene, which is not normally expressed in the mammalian immune system, and found that the animals developed a fish-like thymus.

19 Aug 2014

New model shows how faculty development programs can affect institutional behaviors

Methods used to demonstrate the impact of faculty development programs have long been lacking.

19 Aug 2014

New study highlights the need for evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education

A new national survey reveals that the political divide among red-versus-blue states does not support the hypothesis that knowledge about abortion and health is shaped by the state in which one lives.

19 Aug 2014

Human gut microbiota can influence susceptibility to Campylobacter infection

The specific composition of bacterial species in a person's gut may protect against or increase susceptibility to Campylobacter, the most common cause of human bacterial intestinal inflammation, according research published this week in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

19 Aug 2014

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Free fatty acids may be effective in treating catheter-related bloodstream infections

New CAPS video emphasizes the importance of clean cookstoves to prevent pneumonia

Research shows long non-coding RNAs regulate circadian clocks

Researchers shed light on the dual action of aspirin

Acetyl fentanyl is more potent and dangerous than heroin

New program for OneBusAway app makes buses more user-friendly for blind riders

Rettsyndrome.Org awards $1.5M to advance translational research, support Neuro-Habilitation Program

Penn researchers analyze clinical practice guidelines

Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy gets $4M grant from CDC

Workers who survived the Great Recession are accustomed to stressful environments

CONversation Cards promote discussion about child's weight management

New study shows how immune system developed in the course of evolution

New model shows how faculty development programs can affect institutional behaviors

New study highlights the need for evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education

Human gut microbiota can influence susceptibility to Campylobacter infection

Researchers validate criteria that predicts early menopause in young cancer survivors

Social integration, strong family ties can help those who struggle with substance abuse

Flexible work arrangement may exacerbate discrimination based on parental status, gender

Avizia announces closing of equity financing round

Cellular Research announces start of early access program for Precise assays

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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