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Seven Pennsylvania health centers receive federal funding to establish behavioral health services

Department of Public Welfare Secretary Beverly Mackereth today announced that seven Pennsylvania health centers will share $1.75 million in federal funding to establish or expand behavioral health services.

8 Aug 2014

Inadequate management common in young-onset Type 2 diabetes

Patients with young-onset Type 2 diabetes have worse metabolic control than those with late-onset disease, but they are less likely to receive organ-protective drugs, show data from the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation cohort.

8 Aug 2014

Study: Younger and older adults show same responses for spatial attention tasks

At least one part of the human brain may be able to process information the same way in older age as it does in the prime of life, according to new research conducted at the University of Adelaide.

8 Aug 2014

New disposable device may help doctors to monitor post-operative ileus

A disposal, plastic listening device that attaches to the abdomen may help doctors definitively determine which post-operative patients should be fed and which should not, an invention that may improve outcomes, decrease healthcare costs and shorten hospital stays, according to a UCLA study.

8 Aug 2014

10th annual ‘Run for Her’ event to be held in LA to support ovarian cancer research

Registration is open for the 10th annual Run for Her® 5K Run and Friendship Walk, one of the nation's premier events to raise public awareness and research funds for the fight against ovarian cancer.

8 Aug 2014

Brushing advice given by dental associations is unacceptably inconsistent

Advice on how we should brush our teeth from dental associations and toothpaste companies is 'unacceptably inconsistent', finds new UCL (University College London) research.

8 Aug 2014

First Edition: August 8, 2014

Today's headlines include reports that President Barack Obama signed into law the $16.3 billion measure to overhaul the veterans' health system.

8 Aug 2014

Jazz Pharmaceuticals offers $500 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc today announced that Jazz Investments I Limited, its wholly-owned subsidiary, priced its previously announced offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2021.

8 Aug 2014

Women applying for job in male-dominated fields should play up masculine qualities

Women applying for a job in male-dominated fields should consider playing up their masculine qualities, indicates new research by Michigan State University scholars that's part of a series of studies on bias in the hiring process.

8 Aug 2014

Scientists uncover new information on how stem cells in human bowel behave

For the first time, scientists have uncovered new information on how stem cells in the human bowel behave, revealing vital clues about the earliest stages in bowel cancer development and how we may begin to prevent it.

8 Aug 2014

High school recipients receive $2,500 to support digestive disease research projects

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation has announced the 2014 AGA-Eli and Edythe Broad Student Research Fellowship Award recipients. This award stimulates interest in digestive disease research among high school students by supporting budding scientists' research projects.

8 Aug 2014

Research highlights widespread use of sleeping medication use among astronauts

In an extensive study of sleep monitoring and sleeping pill use in astronauts, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Colorado found that astronauts suffer considerable sleep deficiency in the weeks leading up to and during space flight.

8 Aug 2014

Research reveals that 59% of wines contain significant quantities of phthalate, dibutyl phthalate

Why alcohol may be even more damaging to your health then you first thought. We all know what risks our favourite wines and spirits pose to our health but now scientists reveal that the packaging of these drinks may be just as damaging. Is it time to leave that extra bottle of red on the supermarket shelf?

8 Aug 2014

Individuals with work related stress are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Workplace stress can have a range of adverse effects on health with an increased risk of cardio-vascular diseases in the first line.

8 Aug 2014

New digital x-ray imaging delivers results in 5 seconds

Wanting to replace the medical equipment for taking X-rays, the Mexican Society of Radiology (CMR) created a system of digital x-ray imaging, which replaces the traditional plaque by a solid detector, which delivers results in five seconds. Analog equipment take six minutes to develop the traditional film.

8 Aug 2014

Scientists analyze genetic characteristics of cancers using multiple genomic technology platforms

New research partly led by UC San Francisco-affiliated scientists suggests that one in 10 cancer patients would be more accurately diagnosed if their tumors were defined by cellular and molecular criteria rather than by the tissues in which they originated, and that this information, in turn, could lead to more appropriate treatments.

8 Aug 2014

Topical sunscreens are still the safe option for sun protection

From lotions to sprays to sticks, consumers already have a myriad of options to choose from when selecting a sunscreen.

8 Aug 2014

Dermatologist warns about safety of children's skin care products

Before the advent of Internet search engines, parents obtained much of their medical advice from their child's doctor.

8 Aug 2014

Neurons derived from human iPSC and grafted into rats after spinal cord injury produce cells

Building upon previous research, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veteran's Affairs San Diego Healthcare System report that neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and grafted into rats after a spinal cord injury produced cells with tens of thousands of axons extending virtually the entire length of the animals' central nervous system.

8 Aug 2014

Cancer Research UK, CRT and Astellas collaborate to find new drug targets for pancreatic cancer

Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology (“CRT”), are to join forces with Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo, President & CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka, “Astellas”) to find new drug targets in the fight against cancer, with an initial focus on pancreatic cancer.

8 Aug 2014

Medical News

Seven Pennsylvania health centers receive federal funding to establish behavioral health services

Inadequate management common in young-onset Type 2 diabetes

Study: Younger and older adults show same responses for spatial attention tasks

New disposable device may help doctors to monitor post-operative ileus

10th annual ‘Run for Her’ event to be held in LA to support ovarian cancer research

Brushing advice given by dental associations is unacceptably inconsistent

First Edition: August 8, 2014

Jazz Pharmaceuticals offers $500 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes

Women applying for job in male-dominated fields should play up masculine qualities

Scientists uncover new information on how stem cells in human bowel behave

High school recipients receive $2,500 to support digestive disease research projects

Research highlights widespread use of sleeping medication use among astronauts

Research reveals that 59% of wines contain significant quantities of phthalate, dibutyl phthalate

Individuals with work related stress are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes

New digital x-ray imaging delivers results in 5 seconds

Scientists analyze genetic characteristics of cancers using multiple genomic technology platforms

Topical sunscreens are still the safe option for sun protection

Dermatologist warns about safety of children's skin care products

Neurons derived from human iPSC and grafted into rats after spinal cord injury produce cells

Cancer Research UK, CRT and Astellas collaborate to find new drug targets for pancreatic cancer

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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