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High-intensity exercise protective against coronary heart disease

High-intensity exercise is shown to be protective against coronary heart disease and is well known as a popular and time-saving approach to getting fit. But what about people who already have heart disease? Previously, these patients were told to exercise, but only at a moderate intensity to protect their hearts. More recently, however, researchers have found that high-intensity exercise is very beneficial for these patients.

21 Sep 2013

Cellectricon awards Cellaxess ACE project grant to support research in cell biology

Cellectricon, a leading provider of advanced cell-based screening technologies and services, has announced the two winners of its Cellaxess ACE project grant, supporting cutting-edge research in cell biology.

From Cellectricon 21 Sep 2013

MIT researchers develop microfluidic device that mimics flow of cancer cells through blood vessels

Cancer cells metastasize in several stages -- first by invading surrounding tissue, then by infiltrating and spreading via the circulatory system. Some circulating cells work their way out of the vascular network, eventually forming a secondary tumor.

21 Sep 2013

Study shows how lifestyle factors can influence metabolism via resulting alterations in DNA

In the course of life, aging processes, environmental influences and lifestyle factors such as smoking or diet induce biochemical alterations to the DNA. Frequently, these lead to DNA methylation, a process in which methyl groups are added to particular DNA segments, without changing the DNA sequence.

21 Sep 2013

Inherited human herpesvirus 6 affects telomere stability and reactivates

Up to half a million people in Britain today may not know it, but in their genetic material they carry a particular form of herpesvirus 6 inherited from a parent.

21 Sep 2013

Study suggests new way to prevent weight gain and obesity

The same message to everyone does not work if the goal is to prevent overweight and obesity in the population. It is also important to reach groups normally considered as being at low risk for gaining in weight. This is what Kristina Lindvall shows in her doctoral thesis at Ume- University, Sweden. Participants in the study come from V-sterbotten County in northern Sweden and from New York State in the US.

21 Sep 2013

Tips to prevent bacterial pink eye

As children are hard at work learning at school, viruses and bacteria are also hard at work, spreading from one child to another. One of the most contagious ailments is pink eye. Though not life-threatening the sticky infection is a hassle for parents, teachers and students.

21 Sep 2013

LSTM professor awarded The Manson Medal for outstanding contribution in field of tropical medicine

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is delighted that Emeritus Professor and Senior Professional Fellow, David Molyneux, has been awarded The Manson Medal, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's highest mark of distinction.

21 Sep 2013

Research team sequences genome of Pyronema confluens

The genomes of more than 250 fungi have been sequenced. Among the basal filamentous ascomycetes - a group of ascomycetes that includes e.g. truffles and morels - only one representative has been analysed so far: the truffle Tuber melanosporum.

21 Sep 2013

Supreme Court may hear challenge to Obamacare's contraception rules

Some companies object to the health law's requirement that contraception services for women be provided free as part of a preventive care package.

21 Sep 2013

FDA announces final rule for UDI system to identify medical devices

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a final rule for the unique device identification system that, once implemented, will provide a consistent way to identify medical devices.

21 Sep 2013

Applied Integrin Sciences' drug candidate eliminates ovarian cancer tumors in pre-clinical study

Applied Integrin Sciences, Inc. announced today that its first cancer therapeutic drug candidate eliminated all intraperitoneal ovarian cancer tumors in a pre-clinical study testing a novel treatment regimen.

21 Sep 2013

Obama, Bill Clinton to promote health law next week

A week before new health insurance marketplaces open for enrollment, President Barack Obama will join former President Bill Clinton in New York to have "a conversation about the benefits and future of health care reform."

21 Sep 2013

New study suggests men succumb to sexual temptations more than women

A recently published study strongly suggests men succumb to sexual temptations more than women - for example, cheating on a partner - because they experience strong sexual impulses, not because they have weak self-control.

21 Sep 2013

Alzheimer Society of Canada requests for Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership

On the eve of World Alzheimer's Day, the Alzheimer Society of Canada has called on the Federal Government to immediately establish a Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership to lead and facilitate the development and implementation of a national dementia strategy.

21 Sep 2013

Researchers make new breakthroughs in brain circuitry controlling fertility

In a landmark discovery, the final piece in the puzzle of understanding how the brain circuitry vital to normal fertility in humans and other mammals operates has been put together by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago.

21 Sep 2013

MRE imaging technique accurately detects chronic liver disease in children

A new, non-invasive imaging technique, magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), can now help physicians accurately detect fibrosis (scarring) in children with chronic liver disease - a growing problem due in part to increasing obesity rates.

21 Sep 2013

Virginia Tech to receive NIH grant to propel contributions in biomedical research

Virginia Tech has been named one of 10 academic institutions to receive a first-of-its-kind grant from the National Institutes of Health to help prepare graduate students and postdoctoral scholars for biomedical research careers that could take them beyond conventional academic research.

21 Sep 2013

CeltiCare Health Plan awarded contract to participate in MassHealth CarePlus program

Centene Corporation announced today that CeltiCare Health Plan, its Massachusetts subsidiary, was notified by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services that it has been awarded a contract to participate in the MassHealth CarePlus program in all five regions, with a contract effective date of October 15, 2013 and commencement of coverage on January 1, 2014.

21 Sep 2013

Obamacare and coverage for immigrants, children

Media outlets look at the ways in which the law affects different immigrant groups and children.

21 Sep 2013

Medical News

High-intensity exercise protective against coronary heart disease

Cellectricon awards Cellaxess ACE project grant to support research in cell biology

MIT researchers develop microfluidic device that mimics flow of cancer cells through blood vessels

Study shows how lifestyle factors can influence metabolism via resulting alterations in DNA

Inherited human herpesvirus 6 affects telomere stability and reactivates

Study suggests new way to prevent weight gain and obesity

Tips to prevent bacterial pink eye

LSTM professor awarded The Manson Medal for outstanding contribution in field of tropical medicine

Research team sequences genome of Pyronema confluens

Supreme Court may hear challenge to Obamacare's contraception rules

FDA announces final rule for UDI system to identify medical devices

Applied Integrin Sciences' drug candidate eliminates ovarian cancer tumors in pre-clinical study

Obama, Bill Clinton to promote health law next week

New study suggests men succumb to sexual temptations more than women

Alzheimer Society of Canada requests for Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership

Researchers make new breakthroughs in brain circuitry controlling fertility

MRE imaging technique accurately detects chronic liver disease in children

Virginia Tech to receive NIH grant to propel contributions in biomedical research

CeltiCare Health Plan awarded contract to participate in MassHealth CarePlus program

Obamacare and coverage for immigrants, children

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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