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Results from Phase II START study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Results from the START clinical study (Study of Thymoglobulin to Arrest Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes), led by Dr. Steve Gitelman (University of California, San Francisco) and sponsored by the Immune Tolerance Network, are published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

28 Aug 2013

Clinical trial to study benefits of statins in prevention of heart attacks and strokes

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., the first Sir Richard Doll Professor and senior academic advisor to the dean in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, recently published a commentary in the American Journal of Medicine, about the benefits of statins in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes in subjects previously thought at too low a risk to be treated.

28 Aug 2013

Website publishes information on exposure to chemicals in toys

There are thousands of children's toy manufacturers around the world. Toys can be made of metal, plastic, paint, fabric and many other components, but are they really safe for your children.

28 Aug 2013

Novel machine learning-based approach used to predict hepatotoxic potential of DNA drug

New classes of therapeutic antisense oligonucleotides can have toxic effects on the liver. A novel machine learning-based approach used to predict the hepatotoxic potential of an antisense drug based on its chemical sequence is presented in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers.

28 Aug 2013

Keck Foundation awards $2M grant to UCLA scientists to improve quality of donor livers

A team of scientists from the UCLA Departments of Surgery and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have been awarded a three-year, $2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research aimed at increasing the quality of donor livers.

28 Aug 2013

URI professor studies rare hereditary disorder Fanconi anemia in children

When 2-year-old Logan Stevenson served as best man at his parents' wedding just days before he died of a rare genetic disorder, it drew international attention to a disease about which few people had ever heard. Hearing about Logan's story added another level of urgency to the research being conducted by University of Rhode Island Associate Professor Niall Howlett.

28 Aug 2013

Use of antipsychotics down among nursing home residents

A two-year effort by the federal government and the nursing-home industry has reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among elderly nursing-home residents, but the decline fell short of the program's goal, according to U.S. officials (Lagnado, 8/26).

28 Aug 2013

Researchers develop ddPCR technology to quantify rejection biomarker in organ transplant injury

A recently reported blood test for the early detection of organ transplant injury could enable more timely therapeutic intervention in transplant patients and thus help to avoid longer term damage. As described by scientists at the University Medical Center G-ttingen and Chronix Biomedical, a molecular diagnostics company, the new method uses Bio-Rad Laboratories' Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR-) technology to overcome the obstacles of earlier tests, which were both time-consuming and costly.

28 Aug 2013

Study shows ABL kinases have enhanced expression and activity in CML

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is a cancer of the white blood cells that is most commonly found in adults and in the elderly. Its incidence has been estimated to be 1 to 2 in 100,000 people. CML was the first cancer to be associated with a genetic abnormality, known as the Philadelphia Chromosome, which 95% of all CML patients carry in their cells.

28 Aug 2013

Infant rotavirus vaccination reduced severe gastroenteritis among U.S. children

"Implementation of infant rotavirus vaccination in 2006 has substantially reduced the burden of severe gastroenteritis among U.S. children younger than 5 years," write Paul A. Gastanaduy, M.D., M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues. "Whether indirect protection (due to reduced transmission of rotavirus) extends to adults remains unclear."

28 Aug 2013

Fluoride added to water supplies reduces tooth decay in children

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral in water and many foods. In addition, fluoride is intentionally added to the public water supplies, because it has been demonstrated that communities with fluoride added to their water supplies have significantly reduced incidence of tooth decay in children.

28 Aug 2013

Young woman's educational performance may be hindered by her partner's actions

Dating violence in adolescence not only takes a physical and emotional toll on young women, it also leads to less education and lower earnings later in life, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michigan State University researcher.

28 Aug 2013

UTHealth researchers find cause for rare type of bleeding disorder

Fifteen years ago, a hematologist came to Dianna Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D., with a puzzle: Multiple generations of an East Texas family suffered from a moderately severe bleeding disorder, but it wasn't hemophilia.

28 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Sen. Cruz's strategy and a looming deadline; Michigan republicans face key test

Mr. Cruz also acknowledged that he does "not have the votes right now" to force a shutdown. At least 41 Senators need to play along, and, so far, only 13 have signaled their commitment to the cause. But the senator would only go so far in accepting reality.

28 Aug 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announces new on-site broadcast studio and pressroom

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center today unveiled a new pressroom for journalists with enhanced features such as embargoed content for registered users and "trending topics" - a continually updated listing of story ideas and available experts to comment on the latest health news headlines.

28 Aug 2013

USF professor studies ethics of RCT and efficacy in outcomes of new treatments

University of South Florida Distinguished Professor Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD, has studied the ethics of randomized clinical trials and their effectiveness in evaluating the outcomes of new treatments for decades.

28 Aug 2013

Dr. Cecilia Lindgren receives the first Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics

The first Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics was awarded to Dr. Cecilia Lindgren for her work on applying genetics and genomics to dissect the etiology of type 2 diabetes, obesity and fat distribution.

28 Aug 2013

UW researchers perform first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface

University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.

28 Aug 2013

Research shows specific form of memory associations is encoded in cerebral cortex

'Where' and 'how' memories are encoded in a nervous system is one of the most challenging questions in biological research. The formation and recall of associative memories is essential for an independent life. The hippocampus has long been considered a centre in the brain for the long-term storage of spatial associations.

28 Aug 2013

The impact of physicians' retirement on access to health care

Some 10,000 baby boomers will retire every day for the next 19 years, including many doctors. But at the same time, more people will be looking for health providers under ObamaCare.

28 Aug 2013

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Results from Phase II START study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Clinical trial to study benefits of statins in prevention of heart attacks and strokes

Website publishes information on exposure to chemicals in toys

Novel machine learning-based approach used to predict hepatotoxic potential of DNA drug

Keck Foundation awards $2M grant to UCLA scientists to improve quality of donor livers

URI professor studies rare hereditary disorder Fanconi anemia in children

Use of antipsychotics down among nursing home residents

Researchers develop ddPCR technology to quantify rejection biomarker in organ transplant injury

Study shows ABL kinases have enhanced expression and activity in CML

Infant rotavirus vaccination reduced severe gastroenteritis among U.S. children

Fluoride added to water supplies reduces tooth decay in children

Young woman's educational performance may be hindered by her partner's actions

UTHealth researchers find cause for rare type of bleeding disorder

Viewpoints: Sen. Cruz's strategy and a looming deadline; Michigan republicans face key test

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announces new on-site broadcast studio and pressroom

USF professor studies ethics of RCT and efficacy in outcomes of new treatments

Dr. Cecilia Lindgren receives the first Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics

UW researchers perform first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface

Research shows specific form of memory associations is encoded in cerebral cortex

The impact of physicians' retirement on access to health care

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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