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Low income African-American adults living closer to fast food restaurants have higher BMI

African-American adults living closer to a fast food restaurant had a higher body mass index than those who lived further away from fast food, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and this association was particularly strong among those with a lower income.

17 May 2013

UT Arlington physicist develops new tool to map, track interactions between neurons inside the brain

A new tool being developed by UT Arlington assistant professor of physics could help scientists map and track the interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain.

17 May 2013

Health law repeal votes offer important campaign trail symbol for some Republicans

Many GOP lawmakers see today's scheduled vote to repeal the health law as important to their campaign trail messaging.

17 May 2013

Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels, secrete insulin when needed

Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

17 May 2013

Get With The Guidelines--Stroke program improves patient recovery

People with strokes caused by blood clots fared better in hospitals participating in the Get With The Guidelines--Stroke program according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013.

17 May 2013

Heart failure patients may have high risk of death, re-admission after leaving hospital, say researchers

Heart attack or heart failure patients may have a high risk of death or re-admission for a month or longer after leaving the hospital, researchers said at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Scientific Sessions 2013.

17 May 2013

Study reveals that prolonged Dkk1 signaling can lead to fibrosis, stiffening of artery walls

The hardening of arteries is a hallmark of atherosclerosis, an often deadly disease in which plaques, excessive connective tissue, and other changes build up inside vessel walls and squeeze off the flow of oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.

17 May 2013

Appeals court to hear Liberty University health law challenge

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., will hear arguments on Thursday related to the lawsuit brought by the Christian university.

17 May 2013

Study provides new evidence that genetic risk for schizophrenia associated with lower IQ

The relationship between the heritable risk for schizophrenia and low intelligence has not been clear. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with cognitive impairments that may cause functional disability. There are clues that reduced IQ may be linked to the risk for developing schizophrenia.

17 May 2013

RIKEN researchers visualize memory formation for first time in zebrafish

In our interaction with our environment we constantly refer to past experiences stored as memories to guide behavioral decisions. But how memories are formed, stored and then retrieved to assist decision-making remains a mystery.

17 May 2013

Depressive symptoms linked to early death in cancer survivors

Depressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely than those who do not suffer from depression, irrespective of the cancer site. That's according to a new study, by Floortje Mols and colleagues, from Tilburg University in The Netherlands.

17 May 2013

PCF funds two new Young Investigators in China to lead research projects on prostate cancer

The Prostate Cancer Foundation today announced that it is funding two more Young Investigators in China to lead innovative research projects within the country and expand PCF's global knowledge exchange on game-changing research in prostate cancer.

17 May 2013

Prevention tips for lawn mower-related injuries

In just a few weeks the school year will come to a close and thousands of children across the country will take on a familiar chore: mowing the lawn. Safety is always a priority, and three national medical organizations are warning families that the routine task of lawn mowing can be extremely dangerous to children, the operator, and those nearby if proper safety precautions aren't taken.

17 May 2013

NW Bio starts Phase III clinical trial with DCVax-L for brain cancer at King's College Hospital in UK

Northwest Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company developing DCVax-L personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, today announced that its Phase III clinical trial with DCVax-L for brain cancer has been initiated at King's College Hospital in the UK.

17 May 2013

Pennsylvania receives grant to design state healthcare innovation plan

Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to design a state healthcare innovation plan.

17 May 2013

Sonendo unveils Multisonic Ultracleaning System at AAE meeting

Sonendo, a developer of a revolutionary technology for the endodontic marketplace, unveiled its new Multisonic Ultracleaning System at the recent American Association of Endodontics in Hawaii, a national, member-based organization dedicated to endodontic education.

17 May 2013

Medical News

Low income African-American adults living closer to fast food restaurants have higher BMI

UT Arlington physicist develops new tool to map, track interactions between neurons inside the brain

Health law repeal votes offer important campaign trail symbol for some Republicans

Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels, secrete insulin when needed

Get With The Guidelines--Stroke program improves patient recovery

Heart failure patients may have high risk of death, re-admission after leaving hospital, say researchers

Study reveals that prolonged Dkk1 signaling can lead to fibrosis, stiffening of artery walls

Appeals court to hear Liberty University health law challenge

Study provides new evidence that genetic risk for schizophrenia associated with lower IQ

RIKEN researchers visualize memory formation for first time in zebrafish

Depressive symptoms linked to early death in cancer survivors

PCF funds two new Young Investigators in China to lead research projects on prostate cancer

Prevention tips for lawn mower-related injuries

NW Bio starts Phase III clinical trial with DCVax-L for brain cancer at King's College Hospital in UK

Pennsylvania receives grant to design state healthcare innovation plan

Sonendo unveils Multisonic Ultracleaning System at AAE meeting

Novel cell sorting enhancement to MoFlo Astrios platform to be introduced by Beckman Coulter Life Sciences at CYTO 2013

Biostar Pharmaceuticals revenue decreases 23.9% to $12.1 million in first quarter 2013

Transgenomic launches new mutation detection test for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

PENTAX Medical releases EPK-i5010 Video Processor with PENTAX i-SCAN

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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