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Proposed BRICS development bank should focus on improving population health

"Leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) nations met in Durban, South Africa, last week (March 26-27), for their fifth annual summit, and made an intriguing decision: to establish between them a new development bank," a Lancet editorial states.

7 Apr 2013

Public opinion can be detrimental to soldiers' mental health, says study

Can events like Red Fridays, Tickets for Troops and the yellow ribbon campaign reduce the chances of Canadian soldiers experiencing combat-related stress disorders? The authors of a new study from the University of Alberta think so.

7 Apr 2013

Study: High rates of gun ownership and political conservatism are at greater risk of suicide

Residents of states with the highest rates of gun ownership and political conservatism are at greater risk of suicide than those in states with less gun ownership and less politically conservative leanings, according to a study by University of California, Riverside sociology professor Augustine J. Kposowa.

7 Apr 2013

Vitamin D improves muscle function, boosts energy levels

Vitamin D is vital for making our muscles work efficiently and boosting energy levels, new research from Newcastle University has shown.

7 Apr 2013

Obama budget will propose changes to Medicare in exchange for tax increases

Previews of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, which is expected to be released next week, indicate that he will signal a willingness to compromise with Republicans by including trims to Medicare. The blueprint, though, reportedly will not make major dents in Medicaid.

7 Apr 2013

Research for diabetes more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures

Research for diabetes is far more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures, and tends to exclude children and older people who have much to gain from better disease management, according to a Duke Medicine study.

7 Apr 2013

Using MRI to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques can help identify high-risk plaques

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for thrombosis.

7 Apr 2013

FMT treatment improves symptoms in pediatric patients with active ulcerative colitis

A Spectrum Health clinical trial has found that fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) has resulted in the improvement or absence of symptoms in most pediatric patients with active ulcerative colitis.

7 Apr 2013

AstraZeneca reports fostamatinib Phase 3 study results for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

AstraZeneca today announced top-line results of OSKIRA-1, a Phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of fostamatinib, the first oral spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor in development for rheumatoid arthritis.

6 Apr 2013

Preventive measures to recover from hoarse voice

It's that time of year again, sports fans. We've marched through March Madness, when NCAA basketball playoff brackets bloomed and died and Cinderella stories rose from the shadows to revel in momentary glory.

6 Apr 2013

Liver transplants worth risk for people who have genetic liver conditions, study finds

Patients faced with the diagnosis of a life-threatening liver disease have to consider the seriousness of having a liver transplant, which can be a definitive cure for many acquired and genetic liver diseases.

6 Apr 2013

Humans' closest animal relatives have metacognitive abilities closely related to humans

Humans' closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, have the ability to "think about thinking" - what is called "metacognition," according to new research by scientists at Georgia State University and the University at Buffalo.

6 Apr 2013

HYFFI project examines positive effects of seaweed fibre on bacterial in human gut

Seaweeds are not only tasty, but they are a source of nutrients that could be beneficial for health and wellbeing. And like terrestrial plants, seaweeds also contain significant portions of fibre that reach the colon undigested. But does seaweed fibre have similar positive effects on bacterial in the human gut? That's the question that the HYFFI project, funded by the EU, is trying to solve.

6 Apr 2013

Dual challenges of Medical Education groups

The regulatory and financial environment has made it challenging for Medical Education groups to accomplish their principal goal of educating healthcare practitioners on the safe and effective use of new therapies.

6 Apr 2013

Patent covering methods of treating ALS receives notice of allowance

Neuralstem, Inc. announced today that it received a notice of allowance for patent application 12/404,841. This patent covers methods for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig 's disease) with expanded spinal cord stem cells, including NSI-566.

6 Apr 2013

Spencer Trask applauds InVivo for getting FDA approval to test biopolymer scaffold in humans

Spencer Trask, a venture capital firm focused on developing big ideas into world-changing companies, congratulates InVivo Therapeutics, for its recent approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

6 Apr 2013

African First Ladies, government officials meet in Los Angeles for health summit

"Government representatives and leaders associated with international non-profit organizations, business and medical research convened in Los Angeles Tuesday and Wednesday at the second African First Ladies Health Summit to expand on their efforts to improve the life prospects of women and children on the continent," the Los Angeles Wave reports.

6 Apr 2013

Updated guidelines for metabolic and bariatric surgery

Significant new scientific evidence published over the last four years has prompted three major medical societies to change its guidance on who should get metabolic and bariatric surgery and which methods should be used.

6 Apr 2013

First Korean/U.S. workshop on drug regulation and marketing

Getting more and better drugs to market for patients was the ultimate goal of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy's first Korean/U.S. workshop on drug regulation and marketing from March 18 to 22.

6 Apr 2013

Student coalition ranks research universities' spending and activities on neglected diseases, other illnesses

"A first-time ranking of 54 top research universities in the United States and Canada has found that a miniscule percentage of funding goes to neglected diseases, despite the outsized influence that public universities play in developing medicines for illnesses often ignored by the private sector," Inter Press Service reports.

6 Apr 2013

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Proposed BRICS development bank should focus on improving population health

Public opinion can be detrimental to soldiers' mental health, says study

Study: High rates of gun ownership and political conservatism are at greater risk of suicide

Vitamin D improves muscle function, boosts energy levels

Obama budget will propose changes to Medicare in exchange for tax increases

Research for diabetes more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures

Using MRI to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques can help identify high-risk plaques

FMT treatment improves symptoms in pediatric patients with active ulcerative colitis

AstraZeneca reports fostamatinib Phase 3 study results for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Preventive measures to recover from hoarse voice

Liver transplants worth risk for people who have genetic liver conditions, study finds

Humans' closest animal relatives have metacognitive abilities closely related to humans

HYFFI project examines positive effects of seaweed fibre on bacterial in human gut

Dual challenges of Medical Education groups

Patent covering methods of treating ALS receives notice of allowance

Spencer Trask applauds InVivo for getting FDA approval to test biopolymer scaffold in humans

African First Ladies, government officials meet in Los Angeles for health summit

Updated guidelines for metabolic and bariatric surgery

First Korean/U.S. workshop on drug regulation and marketing

Student coalition ranks research universities' spending and activities on neglected diseases, other illnesses

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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