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Blog examines next steps should a therapeutic AIDS vaccine be developed

In a post in the "Tomorrow Global" blog, Danielle Parsons, an HIV/AIDS specialist, highlights a number of advances made in the search for an AIDS vaccine, writing, "All of this work is promising, and it's starting to feel like we're back on track for a successful therapeutic vaccine in the next decade."

30 Jan 2013

Apolipoprotein E-4 useful in promoting neuron growth in the lab

A protein associated with neuron damage in people with Alzheimer's disease is surprisingly useful in promoting neuron growth in the lab, according to a new study by engineering researchers at Brown University.

30 Jan 2013

House lawmaker explores new ways to fill veteran mental health care gap

Veterans who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should also have access to thousands of health care providers who care for military personnel and their families, says the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.

30 Jan 2013

New clue to why some people fight infections better than others

As influenza spreads through the northern hemisphere winter, Dr Linda Wakim and her colleagues in the Laboratory of Professor Jose Villadangos from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, believe they have a new clue to why some people fight infections better than others.

30 Jan 2013

Post-2015 development goals should address shortcomings of current MDGs

"Later this week, a group of 26 people will meet in Liberia to discuss how the world should tackle global development challenges over the next decade or two," Ben Leo, global policy director of the ONE Campaign, writes in a TrustLaw opinion piece.

30 Jan 2013

Researchers determine precise configuration of humulones

Researchers employing a century-old observational technique have determined the precise configuration of humulones, substances derived from hops that give beer its distinctive flavor.

30 Jan 2013

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health gains 7 new members

"The subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that oversees international health issues, including infectious disease, maternal and child health and global health programs, and population programs, as well as human rights issues and agencies, has seven new members," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" reports and "profiles the four new Republicans to join the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations."

30 Jan 2013

Foresee, ScinoPharm to form joint venture for new oncological Leuprolide injectable drug

ScinoPharm and Foresee Pharmaceuticals, Inc. jointly announced today that an investment agreement to form a joint venture has been signed. This venture looks to develop a series of peptide injectable drugs with the first being a new oncological Leuprolide injectable drug product, where Leuprolide will be formulated in a proprietary controlled-release drug delivery system originally developed by Foresee and transferred to the joint venture.

30 Jan 2013

U.S. Supreme Court should end 'counterproductive' federal anti-prostitution pledge

In the Huffington Post's "Politics" blog, journalist and author John-Manuel Andriote notes the U.S. Supreme Court this month agreed to hear a case challenging the federal anti-prostitution pledge, which requires groups that receive federal funding for overseas HIV/AIDS programs to sign a pledge denouncing prostitution and sex trafficking as a condition for receiving funding, and describes the history of the policy.

30 Jan 2013

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging to use expertise to piece together brain's puzzle

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI) has entered into a partnership with academic centers from Europe and around the world in a massive, unprecedented effort to understand the human brain.

30 Jan 2013

Researchers create CoQ9-deficient mutant mouse model with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

At three to six months of life, this genetic alteration in mice -similar to that occurred in human- causes a rapid degeneration in the lower limbs to death for cardiac arrest.

30 Jan 2013

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses launches new ACNPC-AG certification exam

AACN Certification Corporation has launched the new ACNPC-AG certification exam, which aligns with the requirements of the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation.

30 Jan 2013

RIKEN, OIST partner on Human Brain Project

One of the major frontiers of modern science is a comprehensive understanding of the human brain and its functions to guide the development of new technologies in information and communication.

30 Jan 2013

Hydrogen sulfide may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology.

30 Jan 2013

Massage therapy can lower blood pressure, help prevent colds and enhance skin tone

Massage therapy can lower blood pressure, help prevent colds, enhance skin tone and more, according to an expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

30 Jan 2013

Breathing indoor air carries significant cancer risks for Chinese women

The hazards of breathing outdoor air in some Chinese cities have been well-documented. Now a University at Buffalo study confirms that breathing indoor air also carries significant cancer risks, especially for Chinese women.

30 Jan 2013

Noninvasive, drugless therapy may help mitigate symptoms associated with neurological conditions

With the infusion of an additional $1 million of financial support from The Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers are expanding their studies using a noninvasive, drugless therapy that may help to mitigate symptoms associated with a list of neurological conditions.

30 Jan 2013

Insight into reasons why precocious puberty occurs in females

New research from Oregon Health & Science University has provided significant insight into the reasons why early-onset puberty occurs in females.

30 Jan 2013

Brain areas work together at the same time to recall memories

Working with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers at the University of California, Davis, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have shown for the first time that areas of the brain work together at the same time to recall memories. The unique approach promises new insights into how we remember details of time and place.

30 Jan 2013

ADRB receptors play a direct role in Src activation by PKA-mediated mechanism

Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins - known as Src - leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed to stress hormones. The researchers report in the current issue of Nature Communications that beta blocker drugs mitigate this effect and reduce cancer deaths by an average of 17 percent.

30 Jan 2013

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Blog examines next steps should a therapeutic AIDS vaccine be developed

Apolipoprotein E-4 useful in promoting neuron growth in the lab

House lawmaker explores new ways to fill veteran mental health care gap

New clue to why some people fight infections better than others

Post-2015 development goals should address shortcomings of current MDGs

Researchers determine precise configuration of humulones

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health gains 7 new members

Foresee, ScinoPharm to form joint venture for new oncological Leuprolide injectable drug

U.S. Supreme Court should end 'counterproductive' federal anti-prostitution pledge

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging to use expertise to piece together brain's puzzle

Researchers create CoQ9-deficient mutant mouse model with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses launches new ACNPC-AG certification exam

RIKEN, OIST partner on Human Brain Project

Hydrogen sulfide may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging

Massage therapy can lower blood pressure, help prevent colds and enhance skin tone

Breathing indoor air carries significant cancer risks for Chinese women

Noninvasive, drugless therapy may help mitigate symptoms associated with neurological conditions

Insight into reasons why precocious puberty occurs in females

Brain areas work together at the same time to recall memories

ADRB receptors play a direct role in Src activation by PKA-mediated mechanism

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

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