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Four young scientists named recipients of Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named four outstanding young scientists as recipients of the prestigious Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award, committing nearly $875,000 to help address a critical shortage of funding for pediatric cancer research.

10 Jul 2015

University of Liverpool researchers discover common cause of cardiac injury in sepsis patients

Researchers at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection and Global Health (IGH) have discovered a common cause of heart damage in patients with sepsis.

10 Jul 2015

New screening program using CT scan technology can help better detect lung cancer in smokers

Long-time smokers and past smokers now have a more accurate way of detecting whether or not they have lung cancer thanks to a comprehensive lung cancer screening program that uses CT scan technology at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

10 Jul 2015

UBC research finds that gender plays vital role in healthy diets for seniors

Strategies to support healthier diets among seniors need to take into account differences between elderly men and women, according to UBC research.

10 Jul 2015

Recently-developed drug holds great promise for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

A new Australian study shows that a recently-developed drug, already used safely in adult leukaemia clinical trials, holds great promise for some children with an aggressive form of cancer known as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).

10 Jul 2015

Retrosplenial cortex serves as 'conjunction junction' for brain's navigation function

Ever wake at night needing a drink of water and then find your way to the kitchen in the dark without stubbing your toe?

10 Jul 2015

Stroke accelerates cognitive decline

A study of cognitive trajectories before and after stroke shows that patients experience an acute reduction, but also an accelerated long-term decline.

9 Jul 2015

Elsevier, NCI implement two-way linking between research articles on ScienceDirect and datasets in caNanoLab

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the US National Cancer Institute, a world-leading institute for cancer research, today announced that they have implemented two-way linking between research articles on ScienceDirect and datasets stored in NCI's cancer Nanotechnology Laboratory (caNanoLab) data portal.

9 Jul 2015

Silicone ankle sleeves and lace-up ankle braces can improve neuromuscular control among athletes

An athlete's use of silicone ankle sleeves (SAS) and lace-up ankle braces (LAB) during sports participation can improve neuromuscular control, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.

9 Jul 2015

Sorrento, NantBioScience form joint venture to develop targeted therapies against cancer

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and NantBioScience, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of NantWorks, LLC, announced today that they have established a joint venture to focus on the development of 'first-in-class' small molecules against targets that have eluded the pharmaceutical industry to date and which may address important drivers of cancer growth including cancer stem cells.

9 Jul 2015

New study confirms neuroprotective role of PrPC against epilepsy

For some time, scientists have been wondering what the physiological role of PrP is in its normal physiological state. Previous studies suggested that among its functions one was preventing the onset of seizure discharges in the brain (most likely by modulating the action of specific synaptic channels), but some had questioned the validity of the research.

9 Jul 2015

Cancer Research UK study: Many overweight or obese teens do not see themselves as too heavy

More than a third of overweight or obese teenagers don't see themselves as being too heavy and think their weight is about right, according to a Cancer Research UK study published today in the International Journal of Obesity.

9 Jul 2015

New UCLA study reveals genetic architecture of schizophrenia

A new study by UCLA scientists adds to the understanding of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia. Past research has shown the impact of commonly occurring genetic variants on a person's risk of developing schizophrenia. This new study focused instead on rare coding mutations that affect protein function. It found that patients with schizophrenia have a higher-than-normal share of these mutations.

9 Jul 2015

Graphene coating can help boost chemotherapy treatment

Silver is often used as a coating on medical equipment used for chemotherapy. The problem is that this silver coating can break down drugs. Now, researchers have found a graphene coating that will help boost chemotherapy's effects.

9 Jul 2015

Severe burns dramatically change bacteria populations, study finds

A study published in PLOS ONE has found that burn patients experience dramatic changes in the 100 trillion bacteria inside the gastrointestinal tract.

9 Jul 2015

EvoRx Technologies, AstraZeneca successfully complete research collaboration

AstraZeneca and EvoRx Technologies successfully completed a one-year research collaboration leveraging EvoRx's proprietary Evo-Link technology to discover cell penetrating peptides for a high value intracellular protein–protein interaction target in the respiratory portfolio.

9 Jul 2015

Lack of education linked to more number of deaths

A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado, New York University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates the number of deaths that can be linked to differences in education, and finds that variation in the risk of death across education levels has widened considerably.

9 Jul 2015

University of Manchester professors complete comprehensive study of murder in Britain

The most in-depth and comprehensive study of murder in Britain has been completed by a husband and wife team and is the subject of a new book.

9 Jul 2015

Johns Hopkins, IOCB Prague sign drug discovery research agreement

The Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery (JHDD) program, created with the mission of identifying novel drug targets arising from Johns Hopkins faculty research and translating them into new therapeutics, and the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague) have entered into a five-year drug discovery research agreement to develop small-molecule and peptide drugs for a range of therapeutic areas including neurological diseases, cancer and gastrointestinal disorders.

9 Jul 2015

Risk of hepatobiliary cancer, cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with ICP

In a new study of more than 125,000 pregnant women in Sweden, researchers found that the risk of hepatobiliary cancer and immune-mediated and cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) than in women without this condition.

9 Jul 2015

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Four young scientists named recipients of Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award

University of Liverpool researchers discover common cause of cardiac injury in sepsis patients

New screening program using CT scan technology can help better detect lung cancer in smokers

UBC research finds that gender plays vital role in healthy diets for seniors

Recently-developed drug holds great promise for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Retrosplenial cortex serves as 'conjunction junction' for brain's navigation function

Stroke accelerates cognitive decline

Elsevier, NCI implement two-way linking between research articles on ScienceDirect and datasets in caNanoLab

Silicone ankle sleeves and lace-up ankle braces can improve neuromuscular control among athletes

Sorrento, NantBioScience form joint venture to develop targeted therapies against cancer

New study confirms neuroprotective role of PrPC against epilepsy

Cancer Research UK study: Many overweight or obese teens do not see themselves as too heavy

New UCLA study reveals genetic architecture of schizophrenia

Graphene coating can help boost chemotherapy treatment

Severe burns dramatically change bacteria populations, study finds

EvoRx Technologies, AstraZeneca successfully complete research collaboration

Lack of education linked to more number of deaths

University of Manchester professors complete comprehensive study of murder in Britain

Johns Hopkins, IOCB Prague sign drug discovery research agreement

Risk of hepatobiliary cancer, cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with ICP

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

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