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GenoSpace awarded NIH grant to enable enhanced data access, cohort construction for biorepositories

GenoSpace, a precision medicine software company that has developed a comprehensive suite of tools to enable the broad use of genomic data in research and clinical care, today announced that it has been awarded Phase I of a Fast Track Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the National Institutes of Health to enable enhanced data access and cohort construction for biorepositories.

23 Sep 2014

UTHealth study examines effects of smoking policy change at homeless shelter

Instituting a partial smoking ban at a homeless shelter can lead to a reduction in expired carbon monoxide levels, an indicator of exposure to cigarette smoke, and may have positive effects on shelter residents' health, according to new research. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston released the study results last week in the journal Addictive Behaviors.

23 Sep 2014

Researchers say that environment plays much stronger role than genetics in eosinophilic esophagitis

Researchers have found that environment has a much stronger role than genetics in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a severe, often painful food allergy that renders children unable to eat a wide variety of foods.

23 Sep 2014

Research evidence supports use of deep brain stimulation for OCD patients

Available research evidence supports the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who don't respond to other treatments, concludes a review in the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

23 Sep 2014

Influenza can cause ear and throat infections

Influenza infection can enhance the ability of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae to cause ear and throat infections, according to research published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity.

23 Sep 2014

Promising new approach for combating colorectal cancer

Scientists at the University of York are working on a promising new approach for tackling colorectal cancer, the second most common cause of cancer-related death.

23 Sep 2014

People drink more alcohol when physically active

A new Northwestern Medicine- study finds that on days when people exercise more -- typically Thursdays to Sundays -- they drink more alcohol, too.

23 Sep 2014

Study emphasizes need to bolster programs that enhance dietary quality of SNAP participants

A new American Cancer Society study suggests that participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program, had lower dietary quality scores compared with income eligible non-participants.

23 Sep 2014

Researchers demonstrate how Parkinson's disease spreads in the human brain

An international, interdisciplinary group of researchers led by Gabor G. Kovacs from the Clinical Institute of Neurology at the MedUni Vienna has demonstrated, through the use of a new antibody, how Parkinson's disease spreads from cell to cell in the human brain.

23 Sep 2014

Early language delay leaves a 'signature' in the brain

Individual differences in early language development, and in later language functioning, are associated with changes in the anatomy of the brain in autism.

23 Sep 2014

Experts to study how improved support for dementia carers can enhance quality of life

Experts will explore how improved support and powers for people caring for loved-ones with dementia can improve quality of life for both patients and carers around the UK.

23 Sep 2014

Pilot study shows benefits of psychoeducational wellness program in MS people

Kessler researchers have published a pilot study showing the benefits of a 10-week psychoeducational wellness program in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Improvements were seen in mood, overall mental health, perceived stress, and pain.

23 Sep 2014

Caltech researcher explores link between variable heart rate, health and fitness

Although the heart beats out a very familiar "lub-dub" pattern that speeds up or slows down as our activity increases or decreases, the pattern itself isn't as regular as you might think. In fact, the amount of time between heartbeats can vary even at a "constant" heart rate-and that variability, doctors have found, is a good thing.

23 Sep 2014

Absence of thyroid hormone during development can cause congenital deafness

Fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety, excessive perspiration - these symptoms are a few of the signs that the thyroid gland, which regulates the body's heart rate and plays a crucial role in its metabolism, has gone haywire.

23 Sep 2014

Research findings provide avenue for targeted therapy to treat AML

A novel study by the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore found that an increase in a gene known as Leo1 affects other genes that are directly implicated in acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML), increasing the incidence of cancer.

23 Sep 2014

1 out of 3 major trauma patients undertriaged in the U.S., study finds

According to the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, patients with severe injuries should be treated at level I or level II trauma centers. Those centers have the resources to provide the best care for those patients.

23 Sep 2014

Single-family room environment can optimize care for preterm infants

The prevalence of preterm birth - the birth of an infant prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy - is a significant health problem that has increased over the past two decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preterm birth affects nearly 500,000 babies each year, or one of every eight born in the U.S. While medical care has improved survival rates for preterm infants, questions remain about ways to positively impact the neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants.

23 Sep 2014

Study examines relationship between maternal iron intake and offspring autism risk

Mothers of children with autism are significantly less likely to report taking iron supplements before and during their pregnancies than the mothers of children who are developing normally, a study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found.

23 Sep 2014

Simple test based on movement and thought can help identify Alzheimer's risk before signs of dementia

York University researchers say a simple test that combines thinking and movement can help to detect heightened risk for developing Alzheimer's disease in a person, even before there are any telltale behavioural signs of dementia.

23 Sep 2014

Researchers develop T-MOC device to study complex environment surrounding tumors

Researchers have developed a chip capable of simulating a tumor's "microenvironment" and plan to use the new system to test the effectiveness of nanoparticles and drugs that target cancer.

23 Sep 2014

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GenoSpace awarded NIH grant to enable enhanced data access, cohort construction for biorepositories

UTHealth study examines effects of smoking policy change at homeless shelter

Researchers say that environment plays much stronger role than genetics in eosinophilic esophagitis

Research evidence supports use of deep brain stimulation for OCD patients

Influenza can cause ear and throat infections

Promising new approach for combating colorectal cancer

People drink more alcohol when physically active

Study emphasizes need to bolster programs that enhance dietary quality of SNAP participants

Researchers demonstrate how Parkinson's disease spreads in the human brain

Early language delay leaves a 'signature' in the brain

Experts to study how improved support for dementia carers can enhance quality of life

Pilot study shows benefits of psychoeducational wellness program in MS people

Caltech researcher explores link between variable heart rate, health and fitness

Absence of thyroid hormone during development can cause congenital deafness

Research findings provide avenue for targeted therapy to treat AML

1 out of 3 major trauma patients undertriaged in the U.S., study finds

Single-family room environment can optimize care for preterm infants

Study examines relationship between maternal iron intake and offspring autism risk

Simple test based on movement and thought can help identify Alzheimer's risk before signs of dementia

Researchers develop T-MOC device to study complex environment surrounding tumors

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