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New wound treatment with material leads to faster healing, prevents harmful bacteria from sticking

As many patients know, treating wounds has become far more sophisticated than sewing stitches and applying gauze, but dressings still have shortcomings.

26 Jun 2014

Scientists use femtosecond lasers to tackle Parkinson's disease

Scientists are combining physics and neurobiology to tackle Parkinson's disease. The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University's Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit and Neurobiology Research Unit, along with collaborators at the University of Otago, New Zealand are using lasers, nanotechnology and neuroscience to develop a new, versatile drug delivery system.

26 Jun 2014

Study explains why people with disrupted circadian rhythms can be more susceptible to cancer

Research led by the University of Warwick's Systems Biology Centre and Medical School in collaboration with groups in Nice and Rotterdam has been able to demonstrate how the cycle of cell division in mammalian cells synchronises with the body's own daily rhythm, its circadian clock.

26 Jun 2014

Women who give birth later in life tend to live longer

Women who are able to naturally have children later in life tend to live longer and the genetic variants that allow them to do so might also facilitate exceptionally long life spans.

26 Jun 2014

Researchers develop new method to target bone growth

In an important development for the health of elderly people, University of Liverpool researchers have developed a new method to target bone growth.

26 Jun 2014

Molecule that blocks bone destruction could provide potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis

UT-Southwestern cancer researchers have identified a promising molecule that blocks bone destruction and, therefore, could provide a potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis and bone metastases of cancer.

26 Jun 2014

Street football improves fitness, multiple health markers in homeless men

Research carried out by the Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health in Denmark shows that street football (soccer) improves fitness and multiple health markers in homeless men.

26 Jun 2014

Researchers reveal link between unhappy marital interactions and cardiovascular disease risk

The affairs of the heart may actually affect the affairs of the heart in ways previously not understood.

26 Jun 2014

Study confirms association between older maternal age at birth of last child and exceptional longevity

Women who had their children later in life will be happy to learn that a new study suggests an association between older maternal age at birth of the last child and greater odds for surviving to an unusually old age.

26 Jun 2014

Veterans with traumatic brain injury more likely to develop dementia in later life

Older veterans who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are 60 percent more likely to later develop dementia than veterans without TBI, according to a study published in the June 25, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 Jun 2014

Gene partnership may be fueling cancer spread in as much as 20% of cancers

A key cancer-causing gene, responsible for up to 20 percent of cancers, may have a weak spot in its armor, according to new research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

25 Jun 2014

Obesity before pregnancy can lead to preterm births

Women who are obese before they become pregnant face an increased risk of delivering a very premature baby, according to a new study of nearly 1 million California births.

25 Jun 2014

New discovery reveals relationship between certain proteins and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

New structures discovered within cilia show a relationship between certain proteins and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. The discovery, made at the University of Minnesota, was named paper of the week in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and sheds new light on the microstructure of cilia.

25 Jun 2014

Neuroimaging support for psychosis continuum

Cortical thinning is present in people with nonclinical psychotic symptoms, but is less pronounced than in those with a psychotic disorder, report researchers

25 Jun 2014

Brain activation differences hint at developing course of bipolar disorder

Results of an activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis highlight the differences and similarities in brain activation between youths and adults with bipolar disorder.

25 Jun 2014

Intercalated erlotinib–eribulin ‘feasible’ without added efficacy

Erlotinib can be intercalated with the anti-tubule agent eribulin mesylate for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer but it is unlikely to increase treatment efficacy in those without epidermal growth factor receptor activating mutations, research suggests.

25 Jun 2014

WebPT receives significant investment from Battery Ventures

WebPT, the leading web-based electronic medical record (EMR) solution for rehabilitation therapists, today announced it has received a significant investment from Battery Ventures. WebPT intends to use the new capital to accelerate growth.

25 Jun 2014

Key historical misconceptions hinder research and treatment for brain metastases

"Key historical misconceptions" are hindering progress in research and treatment for patients with cancer metastases to the brain, suggests a special article in the July issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

25 Jun 2014

Oral gavage is not appropriate for hazard assessments of EDCs, say researchers

Challenging risk assessment methods used for decades by toxicologists, a new review of the literature led by environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that oral gavage, the most widely accepted method of dosing lab animals to test chemical toxicity, does not accurately mimic how humans are exposed to chemicals in everyday life.

25 Jun 2014

Freelance journalist receives Endocrine Society's annual award

Freelance journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin received the Endocrine Society's annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism, the Society announced today.

25 Jun 2014

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New wound treatment with material leads to faster healing, prevents harmful bacteria from sticking

Scientists use femtosecond lasers to tackle Parkinson's disease

Study explains why people with disrupted circadian rhythms can be more susceptible to cancer

Women who give birth later in life tend to live longer

Researchers develop new method to target bone growth

Molecule that blocks bone destruction could provide potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis

Street football improves fitness, multiple health markers in homeless men

Researchers reveal link between unhappy marital interactions and cardiovascular disease risk

Study confirms association between older maternal age at birth of last child and exceptional longevity

Veterans with traumatic brain injury more likely to develop dementia in later life

Gene partnership may be fueling cancer spread in as much as 20% of cancers

Obesity before pregnancy can lead to preterm births

New discovery reveals relationship between certain proteins and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Neuroimaging support for psychosis continuum

Brain activation differences hint at developing course of bipolar disorder

Intercalated erlotinib–eribulin ‘feasible’ without added efficacy

WebPT receives significant investment from Battery Ventures

Key historical misconceptions hinder research and treatment for brain metastases

Oral gavage is not appropriate for hazard assessments of EDCs, say researchers

Freelance journalist receives Endocrine Society's annual award

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Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

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