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UCSF awarded grant of $2.7M for collaborative project aimed at reducing premature births

UC San Francisco has been awarded a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant of $2.7 million over three years for a collaborative project aimed at reducing premature births.

29 Jan 2014

Study: Views about responsibilities may vary widely in parents in getting specialty care for children

Parents vary widely in views about their responsibilities in getting specialty care for their children, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.

29 Jan 2014

NEBioCalculator: New online tool offers support for molecular biology experiments

NEBioCalculator, a new online "conversions and calculations" tool developed by New England Biolabs, offers bench-side support for molecular biology experimental planning.

From New England Biolabs 29 Jan 2014

Study: Spanking linked to short- and long-term child behavior problems

Parents who spank their children believe it's an effective form of discipline. But decades of research studies have found that spanking is linked to short- and long-term child behavior problems.

29 Jan 2014

Early rehabilitation interventions seem to be essential for patient recovery after severe TBI

Early rehabilitation interventions seem to be essential for how well a patient recovers after a severe brain injury. It might even increase the chances for long-term survival, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy.

29 Jan 2014

Consumption of probiotics could help promote healthy weight in women, says study

Certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition by a team of researchers headed by Universit- Laval Professor Angelo Tremblay.

29 Jan 2014

Study: Genetic mutations in titin gene can cause skeletal muscle disease

A University of Arizona doctoral candidate has shown for the first time that genetic mutations in the titin gene can cause skeletal muscle myopathy, a disease in which muscle fibers do not function properly, resulting in muscle weakness.

29 Jan 2014

New vacuum-like tool removes potentially deadly, large clots in hearts

Instead of making a chest incision for open heart surgery, cardiovascular surgeons can now use a new vacuum-like tool to remove potentially deadly, large clots that lodge in patients' hearts.

29 Jan 2014

New research finds similarity in organization of regions of brain in humans and monkeys

New research suggests a surprising degree of similarity in the organization of regions of the brain that control language and complex thought processes in humans and monkeys.

29 Jan 2014

Transgenic mouse model validates mutant IDH2 protein as candidate for targeted anticancer therapies

In recent years, mutations in two metabolic enzymes, isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2), have been identified in approximately 20 percent of all acute myeloid leukemias (AML). As a result, mutant IDH proteins have been proposed as attractive drug targets for this common form of adult leukemia.

29 Jan 2014

Low levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine in brain are important for cognition

Although inflammation is frequently a cause of disease in the body, research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio indicates that low levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in the brain are important for cognition. Cytokines are proteins produced by the immune system.

28 Jan 2014

Study shows melatonin hormone may inhibit tumor growth and cell production

An early stage study shows melatonin - a hormone that regulates the body's sleep and awake cycles - may have the potential to help slow the growth of certain breast cancer tumors, according to researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Foundation for Research Support of the State of S-o Paulo.

28 Jan 2014

New molecule reduces diabetic patients' higher risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer's

Researchers at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem have created a molecule that could potentially lower diabetic patients' higher risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

28 Jan 2014

G. Alexander Patterson honored with 2014 Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons today awarded G. Alexander Patterson, MD with the 2014 Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award during the Society's 50th Annual Meeting.

28 Jan 2014

Continuity of care protects mental health patients

Research shows that seeing the same psychiatrist over time is associated with reduced mortality in patients using mental health services, particularly those with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or schizophrenia.

28 Jan 2014

Everolimus fails to boost advanced NSCLC response

Phase II trial findings have ruled out a combination of erlotinib and everolimus for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients with progression after chemotherapy.

28 Jan 2014

Hippocampal activity may reflect ‘core’ schizophrenia traits

Hippocampal function may be a useful biomarker for the response of patients with schizophrenia to medication, research suggests.

28 Jan 2014

Anxiety, depression and meditation: an interview with Dr Madhav Goyal, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

We wanted to be broadly inclusive of any kind of meditation program, so we defined a meditation program to be any kind of structured meditation program that involved at a minimum 4 hours of training, with instructions to practice outside the classroom.

28 Jan 2014

Curie-Cancer, Servier renew partnership to identify new therapeutic targets for triple negative breast cancer

Curie-Cancer, the body which leads the Institut Curie's industry partner research activity, and Servier, today announce that they have renewed their partnership with the aim of identifying therapeutic targets for treating ‘triple negative’ breast cancers. The partnership will continue for a further three years.

28 Jan 2014

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal how non-CpG methylation may contribute to Rett Syndrome

In normal development, all cells turn off genes they don’t need, often by attaching a chemical methyl group to the DNA, a process called methylation. Historically, scientists believed methyl groups could only stick to a particular DNA sequence: a cytosine followed by a guanine, called CpG. But in recent years, they have been found on other sequences, and so-called non-CpG methylation has been found in stem cells, and in neurons in the brain.

28 Jan 2014

Medical Research News

UCSF awarded grant of $2.7M for collaborative project aimed at reducing premature births

Study: Views about responsibilities may vary widely in parents in getting specialty care for children

NEBioCalculator: New online tool offers support for molecular biology experiments

Study: Spanking linked to short- and long-term child behavior problems

Early rehabilitation interventions seem to be essential for patient recovery after severe TBI

Consumption of probiotics could help promote healthy weight in women, says study

Study: Genetic mutations in titin gene can cause skeletal muscle disease

New vacuum-like tool removes potentially deadly, large clots in hearts

New research finds similarity in organization of regions of brain in humans and monkeys

Transgenic mouse model validates mutant IDH2 protein as candidate for targeted anticancer therapies

Low levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine in brain are important for cognition

Study shows melatonin hormone may inhibit tumor growth and cell production

New molecule reduces diabetic patients' higher risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer's

G. Alexander Patterson honored with 2014 Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award

Continuity of care protects mental health patients

Everolimus fails to boost advanced NSCLC response

Hippocampal activity may reflect ‘core’ schizophrenia traits

Anxiety, depression and meditation: an interview with Dr Madhav Goyal, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Curie-Cancer, Servier renew partnership to identify new therapeutic targets for triple negative breast cancer

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal how non-CpG methylation may contribute to Rett Syndrome

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