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Researchers discover protein required for growth of hair-like structures on cell surfaces

A team of researchers from Penn State University and the University of California has discovered a protein that is required for the growth of tiny, but critical, hair-like structures called cilia on cell surfaces.

28 Jan 2014

Staged surgery for most complex cases of childhood epilepsy

A staged approach to epilepsy surgery-with invasive brain monitoring followed by surgery in a single hospital stay-is a safe and beneficial approach to treatment for complex cases of epilepsy in children, reports the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

28 Jan 2014

Women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be at risk of developing severe preeclampsia

Women who are deficient in vitamin D in the first 26 weeks of their pregnancy may be at risk of developing severe preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening disorder diagnosed by an increase in blood pressure and protein in the urine, according to research by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

28 Jan 2014

Research helps identify stroke patients at risk for mortality and treatments to reduce death rate

For patients who have experienced a large stroke that cuts off blood supply to a large part of the brain, the use of standardized medical management protocol and surgery to decompress swelling can improve life expectancy, Mayo Clinic researchers found in a recent study.

28 Jan 2014

Neurologist receives Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for remarkable research on persistent brain activity

The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 14th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Marcus Raichle, MD, a neurologist from Washington University in St. Louis who has made remarkable research findings about the persistent brain activity of our at-rest minds.

28 Jan 2014

Novel brain-scanning technique maps flow of visual information in brain with unique accuracy

Every time you open your eyes, visual information flows into your brain, which interprets what you're seeing. Now, for the first time, MIT neuroscientists have noninvasively mapped this flow of information in the human brain with unique accuracy, using a novel brain-scanning technique.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers discover unusually large bacteriophage that infects anthrax bacterium

From a zebra carcass on the plains of Namibia in Southern Africa, an international team of researchers has discovered a new, unusually large virus (or bacteriophage) that infects the bacterium that causes anthrax.

28 Jan 2014

Study to evaluate connections between brain networks and religious thought

Building on previous evidence showing that religious belief involves cognitive activity that can be mapped to specific brain regions, a new study has found that causal, directional connections between these brain networks can be linked to differences in religious thought.

28 Jan 2014

Biomarker used to diagnose brain injury shows early promise for assessing heart inflammation

A biomarker widely used to diagnose brain injury has shown early promise for assessing the severity of heart inflammation, or myocarditis, find researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins, and the Mayo Clinic.

28 Jan 2014

Silk and diamonds could provide novel technique for biological imaging, drug delivery

Silk and diamonds aren't just for ties and jewelry anymore. They're ingredients for a new kind of tiny glowing particle that could provide doctors and researchers with a novel technique for biological imaging and drug delivery.

28 Jan 2014

GenePeeks receives patent for developing innovative algorithms to create hypothetical "digital babies"

GenePeeks, Inc., a genetic technology company focused on pre-conception risk prediction, announced today it has been issued patent No. 8,620,594, titled "Method and System for Generating a Virtual Progeny Genome," by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

28 Jan 2014

New approach to treat post-concussion syndrome may help athletes get back in game quicker

Physical and cognitive rest are traditionally what doctors prescribe for patients who suffer sport-related concussions. But a new approach to treating post-concussion syndrome may actually help athletes get back in the game quicker, according to Karl Kozlowski, PhD, assistant professor of kinesiology at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.

28 Jan 2014

Covidien receives Shonin approval for Endo GIA Reinforced Reload with Tri-Staple technology

Covidien plc today announced that its Japanese subsidiary, Covidien Japan Inc., has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for its Endo GIA Reinforced Reload with Tri-Staple technology.

28 Jan 2014

BioTime: OncoCyte initiates clinical development of bladder cancer diagnostic test in U.S, China

BioTime, Inc. and its subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation today announced that OncoCyte has initiated clinical development of its bladder cancer diagnostic test in both the United States and China.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers identify how mutated protein can cause high blood pressure

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have identified how a mutated protein can lead to holes in a protein sitting in a cell's membrane. Such holes cause high blood pressure, and the discovery can now lead to new and better medication for high blood pressure.

28 Jan 2014

Loyola University neuropsychologist find little evidence that chronic traumatic encephalopathy actually exists

The media have widely reported that a debilitating neurological condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a well-established disease in retired athletes who played football and other contact sports.

28 Jan 2014

Saint Luke receives $3.4M to investigate health benefits, cost-effectiveness of novel cardiac procedures

aint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute has been awarded a $3.4 million, three-year grant from Boston Scientific to investigate and better define the success, safety, health benefits, and cost-effectiveness of novel methods to open challenging blocked coronary arteries previously thought untreatable through minimally invasive techniques.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers discover simple blood test that can predict diabetes risk much earlier

An estimated 25.8 million Americans have diabetes. Another 79 million are thought to have "prediabetes," meaning they are at risk of developing type-2 diabetes.

28 Jan 2014

Tufts Medical Center receives funds to develop mathematical models to identify patients for clinical trials

A Tufts Medical Center research team at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) has been approved for a funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to develop a method for patient-centered enrollment in comparative effectiveness trials called Mathematical Equipoise.

28 Jan 2014

New versions of old antibiotic offers strategy for overcoming drug resistance

Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has produced new versions of an old antibiotic that are active against difficult-to-treat tuberculosis; offers new strategy for overcoming drug resistance

28 Jan 2014

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Researchers discover protein required for growth of hair-like structures on cell surfaces

Staged surgery for most complex cases of childhood epilepsy

Women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be at risk of developing severe preeclampsia

Research helps identify stroke patients at risk for mortality and treatments to reduce death rate

Neurologist receives Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for remarkable research on persistent brain activity

Novel brain-scanning technique maps flow of visual information in brain with unique accuracy

Researchers discover unusually large bacteriophage that infects anthrax bacterium

Study to evaluate connections between brain networks and religious thought

Biomarker used to diagnose brain injury shows early promise for assessing heart inflammation

Silk and diamonds could provide novel technique for biological imaging, drug delivery

GenePeeks receives patent for developing innovative algorithms to create hypothetical "digital babies"

New approach to treat post-concussion syndrome may help athletes get back in game quicker

Covidien receives Shonin approval for Endo GIA Reinforced Reload with Tri-Staple technology

BioTime: OncoCyte initiates clinical development of bladder cancer diagnostic test in U.S, China

Researchers identify how mutated protein can cause high blood pressure

Loyola University neuropsychologist find little evidence that chronic traumatic encephalopathy actually exists

Saint Luke receives $3.4M to investigate health benefits, cost-effectiveness of novel cardiac procedures

Researchers discover simple blood test that can predict diabetes risk much earlier

Tufts Medical Center receives funds to develop mathematical models to identify patients for clinical trials

New versions of old antibiotic offers strategy for overcoming drug resistance

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