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Researchers examine association between diabetes and obesity

It's by now well established that obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes. But what exactly is it about extra body fat that leads to insulin resistance and blood glucose elevation, the hallmarks of diabetes?

7 Mar 2014

LSUHSC model of care provides mental health services in areas after by Gulf Oil Spill

A model of care developed by the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine to provide mental health services after the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill reduced both mental health and general medical symptoms.

7 Mar 2014

Epigenetics has much to offer in future treatment and prevention of dental disease, says dentist

A visit to the dentist could one day require a detailed look at how genes in a patient's body are being switched on or off, as well as examining their pearly whites, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide.

7 Mar 2014

Research reveals 2 key mechanisms of oxidative stress regulation

Regulation of oxidative stress is critical to cell survival. New preclinical research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has revealed two key mechanisms by which oxidative stress is regulated in normal and cancerous cells.

7 Mar 2014

Scientists identify important step toward shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified an important step toward potentially shutting down the growth of prostate cancer cells.

7 Mar 2014

Prescriptions for benzodiazepines with opioid analgesics may lead to medication-related deaths

Prescriptions for benzodiazepines are rising in primary care, and their frequent combined use with opioid analgesics may be contributing to medication-related deaths, a finding that goes largely unreported, according to Stanford researchers.

7 Mar 2014

Neuroscientist hopes to paint fuller picture of minds and bodies in Neuroscape lab

How does an autistic child take in information when he sits in a classroom abuzz with social activity? How long does it take someone with multiple sclerosis, which slows activity in the brain, to process the light bouncing off the windshield while she drives?

7 Mar 2014

New method of protecting women from transmission of HIV is safe

Findings of an early phase clinical trial at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that a possible new method of protecting women from the transmission of HIV is safe.

7 Mar 2014

Postsurgical pain scores were highly correlated with overall patient satisfaction during hospital stays

Postsurgical pain scores were highly correlated with reports of overall patient satisfaction during hospital stays, in a new finding that was true for some types of surgery more than others.

7 Mar 2014

Cataract surgery followed by use of contact lenses may be better solution for infants

For adults and children who undergo cataract surgery, implantation of an artificial lens is the standard of care. But a clinical trial suggests that for most infants, surgery followed by the use of contact lenses for several years—and an eventual lens implant—may be the better solution.

7 Mar 2014

Research: Expanded smoking cessation benefits should give more people opportunity to quit

People on Medicaid in the U.S. are 68 percent more likely to smoke than the general population. New research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that expanded smoking cessation benefits offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should give more people the opportunity to quit.

7 Mar 2014

E-cigarettes: New route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers

E-cigarettes, promoted as a way to quit regular cigarettes, may actually be a new route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers, according to a new UC San Francisco study.

7 Mar 2014

Researchers look at health threat to pregnant women with history of Kawasaki disease

In the first study of its type, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have looked at the health threat to pregnant women with a history of Kawasaki disease (KD), concluding that the risks are low with informed management and care.

7 Mar 2014

UH physicist to develop new therapies targeting cancer and Alzheimer's

Working toward new therapies to target cancer and Alzheimer's, University of Houston (UH) physicist Margaret Cheung strives to understand the physics that govern how ordinary matter becomes life-like.

7 Mar 2014

Ohr Pharmaceutical partners with CSHL to develop trodusquemine and related analogs

Ohr Pharmaceutical, a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for large unmet medical needs, and leading global cancer research center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today announced the establishment of DepYmed Inc., a new joint venture to develop trodusquemine and related analogs.

6 Mar 2014

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Researchers examine association between diabetes and obesity

LSUHSC model of care provides mental health services in areas after by Gulf Oil Spill

Epigenetics has much to offer in future treatment and prevention of dental disease, says dentist

Research reveals 2 key mechanisms of oxidative stress regulation

Scientists identify important step toward shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells

Prescriptions for benzodiazepines with opioid analgesics may lead to medication-related deaths

Neuroscientist hopes to paint fuller picture of minds and bodies in Neuroscape lab

New method of protecting women from transmission of HIV is safe

Postsurgical pain scores were highly correlated with overall patient satisfaction during hospital stays

Cataract surgery followed by use of contact lenses may be better solution for infants

Research: Expanded smoking cessation benefits should give more people opportunity to quit

E-cigarettes: New route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers

Researchers look at health threat to pregnant women with history of Kawasaki disease

UH physicist to develop new therapies targeting cancer and Alzheimer's

Ohr Pharmaceutical partners with CSHL to develop trodusquemine and related analogs

Study to understand how bisphenol-A may promote breast cancer growth

New findings shed light on how gene mutation causes motor neurone disease

Community care helps schizophrenia patients in resource-poor settings

Inflammation and stress combine in bipolar and schizophrenia subtypes

Circadian dysfunction blamed for sleepiness in PD patients

Clue's CEO Rhiannon White on the Future of Femtech and PCOS

Freezing Point Osmometry in Life Science Applications

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

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