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Rice U. researchers link von Willebrand factor to heart-valve calcium deposits

Heart valves calcify over time, and Rice University scientists are beginning to understand why. The Rice lab of bioengineer Jane Grande-Allen found through studies of pigs' heart valves that age plays a critical role in the valves' progressive hardening, and the problem may be due to the infiltration of a protein known as von Willebrand factor.

8 Nov 2013

Increased consumption of vegetable protein linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients

Increased consumption of vegetable protein was linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients in a new a study. The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

8 Nov 2013

Consumption of tree nuts inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer in women

In a large prospective study published online in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer among 75,680 women in the Nurses' Health Study, with no previous history of cancer.

8 Nov 2013

Vitamin D and calcium improves bone density in male veterans treated with AEDs

A recent prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial reports that calcium and vitamin D supplementation improves bone density in a group of male veterans with epilepsy who were treated chronically with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).

8 Nov 2013

UC researchers receive FDA grant to study generic tacrolimus in high-risk transplant patients

Transplant researchers at the University of Cincinnati have received a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to study the safety and efficacy of a generic immunosuppressive drug in high-risk transplant patients.

7 Nov 2013

Neonatal jaundice linked to pediatric asthma risk

Researchers have found that neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with an increased risk for childhood asthma.

7 Nov 2013

Schizophrenia patients fare well with outpatient care

Study findings corroborate that patients with schizophrenia who receive outpatient care only during the early stages of their illness have better outcomes than those requiring inpatient hospitalization.

7 Nov 2013

Bipolar mania and depression independently inherited

Bipolar mania and depression may be independently inherited in families, findings of a US study suggest.

7 Nov 2013

Diets and the famine reaction: an interview with Associate Professor Amanda Salis, University of Sydney

The statistic that you often hear is that 95% of diets fail, but in actual fact, emerging research is now showing that it’s around 70% of diets that fail. That means that around 30% of people who are losing weight are actually keeping it off. So we’re doing better now than we were doing in the past, but there’s still work to be done.

7 Nov 2013

NIDDK director to receive Outstanding Achievement Award from NKF

The National Kidney Foundation will honor Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health, for his commitment to bettering the lives of patients and raising awareness of chronic kidney disease.

7 Nov 2013

SIgN scientist wins prestigious EMBO Young Investigator 2013 award

Dr Florent Ginhoux, Principal Investigator at the Singapore Immunology Network, has been awarded the prestigious EMBO Young Investigator 2013 award. The European Molecular Biology Organization Young Investigator Programme recognises young, promising researchers who are less than forty years of age and who have established their first laboratories in Europe and EMBO cooperation partner countries in the past four years.

7 Nov 2013

Inhibition of heart protein reduces damage from heart attack, say researchers

The stop and start of blood flow to the heart during and after a heart attack causes severe damage to heart cells, reducing their capacity to function and potentially causing their death.

7 Nov 2013

Locker rooms from local high school to NFL, concern about spread of deadly infections

In locker rooms from your local high school to the National Football League, concern about the spread of potentially deadly bacteria and infections are leading training staffs to take extreme measures to prevent outbreaks. Neutra Corp. (OTCBB: NTRR), a growing provider of all-natural wellness solutions, could be close to offering a solution to the problem.

7 Nov 2013

Researchers identify new class of anti-inflammatory drugs may be used to treat IBD

Researchers in UCD Conway Institute and Systems Biology Ireland have identified a way that a new class of anti-inflammatory drugs may be used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

7 Nov 2013

Researchers investigate whether food blogs provide nutritionally balanced recipes for public or not

More people are cooking at home, and more people are finding their recipes online via food blogs. The photos of dishes posted on the blogs, however, may attract potential cooks more than the nutritional value of the recipes.

7 Nov 2013

Character Project leads to remarkable advances in study of human character and virtue

From discovering how text messages can help build empathy to figuring out how character and personality affect ethical behavior on the job, the Character Project at Wake Forest University has led to remarkable advances in the study of human nature, values, morals and decision-making.

7 Nov 2013

Investigators find potential new target for treatment of low-grade gliomas

Investigators at Johns Hopkins have found a known genetic pathway to be active in many difficult-to-treat pediatric brain tumors called low-grade gliomas, potentially offering a new target for the treatment of these cancers.

7 Nov 2013

Children born to teenage parents continue to be at increased risk for injury

Although the number of children born to teenage parents has decreased since the 1990s, these children continue to be at an increased risk for injury, both accidental and intentional. This may be because many of these teenage parents are poor, uneducated, and lack parental safety and supervision skills. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers analyzed the types of injuries to children of teenage parents.

7 Nov 2013

New study looks at hormone/SNS relationship in women taking hormone contraceptives

After menopause, women's levels of estrogen and progesterone fall. Their formerly lower risk for heart disease equals, even surpasses, men's risk. One possible contributing explanation for the change in risk is that sex hormones affect the sympathetic nervous system, which controls constriction of blood vessels and participates in the fight or flight response.

7 Nov 2013

Study: Speaking a second language may delay onset of three types of dementias

In the largest study on the topic to date, research shows that speaking a second language may delay the onset of three types of dementias. The research is published in the November 6, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7 Nov 2013

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Rice U. researchers link von Willebrand factor to heart-valve calcium deposits

Increased consumption of vegetable protein linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients

Consumption of tree nuts inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer in women

Vitamin D and calcium improves bone density in male veterans treated with AEDs

UC researchers receive FDA grant to study generic tacrolimus in high-risk transplant patients

Neonatal jaundice linked to pediatric asthma risk

Schizophrenia patients fare well with outpatient care

Bipolar mania and depression independently inherited

Diets and the famine reaction: an interview with Associate Professor Amanda Salis, University of Sydney

NIDDK director to receive Outstanding Achievement Award from NKF

SIgN scientist wins prestigious EMBO Young Investigator 2013 award

Inhibition of heart protein reduces damage from heart attack, say researchers

Locker rooms from local high school to NFL, concern about spread of deadly infections

Researchers identify new class of anti-inflammatory drugs may be used to treat IBD

Researchers investigate whether food blogs provide nutritionally balanced recipes for public or not

Character Project leads to remarkable advances in study of human character and virtue

Investigators find potential new target for treatment of low-grade gliomas

Children born to teenage parents continue to be at increased risk for injury

New study looks at hormone/SNS relationship in women taking hormone contraceptives

Study: Speaking a second language may delay onset of three types of dementias

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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