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Sinus and Allergy Center receives $8.4M NIH grant to help advance development of new treatments

The Northwestern Medicine- Sinus and Allergy Center has received a grant for more than $8.4 million from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to help advance the understanding of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and the development of new methods for its treatment over the next five years.

26 Feb 2014

Study links gambling and sexual behaviors in African-American adolescents

Late adolescence is a period when many youth become involved in high-risk behaviors with adverse consequences. Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University studied the degree to which two such behaviors, adolescent sexual behaviors and gambling, affected African American youth in nine primary schools in Baltimore, MD.

26 Feb 2014

Researcher identifies ''conductor'' in development of muscle tissue

A team led by Jean-Fran-ois C-t-, researcher at the IRCM, identified a ''conductor'' in the development of muscle tissue. The discovery, published online yesterday by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), could have an important impact on the treatment of muscular diseases such as myopathies and muscular dystrophies.

26 Feb 2014

Substance abuse worsens course of first-episode psychosis

Patients with first-episode psychosis who also present with substance abuse have a higher rate of hospitalisation after 12 months than their peers who do not, an Italian study reports.

25 Feb 2014

Psychoeducation reduces internalised stigmatisation in bipolar patients

A psychoeducation program designed to reduce internalised stigmatisation in patients with bipolar disease resulted in a significant decrease in total mean scores on the Internalized Stigmatization Scale of Mental Illness compared with a control group, a Turkish study shows.

25 Feb 2014

Unusual EGFR mutation should influence advanced NSCLC treatment choice

Non-small-cell lung cancer patients with very unusual epidermal growth factor receptor mutations may be more likely to be benefit from first-line chemotherapy than a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, research suggests.

25 Feb 2014

Sedentary behaviour has unclear link with prostate cancer risk

Sedentary behaviour is not a clearcut risk factor for prostate cancer, analysis of a large population-based cohort indicates.

25 Feb 2014

Detrusor muscle function declines with age

Detrusor muscle function and efficiency decline with increasing age, a urodynamic study of women with stress urinary incontinence indicates.

25 Feb 2014

Restless sleep predicts widespread pain in older adults

Non-restorative sleep appears to be a key factor associated with the likelihood of older adults developing widespread pain, study findings reveal.

25 Feb 2014

S. pneumoniae highly prevalent in urban Indonesians, especially children

Streptococcus pneumoniae is present in the nasopharyngeal mucosa in nearly half of children under the age of 5 years and one in 10 adults living in Java Island, Indonesia, a survey has found.

25 Feb 2014

Partial nephrectomy may offer younger renal cancer patients survival advantage

Partial nephrectomy may offer younger patients with localized renal cancer a distinct survival advantage compared with the complete removal of the kidney, US research suggests.

25 Feb 2014

Treatable factors linked to blood pressure variability in diabetes

Some factors that are associated with variability in home blood pressure in patients with Type 2 diabetes may be open to intervention, research suggests.

25 Feb 2014

Perioperative blood transfusion worsens kidney cancer patients’ survival

Patients who receive blood transfusions around the time of their surgery for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma have a worse chance of survival than those who do not, results of a large US study suggest.

25 Feb 2014

Researchers produce extremely accurate and detailed images of "toxic injections"

Bacteria have developed many different ways of smuggling their toxic cargo into cells. Tripartite Tc toxin complexes, which are used by bacteria like the plague pathogen Yersinia pestis and the insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens, are particularly unusual.

25 Feb 2014

FamilyCord provides direct cord blood and cord tissue services to Venezuelan families

FamilyCord, a subsidiary of California Cryobank, now provides direct cord blood and cord tissue services to Venezuelan families and has assumed management of clients of Cordon de Vida, one of Venezuela's largest cord blood banks.

25 Feb 2014

Researchers identify polio-like syndrome in cluster of children from California

Researchers have identified a polio-like syndrome in a cluster of children from California over a one-year period, according to a case report released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014.

25 Feb 2014

Experts offer eight ways to help prevent colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer does not always manifest in symptoms, which may include blood in or on the stool, constant stomach pains, and unexplainable weight loss. "Colon cancer is common in both men and women.

25 Feb 2014

Research could lead to early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer patients could get better diagnosis and treatment for the disease in the future thanks to a successful research project at the University of Essex.

25 Feb 2014

Scientists show promising results for new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma

A study led by Manchester scientists has shown promising results for a new treatment approach in follicular lymphoma. Follicular lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma- a blood cancer - that usually develops slowly. The majority of patients are diagnosed when their disease is at an advanced stage.

25 Feb 2014

Experts find that chances of heart or stroke attack doubles after partner's death

Experts studying the impact of bereavement on people's health have found that the chances of a heart or stroke attack doubles after a partner's death.

25 Feb 2014