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Heart transplantation continues to be "gold standard" treatment for end-stage heart failure

Heart transplantation continues to be the "gold standard" treatment for end-stage heart failure, and a large number of patients now live 20 years or more after surgery, according to a study in the February 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

30 Jan 2014

Researchers engineer skin cells for first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries

Researchers at the University Children's Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich have engineered skin cells for the very first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries. They succeeded in isolating all the necessary types of skin cells from human skin tissue and engineering a skin graft that is similar to full-thickness skin.

30 Jan 2014

New study sheds light on the progression and management of ‘silent’ adrenal tumours

CT scans are increasingly performed for a variety of medical indications, including for general health screening, which is growing in popularity. An estimated 4% of CT scans will coincidentally uncover a tumour in the adrenal gland, with no associated clinical symptoms. However, until now, evidence on how to manage these ‘silent’ tumours has been lacking, despite the fact that the growing demand for CT scans is likely to lead to increasing numbers of detections.

30 Jan 2014

Singapore to become a major hub in Asia for food and nutrition research

The Clinical Nutrition Research Centre - a $20 million joint-venture by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research and National University Health Systems - is the most comprehensive centre in Asia that will conduct nutritional studies to understand the causes of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and develop products and formulate diets that can reduce the risks of these diseases. CNRC will also conduct studies in research areas such as nutrition in women, children and the elderly, and body weight control.

30 Jan 2014

Researcher to study how to address shortage of mental health services in Vietnam

A Simon Fraser University researcher is going to Vietnam to study how to address the shortage of accessible and adequate services for people with mental disorders like depression and anxiety.

30 Jan 2014

Scientists receive new awards from CIRM to advance revolutionary stem cell science in medicine

Scientists from UCLA's Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have received new awards from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state stem cell research agency, that will forward revolutionary stem cell science in medicine.

30 Jan 2014

TCGA Research Network identify new potential therapeutic targets for major form of bladder cancer

Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer, including important genes and pathways that are disrupted in the disease.

30 Jan 2014

Spontaneous tumorigenic transformation of human MSCs can occur during cell culture expansion

Researchers at Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands, led by Dr. Qiuwei Pan and Dr. Luc van der Laan, have discovered that spontaneous tumorigenic transformation of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) can occur during cell culture expansion, although the frequency is relatively low and often only observed after extensive passage in culture.

30 Jan 2014

19 harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes

It's no easy task to quit smoking and the lure of an e-cigarette, which claims to mimic the smoking experience without the harmful chemicals, seems a dream come true for many smokers.

30 Jan 2014

Women who have child after experiencing fertility problems are more likely to remain with partner

New reseach reveals that women who have a child after experiencing fertility problems are more likely to remain with their partner following infertility evaluations.

30 Jan 2014

Researchers use natural DNA molecules to build DNA nanoarchitectures

A Rutgers-Camden scholar is performing research as part of a collaborative effort with Arizona State University to make significant advancements in nanotechnology.

30 Jan 2014

Patients receiving APBI after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control, breast cosmesis

Long-term outcomes of breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant accelerated partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control and breast cosmesis (cosmetic outcomes) with minimal late toxicity, according to a study published in the February 1, 2014 print edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology.

30 Jan 2014

Infants use social learning mechanism to identify plants as food sources

Infants as young as six months old tend to expect that plants are food sources, but only after an adult shows them that the food is safe to eat, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

30 Jan 2014

University of Liverpool receives funding to continue reducing impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs

The Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Drug Safety Science at the University of Liverpool has received three million pounds of new funding from MRC to allow it to continue reducing the impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs.

30 Jan 2014

High doses of 4-MEI in carbonated beverages may result in higher incidence of leukemia, says study

Last week, Consumer Reports released a study on the levels of a caramel coloring agent known as 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) in many popular, carbonated beverages.

30 Jan 2014

Findings on molecular defects behind bladder cancer may pave way for new, targeted treatments

The once sketchy landscape of the molecular defects behind bladder cancer now resembles a road map to new, targeted treatments thanks to the unified efforts of scientists and physicians at 40 institutions.

30 Jan 2014

Study: Combination treatment more than halves mortality rates for prostate cancer

Combination treatment more than halves mortality rates for prostate cancer, reports Norwegian health journal Dagens Medisin.

30 Jan 2014

Scientists to develop faster method for pathogen screening in food products

The regular appearance of food poisoning in the news, including a recent event that led to the recall of more than 33,000 pounds of chicken, drives home the need for better bacterial detection long before meats and produce make it to the dinner table.

30 Jan 2014

New insight into mammalian circadian rhythms could lead to therapies for metabolic disorders

We've all heard about circadian rhythm, the roughly 24-hour oscillations of biological processes that occur in many living organisms. Yet for all its influence in many aspects of our lives - from sleep to immunity and, particularly, metabolism - relatively little is understood about the mammalian circadian rhythm and the interlocking processes that comprise this complex biological clock.

30 Jan 2014

Exposure to DDT may increase likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life

Exposure to DDT may increase the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, a study with researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests. While previous studies have linked chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes to DDT, this is the first clinical study to link the U.S.-banned pesticide to Alzheimer's disease.

30 Jan 2014

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Heart transplantation continues to be "gold standard" treatment for end-stage heart failure

Researchers engineer skin cells for first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries

New study sheds light on the progression and management of ‘silent’ adrenal tumours

Singapore to become a major hub in Asia for food and nutrition research

Researcher to study how to address shortage of mental health services in Vietnam

Scientists receive new awards from CIRM to advance revolutionary stem cell science in medicine

TCGA Research Network identify new potential therapeutic targets for major form of bladder cancer

Spontaneous tumorigenic transformation of human MSCs can occur during cell culture expansion

19 harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes

Women who have child after experiencing fertility problems are more likely to remain with partner

Researchers use natural DNA molecules to build DNA nanoarchitectures

Patients receiving APBI after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control, breast cosmesis

Infants use social learning mechanism to identify plants as food sources

University of Liverpool receives funding to continue reducing impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs

High doses of 4-MEI in carbonated beverages may result in higher incidence of leukemia, says study

Findings on molecular defects behind bladder cancer may pave way for new, targeted treatments

Study: Combination treatment more than halves mortality rates for prostate cancer

Scientists to develop faster method for pathogen screening in food products

New insight into mammalian circadian rhythms could lead to therapies for metabolic disorders

Exposure to DDT may increase likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life

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