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Women's faith in God helps them cope with breast cancer

A study of Saudi Arabian women's experiences of breast cancer has found that the women's faith in Allah was a significant element in their culture and helped them cope with the condition.

16 Sep 2013

Kinder chemistry promises cleaner and safer pharmaceuticals with fewer side-effects

A new and kinder chemistry promises cleaner and subsequently safer pharmaceuticals with fewer side-effects. The ground-breaking method, developed by a chemistry research group at the University of Copenhagen, is now published in the internationally renowned journal, Chemical Communications, as "Site-selective three component reaction for dual functionalization of peptides".

16 Sep 2013

New data demonstrates efficacy of GelrinC implant for treating articular cartilage in injured knees

Regentis Biomaterials announced today new clinical data demonstrating the efficacy and safety of its GelrinC implant for treating articular cartilage in injured knees. As presented at the International Cartilage Repair Society World Congress in Izmir, Turkey, the clinical results demonstrated sustained knee function improvement over 24 months after implantation and significant pain reduction.

16 Sep 2013

Scientists develop antibiotic whose activity can be controlled using light

Scientists at the University of Groningen have developed an antibiotic whose activity can be controlled using light. It is possible to 'switch on' the substance immediately before use, after which it will slowly lose its activity.

16 Sep 2013

Electronic data can be used as warning system for missed doses of prescribed medicine

Electronic data routinely gathered in hospitals can be used as a warning system for missed doses of prescribed medicine and making improvements to patient safety, says a new study.

16 Sep 2013

New neuroimaging and bioinformatics tools for predicting psychotic disorders

A new EU project, METSY, develops and applies neuroimaging and bioinformatics tools to study how lipid metabolism is connected to psychotic disorders and metabolic co-morbidities such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes.

16 Sep 2013

Flights are major risk factors for bouts of inflammation in IBD patients

Patients with a chronic intestinal inflammation often experience bouts of inflammation after a journey. The main cause of this is not the stress of travelling, but the lack of oxygen experienced in an aircraft or during high altitude stays in the mountains.

16 Sep 2013

ChipCare’s handheld analyzer secures largest investments in Canada's healthcare sector

An innovative, handheld point-of-care analyzer, developed by ChipCare Corporation, has secured one of the largest ever angel investments in Canada's healthcare sector. Phase II financing has closed, with an investment of $2.05M to support ChipCare's continuing development and commercialization over the next three years.

16 Sep 2013

Combination therapies: Cost-effective alternative to treat visceral leishmaniasis

Visceral leishmaniasis is the second-deadliest parasitic disease after malaria. Each year, thousands fall victim among poor and marginalised populations in low-income countries.

16 Sep 2013

Study: Healthy diet may reduce risk of severe depression

A healthy diet may reduce the risk of severe depression, according to a prospective follow-up study of more than 2,000 men conducted at the University of Eastern Finland. In addition, weight loss in the context of a lifestyle intervention was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms.

16 Sep 2013

Climate change not likely to make malaria situation worse in West Africa, say researchers

As public-health officials continue to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers are trying to predict how climate change will impact the disease, which infected an estimated 219 million people in 2010 and is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide among children under age 5.

16 Sep 2013

Study: Opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain increases

Prescribing of strong opioid medications for non-cancer pain in the United States has nearly doubled over the past decade, reports a study in the October issue of Medical Care, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

16 Sep 2013

New approach subtypes cancers by shared genetic effects; a step toward personalized medicine

Cancer tumors almost never share the exact same genetic mutations, a fact that has confounded scientific efforts to better categorize cancer types and develop more targeted, effective treatments.

16 Sep 2013

Researchers report first experimental evidence that supports theory of buckyball

Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have reported the first experimental evidence that supports the theory that a soccer ball-shaped nanoparticle commonly called a buckyball is the result of a breakdown of larger structures rather than being built atom-by-atom from the ground up.

16 Sep 2013

Drug used in patients for cancer treatment has beneficial effects on diabetes

A pair of studies by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has identified a molecular pathway - a series of interaction among proteins - involved in the development of diabetes. Furthermore, they have found that a drug already approved for use in humans can regulate the pathway.

16 Sep 2013

FDA Panel Urges Fast Approval Of Perjeta For Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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13 Sep 2013

Research findings bring scientists one step closer to preventing HIV infections

In a long-awaited finding, a team of Chinese and US scientists has determined the high-resolution atomic structure of a cell-surface receptor that most strains of HIV use to get into human immune cells. The researchers also showed where maraviroc, an HIV drug, attaches to cells and blocks HIV’s entry.

13 Sep 2013

Study evaluates effectiveness of new meningitis serogroup A vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a mass vaccination campaign with a new meningitis serogroup A vaccine, PsA-TT, in sub-Saharan Africa found that it had a dramatic impact on cases of serogroup meningitis and on carriage of the disease-causing bacteria in the throat, according to new research published in The Lancet.

13 Sep 2013

Systematic review reveals exercise may help alleviate depression

Exercise may benefit people suffering from depression, according to an updated systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors of the review found evidence to suggest that exercise reduces symptoms of depression, although they say more high quality trials are needed.

13 Sep 2013

MenAfriVac reduces incidence of meningitis by 94%

A new meningitis vaccine (MenAfriVac) is highly effective at protecting against epidemic A meningococcal disease, common in Africa’s meningitis belt where it accounts for at least three quarters of cases, and against transmission of the bacterium that causes these epidemics, according to new research published in The Lancet.

13 Sep 2013

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Women's faith in God helps them cope with breast cancer

Kinder chemistry promises cleaner and safer pharmaceuticals with fewer side-effects

New data demonstrates efficacy of GelrinC implant for treating articular cartilage in injured knees

Scientists develop antibiotic whose activity can be controlled using light

Electronic data can be used as warning system for missed doses of prescribed medicine

New neuroimaging and bioinformatics tools for predicting psychotic disorders

Flights are major risk factors for bouts of inflammation in IBD patients

ChipCare’s handheld analyzer secures largest investments in Canada's healthcare sector

Combination therapies: Cost-effective alternative to treat visceral leishmaniasis

Study: Healthy diet may reduce risk of severe depression

Climate change not likely to make malaria situation worse in West Africa, say researchers

Study: Opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain increases

New approach subtypes cancers by shared genetic effects; a step toward personalized medicine

Researchers report first experimental evidence that supports theory of buckyball

Drug used in patients for cancer treatment has beneficial effects on diabetes

FDA Panel Urges Fast Approval Of Perjeta For Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Research findings bring scientists one step closer to preventing HIV infections

Study evaluates effectiveness of new meningitis serogroup A vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa

Systematic review reveals exercise may help alleviate depression

MenAfriVac reduces incidence of meningitis by 94%

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