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Longer life with osteoporosis therapy: Study

In a new breakthrough, Australian scientists have identified the “remarkable” life-extending properties of an osteoporosis treatment. The research is published in the Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism on Thursday.

3 Feb 2011

Surrogate questions imaging can answer about cancer

A Professor who is investigating how modern body imaging techniques can be adapted to answer new questions - such as the anti-cancer properties of fish oils and green tea, or establishing cause of death in forensic investigation - is to give a free public lecture at the University of Leicester.

3 Feb 2011

USF Health sponsors conference on Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis

Some of the country's leading physicians and researchers in the fields of Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis will gather later this month to discuss the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these neurological disorders.

3 Feb 2011

Bisphosphonates help people with osteoporosis gain extra 5 years of life

Australian clinical researchers have noted an extraordinary and unexpected benefit of osteoporosis treatment - that people taking bisphosphonates are not only surviving well, better than people without osteoporosis, they appear to be gaining an extra five years of life. These findings are published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, now online.

3 Feb 2011

UT Southwestern leads national effort to find effective treatments for drug addiction

UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatry researchers are leading the Texas arm of a national network that conducts clinical trials aimed at finding effective treatments for drug addiction.

3 Feb 2011

New England Biolabs expands line of reagents for sample preparation

New England Biolabs has expanded its line of reagents for sample preparation upstream of next generation sequencing to include NEBNext® Small RNA Sample Prep Set 1 for sequencing on the Illumina® platforms, and NEBNext Small RNA Sample Prep Set 3 for sequencing on LIFE's SOLiD™ platform. These new products offer a new and unique protocol, which results in higher yields and lower adaptor-dimer formation, as compared to other protocols.

From New England Biolabs 3 Feb 2011

Malaria transmission to decline in Burundi because of global warming

Malaria transmission will not increase because of global warming in the African nation of Burundi according to a statistical analysis by researchers in Austria and Burundi. Writing in the International Journal of Global Warming, the team explains that rising temperatures will lead to lower humidity and rainfall which will shorten the lifespan of mosquitoes carrying malaria.

3 Feb 2011

Lead exposure can lead to high blood pressure in pregnant women: Study

Even minute amounts of lead may take a toll on pregnant women, according to a study published by Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Dean of George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services in D.C., and colleagues, in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

3 Feb 2011

HMORN, iSAEC collaborate to enroll subjects in SAE research project using EMR database

The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium announced today a new collaboration with the HMO Research Network to enroll subjects in research to identify genetic markers that may help predict risk associated with a range of serious drug-related adverse events.

3 Feb 2011

Food scientists pinpoint complex chemistry behind coffee's antioxidant benefits

Food scientists at the University of British Columbia have been able to pinpoint more of the complex chemistry behind coffee's much touted antioxidant benefits, tracing valuable compounds to the roasting process.

3 Feb 2011

Researchers to develop new diagnostics platform for early detection of lung cancer

The earlier cancers can be detected, the better the chances of a cure. Researchers are now working to develop a new diagnostics platform with which the illness can be diagnosed in its early stages, even during a visit to the general practitioner: protein biomarkers in exhaled air divulge the presence of pathological cells in the lung.

3 Feb 2011

HealthCore, AstraZeneca collaborate to conduct real-world studies on disease states, treatment

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and HealthCore, the health outcomes research subsidiary of WellPoint, today announced a collaborative agreement to conduct real-world studies designed to determine how to most effectively and economically treat disease.

3 Feb 2011

New study highlights black box warning inconsistencies on drug's label

A new study highlights inconsistencies in black box warnings - medication-related safety warnings on a drug's label - and argues for a more transparent and systematic approach to ensure these warnings are consistent across all drugs within a same category, and any additions to warnings, on the back of a drug withdrawal for example, are done within a reasonable and uniform time period.

3 Feb 2011

New research: Homophobic social environments may disrupt hormonal responses in LGB adults

Young adults who are lesbian, gay or bisexual are at far higher risk for severe mental health problems than their heterosexual peers. New research from Concordia University suggests that the stress of being rejected or victimized because of sexual orientation may disrupt hormonal responses in lesbians, gays and bisexuals.

3 Feb 2011

Proper diagnosis and antibiotic treatment are the best way to prevent Lyme arthritis

Early, correct diagnosis is the best way to prevent the development of Lyme arthritis in individuals with the tick-borne illness, according to a paper published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In patients who do develop the condition, most cases can be treated successfully with antibiotics, the review found.

3 Feb 2011

New study indicates predisposition to lumbar disc disease could be inherited

Symptomatic lumbar disc disease, a condition caused by degeneration or herniation of the discs of the lower spine, may be inherited, according to a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

3 Feb 2011

DNAnexus announces new cloud-based tools for analyzing large-scale genomic variation datasets

DNAnexus, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for analyzing, visualizing, and managing next-generation sequencing data, today announced the availability of a comprehensive set of new informatics tools that enable life science researchers to efficiently analyze and manage large-scale genomic variation datasets in a cloud-based workflow.

3 Feb 2011

NIH awards CMU $1.2 million grant to analyze ethical, policy problems linked with DNA ID practices

Forensic DNA profiling has become a standard tool in the search for missing people in the aftermath of mass violence and disaster, but until now there has been very little effort to identify and analyze the major ethical and policy challenges associated with this new use of genetic technology.

3 Feb 2011

Older people with metabolic syndrome may face high risk of developing memory loss

Older people with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss, according to a study published in the February 2, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Feb 2011

Scientists challenged to sequence genome and RNA content derived from single cancer cell

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that the Life Grand Challenges Contest, initially introduced in December 2010, is expanding to include a fourth challenge. This latest contest challenges scientists to sequence the genome and all RNA content derived from a single cancer cell using the 5500 Series SOLiD™ Sequencers.

3 Feb 2011

Medical Research News

Longer life with osteoporosis therapy: Study

Surrogate questions imaging can answer about cancer

USF Health sponsors conference on Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis

Bisphosphonates help people with osteoporosis gain extra 5 years of life

UT Southwestern leads national effort to find effective treatments for drug addiction

New England Biolabs expands line of reagents for sample preparation

Malaria transmission to decline in Burundi because of global warming

Lead exposure can lead to high blood pressure in pregnant women: Study

HMORN, iSAEC collaborate to enroll subjects in SAE research project using EMR database

Food scientists pinpoint complex chemistry behind coffee's antioxidant benefits

Researchers to develop new diagnostics platform for early detection of lung cancer

HealthCore, AstraZeneca collaborate to conduct real-world studies on disease states, treatment

New study highlights black box warning inconsistencies on drug's label

New research: Homophobic social environments may disrupt hormonal responses in LGB adults

Proper diagnosis and antibiotic treatment are the best way to prevent Lyme arthritis

New study indicates predisposition to lumbar disc disease could be inherited

DNAnexus announces new cloud-based tools for analyzing large-scale genomic variation datasets

NIH awards CMU $1.2 million grant to analyze ethical, policy problems linked with DNA ID practices

Older people with metabolic syndrome may face high risk of developing memory loss

Scientists challenged to sequence genome and RNA content derived from single cancer cell

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