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Study looks at the experiences of nurses with euthanasia, other end-of-life decisions

Nurses in Belgium who administer life-ending drugs in euthanasia and in cases without explicit patient request often act outside of the law, according to a study in CMAJ.

18 May 2010

Human stem cells restore alveolar epithelial tissue after E. coli endotoxin-induced ALI: Researchers

Human stem cells administered intravenously can restore alveolar epithelial tissue to a normal function in a novel ex vivo perfused human lung after E. coli endotoxin-induced acute lung injury, according to research from the University of California San Francisco.

18 May 2010

Study reveals association between depression and coronary spasm

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores the relationship between depression and coronary artery spasm.

18 May 2010

Acurian announces opted-in database for minority patient recruitment

Acurian, a leader in clinical trial patient recruitment and retention, announced today that its opted-in patient database is an effective resource for reaching minority populations for patient recruitment. Increasing minority participation is crucial for trial success and regulatory approval, especially for therapies intended to treat diseases with high incidence and prevalence rates among minorities.

18 May 2010

Benefits of aerobic training outclass those of lower-intensity walking programs

What to do: walk around the block or work up a sweat in an aerobic workout at the gym? If you're looking for the best health benefits from an exercise program, a traditional aerobic fitness program that gets your heart pumping beats a walking program hands down. But if you want to get moving, a walking program is easier to do, it's good for you, and you're more likely to stick with it.

18 May 2010

Study reviews impact of focal therapy for low-risk prostate cancer patients

In the July issue of European Urology, the scientific journal of the European Association of Urology, the significance and impact of focal therapy for low-risk cancer patients is discussed in a recent study by S. Eggener et al.

18 May 2010

Combination therapy proves to be effective treatment for lethal form of leukemia: Research

New research discovers a combination of drugs that may prove to be a more effective treatment for a lethal form of leukemia. The study, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Cancer Cell, reports that the new therapeutic strategy effectively targets notoriously intractable leukemia stem cells that often escape standard treatment and are a main factor in disease relapse.

18 May 2010

Cancer Research UK launches new cancer centre in Leeds

LEEDS today joins a unique chain of Cancer Research UK Centres that are being launched across the UK.

18 May 2010

New research shows link between mental health and creativity

New research shows a possible explanation for the link between mental health and creativity. By studying receptors in the brain, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to show that the dopamine system in healthy, highly creative people is similar in some respects to that seen in people with schizophrenia.

18 May 2010

ICU-acquired infection rates are not indication of patients' mortality risk: Researchers

ICU-acquired infection rates are not an indication of patients' mortality risk, according to researchers the University of Pennsylvania, undermining a central tenet of many pay-for-performance initiatives.

18 May 2010

Study of link between cell phone use and brain tumours inconclusive

The world's biggest investigation on possible links between cell phone use and brain tumours is inconclusive, according to a Canadian scientist who collaborated on the Interphone International Study Group. Jack Siemiatycki, a professor at the University of Montreal and an epidemiologist at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Center, says restricted access to participants compromised the validity of results of the study to be published in the May 18 International Journal of Epidemiology.

18 May 2010

Regular consumption of pistachios lowers risk of CHD: Study

A new nut and blood lipid study published on May 10, 2010, in Archives of Internal Medicine, led by Dr. Joan Sabate and colleagues at Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, Calif.), confirms that eating nuts, like pistachios, have a total and LDL (bad)-cholesterol-lowering effect, supporting the evidence that regular nut consumption can lower the risk of coronary heart disease.

18 May 2010

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research receives "Grand Challenges Explorations" grant

The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has received a grant through the current round of the funding programme "Grand Challenges Explorations" of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The programme is supporting a global health project for development of nanoparticles that release the vaccine active ingredients through the skin upon contact with perspiration.

18 May 2010

Combining medicine switch with cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce symptoms of depression: Study

More than one-third of teenagers with treatment-resistant depression - many of whom had been depressed for more than two years - became symptom-free six months after switching their medication or combining a medicine switch with cognitive behavioral therapy during a multicenter study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

18 May 2010

Pfizer, Washington University announce indications discovery collaboration

In a first-of-a-kind collaboration between academia and industry, Pfizer Inc. will give scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis unprecedented access to information regarding more than 500 pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical candidates in a partnership that focuses on discovering new uses for existing compounds.

18 May 2010

New study shows DFA testing for H1N1 influenza unreliable in ICU patients

Direct Immunofluorescence Assay testing for H1N1 influenza is unreliable in ICU patients, according to a new study from Stanford University. Multiple methods exist for diagnosing influenza, but data on the utility and accuracy of these tests for H1N1 are still emerging, given the relatively recent onset of the epidemic.

18 May 2010

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Study looks at the experiences of nurses with euthanasia, other end-of-life decisions

Human stem cells restore alveolar epithelial tissue after E. coli endotoxin-induced ALI: Researchers

Study reveals association between depression and coronary spasm

Acurian announces opted-in database for minority patient recruitment

Benefits of aerobic training outclass those of lower-intensity walking programs

Study reviews impact of focal therapy for low-risk prostate cancer patients

Combination therapy proves to be effective treatment for lethal form of leukemia: Research

Cancer Research UK launches new cancer centre in Leeds

New research shows link between mental health and creativity

ICU-acquired infection rates are not indication of patients' mortality risk: Researchers

Study of link between cell phone use and brain tumours inconclusive

Regular consumption of pistachios lowers risk of CHD: Study

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research receives "Grand Challenges Explorations" grant

Combining medicine switch with cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce symptoms of depression: Study

Pfizer, Washington University announce indications discovery collaboration

New study shows DFA testing for H1N1 influenza unreliable in ICU patients

Researchers treat undiagnosed FIM with experimental stem cell transplant

Patients who receive H-SRT for recurrent brain cancer live longer: Researchers

Scidev.Net reports on developing country health care providers, scientists access to research

Woman with higher blood levels of IGF-I more likely to develop breast cancer: Study

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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