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Ontario announces increase in budget for research and innovation, OBIO applauds

Urgently needed capital should become more accessible to Ontario’s bioscience companies and help create jobs in the biotechnology sector, thanks to Ontario’s 2010 budget. An announced increase in the budget of the Ministry of Research and Innovation coupled with anticipated adjustments to existing funding programs designed to encourage research and innovation are applauded by Ontario Bioscience Industry Organization (OBIO).

27 Mar 2010

Depressed Latinos who stigmatize mental illness less likely to take medication: Study

A new, small study of low-income, depressed Latinos finds that those who stigmatize mental illness are less likely than others are to take medication, keep scheduled appointments and control their condition.

27 Mar 2010

Studies shed light on treatment options for women carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations

Two studies to be presented at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday), shed light on the treatment options facing women carrying the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations which predispose them to breast cancer.

27 Mar 2010

ETSU wins $9.1M federal stimulus grant from NIH

East Tennessee State University has won a $9.1 million federal stimulus grant from the National Institutes of Health. It is the largest federal grant ever awarded to the university's James H. Quillen College of Medicine.

27 Mar 2010

Ford Motor donates $255,000 to fund completion of Oakwood Healthcare System's research study

Ford Motor Company announced today it is donating an additional $255,000 to fund the completion of a pioneering multi-year Oakwood Healthcare System research study into the prevention of heart disease – a leading cause of death among American women.

27 Mar 2010

New study may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs

A new study from Iowa State University's Nutrition and Wellness Research Center may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs -- if they don't mind sprinkling some flaxseed into their daily diet.

27 Mar 2010

NCMHD announces $3.8M grant for research on minority recruitment in cancer clinical trials

The University of Minnesota Medical School today announced the details of a $3.8 million grant by the National Institutes of Health's National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities for research focused on minority recruitment and retention in cancer clinical trials.

26 Mar 2010

Treatment with beta-blockers can help reduce spread of cancer in patients with breast tumours

Treatment with beta-blockers can help reduce the spread of cancer in patients with breast tumours, a researcher will tell the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona today (Friday).

26 Mar 2010

UK government commits £250M for proposed medical research and innovation centre

Gordon Brown has announced the government's commitment to investing £250 million in the proposed UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI).

26 Mar 2010

Most transplant candidates agree to receive kidney from donor at increased risk of viral infection

Most kidney transplant candidates are willing to receive a kidney from a donor at increased risk of viral infection, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest that kidney disease patients can make rational tradeoffs between the virtues and risks conferred by donated kidneys.

26 Mar 2010

New CONSORT statement to improve reporting of trial findings published

New guidance to improve the reporting of trial findings is published simultaneously today (24 March 2010) by PLoS Medicine and eight other leading journals around the world, BMJ, The Lancet, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Annals of Internal Medicine, Open Medicine, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, BMC Medicine, and Trials.

26 Mar 2010

Complex relation between breastfeeding, prolactin and breast cancer

Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the 12 months after they have completed a pregnancy are 48% more likely to die than other young women with breast cancer according to new research to be presented at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona today (Friday).

26 Mar 2010

Women continue to be main caregivers for minors, elderly, disabled and sick

The main conclusion of this research is that in spite of the noteworthy advances of recent decades, women continue to be the main caregivers for minors as well as for the elderly, disabled or the sick. In general, traditional family care is increasingly more unsustainable, chiefly because of women's incorporation into the workplace and the decrease in the number of housewives, the increase of the aging population, and the increasing age of the caregivers themselves.

26 Mar 2010

Sirolimus-based immunosuppression improves survivals after transplantation for HCC

A recent study found that sirolimus-based immunosuppression following liver transplantation in patients with non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) significantly increases survival rates for this patient population.

26 Mar 2010

Common beliefs on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases may not apply to HPV: Study

A small new study suggests that some common beliefs about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases may not apply to human papillomavirus, also known as HPV.

26 Mar 2010

People in 20s and 30s also at increased risk for falling

More than one-third of adults ages 65 and older fall each year in the U.S., and, according to the Centers for Disease Control, 40 percent of all seniors admitted to the hospital are there due to injuries from falls. However, a new study has found that falls are not just a problem for older adults. Researchers have found that people in their 20s and 30s have significant issues affecting their balance, indicating an increased risk for falling.

26 Mar 2010

$UCSF study: Unusual femur fractures low in patients with osteoporosis$

UCSF study: Unusual femur fractures low in patients with osteoporosis

The occurrence of an unusual type of fracture of the femur, or the thigh bone, is very low in patients with osteoporosis, including those treated with the drug family known as bisphosphonates, according to a new study led by a team of UCSF epidemiologists.

26 Mar 2010

Diabetes reached epidemic proportions in adult population of China: Study

A large population-based study of diabetes in China conducted by investigators from Tulane University and their colleagues in China has concluded that the disease has reached epidemic proportions in the adult population of China. The study estimates that 92.4 million adults age 20 or older (9.7 percent of the population) have diabetes and 148.2 million adults (15.5 percent) have prediabetes, a key risk factor for the development of overt diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

26 Mar 2010

Telemedicine evaluation of stroke patients results in more accurate diagnoses: Study

A growing number of medical centers that have access to stroke specialists are transmitting their expertise to rural communities via audio/video telemedicine consultation, with significant clinical results, according to a new clinical study that examined trials conducted in Arizona and California.

26 Mar 2010

Targeting Wnt/beta-catenin pathway may prevent growth and development of AML: Study

About 40 percent of children and up to 70 percent of adults in remission from acute myelogenous leukemia will have a relapse. In recent years, doctors have come to believe that this is due to leukemia stem cells, endlessly replicating cancer cells that generate the immature blood cells characteristic of leukemia and are resistant to typical cancer treatments.

26 Mar 2010

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Ontario announces increase in budget for research and innovation, OBIO applauds

Depressed Latinos who stigmatize mental illness less likely to take medication: Study

Studies shed light on treatment options for women carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations

ETSU wins $9.1M federal stimulus grant from NIH

Ford Motor donates $255,000 to fund completion of Oakwood Healthcare System's research study

New study may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs

NCMHD announces $3.8M grant for research on minority recruitment in cancer clinical trials

Treatment with beta-blockers can help reduce spread of cancer in patients with breast tumours

UK government commits £250M for proposed medical research and innovation centre

Most transplant candidates agree to receive kidney from donor at increased risk of viral infection

New CONSORT statement to improve reporting of trial findings published

Complex relation between breastfeeding, prolactin and breast cancer

Women continue to be main caregivers for minors, elderly, disabled and sick

Sirolimus-based immunosuppression improves survivals after transplantation for HCC

Common beliefs on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases may not apply to HPV: Study

People in 20s and 30s also at increased risk for falling

UCSF study: Unusual femur fractures low in patients with osteoporosis

Diabetes reached epidemic proportions in adult population of China: Study

Telemedicine evaluation of stroke patients results in more accurate diagnoses: Study

Targeting Wnt/beta-catenin pathway may prevent growth and development of AML: 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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