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Released: 29-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Warwick Genome Researcher Wins Prestigious Fellowship
University of Warwick

A rising research star from the University of Warwick has been awarded a prestigious Sir Henry Dale Fellowship. Dr Andrew Bowman who is based at the University’s Warwick Medical School received the award in a scheme run by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science.

Released: 29-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Living in a ‘War Zone’ Linked to Delivery of Low Birthweight Babies
University of Warwick

Mums-to-be living in war zones/areas of armed conflict are at heightened risk of giving birth to low birthweight babies. However the evidence for any impact on the rate of other complications of pregnancy is less clear. That’s the findings of a review of the available evidence conducted by the University of Warwick and published in the online journal BMJ Global Health.

Released: 29-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
American Academy of Home Care Medicine Announces Four New Board of Directors Members
American Academy of Home Care Medicine

The American Academy of Home Care Medicine announces new Board of Directors members including K. Eric DeJonge, Theresa Soriano, Bruce Kinosian, and Linda DeCherrie.

24-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
Movies Wield Powerful Influence on Drinking Habits of 10- to 15-Year-Olds
Research Society on Alcoholism

Early adolescence is a high-risk period for alcohol experimentation and initiation. Adolescent drinking is linked to exposure to alcohol use in the media. This study examined the influence that movie portrayals of drinking may have on the onset of drinking among 6th, 7th and 8th graders, and the impact that viewing the movie with a friend or parent might have. Researchers also examined movie influence across a spectrum of early-drinking milestones: sipping alcohol (but not consuming a full drink), consuming a full drink of alcohol, and engaging in heavy episodic drinking.

   
Released: 29-Nov-2017 9:30 AM EST
Preventing Psoriasis with Vanillin
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Small amounts of artificial vanilla extract, also known as vanillin,are in a wide range of products, from baked goods to perfumes. But vanillin’s versatility doesn’t stop there.In a recent mouse study reported in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers report that this compound could also prevent or reduce psoriatic skin inflammation.

29-Nov-2017 9:00 AM EST
WVU Graduate Student Lays Groundwork for Potential New Diabetes Treatments; Receives NIH Grant
West Virginia University

Conventional diabetes medications tend to fix downstream problems, meaning they typically work by stabilizing blood sugar levels, not by improving the chemical processes that underlie how the body makes and processes blood sugar in the first place. A West Virginia University graduate student is working to change that by studying an unexplored enzyme

21-Nov-2017 7:05 AM EST
Lack of Communication Puts Older Adults at Risk of Clashes Between Their Medicines
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Most older Americans take multiple medicines every day. But a new poll suggests they don’t get – or seek – enough help to make sure those medicines actually mix safely. That lack of communication could be putting older adults at risk of health problems from interactions between their drugs, and between their prescription drugs and other substances.

27-Nov-2017 6:05 AM EST
Breakthrough in Live-Cell Imaging Studies Could Lead to Innovative Drugs for a Variety of Human Diseases
University of Birmingham

Research led by scientists at the University of Birmingham shows more precisely how G protein-coupled receptors, which are the key target of a large number of drugs, work.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 5:05 PM EST
UTSW Scientists Take Early Step to Personalized Breast Cancer Care
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have developed a method to map protein changes that occur in different subtypes of breast cancer cells in response to DNA damage from a new class of chemotherapy drugs.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 3:55 PM EST
ACR Submits Comments to CMS Regarding 2019 Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

In its response yesterday to the 2019 Benefit and Payment Parameters proposed rule, which governs the state and federal health exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider proposals that would reduce health exchange insurance coverage, affordability and patient choice.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 3:55 PM EST
Researchers Trace Timeline of Tumor Evolution in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

A new study by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah observed how breast cancer tumors evolve over time and demonstrated how changes within tumors may contribute to the process by which cancers no longer respond to treatment. Further, the research identifies that some of these changes may be shared across certain treatment-resistant breast cancers. The study was published this month in Nature Communications.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 3:50 PM EST
In Search Of: Researchers Explore the Ocean for Alternatives to Opioids
University of Utah Health

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers with expertise in biology, anesthesiology, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry at U of U Health received a $10 million grant from the Department of Defense to identify new, natural compounds to develop non-opioid drugs for pain management

Released: 28-Nov-2017 3:40 PM EST
Synthetic Cannabis-Like Drug Reduces Sleep Apnea
Northwestern University

A synthetic cannabis-like drug in a pill was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea in the first large multi-site study of a drug for apnea funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 3:05 PM EST
Mayo Clinic desarrolla análisis neurológico para distinguir entre las enfermedades desmielinizantes y la esclerosis múltiple
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic puso en marcha el primer análisis clínico en Estados Unidos que ayudará a los pacientes recientemente diagnosticados con una enfermedad inflamatoria desmielinizante, pero sin seguridad sobre el trastorno exacto.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 3:05 PM EST
Unlocking the Genetics of Cancer
UC Davis Health

For many, breast cancer is more than just a disease – it’s personal. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
Antibiotics Administered During Labour Delay Healthy Gut Bacteria in Babies
McMaster University

The study utilized data from 74 mother-infant pairs in the McMaster pilot cohort called Baby & Mi. Participants came from low-risk populations in Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario. The gut bacteria development of the infants was tested at four points over the first 12 weeks of life, including at three days, 10 days, six weeks and 12 weeks.

27-Nov-2017 9:00 AM EST
Continuous Glucose Monitors Warn of Low Blood Sugar Threat
Endocrine Society

Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) can protect individuals who have had type 1 diabetes for years and are at risk of experiencing dangerously low blood sugar by increasing their awareness of the symptoms, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.



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