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| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Alcohol Used By Fruit Flies As A Drug To Kill Parasites Fruit flies infected with a blood-borne parasite consume alcohol to self-medicate, a behavior that greatly increases their survival rate, an Emory University study finds."We believe our results are the first to show that alcohol consumption can have a protective effect against infectious disease, and in particular against blood-borne parasites," says Todd Schlenke, the evolutionary geneticist who led the research. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Bird Flu / Avian Flu News | |
| Mutated H5N1 Virus Research To Remain Under Wraps For Now, Says WHO The temporary moratorium on research on lab-modified bird flu (H5N1) viruses is to be extended, and the publication of the studies' "entire manuscript" is to be delayed. This was the conclusion of a small group of experts who met to discuss the two issues - the meeting, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, involved 21 experts, including the leaders of the two research centers, one in the Netherlands and the other in the USA, the research funders, bioethicists and several WHO directors who specialize in influenza. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| Implantable Wireless Microchip Drug Delivery Device Successful In Humans MicroCHIPS, Inc., a developer of implantable drug delivery devices and biosensors, announces today the results of the first successful human clinical trial with an implantable, wirelessly controlled and programmable microchip-based drug delivery device. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Molecular Basis For The Development Of New Drugs Against Autoimmune Diseases Like a shredder, the immunoproteasome cuts down proteins into peptides that are subsequently presented on the cellular surface. The immune system can distinguish between self and nonself peptides and selectively kills cells that due to a viral infection present non-self peptides at their surface. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Scientists Reveal The Secret Of Sperm Quality Control Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm - and perhaps in many other cells as well.The research published online in the journal Current Biology opens up the potential of developing new forms of birth control and fertility treatment - and even new ways to combat many forms of cancer. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Novel Technology Could Potentially Seek Out Cancer Cells And Cause Them To Self-Destruct Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of cell types and deliver important molecular instructions, such as telling cancer cells to self-destruct. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Fertility News | |
| Scientists Reveal The Secret Of Sperm Quality Control Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm - and perhaps in many other cells as well.The research published online in the journal Current Biology opens up the potential of developing new forms of birth control and fertility treatment - and even new ways to combat many forms of cancer. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Flu / Cold / SARS News | |
| Mutated H5N1 Virus Research To Remain Under Wraps For Now, Says WHO The temporary moratorium on research on lab-modified bird flu (H5N1) viruses is to be extended, and the publication of the studies' "entire manuscript" is to be delayed. This was the conclusion of a small group of experts who met to discuss the two issues - the meeting, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, involved 21 experts, including the leaders of the two research centers, one in the Netherlands and the other in the USA, the research funders, bioethicists and several WHO directors who specialize in influenza. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| Genes Needed For Stem Cells Amplified By Synthetic Protein Scientists have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying the effect of an essential protein.Researchers from Denmark, Scotland and the USA have created synthetic versions of a protein, which manipulates adult cells - such as skin cells - so that they can subsequently revert to an earlier, embryonic like state. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Novel Technology Could Potentially Seek Out Cancer Cells And Cause Them To Self-Destruct Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of cell types and deliver important molecular instructions, such as telling cancer cells to self-destruct. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News | |
| Study Finds Ending Individual Mandate Would Not Dramatically Hike Insurance Prices A new RAND Corporation study concludes that eliminating a key part of health care reform that requires all Americans to have health insurance would sharply lower the number of people gaining coverage, but would not dramatically increase the cost of buying policies through new insurance exchanges. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Implantable Wireless Microchip Drug Delivery Device Successful In Humans MicroCHIPS, Inc., a developer of implantable drug delivery devices and biosensors, announces today the results of the first successful human clinical trial with an implantable, wirelessly controlled and programmable microchip-based drug delivery device. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| Molecular Basis For The Development Of New Drugs Against Autoimmune Diseases Like a shredder, the immunoproteasome cuts down proteins into peptides that are subsequently presented on the cellular surface. The immune system can distinguish between self and nonself peptides and selectively kills cells that due to a viral infection present non-self peptides at their surface. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| When Body Clock Runs Down, Immune System Takes Time Off The circadian clock is a finely tuned genetic mechanism that regulates our sleep cycle and key metabolic changes during the 24-hour cycle. It also may help determine whether we get sick or not, according to a new Yale School of Medicine study published online in the journal Immunity. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Mutated H5N1 Virus Research To Remain Under Wraps For Now, Says WHO The temporary moratorium on research on lab-modified bird flu (H5N1) viruses is to be extended, and the publication of the studies' "entire manuscript" is to be delayed. This was the conclusion of a small group of experts who met to discuss the two issues - the meeting, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, involved 21 experts, including the leaders of the two research centers, one in the Netherlands and the other in the USA, the research funders, bioethicists and several WHO directors who specialize in influenza. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Alcohol Used By Fruit Flies As A Drug To Kill Parasites Fruit flies infected with a blood-borne parasite consume alcohol to self-medicate, a behavior that greatly increases their survival rate, an Emory University study finds."We believe our results are the first to show that alcohol consumption can have a protective effect against infectious disease, and in particular against blood-borne parasites," says Todd Schlenke, the evolutionary geneticist who led the research. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Electronic Health Record Use In US Hospitals Has Doubled In Last Two Years The percentage of US hospitals using health information technology such as Electronic Health Records has more than doubled in the last two years, according to an announcement by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as she visited a Health Science Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| Novel Technology Could Potentially Seek Out Cancer Cells And Cause Them To Self-Destruct Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of cell types and deliver important molecular instructions, such as telling cancer cells to self-destruct. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Implantable Wireless Microchip Drug Delivery Device Successful In Humans MicroCHIPS, Inc., a developer of implantable drug delivery devices and biosensors, announces today the results of the first successful human clinical trial with an implantable, wirelessly controlled and programmable microchip-based drug delivery device. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News | |
| Language Impairment Following Stroke Adds Thousands To Medical Costs Stroke-related language impairment adds about $1,703 per patient to medical costs the first year after stroke, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Multiple Sclerosis News | |
| Research Scientists Create Molecular Map To Guide Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis A team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, collaborating with members of the drug discovery company Receptos, has created the first high-resolution virtual image of cellular structures called S1P1 receptors, which are critical in controlling the onset and progression of multiple sclerosis and other diseases. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Qnexa Obesity Drug - FDA Concerned About Long-term Side Effects The FDA has expressed concerned regarding obesity drug Qnexa - a combination of phentermine and topiramate - and what associations there may be between long-term usage and birth defect risks, as well as its impact on the heart. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Electronic Health Record Use In US Hospitals Has Doubled In Last Two Years The percentage of US hospitals using health information technology such as Electronic Health Records has more than doubled in the last two years, according to an announcement by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as she visited a Health Science Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Care For Kidney Disease Patients Not Improved By Physician Reminders Laboratory-based treatment reminders meant to improve physicians' prescribing habits for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may not be effective, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| Electronic Health Record Use In US Hospitals Has Doubled In Last Two Years The percentage of US hospitals using health information technology such as Electronic Health Records has more than doubled in the last two years, according to an announcement by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as she visited a Health Science Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Disparities In Kidney Transplantation May Be Reduced By Patient Education Classes Being educated about your health and your treatment options is a good thing. According to a new study, kidney failure patients who take part in an education program are more likely to get evaluated for a kidney transplant. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Qnexa Obesity Drug - FDA Concerned About Long-term Side Effects The FDA has expressed concerned regarding obesity drug Qnexa - a combination of phentermine and topiramate - and what associations there may be between long-term usage and birth defect risks, as well as its impact on the heart. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Scientists Reveal The Secret Of Sperm Quality Control Yale researchers have discovered how the "guardian of the genome'' oversees quality control in the production of sperm - and perhaps in many other cells as well.The research published online in the journal Current Biology opens up the potential of developing new forms of birth control and fertility treatment - and even new ways to combat many forms of cancer. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| When Body Clock Runs Down, Immune System Takes Time Off The circadian clock is a finely tuned genetic mechanism that regulates our sleep cycle and key metabolic changes during the 24-hour cycle. It also may help determine whether we get sick or not, according to a new Yale School of Medicine study published online in the journal Immunity. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Genes Needed For Stem Cells Amplified By Synthetic Protein Scientists have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying the effect of an essential protein.Researchers from Denmark, Scotland and the USA have created synthetic versions of a protein, which manipulates adult cells - such as skin cells - so that they can subsequently revert to an earlier, embryonic like state. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Stroke News | |
| Language Impairment Following Stroke Adds Thousands To Medical Costs Stroke-related language impairment adds about $1,703 per patient to medical costs the first year after stroke, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News | |
| Disparities In Kidney Transplantation May Be Reduced By Patient Education Classes Being educated about your health and your treatment options is a good thing. According to a new study, kidney failure patients who take part in an education program are more likely to get evaluated for a kidney transplant. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Tropical Diseases News | |
| Alcohol Used By Fruit Flies As A Drug To Kill Parasites Fruit flies infected with a blood-borne parasite consume alcohol to self-medicate, a behavior that greatly increases their survival rate, an Emory University study finds."We believe our results are the first to show that alcohol consumption can have a protective effect against infectious disease, and in particular against blood-borne parasites," says Todd Schlenke, the evolutionary geneticist who led the research. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Disparities In Kidney Transplantation May Be Reduced By Patient Education Classes Being educated about your health and your treatment options is a good thing. According to a new study, kidney failure patients who take part in an education program are more likely to get evaluated for a kidney transplant. | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Care For Kidney Disease Patients Not Improved By Physician Reminders Laboratory-based treatment reminders meant to improve physicians' prescribing habits for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may not be effective, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). | 19 Feb 2012 |
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