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 World: Newswise.com_MedNews: (Laatste update: woensdag 19 september 2018 01:52:20)
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Cedars-Sinai Awarded $12 Million to Study Deadly Lung Conditions
 A scientific team led by Cedars-Sinai has been awarded $12 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate two deadly lung conditions: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 22:05:46 EST
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Disease ecologist receives $2.25 million grant to study potential biological warfare agent
 Northern Arizona University professor David Wagner, who has studied Francisella tularensis for more than a decade, said because countries have developed the bacteria as a weapon, the United States must develop the tools and knowledge to protect Americans from this potential threat.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:05:14 EST
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Clinical Need Absent, Unclear in Nearly 30 Percent of Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions
 Nearly 30 percent of outpatient opioid prescriptions in the United States lack documented clinical reasons to justify dispensing the drugs.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:00:00 EST
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Cracking the Code to Soot Formation
 The longstanding mystery of soot formation, which combustion scientists have been trying to explain for decades, appears to be finally solved, thanks to research led by Sandia National Laboratories.Soot is ubiquitous and has large detrimental effects on human health, agriculture, energy-consumption efficiency, climate and air quality.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:05:58 EST
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Genesys Spine Releases AIS-C Stand-Alone System
Genesys Spine is pleased to announce the FDA clearance of our latest product line, the AIS-C Stand-Alone System.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:05:11 EST
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Three Scientists to Receive Top Honors From the Cancer Research Institute for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
The Cancer Research Institute will bestow its highest honors on three scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the fields of immunology and cancer immunotherapy at its annual taking place on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at The Metropolitan Club in New York City.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:00:17 EST
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Biotechnology Company Regeneron and Journalist and Filmmaker Perri Peltz to Receive the 2018 Oliver R. Grace Award for Distinguished Service in Advancing Cancer Research
he Cancer Research Institute will honor biotechnology company Regeneron, and journalist and filmmaker Perri Peltz with the 2018 Oliver R. Grace Award for Distinguished Service in Advancing Cancer Research at its annual gala taking place on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at The Metropolitan Club in New York City.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:00:14 EST
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Zika Virus Strips Immune Cells of Their Identity
 Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus preferentially infects these cells. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have now unraveled how the virus shuts down the genes that make macrophages function as immune cells.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:05:52 EST
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Researchers Decode Mood from Human Brain Signals
Findings may yield new closed-loop, tailored therapies for depression and anxiety
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:30:09 EST
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Disaster Research Experts Discuss Preparations for Hurricane Florence
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:05:45 EST
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Mayo Clinic与其它医院一起成立了一家非营利性仿制药公司
Mayo Clinic加入了一个七家医院的 盟来成立了一家非盈利的仿制药公司Civica Rx，该公司将致力于解决药物短缺和挽救 命药物的高价等问题来帮助患者。 该公司是一家特拉华州注册的非股份非营利性公司，其总部位于犹他州。
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:05:01 EST
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Following Twitter Conversations Around Hacked Diabetes Tools to Manage Blood Sugar
 Researchers at University of Utah Health examined the diabetes community's online Twitter conversation to understand their thoughts concerning open source artificial pancreas (OpenAPS) technology.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:00:00 EST
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Scientists Block RNA Silencing Protein in Liver to Prevent Obesity and Diabetes in Mice
Obesity and its related ailments like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease pose a major global health burden, but researchers report in Nature Communications that blocking an RNA-silencing protein in the livers of mice keeps the animals from getting fat and diabetic conditions.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:45:56 EST
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Device to corral viable sperm may speed IVF process
For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A process that once took hours now takes minutes: Cornell University scientists have created a microfluidic device that quickly corrals strong and speedy sperm viable for fertilization.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:05:44 EST
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RTI International to Serve as Partner on Nationwide Screening and Education Program for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
The Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF), the national patient organization for people with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PI), recently announced they will be awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:00:04 EST
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Optimizing Technologies for Discovering Cancer Cell Mutations
 A team of researchers has developed a new framework that can combine three existing methods of finding mutations -- or structural variants -- in the DNA of cancer cells into a single, more complete picture.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:00:00 EST
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McMaster study identifies an unexpected cell population key to blood cancer relapse
 The study published today in the journal Cancer Cell suggests that leukemia cells change in unique ways in response to the chemotherapy, allowing them to masquerade for a short time so they are able to start disease regeneration.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:00:00 EST
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1 in 4 Older Adults Prescribed a Benzodiazepine Goes on to Risky Long-Term Use, Study Finds
 They may start as well-intentioned efforts to calm anxiety, improve sleep or ease depression. But prescriptions for sedatives known as benzodiazepines may lead to long-term use among one in four older adults who receive them, according to new research. That's despite warnings against long-term use of these drugs, especially among older people.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:00:00 EST
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Study Links BAP1 Protein to Tumor Suppression in Kidney, Eye, Bile Duct and Mesothelioma Cancers
 Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown how BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) serves as a tumor suppressor gene in kidney, eye, bile duct, mesothelioma and other cancers by regulating a form of cell death called ferroptosis, opening up a potential new area of therapy research. Findings from the study, led by Boyi Gan, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, were published in the Sept. 10 online issue of Nature Cell Biology.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:00:00 EST
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Study Prevents Cognitive Decline in Older Blacks with Memory Loss
A behavioral treatment that helps adults set goals toward a more active social, cognitive, and physical lifestyle can reduce memory decline, in a randomized controlled trial.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:00:00 EST
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Bloomberg School Program Awarded $20.5 Million From Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Focus on Urban Youth and Reproductive Health
A global program that addresses the reproductive health needs of people living in poor urban communities--The Challenge Initiative--has been awarded a $20.5-million supplemental grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The award will allow the Initiative to focus more on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health issues. The grant from the Gates Foundation includes funds from Gates Philanthropy Partners.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:35:22 EST
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NYU Awarded Boost of Over $65M for Research on Environmental Influences on Children's Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded New York University nearly $66 million over the next five years to study how exposure to environmental factors influences children's health. This new funding is an extension of a previous award of nearly $15 million over the last two years from an NIH initiative called Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), which investigates how a range of environmental factors in early development - from conception through early childhood - affects the health and development of children and adolescents.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:05:34 EST
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A "reset" of regulatory T-cells reverses chronic heart failure in mouse model
 In mouse experiments, scientists have shown a way to hit an immunological "reset button" that ends inappropriately sustained inflammation. This reset reverses the pathologic enlargement and pumping failure of the heart, and it suggests a therapeutic approach to treating human heart failure.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:05:18 EST
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Robot Helps with Early Screening for Alzheimer's Patients
 While many think of the progression of Alzheimer's mostly as a cognitive process, the mind and body are inherently linked. A new three-year project at Michigan Technological University, funded by the National Institutes of Health, explores that link.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:45:56 EST
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U-M cancer researcher awarded $6.5M Outstanding Investigator Award to explore precision oncology
 A new grant to University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center member Arul Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., will provide long-term support to increase understanding of genetic markers to leverage targeted treatments for cancer.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:40:05 EST
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