Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of five institutions receiving funding from the Aetna Foundation to support research designed to deepen understanding of the root causes of the nation’s well-documented…
Month: February 2011
Immune Molecule Regulates Brain Connections
The number of connections between nerve cells in the brain can be regulated by an immune system molecule, according to a new study from UC Davis. The research, published Feb. 27 in…
Prices of essential drugs cut
The prices of essential drugs in the UAE have been reduced by up to 15 per cent to compete with the lowest priced medicines currently available in the region. Medicine prices were…
One in four cancer patients ‘sent away by GPs’
One in four cancer patients with early signs of illness are being sent away by their GPs or wrongly diagnosed with minor ailments, a new report has found. Researchers found tens of…
UCSF collaborates with Zcube to develop new ways to deliver drugs
A pill filled with microscopic, drug-laden adhesive squares is at the center of an agreement between UCSF and Zcube srl, the research corporate venture arm of Italian pharmaceutical leader Zambon Co., SpA,…
Scientists identify new pathogen linked to childhood dental disease
Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have made a significant discovery about the nature of childhood dental disease. The scientific studies led by Anne Tanner, BDS, Ph.D., identified a new pathogen connected to…
Fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss in cancer patients during chemotherapy
A new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Published early online in Cancer,…
CTSI awards NYU one-year pilot grant to assess feasibility of hemoglobin A1C diabetes test
New York University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has awarded an NYU nursing-dental research team a one-year pilot grant to assess the feasibility of using gingival crevicular blood from periodontal patients…
Storytelling program improves communication skills, positive affect in persons with dementia
Nearly 16 million Americans will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Symptoms include mood and behavior changes, disorientation, memory loss and…
Scripps Health offers genetic testing to patients with Hepatitis C
Scripps Health is one of the first health systems in the United States to offer genetic testing as part of its care for hepatitis C patients planning to undergo drug treatment. The…
Norwegian study shows young children are able to learn and perform basic first aid
One of the reasons often given by people for not attempting first aid in emergency situations is a lack of confidence and a fear of doing more harm than good. Yet a…
Health Affairs looks into hospital’s expired medicine
Health Affairs in Asir is investigating a complaint against a government hospital for dispensing out-of-date medicine to a child last month. The spokesman for Asir Health Affairs said that a committee had…
New research may shed light on how HIV virus reactivates from latency
New research enhances the current knowledge of how human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), which causes AIDS, controls the cell cycle of cells that it infects. The new findings may shed light on…
National Medical Solutions Factory will start operations during 1st Q 2012
Eng. Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Medical Solutions LLC (NMS), announced today that all activities are in progress on the building and setting up of…
Disease-ridden water threatens Al-Naseem residents
Residents of Al-Naseem District in east Jeddah have complained that stagnant pools of water have become breeding grounds for disease and are a major threat to their health. They claimed they have…