U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded two contracts today to help make vaccine available more quickly for seasonal flu outbreaks and pandemics. The contracts for advanced development of new types…
Genzyme introduces new global grant program to support LSD patient community
Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) today recognized International Rare Disease Day with the launch of a new program, the Genzyme Patient Advocacy Leadership Awards (PAL Awards). A global grant program, the Genzyme PAL…
Parents with ‘fever phobia’ risk their children overdosing by giving them paracetamol and ibuprofen together
Parents are too quick to use paracetamol and ibuprofen together when their children develop a fever, a study has concluded. Many mothers and fathers succumb to ‘fever phobia’ and go overboard on…
Heart Attack Patients With Depression Less Likely To Receive Priority Care In Emergency Rooms
Heart attack patients with a history of depression presenting at emergency departments were less likely to receive priority care than people with other conditions, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical…
Breastfeeding Babies Exposed To Diabetes In Utero Protects Against Childhood Obesity
Breastfeeding a baby exposed to diabetes in utero may help protect that infant from becoming obese during childhood, according to a study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care and an…
Engineered fungus to be a potent tool against malaria
Scientists have genetically engineered a fungus to be a potent, specific and eco-friendly tool against malaria. “Our transgenic fungal approach is a very flexible one that allows design and delivery of gene…
52 % of Iranians are vulnerable to non-communicable diseases
TEHRAN – Low consumption of fruits and vegetables, smoking, lack of activity, obesity and hypertension are 5 main non-communicable risk factors affecting 52% of Iranians, Fars news agency reported. Dr. Jalil Koohpayeh…
HIV Makes Protein That May Help Virus’s Resurgence
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…
Free radicals make the heart to beat with the correct force
Fear of free radicals may be exaggerated, according to scientists from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. A new study, published in the Journal of Physiology, shows that free radicals act as…
How sweet ‘bribes’ to stop tantrums put children at obesity risk
It is the quick and easy way to end tantrums and obtain some much-needed peace and quiet. But bribing children with sweet treats could do a fat lot of good in the…
p53 gene blocks EMT essential to cancer metastasis
Like a bounty hunter returning escapees to custody, a cancer-fighting gene converts organ cells that change into highly mobile stem cells back to their original, stationary state, researchers report online at Nature…
Getting to the heart of cardio fitness matters
NEW YORK – Health and fitness experts agree that aerobic exercise, whether accomplished by treadmill, bicycle or sidewalk, is the workout way to take good care of your heart. But they say…
BUSM Professor receives funding for research on obesity in African-American women
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…
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…