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May 17, 2012
Scientists have taken a first step toward understanding how rare genetic differences among people contribute to leading chronic illnesses. One-letter DNA code changes occur frequently in human genomes, but each variant is usually found in only a few individuals. This phenomenon is consistent with the population explosion of the past 5,000 years. Studying the evolution of rare genetic variants and their health impact is critical as low cost, rapid sequencing enters clinical use. Such…
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May 1, 2012
This conference brings together researchers of many disciplines to present the latest health services research findings and discuss their implications for health care improvement with federal and state policymakers and leaders in delivery systems and public health.
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May 16, 2012
For some patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, treatment may begin before they undergo cystectomy, or surgical removal of the bladder. They may be advised by oncologists to receive chemotherapy before surgery. A large randomized clinical trial published in 2003 demonstrated a survival benefit for neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, MVAC (methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin) using a standard dose and schedule. However, in an effort to improve toxicity, standard MVAC has been…
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January 20, 2012
Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands.
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November 12, 2024
Muon colliders could slam the subatomic particles together in hopes of unlocking physics secrets. Giving muons a speed boost is a crucial step.
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February 24, 2012
Professor Erich Wanker of the Max Delbrueck Center Berlin-Buch and of the Excellence Cluster Neurocure is to receive €675,000 in funding from the Helmholtz Association over the next two years. The grant shall be used to accelerate the search for active agents to treat diseases that are caused by protein misfolding. These include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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April 19, 2012
A pan-European study published in Science shows that mountain plants across the continent are moving to higher altitudes. The paper is based on detailed surveys of 66 mountain summits in Europe. An international research group, led by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Vienna, mapped all plant species at each site in 2001 and 2008. The study was coordinated by Harald Pauli, Michael Gottfried, Stefan Dullinger and Georg Grabherr.
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April 1, 2012
Sleep plays a powerful role in preserving our memories. But while recent research shows that wakefulness may cloud memories of negative or traumatic events, a new study has found that wakefulness also degrades positive memories. Sleep, it seems, protects positive memories just as it does negative ones, and that has important implications for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study being presented this week at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting in Chicago.
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February 22, 2012
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, presenting Keith L. Black, M.D., with one of the city's highest honors -- the Hope of Los Angeles award -- said the neurosurgeon's innovative care and research efforts bring hope to patients throughout the region and the world.
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