My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Contact: David Cameron david_cameron@hms.harvard.edu 617-432-0441 Harvard Medical School Scientists may have discovered why the standard treatment for Parkinson's disease is often effective for only a limited period of time. Their…
Fully developed neurons can revert to stem cell-like states and give rise to brain tumors. By Ruth Williams |October 18, 2012 The prevailing view that stem cells are the principle…
Contact: Julia Evangelou Strait straitj@wustl.edu 314-286-0141 Washington University School of Medicine A molecule involved in asthma and allergies has now been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer,…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Kevin Stacey kstacey@press.uchicago.edu 773-834-0386 University of Chicago Press Journals Article reviews evidence for epigenetic inheritance in wide range of species For years, genes have…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Lucy Goodchild lucy.goodchild@imperial.ac.uk 44-207-594-6702 Imperial College London Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person's nose is too…
Contact: Adam Hinzey Adam.Hinzey@osumc.edu Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study. Mice that were paired…
Contact: Deirdre Branley dbranley@aecom.yu.edu 718-430-2923 Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2009 study posted for filing Symptoms of the disorder may be reversible: Fever may hold clues April 1, 2009 —…
Contact: Elisabeth Lyons elyons@cell.com 617-386-2121 Cell Press In monkeys and humans with AIDS, damage to the gastrointestinal tract is common, contributing to activation of the immune system, progressive immune deficiency,…
Contact: Nicole Riehl nicole-riehl@uiowa.edu 319-384-0070 University of Iowa Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it…
Contact: Gina DiGravio gina.digravio@bmc.org 617-638-8491 JAMA and Archives Journals Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Amy Gleason Quarshie agleason@liebertpub.com 914-740-2149 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, March 5, 2009—Serious flaws in a recent study, which concluded…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Stawarz jstawarz@chestnet.org 847-498-8306 American College of Chest Physicians Toddler in respiratory distress after popular salve used Vicks® VapoRub®, the popular salve used to…
Contact: Rachel Champeau rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2270 University of California - Los Angeles A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol…
22-Dec-2008 posted for filing WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2008 — Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting new evidence that humans can make their own salicylic acid (SA) — the material…
Contact: Kevin Stacey kstacey@uchicago.edu 773-834-0386 University of Chicago Press Journals The upside to allergies: cancer prevention A new article in the December issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology provides…
2008 Study posted for filing Contact: Lucy Goodchild press@sgm.ac.uk 44-011-898-81843 Society for General Microbiology Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger, according to a…
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Greg Williams Greg_Williams@urmc.rochester.edu 585-273-1757 University of Rochester Medical Center New treatments will seek to interrupt 'crosstalk' between joints and the spinal cord Pain is…
2008 posted for filing Contact: Janet Chow janetchow@cuhk.edu.hk Canadian Medical Association Journal Low levels of LDL cholesterol as well as high levels are associated with cancer in patients with type…
2008 posted for filing Contact: Nick Zagorski nzagorski@asbmb.org 301-634-7366 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology An unusual form of inheritance may have a role in the rising rate of…
Reviewed byLouise Chang, MD ByJennifer Warner WebMD Health News Sept. 20, 2012 -- Suicide has overtaken car crashes as the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the U.S. While public…
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