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New Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival Clinical Studies in U.S. and China Show Molecular Test Could More Accurately Guide Treatment for People with Lung Cancer … New Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the […]
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Reducing Risk of Head and Neck Pain from Tablet Computer Use Researchers Find Placing Tablet at Angle on Table is Best Posture for Prolonged Use People worldwide have been buying up tablet computers—small, thin devices such as Apple’s iPad–in droves, partly because of their ease of use and portability. However, little is known about the […]
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Obama Administration officials, health care leaders join together at Innovation Summit Summit builds on Affordable Care Act, highlights private, public innovations to improve health care quality and lower costs Obama Administration officials and a breadth of representatives from across the health care system will meet in Washington today for a day-long meeting to explore how they […]
Broad Institute awarded $32.5M grant. Klarman Family Foundation to fund new Cell Observatory. A $32.5 million grant will launch the Klarman Cell Observatory at the Broad Institute, which will foster groundbreaking discoveries and technological advances in cell circuit research./ File photo by Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and […]
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HHS launches health IT challenge to improve care transitions for hospital-discharge patients. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today announced a Discharge Follow-Up Appointment care transitions challenge – the second as part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative. With the support of Health […]
URMC Finds Leukemia Cells Are “Bad to the Bone” University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered new links between leukemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer progresses and raising the possibility that therapies for bone disorders could help in the treatment of leukemia. Graduate […]
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With a little help from our ancient friends. Study suggests social networks sparked evolution of cooperation. … Dawn of Social Networks: Hunter-gatherers Provide Clues About the Evolution of Cooperation Coren Apicella, a research fellow in the Christakis lab at Harvard Medical School, spent the summer of 2010 traveling around the remote Lake Eyasi region of […]
Limiting Protein or Certain Amino Acids Before Surgery May Reduce Risk of Surgical Complications Boston, MA — Limiting certain essential nutrients for several days before surgery—either protein or amino acids—may reduce the risk of serious surgical complications such as heart attack or stroke, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study. The […]
Multitasking may harm the social and emotional development of tweenage girls, but face-to-face talks could save the day, say Stanford researchers Too much screen time can be detrimental to girls 8 to 12 years old, but there is a surprisingly straightforward alternative for greater social wellness. When it comes to media use, the researchers’ guidance: […]
Gladstone Scientists Identify Protein that Contributes to Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease Research Breakthrough Could Improve Lives of Millions with Neurodegernative Disease … RGS4: A New Target for PD Therapy? Dysregulation of striatal plasticity contributes to the pathology of Parkinson’s disease. Anatol Kreitzer and colleagues identify RGS4 as a key regulator of synaptic plasticity in striatal […]
