Health News

What Chimpanzees Can Teach Us About Tooth Development And Weaning

Date: Jan-30-2013
For more than two decades, scientists have relied on studies that linked juvenile primate tooth development with their weaning as a rough proxy for understanding similar developmental landmarks in the evolution of early humans. New research from Harvard, however, is challenging those conclusions by showing that tooth development and weaning aren't as closely related as previously thought...

Fear Responses Based On Experience Are Encoded In A Circuit In The Central Amygdala

Date: Jan-30-2013
A rustle of undergrowth in the outback: it's a sound that might make an animal or person stop sharply and be still, in the anticipation of a predator. That "freezing" is part of the fear response, a reaction to a stimulus in the environment and part of the brain's determination of whether to be afraid of it. A neuroscience group at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) led by Assistant Professor Bo Li Ph.D., together with collaborator Professor Z. Josh Huang Ph.D., today release the results of a new study that examines the how fear responses are learned, controlled, and memorized...

Drug Addiction Is Likely A Pathology Of Decision Making

Date: Jan-30-2013
Addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the frontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls decision-making. Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Molecular Imaging Science in Japan collaborating with colleagues from the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University in Canada report that the lateral and orbital regions of the frontal cortex interact during the response to a drug-related cue and that aberrant interaction between the two frontal regions may underlie addiction...

Progression Of Atherosclerosis In Type 1 Diabetes May Be Slowed By Islet Transplantation

Date: Jan-30-2013
Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study. The research is published in the February issue of the journal Diabetes Care and is available online. Patients with diabetes, particularly women, have a substantial increased risk of dying from ischemic heart disease, according to previous research. However, future cardiac events may be prevented with intensive glycemic control...

Late Lunching Can Slow Weight Loss

Date: Jan-29-2013
A new study suggests if you are trying to lose weight, then you shouldn't just keep an eye on the calories you consume, but also when you consume them: if lunch is your big meal of the day, then a tendency to eat it later means you will lose weight more slowly and lose less of it, than if you ate it earlier...

Soldier Who Lost Four Limbs Gets Double-Arm Transplant

Date: Jan-29-2013
The first U.S. army soldier to ever survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has now received a rare double-arm transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Brendan Marrocoo, age 26, of Staten Island, N.Y., underwent extensive surgery last month, becoming the first service member from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to survive becoming a quadriplegic, according to officials. Injured by a roadside bomb on Easter Sunday in 2009, Marrocoo lost both his legs above the knee, his left arm below the elbow, and his right arm above the elbow...

Excessive Workload Among Doctors Undermines Patient Safety

Date: Jan-29-2013
Nearly half of doctors in the U.S. consider excessive workloads to be undermining the safety of their patients and the cause of a significant number of medical errors. The finding comes from a survey conducted by a group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, their results were published by JAMA Internal Medicine.  Henry J. Michtalik, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S., and his team surveyed a total of 506 hospital-based doctors using a popular medical networking website to assess the overall impact heavy workload has on patient safety and quality-of-care measures...

Pharmaceutical Pricing, Reimbursement And Market Access Conference For South East Europe And Turkey, 5-7 June 2013, Croatia

Date: Jan-29-2013
Given its complex geo-political situation, position in the global economy and number of voices to be heard, market access in south-east Europe and Turkey brings challenges and hurdles on one hand and great potential on the other. How successful are you in managing increasingly complex Market Access environment? Benchmark the recent policy developments & changes in healthcare systems across major European markets to ensure better access of patients to new drugs. We have gathered worldwide Pharmaceutical pricing specialists who will share their knowledge with you...

Overcoming Obstacles In Paediatric Clinical Trial Design, 20-21 March 2013, London, UK

Date: Jan-29-2013
SMi's 7th annual conference on Paediatric Clinical Trials will discuss new EMA policies and guidelines on paediatric investigation plans as well as focus on clinical trial design and how the industry can overcome practical issues. With an insight into latest developments and formulation strategies this conference will present attendees with an in depth overview into the paediatric sector. SMi is pleased to confirm Philippe Auby, Regional Medical Director, Lundbeck as a speaker at the upcoming event. He will address the designing and implementing of paediatric clinical trials...

Imaging In Cancer Drug Development: Clinical Application And Innovation, 13-14 March 2013, London, UK

Date: Jan-29-2013
With clinical application and Innovation as the key theme throughout the industry, Imaging in Cancer Drug Development taking place in London, March 2013, focuses on current developments surrounding oncology imaging and overcoming chemical challenges in radiotracer development.  Returning for the 9th consecutive year, Imaging in Cancer Drug Development will reveal latest developments in the industry to optimize your diagnostic processes and maximise your return on investments...