Blood flow in brain takes a twist, affecting views of Alzheimer's
New findings that long-overlooked brain cells play an important role in regulating blood flow in the brain call into question one of the basic assumptions underlying today's most sophisticated brain imaging techniques and could open a new frontier when it comes to understanding Alzheimer's disease. In a paper to appear in the February issue of Nature Neuroscience and now available on-line,...Handling HPV vaccines and screening: The views of 100 authors
Amsterdam, 21 September, 2006 - Elsevier is delighted to announce the publication of a unique supplement to the journal Vaccine: HPV Vaccines and Screening in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer. This special monograph provides a comprehensive and invaluable update for paediatricians, gynaecologists, health educators, policy decision makers, industry and major donor institutions worldwide. W...New findings challenge established views on human genome
An international research consortium today published a set of papers that promise to reshape our understanding of how the human genome functions. The findings challenge the traditional view of our genetic blueprint as a tidy collection of independent genes, pointing instead to a complex network in which genes, along with regulatory elements and other types of DNA sequences that do not code for...Madison bishop with stem-cell views elected to national ethics group
Madison Bishop Robert Morlino has been elected chairman of the board of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, which discusses issues such as stem-cell research. in Madison that the destruction of a human embryo is always morally wrong, and that research on embryonic stem c...How name-dropping can make interviews fail
In Milwaukee and throughout the Midwest, the small-world phenomenon holds even more true. It therefore follows that the technology business community is even smaller. Peopl...Firstlogic a finalist in DM Reviews World Class Solution Awards
Source: Saab Cars USA 's 2004 World Class Solution Awards. The nominated solution is an imple...'Don't work here' job interviews set new Midwest technology trend
I call it the "humanizing factor" at work. A lot of things are still wretchedly out of whack about the corporate world and the behavior of people in it, but in little ways, people are starting to act more and more like regular people at work (sometimes when you least expect it)....WTN Interviews: How WARF is Reaching Out to Businesses About Technology Developed in Wisconsin
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The safety of Tamiflu, the anti-flu drug, has been questioned for the second time in a week following reports that it has been linked to the deaths of 12 children in Japan // . The drug is being stockpiled by governments around the world preparing for a threatened flu pandemic, but American drug regulators are to review its status today. European regulators said on Monday they...Spiritual views aid after bereavement
A recent study shows that many people with firm spiritual beliefs find it easier to deal with a bereavement. Researchers in Texas have studied 120 relatives and friends of patients attending a hospice for terminal care. They looked at how the presence,// or absence, of strong spiritual beliefs helped these people cope when their loved one died. Those who had a strong spiritual belief...Vatican's Council Reviews Condom Usage
Pope Benedict XVI requested the Vatican’s council to study and report on the subject of using condoms top tackle AIDS. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan,// a senior Roman Catholic official said that the Vatican will soon publish a report based on this issue. But still it says that it is better to refrain from sex which is one the efficient way to tackle HIV/Aids. Cardinal Carlo Maria Martin...Government Views Cola Contamination with 'Utmost Seriousness': Anbumani
Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Monday said that his ministry views the contamination of soft drinks with utmost seriousness//. "The ministry of health and family welfare has taken note of the studies carried out by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) as well as its discussions in the print and electronic media on Aug 2. The report of the CSE is being examined," Ramadoss informe...Study Reviews Seasonal Affective Disorder
A University of Rochester research review emphasizes that SAD is actually a subtype of major depression // and should be treated as such. Their review article appeared in the American Academy of Family Physicians. Lead author Stephen Lurie, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, also noted that SAD is sometimes missed in...Cochrane Reviews in Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Description:Cochrane Reviews enable all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with the very latest evidence in their field of interest - a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases. Cochrane Reviews solve this problem by delivering the best single source available for continually updated evidence-based medical information. Each review explores the evid...Cochrane Reviews in Hypertension
Description:Cochrane Reviews enable all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with the very latest evidence in their field of interest - a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases. Cochrane Reviews solve this problem by delivering the best single source available for continually updated evidence-based medical information. Each review explores the evid...Neuroblastoma Expert Reviews Progress and Challenges in Fighting Difficult Pediatric Cancer
PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Childhoodcancers are fortunately rare, but among them, neuroblastoma is aspecial case, accounting for 7 percent of all childhood cancers,but 15 percent of childhood cancer deaths. It typically occurs as asolid tumor in the abdomen, but also in the neck, chest, andpelvis, developing in the network of the body's sympathetic nervoussyst...Salix Pharmaceuticals Previews Digestive Disease Week 2007
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2007 - SalixPharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that results of18 investigator-initiated trials related to the Company's productswill be presented at Digestive Disease Week(R) 2007, which will beheld May 19-24, 2007. Digestive Disease Week is considered thelargest and most prestigious meeting in the world for the GIprofessional. Every...Reata's Synthetic Triterpenoids Profiled in Nature Reviews Cancer
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 25, 2007 - ReataPharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the publication of a reviewarticle covering the company's Synthetic Triterpenoid programs inthe May 2007 issue of the prestigious journal "Nature ReviewsCancer." The article, "Triterpenoids and rexinoids as multifunctionalagents for the prevention and treatment of cancer," by researchersand Reata sc...