Encephalitis :: Four die of Encephalitis, toll reaches 153
With four more patients succumbing to encephalitis during last two days, the death toll due to the disease has risen to 153 in Gorakhpur and Basti divisions, official sources said.
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MRSA :: Johnson outlines new measures to tackle hospital bugs
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today outlined a package of measures to help reduce healthcare associated infections in hospitals including new responsibilities for matrons, new guidance on clothing and the isolation of patients who are infected.
Genome :: Pursuing the future of personal genomics
Giving Nobel Laureate James Watson his personal genome was just the beginning. In a future that promises similar information to much of the population, ethicists, scientists and physicians are only beginning to understand and consider the possibilities.
Law :: Legal proceedings can be therapeutic, UA researcher finds
It may seem that therapy and law do not share a common bond, but one University of Arizona law professor is making that connection by developing a body of knowledge to prove that legal proceedings can be calming and supportive.
Diabetes :: ACTOS is associated with a 38 percent lower risk of heart attack
New research, including two studies presented this week at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), further support the cardiovascular safety of ACTOS (pioglitazone HCI) and its benefits regarding improved blood glucose and blood lipid levels for patients with type 2 diabetes.
Life :: Georgia Tech/Emory Center to study origin of life
The Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have received a$1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish “The Origins Project,” a center for integrated research, education and public outreach focused on the chemistry that may have led to the origin of life.
Multiple Sclerosis :: Waddell Center Experts Conduct Multiple Sclerosis Symposium
Clinicians from the Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis will conduct MS Symposium 2007: Education, Support and Solutions, a free event for patients, caregivers and health care providers, on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Oasis Conference Center in Loveland. The Waddell Center is an affiliate of UC Physicians and the Neuroscience Institute at University Hospital and the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Stem Cell :: Stem cells from testes produce wide range of tissue types
After a decade of research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have succeeded in reprogramming adult stem cells from the testes of male mice into functional blood vessels and contractile cardiac tissue. The research offers a promising new source of stem cells for use in organ regeneration studies.
Tuberculosis :: $280 m grants to fight tuberculosis epidemic – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced grants totaling $280 million to help fight tuberculosis, an epidemic that infects one-third of people on earth and kills nearly 2 million yearly—mostly in the poorest countries.
Health :: UT Southwestern earns $34M NIH grant to foster patient-oriented research
UT Southwestern Medical Center will receive $34 million from the National Institutes of Health to lead a wide-ranging collaborative initiative aimed at speeding the transfer of laboratory discoveries to new therapies that improve human health.