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Head & Neck Cancer: Current Perspectives, Advances, and Challenges
(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - May 26, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Cancer Research Source Type: news

Environmental Epigenomics in Health and Disease
Epigenetics and Disease Originsseries:Epigenetics and Human HealthExposure to environmental toxicants is associated with changes in DNA methylation and gene expression profiles that together can contribute to increased disease susceptibility. The chapters in this volume, Environmental Epigenomics in Health and Disease - Epigenetics and Disease Origins, address a wide range of environmental exposures, such as airborne particulates, cocaine, radiation, tobacco ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - May 21, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Human Genetics Source Type: news

Software May Allow Doctors To Track Progression Of Cancer, Response To Treatment, And Risk Of Relapse
In their quest to learn more about the variability of cells between and within tissues, biomedical scientists have devised tools capable of simultaneously measuring dozens of characteristics of individual cells. These technologies have led to new challenges, however, as scientists now struggle with how to make sense of the resulting trove of data. Now a solution may be at hand... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news

Dieting, Italian Style Bravissimo!
Tisanoreicas Old World Formula Meets The Latest In Medical Science To Lay Waist To Americas Obesity Epidemic (Source: Monsters and Critics Consumerhealth News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Consumerhealth News - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Immunology of the Lymphatic System
(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - May 18, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Immunology Source Type: news

Rockefeller hosts British Prime Minister David Cameron
Cameron's May 15 visit to the university, part an effort by the British government to acknowledge the value and investment that U.S. biomedical research has in the UK, also included a tour of President Marc Tessier-Lavigne's neuroscience laboratory and a meeting with Nobel Prize winning neurobiologist Paul Greengard. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 17, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Campus News Source Type: news

Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate, Human)
Approval Letter and Product Labeling, Posted: 4/30/2013 (Source: What's New at CBER)
Source: What's New at CBER - May 16, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news

Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (Human))
Approval Letter and Product Labeling, Posted: 4/30/2013 (Source: What's New at CBER)
Source: What's New at CBER - May 13, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news

Pharmacoresistance in Epilepsy
From Genes and Molecules to Promising TherapiesAlthough more than 10 new antiepileptic drugs have been developed in the past decade, epilepsy remains resistant to drug therapy in about one-third of patients, many of whom struggle with the disease their entire lives. Managing these patients is a challenge and requires a structured multidisciplinary approach. The book includes chapters on all issues related to pharmacoresistance in epilepsy, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - May 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news

Phlebotomy System 1.0.0
(Source: What's New at CBER)
Source: What's New at CBER - May 9, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news

Indication For Use - SOLX® System
(Source: What's New at CBER)
Source: What's New at CBER - May 9, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news

Jean-Laurent Casanova appointed HHMI investigator
Casanova, whose research established for the first time that a predisposition to infectious diseases in children can be genetically determined, has been named one of 27 new investigators with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His appointment brings the total number of Rockefeller scientists supported by HHMI to 16. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 9, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors HHMI Jean-Laurent Casanova Source Type: news

The Scripps Research Institute's Ardem Patapoutian named HHMI Investigator
(Scripps Research Institute) Ardem Patapoutian, professor in the Dorris Neuroscience Center at the Scripps Research Institute, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, based on demonstrated potential to contribute significantly to biomedical science. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 9, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Lewis Thomas Prize to be awarded to Kay Redfield Jamison
Jamison, a professor of psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has made extensive contributions to the field of psychology and is considered one of the country’s foremost authorities on manic-depressive bipolar illness. She is being honored for her 1993 book Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, which examines the relationship between artistic creativity and mood disorders. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 7, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors Source Type: news

Nobel laureate Christian de Duve dies at 95
Christian de Duve was a Nobel Prize winning cell biologist whose research centered on the separation and characterization of the organelles of living cells. de Duve and his colleagues also made significant contributions to the development of techniques and instrumentation for the study of cell biology. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 6, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Campus News Christian de Duve nobel prize Source Type: news

In the News
Christian de Duve, 95, dies; Nobel-winning biochemist “[Dr. de Duve] discovered the lysosome, a tiny sack filled with enzymes that functions like a garbage disposal, destroying bacteria or parts of the cell that are old or worn out. His … More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 6, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: In the News Source Type: news

Strictly Bipolar by Darian Leader – review
Are we close to understanding bipolar disorder? Not on this evidenceIt may seem perverse to express nostalgia for a category of mental illness, but many sufferers, as well as some psychiatrists, regret the passing of "manic depression". My brother, Archie, was diagnosed with the condition in the 1980s, the decade the American Psychiatric Association formally rebranded it "bipolar disorder", but he was not alone in disliking the newer term, even as it was adopted by his British psychiatrists. He resolutely continued to call himself a manic depressive.His was a classical case: long periods of raging highs, incarceration in l...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 6, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Alexander Linklater Tags: Psychology Mental health Culture Health, mind and body & wellbeing Darian Leader Society Reviews Books Bipolar disorder Life and style The Observer Stephen Fry Science Source Type: news

Good Cascade Impactor Practices, AIM and EDA for Orally Inhaled Products
(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - May 3, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology Source Type: news

Cell online: May 1, 2013
Cyclic [G(2',5')pA(3',5')p] is the metazoan second messenger produced by DNA-activated cyclic GMP-AMP synthase Pu Gao, Manuel Ascano, Yang Wu, Winfried Barchet, Barbara L. Gaffney, Thomas Zillinger, Artem A. Serganov, Yizhou Liu, Roger A. Jones, Gunther … More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - May 1, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Research Update Source Type: news

University labs: waste not, want not
With science funding in short supply, work on making your existing facilities as efficient as possible, says Peter JamesMoney for university science is in short supply. Yet a great untapped resource exists: our laboratories. The benefits – financial and performance–based – of improving their efficiency are proven, most recently by a survey of academics, technicians and other practitioners at the 2012 conference of the S-Lab (Safe, Successful, Sustainable Laboratories) initiative.Of those surveyed, 66% said that there is great scope – and 30% some scope – to significantly increase lab efficiency and effectiveness ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 1, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Blogposts Finance guardian.co.uk Research Higher education Higher Education Network Sustainability Management, admin and services Learning and teaching Science Source Type: news

Circadian Clocks
series:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 29, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Scientists discover new way protein degradation is regulated
Researchers at The Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have identified the mechanism by which the cell’s protein recycler, the proteasome, ramps up its activity to take care of unwanted and potentially toxic proteins. The finding, which has implications for treating muscle wasting and neurodegeneration, also suggests that small molecule inhibitors of this mechanism may be clinically useful in treating multiple myeloma. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 25, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News Hermann Steller multiple myeloma proteasomes tankyrase inhibitors Source Type: news

Cell 153: 614-627 (4-25-13)
Cell 153: 614-627 Proteasome regulation by ADP-ribosylation Park F. Cho-Park and Hermann Steller (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 25, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Research Update Source Type: news

Nature online: April 24, 2013
Random convergence of olfactory inputs in the Drosophila mushroom body Sophie J. C. Caron, Vanessa Ruta, L. F. Abbott and Richard Axel (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 24, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Research Update Source Type: news

Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Jeffrey Friedman elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Tessier-Lavigne, Rockefeller president and head of the Laboratory of Brain Development, and Jeffrey M. Friedman head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, were elected to the honorary society and independent policy research center along with 198 other leaders in science, art, academia and the civic, corporate and philanthropic arenas. The current membership includes some 250 Nobel laureates and more than 60 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 23 other Rockefeller University faculty members are fellows. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 24, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Awards and Honors American Academy of Arts and Sciences Jeffrey M. Friedman Marc Tessier-Lavigne Source Type: news

The Society for Endocrinology Seminar - presented by Vivienne Parry
The University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute Postgraduate Society are proud to present The Society for Endocrinology Seminar, 'The Truth about Hormones (and Science Communication)', presented by Vivienne Parry. Vivienne Parry is a science writer and broadcaster who completed her PhD in immunology and genetics at UCL. She was awarded an OBE for 'services to the public understanding of science´ in 2011. Her book The Truth about hormones is the only book about endocrinology aimed at an educated and interested lay audience and was shortlisted for the 2006 Aventis Science Prize. Vivienne also wr...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - April 23, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Research Officer - Prostate Cancer UK
Prostate cancer kills 10,000 men every year. Yet tests, treatments and funding for research fall way behind other common cancers. We believe men deserve better. Do you? Prostate Cancer UK are recruiting for a Research Officer based in Hammersmith, London. The successful applicant will provide extensive administration support to the Research Directorate and research grant programme. A key part of this role will be to develop and support lay involvement in the research programme, including a lay review panel to participate in the assessment of research proposals, achievements and grant applications. First class communicat...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - April 23, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

A Rocket Scientist Explains How a Sleep Study Can Change Your Life
Once upon a time, before medical science started nosing around your bedroom, snoring was a nocturnal annoyance and little more. Sawing logs in the wee hours, while the bane of spouses and significant others, wasn’t a health concern – just cause for housemates to wear ear plugs. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 21, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David DiSalvo Source Type: news

Sphingolipids: Basic Science and Drug Development
series:Handbook of Experimental PharmacologySphingolipids are lipid components of the plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells. They have an important function in signaling mechanisms in the cell. This book on sphingolipids provides insights into the basics of sphingolipid biology and drug development, with a particular emphasis on the sphingolipid derivative ceramide. In the first part basic functions of sphingolipids are described, as well ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 19, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Jon R. Lorsch, Ph.D., Selected as NIGMS Director
(Source: NIGMS - What's New)
Source: NIGMS - What's New - April 18, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: N/A Source Type: news

Rockefeller announces 31 percent reduction in carbon emissions
Five years after the university committed to reducing its carbon footprint as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s 2030 Carbon Challenge, Rockefeller was one of four participating universities that reached their target ahead of schedule. Bloomberg announced the results today at a press conference held in Rockefeller's philosopher's garden. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 18, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Campus News Source Type: news

Stem Cells and Prostate Cancer
(Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 18, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Cancer Research Source Type: news

Malpractice and Medical Liability
European State of the Art and GuidelinesMedical responsibility lawsuits have become a fact of life in every physician’s medical practice. However, there is evidence that physicians are increasingly practicing defensive medicine, ordering more tests than may be necessary and avoiding patients with complicated conditions. Modern medical practice is increasingly complicated by factors beyond the traditional realm of patient care, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 17, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Forensic Science Source Type: news

Clinical Trials – An Opportunity To Make A Difference
There are not many activities that provide the chance for you to make a positive difference to the lives of millions of people and to receive compensation for doing so. Volunteering to take part in a clinical trial is the exception. Covance are presently looking for post menopausal or surgically sterile women to participate in our latest clinical study. Volunteering in a clinical trial is not for everyone and it is important for that Covance are honest with you about the benefits and risks involved. The data they gain from their clinical studies provides regulatory bodies with the crucial information they need to approve n...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 15, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Services clinical trials covance Source Type: news

Regenerative Biology of the Spine and Spinal Cord
series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 15, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news

The Chaperonopathies(Macario et al.)
Diseases with Defective Molecular Chaperonesseries:SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMemory lapses and occasional incoherent behavior, or intestinal cramps with diarrhea, or protracted cough with low fever, or cardiovascular syndromes, or changes in the pattern of movement of the lower limps, can be signs of an incipient chaperonopathy. Yet many physicians do not know this. Most health care professionals are unfamiliar with chaperonopathies. Clinicians do not look for them ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Biomedicine (general) Source Type: news

Diabetes
An Old Disease, a New Insightseries:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyDiabetes is a complex disease and is also one of the most common. It is very difficult to reach an accurate estimate for the global prevalence of diabetes since the standards and methods of data collection vary widely in different parts of the world. In addition, many potential sufferers are not included in the count because according to an estimate about 50% of cases remain undiagnosed for ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Biomedicine (general) Source Type: news

In Silico Models for Drug Discovery
series:Methods in Molecular BiologyInfectious diseases caused by viruses, parasites, bacteria, and fungi are the number one cause of death worldwide. Although new technologies have improved diagnosis of infectious diseases, the efficacy of all known current anti-infective agents is threatened by the spread of drug-resistant forms of the pathogens. Hence, there remains an urgent need to develop anti-infective agents that target ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Malpractice and Medical Liability
European State of the Art and GuidelinesMedical responsibility lawsuits have become a fact of life in every physician’s medical practice. However, there is evidence that physicians are increasingly practicing defensive medicine, ordering more tests than may be necessary and avoiding patients with complicated conditions. Modern medical practice is increasingly complicated by factors beyond the traditional realm of patient care, ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Forensic Science Source Type: news

Sphingolipids: Basic Science and Drug Development
series:Handbook of Experimental PharmacologySphingolipids are lipid components of the plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells. They have an important function in signaling mechanisms in the cell. This book on sphingolipids provides insights into the basics of sphingolipid biology and drug development, with a particular emphasis on the sphingolipid derivative ceramide. In the first part basic functions of sphingolipids are described, as well ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Scientists discover gene mutation that causes children to be born without spleen
An international team of scientists led by Rockefeller University researchers has identified the defective gene responsible for a rare disorder in which children are born without a spleen, which makes them susceptible to life-threatening bacterial infections early in life. The findings may lead to new diagnostic tests and raises new questions about the role of this gene in the body’s protein-making machinery. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News exome sequencing Jean-Laurent Casanova Source Type: news

Sphingolipids in Disease
series:Handbook of Experimental PharmacologySphingolipids are lipid components of the plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells with an important function in signaling mechanisms in the cell. This book provides insight into the physiological and pathophysiological role of sphingolipids and in particular its derivative ceramide. The function of Sphingolipids in cell signaling with regard to infectious and lung diseases, cancer, cardiovascular ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (III)
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics - 2011series:Advances in Cognitive NeurodynamicsThis book contains the Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics held in Japan, June 9-13, 2011. It reviews the progress in this field since the first ICCN in 2007. The participants were treated to an exciting and stimulating conference that left everyone with an enthusiastic vision for the future. The discussed topics in this book include: Neural coding and ... (Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles)
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - April 12, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Biomedicine (general) Source Type: news

In the News
Looking to nature for antibiotic inspirations “Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacterial cells, employ an arsenal of chemical weapons. Microbiologist Vincent Fischetti of Rockefeller University describes using tricks learned from the phage in developing new antibiotics that may be effective … More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - April 11, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: In the News Source Type: news