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Neuropeptides
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Methods and Protocolsseries:Methods in Molecular BiologySince the early days, the field of neuropeptide biology has dramatically widened, and today the ultimate frontiers in neuropeptide research lie in the development of pharmacologically active compounds that are capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier to exert their biological role(s) in vivo and in the construction of genetic vectors to be employed in gene therapy. Neuropeptides: Methods ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 16, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news
Intradermal ImmunizationEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Current Topics in Microbiology and ImmunologyDespite the impressive success of current vaccine programs, there remains a need to improve the effectiveness of current vaccines. A more powerful and longer lasting immune response induced by smaller and fewer doses of vaccine is an exciting challenge. Improvement of effectiveness also enables induction of protective immunity in populations that respond poorly to vaccination, for example ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 16, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Vaccine Source Type: news
In the NewsEmail this article to a colleague.
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“‘Over 2,700 marine scientists in over 80 nations made the first-ever census of marine life over the past decade,” said Jesse Ausubel, director of the Program for the Human Environment at Rockefeller University, speaking recently at a packed Secret Science … More »
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - September 16, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: In the News Source Type: news
Animal Models of Movement DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Volume IIseries:NeuromethodsMovement is the way that animals interact with their environment and is under the organization and complex control of the brain and spinal cord. Multiple central nervous systems, including cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and brainstem, interact to provide precise motor control and integration. Damage or disease within these systems cause profound motor disturbances in man, which can be ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news
Making improvements in medical error: lessons from the aviation industryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite the constant advances in medical science, all health systems have struggled to ensure medical safety. On average 10 per cent of admissions involve medical injury. How can this ratio be dramtically cut down?
Source: HSJ - September 15, 2011 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), Dublin, Ireland, June 7-10, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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series:ESACT ProceedingsThe 21st ESACT meeting – ‘Cellular Solutions for Clinical Challenges’ outlined the novel capabilities of animal cell technology to move towards the clinic. The highly successful meeting was attended by a record number of researchers and engineers interested in all aspects of animal cell technology. The meeting included sessions on Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, Advances in Bioprocessing, ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Biomedicine (general) Source Type: news
NeurodegenerationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Methods and Protocolsseries:Methods in Molecular BiologyNeurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease are a growing burden on our society. Understanding and treating these common diseases is one of the major current challenges for the biomedical field. In Neurodegeneration: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field tackle this challenge and present cutting-edge analytical and technological approaches to study the ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news
Shedding Light on Indoor TanningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Cancer Research Source Type: news
Controlled Release in Oral Drug DeliveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Advances in Delivery Science and TechnologyControlling the rate, extent and time of a drug’s delivery can optimize its performance in many ways, relative to “immediate release” delivery. Such optimized design requires a broad knowledge base of topics such as gastro intestinal tract physiology, polymer science, and the mechanisms by which drugs are released from the formulated units. Technologies to “reduce to practice” also need to be ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology Source Type: news
Animal Models of Movement DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Volume Iseries:NeuromethodsMovement is the way that animals interact with their environment and is under the organization and complex control of the brain and spinal cord. Multiple central nervous systems, including cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and brainstem, interact to provide precise motor control and integration. Damage or disease within these systems cause profound motor disturbances in man, which can be ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news
Epigenetics ProtocolsEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Methods in Molecular BiologyThe field of epigenetics has played a major role at the forefront not only of molecular biology, but also of medical genetics and clinical medicine. Few disciplines have experienced growth comparable to that which we have witnessed for epigenetics in the past decade. The goal of Epigenetics Protocols, Second Edition is to highlight select techniques that have been mainstays in the field as ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Human Genetics Source Type: news
Influenza Virus Sialidase - A Drug Discovery TargetEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Milestones in Drug TherapyInfluenza continues to be an ongoing problem despite the existence of vaccines and drugs. Disease outbreaks can occur relatively quickly as witnessed with the recent emergence of the influenza virus A/H1N1 pandemic. The development of new anti-influenza drugs is thus a major challenge. This volume describes all aspects of the virus structure and function relevant to infection. The focus is on ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 15, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news
Graduate School Wins Grant to Recruit, Retain Minority StudentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NIGMS - What's New - September 14, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: MinorityOpportunitiesInResearch Source Type: news
Experts show budding entrepreneurs how to grow their businesses at Seedcamp WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hosted at Imperial, Seedcamp Week 2011 offered new entrepreneurs the opportunity to seek advice from experts
Source: Imperial College News - September 14, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Cancer-killing cells are caught on film in more 3D detail than ever beforeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists reveal how a type of white blood cells, called Natural Killer cells, protect the body from tumours and virus-infected cells - News release
Source: Imperial College News - September 14, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
US$10 million research partnership paves way for improvements in oil refiningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Consortium will develop ways to reduce heat loss in oil refining - News
Source: Imperial College News - September 12, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
$US 10 million research partnership paves way for improvements in oil refiningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Consortium will develop ways to reduce heat loss in oil refining - News
Source: Imperial College News - September 12, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Discovery of blood pressure genes could help prevent heart diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two major collaborative studies identify potential therapeutic targets for preventing heart attacks and strokes - News
Source: Imperial College News - September 12, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Computing the ContagiousEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dengue fever, tuberculosis and H1N1 influenza are tough competitors to face in a fight. But scientists who study these diseases have a powerful tool at their fingertips. Using computers, they model how infectious diseases spread and run virtual tests of how different interventions might help. Read about three new projects aimed at keeping contagious diseases under control.
Source: NIGMS Computing Life - September 9, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Pitt's School of Medicine Gets $16M for HIV Structural Biology CenterEmail this article to a colleague.
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With NIH support, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will establish the Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions.
Source: NIGMS - Results - September 9, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: HIVStructuralBiology Source Type: news
Utah Researchers Win Grant to Study HIV StructureEmail this article to a colleague.
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A researcher at the University of Utah is being supported by NIGMS to establish one of three new HIV research centers around the country.
Source: NIGMS - Results - September 9, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: HIVStructuralBiology Source Type: news
Initial Trial Of Sanaria's Malaria Vaccine Yields Positive ResultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Positive results from the initial Phase 1 clinical trial in 80 healthy volunteers and complementary pre-clinical studies of the Sanaria® PfSPZ Vaccine are published in the online issue of Science. "This is the first indication that a highly effective malaria vaccine may be available that can be used to eliminate Plasmodium falciparum malaria in geographically defined areas and prevent malaria in travelers," says Fred Binka, MD, PhD, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Ghana. Medical science has long been on a quest for an effective malaria vaccine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 9, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news
Spot on idea earns student entrepreneurs £10,000 prizeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A digital aid to fight acne has netted a team students £10,000, as the winning entry in a summer entrepreneurial competition - News
Source: Imperial College News - September 9, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
New project drives towards cleaner, greener carsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Imperial part of major £3.5 million consortium to develop next generation of sustainable vehicles - News
Source: Imperial College News - September 9, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Survey Finds High Alzheimer’s AwarenessEmail this article to a colleague.
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A large survey has found that most people would rapidly seek medical advice if they developed symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The survey covered 2,678 adults in the U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Poland.
It focused on the public perception and awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, and was carried out by Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass., and the nongovernmental organization Alzheimer Europe. Findings were presented on July 20 at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2011, held in Paris, France.
More than 85 percent of respondents would want to see a physician if they were exper...
Source: Psych Central - September 7, 2011 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jane Collingwood Tags: Aging Alzheimer's Disorders General Memory and Perception Seniors Alzheimer S Disease Awareness Campaigns Boston Mass Carer Confusion Diagnosis Family Member Germany France Harvard School Of Public Health Medical Advice Mem Source Type: news
New drugs hope for dangerous yeast infectionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Imperial research paves the way for new medicines that combat drug-resistant and deadly strains of fungal infections - News release
Source: Imperial College News - September 7, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Heart scan could replace angiogram for some patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Magnetic scanners could provide a less invasive, cheaper way to diagnose the causes of heart failure in some patients - News
Source: Imperial College News - September 7, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Imperial staff celebrate going through the promotionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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New positions for over 100 staff in the 2011 academic promotions round - News
Source: Imperial College News - September 7, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Compound Could Lead to New Class of AIDS DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NIGMS-supported researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting HIV protease, a key viral enzyme.
Source: NIGMS - Results - September 6, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: HIVStructuralBiology Source Type: news
Pediatric Clinical PharmacologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The objective of this volume is to give an overview of the present state of the art of pediatric clinical pharmacology including developmental physiology, pediatric-specific pathology, special tools and methods for development of drugs for children (assessment of efficacy, toxicity, long-term safety etc.) as well as regulatory and ethical knowledge and skills. In the future, structural and ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 3, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news
Histone Deacetylases: the Biology and Clinical ImplicationEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Handbook of Experimental PharmacologyThe book highlights work from many different labs that taught us abnormal HDACs potentially contribute to the development or progression of many human diseases including immune dysfunctions, heart disease, cancer, memory impairment, aging, and metabolic disorders.
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 2, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news
Principles of ImmunopharmacologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - September 2, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Immunology Source Type: news
Academy of Medical Sciences Policy Internship SchemesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Academy of Medical Sciences offers internships to PhD students funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) or the Wellcome Trust to undertake three months of first-hand experience of the medical science policy environment.
Interns will gain insights into how research can impact on policy, and build valuable networks with the UK’s most eminent medical scientists and key science and health stakeholders. They will also receive a three-month extension to their PhD maintenance stipend and a discretionary travel grant.
The deadline for applications for MRC-funded PhD students is 31 October 2011 (the deadline for Wel...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - September 1, 2011 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Sphingolipids and Metabolic DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyNo back cover text.
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - August 31, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Molecular Medicine Source Type: news
Alcohol and CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - August 31, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Cancer Research Source Type: news
Vaccines against AllergiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Current Topics in Microbiology and ImmunologyThe pathomechanisms of allergy are quite well investigated and the disease-causing allergens are characterized in great detail down to their molecular structures. We are thus beginning to see several new strategies for allergen-specific immunotherapy on the horizon, several of which are summarized in this issue. It thus seems that hundred years after the first experimental attempts to ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - August 31, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Vaccine Source Type: news
‘Gene overdose’ causes extreme thinnessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists have discovered a genetic cause of extreme thinness for the first time, in a new study published in the journal Nature - News release
Source: Imperial College News - August 31, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Survivor Ann Fonfa Offers Alternative Medicine Options for Mesothelioma PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ann Fonfa is no expert on mesothelioma. She is a breast cancer survivor, but she does have something to offer anyone in a fight for their life against this dreaded disease caused by an exposure to asbestos.
She offers hope.
Fonfa has been a key national advocate for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for many years, often questioning the conventional but often-toxic treatments that doctors use regularly for different cancers, including mesothelioma.
She is living proof that her theory works.
Diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer in 1993, Fonfa opted against the chemotherapy and radiation treatments that her d...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 31, 2011 Category: Environmental Health Authors: TimPovtak Tags: Exposure Mesothelioma Research Survivors Treatment asbestos Asbestos Exposure Asbetsos Exposure Source Type: news
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“Peter Holt, a researcher at Rockefeller University in New York, said that overweight patients who have the common ‘stomach stapling’ operations are likely to have large concentrations of alcohol in the blood even if they drink little, which take a … More »
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - August 30, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: In the News Source Type: news
Statins reduce deaths from infection and respiratory illness, eight years on from trialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs show effects on non-cardiovascular deaths in long-term follow-up of ASCOT study - News release
Source: Imperial College News - August 29, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Six new genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes discovered in South AsiansEmail this article to a colleague.
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An international team of researchers led by Imperial College London has identified six new genetic variants associated with type-2 diabetes in South Asians - News release
Source: Imperial College News - August 29, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Groundbreaking health informatics book shows health-care infrastructure solutionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) University of Illinois professor Bruce Schatz, a faculty member at the Institute for Genomic Biology, has co-authored a groundbreaking book on Health Informatics, based on his popular computer science course. The text is the first book combining the solutions of modern computer science with the problems of modern medical science.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 29, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Institute of Medicine adverse reactions report admits MMR vaccines cause measles, seizures, anaphylaxis and other health problemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) The Institute of Medicine, which has long functioned as a front group for the pharmaceutical industry and receives tens of millions of dollars in annual funding from drug companies and global elitists (like Bill Gates, Ted Turner, etc.), has issued a report that declares the MMR vaccine is not linked to autism. This is now being widely reported in the conventional (controlled) media, which isn't telling you the real story behind this report.What's the real story? That this IOM report, even though it goes out of its way to excuse vaccines and dismiss safety concerns, still openly admits that vaccines cause mea...
Source: NaturalNews.com - August 28, 2011 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Children with congenital heart disease at risk from harmful toxinsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Babies and toddlers with congenital heart disease are at an increased risk of having harmful toxins in their blood - News release
Source: Imperial College News - August 25, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Department's award for equality successEmail this article to a colleague.
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Imperial’s Department of Life Sciences has received a bronze Athena SWAN award for its activities supporting female academics - News
Source: Imperial College News - August 25, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Live Chat: The State of Minorities and Women in ScienceEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report finds that black biomedical scientists are 10 percentage points less likely to...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 25, 2011 Category: Science Source Type: news
RNA Infrastructure and NetworksEmail this article to a colleague.
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series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biologyno back cover
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - August 25, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer)-GR-DEEmail this article to a colleague.
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Closing date: September 2, 2011
Source: NIGMS - What's New - August 24, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: N/A Source Type: news
A New Set of Building Blocks For Simple Synthesis of Complex MoleculesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NIGMS - What's New - August 24, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: N/A Source Type: news
Government subsidies to the US film industry promote youth smoking, argue researchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Governments in the UK, US and Canada are undermining tobacco prevention campaigns by subsidising top-grossing US films that contain smoking, a report by public health researchers says - News release
Source: Imperial College News - August 23, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
