http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:35:00 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102452 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102452 Could the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in a regular diet help to reduce the risk of colon cancer and protect against carcinogens? A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology found that rats given regular multivitamin Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:17:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102453 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102453 In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 patients are affected by recurrant glioblastoma multiforme. Now, a novel investigational device – available only at clinical trial sites – is offering new hope to these patients. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:17:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102450 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102450 Refugee children have scant access to medical care and are particularly vulnerable to disease. Fresh research results from the University of Copenhagen show that just a few hours of schooling a week may have a pronounced positive impact on their health no Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:20:22 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102444 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102444 Findings suggest the effects of food may be more complex. Adverse effect observed in younger women. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102443 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102443 A new editorial released this week offers clarity and structure on confusing drug and alcohol addiction terminology for prescribers, users and regulators. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:20:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102434 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102434 Malaria is killing more people worldwide than previously thought -- 1.2 million -- but the number of deaths has fallen rapidly as efforts to combat the disease have ramped up, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:18:11 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102433 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102433 Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating tumor cells -- breakaway cells from pati Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:17:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102429 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102429 Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and Van Andel Research Institute. The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:17:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102425 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102425 Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University's School of Public Health. Worldwide, four in five people with diabetes now live in developing countries. Liu's Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:18:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102419 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102419 Different kinds of lung cancer behave in different ways, suggesting they are fundamentally different diseases. According to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society, different su Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:17:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102410 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102410 "Stop-and-go" dosing along with calcium and magnesium supplements reduce neurological side effects of oxaliplatin use with metastatic colon cancer patients. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:17:43 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102398 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102398 According to a new analysis of hundreds of recorded office visits, doctors and nurse practitioners typically issued orders and asked closed or leading questions when talking to their HIV-positive patients about adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Attempt Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:17:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102393 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102393 Initial results of a multicenter study coordinated by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center indicates that two investigational urine-based biomarkers are associated with prostate cancers that are likely to be aggressive and potentially lif Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:17:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102394 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102394 A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows novel PSA velocity risk count testing may provide a more effective way for physicians to screen men for clinically significant prostate cancer. The new Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:17:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102395 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102395 In a paper published Feb. 3 in Cell, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute identified a molecular switch that controls the protein Activating Transcription Factor 2 (ATF2), which is associated with poor prognosis in melanoma. This swit Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:17:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102382 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102382 Scientists working with Professor Bernd Kaina of the Institute of Toxicology at the Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have demonstrated for the first time that certain cells circulating in human blood – so-called monocytes – are extrem Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:17:04 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102374 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102374 Researchers at the University of Manchester have for the first time shown a positive link between improvements in mental health services and a reduction in suicide rates. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102353 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102353 Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have identified nearly 200 genes in the healthy prostate tissue of men with low-grade prostate cancer that may help explain how physical activity improves survival from the disease. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102341 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102341 Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:18:09 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102336 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102336 Genome Research publishes online and in print today a special issue entitled, "Cancer Genomics," highlighting insights gained form cutting-edge genomic and epigenomic analysis of cancer. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:17:03 PDT