Archive: 30/01/2014

Zebra fish fins help researchers gain insight into bone regeneration

University of Oregon biologists say they have opened the window on the natural process of bone regeneration in zebra fish, and that the insights they gained could be used to advance therapies for bone fractures and disease.

Jan 30, 2014

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Report reveals payment methods for physicians

(HealthDay)—Many physicians in non-solo practice settings are paid using different methods, with just over half receiving all or most of their compensation from salary, according to a report from the American Medical Association.

Jan 30, 2014

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Docs prefer tablets over smartphones for reading articles

(HealthDay)—Although physicians generally use smartphones rather than tablets for professional purposes, they are more likely to read articles from medical publications and access medically oriented webcasts/podcasts on ...

Jan 30, 2014

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Researchers reverse some lung diseases in mice by coaxing production of healthy cells

It may be possible one day to treat several lung diseases by introducing proteins that direct lung stem cells to grow the specific cell types needed to repair the lung injuries involved in the conditions, according to new ...

Jan 30, 2014

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Uganda plans drug boost for AIDS fight

Uganda's government is planning to double expenditure on anti-retroviral drugs in an effort to reverse a worsening trend in HIV infections, a senior health official said Thursday.

Jan 30, 2014

College students should get a flu shot

(HealthDay)—It's the peak of flu season, and not being vaccinated can be risky for college students, a doctor warns.

Jan 30, 2014

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Precise gene editing in monkeys paves the way for valuable human disease models

Monkeys are important for modeling diseases because of their close similarities to humans, but past efforts to precisely modify genes in primates have failed. In a study published by Cell Press January 30th in the journal ...

Jan 30, 2014

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Researchers identify UHRF1 as oncogene driving liver cancer

Patients with advanced hepatocellular (or liver) cancer have high mortality rates, with existing drugs demonstrating only a small, but significant survival advantage. By combining a zebrafish model of liver cancer with data ...

Jan 30, 2014

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Women with mental health disability may face four-fold risk of abusive relationship

Women with a severe mental health-related disability are nearly four times more likely to have been a victim of intimate partner violence than those without a disability, according to a new study by Women's College Hospital ...

Jan 30, 2014

New tool to identify genetic risk factors

Dartmouth researchers developed a new biological pathway-based computational model, called the Pathway-based Human Phenotype Network (PHPN), to identify underlying genetic connections between different diseases as reported ...

Jan 30, 2014

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