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Singularity University Announces New Corporate Partnership with Genentech to Exp...

2/6/2012 7:33 PM EST  -   Singularity University
World Leading Biotechnology Company to Support SU Programs Aimed at Solving Humanity’s Grand Challenges
Mountain View, California (February 6, 2012) – Singularity University (SU), the only educational institution uniquely focused on the impact and opportunities presented by exponentially advancing technologies, has announced a new high-level partnership with Genentech, one of the...
Robert af Jochnick
 

Donation opens new opportunities for more effective diabetes treatment

2/6/2012 8:52 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
The Swedish medical university, Karolinska Institutet, has received a grant of 1.6 million Euro from the Stichting af Jochnick Foundation for research into the fundamental causes of diabetes. The grant will make it possible to use unique methods to study how the release of insulin is regulated in living organisms – and this will create new opportunities for developing more effective drugs against diabetes.

No higher risk of acute leukaemia in close relatives

12/15/2011 5:00 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
Parents, siblings and children of patients with the most common form of acute leukemia do not run a higher risk of developing the disease as was once believed, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
Every year, some 400 people in Sweden are diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common form of acute leukemia. Just like for other forms of the disease,...

An unexpected player in a cancer defense system

11/28/2011 6:01 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
Researchers of the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet and the University of Cologne, Germany, have identified a new protein involved in a defense mechanism against cancer. The VCP/p97 complex is best known for its role in protein destruction and is involved in a type of familial dementia and ALS. In a novel study the researchers now describe how this complex also plays an important role in regulating...

A better way to count molecules discovered

11/21/2011 3:00 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method for counting molecules. Quantifying the amounts of different kinds of RNA and DNA molecules is a fundamental task in molecular biology as these molecules store and transfer the genetic information in cells. Thus, improved measurement techniques are crucial for understanding both normal and cancer cells.

Cell dysfunction linked to obesity and metabolic disorders

9/26/2011 2:30 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
By measuring the radioactive isotope carbon-14, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have revealed an association between lipid cell dysfunction and diseases such as obesity, diabetes and blood lipid disorders. The study, which is presented in the journal Nature, can lead to new approaches to combating metabolic diseases.
The results show that fat cells in overweight people have a higher capacity for storing...
Pennsylvania's First Lady Susan Corbett and PBCC President Pat Halpin-Murphy
 

PA BREAST CANCER COALITION CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN

9/23/2011 8:31 AM EST  -   PA Breast Cancer Coalition Press Room
Pennsylvania’s First Lady Susan Corbett wants to see you there!
HARRISBURG, Pa. –The PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at the Hilton Harrisburg Hotel from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Pat Halpin-Murphy, President & Founder of the PBCC, said, “October is breast cancer awareness month, and I can think of no better way to raise awareness about this disease than by...

Mobile phone data in Haiti improves emergency aid

8/31/2011 2:30 AM EST  -   Karolinska Institutet
Population movements in the wake of disasters make it difficult to deliver the right amount of humanitarian aid to the right places. During the earthquake and ensuing cholera epidemic in Haiti, researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Columbia University, USA, developed a new method for solving this problem – they monitored the continual movements of two million anonymous mobile phones and reported directly...

Poison Centers Say Keep Medicated Patches Away From Children

8/23/2011 9:50 AM EST  -   American Association of Poison Control Centers
For More Information, Contact: Loreeta Canton, communications manager; American Association of Poison Control Centers;   ( ) or 703-894-1863

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Transdermal patches that deliver medicines can pose a danger to children if not handled or disposed of properly, according to medical experts at America’s 57 poison centers.

Transdermal patches are adhesive pads placed on the...

Meet A Scientologist: Dr. Chih-Yuan Hsueh Provides Spiritual and Physical Care

7/13/2011 10:13 AM EST  -   CSI
Dr. Chih-Yuan (Oliver) Hsueh found in Scientology the perfect complement to his medical training: a way to address the spiritual aspects of life to truly help others.
Chih-Yuan (Oliver) Hsueh (http://www.scientology.org/videos/category/meet-a-scientologist/meet-a-scientologist-zi-yuan-h.html#/videos/category/meet-a-scientologist/meet-a-scientologist-zi-yuan-h) became a medical doctor so he could save lives. But...