The Parkinson's Disease Foundation awards $950,000 in seed grants 07/01/2008 (Parkinson's Disease Foundation) The Parkinson's Disease Foundation is pleased to announce awards of $950,000 toward its 2008-2009 International Research Grants and Fellowship Program. The funding will support the research of 19 Parkinson's scientists around the world. The IRGFP is part of PDF's four-pronged approach to funding Parkinson science. In fiscal year 2009, PDF will contribute more than $4.8 million to support Parkinson's disease research. Best treatment for MS may depend on disease subtype 07/01/2008 (University of Michigan Health System) Relatively new drugs now help some patients, but not others, with the most common form of multiple sclerosis. That may be because patients with the same symptoms experience different types of inflammation, suggests a new study in animals from the University of Michigan. If the differences are found in people, future treatments may be tailored to specific subtypes of the disease. Penn animal study identifies new DNA weapon against avian flu 07/01/2008 (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against flu, along with a minute electric pulse, researchers have immunized experimental animals against various strains of the virus. This approach could allow for the build up of vaccine reserves that could be easily and effectively dispensed in case of an epidemic. Death, division or cancer? Newly discovered checkpoint process holds the line in cell division 07/01/2008 (Fox Chase Cancer Center) Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, have discovered a novel biochemical activity involved in controlling cell division, which they've called the mitotic checkpoint factor 2. While the proteins involved in MCF2 remain to be determined, their findings offer insight into a fundamental question of biology, which may also help to increase the efficiency of cancer drugs like gemcitabine or paclitaxel. 'Hibernation-on-demand' drug significantly improves survival after extreme blood loss 07/01/2008 (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the administration of minute amounts of inhaled or intravenous hydrogen sulfide, or H2S -- the molecule that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench -- significantly improves survival from extreme blood loss in rats. Fungi the cause of many outbreaks of disease but mostly ignored 07/01/2008 (American Society for Microbiology) Many people, scientists among them, are largely unaware of the roles fungi play in the world around us. Research on fungi and fungal diseases are seriously neglected as a result -- a situation with grave negative repercussions for human health, agriculture, and the environment -- according to a new report from the American Academy of Microbiology. Pediatric researchers find possible 'master switch' gene in juvenile arthritis 07/01/2008 (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Researchers have found that a gene region known to play a role in some varieties of adult rheumatoid arthritis is also present in all types of childhood arthritis. The researchers say the responsible gene may be a "master switch" that helps turn on the debilitating disease. Weekends slow weight loss, researchers find 07/01/2008 (Washington University School of Medicine) Saturday can be the worst enemy for our waistlines, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. They found that study subjects on strict diet and exercise programs tend to lose weight more slowly than expected because they eat more on weekends than during the week. UC research shows employer-based weight loss programs are helpful 07/01/2008 (University of Cincinnati) A new review of studies from the University of Cincinnati shows that a little shove from the workplace may actually be the ticket to dropping weight. Effects of healing touch therapy being studied 07/01/2008 (University of Cincinnati) University of Cincinnati researchers are pairing a complementary therapy known as Healing Touch with mild sedation to see if the technique truly calms patients undergoing minor procedures. Insights into micromillimeters 07/01/2008 (University Hospital Heidelberg) "TIGA," the new high-tech imaging center at the University of Heidelberg founded in cooperation with the Japanese company Hamamatsu, provides deep insights: a high-tech robot makes it possible for the first time to automatically reproduce and evaluate tissue slices only micromillimeters thick -- an important aid for researchers in understanding cancer or in following in detail the effect of treatment on cells and tissue. Does this make me look fat? 07/01/2008 (Springer) The peer groups teenage girls identify with determine how they decide to control their own figure. So reports a new study just published online in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, a Springer publication. Also influencing weight control behavior is girls' own definition of normal body weight and their perception of what others consider normal body weight. Pesticides persist in ground water 07/01/2008 (American Society of Agronomy) Numerous studies over the past four decades have established that pesticides, which are typically applied at the land surface, can move downward to reach the water table at detectable concentrations. The downward movement of pesticide degradation products can also contribute to the contamination of ground water. This study found that the pesticides and degradation products detected most frequently in shallow ground-water samples were predominantly from two classes of herbicides -- triazines and chloroacetanilides. Taking action against hospital acquired infection 07/01/2008 (Indiana University) Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute, Inc., the Roudebush VAMC and the IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology have been tapped by AHRQ to serve as the national resource center for its multiple collaborative work to prevent hospital acquired infection. Indiana researchers will work to develop data collection tools and collect information to provide technical assistance as well as to identify effective implementation strategies developed by the five hospital acquired infection prevention collaboratives. Mobile users make same mistakes as disabled PC users 07/01/2008 (University of Manchester) Mobile phone owners make similar mistakes to physically impaired computer users when using the technology, according to new research from the University of Manchester. Researcher receives $4 million from RWJ Foundation to study health quality reform project 07/01/2008 (Penn State) Dr. Dennis Scanlon, associate professor of health policy and administration in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development, has been awarded a three-year, $4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand an evaluation of a RWJF national initiative, "Aligning Forces for Quality." Researchers coat titanium with polymer to improve integration of joint replacements 07/01/2008 (Georgia Institute of Technology Research News) Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology shows that coating a titanium implant with a new biologically inspired material enhances tissue healing, improves bone growth around the implant and strengthens the attachment and integration of the implant to the bone. Discovery of gene mechanism could bring about new ways to treat metastatic cancer 07/01/2008 (Virginia Commonwealth University) Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have uncovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24), induces a bystander effect that kills cancer cells not directly receiving mda-7/IL-24 without harming healthy ones, a discovery that could lead to new therapeutic strategies to fight metastatic disease. Sleep problems associated with menopause vary among ethnic groups 07/01/2008 (Rush University Medical Center) Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep increase as women go through menopause according to research by Rush University Medical Center. Waking up earlier than planned also increases through late perimenopause but decreases when women become postmenopausal. The study is published in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. Toys and technology for rehabilitation in cerebral palsy patients 07/01/2008 (Lifespan) What began as a college course project to design therapeutic toys has resulted in the first toys of their kind, designed as therapy for children with cerebral palsy. Smokers suffer more back pain 07/01/2008 (Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) Smokers suffer more chronic back pain. This was the result of the analysis of a questionnaire performed by Monique Zimmermann-Stenzel and her colleagues and published in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. Sunburn alert: UVB does more damage to DNA than UVA 07/01/2008 (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) As bombs burst in air this July 4, chances are that sunburn will be the red glare that most folks see -- and feel. But unfortunately, even when there is no burn, the effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays can have deadly consequences. Thanks to new research published in the July 2008 issue of the FASEB Journal, scientists now know why UVB light is more likely to cause skin cancer than UVA light. Medical check-ups for intestinal cancer are hardly used 07/01/2008 (Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) Only 20 percent of persons aged over 55 use colonoscopies for early detection of cancer, even though the statutory health insurance funds have covered the costs since 2002. This was shown by an analysis of the Bavarian Colonoscopy Database published in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. Post-exercise caffeine helps muscles refuel 07/01/2008 (American Physiological Society) Glycogen, the muscle's primary fuel source during exercise, is replenished more rapidly when athletes ingest both carbohydrate and caffeine following exhaustive exercise, new research from the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology shows. Athletes who ingested caffeine with carbohydrate had 66 percent more glycogen in their muscles four hours after finishing intense, glycogen-depleting exercise, compared to when they consumed carbohydrate alone, according to the study, published by the American Physiological Society. Resuscitation technique after brain injury may do more harm than good 07/01/2008 (UT Southwestern Medical Center) The current standard practice of giving infants and children 100 percent oxygen to prevent brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation may actually inflict additional harm, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. 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