Press releases
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19th June 2013
Maturitas Publishes 2013 Update on Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women and Older Men
Update presented by National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG)
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of the National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) Update 2013 on diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men in the... Read more
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19th June 2013
Bullying and Suicide Among Youth Is a Public Health Problem
Expert research from CDC panel provides details and clarity, reports the Journal of Adolescent Health
Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble an expert panel to focus on these issues. This panel synthesized the... Read more
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19th June 2013
Elsevier Launches Open Access Journal: GeoResJ
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new open access journal, GeoResJ. With the launch of GeoResJ, Elsevier's earth and planetary science journals portfolio has its... Read more
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17th June 2013
Elsevier Launches EduCode Doc Briefs to Help Physicians Implement ICD-10
Comprehensive training program includes documentation improvement support; program promoted through new 'Wake-Up Call' campaign and ICD-10 launch countdown app
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of EduCode® Doc Briefs, an ICD-10 education series designed for physicians and other practitioners. EduCode Doc Briefs is available on its own or... Read more
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17th June 2013
Elsevier Announces Publishing the Journal International Economics
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce it has been selected as the new publisher for the journal International Economics. The journal is published on behalf CEPII, the French research... Read more
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13th June 2013
Elsevier Pairs its Health Education Content with CollaborateMD’s Online Medical Billing and Coding Solutions
ClaimGear provides hands-on, real-world training to complement Elsevier's education content for students learning medical billing and coding
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pairing its educational content with ClaimGear, CollaborateMD's online solution for medical billing and coding education. CollaborateMD, a leading provider of online medical practice management and medical... Read more
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12th June 2013
Seven Outstanding Ocean Researchers Nominated For 2013 ASPIRE Prize
APEC member economies have announced their nominees for the 2013 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research, and Education, also known as the ASPIRE Prize, sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Elsevier. In-line with this year's theme, the prize... Read more
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11th June 2013
Background Mortality Rates Key to Accurate Reporting of Vaccine Safety Risks
Collaborative study utilizing Vaccine Safety Datalink published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
In a study using the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), investigators analyzed four years of data and determined that background mortality rates (rates of death irrespective of cause) are crucial in interpreting the numbers of deaths following vaccination. The VSD mortality... Read more
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11th June 2013
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment: Genetic Predictor of Response to Exposure Therapy
From a new study in Biological Psychiatry
There is growing evidence that a gene variant that reduces the plasticity of the nervous system also modulates responses to treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. In this case, patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, with a less functional... Read more
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10th June 2013
Do Antidepressants Impair the Ability to Extinguish Fear?
Answers from a new study in Biological Psychiatry
An interesting new report of animal research published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly called SSRIs, are a class of antidepressant widely used... Read more
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10th June 2013
Elsevier Publishes New Work on Information Age Pioneer Alan Turing
Book provides insight on his work and impact on modern computing, artificial intelligence and cryptography
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of a new book, Alan Turing: His Work and Impact, edited by S. Barry Cooper and Jan van Leeuwen. The book brings insight... Read more
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7th June 2013
Biomarker Identification May Lead to New Noninvasive Test for Colorectal Cancer Detection
Serum DNA analysis allows detection of early disease, say researchers in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
The average 5-year survival for colorectal cancer (CRC) is less than 10% if metastasis occurs, but can reach 90% if detected early. A new non-invasive test has been developed that measures methylation of the SDC2 gene in tissues and blood... Read more
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6th June 2013
Reaxys® Announces Finalists of the 2013 Reaxys PhD Prize
The Reaxys PhD Prize awards original and innovative research in organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry
Reaxys today announced the 45 finalists for the 2013 Reaxys PhD Prize. This highly prestigious international prize is open to all students studying for (or having completed in the last 12 months) a PhD in chemistry. The prize recognizes research... Read more
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6th June 2013
New Study Shows Most Youth Football Player Concussions Occur During Games, Not Practice
Sports-related concussion has been referred to as an "epidemic" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emergency department visits for concussions have increased 62% between 2001 and 2009. Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in... Read more
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6th June 2013
Reversal Cells May Tip the Balance Between Bone Formation and Resorption in Health and Disease
Investigators report on a possible "missing link" in The American Journal of Pathology
By analyzing biopsy specimens from patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and primary hyperparathyroidism, investigators have begun to pay increasing attention to "reversal cells," which prepare for bone formation during bone remodeling. The hope is that these reversal cells will become critical... Read more
