Research & journals
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17th December 2012
Elsevier Selected as Publisher of The Journal of Social Studies Research
International Society for the Social Studies will published their journal with Elsevier beginning in January 2013 Oxford, December 17, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that the... Read more
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17th December 2012
Elsevier Launches New Open Access Journal: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
New York, December 17, 2012- Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announces the launch of Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (JPS Case Reports), a new online-only, open access journal devoted to the... Read more
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12th December 2012
Previously Unknown Mechanism Identified in Oncogene-Induced Senescence
Reported in The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, December 12, 2012 – Cell aging, or cellular senescence, has an important role in the natural physiological response to tumor development. Activated oncogenes are able to induce senescence, and recent findings... Read more
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12th December 2012
Novel Test Identifies Patients Most Likely to Benefit from ALK Inhibition Therapy
Economical, easy to perform compared to existing tests, reported in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics Philadelphia, PA, December 12, 2012 – Approximately one in 20 patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has chromosomal aberrations targeting the anaplastic lymphoma kinase... Read more
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11th December 2012
Bedroom TV Viewing Increases Risk of Obesity in Children
More than two hours of TV a day adds significantly to children’s waist size, American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports San Diego, CA, December 11, 2012 – The average American child from age 8 to 18 watches about 4.5 hours... Read more
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11th December 2012
Does the Brain Become Unglued in Autism?
Philadelphia, PA, December 11, 2012 – A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood, where they play a role in immune function. Cell adhesion... Read more
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11th December 2012
Journal Maturitas Publishes Position Statement on Diet and Health in Midlife and Beyond
Amsterdam, December 11, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of a position statement by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in journal Maturitas. As we live... Read more
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11th December 2012
Elsevier’s Reproductive Health Matters Publishes 2012 Supplement Issue “Pregnancy decisions of women living with HIV”
Amsterdam, December 11, 2012 – Elsevier,a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today publication of Reproductive Health Matters’ 2012 supplement issue “Pregnancy decisions of women living with HIV”. The supplement issue focuses on finding... Read more
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10th December 2012
Targeted Prostate Biopsy Has Potential to Improve Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
Magnetic resonance ultrasound fusion biopsy may aid in selection of patients for active surveillance versus aggressive therapy, new study in The Journal of Urology® reports New York, NY, December 10, 2012 – Diagnosis of prostate cancer remains imperfect. Current methods... Read more
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10th December 2012
Oxytocin Produces More Engaged Fathers and More Responsive Infants
Reports new study in Biological Psychiatry Philadelphia, PA, December 10, 2012 – A large body of research has focused on the ability of oxytocin to facilitate social bonding in both marital and parenting relationships in human females. A new laboratory... Read more
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5th December 2012
Translating Scientific Research in Autism into Clinical Practice
Editorial and study series published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry addresses ‘translation gap’ Washington D.C., December 5, 2012 – An editorial published in the November 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy... Read more
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4th December 2012
Predictors of Postpartum Pelvic Joint Pain Identified Among Working Women
First report of unexplained pain as predictor, according to new study in PAIN® Philadelphia, PA, December 4, 2012 – A new study of working women has identified factors during pregnancy and postpartum that can predict pain in the joints that... Read more
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30th November 2012
Obese Children More Vulnerable to Food Advertising
Cincinnati, OH, November 30, 2012 – Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the past 30 years, and food marketing has been implicated as one factor contributing to this trend. Every year, companies spend more than $10 billion in the... Read more
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30th November 2012
Hospital Cleaning Protocol Ineffective Against A. Baumannii
Washington, November 30, 2012 -- Current hospital cleaning protocol may be inadequate to rid patient rooms of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, according toa study in the December issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the... Read more
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29th November 2012
Children with Higher Intelligence Less Likely to Report Chronic Widespread Pain in Adulthood
New Study Tracked Nearly 7000 Men and Women from Age 11 to 45, Reports PAIN® Philadelphia, PA, November 29, 2012 – A UK-based study team has determined that there is a correlation between childhood intelligence and chronic widespread pain (CWP)... Read more
