Research & journals
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29th October 2012
Eye Movements and the Search for Biomarkers for Schizophrenia
Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 2012 – There is a long history of research on impaired eye movements associated with schizophrenia. Using a series of simple viewing tests, researchers of a new paper in Biological Psychiatry explored the ability of these eye movement tests... Read more
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29th October 2012
Paula D. Riggs, M.D., Receives AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder
Reports award-winning article in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Washington D.C., October 29, 2012 – The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Paula D. Riggs, M.D., Director, Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado–Denver, as the AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research... Read more
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29th October 2012
Cell Press and the ISSCR enter an exciting new publishing partnership
Cambridge, MA, October 24, 2012 -- Cell Press is delighted to announce that it has been chosen by the International Society for Stem Cell Research, ISSCR, to publish its new Open Access journal Stem Cell Reports. As the most prominent scientific society... Read more
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26th October 2012
Larry K. Brown, M.D., Receives AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement
Reports award-winning article in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Washington D.C., October 26, 2012 – The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Larry K. Brown, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is the... Read more
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26th October 2012
David A. Axelson, M.D., Receives AACAP Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide
Reports award-winning article in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Washington D.C., October 26, 2012 – The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce David A. Axelson, M.D, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, and Director,... Read more
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25th October 2012
Experts Call for Increased Neonatal Inclusion in Pediatric Drug Trials
Cincinnati, OH, October 25, 2012 -- Clinical drug trials are a vital part of pharmaceutical manufacturers gaining approval for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A Commentary scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics assesses the issues surrounding... Read more
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24th October 2012
American Urological Association Issues Four New Clinical Practice Guidelines
New guidelines to improve the quality of patient care published in The Journal of Urology®
Philadelphia, PA, October 24, 2012 – The American Urological Association (AUA) introduces new clinical guidelines for the treatment of Overactive Bladder, Urodynamics, Hematuria, and Vasectomy. The guidelines, which were developed using a rigorous 9-step process to synthesize and summarize the literature to determine... Read more
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24th October 2012
Partial Sleep Deprivation Linked to Obesity
Ghrelin and leptin levels affected during sleep deprivation consistent with increases in appetite, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Reports
Philadelphia, PA, October 24, 2012 – Evidence linking partial sleep deprivation to energy imbalance is relevant to weight gain prevention and weight loss promotion. A new study published today in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics bases this finding on... Read more
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22nd October 2012
Outpatient Urological Surgery Costs Significantly Less When Performed in Physician Offices and Ambulatory Care Centers
Shifting care from hospital outpatient departments could save millions, new study in The Journal of Urology® reports
Philadelphia, PA, October 22, 2012 – More and more outpatient surgical procedures are being done at nonhospital-based facilities such as freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and physician offices, instead of at hospital-based outpatient departments. A new study comparing the cost to Medicare of 22 urological... Read more
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17th October 2012
Study Questions Feasibility of Entire Genome Sequencing in Minutes
Amsterdam, October 17, 2012 – The claim that nanopore technology is on the verge of making DNA analysis so fast and cheap that a person’s entire genome could be sequenced in just minutes and at a fraction of the cost of... Read more
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16th October 2012
Elsevier Publishes Landmark Book on Computer Architecture in Enhanced, Multimedia eBook
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson now available in Inkling Edition
Waltham, MA, October 16, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the release of Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 5th Edition by John L. Hennessy (President of... Read more
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16th October 2012
Study Sheds New Light on the Progression and Invasiveness of Ductal Breast Cancer
Results published in The American Journal of Pathology
Philadelphia, PA, October 16, 2012 – Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered a precursor lesion for invasive breast cancer if untreated, and is found in approximately 45% of patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Patients with DCIS only (not accompanied... Read more
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15th October 2012
Replicating Risk Genes in Bipolar Disorder
A new genetic study in Biological Psychiatry
Philadelphia, PA, October 15, 2012 – One of the biggest challenges in psychiatric genetics has been to replicate findings across large studies. Scientists at King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry have now performed one of the largest ever genetic replication studies... Read more
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11th October 2012
A Gene Implicated In Schizophrenia Risk Is Also Associated With Risk for Cannabis Dependence
Reports new study in Biological Psychiatry
Philadelphia, PA, October 11, 2012 – A paper by Shizhong Han and colleagues in the current issue of Biological Psychiatryimplicates a new gene in the risk for cannabis dependence. This gene, NRG1, codes for the ErbB4 receptor, a protein implicated... Read more
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10th October 2012
Does Immune Dysfunction Contribute To Schizophrenia?
Genetic findings from a new study in Biological Psychiatry
Philadelphia, PA, October 10, 2012 – A new study reinforces the finding that a region of the genome involved in immune system function, called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), is involved in the genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is among the most... Read more
