Press releases
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17th April 2013
Mosby’s Nursing Consult Now Available on the App Store
Patient education, drug information and more
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of its Mosby’s Nursing Consult App, now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Mosby’s Nursing Consult puts trusted clinical... Read more
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17th April 2013
Elsevier Announces the Launch of a Japanese User Interface to Scopus
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of a Japanese user interface to Scopus.The interface provides Japanese users with the ability to find their way through the product in their... Read more
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16th April 2013
Cell-Permeable Peptide Shows Promise for Controlling Cardiovascular Disease
Cell-permeable peptide hampers inflammation and atherosclerosis in mice, report investigators in The American Journal of Pathology
Atherosclerosis – sometimes called “hardening of the arteries” – is a leading cause of death and morbidity in Western countries. A cell-permeable peptide containing the NF-kB nuclear localization sequence (NLS) shows promise as a potential agent in controlling the development... Read more
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16th April 2013
Women with HIV Shown to Have Elevated Resting Energy Expenditure
Antiretroviral therapy does not affect resting energy expenditure among women with HIV, according to Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics report
Studies have shown that about 10 percent of men infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an elevated resting energy expenditure (REE). Their bodies use more kilocalories for basic functions including circulation, body temperature, and breathing. Most studies have been... Read more
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16th April 2013
Stimulating the Brain Blunts Cigarette Craving
Reports new study in Biological Psychiatry
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Unfortunately smoking cessation is difficult, with more than 90% of attempts to quit resulting in relapse. There are a growing number of available methods that can be tried in the... Read more
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16th April 2013
Elsevier and O'Reilly Media Sign New Ebook Distribution Deal
Industry-leading Elsevier imprints Morgan Kaufmann, Syngress, Academic Press, Butterworth-Heinemann, Newnes now available on oreilly.com
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and technology publisher O'Reilly Media today announced that O'Reilly will distribute many of Elsevier’s academic, research-focused ebooks. This expands the depth of ebooks available from O’Reilly in... Read more
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15th April 2013
Following a Western Style Diet May Lead to Greater Risk of Premature Death
New findings reported in The American Journal of Medicine
Data from a new study of British adults suggest that adherence to a “Western-style” diet (fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products) reduces a person’s likelihood of achieving older ages in good health... Read more
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14th April 2013
Personalizing Prostate Specific Antigen Testing May Improve Specificity, Reduce Biopsies
Technique relies on correcting for genetic variants, reported in The Journal of Urology®
Genetic variants have been identified which can increase serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) concentrations and prostate cancer risk. A new study published in The Journal of Urology® reports that correcting PSA levels for these genetic variants can have significant consequences,... Read more
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12th April 2013
L-Carnitine Significantly Improves Patient Outcomes Following Heart Attack
Results of systematic review of 13 controlled studies reported in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
L-carnitine significantly improves cardiac health in patients after a heart attack, say a multicenter team of investigators in a study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Their findings, based on analysis of key controlled trials, associate L-carnitine with significant reduction... Read more
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11th April 2013
A New Treatment Option for Alcohol Dependence: Reduced Consumption Rather than Abstinence
A potential new treatment for alcoholism called nalmefene is effective and safe for reducing alcohol consumption in alcohol dependent individuals, says a new study published this week in Biological Psychiatry. Traditionally, abstinence has been regarded as the primary treatment goal... Read more
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10th April 2013
The Elsevier Foundation, OWSD and TWAS Call for 2014 Chemistry Award Nominations for Early Career Women Scientists in Developing Countries
Research excellence nominations accepted through September 15 to support research, build capacity and inspire a new generation of women scientists in the developing world
The Elsevier Foundation, the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world announced today their call for award nominations for the 2014 Elsevier Foundation Awards recognizing talented early... Read more
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10th April 2013
Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio Now Available
New titles published by Elsevier provide proven, practical information for corporate and academic security and risk management programs
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and Security Executive Council (SEC), a leading research and advisory services firm for risk mitigation solutions, today launched Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio at ISC... Read more
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9th April 2013
Google Searches about Mental Illness Follow Seasonal Patterns
New study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports
A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with... Read more
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9th April 2013
Elsevier Acquires Mendeley, an Innovative, Cloud-based Research Management and Social Collaboration Platform
Mendeley users to benefit from seamless access to Elsevier’s leading content and workflow tools, while Elsevier expands researcher workflow offerings and builds greater engagement with its users
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of Mendeley, a London-based company that operates a global research management and collaboration platform. Researchers worldwide use Mendeley’s desktop and cloud-based tools to... Read more
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8th April 2013
For Breast Cancer Screening, One Size Doesn’t Fit All
New findings reported in The American Journal of Medicine
Although mammography, the gold standard of breast cancer screening, reduces breast cancer mortality, it has important limitations. Critics point to reduced sensitivity for women with dense breasts, a high rate of false positives leading to excessive biopsies, and concerns about... Read more
