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Medical Research Council

Type: Organization

Name: Medical Research Council

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

University of Edinburgh

Stem cell study could aid quest to combat range of diseases

To better understand and develop treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and muscular degenerationScientists have taken a vital step forward in understanding how cells from skin tissue can be reprogrammed to become stem ... [Published Express Pharma - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Stem Cell, Multiple Sclerosis, Medical Research Council, University of Edinburgh, Parkinson's Disease

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

University of Melbourne

Genetic cue for early hearing loss discovered! NQGVRCFEYA8W

In a new research study, it has been discovered that malfunction of commonly found inhibitor of an enzyme in our body causes genetic mutation which leads to hearing loss among humans by destroying proteins.This was first identified in the year 2010, however ... [Published The Med Guru - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: University of Melbourne, Monash University, Medical Research Council, mutations, Proteins

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

East African Community

Long Success Story of NIMR That Goes Back to German Era

THE National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has over the years made tremendous contribution to the betterment of the health of millions of Tanzanians through research in different medical fields. Staff writer MASEMBE TAMBWE retraces its roots and ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: East African Community, Long Success International, Tanzania, Medical Research Council

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

University of Bristol

Celebrating 100 years of world-class health research

A pop-up festival of medical science, discussing everything from smoking to how the human memory works, is being held to celebrate 100 years of world-class health research.Academics from the University of Bristol will be sharing their latest work and ... [Published University Of Bristol - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: University of Bristol, Medical Research Council, Memory, Smoking

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

How to discover an antibiotic: a historian's guide

Given our pressing need for new antibiotics, or a whole new class of antibiotic-like drugs, perhaps we ought to try learning lessons from the history of penicillin (it might even help someone win the new Longitude Prize!) Historians of science and medicine ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Penicillin, Antibiotic, Influenza, Bacteria, Peoria (Illinois, United States)

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Young people warned against xenophobia

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Executive Mayor Benson Fihla has called on young people to refrain from attacking foreign nationals during service delivery protests. Fihla was speaking at a Youth Day rally in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.The 81-year-old ... [Published SABC - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Xenophobia, Medical Research Council, Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 2 reports

Youth urged to refrain from drug and alcohol abuse

The youth must refrain from abusing drugs and alcohol and recommit themselves to building a strong society.This is a Youth Day message from the president of Azanian People's Organization (Azapo) Jake Dikobo. He was speaking at the party's June 16 celebration ... [Published SABC - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Drugs, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Ten years on, the Aids struggle has much to celebrate

A decade ago, South African scientists, healthcare workers and Aids activists met in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to discuss ways to halt the Aids pandemic.The first Durban conference in August 2003 took place under the banner "Dira Sengwe", a Setswana phrase ... [Published City Press - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: HIV/AIDS, Durban, Mantombazana Edmie Tshabalala-Msimang, AIDS Pandemic, Medical Research Council

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Medical breakthroughs on Southampton's doorstep

From reducing hip fracture rates to improving the health of mothers and children across the south, the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton, is responsible for groundbreaking health research that affects ... [Published University of Southampton - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Medical Research Council, University of Southampton, Epidemiology, David Barker

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Cell research could pave the way to new treatments

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh believe they have moved closer to finding a way in which skin tissue can be reprogrammed to become stem cells for other uses in the body.In particular they feel these cells could be used to develop treatments ... [Published Barchester - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: treatments, Medical Research Council, University of Edinburgh, Regenerative Medicine, Parkinson's Disease

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

New dementia research funding to unlock secrets of the brain | National Health and Medical Research Council

Medical research into the impact of low Vitamin B12 levels is among six new dementia research grants announced today by Federal Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek and Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler. 'We've made dementia a national ... [Published Australian Government - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Mark Butler, Medical Research Council, Vitamin B12

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 2 reports

Stem Cells Reach Standard For Use In Drug Development

stem cell technology that helps doctors predict the safety and the effectiveness of potential treatments. Medical Research Council scientists at the University of Edinburgh have been able to generate cells in the laboratory that reach the gold standard ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Stem Cell, Drugs, Medical Research Council, University of Edinburgh, treatments

Quotes

"Kisspeptin was actually named after the American chocolate, Hershey's Kisses, because it was discovered in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It's quite apt that we're using it to help women get pregnant."

Pioneering IVF treatment developed at Hammersmith Hospital [Published Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle - 5 hours ago]

Yeap B, et al "Higher free thyroxine levels predict increased all-cause mortality in euthyroid older men: the Health in Men study" ENDO 2013; Abstract MON-447

Thyroid Hormone Level May Signal Mortality Risk (CME/CE) [Published MedPage Today - 5 hours ago]

"The good news is that by extending the hours they sleep, adult men - who over a long period of time do not get enough sleep during the working week - can still improve their insulin sensitivity."

Sleep Could Be Key To Preventing Type 2 Diabetes [Published MediLexicon - 13 hours ago]

"Our finding of a significant improvement in infant cognitive outcome at six months of age following twice weekly antenatal (iron-folic acid supplementation) requires further exploration, and provides additional support for the use of intermittent over daily antenatal (iron-folic acid supplementation) regimes in populations with low rates of iron deficiency."

Bi-weekly iron dose same as daily in pregnancy [Published XinMsn - 20 hours ago]

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Exercise Plus Diet Key to Kids' Weight Loss [Published MedPage Today - 21 hours ago]
Understaffed: Implementation of health equity m... [Published The Express Tribune - Jun 18 2013]
The American Society for Microbiology honors Ma... [Published Bio-Medicine - Jun 18 2013]
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First baby conceived through 'safer' IVF is born [Published Wired.co.uk - Jun 18 2013]
Testosterone Keeps Women's Brains Sharp [Published MedPage Today - Jun 18 2013]
Misguided claims alcohol in pregnancy helps baby [Published Hampshire Chronicle - Jun 18 2013]
MedImmune quits Granta Park to join mother ship [Published Business Weekly UK - Jun 18 2013]
Spirited debate on pregnancy [Published Adelaide Now - Jun 18 2013]
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An ally against childhood pneumonia [Published Medical Xpress - Jun 18 2013]
AstraZeneca picks location for global HQ and re... [Published PMLive - Jun 18 2013]
A More 'Natural' Version Of IVF Proves A Success [Published Huffington Post UK - Jun 18 2013]
kisspeptin hormone effectively induces egg matu... [Published News-Medical.Net - Jun 18 2013]
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Tests save lives [Published Milton Ulladulla Times - Jun 18 2013]

Blogs

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Acupuncture Doesn’t Work [Published Science-Based Medicine - 10 hours ago] About a year ago the editors of Anesthesia & Analgesia solicited a written debate on whether or not acupuncture is effective or simply an elaborate placebo. Four experienced acupuncture researchers agreed to write the pro-acupuncture article, Wang, ...
Denise Drysdale still Going Strong at Sixty-fou... [Published Australian Women Online - Jun 12 2013] At 64, veteran entertainer and Australian media personality, Denise Drysdale, is still singing and dancing her way across Australia and keeping us thoroughly entertained on the telly. But like many people of a certain age, Denise needs a little medicinal ...
Authorities examine complaint against anti-wind... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Jun 12 2013] www.crikey.com.au 23 Apr 2013Prominent anti- wind farm activist Sarah Laurie is being examined by the National Health and Medical Research Council's ethics committee regarding claims she has breached ethical research codes.Well-known anti- wind ...
An African Iceberg? [Published Gwynne Dyer - May 22 2013] 22 May 2013 An African Iceberg? By Gwynne Dyer Keeping a file of random clippings is an old-fashioned thing to do, but sometimes it offers you unexpected connections. Sometimes it’s a connection that you don’t even want to see. But there it is, so ...
Explainer: what are stem cells? [Published GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe - May 17 2013] By Merlin Crossley In a paper published in Cell yesterday, scientists from the US and Thailand have, for the first time, successfully produced embryonic stem cells from human skin cells.That sounds interesting, but what are stem cells and where do ...

Press Releases

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6th BioVaria to Take Place in Munich on 4 June,... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Apr 20 2013]