Sofia Schonell | September 28, 2010
A Phase I study, called RV262, recently began to evaluate a combination DNA prime/MVA vector boost vaccine regimen that was developed to protect against diverse subtypes of HIV-1 prevalent in North America, Europe, Africa and South America. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), [...]
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Sofia Schonell | September 26, 2010
Illinois’ 200 hospitals and health systems are responsible for about 426,700 direct and indirect jobs and generate $75.1 billion for the state’s economy, the Illinois Hospital Association reports. An IHA study, Illinois Hospitals $75 Billion Impact on our Economy—the first report of its kind in Illinois that examines the statewide economic impact of hospitals—found that [...]
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Sofia Schonell | September 20, 2010
American and Italian researchers have found that a novel drug allows anandamide – a marijuana-like chemical in the body – to effectively control pain at the site of an injury. Led by Daniele Piomelli, the Louise Turner Arnold Chair in Neurosciences and director of the Center for Drug Discovery at UC Irvine, the study suggests [...]
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Sofia Schonell | September 17, 2010
Simply getting older is not the cause of mild memory lapses often called senior moments, according to a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center. The study, published in the September 15, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that even the very early [...]
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