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The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition launches its new MSA Research Grant program, including the creation of a world-class Scientific Advisory Board and Advocate Research Committee to review research proposals and recommend grants. Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition (formerly the SDS/MSA Support Group) announced today the launch of its new Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Research Grant Program. Over the past few years, The MSA Coalition’s grass roots...

Recognizing the signs and taking immediate action - calling 9-1-1 - can dramatically decrease the impact of a stroke BETHESDA, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During Stroke Awareness Month this May, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke's (NINDS) Know Stroke campaign is urging all Americans to "make the stroke call" by learning the signs of stroke and sharing them across social media platforms. NINDS has produced a series of infographics to increase...

ROCKVILLE, Md. and BALTIMORE, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), a regional private-public partnership focusing on commercializing market-relevant biohealth innovations and increasing access to early-stage funding in Central Maryland, today announced its selection of Ram Aiyar, Ph.D., M.B.A., as the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) for BHI at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Dr. Aiyar will help...

Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia. Historically, younger stroke victims receive different after-stroke intervention strategies than those over a certain age. However, Neale Chumbler, a UGA professor and head of the department of health policy and management in the College of Public Health, found patients responded equally to care efforts. Looking at 127 Veterans Affairs medical...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, one of the nation's top cancer research and prevention centers and pioneer of bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, today called on Congress to support restoring full funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which supports pioneering research that saves lives. Funding was recently cut due to sequestration. The U.S. Senate Subcommittee of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education...

New University of Michigan poll shows 4 out of 5 report they’d favor medical care for children where research for new prevention strategies and medical treatment occurs Four out of five parents and grandparents in Michigan say they’d rather take children to a hospital that does medical research for children than one that does not, according to a new poll from the University of Michigan. A new study from the Michigan Child Health Research Priorities team at C.S. Mott Children’s...

The Charles E Holman Foundation Challenges Validity of Wikipedia Editors in Light of Recent Studies Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 A series of important new studies provide evidence that Morgellons disease has an infectious origin which should be treatable. Yet, despite this good news, thousands of Morgellons sufferers seeking legitimate and current answers may not be reading up-to-date information. For many Internet users Wikipedia is the first information source they will find on a...

Over 500 technology innovators, philanthropists, government officials, healthcare executives, clinicians and members of the media will gather at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, in Washington, DC to focus on the future of women’s health where technology facilitates patient interaction, and philanthropy and industry partner to accelerate technology breakthroughs. Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 Tonight, the Society for Women’s Health Research will host IMAGINE IT, their Annual Gala...

By the National Cancer Institute Editor's Note: The following article is part of the monthly Lifelines education and awareness print series that the National Cancer Institute provides to African American news and information outlets BETHESDA, Md., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In communities of color, the words "clinical trial" or "research study" sometimes raise concerns that are rooted in memories of infamous studies of the past, such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study....

Interferon and ribavirin inhibit virus replication in cell culture, NIH study finds National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists studying an emerging coronavirus have found that a combination of two licensed antiviral drugs, ribavirin and interferon-alpha 2b, can stop the virus from replicating in laboratory-grown cells. These results suggest that the drug combination could be used to treat patients infected with the new coronavirus, but more research is needed to confirm this...