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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth edition of the nation's leading obstetrics textbook, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies has been released. Drs. Steven G. Gabbe and Mark B. Landon of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center led the textbook's revision, which now includes new coverage of fetal origins of adult disease, evidence-based medicine, quality assessment, nutrition and global obstetric practices, as well as a redesigned format that...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Feelings of loneliness could be hazardous to your health, causing an immune system reaction similar to those associated with high stress levels, researchers from the Ohio State University (OSU) claim in a new study. Lead author Lisa Jaremka, a postdoctoral fellow at the OSU Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, and colleagues discovered that people who were more isolated demonstrated signs of elevated latent herpes virus...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A portion of the Antarctic ice sheet is warming nearly twice as quickly as experts had previously believed, which could increase the region's future contribution to rising sea levels, a team of researchers from the Ohio State University (OSU) has discovered. According to BBC News Environmental Correspondent Matt McGrath, the study authors analyzed temperature records from Byrd Station, a scientific outpost in the center of the...
Drug widely used for decades scrutinized for effectiveness, link to diabetes First developed in the 1950s, beta blockers have been a mainstay in medicine for decades, used to treat everything from heart disease to stage fright to glaucoma. But some older classes of beta blockers are causing new concerns. “Studies show that older beta blockers can increase a patient’s risk of diabetes by more than 25 percent,” said Dr. Ragavendra Baliga, a cardiologist at The Ohio State...
Researchers at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, in partnership with The Ohio State University, have developed a prototype for child-resistant spray bottles for household cleaning products. If produced, the prototype would provide an alternative to current, more harmful child-resistant spray bottles while still meeting U.S. Consumer Product Safety commission standards for child resistance. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) September 11, 2012 Researchers at The Research...
Scientists have designed a screening tool that provides a fast, easy and relatively inexpensive way to predict levels of a specific toxin in lakes that are prone to blue-green algal blooms. Blue-green algae is not your average pond scum - rather than consisting of plant-like organisms, blue-green algae actually are cyanobacteria, and some species are linked to the production and release of the toxin microcystin into the water. Human exposure to the toxin through drinking or recreational...
-SMIP-016 is a promising experimental drug that kills chronic leukemia cells. -The drug targets a protein called CD37, but it wasn’t known how this kills leukemia cells. -This study showed unexpectedly that CD37 helps regulate both cell-death and cell-survival signals, explaining how the drug works and how it might be improved. A new study has identified a life-and-death signaling role for a molecule on the surface of the immune cells involved in the most common form of chronic...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, May 21, 2012 the final beam will be lifted into place at the new James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute and Critical Care Center under construction on The Ohio State University medical campus. When completed, the 21-floor, $1.1 billion hospital will be one of the 15 tallest hospitals in the country. OSU President E. Gordon Gee and dignitaries from the state, including Mayor Michael Coleman, community and...
A study has identified microRNA-3151 as a new independent prognostic marker in certain patients with acute leukemia. The study involves patients with acute myeloid leukemia and normal-looking chromosomes(CN-AML). The study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) found that when microRNA-3151 (miR-3151) is overexpressed in CN-AML, the disease responds poorly to...
The free training is offered through Goodwill Columbus’ Workforce Development program, helping Central Ohioans obtain gainful employment Columbus, OH (PRWEB) February 24, 2012 Connect Ohio, Goodwill Columbus, and The Ohio State University Extension have partnered to offer the Every Citizen Online (ECO) free basic computer and Internet training to central Ohioans. Through this collaborative effort, area adults are learning how to connect in ways many of us take for granted, and are...
