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Strategy discovered to prevent Alzheimer's-associated traffic jams in the brain
(Gladstone Institutes) Amyloid beta proteins, widely thought to cause Alzheimer's disease, block the transport of vital cargoes inside brain cells. Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease have discovered that reducing the level of another protein, tau, can prevent amyloid beta from causing such traffic jams.
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Promising treatment for metastatic melanoma 'fast tracked' by FDA
(John Theurer Cancer Center) Researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center played an important role in a study that led to the Food & Drug Administration's recent fast tracking of ipilimumab, a promising treatment for metastatic melanoma.
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'Sully' Sullenberger keynotes HFES 54th Annual Meeting
(Human Factors and Ergonomics Society) Retired US Airways Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III will be the keynote speaker during the Opening Plenary Session of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
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Pediatric vaccine stockpile policies need to be revisited, researcher says
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Vaccine manufacturers and public health decision-makers need to collaborate in a more efficient and effective manner not only to reduce the likelihood of supply shortages for pediatric vaccines but also to maximize community immunity, says Sheldon H. Jacobson, a University of Illinois researcher who specializes in statistics and data analysis.
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Study finds most Oregon hospices do not fully participate in the Death with Dignity Act
(The Hastings Center) A survey in the latest issue of the Hastings Center Report found that most hospices in Oregon, the first state to legalize physician-assistance in dying, either do not participate in or have limited participation in requests for such assistance. Both legal and moral reasons are identified.
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