Health Care

Medicare, Scientists reveal how biological activity is regulated in fruit fly and roundworm genomes

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Scientists today published catalogs of the fruit fly and roundworm’s functional genomic elements: DNA sequences in the genome that carry the instructions and determine which genes are turned on and off at various times in different cells.

Medicare, NIH-led study identifies genetic variant that can lead to severe impulsivity

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A multinational research team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health has found that a genetic variant of a brain receptor molecule may contribute to violently impulsive behavior when people who carry it are under the influence of alcohol. A report of the findings, which include human genetic analyses and gene knockout studies … Read more

Medicare, NIH scientists identify possible gene target for treating a form of lymphoma

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Researchers have identified a mutation in a gene that could lead to targeted therapies for certain lymphoma patients whose cure rates are currently poor. Mutation of the MYD88 gene was found to be one of the most frequent genetic abnormalities in a form of cancer known as diffuse large B cell lymphoma. MYD88 encodes a … Read more

Medicare, NCI announces plans to reinvigorate clinical trials

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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has announced major changes to be made in the long-established Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program that conducts many of the nationwide trials of new cancer therapies. In a major transformation, NCI intends to consolidate the nine groups that currently conduct trials in adult cancer patients into four state-of-the-art entities that … Read more

Welcome 2011

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I love welcoming in the New Year and I don’t mean the New Year’s Eve celebrations with the champagne, the ball dropping in Times Square, the tasty hors d’oeuvres (although, I do love me some little cocktail wienies and shrimp wrapped in bacon), and the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” at midnight. I mean, I … Read more

Medicare NIH funds four clinical trials to fight antimicrobial resistance

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced four new contracts for large-scale clinical trials that address the problem of antimicrobial resistance. Over the next five to six years, these new clinical trials will evaluate treatment alternatives for diseases for which antibiotics are prescribed most … Read more

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Civil Rights Update: Recent Settlements on Charges of Disability Discrimination

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Civil Rights Update:  Recent Settlements on Charges of Disability Discrimination: Information about recent settlements on charges of disability discrimination brought by the departments of Justice and Housing & Urban Development and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  For more information about laws that protect the rights of people with … Read more