Large scale Amgen is preparing three sites, including a 75-acre plant in Rhode Island, to make a cholesterol drug if production is approved.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/health/rare-mutation-prompts-race-for-cholesterol-drug.html
Obama: Technology Will Make Health Insurance Transparent
President Obama says government should do what his administration did with the new health insurance application -- make better use of technology to make government and health care more efficient.
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2013/July/09/administration-eyes-technology.aspx
Placebo Effect Largely Ignored in Psychological Intervention Studies says University of Illinois
Many brain-training companies tout the scientific backing of their products - the laboratory studies that reveal how their programs improve your brainpower. But according to a new report, most intervention studies like these have a critical flaw: They do not adequately account for the placebo effect.
http://www.health.am/ab/more/placebo-effect-largely-ignored/
Autism Link Found to Antibodies by UC Davis Researchers
About 23 percent of autism cases appear to be caused by certain antibodies from pregnant mothers that interfere with fetal brain development, according to two studies from UC Davis researchers.
First Test Tube Baby Born with New, Low Cost Embryo Screening
Connor Levy is the first baby born using a low-cost technique that could improve IVF success by spotting abnormalities and gene defects before an embryo is implanted in the womb.
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/baby-born-new-embryo-screening-article-1.1392781
Princeton University Study Finds Exercise Relieves Brain Cells of Stress
Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function, according to a research team based at Princeton University.
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S37/28/70Q72/index.xml?section=topstories
HIV "Cured" by Bone Marrow Transplants
Two HIV-positive lymphoma patients who received bone marrow transplants to treat their cancer no longer have detectable virus in their blood cells.
UC Riverside Researchers Develop Chemical Compound to Save Crops Water
Plants use less water when given an inexpensive chemical discovered by a UC Riverside researcher, according to a new study.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/01/cutler-quinabactin-water/
Vitamin C Increases Successful Treatment of Cancer, In Vitro Fertilization, and Stem Cells
These findings were published by a team of three San Diego scientists at University of California, San Francisco.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jun/30/vitamin-c-embryonic/
UK Government Approves 3 Person In Vitro Fertilization
The UK looks set to become the first country to allow the creation of babies using DNA from three people, after the government backed the IVF technique.