The relationship of safe and participatory school environments and supportive attitudes toward violence: evidence from the Colombian Saber test of Citizenship Competencies - Diazgranados S, Noonan J.
In this study, we use data collected during the 2005 Saber test of Citizenship Competencies to examine the relations... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Eko Devices raises $2M for smartphone-connected stethoscope device
Berkeley, California-based smartphone-enabled stethoscope company Eko Devices has raised $2 million in a round led by existing investor Founder.org with participation from Stanford StartX, and angels, including former HHS advisor John Noonan and the cofounders of music identification company Shazam. This brings the company’s total funding to date to $2.8 million. Eko’s device, called Core, hooks on to […] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 12, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Aditi Pai Tags: Uncategorized AliveCor DrChrono Eko Devices Founders.org Shazam smartphone-connected stethoscope UCSF University of California San Francisco Source Type: news
Futuristic Stethoscope Attachment To Go Into Clinical Trials
Eko Devices, a company featured in the 2014 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for healthcare, announced today that it has closed a $2 million funding round for its digital stethoscope attachment, the Eko Core. Investors include the co-founders of Shazam and former advisor to the HHS secretary John Noonan. The company also announced the start of a clinical trial with UCSF’s department of cardiology. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 12, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sarah Hedgecock Source Type: news
Prescription price shock: Providence finds solutions in many places
Providence Health Plan is taking a multi-pronged approach to containing runaway prices for specialty drugs.
For one thing, the insurer is targeting the unit cost of drugs and relying as much as possible on Providence Health & Services' own specialty pharmacy.
"We're working really diligently to keep unit costs at the most cost-efficient level, so that drugs are not used as a primary way to gain margin, in terms of profit," said Helen Noonan-Harnsberger, Providence Health Plan's director of Pharmacy.
For… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - December 12, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Prescription price shock: Providence finds solutions in many places
Providence Health Plan is taking a multi-pronged approach to containing runaway prices for specialty drugs.
For one thing, the insurer is targeting the unit cost of drugs and relying as much as possible on Providence Health & Services' own specialty pharmacy.
"We're working really diligently to keep unit costs at the most cost-efficient level, so that drugs are not used as a primary way to gain margin, in terms of profit," said Helen Noonan-Harnsberger, Providence Health Plan's director of Pharmacy.
For… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 12, 2014 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
International spinal cord injury: spinal interventions and surgical procedures basic data set - Dvorak MF, Itshayek E, Fehlings MG, Vaccaro AR, Wing PC, Biering-Sorensen F, Noonan VK.
Study design: Survey of expert opinion, feedback and final consensus.OBJECTIVE: To describe the development and the variables included in the International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Spinal Interventions and Surgical Procedures Basic Data set.Setting... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 29, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Statins Reverse Learning Disability Caused by Genetic Disorder
Published in the Nov. 10 advance online edition of Nature Neuroscience, the findings were studied in mice genetically engineered to develop the disease, called Noonan syndrome. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Cognitive Source Type: news
Statins reverse learning disabilities caused by genetic disorder
UCLA scientists have discovered that statins, a popular class of cholesterol drugs, reverse the learning disabilities caused by a genetic disorder called Noonan syndrome.
Their findings were published online Nov. 10 by the journal Nature Neuroscience.
The disorder, which is caused by a genetic mutation, can disrupt a child’s development in many ways. It often causes unusual facial features, short stature, heart defects and developmental delays, including learning disabilities. No treatment is currently available.
“Noonan syndrome affects 1 in 2,000 people, and up to half of these patients struggle with learning disabi...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 15, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Statins may boost memory and even reverse some learning difficulties, scientists claim
Scientists at the University of California found the cholesterol-busting drug lovastatin could boost memory and cognitive ability in those diagnosed with Noonan syndrome, which causes learning difficulties. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins reverse learning disabilities caused by genetic disorder
Neuroscientists discovered that statins, a popular class of cholesterol drugs, reverse the learning deficits caused by a mutation linked to a common genetic cause of learning disabilities. The findings were studied in mice genetically engineered to develop the disease, called Noonan syndrome. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 10, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Statins reverse learning disabilities caused by genetic disorder
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) UCLA neuroscientists discovered that statins, a popular class of cholesterol drugs, reverse the learning deficits caused by a mutation linked to a common genetic cause of learning disabilities. Published in the Nov. 10 advance online edition of Nature Neuroscience, the findings were studied in mice genetically engineered to develop the disease, called Noonan syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Mouse model that reproduces noonan syndrome created
A single mutation in the mouse genome -- within the K-Ras gene -- reproduces the main alterations found in humans of this rare syndrome, which include short stature, facial dysmorphia, cardiac dysfunction and haematological alterations. Researchers are able to prevent the development of symptoms via prenatal treatment with MEK inhibitors The discovery opens avenues to novel therapeutic strategies for the disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Amelia Earhart Plane Fragment May Have Been Identified
After decades of looking, researchers say they may finally have found a bit of wreckage from Amelia Earhart's plane.
The aluminum fragment was recovered in 1991 on Nikumaroro, an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles southwest of Hawaii. Some believe Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, lived there as castaways after being forced to land during their 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
“This is the first time an artifact found on Nikumaroro has been shown to have a direct link to Amelia Earhart,” Ric Gillespie, executive director of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 30, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
A multi-criteria evaluation model of earthquake vulnerability in Victoria, British Columbia - Walker BB, Taylor-Noonan C, Tabbernor A, McKinnon TB, Bal H, Bradley D, Schuurman N, Clague JJ.
Researchers have recently examined the geographic variability of the vulnerability of populations to earthquakes. These studies focus mainly on the complex modelling of geophysical processes or identification of socio-economically disadvantaged populations... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 27, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Will a 'wonder drug' be available in 10 years?
ConclusionThis laboratory protein study has provided new information about the role of protein N-myristoylation in human cells and a mechanism to inhibit it. The findings suggest proteins undergoing N-myristoylation are involved in many key biological processes and tasks. Given the researchers' assumption that protein N-myristoylation has been implicated in the development and progression of a range of diseases is true, this greater understanding may open up new avenues for medical research, which could ultimately lead to new treatments in the future. However, it is very difficult to predict the precise route or timing of ...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Neurology Medication Source Type: news
