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Washington University researchers develop way to apply light-based therapy to reach deep tumors

Light long has been used to treat cancer. But phototherapy is only effective where light easily can reach, limiting its use to cancers of the skin and in areas accessible with an endoscope, such as the gastrointestinal tract.

12 Mar 2015

Promising new natural treatment for Alzheimer's disease nears clinical trial

A promising new natural treatment for Alzheimer's disease is moving toward clinical trials. This will be a major step forward as there is nothing on the market that slows the progression of Alzheimer's.

12 Mar 2015

Ablative Solutions named recipient of CRT's Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award

Ablative Solutions, Inc., a venture-backed, privately-held clinical stage company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, with offices in Menlo Park, CA, announced today that it was the recipient of a "Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award" from Cardiovascular Research Technologies for the Peregrine System.

12 Mar 2015

NYU researchers devise computer model to explain how neural circuit learns to categorize

New York University researchers have devised a computer model to explain how a neural circuit learns to classify sensory stimuli into discrete categories, such as "car vs. motorcycle." Their findings, which appear in the journal Nature Communications, shed new light on the brain processes underpinning judgments we make on a daily basis.

12 Mar 2015

CUGH conference brings world's leading researchers together to tackle global health challenges

The sixth annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health conference is creating a stir by bringing together some of the world's leading researchers to tackle many of the biggest global health challenges we face.

12 Mar 2015

Mylan releases Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr in U.S.

Mylan N.V. and Mylan Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of its Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr, adding to its existing offering of Fentanyl Transdermal System 12, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mcg/hr.

11 Mar 2015

Xylem’s YSI biochemistry analyzer ideal for food process applications

The 2900 Series Biochemistry Analyzers from YSI, a Xylem brand, deliver rapid, accurate biochemistry analysis and provide several data management solutions for making process and quality assurance decisions in food process applications.

11 Mar 2015

Excess dietary sodium can adversely affect organs

You may think you're one of the lucky ones who can eat all the salty snacks and convenience foods you want and still register low numbers on the blood pressure cuff. But, new research suggests you may not be so lucky after all.

11 Mar 2015

Inhaled Nitric Oxide still being used in preterm neonates despite evidence of short-term benefit

Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) is a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration that is commonly used in term and near-term neonates who have severe respiratory failure caused by pulmonary hypertension. Over the last decade there have been multiple large studies trying to determine a clinical use for iNO in preterm neonates, but despite evidence of short-term benefit, this drug has not been shown to improve long-term outcomes in preemies.

10 Mar 2015

Somna Therapeutics receives FDA clearance to market REZA BAND UES Assist Device in U.S.

Somna Therapeutics today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the REZA BAND UES Assist Device for marketing in the U.S. The REZA BAND is a ground-breaking, new, externally-worn, non-medication, non-surgical medical device designed to reduce symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) by stopping regurgitation of stomach contents through the upper esophageal sphincter (UES).

10 Mar 2015

United Therapeutics announces FDA approval of dinutuximab for treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma

United Therapeutics Corporation announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Unituxin (dinutuximab) Injection (formerly called ch14.18), in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and 13-cis-retinoic acid (RA), for the treatment of pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who achieve at least a partial response to prior first-line multiagent, multimodality therapy.

10 Mar 2015

Afterschool programs help improve kids' health and physical fitness

Afterschool programs are emerging as an effective tool in the nation's ongoing battle against childhood obesity, according to a national household survey conducted by Shugoll Research for the Afterschool Alliance.

10 Mar 2015

Wine-Profiling solution based on NMR introduced by Bruker

This substantially enhanced second-generation module of the FoodScreener™ for wine profiling allows easy and cost-efficient NMR-based wine analysis, now for the first time also for key regions in France, Italy and Spain. In addition to geographical origin, NMR Wine Profiling can determine further key authenticity parameters such as grape variety, vintage year and possible water addition. This comprehensive solution offers a quick, fully automated and cost-efficient tool to ensure wine quality and authenticity, protecting brand integrity and consumer confidence.

From Bruker 10 Mar 2015

Impax Laboratories acquires Tower Holdings and Lineage Therapeutics

Impax Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Tower Holdings, Inc. (including operating subsidiaries CorePharma LLC and Amedra Pharmaceuticals LLC), and Lineage Therapeutics Inc. (together, the "Companies").

10 Mar 2015

Study finds significant links between depression, poor dietary quality and high BMI

In a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, researchers from the RAND Corporation report that for people receiving food assistance there are significant links between depression, poor dietary quality, and high body mass index (BMI).

10 Mar 2015

VENITI closes $17 million in equity and debt financing

VENITI, Inc., a St. Louis, MO-based medical device company is pleased to announce that it has closed on an equity and debt financing totaling over $17 million. The equity portion, its Series C, was led by previous investors, Baird Capital and Tekla Healthcare and Tekla Life Science Investors, with strong internal participation.

10 Mar 2015

Traffic signal labels help consumers resist high-calorie foods

Should food products be labeled with traffic light symbols to make health-related information on ingredients easier to understand? This question has remained a subject of debate. Now researchers at the University of Bonn have reached the conclusion that the traffic light label is more effective in helping consumers resist high-calorie foods than a purely information-based label.

10 Mar 2015

Researchers study effects of pregnancy weight gain on childhood obesity risk among multi-ethnic youth

Unhealthy weight gain in pregnancy has been linked with infant size and body composition but until now little was known about its long-term association with childhood obesity among low-income and multi-ethnic youth.

10 Mar 2015

BioTools unveils revolutionary family of portable raman microscopes

BioTool’s revolutionary new family of portable Raman microscopes bridges the gap between microscopy and spectroscopy, bringing microRaman out of the lab and into the world at large, opening new opportunities for doing the same analyses in different locations with the same instrumentation.

9 Mar 2015

EMD Serono executes amendment agreement with Opexa for development of Tcelna (imilecleucel-T)

EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today the execution of an amendment to its agreement with Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. for the development and commercialization of its investigational compound Tcelna (imilecleucel-T).

9 Mar 2015

Food News and Research

Washington University researchers develop way to apply light-based therapy to reach deep tumors

Promising new natural treatment for Alzheimer's disease nears clinical trial

Ablative Solutions named recipient of CRT's Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award

NYU researchers devise computer model to explain how neural circuit learns to categorize

CUGH conference brings world's leading researchers together to tackle global health challenges

Mylan releases Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr in U.S.

Xylem’s YSI biochemistry analyzer ideal for food process applications

Excess dietary sodium can adversely affect organs

Inhaled Nitric Oxide still being used in preterm neonates despite evidence of short-term benefit

Somna Therapeutics receives FDA clearance to market REZA BAND UES Assist Device in U.S.

United Therapeutics announces FDA approval of dinutuximab for treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma

Afterschool programs help improve kids' health and physical fitness

Wine-Profiling solution based on NMR introduced by Bruker

Impax Laboratories acquires Tower Holdings and Lineage Therapeutics

Study finds significant links between depression, poor dietary quality and high BMI

VENITI closes $17 million in equity and debt financing

Traffic signal labels help consumers resist high-calorie foods

Researchers study effects of pregnancy weight gain on childhood obesity risk among multi-ethnic youth

BioTools unveils revolutionary family of portable raman microscopes

EMD Serono executes amendment agreement with Opexa for development of Tcelna (imilecleucel-T)

The future is bioengineered: Synthetic biology and global sustainability eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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