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Blood biopsy helps identify targetable genetic alterations in patients with cancer of unknown primary

Using fragments of circulating tumor DNA in blood, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers were able to identify theoretically targetable genetic alterations in 66 percent of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP), a rare disease with seven to 12 cases per 100,000 people each year.

16 Aug 2017

Compounds produced by creosote bush exhibit anti-parasitic activity against pathogenic protozoa

Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that compounds produced by the creosote bush, a desert plant common to the Southwestern United States, exhibit potent anti-parasitic activity against the protozoa responsible for giardia infections and an amoeba that causes an often-lethal form of encephalitis.

16 Aug 2017

Bespoke filtration equipment facilitates delivery of critical drugs to leading children’s hospital

Amazon Filters has supplied a major pharmaceutical manufacturer with bespoke filtration equipment enabling them to fulfil a contract to deliver critical drugs to a leading children’s hospital.

From Amazon Filters Ltd. 16 Aug 2017

Older people treated with electroconvulsive therapy for depression may not get relief from insomnia

Older people receiving electroconvulsive therapy for their depression likely will need an additional treatment if insomnia is one of their symptoms, researchers report.

16 Aug 2017

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Its incidence is increasing in parallel with the population increase in obesity, and its five-year survival rate still hovers at just 8 to 9 percent.

16 Aug 2017

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels that exhibit many of the symptoms and drug reactions associated with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome -- an extremely rare genetic disease that causes symptoms resembling accelerated aging in children.

16 Aug 2017

Multi-drug resistant fungi found in UK hospitals - alarms health officials

Latest reports have confirmed that over 200 patients in England have been infected with a drug-resistant fungus called Candida auris that was first detected in Japan. High alerts have been put in place to look out for further infections and prevent spread.

15 Aug 2017

Researchers hint at experimental molecular treatment for heart failure

Researchers report encouraging preclinical results as they pursue elusive therapeutic strategies to repair scarred and poorly functioning heart tissues after cardiac injury – describing an experimental molecular treatment for heart failure.

14 Aug 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers discover new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer. Their discovery also suggests ways to improve prostate cancer therapy. The findings appear in Nature Medicine.

14 Aug 2017

Dementia and low brain serotonin may be linked: Study finds

Johns Hopkins researchers looked into the brain scans of persons with mild loss of thought and memory and have found that they have significantly low levels of serotonin in their brains. Serotonin is a natural brain chemical that is responsible for several functions including mood, sleep and appetite and also is important for several mental health conditions.

14 Aug 2017

Physicians trained at lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions, study finds

Physicians trained at the United States' lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions than physicians trained at the highest-ranked schools, according to a study by Princeton University.

14 Aug 2017

SBIR Fast-Track grant to fund study on new drug that targets cardiovascular diseases

The Exscien Corporation of Louisville, KY, in conjunction with LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, has been awarded an SBIR Fast-Track grant in the amount of $3.7 million over three years by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers develop and validate new assay that detects gene fusions in solid tumors

An assay that identifies a peculiar but important abnormality in cancer cells has been developed and validated by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

14 Aug 2017

Drugs News and Research

Blood biopsy helps identify targetable genetic alterations in patients with cancer of unknown primary

Compounds produced by creosote bush exhibit anti-parasitic activity against pathogenic protozoa

Bespoke filtration equipment facilitates delivery of critical drugs to leading children’s hospital

Older people treated with electroconvulsive therapy for depression may not get relief from insomnia

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Lab-grown miniature blood vessels mimic rare Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Multi-drug resistant fungi found in UK hospitals - alarms health officials

Researchers hint at experimental molecular treatment for heart failure

Mayo Clinic researchers discover new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Dementia and low brain serotonin may be linked: Study finds

Physicians trained at lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions, study finds

SBIR Fast-Track grant to fund study on new drug that targets cardiovascular diseases

Researchers develop and validate new assay that detects gene fusions in solid tumors

Study shows how breast cancer cells spread late in disease development

Study provides promising framework to anticipate drug resistance in cancer

Researchers create anti-cancer drugs that can effectively kill 58 types of tumors

Researchers develop injectable tissue patch to repair damaged heart

Complex sugar molecules could help in early detection of tumors

Climbing cost of decades-old drugs threatens to break Medicaid bank

Brain scans reveal lower serotonin transporters in people with mild cognitive impairment

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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