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PolyU expert designs novel ’Smart Scar-Care’ pad to treat hypertrophic scars

An innovative "Smart Scar-Care" pad which serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and occlusion has been designed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to treat hypertrophic scars from burns, surgeries, and trauma.

27 Apr 2017

Understanding and predicting tumor resistance may open door to additional treatment options

A collaborative Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and Moffitt Cancer Center team of researchers has proven the theory that, while resistance to targeted treatment in cancer is truly a moving target, there are opportunities to overcome the resistance that develops.

27 Apr 2017

Researchers to create new information technology for helping older adults with heart failure

A team of researchers is creating new information technology to help older adults with chronic heart failure. For the first time, researchers are capturing and working to empower individuals with their own heart health data.

27 Apr 2017

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

Results from a new study show that after an acetaminophen overdose the p53 protein plays a key role in preventing the progression of liver damage and signaling the liver to repair itself.

27 Apr 2017

New study to explore link between binge drinking and cardiovascular disease in young adults

University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are conducting a study to determine whether binge drinking is related to cardiovascular disease in young adults who are not predisposed to the condition.

26 Apr 2017

Personalized approach to pharmacotherapy may provide advances in treatment of panic disorders

Although drug therapy is the accepted first-line treatment for panic disorders, 17% to 64% of patients do not respond adequately and continue to exhibit one of the most common symptoms of PD, the panic attack.

26 Apr 2017

Dietary soy-protein may be effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases

A diet supplemented with soy protein may be an effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases, Penn State researchers reported after completing a study that included mice and cultured human colon cells.

26 Apr 2017

Isobar Compression receives SBRI research contract to advance treatment for venous leg ulcers

Isobar Compression, the world’s only exact-fit compression garment, has been awarded a research contract from the Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare, to assist in a feasibly study in primary care for the treatment of venous leg ulcers.

26 Apr 2017

NRAS introduces new resource to help patients with rheumatoid arthritis

NRAS is delighted to unveil its latest initiative that will help those with the debilitating condition Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) understand more about the medicines that are used in the treatment and management of this incurable condition.

26 Apr 2017

Study reveals promising results for primary liver cancer patients treated with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres

Patients with advanced or inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) who usually received one or two treatments with liver-directed SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres in the 459-patient French SARAH study had similar survival compared to patients who received standard twice-daily systemic treatment with sorafenib, but with less than half the number and significantly fewer severe treatment-related adverse effects and significantly better Quality of Life, according to data presented here at The International Liver Congress™ 2017.

26 Apr 2017

Study evaluates effectiveness of deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients

Winner of the Best International Abstract Award, Laura Salgado Lopez, MD, presented her research, A Pilot Study of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting.

25 Apr 2017

Researchers use novel phage therapy to treat patient infected with multidrug-resistant bacterium

Scientists and physicians at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with colleagues at the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center - Biological Defense Research Directorate, Texas A&M University, a San Diego-based biotech and elsewhere, have successfully used an experimental therapy involving bacteriophages -- viruses that target and consume specific strains of bacteria -- to treat a patient near death from a multidrug-resistant bacterium.

25 Apr 2017

Research shows how TET2 protein loss can open door for mutations that drive blood cancers

Imagine this scenario on a highway: A driver starts to make a sudden lane change but realizes his mistake and quickly veers back, too late. Other motorists have already reacted and, in some cases, collide. Meanwhile, the original motorist - the one who caused the problem - drives on.

25 Apr 2017

MedCision and TrakCel to present clinical cell thawing technologies at ISCT

MedCision, LLC, world leader in the automation of pre-clinical and clinical cell thawing, today announced the company’s participation in the 2017 International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Annual Meeting.

25 Apr 2017

Mayo Clinic study shows surgery could more than double life expectancy for kidney cancer patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that surgery could more than double life expectancy for many patients with late-stage kidney cancer, giving them anywhere from two to almost 10 years more than they'd have without the surgery.

25 Apr 2017

How is Formula 1 revolutionizing healthcare?

We've been in Formula 1 now for 51 years. What defines our ability to compete is the fact that we have understood the need to innovate. In addition, we take an incremental rather than disruptive approach to innovation.

25 Apr 2017

Synthetic scaffold loaded with cancer-fighting T cells effectively shrinks solid tumors

Cellular therapy hasn't had much success in fighting solid tumors, partly because it's been difficult to deliver anti-cancer T cells to the tumors.

25 Apr 2017

Brief behavioral therapy in pediatric primary care setting can help improve mental health among youth

Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health problems in children and adolescents. Youth with these disorders often go to their primary care physicians for referrals, but only a small number of them obtain much-needed mental health care.

25 Apr 2017

New plant therapy developed at WPI cures patients with drug-resistant malaria

When the standard malaria medications failed to help 18 critically ill patients, the attending physician in a Congo clinic acted under the "compassionate use" doctrine and prescribed a not-yet-approved malaria therapy made only from the dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant.

25 Apr 2017

New findings support use of integrative therapies for treating breast cancer patients

In newly updated clinical guidelines from the Society for Integrative Oncology, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and other institutions in the U.S. and Canada, analyzed which integrative treatments are most effective and safe for patients with breast cancer.

24 Apr 2017

Therapy News and Research

PolyU expert designs novel ’Smart Scar-Care’ pad to treat hypertrophic scars

Understanding and predicting tumor resistance may open door to additional treatment options

Researchers to create new information technology for helping older adults with heart failure

Findings could lead to new treatments for people who overdose on popular pain reliever

New study to explore link between binge drinking and cardiovascular disease in young adults

Personalized approach to pharmacotherapy may provide advances in treatment of panic disorders

Dietary soy-protein may be effective adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases

Isobar Compression receives SBRI research contract to advance treatment for venous leg ulcers

NRAS introduces new resource to help patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Study reveals promising results for primary liver cancer patients treated with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres

Study evaluates effectiveness of deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients

Researchers use novel phage therapy to treat patient infected with multidrug-resistant bacterium

Research shows how TET2 protein loss can open door for mutations that drive blood cancers

MedCision and TrakCel to present clinical cell thawing technologies at ISCT

Mayo Clinic study shows surgery could more than double life expectancy for kidney cancer patients

How is Formula 1 revolutionizing healthcare?

Synthetic scaffold loaded with cancer-fighting T cells effectively shrinks solid tumors

Brief behavioral therapy in pediatric primary care setting can help improve mental health among youth

New plant therapy developed at WPI cures patients with drug-resistant malaria

New findings support use of integrative therapies for treating breast cancer patients

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