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Study compares insulin pump therapy and injections in type 1 diabetes patients during Ramadan fasting

A new study examining the risk of fasting during Ramadan for people with type 1 diabetes compared blood glucose control and the rates of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia between users of insulin pump therapy versus multiple daily insulin injections.

7 Apr 2017

Article highlights link between diabetes and depression as likely cause for increased self-harm rates

Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality.

7 Apr 2017

Study identifies CD38 gene to be essential for postnatal glial cell development

Cells in the brain are categorized roughly into two; neurons and the others, namely, glial cells. It is essential for sound development of the brain that both neurons and glial cells develop in a normal and adequate manner not only at fetal but also postnatal stages.

7 Apr 2017

Rutgers scientists reveal structure of TB drug target and identify new inhibitors

Rutgers University scientists have determined the three-dimensional structure of the target of the first-line anti-tuberculosis drug rifampin. They have also discovered a new class of potential anti-tuberculosis drugs that kill rifampin-resistant and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria.

7 Apr 2017

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Bielefeld University is strengthening its cooperations in medical research. In five new projects, scientists at the university are cooperating with the University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

7 Apr 2017

Biomedical engineers develop new method for delivering drugs to specific neurons

Biomedical engineers have developed a way to deliver drugs to specific types of neurons in the brain, providing an unprecedented ability to study neurological diseases while also promising a more targeted way to treat them.

6 Apr 2017

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

Men who attended a structured yoga class twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment reported less fatigue and better sexual and urinary function than those who didn't, according to a clinical trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

6 Apr 2017

MedCision announce program for companies undergoing early cell therapy trials

Limited-time program to help companies and investigators de-risk thawing of cell therapies in early stage clinical trials.

6 Apr 2017

Researchers solve medical mystery through genetics

Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient's serious health problems, finally solving a medical mystery that has endured for over 30 years.

6 Apr 2017

Protocol violations in reduced radiotherapy lead to worse outcomes in children with brain tumors

A team of investigators has determined that young children participating in a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of reduced radiotherapy did worse when there were deviations from the treatment protocol.

6 Apr 2017

Are we sleeping less than we used to?

There's no solid evidence that we sleep fewer hours today than we ever did, this is something I have gone into large amounts of detail in my book, in my published papers and at a recent meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

Research projects provide better understanding on opportunities and risks of nanomaterials

In the past six years, the National Research Programme "Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials" (NRP 64) intensively studied the development, use, behaviour and degradation of engineered nanomaterials, including their impact on humans and on the environment.

6 Apr 2017

Researchers use modified AAV as ‘Trojan Horse’ for delivering genes to restore congenital deafness

There are more than 300 genetic defects that have been found to prevent the hair cells in the human inner ear, the sensory cells of the ear as it were, from working properly.

6 Apr 2017

ISCT honors Dr. Adrian Gee with career achievement award

The International Society for Cellular Therapy, the global society of clinicians, researchers, regulatory specialists, technologists and industry partners in the cell therapy sector, today announces that Dr. Adrian Gee, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, US, and Director of the Clinical Applications Laboratory at the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, is to be awarded the 2017 ‘ISCT Career Achievement Award in Cellular Therapy’.

6 Apr 2017

Acelity launches V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE Dressing for complex wounds

C Acelity, a global advanced wound care company, today announced the global launch of the V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE Dressing, providing clinicians with a novel, adjunctive non-surgical option that may help clean large complex wounds when complete surgical debridement is not possible or appropriate.

6 Apr 2017

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

Researchers, led by Dr Huiying Li, an associate professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, used over-the-counter pore cleansing strips to obtain skin follicle samples from 72 individuals: 38 with acne and 34 who didn't have the disease.

6 Apr 2017

MSU and Venn Therapeutics develop promising therapy to delay B16 melanoma tumor growth

Michigan State University researchers presented promising cancer therapy results at the American Association for Cancer Research International Meeting in Washington, DC.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers achieve new step towards treatment of myotubular myopathy using gene therapy

A team of researchers in France, led by Dr. Ana Buj-Bello (Genethon/Inserm) and teams at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School in the United States, achieved a new step towards the treatment of myotubular myopathy by gene therapy.

5 Apr 2017

Protein testing may become potential tool to detect prostate cancer

In 2016, more than 181,000 new cases of prostate cancer were reported in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is one of the earliest ways clinicians can detect prostate cancers in their patients.

5 Apr 2017

Number of HIV-positive cancer patients in the U.S. projected to decrease through 2030

As the population of people living with HIV in the United States ages, the burden of cancer for these patients is expected to shift away from cancers linked to AIDS and toward malignancies that affect the general population, according to a new study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher.

5 Apr 2017

Therapy News and Research

Study compares insulin pump therapy and injections in type 1 diabetes patients during Ramadan fasting

Article highlights link between diabetes and depression as likely cause for increased self-harm rates

Study identifies CD38 gene to be essential for postnatal glial cell development

Rutgers scientists reveal structure of TB drug target and identify new inhibitors

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Biomedical engineers develop new method for delivering drugs to specific neurons

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

MedCision announce program for companies undergoing early cell therapy trials

Researchers solve medical mystery through genetics

Protocol violations in reduced radiotherapy lead to worse outcomes in children with brain tumors

Are we sleeping less than we used to?

Research projects provide better understanding on opportunities and risks of nanomaterials

Researchers use modified AAV as ‘Trojan Horse’ for delivering genes to restore congenital deafness

ISCT honors Dr. Adrian Gee with career achievement award

Acelity launches V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE Dressing for complex wounds

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

MSU and Venn Therapeutics develop promising therapy to delay B16 melanoma tumor growth

Researchers achieve new step towards treatment of myotubular myopathy using gene therapy

Protein testing may become potential tool to detect prostate cancer

Number of HIV-positive cancer patients in the U.S. projected to decrease through 2030

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