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Researchers discover how beneficial bacteria in guts communicate with own cells

Communication is vital to any successful relationship. Researchers from the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia have discovered how the beneficial bacteria in our guts communicate with our own cells.

14 Feb 2014

JustRight 5mm Stapler gets FDA clearance

JustRight Surgical, a micro-laparoscopic medical device company devoted to miniaturizing surgical instrumentation, has received 510 (k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its JustRight 5mm Stapler.

13 Feb 2014

FDA accepts Regado Biosciences' IND application for REG2

Regado Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the late-stage clinical development of its first-in-class, actively controllable antithrombotic drug system, REG1, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has accepted the company's investigational new drug (IND) application for REG2. Regado previously completed a single escalating-dose Phase 1 clinical trial of REG2 and plans to conduct additional clinical testing in sub-acute venous thrombosis indications in the future.

13 Feb 2014

Hospi receives FDA clearance for Macy Catheter

Hospi Corporation, a privately-held medical device company focused on nurse invented products that optimize patient care, today announced receipt of 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its first product, the Macy Catheter. The Macy Catheter is the only device designed and approved solely for ongoing rectal delivery of medications and liquids.

13 Feb 2014

FDA grants full approval of SYNRIBO for injection

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval of SYNRIBO (omacetaxine mepesuccinate) for injection. This oncology portfolio product received an accelerated approval in October, 2012 with additional clinical trial data required to fulfill post marketing requirements set forth by the FDA.

13 Feb 2014

GenVec achieves third milestone for development of treatments for hearing and balance disorderstion

GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) today announced that the company has achieved the third milestone in its collaboration with Novartis for the development of treatments for hearing and balance disorders.

13 Feb 2014

Researchers validate new method for calculating physical activity, sedentary behavior in obese people

Researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health have validated a new method for calculating physical activity, sedentary behavior, and the food energy requirements of Americans. The results suggest that as a nation, we spend more than 15 hours per day sleeping and sitting, and that obese men and women spend less than one minute per day in vigorous activity.

13 Feb 2014

Study uncovers how gut bacteria metabolize complex dietary carbohydrates in fruits, vegetables

We are all aware of the health benefits of dietary fiber. But what is dietary fiber and how do we metabolize it?

13 Feb 2014

Extracts from algae, rosemary and monk fruit could soon replace synthetic ingredients and food additives

Extracts from algae, rosemary and monk fruit could soon replace synthetic ingredients and food additives such as Blue No. 1, BHT and aspartame that label-conscious grocery shoppers are increasingly shunning.

13 Feb 2014

New book offers fresh solutions for reducing poverty in developing world

Despite the vast wealth generated in the last half century, in today's world inequality is worsening and poverty is becoming increasingly chronic. Hundreds of millions of people continue to live on less than $2 per day and lack basic human necessities such as nutritious food, shelter, clean water, primary health care, and education.

13 Feb 2014

Study: Negative and positive moods may lead to preferences for different kinds of foods

Emotional eating is something we're all familiar with. Maybe you had had a rough week at work and all you want on Friday night is to plop down and watch a movie with a giant bowl of buttery popcorn.

13 Feb 2014

LA BioMed researchers test investigational drug for treatment of Sanfilippo B syndrome

A promising new therapy has - for the first time - reduced damage to the brain that can be caused by Sanfilippo B (MPS IIIB), a rare and devastating genetic disease, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute researchers will report today in a presentation at the Lysosomal Disease Network's 10th Annual WORLD Symposium-.

12 Feb 2014

GAO: Medicine shortages remain stubbornly high

The Food and Drug Administration has made progress in addressing some immediate causes of drug shortages, but the total number of shortages remains high, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued Monday (Ethridge, 2/10).

12 Feb 2014

MIT develops robot that may speed up drug development for stroke patients

The development of drugs to treat acute stroke or aid in stroke recovery is a multibillion-dollar endeavor that only rarely pays off in the form of government-approved pharmaceuticals.

12 Feb 2014

Researchers examine how evolution relates to health

February 12 marks the birth of the 19th century naturalist Charles Darwin, who launched the scientific study of evolution. While Darwin's theory laid the groundwork, ongoing studies have deepened our understanding of evolution, including how it relates to health. Research funded by the National Institutes of Health has helped answer many questions about evolution, health and medicine. Here's a sampling.

12 Feb 2014

Global decision-making has disastrous effect on human health

The organisation of political power within and between nations and citizens fails to protect the public's health, according to the findings of a new Commission from The Lancet and the University of Oslo, published today [Tuesday 11 February].

12 Feb 2014

Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Versacloz now commercially available in the U.S. for schizophrenia

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc today announced U.S. commercial availability of Versacloz (clozapine, USP) oral suspension, the first and only oral suspension clozapine for severely ill treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients or those at risk of recurrent suicidal behavior with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

11 Feb 2014

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation to award grants to 19 organizations to improve cardiovascular health

The AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation's Connections for Cardiovascular Health program today announced it will award nearly $3.7 million in grants to 19 nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving cardiovascular health in local communities.

11 Feb 2014

Ligand Pharmaceuticals' total revenues for Q4 2013 increase 8% to $14.7 million

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today reported financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2013, and provided an operating forecast and program updates.

11 Feb 2014

Omeros announces additional positive data from OMS824 Phase 1 program

Omeros Corporation today announced additional positive data from its Phase 1 program for OMS824, the lead compound in Omeros' phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10) program. This clinical trial evaluated the extent to which OMS824 binds to PDE10, an enzyme expressed in the region of the brain that has been linked to a wide range of diseases that affect cognition. In the latest cohort enrolled in this trial, OMS824 achieved a high of approximately 70‑percent engagement at PDE10 without evidence of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS).

11 Feb 2014

Food News and Research

Researchers discover how beneficial bacteria in guts communicate with own cells

JustRight 5mm Stapler gets FDA clearance

FDA accepts Regado Biosciences' IND application for REG2

Hospi receives FDA clearance for Macy Catheter

FDA grants full approval of SYNRIBO for injection

GenVec achieves third milestone for development of treatments for hearing and balance disorderstion

Researchers validate new method for calculating physical activity, sedentary behavior in obese people

Study uncovers how gut bacteria metabolize complex dietary carbohydrates in fruits, vegetables

Extracts from algae, rosemary and monk fruit could soon replace synthetic ingredients and food additives

New book offers fresh solutions for reducing poverty in developing world

Study: Negative and positive moods may lead to preferences for different kinds of foods

LA BioMed researchers test investigational drug for treatment of Sanfilippo B syndrome

GAO: Medicine shortages remain stubbornly high

MIT develops robot that may speed up drug development for stroke patients

Researchers examine how evolution relates to health

Global decision-making has disastrous effect on human health

Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Versacloz now commercially available in the U.S. for schizophrenia

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation to award grants to 19 organizations to improve cardiovascular health

Ligand Pharmaceuticals' total revenues for Q4 2013 increase 8% to $14.7 million

Omeros announces additional positive data from OMS824 Phase 1 program

The future is bioengineered: Synthetic biology and global sustainability eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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