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Vaccine for Chagas disease expected to be available within the next three years

The medical development has been tested in animal models, where it was observed that the disease stopped in 80 percent of cases; physicians expect similar results from a human control group.

29 Aug 2014

Pharmatech begins enrollment for AccessPPM program

Pharmatech initiated enrollment for its AccessPPM program after a two-year investment into this game-changing method for matching cancer patients to cancer clinical trials.

29 Aug 2014

New Aspen Dental office opens in Selinsgrove, PA

A new Aspen Dental office is opening in Selinsgrove, PA on Thursday, September 18. Located at 1597 N. Susquehanna Trail, the conveniently located practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration.

28 Aug 2014

BloodCenter's Erythroid Chimerism test available to monitor transplanted SCD patients

BloodCenter of Wisconsin's Diagnostic Laboratories today announced the availability of an innovative Erythroid Chimerism test to monitor erythroid lineage chimerism in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

28 Aug 2014

H. D. Smith announces winners of annual Trading Partners of the Year award

H. D. Smith, among the nation's largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, today announced the winners of its annual Trading Partners of the Year award, honoring select pharmaceutical and health products manufacturers who collaborate actively to grow the industry and advance patient care.

28 Aug 2014

Researchers report possible therapy that could help treat patients infected with SUDV

Ebola is a rare, but deadly disease that exists as five strains, none of which have approved therapies.

28 Aug 2014

Researchers reveal how Listeria is able to survive antibiotics

Listeria is a dreaded bacterium that can be found in both unprocessed and processed foods. Over the last few weeks, 28 persons in Denmark have been infected with Listeria from processed food, sold in supermarkets. 13 have died.

28 Aug 2014

THC may slow or halt progression of Alzheimer's disease

Extremely low levels of the compound in marijuana known as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, may slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, a recent study from neuroscientists at the University of South Florida shows.

28 Aug 2014

Remote monitoring of implanted pacemakers and defibrillators: an interview with Dr. Suneet Mittal

Remote monitoring is the ability to follow patients who have implantable pacemakers or defibrillators from home. This technology was introduced in the U.S. in 2001 so it’s been available for close to 15 years.

27 Aug 2014

Researchers help to gain greater insight into biological clock that sets pace for daily life

Casey Diekman, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), is helping to gain greater insight into the biological clock that sets the pace for daily life.

27 Aug 2014

Penn receives orphan status in Europe for treatment of PNH

A Penn Medicine-developed drug has received orphan status in Europe this week for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare, life-threatening disease that causes anemia due to destruction of red blood cells and thrombosis.

27 Aug 2014

Tiny eye implant enables patients to battle glaucoma

For the 2.2 million Americans battling glaucoma, the main course of action for staving off blindness involves weekly visits to eye specialists who monitor - and control - increasing pressure within the eye.

27 Aug 2014

Scientists reveal effectiveness of fibre-based dietary ingredient that makes people less hungry

Scientists from the University of Liverpool have demonstrated the effectiveness of a fibre-based dietary ingredient that makes people feel less hungry and consume less food.

27 Aug 2014

Meridian Health joins "The Baton Pass" to spread message of hope

Meridian Health, a leading health care system in New Jersey, joined a national movement called "The Baton Pass™" to help raise funds for innovative cancer research and spread a message of hope.

27 Aug 2014

Ames test successfully adapted for use with cigarette smoke and other complex aerosols

The Ames test, a widely used method to determine whether a chemical has the potential to cause cancer, has been successfully adapted for use with cigarette smoke and other complex aerosols.

27 Aug 2014

Pathologists help determine prostate cancer patient’s eligibility for active surveillance

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States. Active surveillance offers low-risk prostate cancer patients a means to avoid the potentially harmful side effects from treatment.

27 Aug 2014

Versatile nanoparticles offer wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications

Kit Lam and colleagues from UC Davis and other institutions have created dynamic nanoparticles (NPs) that could provide an arsenal of applications to diagnose and treat cancer.

27 Aug 2014

TOBI project aims to improve quality of life for people with serious physical disabilities

People with serious physical disabilities are unable to do the everyday things that most of us take for granted despite having the will - and the brainpower - to do so. This is changing thanks to European projects such as TOBI (Tools for Brain-Computer Interaction). People with limited mobility can write emails and even regain control of paralysed limbs through thought alone.

26 Aug 2014

Scientists grow fully functional organ in animal from transplanted laboratory-created cells

Laboratory-grown replacement organs have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study. Scientists have grown a fully functional organ from transplanted laboratory-created cells in a living animal for the first time.

26 Aug 2014

Repurposing anti-depressant medication to target new pathway may help combat medulloblastoma

An international research team reports in Nature Medicine a novel molecular pathway that causes an aggressive form of medulloblastoma, and suggests repurposing an anti-depressant medication to target the new pathway may help combat one of the most common brain cancers in children.

26 Aug 2014

Laboratory News and Research

Vaccine for Chagas disease expected to be available within the next three years

Pharmatech begins enrollment for AccessPPM program

New Aspen Dental office opens in Selinsgrove, PA

BloodCenter's Erythroid Chimerism test available to monitor transplanted SCD patients

H. D. Smith announces winners of annual Trading Partners of the Year award

Researchers report possible therapy that could help treat patients infected with SUDV

Researchers reveal how Listeria is able to survive antibiotics

THC may slow or halt progression of Alzheimer's disease

Remote monitoring of implanted pacemakers and defibrillators: an interview with Dr. Suneet Mittal

Researchers help to gain greater insight into biological clock that sets pace for daily life

Penn receives orphan status in Europe for treatment of PNH

Tiny eye implant enables patients to battle glaucoma

Scientists reveal effectiveness of fibre-based dietary ingredient that makes people less hungry

Meridian Health joins "The Baton Pass" to spread message of hope

Ames test successfully adapted for use with cigarette smoke and other complex aerosols

Pathologists help determine prostate cancer patient’s eligibility for active surveillance

Versatile nanoparticles offer wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications

TOBI project aims to improve quality of life for people with serious physical disabilities

Scientists grow fully functional organ in animal from transplanted laboratory-created cells

Repurposing anti-depressant medication to target new pathway may help combat medulloblastoma

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