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Functionality testing in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors

In this interview, News-Medical talks to ZwickRoell UK about materials testing in the pharmaceutical and medical industry.

7 Oct 2021

Massage can enhance healing and strength of muscles, study finds

Massage has been used to treat sore, injured muscles for more than 3,000 years, and today many athletes swear by massage guns to rehabilitate their bodies. But other than making people feel good, do these "mechanotherapies" actually improve healing after a severe injury? According to a new study from researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the answer is "yes."

7 Oct 2021

Hollings Cancer Center researcher awarded NCI grant to pursue early investigator studies in leukemia

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Haizhen (Jen) Wang, Ph.D., was awarded a five-year $344,000 per year grant by the National Cancer Institute to pursue her early investigator studies in leukemia.

5 Oct 2021

Researchers develop new method to predict biomaterial's capacity to induce tissue regeneration

Researchers from the Polymer and Advanced Materials Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón have developed an in vitro method to predict the capacity of a biomaterial to induce bone and soft tissue regeneration.

5 Oct 2021

Bone Conduction Kit may enable children and their parents to manage glue ear effectively at home

A wireless kit, comprising headphones, a microphone, and an app might be a cheap alternative to the usual treatment of the common temporary hearing loss in kids, popularly known as 'glue ear,' finds a small study, published in the online journal BMJ Innovations.

5 Oct 2021

Experimental vaccine shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers at The University of Toledo have developed an experimental vaccine that shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful autoimmune disease that cannot currently be cured.

4 Oct 2021

Antiviral activity of wheat germ Agglutinin against SARS-CoV-2

A new study reports the antiviral activity of WGA against SARS-CoV-2 and its two Variants of Concern - Alpha and Beta.

4 Oct 2021

Persistent leukocyte changes three months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study discusses the rate of changes in peripheral blood white cells in individuals who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

3 Oct 2021

Researchers receive $3.5 million to gain insight into brain and cranium development in children

With prevalence of developmental disorders on the rise, the need to understand brain development has never been more critical.

1 Oct 2021

3D training models to improve knee, hip and spine surgeries

Knee, hip and spinal surgery is the focus of a major new research project focusing on 3D technology developed in South Australia.

1 Oct 2021

Study reveals how the blood and immune systems develop in prenatal bone marrow

The first comprehensive analysis of how the blood and immune systems develop in prenatal bone marrow has been conducted by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Newcastle University and their collaborators.

1 Oct 2021

Additional supportive care services benefit older adults receiving chemotherapy, study finds

A clinical trial led by researchers at City of Hope, a world-renowned cancer research and treatment organization, showed that patients over 65 receiving chemotherapy experienced significantly fewer treatment-related side effects when a multidisciplinary team of experts analyzed each case and introduced personalized interventions.

30 Sep 2021

40 new one-stop-shops for checks, scans and tests set to open across England

Millions of patients will benefit from earlier diagnostic tests closer to home thanks to 40 new Community Diagnostic Centres set to open across England in a range of settings from local shopping centers to football stadiums.

30 Sep 2021

Clinical dilemmas in breast cancer patients solved by newly approved PET imaging agent

A non-invasive, patient-friendly imaging technique can help physicians make treatment decisions for breast cancer patients when diagnostic dilemmas arise.

29 Sep 2021

Two proteins joined together using a free-standing, rigid link

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI are the first to have joined two proteins together by means of a free-standing, rigid link. The structural element holds the two protein molecules together at a defined distance and angle, much the way a barbell handle connects two weights.

29 Sep 2021

Research provides the basis for an additional novel immunotherapy for multiple myeloma patients

Oncotarget published "Multipeptide stimulated PBMCs generate TEM/TCM for adoptive cell therapy in multiple myeloma" which reported that Multiple Myeloma patients suffer disease relapse due to the development of therapeutic resistance. Increasing evidence suggests that immunotherapeutic strategies can provide durable responses.

29 Sep 2021

People over 40 with type 1 diabetes have worse outcomes from COVID-19, shows study

Adults with type 1 diabetes need to be extra cautious of COVID-19 as they are more likely to be hospitalized and die, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

28 Sep 2021

Exposure to smoking and mutations in blood cells may lead to a rare cancer that affects immune cells

Mutations in blood cells likely caused by smoking and aging-related changes may lead to a rare type of blood cancer that affects immune cells, shows a study published today in eLife.

28 Sep 2021

Solar exposure guidelines for optimal vitamin D synthesis may need to be revised, study suggests

Previously published solar exposure guidelines for optimal vitamin D synthesis based on a study of skin samples may need to be revised, according to new research published today in PNAS.

27 Sep 2021

Scientists discover novel therapeutic strategy for FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia

A new type of targeting chaperon protein HSP70 inhibitor QL47 was recently discovered by a team led by Prof. LIU Qingsong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to treat FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

27 Sep 2021

Bone News and Research

Functionality testing in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors

Massage can enhance healing and strength of muscles, study finds

Hollings Cancer Center researcher awarded NCI grant to pursue early investigator studies in leukemia

Researchers develop new method to predict biomaterial's capacity to induce tissue regeneration

Bone Conduction Kit may enable children and their parents to manage glue ear effectively at home

Experimental vaccine shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis

Antiviral activity of wheat germ Agglutinin against SARS-CoV-2

Persistent leukocyte changes three months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers receive $3.5 million to gain insight into brain and cranium development in children

3D training models to improve knee, hip and spine surgeries

Study reveals how the blood and immune systems develop in prenatal bone marrow

Additional supportive care services benefit older adults receiving chemotherapy, study finds

40 new one-stop-shops for checks, scans and tests set to open across England

Clinical dilemmas in breast cancer patients solved by newly approved PET imaging agent

Two proteins joined together using a free-standing, rigid link

Research provides the basis for an additional novel immunotherapy for multiple myeloma patients

People over 40 with type 1 diabetes have worse outcomes from COVID-19, shows study

Exposure to smoking and mutations in blood cells may lead to a rare cancer that affects immune cells

Solar exposure guidelines for optimal vitamin D synthesis may need to be revised, study suggests

Scientists discover novel therapeutic strategy for FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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