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Optical imaging tool could help track the brain's circulatory response to acute pain in adults, infants

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), an optical imaging tool for monitoring of regional blood flow and tissue oxygenation, is being explored as a way to track the brain's response to acute pain in adults and infants.

23 Mar 2017

FDA approves drug as add-on treatment for Parkinson's disease patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xadago (safinamide) tablets as an add-on treatment for patients with Parkinson's disease who are currently taking levodopa/carbidopa and experiencing "off" episodes.

21 Mar 2017

Uninterrupted use of new anticoagulant reduces major bleeding events during atrial fibrillation ablation

Uninterrupted treatment with dabigatran, a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOACs), before, during and after ablation to treat atrial fibrillation significantly reduced the incidence of major bleeding events compared with uninterrupted use of the more established anticoagulant warfarin, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 66th Annual Scientific Session.

20 Mar 2017

High-resolution images of protein complex performing first step in genome-replication dance captured

It's a good thing we don't have to think about putting all the necessary pieces in place when one of our trillions of cells needs to duplicate its DNA and then divide to produce identical daughter cells.

17 Mar 2017

Climate is a driving factor for human nose shape

Using sophisticated statistical methodologies, researchers of Penn State have demonstrated that the shape of the human nose is strongly correlated with temperature and absolute humidity. However, they conclude that, although the evolution of nose shape was strongly influenced by climate, there was probably a complicated cocktail of factors that determined the development of different nose shapes.

17 Mar 2017

New study sheds light on how dance moves matter in biological courtship

At every moment inside the human body, a carefully choreographed dance is being performed.

15 Mar 2017

ER visits may serve as effective 'teachable moments' for drug use, study suggests

An emergency room visit for an illness or injury may seem like a strange time to try to motivate someone to cut back on using drugs.

13 Mar 2017

Mite-proof covers may reduce severity of asthma exacerbations in allergic children

Bedcovers that form a barrier to house dust mites appear to reduce asthma flare-ups in children, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

From The University of Manchester 10 Mar 2017

Exercise helps gastrointestinal cancer patients cope better with side effects of chemotherapy

Walking or jogging helps patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer to cope better with the side effects of chemotherapy.

10 Mar 2017

Thermo Scientific TSX Series blood bank refrigerators receive U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR certification

Clinicians working across blood banking and transfusion applications can now reduce the environmental footprint of their operations by selecting certified energy-efficient refrigerators that have received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR label.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Mar 2017

Common cold virus can cause deadly pneumonia in transplant patients, study shows

The common cold is a major source of annoyance for most of us, but new research has found that the most prevalent respiratory infection can be far worse than a stuffy nose for one sector of the population — bone marrow transplant patients.

8 Mar 2017

Early death from pediatric cancer subtypes more likely to happen than previously reported

Treatments for childhood cancers have improved to the point that 5-year survival rates are over 80 percent. However, one group has failed to benefit from these improvements, namely children who die so soon after diagnosis that they are not able to receive treatment, or who receive treatment so late in the course of their disease that it is destined to fail.

8 Mar 2017

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

By comparing two strains of mice -- one that becomes obese and diabetic on a high-fat diet and another resistant to a high-fat regimen -- researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania identified genome-wide changes caused by a high-fat diet.

8 Mar 2017

Professional IPM no better in decreasing asthma in children than do-it-yourself mouse allergen reduction

The results of a new study reveal that a professional pest management intervention was no better in decreasing asthma symptoms in children allergic to mice than teaching families how to reduce the level of allergens shed by mice in the home on their own.

7 Mar 2017

Losing Energy vs. Losing Samples, Trade-offs in Sample Storage

An interview with Jean Fallacara, CEO, discussing how Z-SC1 help to ensure safe sample storage at ultra-low temperatures, conducted by James Ives, MPsych

6 Mar 2017

FDA approves new nasal spray for adults who overproduce urine at night

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Noctiva (desmopressin acetate) nasal spray for adults who awaken at least two times per night to urinate due to a condition known as nocturnal polyuria (overproduction of urine during the night).

3 Mar 2017

Innovative ways to target antibiotic resistance in short term

There has been much recent talk about how to target the rising tide of antibiotic resistance across the world, one of the biggest threats to global health today.

3 Mar 2017

MIT researchers develop new machine to rapidly produce customized peptides

Manufacturing small proteins known as peptides is usually very time-consuming, which has slowed development of new peptide drugs for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and bacterial infections.

27 Feb 2017

Decoding the Exposome Through Breath Biomarkers

The human exposome is probably best defined as “everything that is not the genome.” This is a bit tongue in cheek, but basically, the exposome is comprised of all of the chemicals in your body from the environment, food, consumer products, their metabolites, the endogenous “housekeeping” chemicals, the cellular wastes from energy production, as well as all of the messenger compounds and life supporting chemicals.

From Pittcon 24 Feb 2017

Research reveals workings of ‘hidden code’ within genome of Human Parechovirus

Scientists at the Universities of York, Leeds, and Helsinki say they are a step closer to cracking, what researchers have dubbed, the 'Enigma Code' of the common cold virus.

23 Feb 2017

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Optical imaging tool could help track the brain's circulatory response to acute pain in adults, infants

FDA approves drug as add-on treatment for Parkinson's disease patients

Uninterrupted use of new anticoagulant reduces major bleeding events during atrial fibrillation ablation

High-resolution images of protein complex performing first step in genome-replication dance captured

Climate is a driving factor for human nose shape

New study sheds light on how dance moves matter in biological courtship

ER visits may serve as effective 'teachable moments' for drug use, study suggests

Mite-proof covers may reduce severity of asthma exacerbations in allergic children

Exercise helps gastrointestinal cancer patients cope better with side effects of chemotherapy

Thermo Scientific TSX Series blood bank refrigerators receive U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR certification

Common cold virus can cause deadly pneumonia in transplant patients, study shows

Early death from pediatric cancer subtypes more likely to happen than previously reported

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

Professional IPM no better in decreasing asthma in children than do-it-yourself mouse allergen reduction

Losing Energy vs. Losing Samples, Trade-offs in Sample Storage

FDA approves new nasal spray for adults who overproduce urine at night

Innovative ways to target antibiotic resistance in short term

MIT researchers develop new machine to rapidly produce customized peptides

Decoding the Exposome Through Breath Biomarkers

Research reveals workings of ‘hidden code’ within genome of Human Parechovirus

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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