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Men on effective HIV therapy less likely to get HBV infection, shows research

Previous studies of individuals with HIV have suggested that HIV drug regimens that included drugs active against hepatitis B virus (HBV) can decrease the risk of infection with the liver-damaging HBV.

13 Oct 2015

Researchers find how different neurons work together to reduce responses to frequent sounds

Being able to understand speech is essential to our evolution as humans. Hearing lets us perceive the same word even when spoken at different speeds or pitches, and also gives us extra sensitivity to unexpected sounds. Now, new studies from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania clarify how these two crucial features of audition are managed by the brain.

12 Oct 2015

Presenting and discussing menu of treatment options good for patients, physicians

Presenting and discussing a menu of treatment options is good for both the patient and the physician according to Regenstrief Institute and VA Center for Health Communication and Information investigator Kurt Kroenke, M.D., writing in a commentary in the Sept. 28 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.

12 Oct 2015

Federal judge grants permanent injunction against South Dakota medical laser manufacturer

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota yesterday granted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a permanent injunction against 2035 Inc. and Robert "Larry" Lytle, doing business as QLasers PMA and 2035 PMA.

12 Oct 2015

FDA allows marketing of new EarLens Contact Hearing Device

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of a new hearing aid that uses a laser diode and direct vibration of the eardrum to amplify sound. The combination of laser light pulses and a custom-fit device component that comes in direct contact with the eardrum is designed to use the patient's own eardrum as a speaker and enables amplification over a wider range of frequencies for some hearing impaired persons.

9 Oct 2015

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals signs definitive agreement to acquire iForce

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a leading global provider of Sports Nutrition products, Contract Manufacturing, and iForce Nutrition ("iForce"), one of the fastest-growing Sports Nutrition companies in the United States, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Hi-Tech has agreed to acquire iForce.

9 Oct 2015

WHO and UNAIDS develop new standards to help countries improve quality of adolescent care

New Global Standards for quality health-care services for adolescents developed by WHO and UNAIDS aim to help countries improve the quality of adolescent health care.

6 Oct 2015

Two studies identify promising new anti-retroviral strategy to combat HIV-1

A pair of studies by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the University of Trento in Italy, and the University of Geneva in Switzerland, point to a promising new anti-retroviral strategy for combating HIV-1.

1 Oct 2015

Study suggests link between human endogenous retroviral genes and ALS

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health discovered that reactivation of ancient viral genes embedded in the human genome may cause the destruction of neurons in some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

1 Oct 2015

Generex agrees to acquire 51% equity interest in Hema Diagnostic Systems

Generex Biotechnology Corporation today announced that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Hema Diagnostic Systems, LLC (HDS), a Florida company that designs and manufactures proprietary infectious disease detection technologies.

30 Sep 2015

Study raises hope for reducing life-threatening respiratory problems in infants

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have a lead on reducing life-threatening respiratory problems in infants born to women who develop the liver disorder intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP).

30 Sep 2015

Specialized proteins can inhibit HIV

There is little doubt that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is devastating. More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV and more than 47,000 people are diagnosed annually. Now, University of Missouri researchers have made a discovery in how specialized proteins can inhibit the virus, opening the door for progress in the fight against HIV and for the production of advanced therapeutics to combat the disease.

29 Sep 2015

Investment in radiotherapy services could save lives, boost economy in developing countries

Millions of people are dying from potentially treatable cancers like breast and prostate because of a chronic underinvestment in radiotherapy resources, according to a major new Commission on access to radiotherapy, published in The Lancet Oncology, and being presented at the 2015 European Cancer Congress in Vienna, Austria.

26 Sep 2015

New project aims to develop web-based tool for women considering CPM

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey surgical oncologist Laurie J. Kirstein, MD, FACS, and Associate Director for Cancer Prevention, Control and Population Science Sharon L. Manne, PhD, have been awarded a $404,089 grant (R21CA187643) from the National Cancer Institute to explore the decision making process women with non-hereditary breast cancer undergo when considering the removal of a healthy breast.

26 Sep 2015

Cochlear announces launch of Communication Corner for people with hearing loss in North America region

Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today the launch of the Communication Corner for their North America region (US and Canada). Communication Corner is a web-based learning program designed to improve communication for people with hearing loss by providing materials and activities specific to each person's needs and level of function.

26 Sep 2015

Adults with AMD are accurate, but slower in performing touch screen tasks

Older adults with central vision loss caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have no problem with accuracy in performing touch screen tasks, according to a study in the October issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

24 Sep 2015

Researchers reveal potential new treatment methods for fatal brain disease

Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich reveal possible new treatment methods for a rare, usually fatal brain disease. Thanks to their discovery that specific antibodies play a key role in combating the viral infection, a vaccine against the disease "progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy" could now be developed.

24 Sep 2015

Researchers design new type of nanocarrier to improve effectiveness of allergy shots

Whether triggered by cats, bees, pollen or mites, allergies are on the rise. And the bad news doesn't stop there. The only current therapy that treats their causes is allergen-specific immunotherapy -- or allergy shots -- which can cause severe side effects. Now, researchers report in Biomacromolecules the development of a potentially better allergy shot that uses nanocarriers to address these unwanted issues.

23 Sep 2015

Johns Hopkins trained physicians create start-up to produce cheap generic drugs

A group of Johns Hopkins trained physicians has started a crowdfunding campaign to create a start-up which produces cheap generic drugs.

23 Sep 2015

TSRI scientists awarded grant from Gates Foundation to develop revolutionary alternative HIV/AIDS vaccine

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded up to nearly $6 million dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a revolutionary HIV/AIDS alternative vaccine that has demonstrated great potential in animal models.

23 Sep 2015

AIDS News and Research

Men on effective HIV therapy less likely to get HBV infection, shows research

Researchers find how different neurons work together to reduce responses to frequent sounds

Presenting and discussing menu of treatment options good for patients, physicians

Federal judge grants permanent injunction against South Dakota medical laser manufacturer

FDA allows marketing of new EarLens Contact Hearing Device

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals signs definitive agreement to acquire iForce

WHO and UNAIDS develop new standards to help countries improve quality of adolescent care

Two studies identify promising new anti-retroviral strategy to combat HIV-1

Study suggests link between human endogenous retroviral genes and ALS

Generex agrees to acquire 51% equity interest in Hema Diagnostic Systems

Study raises hope for reducing life-threatening respiratory problems in infants

Specialized proteins can inhibit HIV

Investment in radiotherapy services could save lives, boost economy in developing countries

New project aims to develop web-based tool for women considering CPM

Cochlear announces launch of Communication Corner for people with hearing loss in North America region

Adults with AMD are accurate, but slower in performing touch screen tasks

Researchers reveal potential new treatment methods for fatal brain disease

Researchers design new type of nanocarrier to improve effectiveness of allergy shots

Johns Hopkins trained physicians create start-up to produce cheap generic drugs

TSRI scientists awarded grant from Gates Foundation to develop revolutionary alternative HIV/AIDS vaccine

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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