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NIFA offers grants to South Dakota food scientist to improve quality of oats

Food scientist Padu Krishnan, a professor in the South Dakota State University Department of Dairy and Food Science, has received a three-year, nearly $450,000 National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

28 Jul 2018

Major genome science study offers insights into cardiac electrical diseases

New knowledge about biological processes related to the heart's electrical activity has been gained through a major genome science study. The research had the largest sample size ever of a project of this type.

28 Jul 2018

$Researchers use magnetic surgical cement for spinal fractures and targeted drug delivery$

Researchers use magnetic surgical cement for spinal fractures and targeted drug delivery

Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis usually undergo a procedure called kyphoplasty, where the fracture is filled with surgical cement.

28 Jul 2018

Survey: Blood cancers still take longer time for diagnosis than other types of cancer

A survey of patients treated for cancer on the NHS in England shows that blood cancers are still taking longer to be diagnosed than other types of cancer.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate reason for increase in bariatric surgery wait times

Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and borderline high blood pressure, Dana Hayes pursued bariatric surgery in hopes of living a healthier life.

27 Jul 2018

LYVE-1 protein on macrophages found to be key to artery health

Arteries such as the aorta actively transport oxygenated blood, nutrients and cells throughout the body to keep our tissues functioning normally. Damage to the arteries can result in life-threatening cardiovascular diseases.

27 Jul 2018

Study: Reducing systolic blood pressure lowers MCI, dementia risk

Lowering one's blood pressure is beneficial not only for the heart, but also for the mind. For the first time, researchers have proved that lowering systolic blood pressure to 120 mm Hg or less reduces the risk of mild cognitive impairment, which in turn, reduces one's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia.

27 Jul 2018

Portfolio diet reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease

University of Toronto researchers have found that the portfolio diet, a plant-based way of eating previously shown to lower cholesterol levels, reduces other risk factors for cardiovascular disease including blood pressure, triglycerides and inflammation.

27 Jul 2018

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Mice fed a fattening diet develop new liver circadian rhythms that impact the way fat is accumulated and simultaneously burned, according to a new study published in Cell by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jul 2018

Novartis' new drug combination receives positive CHMP opinion for treating stage III BRAF mutant melanoma

Novartis today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of Tafinlar® in combination with Mekinist® for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with stage III melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation, following complete resection.

27 Jul 2018

Fucose-based food supplement could be used to stop the spread of norovirus in children's hospitals

Norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis worldwide; it causes tens hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and is particularly risky for children under 3 years old.

27 Jul 2018

Alnylam’s patisiran receives positive opinion from CHMP for treating hATTR amyloidosis

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a Positive Opinion recommending marketing authorization of patisiran for the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults with stage 1 or stage 2 polyneuropathy.

27 Jul 2018

PEACHI project develops vaccine strategies targeting both HIV and hepatitis C virus

An estimated 2.3 million people globally are infected with both human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and hepatitis C virus.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers emphasize need for baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 300 million people across the globe are unaware they're living with viral hepatitis. In fact, baby boomers - those born between 1945-1965 - are five times more likely to have hepatitis C, one of the many different strains of this viral infection.

27 Jul 2018

Therapy with L-Glutamine reduces pain in patients with sickle cell disease

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland clinical researchers, in conjunction with other sickle cell centers and scientists at Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., have demonstrated that therapy with L-Glutamine reduced the frequency of pain episodes in both pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease.

27 Jul 2018

Research provides new insights about when booster meningitis vaccines are needed

Scientists are indicating that children in Burkina Faso who were vaccinated against group A meningococcal meningitis and septicemia between the ages of 1-4 years in 2010, could need a booster dose of the vaccine as early as this year to ensure they remain protected.

27 Jul 2018

Blood News and Research

NIFA offers grants to South Dakota food scientist to improve quality of oats

Major genome science study offers insights into cardiac electrical diseases

Researchers use magnetic surgical cement for spinal fractures and targeted drug delivery

Survey: Blood cancers still take longer time for diagnosis than other types of cancer

Researchers investigate reason for increase in bariatric surgery wait times

LYVE-1 protein on macrophages found to be key to artery health

Study: Reducing systolic blood pressure lowers MCI, dementia risk

Portfolio diet reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Novartis' new drug combination receives positive CHMP opinion for treating stage III BRAF mutant melanoma

Fucose-based food supplement could be used to stop the spread of norovirus in children's hospitals

Alnylam’s patisiran receives positive opinion from CHMP for treating hATTR amyloidosis

PEACHI project develops vaccine strategies targeting both HIV and hepatitis C virus

Researchers emphasize need for baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C

Therapy with L-Glutamine reduces pain in patients with sickle cell disease

Research provides new insights about when booster meningitis vaccines are needed

DePuy Synthes introduces new CONCORDE LIFT Implant to treat patients with degenerative disc disease

Nucleic acid nanoparticles found to have varying immune responses

Answer to decades-old mystery may allow some children to avoid bone marrow transplantation

Eliminating malaria-carrying mosquitoes does not impact ecosystem, shows study

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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