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Researchers develop innovative 3D method to grow miniature pancreas from progenitor cells

An international team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen have successfully developed an innovative 3D method to grow miniature pancreas from progenitor cells. The future goal is to use this model to help in the fight against diabetes. The research results has just been published in the scientific journal Development.

16 Oct 2013

UCSD professor receives $6.25M grant to support research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has awarded Thomas J. Kipps, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with a 5-year, $6.25 million Specialized Center of Research program grant to support research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common adult leukemia in the United States.

16 Oct 2013

Sexual dysfunction ‘ignored in COPD’

Researchers say that physicians should address sexual issues in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a matter of course, after finding that over three-quarters of men with the condition have some level of erectile dysfunction.

15 Oct 2013

Astrazeneca Acquires Spirogen For Up To $440M

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15 Oct 2013

immatics biotechnologies closes €34 million Series D financing round

immatics biotechnologies GmbH, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing advanced multi-peptide cancer vaccines that are active against cancer, today announced that it has closed a €34 million Series D financing round.

15 Oct 2013

St. Jude Medical completes Nanostim acquisition; leadless pacemaker receives CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Nanostim, Inc., a privately-owned developer of miniaturized, leadless pacemakers.

15 Oct 2013

Crown Bioscience enters into collaboration with Xstrahl for radiation biology research

Crown Bioscience, Inc., a leading global drug discovery and development service company, today announces that it has entered into a collaboration with Xstrahl Ltd, a leading designer and manufacturer of X-Ray solutions for radiation biology research.

From Xstrahl 15 Oct 2013

Multiple courses of prenatal corticosteroids did not increase risk of death for young children

Multiple courses of prenatal corticosteroids, compared with a single course, taken by pregnant women to help prevent preterm birth was associated with no increase or decrease in the risk of death or disability for their children at age 5, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

15 Oct 2013

Weight Watchers community-based approach more effective than DIY approach

A new randomized controlled trial conducted by Baylor College of Medicine researchers and published today as an Article in Press in The American Journal of Medicine finds that overweight and obese adults following a community-based weight loss intervention, namely Weight Watchers, lost significantly more weight than those who tried to lose weight on their own (10.1 lbs. vs. 1.3 lbs. at six months).

15 Oct 2013

NICE issues second draft guidance on PIXUVRI for treatment of aggressive B-cell NHL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, a non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in the United Kingdom, issued second draft guidance on PIXUVRI (pixantrone) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with multiply relapsed or refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

15 Oct 2013

New optical imaging technique can accurately differentiate breast cancer subtypes

An optical imaging technique that measures metabolic activity in cancer cells can accurately differentiate breast cancer subtypes, and it can detect responses to treatment as early as two days after therapy administration, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

15 Oct 2013

UC San Diego researcher awarded grant to advance research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has awarded Thomas J. Kipps, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with a 5-year, $6.25 million Specialized Center of Research program grant to support research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most common adult leukemia in the United States.

15 Oct 2013

High doses of ADHD drugs may be effective for people with amphetamine dependency

People with ADHD and dependency rarely respond as they should to ADHD drugs. A randomised study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now shows that it is possible to obtain the desired efficacy by administering the drug in higher doses.

15 Oct 2013

DIM compound derived from cruciferous vegetable protects rodents from radiation doses

Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say a compound derived from cruciferous vegetable such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli protected rats and mice from lethal doses of radiation.

15 Oct 2013

Six-month surgery delay ‘acceptable’ after DES implantation

The recommendation to delay noncardiac surgery for a year after receipt of a drug-eluting stent, compared with just 6 weeks for a bare-metal stent, may be too conservative, suggests research indicating that stent type does not influence the longer term risk for major adverse cardiac events.

14 Oct 2013

FDA approves OTREXUP injection for adults with RA, children with active pJIA

Antares Pharma, Inc. today announced the approval of OTREXUP (methotrexate) injection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. OTREXUP is the first FDA approved subcutaneous methotrexate for once weekly self-administration with an easy-to-use, single dose, disposable auto injector.

14 Oct 2013

Therapy News and Research

Researchers develop innovative 3D method to grow miniature pancreas from progenitor cells

UCSD professor receives $6.25M grant to support research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Sexual dysfunction ‘ignored in COPD’

Astrazeneca Acquires Spirogen For Up To $440M

immatics biotechnologies closes €34 million Series D financing round

St. Jude Medical completes Nanostim acquisition; leadless pacemaker receives CE Mark approval

Crown Bioscience enters into collaboration with Xstrahl for radiation biology research

Multiple courses of prenatal corticosteroids did not increase risk of death for young children

Weight Watchers community-based approach more effective than DIY approach

NICE issues second draft guidance on PIXUVRI for treatment of aggressive B-cell NHL

New optical imaging technique can accurately differentiate breast cancer subtypes

UC San Diego researcher awarded grant to advance research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia

High doses of ADHD drugs may be effective for people with amphetamine dependency

DIM compound derived from cruciferous vegetable protects rodents from radiation doses

Six-month surgery delay ‘acceptable’ after DES implantation

FDA approves OTREXUP injection for adults with RA, children with active pJIA

Multi-drug therapy can benefit patients at higher risk for post-operative nausea and vomiting

Researchers discover new approach to tackle global threat of antibiotic drug resistance

Use of IV acetaminophen with narcotics reduces pain in children with tonsillectomies

Psychological interventions reduce deaths, cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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