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New surgical method preserves long-term renal function following removal of renal tumours

Renal cell carcinomas are one of the most common types of cancer. In order to preserve its wide range of functions, every effort is made not to remove the entire kidney, but rather just a portion of it. A surgical method that preserves long-term renal function has now been carried out successfully for the first time in the Department of Urology at the MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital.

13 Jul 2015

UB researchers to study dangers that dehydration poses for U.S. Navy divers

Researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions will study the dangers that dehydration presents for U.S. Navy divers, examining diver physiology both during and after underwater activities.

13 Jul 2015

Canadian researchers launch world's first viral therapy clinical trial to attack and kill cancer cells

Canadian researchers have launched the world's first clinical trial of a novel investigational therapy that uses a combination of two viruses to attack and kill cancer cells, and stimulate an anti-cancer immune response. Previous research by this team and others worldwide suggests that this approach could be very powerful, and could have fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy and radiation, although it will take years to rigorously test through this trial and others.

13 Jul 2015

Hi-Tech enters into definitive agreement to acquire Innovative's brand of Diet Aids

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a leading global provider of Sports Nutrition, Weight loss products, and Contract Manufacturing services, and Innovative laboratories, one of the fastest-growing Weight Loss brands in the United States, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Hi-Tech has agreed to acquire Innovative's brand of Diet Aids.

7 Jul 2015

Bidding for Health charity auction to raise funds in support of Immunodeficiency Canada

Bidding for Health charity auction will raise much needed funds in support of a Canadian national registered charity Immunodeficiency Canada. 100% of proceeds raised will be used towards its programs and services. There is a wide range of exciting items to bid on with new items added throughout the month, so check back often. Something for all ages.

3 Jul 2015

Seattle Business Magazine includes BioLife in list of 100 best companies to work for in Washington state

BioLife Solutions, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary clinical grade cell and tissue hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media and a related cloud hosted biologistics cold chain management app for smart shippers ("BioLife" or the "Company"), today announced that Seattle Business Magazine has included BioLife in its annual list of the 100 best companies to work for in Washington state for 2015.

2 Jul 2015

Selling healthier foods not only improves eating habits, but also increases revenue

A pilot program designed to encourage mom and pop carryout shops in Baltimore to promote and sell healthier menu items not only improved eating habits, but also increased the stores' gross revenue by an average 25 percent, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research found.

2 Jul 2015

Scientists develop high-throughput strategy to build de novo genomes

Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new approach to build nearly complete genomes by combining high-throughput DNA sequencing with genome mapping. The methodology enabled researchers to detect complex forms of genomic variation, critically important for their association with human disease, but previously difficult to detect.

30 Jun 2015

Present-day efforts to cut mercury emissions may reduce pollution more quickly than current models

A Dartmouth-led study using a 600-year-old ice core shows that global mercury pollution increased dramatically during the 20th century, but that mercury concentrations in the atmosphere decreased faster than previously thought beginning in the late 1970s when emissions started to decline.

30 Jun 2015

Tris, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare sign agreement to market extended-release Robitussin for treatment of cough

Tris Pharma, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a license, supply, and distribution agreement with Pfizer Consumer Healthcare.

29 Jun 2015

Research shows New Zealand blackcurrants are good for keeping us mentally young and agile

Research has shown that New Zealand blackcurrants are good for keeping us mentally young and agile, a finding that could have potential in managing the mental decline associated with aging populations, or helping people with brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease or depression.

24 Jun 2015

New research could help reverse side effects of acetaminophen overdose

New research could help reverse deadly side effects caused by excessive doses of the drug acetaminophen, the major ingredient in Tylenol and many other over-the-counter and prescription medicines.

23 Jun 2015

Clonazepam study supports European practice in status epilepticus

A study comparing outcomes among patients treated with first-line lorazepam, midazolam or clonazepam for status epilepticus finds that the three drugs are broadly equivalent.

22 Jun 2015

Tackling fuel poverty can help reduce debilitating sickle cell disease, save significant money for NHS

Tackling fuel poverty in the homes of people with sickle cell disease could reduce debilitating attacks and save significant money for the NHS, according to a study by Sheffield Hallam University funded by the Chesshire Lehmann Fund.

22 Jun 2015

Isis Pharmaceuticals provides update on ISIS-SMN Rx Phase 2 study in children with SMA

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today provided an update on children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who have completed the open-label, Phase 2 multiple-dose study of ISIS-SMN Rx and are continuing to receive treatment in an open-label extension (OLE) study.

22 Jun 2015

Warming climate trend leads to smaller reductions in cold-related deaths

A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health debunks the assumption that global warming will lead to a decline in the number of deaths in winter. Findings by Professor Patrick Kinney, ScD, professor of Environmental Health Sciences and director of the School's Climate and Health Program, showed that a warming climate trend led to much smaller reductions in cold-related mortality than some experts have anticipated.

19 Jun 2015

New book examines all aspects of HBV and HDV infections

Despite the availability of an effective vaccine for hepatitis B, hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus can cause serious liver damage and cancer in chronically infected patients. Hepatitis delta virus (HDV), a satellite of HBV, can exacerbate the disease.

19 Jun 2015

Cryoport to provide cryogenic logistics solutions to support personalized medicine efforts of CaRE Arthritis

Cryoport, Inc., the leading provider of advanced cryogenic logistics solutions for the life sciences industry, serving markets including immunotherapies, stem cells, cell lines, clinical research organizations, vaccine manufacturers, animal health, and reproductive medicine, today announced that the Company is the preferred cryogenic logistics provider to CaRE Arthritis.

17 Jun 2015

Atopix raises additional development capital to investigate OC459 for treatment of asthma

Atopix Therapeutics Limited, a UK biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of medicines to treat atopic dermatitis and severe asthma, today announced that it has raised additional development capital to advance its lead product OC459 for the treatment of asthma.

17 Jun 2015

TGen, Phoenix Children's Hospital developing new methods to store and transport blood samples

The Translational Genomics Research Institute and Phoenix Children's Hospital are developing new economical methods of preserving, storing and transporting high-quality blood plasma proteins for use in diagnosing and treating disease.

17 Jun 2015

Cold News and Research

New surgical method preserves long-term renal function following removal of renal tumours

UB researchers to study dangers that dehydration poses for U.S. Navy divers

Canadian researchers launch world's first viral therapy clinical trial to attack and kill cancer cells

Hi-Tech enters into definitive agreement to acquire Innovative's brand of Diet Aids

Bidding for Health charity auction to raise funds in support of Immunodeficiency Canada

Seattle Business Magazine includes BioLife in list of 100 best companies to work for in Washington state

Selling healthier foods not only improves eating habits, but also increases revenue

Scientists develop high-throughput strategy to build de novo genomes

Present-day efforts to cut mercury emissions may reduce pollution more quickly than current models

Tris, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare sign agreement to market extended-release Robitussin for treatment of cough

Research shows New Zealand blackcurrants are good for keeping us mentally young and agile

New research could help reverse side effects of acetaminophen overdose

Clonazepam study supports European practice in status epilepticus

Tackling fuel poverty can help reduce debilitating sickle cell disease, save significant money for NHS

Isis Pharmaceuticals provides update on ISIS-SMN Rx Phase 2 study in children with SMA

Warming climate trend leads to smaller reductions in cold-related deaths

New book examines all aspects of HBV and HDV infections

Cryoport to provide cryogenic logistics solutions to support personalized medicine efforts of CaRE Arthritis

Atopix raises additional development capital to investigate OC459 for treatment of asthma

TGen, Phoenix Children's Hospital developing new methods to store and transport blood samples

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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