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Bedfont Scientific’s Gastrolyzer monitors can help detect IBS through simple breath test

April is IBS awareness month and for the IBS Network's 25th Anniversary show, they are highlighting IBS from the patient's perspective.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

ESS 2016: Bedfont Scientific launches new and improved ToxCO carbon monoxide breath monitor

Bedfont Scientific’s ToxCO monitor instantly diagnoses CO poisoning by analysing a breath sample from the patient to determine the level of CO in their blood.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 5 Dec 2016

New drug treatment can override genetic fault that causes choroideremia

Researchers with funding from Fight for Sight have demonstrated that a new drug treatment for cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy can override a genetic fault that causes choroideremia – a severe blinding disorder.

5 Dec 2016

$Combination treatment produces better outcomes in erythropoietin-refractory MDS patients, study shows$

Combination treatment produces better outcomes in erythropoietin-refractory MDS patients, study shows

Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) suffer from a reduction in the number of different types of blood cells, including red blood cells leading to the development of anemia.

4 Dec 2016

Researchers develop portable sensor for fast, accurate assessment of blood's clotting ability

Case Western Reserve University researchers have developed a portable sensor that can assess the clotting ability of a person's blood 95 times faster than current methods—using only a single drop of blood.

4 Dec 2016

Hemophilia B patients produce near-normal levels of clotting factor IX after gene therapy, study shows

Researchers are reporting the highest and most sustained levels to date of the essential blood-clotting factor IX in patients with the inherited bleeding disorder hemophilia B.

4 Dec 2016

Clonal hematopoiesis may help predict cancer patients at risk for fatal form of leukemia

Patients successfully treated for breast, colon and other cancers can go on to develop an often-fatal form of leukemia, sometimes years after completion of treatment, due to a genetic mutation leading to secondary malignancies known as therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs).

4 Dec 2016

Special article outlines recommended strategies to prevent Zika from blood transfusion

As the Zika epidemic spreads to the United States, the potential for contracting the disease via blood transfusion has emerged as a serious concern.

2 Dec 2016

Genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissues could offer clues to tumor behavior

Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells -- an altered gene and a snippet of noncoding genetic material -- could offer clues to tumor behavior and potential new targets for therapy, Johns Hopkins scientists report.

2 Dec 2016

Sperm tail enzymes inspire nanobiotechnology

Just like workers in a factory, enzymes can create a final product more efficiently if they are stuck together in one place and pass the raw material from enzyme to enzyme, assembly line-style.

2 Dec 2016

New drug receives FDA approval to reduce risk of cardiovascular death in adults with diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new indication for Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.

2 Dec 2016

New treatment prevents chemotherapy-induced hearing loss in children with cancer

Investigators from Children's Hospital Los Angeles and 37 other Children's Oncology Group hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have determined that sodium thiosulfate prevents cisplatin-induced hearing loss in children and adolescents with cancer.

2 Dec 2016

Researchers show how microRNAs play key role in tumor progression and response to radiation

OHSU researcher Sudarshan Anand, Ph.D., has a contemporary analogy to describe microRNA: "I sometimes compare MicroRNA to tweets -- they're short, transient and constantly changing."

2 Dec 2016

Combination of demineralized bone and gene therapy shows promise for treating pseudarthrosis

A team headed by Professor Albert Rizvanov, director of the Gene and Cell Technologies Open Lab, created a gene therapy drug that encodes growth factors for the stimulation of blood vessel and bone formation.

2 Dec 2016

Eindhoven researchers develop patient-friendly method to determine severity of heart failure

Methods currently employed to determine the severity of a heart failure are very limited. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology and the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven have therefore developed a method that is very quick, non-invasive, cost-effective and can be performed at the hospital bedside.

2 Dec 2016

WideCells signs LOI with Qigenix to undertake research at Manchester stem cell facility

WideCells Group PLC, the healthcare services company focused on providing stem cell banking services and ground breaking insurance for stem cell treatment, is pleased to announce that it has taken steps to secure a new revenue stream, in addition to the cash flow opportunities outlined in the Company’s prospectus published in July this year, having signed a Letter of Intent (‘LOI’) with Qigenix and its CEO, Dr. Todd Ovokaitys.

2 Dec 2016

Blood News and Research

Bedfont Scientific’s Gastrolyzer monitors can help detect IBS through simple breath test

ESS 2016: Bedfont Scientific launches new and improved ToxCO carbon monoxide breath monitor

New drug treatment can override genetic fault that causes choroideremia

Combination treatment produces better outcomes in erythropoietin-refractory MDS patients, study shows

Researchers develop portable sensor for fast, accurate assessment of blood's clotting ability

Hemophilia B patients produce near-normal levels of clotting factor IX after gene therapy, study shows

Clonal hematopoiesis may help predict cancer patients at risk for fatal form of leukemia

Special article outlines recommended strategies to prevent Zika from blood transfusion

Genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissues could offer clues to tumor behavior

Sperm tail enzymes inspire nanobiotechnology

New drug receives FDA approval to reduce risk of cardiovascular death in adults with diabetes

New treatment prevents chemotherapy-induced hearing loss in children with cancer

Researchers show how microRNAs play key role in tumor progression and response to radiation

Combination of demineralized bone and gene therapy shows promise for treating pseudarthrosis

Eindhoven researchers develop patient-friendly method to determine severity of heart failure

WideCells signs LOI with Qigenix to undertake research at Manchester stem cell facility

Researchers receive Stafford Fox Medical Research Foundation grant to accelerate CFS diagnosis

Research highlights remarkable benefits of blackcurrants in sports performance, fat burning, muscle recovery

Wireless patient monitoring system from Isansys Lifecare features on BBC

Short-term sleep loss affects cardiac function

Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (2nd Edition) eBook

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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